The owners of our lovely apartment building decided that each unit needs to be 1/3 of its current size, so we were given a one month notice to leave in January.  It wasn't unexpected, however, as they had advertised in the paper over a year ago that our building was 'en bloc' (i.e. sold for demolition) - a fact repeated to me by every cab driver as they approach our doomed domicile!

 

So, we found a 'landed' house (i.e. one with a yard) and moved over the weekend.  Moving, normally a stressful task, was made simple by the movers hired for us who wouldn't let us pack or carry a single item.  We did end up living out of boxes for a few days, but essentially we were teleported from one building to another.

 

So far, so good - we like having 'land' and it's nice being on a small street as opposed to a major road, though we have now found that the flying fauna of Singapore makes a helluva lotta noise in the morning...