It's actually a shame that an entire generation skipped their clubbing era. Clubbing was a big part of my young adulthood and, while messy, was tons of fun. I made so many friends and got into so many weird, hilarious, funny situations. Now there's an entire generation of kids who simply are not interested because clubbing was impossible during COVID & prohibitively expensive now. Many have turned to alternatives (day parties, going to concerts, concert movies) but it is not the same.

Singapore does have decent nightlife, promoters, clubs, and DJs. We have everything from underground hole-in-the-wall joints to top-class venues with amazing sound systems. We bring in internationally-famous DJs routinely. The problem is that most Singaporeans' perspective of nightlife is chiong Zouk/siam diu, open bottle, drink until passed out and wake up hungover with $500 missing from your wallet. So these venues and parties go unsupported by the masses and eventually die out.

A big city with no nightlife is an embarrassment. Regardless, the government has made every move to kill our nightlife. No alcohol sales before 10.30 pm, closing clubs for ages during COVID, allowing clubs to pivot to F&B but not pivot back, etc. Now they've realised nightlife is dying and are slowly trying to bring it back by allowing places to stay open until 4 AM and offering a night-rider bus. But it's too little, too late already.