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When 4am rolled around and revellers streamed out of the various clubs and bars, a few began to fill up the two buses to Tampines and Jurong East.<\/p>\n
In all, 14 people boarded the Jurong East bus, and 10 the Tampines bus.<\/p>\n
The Tampines bus was especially convenient for 19-year-old Daniel Chew, who lives a five-minute walk away from the drop-off point.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to give it a try, rather than spend S$30 (US$23.20) to book a private-hire car back home,\u201d said the polytechnic student.<\/p>\n
For others, the ride was not directly to where they live, but it got them much closer.<\/p>\n
This was the case for 25-year-old Spencer Soh, who lives in Bukit Batok and took the Jurong East bus after a night of drinks.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom there, I can take (a private-hire car; it\u2019s much cheaper,\u201d said the university student.<\/p>\n
This was the same for 20-year-old Chloe Tan, who was on the same bus with friends after partying at nightclub Zouk.<\/p>\n
Instead of spending S$50 to S$60 on a ride back, she was set to save a considerable amount with a short ride from Westgate to her home in Jurong West.<\/p>\n
The polytechnic student said that the service will \u201cdefinitely\u201d encourage her to hang out in the area for drinks in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll my friends stay around the west side also, so I’m pretty sure that they will use this service,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n