Interview

I did an interview to complete my groups reasearch methodology, each group member do one reasearch methodology, and here is the result of my interview .

Ang Fei Xi is a student in Nanyang Academy of Fine Art. She lives in a studio apartment around Lavender, named City Light. Beside school, the interviewee is also busy with her part time job, so the interview is done through online chatting.

Stated that she prefers living in a studio apartment because it is cheaper compared to other HDB rental. Other than that, she feels that studio apartment is easier to manage because it has smaller space, which gives the advantage for 1 person to live in. She also finds that the rental cost for the studio apartment is cheaper, because the space is small and the facilities were pretty simple, so it is relevant for what she pays, she gets. But the problem is that, the place could be really messy because of everything she has, been all placed at the same place, as there is no other space for her to spread out her stuffs.

Looking at the brighter side, she finds that it is easier to pack her things because of the small space. But she said that, “No matter how many times you pack the area, it still seems very full!” The air ventilation there is not really that good, you have to open all of the windows for fresh air. Aside of that, cooking is another problem which she encounters. She said that she did not really cook that often, because of the small space of the studio apartment has, the smell of the food she is cooking will cover up the entire apartment, and the smell will also stay for a long period of time. It can also produce stains everywhere in the apartment and in clothes. Not to mention that the stain smells too. She feels comfortable and cozy with the small space that the apartment has. But it is only for when you are alone. It would not be comfortable for both the visitor and yourself to spend some quality time together in the apartment, as the space of the apartment is small so it is hard to move around, and your personal stuffs may get exposed. She said that it is better for the people who do not spend much time at home. Her things were stored in stack-up drawers that she has to buy by herself, as there is not much space available for her to store her things. It is interesting that studio apartment usually has multifunctional furniture in order to save space. And what she has is a sofa bed. She said she would fold up her bed into a sofa during the day after she wakes up.