Bachelor pad

IAN Fong is the sort who moves house every few years, and each one looks vastly different from the previous. Some years ago, he lived in a HDB terrace home at Whampoa which was done up in an eclectic and English style. When he moved into his current home, a one-bedroom apartment in Cairnhill in 2010, he did up the place in a modern and somewhat minimalist look. Four years on, Mr Fong, the CEO of Sirius Art, has decided to stay put in this apartment. "This is the longest that I have lived in one apartment, as I have grown to like the place," he says.

He was set on this one-bedder when he was house-hunting back then. At 818 sq ft in size, it is a fairly large one. "It has a big living room which is good, especially when I have friends over," he says. "But yet at the same time, it is small enough, so that I have an excuse not to let friends sleep over."

He says while he welcomes friends, he draws a line at letting them stay the night. "I can't be myself then," he says. "My friends know that although I'm an extrovert, I am still quite reserved."