— Are you saying you have a bomb shelter right inside your apartment?
— Yes. Thick walls, a massive steel door with a lock, and two iron ventilation valves.
— But you live on the 20th floor!
— Yes. It is the top floor of the building.
— Do they even know how bombs work?! 🤔
Since 1996, new Singapore flats have been required to include a household shelter: a small room designed to protect residents from flying debris and other wartime unpleasantness. My flat has one too.
A live-in helper could sleep here — the room even has a small fold-down bed niche. A fairly small one. We do not have a helper who lives with us, so we use the shelter as a storeroom.
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