Hop, hop, hop!

Before my birthday, Thean Aik and I were absolutely flabbergasted as to what to do for our birthdays (very near to each other's). Clubbing is so overdone, a party at our flat is a little sad, dinner seems bland...

I asked Thean Aik what he had in mind, and he told me,
"Every year I go clubbing for my birthday. This year, I just want to have a quiet night, with a bunch of good friends."


Wish granted!








Bar-hopping on Friday night. :)




First bar: Manchester Lane.


First bar for Smalls, Mey and I, at least, 'cause we were late *eeeps*...



... which had the same color theme as me!




Actually just wanted to show picture of myself. -_-




Alice, Yee Von, Mey, Smalls, and a cropped me, 'cause I looked fat in this picture.


Alice is Thean Aik's girlfriend, who is studying in Brisbane now, and she came down to surprise Thean Aik for his birthday!!!
Like, literally, take-off-blindfold-TADA-girlfriend-standing-in-front-of-you type of surprise!!!


Say it with me, LE SIGH.
I think that is the sweetest sweetest sweetest surprise in the world! Even better than a Tiffany & Co. ring hidden in cake.

MR. BOYFRIEND AHEM AHEM AHEM.






Joleen, Yee Von, Nikky, and Alice.


I was running my hands up Joleen's thigh to compare the material of her leggings to the ones I have. o_O


Second bar: Three Below




It reminds me of a church-style sushi restaurant! ;)




Jian Cai, Nikki, Jac-in-her-happy-place, me, Joleen, and Shifty Mey lurking in the background.


My dress was really low cut, and as I didn't have double tape, I nicked some double masking sponge tape from Jac, so that I wouldn't have any wardrobe malfunctions during the night.

Well, the tape could stick Jac's 3-feet-high mirror onto her wall, but it wouldn't stay on long enough to keep my neckline looking decent! Pfffffft.




And looookie!!!
Halfway through the night, we realized that we were all wearing red! :)



If a bull come charging for us then, we would be dead before you can finish the word "kerbau".


And yes, I realized Jac's dress and mine looked extremely similar!
In fact, I have the exact same dress. o_O




Which was why throughout the night, I only took pictures with Jac when she had her jacket on, haha!



Third bar: Hairy Canary.


Q: Why did the canary crossed the road?
A: Because it wanted to get its toupee!
HEEHEE.



Smalls and Jac met their old school mate in Hairy Canary.
I just like saying that so much, hairycanary, hairycanary, hairycanaryhairycanary...!



Notice the irony? ;)
Anand, the ex-school bully!




Jac, Smalls, Mey, me, and Joleen. Don't be deceived by our relaxed statures, we were all squeezed and cramped to each other due to the limited space! Like mamak only.



Fourth bar: Gin Palace.


Did I catch a couple making out on film??!!?



This is BY FAR, my favorite bar of the night! Think luxe fabrics, lush materials, soft enchanting glow...

It doesn't even seemed like a bar!
It felt like a place where you whisper sweet nothings into a lover's ear. :)





This are our best tai-tai poses.
Which is why, I once again stress that I am born to be one. :D


And we had this absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous corner to ourselves! Big plush seats with gigantic pillows and cushions covered in all sorts of exotic fabrics strewn onto them! I swear to god, this is a fantasy come true!
I felt like an Arabian princess. ;)






In our little sanctuary, we stripped away all pretenses, and allowed the exhibitionist in us to step out... ;)





And I am sorry to impose these onto you, but just some self-gratifying pictures... ;)










And we met some new mates... ;)


Azlan and Bernard! Why is Azlan posing like Donald Trump here.
A totally candid picture-- but why am I in such a bimbotic stance????




Bernard showing off his sexy pose.
FAILED-ness! :P


Bernard is a catch, my ladies-- he cooks (he works as a chef part-time), he's a graduate engineer with first-class honors, he races (CARS la, doink), and his house is decorated in sexy shades od red! ;)





Mey Mey, and hui wen who is a little disheveled at the end of the night.



Well, bar-hopping that night opened my eyes-- I've always thought that bars/pubs are dinghy shady places with leering old men and foggy cigarette smoke. But bars in Melbourne are all tastefully done, and their interior are often so gorgeous! :) My only regret is that I spent most of the night snapping pictures, instead of trying out the different drinks that all these bars had to offer. :(
But my consolation is that drinks are really expensive! ;)










I need to do this more. :)