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This is before all this. i suggest partying all night type of thing. ♪ >> welcome to singapore. come and join with us. ♪ >> mike: i'm not very smart, so the only way that got me through university was just throw a lot of parties. you know, i was good at throwing parties, but now i get paid to do it, which is even better.
Business climate, becoming an early pioneer of singapore's now famous nightlife. back then, in the beginning, at the very beginning, was it a favorable business climate in the sense that, did they look upon your early efforts generously or kindly? or were they not so sure about this guy? how was it? >> mike: oh, no, singapore is fantastic. >> anthony: and what time did bars close? >> mike: 2:00. that's where the opportunity i saw. you know, you cannot run this economy hoping on one leg. like, you got the right law, the right safety, the right, everything's right. but the social part was not ri...
>> mike: i started my bars and restaurant in '99, yeah? and the prime minister of singapore at that time went, "what is singapore doing? 2005, 2010, 20, 30, 50. this is before all this. i suggest partying all night type of thing. ♪ >> welcome to singapore. come and join with us. ♪ >> mike: i'm not very smart, so the only way that got me through university was just throw a lot of parties. you know, i was good at throwing parties, but now i get paid to do it, which is even better.
And you a and the promise of singapore at that time, what is singapore doing? ten, 20, 30, 50, this was before this. i suggested partying all night type of thing. >> welcome to singapore. come and diana pierne with us. >> i'm not very smart so the only way me through university was through a lot of parties. now i'm paid to do it, which is even better. your social security number on any one of thousands of risky sites, so you'll be in the know. ooh. sushi. ugh. being in the know is a good thing. sign up online for free. discover social security alerts.
"2:00 guys, go to bed." >> anthony: so when did it change and why? >> mike: i started my bars and restaurant i'99, yea singapore at thatime went, "what is singapore doing? 2005, 2010, 20, 30, 50. this is before all this. i suggest partying all night type of thing. ♪ >> welcome to singapore. come and join with us. ♪ >> mike: i'm not very smart, so the only way that got me through university was just throw a lot of parties. you know, i was good at throwing parties, but now i get paid to do it, which is even better. wemost familiar companies,'s but we make more than our name suggests. we're a...