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HDB LIVING
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April15
Sid and Prudence’s ninth floor
flat is a breath of fresh air, quite
literally. With the windows open
from front and back the breeze
whips refreshingly straight
through the apartment. This
was one of Australian expat
Prudence’s requirements.
COMMONWEALTH CONVENIENCE
Sid and Prudence live in a one-bedroom flat in Queenstown, one of
the first HDB estates to be built in Singapore. It’s estimated to have
just over 83,000 residents; here are the couple’s views on being a
part of this community.
“I really wanted somewhere with a breeze;
I wanted floor boards, not tiles; and I wanted
white,” she says emphatically.
The couple met at a party in Bangkok just
over two years ago; and when Prudence knew
she would be passing through Singapore again
14 months ago, en route to a three-month
placement in Cambodia that was part of her
“The apartment
came fully
furnished; the only
things we bought
were the carpet
and this couch
from Craigslist.
We wanted a
simple couch,
and there’s not
a huge amount
of room in here;
but whatever it’s
made of is not that
comfortable – it’s
a bit sweaty and
it’s disintegrating!”