There is a popular Expat magazine in Singapore called 'Expat Living' which I am sure many of you are familiar with, but for those of you who aren't its rather like a well produced hybrid of a Village paper and a monthly lifestyle glossy. With Singapore being so small they manage to keep it personal, including a monthly calendar of events and activities for Expats to indulge in, seamlessly alongside advertising for high end products and interviews with with varying individuals, (of varying walks of life) with interesting stories to tell.
I shan't try and regurgitate the content of Expat living for you on here, as they have brilliantly made the entire magazine accessible to read online for FREE, if you want to take a more in depth peak into Expat life view the online magazine HERE
There is one section of the magazine I particularly enjoy called 'Street Talk'... always the section I flick to first in the hairdresser. Street talk is a series of questions they ask random expats living in Singapore about the area they live in- So Brad and I have decided to answer the questions for you, to shed some light on the place we call home...
The Specifics:
What street do you live on?
Shenton Way.
If it’s in another language, what does it mean?
Apparently a Shenton is a Hamlet- so Hamlet Way
Exact words you tell a taxi driver to get home?
One Shenton, by Lau Pau Sat
What’s the name of your neighbourhood?
The CBD (Central Business District)
Closest MRT station?
Raffles Place MRT
How long have you lived here?
4 months
Why here?
We like to be 'in the city' Its only about a 5 minute walk to work, brand new building, quiet at the weekends and easy to get to anywhere by Cab or MRT
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| Our building |
The Scene:
When you walk out of your place, the first thing you see is:
Lau Pa Sat (Hawker Market) or 'Satay Street' at night
The closest store to your front door is:
Cheers 24 hour shop
Your street would make the perfect backdrop for a remake of:
Wall Street (its just us....and banks, lots of banks)
Your neighbours are great, but you wouldn’t mind a little less:
Banker Wankers.
The unofficial uniform of your street is:
Work Wear (in the week) shorts Ts and flip flops/ sports Wear at weekends
If a celebrity moves in next door, it will most likely be:
Jackie chan
When you’re in need of a dose of culture, you:
pop across the road to Lau Pa Sat!
If you’re missing home, you:
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| Lau Pa Sat |
Have a cup of tea, pop on some BBC gold such as 'Sherlock' and roast a bit of chicken! Or pop down to the british style pub below our building, the bank, which serves amazing pub grub and does a great bloody mary.
A mandatory stop for out-of-town guests is:
Equinox
You’d swap houses in a second with:
My Boss? She has a 3 story town house- I've never seen it, but some multi story living would be nice!
A common myth about your neighbourhood is:
There are no condos (flats) here, its all offices
If you’re ever woken up at night, it’s almost always due to:
The banker Wankers ragging around the empty streets in their Ferraris
A massive late-night rager on your street is likely to be:
Lau Pau Sat!
The Superlatives:
Your hands-down favourite neighbourhood joints are:
The Gourmet Market in MBFC its a pretty westernised little grocery shop that is our go to for everything from cans of soup to meat to wine. the Anglo-Indian restaurant down stairs has received a substantial investment from us too.
You won’t find better local food than at:
Apparently Stall 8 on Satay street
The strangest thing you’ve ever seen on your street is:
A bit of fallen rubble that required 6 full police vans to investigate (I think they get bored with all the no crime)
We love a good bargain. The best deals in your neighbourhood are:
again... Lau Pa Sat, Full meal for about 2 quid.
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| Satay street Lau Pa Sat |
Smoked Duck Pizza and the Daqiris at the Bank
One thing you’d never change is:
The closeness to work!!
But one thing you wouldn’t mind seeing go is:
The morning crowds
The city gives you $5 million to soup up your street. You use it to:
Put in more road crossings or open a closer MRT (although this is being done!!)
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