Originally Posted by
blackfire
Seem that you are biased against D15. I once stayed along Bukit Timah when my children were studying in the vicinity hence I can make some comments on the area. Bukit Timah is one of those area in Singapore that hardly have any changes over time, everything is indeed quiet and peaceful but sometimes it is too dead and slow. Slow traffic not only during working peak hours but also school peak hours. To drive car is a must if you want to buy some food or run simple errand. To do some decent shopping, the nearest shopping area is Orchard, and the traffic there can really frustrate you.
In the evenings I enjoy going for stroll in the evenings, sometime I go to bukit timah hill and sometime to botanic garden for some light exercise. It is indeed relaxing with the cricket sounds and smell of decaying woods. The vegetation makes the place dark, wet and humid.The whole place lack of energy and you would simply think of retirement, laziness and just wish to rest in peace in the forest.
For some reasons, the people living there are also serious, formal and hardly smile. Perhaps they are high class pp but they sure behave like one. Some speak English with an accent and "tao" is the word. However, I would say that pp in Upper Bukit Timah onwards maybe different.
Now I'm in D15, the place is indeed very different. Different kind of relaxing feel, always breezy with positive energy and more laughters. Staying here somehow make you feel younger and want to wake up early on the weekends.