But that was just a tiny part of the spectacle in a night of revelry for more than 200 students who showed up on Sep. 10 for the MRT Pub Crawl 2008.

Organised by Desmond Choo, a third-year undergraduate from Nanyang Technological University, the event was touted as a unique networking opportunity opened to local and foreign tertiary students.

Dressed in orange t-shirts provided by the event organisers, the participants were divided into smaller groups before starting the pub crawl at Boon Lay MRT station.

They alighted at various stops along the east-west MRT line to patronise convenience stores and neighbourhood coffee shops to purchase alcoholic beverages.

The night ended with the entourage partying at Thumper, a club located at Goodwood Park Hotel in Scotts Road.

Karin Ahlstedt, a Swedish exchange student at NUS, said, “I’m amazed that they’ve been able to co-ordinate and execute this pub crawl with more than 200 students. I think this is a really cool idea because you’ve got people from different schools and countries and it’s just great to meet so many new people in just a few hours.”

 MRT Pub Crawl 2008 began at Boon Lay MRT station with foreign students making up a larger proportion of participants.

Crowd control was the order of the night as the organisers had their hands full making sure the groups travelled together.

A portion of the expenses incurred that evening was from boarding and alighting the train at multiple stations along the MRT east-west line.

Outside a convenience store with alcoholic beverages, once sober participants become increasingly intoxicated while trying to hold conversations.

More alcoholic beverages consumed at a local coffee shop.

Participants were made to travel together at all times while wearing orange t-shirts provided by the organisers to distinguish them from the rest of the crowd.