"Last ditch efforts to save Bottle Tree Park in Yishun have come to nought, as the attraction will close by the end of next month.
I read the above with a tinge of sadness, though it wasn't unexpected. Everything on this space-tight island-nation-city-state runs on the mantra of 'commercial viability' and 'highest bidder'. For a long while, it has been a wonder how this place sustained itself profitably - a piece of land with no entrance fee and charges only for dining at the restaurant (which isn't all that, honestly) and a 'fishing fee' for a chance to fish in the ponds.
Call me a cynic, but I guess I've been proven right, regrettably. The current tenant has since lost its lease in a bidding war to the rights of the land. The future of the land now hangs in the balance: will continue with its current hippie vibe or will we see a brick and mortar colossal, bright shining in the sun with its metal and glass?
It's not rocket science, I suppose.