However, over & above the personal motive, there is also the knowledge that the psf price on all apartments in Singapore has risen of course, so that any unit elsewhere is immediately more expensive. But, I hear you say, what about the profit. Well, that is a double edged sword. Pay off the mortgage, and the costs of moving (not mentioning the emotional cost of the upheaval,) and the profit margin is not huge.

When it comes to it though, everyone will make up their own minds as to the value of selling a home for profit. We’re not like the ostrich, and are not blind to the fact that there are people who view Clementi Park as a valuable asset; one to be disposed of for gain, since, in many cases, Clementi Park is not their primary residence. That is their democratic right.

It’s just that it isn’t our stance. Here is our home, and we hope the voice of other like - minded individuals will support our campaign to stop the en-bloc committee, so we can move forward, without fear of, ‘will we’ – ‘won’t we?’ all the time.

QUESTION : Why do I want to stay here?

ANSWER : Why would I want to move anywhere else?