Once upon a time, a flood prone long forgotten rural area has transformed itself over the last few decades into what is known today as a modern and beautiful constituency called Potong Pasir and the changes continue.
Potong Pasir is a strategic constituency lead by opposition Member of Parliament, Mr Chiam See Tong. Geographically, it lies between Toa Payoh and MacPherson Estates which is somewhere around the central eastern region of Singapore.
Traveling to any part of Singapore is so easy either with mass rapid transit, public transport or driving using highways.
Potong Pasir is a place many certainly will have sweet memories since it was the starting place for many to have received their basic education.
Every morning I enjoyed walking to school by appreciating the on going changes taking place over the past 9 years period.
Without further ado, allow me to share both the advantages and disadvantages of living in Potong Pasir.
Potong Pasir is no doubt an ideal place for residence. Owing to its strategic geographical location, amenities, including schools, MRT Station, Community Centre, Clinics, Convenience Stores and Food Heaven as well as the up and coming MacPherson Exchange, Potong Pasir is changing its outlook like sunrise that takes place every morning.
In particular, the Saint Andrew’s Village, being the first and only one built in Singapore to have all 3 primary, secondary and the junior college housed within the same village.
The Potong Pasir MRT station offers an excellent convenience to residents travelling throughout the island within a matter of few minutes.
The Community Centre offers various facilities and activities enabling Potong Pasir residents a place to relax, communicate, upgrade their skillful knowledge whilst keeping themselves physically fit.
The healthcare clinics are just minutes away between each other within the neighborhood.
Convenience stores operate 24 hours non-stop providing residence true convenience to enjoy the advantage of its present at anytime.
Fast food stores provide excitement to young children whilst the hawker centers offer authentic, affordable food and beverages varieties catering for both the working class and students as well.
Places of worship allow residents to offer their prayer without having to travel too far a distant.
However, being an opposition ward, outside constituencies tend to feel that Potong Pasir residents were the neglected lots.
They are always viewed as though they are not enjoying their fair shares of the country economics successes.
Furthermore, being a matured constituency, there is hardly any empty space that could allow anymore upgrading and transformation to take place, let alone building new flats catering for young couples who grew up and prefers to build their home in Potong Pasir.
Roads are narrow, lifts are poorly maintained.
If these assumptions are true, only time will tells.
-By Koh Han Qin 3ST
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