I have been in HDB since I got here 3.5 years ago. Its spot on , admittedley I dont know the neighbours other than my landlord. There are just the two flats on my corridor.boffenl wrote:Oh, good one SMS. I do think I'm worth knowing. I have some expat friends who lived in an HDB for five years before moving to a condo--they still count their HDB neighbors as their closest friends.
It's tough since for us it's a logical arrangement, but I know for others living in an HDB would be a step out on the wild side. I was talking informally to a group of expats and one guy mentioned he lived in Clementi, I was surprised and said "I do too!" He said--"Oh yeah, Clementi Park?" Me--"Um, no I live in an HDB on XXX Street." You would have thought I had thrown the F bomb, they were all stumped into silence. Funny but true--it's not a situation most expats think of, but it's worked really, really well for us!
Funnily enough, Clementi was the first place I stayed when I first moved to Singapore. I rented a room in a 5-room flat from a a nice elderly couple (whose children had long since grown up and moved out) and they made me feel very much at home (especially the old lady who, being Cantonese, kept brewing herbal soups for me as remedies for whatever ailed me!).boffenl wrote:
It's tough since for us it's a logical arrangement, but I know for others living in an HDB would be a step out on the wild side. I was talking informally to a group of expats and one guy mentioned he lived in Clementi, I was surprised and said "I do too!" He said--"Oh yeah, Clementi Park?" Me--"Um, no I live in an HDB on XXX Street." You would have thought I had thrown the F bomb, they were all stumped into silence. Funny but true--it's not a situation most expats think of, but it's worked really, really well for us!
No surprises at the prices, Clarke Quay is not noted for its value for money.boffenl wrote:I also never go out was was stunned last Saturday when we spent the evening at Clark Quay. $45 p/p for dinner--no drinks! $25 cover charge for the club p/p, $35 for TWO drinks p/p and you're already over $100 per person. Dinner was NOTHING fancy, no beef. I was shocked when we added it up, and won't be doing that again anytime soon.
I think I'll stick with my airport duty free wine and call it even.
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