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law degree course, they reconnected.
“I had to focus on my placement, but
after I met Sid I also realised I wouldn’t
be going back to Sydney to start my
Masters,” says Prudence.
Sid, originally from India, has been
living in Singapore for over three years,
initially in a condo in Farrer Park;
but when the couple got together,
they started to look for alternative
accommodation. They found the flat
through a friend of a friend, and Sid
sent Prudence, who was in the US at
the time, photos and a description of
the apartment before letting on that it
was an HDB.
“From the pictures I thought it was
amazing,” says Prudence, “and although
it actually works out costing slightly
more than a condo, without having all
those little extras, I thought the sacrifices
were worth it purely for the feel it had
compared to some of the condos he’d
sent me information on.”
Above:
The bathroom is hidden
from the living area, behind the
dark wooden door at the back.
Prudence likens the apartment
space to a jigsaw puzzle, where
everything just fits into place.
Below:
Sid and Prudence use
this area as a bedroom when they
have guests, as well as an office.
They searched everywhere for a
screen and ended up buying this
one in Mustafa for $20.
Below, left:
“The dining table is
the landlord’s. It’s different, and it
fits perfectly.”