The Advantages and Disadvantages of Potong Pasir

  Many people may think differently of the advantages and disadvantages of Potong Pasir. To us, the advantages and disadvantages come in many ways.

  First, we’d like to discuss about the advantages of Potong Pasir as a town. Firstly, there is a Community Centre which provides entertainment and courses for the old and young alike. It also allows people to use the facilities for their own events, although some need to be rented. There many eateries such as coffee shops that provides a variety of food that caters to the residents, and also fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s and KFC which students often patronize and enjoy eating at. There are many places of worship for different religions such as the Indian temple, mosque and an Anglican church. Residents can buy their daily necessities from the wet market. Shops also offer their goods and services. To conclude, Potong Pasir is also a residential area that provides for its residents and also allows them to travel easily to other parts of Singapore in a short time.

  With many such advantages, there also disadvantages. Firstly, there are no shopping malls or supermarkets to provide more daily necessities compared to the wet market and the different shops. Based on its location, the prices of housing here is more expensive compared to other houses in other residential areas in Singapore.

 

Done by: Eric Aw, Clement Ong, Brad Goh, Bryan Lim, Raymon Goh Class: 3S2