And not the view of a condo next door (eg Holland Peak). According to assorted rumours (originating largely from my parents, whose memories are becoming increasingly suspect), this land, noticeable by the single white plastic chair located under a beautiful raintree, used to belong to the Malaysian High Commission. People of my parents' age (ie 60s-70s) may remember this location along Queensway as the place you went to get your visa to visit Malaysia. So if this is true, it's 'Malaysian' land.
Notice how it's still well-kept... there's regular gardening going on there. So it belongs to someone. I wonder why was it that when Sim Lian bought over the old condo that used to be at Viz, they didn't buy over that land in front of it. After all, we own that tiny strip of land that gives us a pathway to the main Queensway road, right next to the Queensway Water Booster Station. Maybe the Malaysians refused to sell the land?
Let's just hope that they will continue to keep this land empty, and not build (a) a whooping huge condo to completely ruin our view and block the morning sun (b) a mosque (c) a workers' dormitory (d) a petrol station. As far as the Masterplan 2008 shows, that land is locked in as residential.
Let's also hope that should that land go on sale, Viz owners might want to seriously consider snapping that up (with the help of a developer) and expand the estate, rather than let someone else slap a 12 storey condo in front (probably named "Better Than Viz :P:P:P") and spoiling the great view!
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