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08-11-2004, 05:56 PM
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08-11-2004, 07:35 PM
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For those who never read yday Newpaper.....
 IT HAS EVERYTHING FROM CHINESE KTV WITH BAR-TOP DANCING TO YUPPIE POOL HAUNTS TO GREAT FOOD TO COOL HOTELS. WHAT CAN'T YOU FIND ON THE HOTTEST STRETCH IN S'PORE? AN old man sits nursing a beer, staring at the television screen. A cheesy karaoke video is playing, showing a woman posing or running on a beach. He doesn't seem to be too affected by the one-key singing blasting through the bar, despite that one key being totally off. Nearby, some yuppies play a game of pool. He pays them no heed. At about 10.30pm, a sexy girl, dressed in a shimmering bikini outfit, gets onto the bartop and starts gyrating with the pole. His attention begins to shift. Birds, booze and lotsa buzz Upstairs, KTV-goers party the night away, oblivious to the old man and the pole dancer, who is beginning to really like the pole. This is a typical scene at Tiger Bar, which is along Joo Chiat Road. It's a scene which even this seasoned pubber finds rather refreshing. A Chinese KTV with bartop dancing and the yuppie game of pool. It's Coyote Ugly and Tiananmen rolled into one. Throw in the stretch of seven hotels and tasty feasts nearby (of course I mean the food outlets), it's only a small exaggeration to call Joo Chiat Road the new Orchard Road/Mohamed Sultan/Geylang. Spending two nights walking the street was a real eye-opener - and by that, yes, I mean it was a visual feast as well. The jury's still out, but Joo Chiat Road might very well be the most happening road in Singapore. I'll tell you why. THE NIGHT SCENE The two bars with the most activity are most certainly Blue Star and Blue Lagoon along Joo Chiat Road. And they could possibly be the hottest drinking holes in Singapore. Consider this: They have hot bartop dancers; They have DJs spinning mostly Top 40 hits and; They possibly have the most brazen and generous women around. Sitting at a table, my friend and I saw men of all shapes, sizes, age and ethnicity all around us. Every table had at least one sexy female patron, usually more. If I didn't know better, I would have thought this to be a bar in touristy Orchard Road, given the cosmopolitan crowd. The guys ranged from the typical Chinese Ah Bengs to fresh-out-of-national-service boys to PMEBs to ang mohs. And they must have been having a really good time, because in the first half hour we were there, we saw no less than three guys stumbling around after having one too many. The women were tourists, mostly from Vietnam. All partying, I'm told, with their valid travel documents. They liked the two pubs, one of them said, because of the Vietnamese restaurants nearby. And boy, were they friendly. Halfway into our first drink, one of them approached us. She was pretty, sported straight, long hair and wore a figure-hugging dress. Not used to a woman making the first move, we were a bit uncomfortable, and said we were about to go. She smiled and moved to the table next to us and introduced herself to a chubby guy. It seems the Vietnamese girls are none too fussy about who they meet at the bar. That also means that most of the guys are not too particular about dressing up to be seen, and that goes for most of the numerous night spots along Joo Chiat Road. Across the road, Blue Lagoon is almost a carbon copy of Blue Star, except it looks a tad more like a sports bar with TV screens. It's just as happening, which is no surprise, since it attracts the same girls who go to the Blue Star. Drinks are at about Mohamed Sultan prices at both bars. POLE POSITION Nearer the Katong end is a gem of a little place called Tiger Bar. It's a karaoke, so the quality of music usually depends on the vocal strength of the patrons. Suffice it to say that the two nights I was there, there were no potential Singapore Idols. Walking in, it seems not that different from the KTVs at Serangoon Gardens. Okay, there's a pool table at the back, and that's an unusual sight in KTVs. What really stands out, however, are two poles connecting the bar top to the ceiling. At about 11 every night, a female dancer will climb onto the bar top and shake her booty. And I mean, really shake. It's pole dancing the likes of which I haven't seen since I last visited the bars in Patpong, Bangkok. That's not to say that Tiger Bar is as sleazy, though you might think so, given the frenzy the dancer drives the predominantly male patrons into. The owner, Jennifer, told me: 'You can call this our tiger show.' Then quickly added: 'But only because we are called Tiger Bar.' The dancer exits after four songs, and mingles with the patrons. Actually, it's more like she tries to sell drinks to the patrons, a la the She Devils of Devils' Bar. When she came to our table, the dancer insisted that we buy a few shots. 'But we don't drink tequila,' we protested. 'That's okay. Buy it for me then,' she said. At other bars, you'd have to drum up courage to even get this far with a woman, so we caved in and bought her a couple of shots. Upstairs are KTV rooms and a little stretch with a busted television hanging from the ceiling. 'You can watch football in this area,' said Jennifer, though not recently, because a drunk customer threw a mug at the screen. Bar manager Isaac Cheng reassured us that such incidents were rare, as the six-month-old joint mostly draws well-behaved regulars. Unlike the two blue bars, Tiger doesn't have Vietnamese female patrons, but there is no shortage of good-looking women as well, and they are no less friendly. Two fair-skinned, long-haired babes walked in, and one of them meekly asked if she could sit on the empty chair at our table. She looked nice and I would have liked to get to know her better, except my Mandarin wasn't good enough to hold a decent conversation with her. She soon left, but by the end of the night, both my friend and I felt that we had been luckier than most times we went pubbing. But we probably won't be heading back to the joints anytime soon - they're just a little too happening for us. GREAT EATERIES ANY seasoned pubber would tell you that a night out isn't complete without good food. And any local will tell you that Joo Chiat Road has some of the best food around. Not being much of a food connoisseur, I won't go into it - you can always pick up the Makansutra food guide. It is a joy, though, to be able to just walk to a food outlet for supper after partying, without the need to drive or hop into a taxi. If you're not into partyimg and just want to sightsee, Joo Chiat Road also has interesting places to go to. At the beginning is the well-known Malay Village. There's a mosque near Joo Chiat Complex, and a Chinese temple, which is converted from a colonial villa. Both places of religious worship are a spitting distance away from the night spots, but they seem to co-exist in peaceful harmony. SEVEN HOTELS ON ONE STREET: WHY SO MANY? IT'S the weirdest thing. Along one stretch of the road, there are seven budget hotels. Four of them belong to the Hotel 81 chain. We've all seen how Hotel 81 have been marketing their outlets as a place for backpackers and low-budget travellers. If that's the plan, then Joo Chiat Road is certainly the place to be. I mean, there certainly are a lot of tourists in the vicinity. The Hotel 81s were eye-openers, to say the least. Each one has a distinct theme. Hotel 81 Sakura has a Japanese feel, Hotel 81 Opera is Italian, Classic, opposite Joo Chiat complex, is just what its name implies - classic decor - and Hotel 81 Joo Chiat, is pretty much a standard budget hotel. Their lobbies are nice and clean. Sakura, with its Japanese decoration, looks serene - especially since it's right next to the hustle and bustle of Blue Star. Its clever locale also ensured a steady stream of tourists - in the 45 minutes or so I stood outside Sakura at about 10pm, no less than four of the hot Vietnamese girls went in with their boyfriends, presumably tired from the hardcore partying just next door. A little farther down the road, you come across The Fragrance Hotel. It markets itself as yet another budget hotel. A prominent yellow banner hangs advertising the charges, an affordable rate of $49 per night. And if you're on an even tighter budget than that, you can take up the hotel's $10 per hour offer, subject to a minimum charge of two hours. Guess that's good for a power nap. And if these hotels are full, you can always check into Gateway Hotel or Tristar Inn, all right in the heart of the good food, music and women of Joo Chiat Road, all offering similar packages for customers.
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08-11-2004, 11:10 PM
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yeah . nice little piece of informations you guys put up there . Will drop by blue star someday and drink beer wif all the dirty old man .
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#4985
09-11-2004, 01:41 AM
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by de way...left 6 days to go before my P2 comes back too....GS kien giang province lover
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#4986
09-11-2004, 10:51 AM
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Like that how not to get into AV's "good" books? Like real you newbie, then all rest would be green birds. 
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09-11-2004, 10:59 AM
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#4988
09-11-2004, 11:37 AM
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#4989
09-11-2004, 11:59 AM
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Yup, the place is getting crazy .... last nite blue star & lagoon packed like hell sia ......... wonder if the old man will f**k the reporter for exposing the place sia ....... since he doesn't like my postings on the forum ..........
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09-11-2004, 12:07 PM
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got my project no. 7 last nite ...... a rare so-called new face in the area ...
last night, one of the viet gals was celebrating her birthday and so a host of never seen b4 viet gers were there ........ got to know one and i christened her P7 and found out that they belong to the orchard tower group and so never work in jc area before. P7 told me she is 24 ...so out of my group but then later i found out she is sweet 21 ...... well P7 started toking to me and came over to my table. Well her lips taste great. notice 1 of the guys in the group whom i know talk to her and her friend. next thing i know she sitting behind looking drunk and her friends asked me to buzz off. think i know what the guy told her , part of the old man's gang. she later told me he say i dun pay 4 bonks which is true but she say she dun bother about money she jus wanna have fun ............. I left when my friends decide to make a move, called P7 and ask her to meet me outside, she said ok. Waited 4 a while and she never appear. Called her again and was told by her friend that they are at OT. If i do care about her, i should go there n pick her up and send her home. and so i went. Found her in top 10 and after a while we were on a taxi to her place. she suggested otherwise cos she dun feel like going home ..... so i ended my night in 81 2nd night in a row with one of the best rides so far .............. this past few weeks has been real hectic sia..............
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09-11-2004, 12:32 PM
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09-11-2004, 12:34 PM
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09-11-2004, 05:48 PM
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#4994
09-11-2004, 06:18 PM
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today if dun go home think mummy going to disown me liao .......
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#4995
09-11-2004, 06:22 PM
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Luck should be coming back soon.... Bro Lament...you must go back let you mama see more frequently...cannot always only let the viet gals see you okie... if your mama knows surely upset one mah..
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