When Andy (AIESEC trainee from UK) suggested for go to the horse-racing in Happy Valley, I was too tempted to say no, even though it means that I'm the only girl going with a handful of guys ( 7 Europeans and few other local guys). First reason being : I never watch a horse-racing before ..on live, I mean! Another being I want to give everything a try before I said 'no'. Especially now when I'm on a traineeship in a foreign land, everything is new to me. I do not want to shut down something I never try. The horse-racing rink is huge, I mean massive huge and I'm suprised to see a lot of Europeans around ( my initial thought was to expect lots of local gamblers). The whole hightlight of the horse-racing was only for the few seconds - right before the jockeys reach the finishing lines where the gamblers will shout for their bets. Andy won 6 dollars from his bet , better than none :)
We got off a while later because none of us are major gamblers and we got a little bit bored. The next destination we went is a little interesting. We went to Wan Chai ( where all the pubs and clubs concentrated ). Before this visit to Wan Chai, I was curious to find out the place especially once Philip ( French trainee ) told me that " Lan Kwai Fong is for the good girls and good boys and Wan Chai is for the bad girls and bad boys." Wouldn't you be enticed more to check out Wan Chai after such comments ? We first went to this club called " Klong " to meet up Michelle and friends. Once I was in the club, I quickly grabbed what Philips meant, even when I was walking on the street in Wan Chai. Wan Chai reminds me on the red light district in Thailand and a street in Patong Beach in Phuket. Along the street you'll be entertained by the non-local girls ( I'm not sure of their nationality but their features tell me they are either Thais, Philipines or South-East Asian girls) wearing very little clothes standing in front of their shops awaiting for customers. All along the streets or in the pubs or clubs, you can hardly find any locals. There are only Europeans , white men and the south-east asian babes. Just like when I was in Patong beach in Phuket, I can find none Thais except for the shop owners. All others who occupied the street are only Europeans and Caucasians. Once I got into the "Klong", I felt uneasy. It's not like my first visit to clubs or pubs. Back in KL, I club occasionally and I enjoy it.. the music, the dance. But here in Wan Chai, I felt like I'm one of the girls waiting to be picked up by the desperate white men. And when we got off from this club to go to another one, there are even girls dancing on the table ..interesting and almost sexy ... almost but not quite. Finally Andy (British), Josin (US), Niko & Yurgo ( from Greece ), Johan ( Swedish ) , Kian ( British ) and me settled down at a place where we can finally sit down properly and get a drink whereby Michelle and her girlfriends stayed at the other club for more dancing. The previous places are just so darn crowded and it was only Wednesday night ( imagine how would it be like on weekends ! ). I didn't realized I was drinking a little more than my usual volume until I went back home feeling my room going upside down. A free vodka coke for the ladies from the first pub and a bottle of Corona ( I still dislike drinking beer but it's the cheapest! ) makes my head spin. Now that I've been to Wan Chai, I would say my preference still go to Lan Kwai Fong. I'm not too much of a pubs or clubs goer. I enjoy occasional drinks in the pub but not a die-hard club goer who visit on every weekends. I no longer see the point nor does the activity spell the word 'meaningful' to me. Too much of anything spoils everything I guess.
Too many of GUYS'night out makes me anticipated for the outing this weekend where girls are the dominating ones :)
Kian (UK) and Johan ( Swedish )
Josin ( US )
the horse-racing rink
the jockey
the rest of us
cheeky ride
finally a proper place for a seat and drink
Yurgo teaching the guys some Greek dance
Andy & Johan
