Singaporean actor Thomas Ong has downsized from a three-room HDB flat to a two-room Flexi flat.
The 57-year-old bachelor shared details about his new home in a Facebook post on Sept 25. He has been living in it for over a month.
He wrote that his 38 sq m unit is “the smallest HDB flat in Singapore”, adding: “As soon as you step inside, two steps away is the bedroom; two steps away is the kitchen; two steps away is the toilet. There is really not much space to move around at home.”
Thomas Ong’s living room features a television mounted on a wall, which can be viewed from a two-seater recliner sofa.
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According to HDB’s website, the compactly configured Flexi flats are an affordable housing option for lower-income households, seniors and singles. Seniors also have the choice of shorter leases to further reduce flat prices.
These flats come with a bedroom, bathroom, living or dining room, kitchen and household shelter.
In his post, Ong tagged local interior design studio Empyrean Design Studio, a subsidiary of Conquest Design Group, which he is an ambassador of.
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