So, I decided to take a walk down Nassim Road the other day. I kept hearing about it, you know? People always mention it when they talk about the fanciest places to live in Singapore. Sounded like something else entirely, so I thought, why not see it for myself.
Getting there wasn’t too hard, but once I actually turned onto the road, things felt different. Quieter. Less like the usual hustle and bustle you get elsewhere. The vibe just shifted immediately.
I started walking, just slowly taking it all in. The main thing you notice? The sheer size of the properties. These aren’t your average bungalows. People call them ‘Good Class Bungalows’, GCBs, I think? And yeah, they live up to the name. We’re talking massive plots of land.
What I Saw Along the Way
Honestly, you don’t see much of the houses themselves. They’re set way back from the road.
- Huge Gates: Every place had these imposing gates. High walls too. Privacy is clearly a big deal here.
- Long Driveways: You’d see driveways disappearing into lush greenery. Couldn’t even guess where the actual house was sometimes.
- Lots of Green: Despite the huge buildings somewhere behind the walls, there was tons of landscaping. Big, mature trees everywhere. It felt quite green and established.
It’s funny, you hear stories about who lives there. Billionaires, apparently. I even read somewhere that a prince from Brunei owns a place on Nassim Road. Walking along, you kind of try to imagine what’s behind those walls, but it’s pretty much impossible. Each property just felt like its own secluded world.
My Feeling Walking There
It was impressive, no doubt about it. The scale is just hard to grasp. But it also felt a bit… sterile? Very quiet, hardly anyone walking about. Just lots of high walls and security cameras. It’s clearly a place built for extreme privacy, not for casual strolling, even though I was doing just that.
I spent a good while just walking the length of it, observing the quiet atmosphere and the entrances to these massive estates. It really does feel like a completely different part of Singapore, operating on a whole other level.
Finished my walk and headed back towards the main road. It was an interesting experience, definitely confirmed the stories about Nassim Road being in a league of its own. Glad I went to see it, just to understand what people were talking about. It’s one thing to hear about it, another to actually walk the street yourself.
