24-year-old student, Ng Tze Chong, wasnt quite sure
what hed walked into when he boarded Bus 153 at the Hougang
Interchange.
It was 11.45pm, Tuesday (23 Jan) and he was on the last bus out of
the interchange. The normal rows of seats had been removed, and in
its place, a decor that would have been just right for a
lounge.
Tze Chong who was headed out to meet a friend knew he was in for a
fun ride as other passengers were bound to be caught
unawares.
I was amused to see the initial reaction of those who boarded the
bus, he said.
But everyone recovered quite quickly and made their way to a
seat.
Tze Chong loves the look of the bus interior but wonders how
practical it is as there may not be enough seats for all.
But he figures it must be part of a big publicity campaign by Nokia
as he saw huge ads by the mobile phone company all over the
bus.
Still, there are no complaints by him as he looks forward to the
day when he is alone in the bus and can stretch out and sleep on
the back sofa.
Lim Soon Hua, Manager of SBS groups corporate communications gave
the following reply:
There are three buses in this Nokia promotion. They are deployed on
services 132, 162 and 153 and are over and above our scheduled
number of buses for these services. The feedback we have received
is generally positive. Some passengers were surprised by the
overall look and feel of the buses and many were actually seen
taking photographs of the interior.
The often heard comments are it really offers an enjoyable and
comfortable ride and I like the music on board.
The free rides on special routes started from Dec 06 and will
stretch till Mar 07. These routes are planned to cover areas in the
vicinity of the pubs.
From 20/1 to 16/2, the Nokia Music Bus will ply on its special
routes from Wed to Sat. The free rides are between 9pm to 1am. Any
other days, commuters will have to pay their fares as per the
norm.
I just got back from school with a friend.
took bus 153 and we were shocked at how revamped the bus' interior
was.
you know they even had some bar counter and chairs at the front
part of the bus man..
the bus journey was so comfortable that even when there were some
old people who came up, I couldn't bear to give me seat up to them,
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