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Singapore's Bohemian Culture!!

This article comes from a Govt presentation done years ago at an international conference in Europe but never reported in Singapore. It shows a lifestyle that many Singaporeans are not aware of and certainly not available to Singaporeans. Rentals are open to those who work in One-North but that is a euphemism or code for Expat only. I understand there is a token presence of Singaporeans albeit some are SPGS of the true sense. It is only recently that i found out that existing Colbar was relocated lock, stock and barrel by taxpayers on the lobbying of Ang Mos. Its excellent reminder of the colonial era and white man lording over the natives and that has been preserved. 1st World Country, 2nd class citizens and taxi drivers who graduated from NUS and NTU as engineers.

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"Wessex Estate
Wessex, one of the heritage area identified in one-north, contains 26 pairs of black and white
semi-detached bungalows and 29 blocks of black and white walk-up apartments. Together with
the rich landscape and tranquil environment, it has attracted an interesting mix of people who
are staying in there. This includes lecturers, drama and theatre actors and writers, designers,
architects and artists, engineers, doctors, accountants, professional clowns and students among
many others. Some of the existing residents have been staying there for more than 30 years.

The existing tenants in Wessex form a community of bohemian, and enjoy their own network of
creative exchanges at an old run down wooden shack. When a major expressway along the
boundary of one-north was to be constructed a year ago, the gathering place for the Wessex
community, the COLBAR was threatened to be demolished and vanished in history. Together
with the community, we re-constructed the COLBAR with its original materials, and re-located it
nearer to Wessex estate. It continues to be the key gathering place for the Wessex community.
Arts and Design incubators, as well as offices of design based creative profession will be injected
into Wessex, with the expectation that the bohemian environment and culture will act as a
catalyst for the growth of a design community in one-north."




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