My first clubbing experience

yesh,Gretel went to a club on Friday night. *gasp* oh my,what in the world is Gretel doing in a club? well,cos it was esther's bday and the second years gals were all asking me to go. dun wanna turn them down cos i often dun get invited to have fun ...so i summon all the courage i have and decided to give clubbing a go...

THE BEGINNING
well,started off pretty BORING at first. we were all sitting around in the club (Amber Lounge) and sort of waiting for more people to go onto the dance floor. it was apparently Asian Night..so kinda waiting for the ang mohs to get out and for the asians to arrive. anyway, i was almost falling asleep on the couch (which had a very strong dirty sock smell for some reason...)cos i had been up since 6.30am on friday morning.but eventually,we got up and went on the dance floor...

THE DRESSING
I was feeling self conscious cos, well,i wasn't dressed to go clubbing (din expect to get invited..and din expect them to insist me to go)....so there i was, in my 3/4 sleeve length top, surrounded by germaine in her halter top, wingki in her toga top, esther in her tube top,alicia in her sleeveless top and huijun in a top that barely covers her midriff. How much more "toot" can i look yeah? anyway,luckily i was wearing a tank top beneath my other top...and as i get hotter from the "dancing" i've been doing,i took of my other top and felt a little less "outstanding" in my tank top and jeans. phew.

THE DANCING
oh boy.any dancing cells i had (if i had any) are probably all dormant for too long.i can't dance. that's the fact. and well, the music was the hip-hop kind u get at clubs,and i am no hip-hop fan...so i had no idea what the songs are...and it was kinda hard to catch the rhythm. and germaine wasn't impressed with the movements i was doing, cos she shouted into my ear "what is that?" ah well, considering it was my first time at a club,gotta gimme some time yeah? then again,i was probably looking like an idiot cos i am surrounded by expert clubbers like wing ki,huijun and alicia..can't blame germaine for pointing out the fact that i am not dancing well. but, it got better as i start to "warm up" and catch the gist of the kind of dance clubbers do...so i think i improved gradually...hehe. hopefully i did improve...that's up to the 2nd year gals to judge...

THE MUSIC
Does the music have to be that loud? i mean, the bass was so strong that i could feel my jeans vibrating if i just stand and not dance. and i could feel the air moving over my arms every time a "BOOM" comes out from the speakers. oh geez...initially i was fine...but after abt 3 hours, my ear drums were begging for mercy...and i slipped into the toilet for about 5 mins to relieve the ache in my ears and head. short-lived relief though...the moment i step out of the toilet, the "BOOM BOOM" found its way into my external acoustic meatus and hammered onto my tympanic membrane (aka ear drum)...and the ache in my ears and head came back with twice the magnitude..so maybe hiding in the toilet wasn't such a good idea after all...

THE ENDING
so,we danced from like 11pm to 2.30am...knees almost constantly bent...hips moving, abs working....towards the end,my knees were in PAIN, my abs were ACHING and my back was in absolute AGONY. can't take it anymore..i sat down on the gigantic speakers which double-up as a platform for good dancers...age must be catching up with me..cos the 2nd years were still going strong, dancing and moving as if the night has just started...either that or as a first-timer, my body is just not accustomed to the amount of activity i've forced onto them. ARGH.

so,that's my first clubbing experience!am i gonna go clubbing again? YESH!well,provided i get invited after my embarrassing dance movements....but well, i've concluded that clubbing is good fun if u dun do it too often. once a month or even less would probably be the limit for me. too much of it and u'll probably end up getting osteoarthritis in ur knees and hips,getting deaf or getting lung problems from the 2nd hand cigarette smoke.

wonder how my 2nd clubbing experience would be...hmmm...in the meantime..gotta get a nice top and brush up on my dancing skills..and,strengthen up my back,hips and knees to protect them from joint damage.