Shoebox Apartments

- has been in the news for the past few weeks and some are waiting to see whether there would be any cooling measures about it.  Personally, I think it should be left to market forces and let potential buyers have a choice.

I remember when I was in my late twenties and early thirties, I wanted to stay on my own.  Back then, I was staying in a room with my brother and his family.  I want my own privacy and as such, I have my TV and small fridge in my room and only go out of my room only when I need to go to the bathroom.  

I was working in a corporation that paid me quite well and I wish I could afford a small apartment but there were no small private apartments available within my means.   I did not need much, I just needed a space bigger than my room, able to access the living room on my own, able to do simple cooking and able to bring my partner back to a loving home. 

The shoebox apartments fit the bills of some individuals, such as myself during that stage of my life.  Likewise, if I am a foreigner working in Singapore, I would really prefer a shoebox aparments versus a hotel room.  There are certain companies who recognise this and took good opportunity to buy some shoebox apartments.  I also remembered that I was given an assignment to represent Asia Pacific region in developing a new system based in the U.S. when I was with a large international company, I was living out of a hotel room for a long period.  I was longing for simple Chinese food but I had no facilities to cook.  Likewise, I am sure some foreigners in Singapore are in the same boat as I was.

I wish there were such things as shoebox apartment back then.