What does a girl do with an invite to Zouk's Very Xotic lingerie party? Her brother had hoped she would take him with her. Unfortunately for him, she did not feel the same way. So armed with curiosity and her best friend, she made her way down to the club, looking forward to a night of girly fun.

Once there, they joined a long snaking queue (well, neither are privileged members who get privileged entry) which moved surprisingly fast. Along the way, she kicked (accidentally) a number of steel barriers in a rather unglamourous way and whispered to her friend that it was her virgin visit to Zouk. Somewhat appalled, her friend told her not to say that so loudly. And you could understand why. 25 years and this was her first visit to what is arguably the hottest nightspot in town. Where has she been all these years? Well, namely Wala Wala, Alley Bar, Thumper.. ok, but that's another story.

So they went in and ended up in the queue (and they were very focused about it too) for every girl's wildest fantasy - devilishly delicious chocolate ice cream. It was the best chocolate ice cream they had had in a long time. Generously handed out by the team from Awfully Chocolate, no less. Having filled their tummies, they went on to get free express manicures at the Strip booths and had their nails painted a chic coral and apple pie brown. The show started soon after and, to their amusement, they witnessed raunchy lap dances and a fashion show. Her friend was convinced some of the models were really male but she thought they just had strong jawlines.

Anyway, she met another friend there and the three of them ended up at Wine Bar after the show and had some beers and cocktails. Met some more people there and the trio spent most of the night talking to an American friend. So it was a night of friends and friends having fun and chatter and a little bit of booze.

I had a nice time. My hair still smells of cigarette smoke despite having washed it three times. Slept the whole day and will be running my 4x100m relay tomorrow. Ugh. I have to be at Bukit Gombak stadium at 8am. Ugh. Oh well, some weekend huh.