$earching for paradise on earth... must have view also!

Singapore, it is said, has the most number of millionaires per capita. For example, there was this Wall Street Journal story last year:

But even the millionaires will queue up for hours on end to buy McDonald's Hello Kitty toys and currently, the Minions' toys. The millionaires also love to go "showflat/showhouse" viewing. They love it when told there's super-high ceiling thrown in. Very classy (never mind if this gives a new twist to that eternal question: "How many goondus does it take to change the light-bulb?"). They also love the surfeit of top-to-floor glass panes (never mind that we have equatorial temperatures, which makes the dwelling literally a hothouse... the better to "hothouse" one's kids come exam time?).

But, most of all, there must be a view!

Hmm, I wonder how long this couple can do this... staring at this "view"?

Unusual water features are a sure-fire selling point:

As does some (sort of) "beach" frontage...

And, oh, the awesome night view!

That's supposed to be Keppel Bay (above). But I guess when fully developed, the Keppel Bay area will be impressive...

Knowing all these Singaporean-millionaire property hunting wish-lists, foreign developers have finessed their sales pitch accordingly:

The ultimate? Your own paradise island!...

Who knows, dolphins may drop by? (who needs to see the dolphins on Sentosa, hor?)...

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Well, I only hope that ordinary Singaporeans like ST reader Low Boon Hock (below) and me -- and our future generations -- still get to picnic on Singapore's own offshore isles...