Advantages and Disadvantages of living in Potong Pasir.

This is my review of Potong Pasir, an area in Singapore that is quite popular even though it is not in the city area unlike Orchard Road and friends. It is easily accessible and has many facilities at your convenience.

First of all, I find that Potong Pasir isn’t that big so any shops or religious place in Potong Pasir can be easily reached just by walking. For example, if you need a snack, you can just walk about 3 minutes to get what you want. Especially with 3 mini marts and 5 convenient stores including 7-Eleven in Potong Pasir, it is quite difficult to not get what you want. Most shops are there for your daily needs like the wet market, the furniture store, medical and dental clinics, shops that supply your home needs and many other shops. You can get almost anything there. There is even ATM machines located at the 2 sides of Potong Pasir. You can get everything just by walking.

The Community Club offers a wide variety of courses and facilities that residents and non-residents can enjoy. Includes a multi-purpose hall for weddings, special programs and badminton. Other facilities includes an archery room, reading corner, jamming studio and a kitchen. They are currently building a lift for those who have trouble climbing stairs. Located in the Community Club, there is also a basketball court and beside it is a street soccer court. There isn’t anything bad about this place.

Traveling to Potong Pasir is very easy since it has many bus and train services that can bring you to this place. Because of that, it is very easy for students of Ascension Kindergarten, St. Andrew’s Junior School, St. Andrew’s Secondary School and St. Andrew’s Junior College. Otherwise also known as the SAV, St. Andrew’s Village. Which consist of schools of all different levels. From preschool all the way to junior college. Studying here is very good too. I see many good points in studying in all these schools since when you move to the next school, it is just a few steps away from your previous one while you also get affiliation bonuses.

For other reasons to like Potong Pasir, it has a church located at SAV, an Indian Temple in the middle of the area and many other religious buildings around. There are also 3 playgrounds for children, a common hangout area for primary and secondary school students called “spiderweb” and this place has quite a long history.

Generally, this is one of the better places to live in Singapore and it is also one of the most “interesting happening” places around.




Jia Jie.