Compass Point Shopping Centre in Popular Culture
A book named The Singapore Kid tells about a boy named Inn Kiat lives in Sengkang New Town with his sister, Mei Mei, his mother, father and his grandmother which is known as 'Ah Ma'. He goes to a fictional school called Sunshine Primary School and also features Compass Point Shopping Centre. He once said when he went to Compass Point Shopping Centre, he thought that the whole Sengkang New Town was invited for a huge carnival.
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