after one day of fruitless search on the net, i can't find the data for

number of pubs/disco in S'pore
number of KTV lounges in S'pore

can anyone fill me in??

i think its quite hard or almost impossible to get a complete official list because pubs and KTVs can open and close the next day

but for big discos like Zouk, there are only several ^^

No idea since I'm not a party animal........:lol: :jk:

No idea since I'm not a party animal........:lol: :jk:

tried department of stats and biz registration of S'pore but to no avail...just a market research thing i'm doing...i also wonder whatz the av. number of cheongsters out on the streets on a weekend...

but one of the meetups eventually should include a night out in pubs..take some pics too wif all the rosy cheeks and the knock faces...prime target ah wei...wld be fun

i think its quite hard or almost impossible to get a complete official list because pubs and KTVs can open and close the next day

but for big discos like Zouk, there are only several ^^

hv not been there in ages..tink ever since i graduated...shld mak a revisit some day...it's after all the place with the best looking chicks, some quirky ppl and house music i dont recognize

hv not been there in ages..tink ever since i graduated...shld mak a revisit some day...it's after all the place with the best looking chicks, some quirky ppl and house music i dont recognize

i havent been there for a long time myself..its still probably Singapore's no.1 international-style club, very funky and going strong for 14 years :yes:

i havent been there for a long time myself..its still probably Singapore's no.1 international-style club, very funky and going strong for 14 years :yes:

Raffie!! we must visit that club:)

Raffie!! we must visit that club:)

yup..you got to get down :P

:dance:

new asia bar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

new asia bar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

from the time of your post...looks like u just had one hell of a time there!!!

where is tht btw??

its the bar at the top of Swissotel, opposite the restaurant

hey guys you should take your digicams to the pub/discos so we know how it looks like:) :)

Try the bar at Parkview! :cool: :cheers:

Feb 19, 2005
Move over Embassy pub... Here comes NTUC Club
Former chic Esplanade nightspot to reopen on May 1 with significant changes

By Kelvin Wong

EMBASSY bar and restaurant, once the jewel of the nightlife scene here, will get a new, unlikely owner: NTUC Club.

And when it reopens on May 1 - Labour Day - there will be more than a few changes.

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The well-heeled crowd that thronged the Esplanade nightspot to see and be seen will likely be replaced by young trendsetters.

There will be a name change, and those signature see-through glass floors will be no more.

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In its place will be a 'Zen, very modern' design, said NTUC Club's deputy chief executive, Mr Lim Eng Lee, in an attempt to break from the past.

'We want a clean slate. The glass floors were very Embassy.'

Other changes can be expected from a redecoration effort that will cost about $1.2 million.

Exactly what will be done is still being decided, but NTUC Club hopes that the new nightspot will give it what it is not commonly associated with: a hip quotient.

So, while older members of the labour movement are welcome to shake their hips on the dance floor, or relax at the second-level wine and cigar bar, the target is the yuppie crowd.

Another change: no more sky-high cover charges.

While no decision has been made on the cover charge yet, Mr Lim promised the price of drinks will be 'very affordable'.

National Trades Union Congress members are likely to get free entry to the club, which will be open to the public.

NTUC Club, the entertainment arm of the labour movement, inked a 4 1/2-year deal with sub-landlord Colours F&B to lease the nightspot yesterday.

It hopes that the opening of the nightspot will boost NTUC Club's image and thus attract younger members to the labour movement.

Said Mr Chng Hee Kok, NTUC Club's chief executive officer: 'Over the last few years, we've tried to reposition ourselves, as the workforce gets younger, to attract younger members.'

Recent initiatives include the $65 million makeover of the then-NTUC Pasir Ris Resort to the current Downtown East, and the opening of water theme park Wild Wild Wet in June last year.

The union, which has about 450,000 members now, signs up about 5,000 each month. About 70 per cent are aged below 30. In 2001, this group made up 30 per cent of new members.

Labour Day was chosen for the new club's opening as it is 'an important part of the labour calendar'.

The club's reopening closes a sorry chapter in the Singapore nightlife scene. Embassy opened with a bang in November 2002 amid much hype and promise.

Billed as the most chic nightspot in town, it began defaulting on its rent and utilities bills barely a month after opening.

Eventually, it amassed debts of $1.13 million and shut with a whimper in May last year.

Though it has been lying empty since then, there has been a smattering of interest in it from several nightspot operators, including Devils Bar owner Dennis Foo.

A Colours F&B spokesman said a deal was eventually struck with NTUC Club as it is 'an established name and a safe tenant'.

'We are trying to put in a club that will bring in the traffic. In terms of numbers, it has all its members. Who else in Singapore can do that?'

Conceding that the night entertainment business was a 'tough' one that has crippled even big names like Centro, NTUC Club's Mr Chng said: 'Money-making is not our main criterion. We hope to break even operationally.

'Our main role is to provide a social outlet for our members and the public.'

Other nightspot operators were also not too concerned about NTUC Club weighing in on their core business.

Zouk marketing manager Tracy Phillips said: 'The current nightlife scene has a lot of clubs and pubs appealing to a wide spectrum of people.

'NTUC Club, with its base of members, can bring something different to the scene.'

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This will be good... affordable drinks.

Hopefully smoke-free... hehe... :)

This will be good... affordable drinks.

Hopefully smoke-free... hehe... :)

Raffie will not like smoke-free :) ;) :D

but affordable drinks is good ..but the day after is a pain:yes: :yes:

when tht happens...we wld expect to see a very different crowd, i dont mind checking it out for some good/cheap drinks...and when those old heels starts cranking on the dance floor to the beat of the classics...man move over mambo

heh... where did you go in the CNY period. Haven't seen you post for quite some time. In Singapore?

yes hya...i was in S'pore, was lurking around once or twice but didn't made post. I wanted to join for the meetup...sms stan...but me had little sleep from wed to fri due to work...had to pass on this one...was a case of body over mind

yes hya...i was in S'pore, was lurking around once or twice but didn't made post. I wanted to join for the meetup...sms stan...but me had little sleep from wed to fri due to work...had to pass on this one...was a case of body over mind

Such a pity you can't join us.......or else it will be even more sensational!!!!!:eek::D

Such a pity you can't join us.......or else it will be even more sensational!!!!!:eek::D

haha :D sensational....for record breaking attendance!! ...so Huawei did some policing crowd control anot??!!

tried department of stats and biz registration of S'pore but to no avail...just a market research thing i'm doing...i also wonder whatz the av. number of cheongsters out on the streets on a weekend...

but one of the meetups eventually should include a night out in pubs..take some pics too wif all the rosy cheeks and the knock faces...prime target ah wei...wld be fun
I am not a chiongster loh..if that isnot obvious enough! :D

List of pubs...I dont think even the yellow pages has it!