1980s. Taking bus in the 1980s wasn't the same as now. The public bus was more like a mini-bus, with seating capacity probably about 14-16 max. There was a bus conductor collecting coins for the bus fare, following which he will issue a bus ticket with "punched hole" showing the correct fare. My father was a bus conductor once. What a memory! (Memory collected at the Bukit Batok Public Library during "The Singapore Story: My Heart, My Hope, My Home" campaign from 6 Sep to 31 Dec 2012)