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February15
THE SCENE
When you walk out of your place,
the first thing you see is:
The amazing super-yachts on the water,
and palm trees!
The closest store to your front door is:
The minimart downstairs, which is super-
handy, especially for a Mini Magnum run
before we watch a movie at home.
Your street would make the
perfect backdrop for a remake of:
A sci-fi movie, or I could imagine the next
Bond movie being filmed here. The tall
geometric towers look pretty futuristic.
Your neighbours are great, but
you wouldn’t mind a little less:
Dragging furniture on the floor upstairs
each mealtime.
The unofficial uniform of your
street is:
Beachwear mainly, on the people on their
way to Sentosa… or the pool.
If a celebrity moves in next door,
it will most likely be:
Leonardo DiCaprio (here’s hoping!). He’d
love it, and the yachts remind me of his
character, Jordan Belfort, in
The Wolf
of Wall Street
.
When you’re in need of a dose of
culture, you:
Head to an art gallery or one of the
exhibitions at the ArtScience Museum
at Marina Bay Sands, or go to the
Esplanade Theatres to watch a show.
If you’re missing home, you:
Go to VivoCity, as it’s close by, and have
a chai tea latte at Starbucks and wander
around the shops. When I’m working
abroad I tend to find a Starbucks if I’m
feeling homesick, as it reminds me of
catching up with my best friends. If I
feel down I try to remember the British
weather, and the long commute to
London in crowded trains.
A mandatory stop for out-of-town
guests is:
Café Privé for dinner and drinks on
Keppel Island, and taking the cable car
from HarbourFront to Sentosa.
You’d swap houses in a secondwith:
The people living in the apartments on
the top floor at the front of our condo;
they have huge balconies overlooking
the marina.
A common myth about your
neighbourhood is:
That this area is really far from the city
and that if you move here you'll never
leave VivoCity. I’ll admit we go there
fairly often, but we always make sure
we venture somewhere else on the
weekends, as it’s only a short MRT or
cab ride away.
If you’re ever woken up at night,
it’s almost always due to:
The air-conditioning making strange
noises or a ship sounding its horn.
A massive late-night rager on
your street is likely to be:
Me and my boyfriend! It’s really quiet in
this area and you never hear any loud
noise at night. (I’ve probably jinxed it
now!)