Singaporeans hold wakes in the courtyards of the public housing buildings. I was leaving my friend's apartment this afternoon and was quite surprised to have to walk right past a coffin set up near the elevator for friends and family to come and say "goodbye". My friend told me that it has something to do with the Chinese belief that when people pass away they don't get to fully move on, or don't actually realise they are dead, until everyone has said goodbye. So wakes need to be held near home and somewhere that is easy for people to stop by. Can't imagine a more convenient place actually.