Mexico....or how the locals call it, MeHeCo. Before I arrived here, i read a lot about how unsafe the city is and that you should be careful when taking a taxi or that you should not carry too much cash with you or even wear any bling bling with you.
Best to take a proper taxi when you arrive at the airport. It costs about 300pesos but at least you know you will be safely arriving at your hotel on the day of arrival.
This year is Frida Carlo's 100th year celebration since her birth. Mexico City has plenty of art exhibitions to commemorate this auspicious occasion. At the Bella Artes (at the Bella Arter Metro Station...duh!), you can see the extensive exhibition of her works and even a history of her depicting her as a child til her death. I have to say, I was moved by her strength and ability to overcome the hardship that she had to endure in her life after her near fatal accident. Warning though, there is one picture of her taken when she just passed away on the bed. I think that is such a gross invasion of privacy. I suppose the only consolation was that at least she looked peaceful at her last moments before her death.
In conjunction with this celebration, her husband's works are also displayed in the Diego Rivera museum as well as Bella Artes. If you are a fanatic of their work, you can even visit their house at Coyocan. I did not manage to go there, but my colleague told me it was well worth the visit. There, you will feel as if you are their special guest who is given a personal tour of their sanctuary.
Also not to be missed is the Zocalo. That is the 2nd biggest square in the world, after the Red Square in Moscow. There you could see one of the most famous and older cathedral in Mexico City as well as the Parliament building. In the building, you get to see another one of the famous mural by Diego Rivera. The mural is unbelievably huge. I wondered how long it took for him to complete it. Me being cheap, I didn't bother to hire a tourguide (which you could hire there and then). I just went around admiring the mural and making my own conclusions out of it. My conclusion is that it is breath-taking. Each mural depicts a different chapter of Mexico's history. Very intriguing indeed.
The nightlife there is even more superb. There is this area called Zona Rosa (Pink Zone). As the name implies, it is pretty gayish! Apparently, this place is even bigger than Castro in San Fransisco. So, I started off on Amberes Av. When I arrived, I could already see it packed with rainbow flags all over the place and lots of gay girls and guys holding hands and being kissy kissy.
I walked down that road just to cruise around and noticed that the most packed bar is called Pussy. It is adjoining to another bar called Lagata. As I was about to enter the place (it was a Thursday), a woman bouncer stopped me and asked for my ID. So, I suggest to you girls, do not forget to bring your ID if you do look like a teenager but know for a fact that you are not. So, people in Mexico start to party on Thursday nites. In fact, Thursday nite is more for the gals than the guys. Almost all clubs around this area will only admit girls into their clubs. Some have a "you can bring a gay friend" policy though.
So, what I would suggest is to drink at this bar. They have quite extensive drink menu and it is quite cheap too. With drink names like Pussy lover, you can't really go wrong. The music in this bar is pretty loud and it is not really suitable for dancing. Yet, you can see some ass drunken people trying to groove on the dancefloor. I think when they return home, they will notice quite a lot of bruise on their tights since they kept knocking over the table with them. So annoying. But the turn of events were certainly boosting my mood. They started apologizing for grinding my table and then asked me to join their grind the table move. I initially was too shy but I later succumb to them..or maybe it was the alchohol.
If you are into serious dancing, then you should later on visit Lipstick, which is just opposite the bar. I didn't get a chance to visit the place since the bunch of people I met said that it is too expensive to enter after 11pm. The crowd who frequent the place on Thursday nites are mostly stylish feminine women with a little more dough. If you know the L Word, then you can imagine what type of crowd is in Lipstick. On other nites, it has more of a male clientale.
We ended up going to another club close by instead called V.I.P. It is also situated at Zona Rosa. On a Thursday nite, this place is filled with women and they even do not allow men to enter the club. The club is pretty huge with two dance floors. One is playing your typical pop/mexican/spanish/salsa/meringue flava while the other plays House/Techno music. I was truly impressed with the girls there. They knew how to dance and shake their booty. I suppose they started dancing before they start walking. It's amazing how they twirl and spin their partners over and over again without stepping each others feet. One girl took me in her arms and started dancing with me. After stepping her feet several times, I decided I should stop before she plots her revenge.
At about 1am, some female strippers came on stage and started to tease more than strip. They took off their bras but somehow, their breast are still well hidden. I guess it takes lots of practise and skills to do that while u girate to the music and fend off girls who are climbing on the stage to have a grab at it. Funny, there were no bouncer to stop the girls from climbing the stage. Bear in mind, the stage is quite high up, maybe about 4 feet, so whoever who managed to climb up there, must be quite resourceful ....or desperate...hehe. The club opens til late. I left at 3am, but people were still coming in. Entrance is super cheap (2eur) and drinks are also super cheap (beer for 1eur). Girls are a mixture of young and old, butch and femm...so pretty eclectic. Have your go, I definitely recommend this place. I actually went back here on Saturday. Saturdays is a mixed crowd of boys and girls...but there are fairly big number of girls there, which is surprising for any gay clubs at all!! Again, without fail, you are sure to get new phone numbers or at least girls grabbing your hands to dance with you....so go crazy! Be daring! It is all worth it.
On Friday nite, I ventured into another club called Living. Apparently, its the biggest gay club in Mexico City with the best quality sound system and laser technology. I definitely would not argue with that. It is a huge club with 3 different floors. One for Techno/House, the other R&B and the other one plays Pop music (spanish music included). On Fridays, the R&B section is closed. Entry is super expensive though to this club. It costs me about 10eur to enter. So, as you can see, this would already filter out the low income people. I have to say, it is a lot to pay for a foreigner, so you can imagine it would be an exorbitant amount for the locals. Somehow that doesn't deter people from hanging here though. The club was still quite full. As usual, people only start trickling in after 12midnite. Music is superb if you like techno/house. The DJ doesn't repeat the music. But for the pop area, the DJ was spinning the same tunes after awhile.
Drinks here are also quite expesive compared to the other clubs that I have been to in Mexico (2eur for a beer). As for the crowd, of course its mostly men, but there are a handful of women, lets say about 4% women. Yup, thats how few they were...which of course would increase your chance of getting hit on by a woman at the end of the night....hehe...afterall, you should try to look at the glass half full right?
Living
Ambience *****
Music ****
Girls **
Service ****
Price *
VIP
Ambience ***
Music ****
Girls *****
Service **
Price *****
Pussy
Ambience ***
Music ***
Girls *****
Service *****
Price *****
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Kiev...Welcome to The Dark Side
This is my 3rd time coming to Kiev for work purposes. Apparently, the clients love me too much!! The last time I was here, it was super cold, snowing like nobody's business. But this time around, the weather is superbly fine....blue sky and plenty of sunshine.
Since the weather is great, I decided to explore the city more than I did few years ago. Surprisingly, I managed to find plenty of novelty places. One that comes to mind is this bar/restaurant with Beatles memorabilia hanging everywhere in the place. In fact, the place has a Beatles theme to it. The menu has all the titles of the Beatles' albums and they even have a live band playing all the oldies. It is not a shabby place to hangout at all. I have to admit, the reason why I stepped into this place was coz I saw a rainbow flag painted on the ceiling. Turns out that it is not a gay place at all, but its just a psychedellic color. Damn, I was cheated..neverthetheless, its quite a nice place to hang. Unfortunately, I can't give you the address of the place since the street signs are all in Cryllic and I have no idea what the name of the place is either. But it is certainly smack at the city center.
During the week, I also ventured to an Irish Pub called Golden Gate. It is a very nice pub with great live music. The food is delish and the service was great. And this speaks volumes!! I have been to several restaurants here, and the service sucked big time! Just to name a few, O'Briens Irish Pub has the worst ever service and the food was ick! The waitress looked like they had something stuck between their arse! Not kidding. They hardly smile and they are not bothered to sit you even though you look lost. The most interesting thing was that most of the restaurants that I go too which are catered to the foreigners are filled with women who loves "entertaining" men, if you know what I mean. This two older men, dressed up in pilot uniforms made me wanna puke! They were all over the girls. I felt like going up to them and slapping them or calling their airline supervisor just to report on them misbehaving!! How embarassing. I wonder if the clothes they are wearing is just part of role playing or if they were real pilots.
The other place that I went to is called TATO. It is the 1st and only Fashion Club/restaurant in Kiev. I thought it was a novelty idea and since I have never been to one before, I wanted to check it out during the weekend. Boy, it was certainly an experience. There were go go dancers, fashion shows and even topless dancers. I have never seen a table dancing thingy before, so my eyes were popping out and I was just smiling uncontrollably during the whole performance. They were just grinding themselves to the guy eventhough the guy never told them to come up to him to do a lap dance. The guy gave them some tip and she almost spit at him saying that it was not enough for a long performance. In the end, the guy didn't pay and I think she did spit at him...hehe
Well, the goal of my weekend was also to check out the lesbian scene in Kiev. There was nothing on the internet. The only thing that I found was a gay club called Androgyne. I went there before last year and it certainly caters more to the gay men than women. I was adamant to find a lesbian place, so I searched on the internet and translated a few pages of Russian websites. Finally, I had a breakthrough. I found a website www.gayua.com and they had a lesbian section. It says that there is this new club opened since 2006 Oct, and it is exclusively for women. It is called 911. What an original name, no? Hey, I aint complaining. If the name is SHIT, I would still go there out of desperation and curiousity of course. I took down the address (Artema 10) and took a cab there. The cab driver ripped me off, asking for 50GVR (8EUR) for a bloody 2 minute ride. I came out of the taxi and what I saw in front of me was not a club at all. It was a casino and rite next to it, it was an abandoned building. I searched high and low but there was no sign. After half an hour, I decided to give up. I came back to the hotel and made a call to the club. Surprisingly, the person who picked up the phone spoke good English! woohoo! She told me to give my email address to her so that she could send me the map of the place.
Turns out that the club is just behind the block. I had to go around the block to find this club. The best part is, if you don't know, you would never find it. PERIOD!! There is this blue door with flakey paint on it. Not a good sign. I didnt know if I should step into it or not coz I wasn't sure if it was the rite place. 2 girls were behind me and I slowed down my pace. I said to them "911?" and they nodded. I let them ring the bell first and go in before I entered myself. I admit, I looked stupidly cautious and I think the girls were looking at me strangely. She tried talking to me in English but I think she gave up after awhile. She got tired of trying I suppose...hehe..
The first thing I see when I entered are posters of half naked men. Interesting decor for a lesbian club. I suppose it is a relic from the previous club owner. Apparently, it was a gay club called HOLE before it turned to a lesbian club. The club is situated downstairs. It was so quiet that I was starting to get worried that it would be an empty club. Entry to the club is 20GVR (3EUR). As I entered the club thru another blue door, I was surprised to see the club filled with women. Lots of them too!! Music was playing loudly, girls were dancing on the podium, laughing and having fun. I could grow to like this place.
The club isn't too big, which I think is fine since the lesbian community isn't so big in the 1st place. But the decor could be so much better. Everything in the club was covered with foil. I guess they were going for the cool, shinny, out of this world look but it looked more like a baking oven tray or chicken marinated in foil. I am not kidding when I said covered. The walls and collumns are all covered with it, well except for the dancing pole. Music was a mixture of everything from pop, rock, indie, russian music, house. Needless to say, when the russian music comes on, everyone was singing and dancing to it like there was no tomorrow.
Girls were mostly butch looking. Most having the sporty spice look but there were some old school butch wearing suit and tie. I asked one of the locals if there are more butch or femm girls in Kiev, she said there were more femm girls. But she said, almost all girls in Kiev are bisexuals. Good to know, hehe...Odd though, cos the number of femms in the club are outnumbered by the butches...maybe it was just today.
It seems like everyone knew everyone there. A few tried to talk to me, but obviously, that didnt hit off too well since they could barely speak English and my russian/ukrainian is next to nothing. Drinks are quite cheap too. You can get a Gin Tonic for 4EUR. Beer is certainly much cheaper. The workers here are very friendly and accomodating although they do not speak the language.
At about 11pm, the show started. It was a drag queen lip snyching to a russian song and then doing some standup routine. Again, just laugh along eventhough you have no clue what is happening. They even hired a local duo to play some old classic tunes (with the sax and a guitar). It certainly was a nice change compared to some other lesbian places I have been to where this one has live entertainment to boost the crowd....and thats not all. They even had a game. Of course, you have to be brave enough to volunteer to go up to the stage to be a guinea pig, but since evreyone knew everyone, it was not a problem at all to get some participation from the crowd. The mission of the game was simple: 3 girls from the crowd has to come on stage, sit on some sweets which were placed on the chair and guess the number of sweets. Simple enough. But the best part was that, the participants were very sporting. One of the girls actually pulled down her pants so that she could "count better" as she puts it. True enough, she won!! She got the exact amount...wow!
At about 12.30am, I decided to go back coz I had to work the next day. The club apparently closes at 6am every weekend starting from Thurs. Too bad I had to go back. I wouldnt mind staying longer but duty calls!!
Thurs: Special show
Fri: Karaoke and Strip show
Sat: Speacial show
opens daily from 6pm to 10pm on all days except Thurs, Fri and Sat when it closes at 6am.
911 Rating:
Ambience **1/2
Music *
Girls ***
Service ***
Price ***
Since the weather is great, I decided to explore the city more than I did few years ago. Surprisingly, I managed to find plenty of novelty places. One that comes to mind is this bar/restaurant with Beatles memorabilia hanging everywhere in the place. In fact, the place has a Beatles theme to it. The menu has all the titles of the Beatles' albums and they even have a live band playing all the oldies. It is not a shabby place to hangout at all. I have to admit, the reason why I stepped into this place was coz I saw a rainbow flag painted on the ceiling. Turns out that it is not a gay place at all, but its just a psychedellic color. Damn, I was cheated..neverthetheless, its quite a nice place to hang. Unfortunately, I can't give you the address of the place since the street signs are all in Cryllic and I have no idea what the name of the place is either. But it is certainly smack at the city center.
During the week, I also ventured to an Irish Pub called Golden Gate. It is a very nice pub with great live music. The food is delish and the service was great. And this speaks volumes!! I have been to several restaurants here, and the service sucked big time! Just to name a few, O'Briens Irish Pub has the worst ever service and the food was ick! The waitress looked like they had something stuck between their arse! Not kidding. They hardly smile and they are not bothered to sit you even though you look lost. The most interesting thing was that most of the restaurants that I go too which are catered to the foreigners are filled with women who loves "entertaining" men, if you know what I mean. This two older men, dressed up in pilot uniforms made me wanna puke! They were all over the girls. I felt like going up to them and slapping them or calling their airline supervisor just to report on them misbehaving!! How embarassing. I wonder if the clothes they are wearing is just part of role playing or if they were real pilots.
The other place that I went to is called TATO. It is the 1st and only Fashion Club/restaurant in Kiev. I thought it was a novelty idea and since I have never been to one before, I wanted to check it out during the weekend. Boy, it was certainly an experience. There were go go dancers, fashion shows and even topless dancers. I have never seen a table dancing thingy before, so my eyes were popping out and I was just smiling uncontrollably during the whole performance. They were just grinding themselves to the guy eventhough the guy never told them to come up to him to do a lap dance. The guy gave them some tip and she almost spit at him saying that it was not enough for a long performance. In the end, the guy didn't pay and I think she did spit at him...hehe
Well, the goal of my weekend was also to check out the lesbian scene in Kiev. There was nothing on the internet. The only thing that I found was a gay club called Androgyne. I went there before last year and it certainly caters more to the gay men than women. I was adamant to find a lesbian place, so I searched on the internet and translated a few pages of Russian websites. Finally, I had a breakthrough. I found a website www.gayua.com and they had a lesbian section. It says that there is this new club opened since 2006 Oct, and it is exclusively for women. It is called 911. What an original name, no? Hey, I aint complaining. If the name is SHIT, I would still go there out of desperation and curiousity of course. I took down the address (Artema 10) and took a cab there. The cab driver ripped me off, asking for 50GVR (8EUR) for a bloody 2 minute ride. I came out of the taxi and what I saw in front of me was not a club at all. It was a casino and rite next to it, it was an abandoned building. I searched high and low but there was no sign. After half an hour, I decided to give up. I came back to the hotel and made a call to the club. Surprisingly, the person who picked up the phone spoke good English! woohoo! She told me to give my email address to her so that she could send me the map of the place.
Turns out that the club is just behind the block. I had to go around the block to find this club. The best part is, if you don't know, you would never find it. PERIOD!! There is this blue door with flakey paint on it. Not a good sign. I didnt know if I should step into it or not coz I wasn't sure if it was the rite place. 2 girls were behind me and I slowed down my pace. I said to them "911?" and they nodded. I let them ring the bell first and go in before I entered myself. I admit, I looked stupidly cautious and I think the girls were looking at me strangely. She tried talking to me in English but I think she gave up after awhile. She got tired of trying I suppose...hehe..
The first thing I see when I entered are posters of half naked men. Interesting decor for a lesbian club. I suppose it is a relic from the previous club owner. Apparently, it was a gay club called HOLE before it turned to a lesbian club. The club is situated downstairs. It was so quiet that I was starting to get worried that it would be an empty club. Entry to the club is 20GVR (3EUR). As I entered the club thru another blue door, I was surprised to see the club filled with women. Lots of them too!! Music was playing loudly, girls were dancing on the podium, laughing and having fun. I could grow to like this place.
The club isn't too big, which I think is fine since the lesbian community isn't so big in the 1st place. But the decor could be so much better. Everything in the club was covered with foil. I guess they were going for the cool, shinny, out of this world look but it looked more like a baking oven tray or chicken marinated in foil. I am not kidding when I said covered. The walls and collumns are all covered with it, well except for the dancing pole. Music was a mixture of everything from pop, rock, indie, russian music, house. Needless to say, when the russian music comes on, everyone was singing and dancing to it like there was no tomorrow.
Girls were mostly butch looking. Most having the sporty spice look but there were some old school butch wearing suit and tie. I asked one of the locals if there are more butch or femm girls in Kiev, she said there were more femm girls. But she said, almost all girls in Kiev are bisexuals. Good to know, hehe...Odd though, cos the number of femms in the club are outnumbered by the butches...maybe it was just today.
It seems like everyone knew everyone there. A few tried to talk to me, but obviously, that didnt hit off too well since they could barely speak English and my russian/ukrainian is next to nothing. Drinks are quite cheap too. You can get a Gin Tonic for 4EUR. Beer is certainly much cheaper. The workers here are very friendly and accomodating although they do not speak the language.
At about 11pm, the show started. It was a drag queen lip snyching to a russian song and then doing some standup routine. Again, just laugh along eventhough you have no clue what is happening. They even hired a local duo to play some old classic tunes (with the sax and a guitar). It certainly was a nice change compared to some other lesbian places I have been to where this one has live entertainment to boost the crowd....and thats not all. They even had a game. Of course, you have to be brave enough to volunteer to go up to the stage to be a guinea pig, but since evreyone knew everyone, it was not a problem at all to get some participation from the crowd. The mission of the game was simple: 3 girls from the crowd has to come on stage, sit on some sweets which were placed on the chair and guess the number of sweets. Simple enough. But the best part was that, the participants were very sporting. One of the girls actually pulled down her pants so that she could "count better" as she puts it. True enough, she won!! She got the exact amount...wow!
At about 12.30am, I decided to go back coz I had to work the next day. The club apparently closes at 6am every weekend starting from Thurs. Too bad I had to go back. I wouldnt mind staying longer but duty calls!!
Thurs: Special show
Fri: Karaoke and Strip show
Sat: Speacial show
opens daily from 6pm to 10pm on all days except Thurs, Fri and Sat when it closes at 6am.
911 Rating:
Ambience **1/2
Music *
Girls ***
Service ***
Price ***
Monday, June 19, 2006
Greece, home of Socrates & Where Lesbians Orginate
So...I am off in Greece for 3 weeks...work work work! I know, I know, most people would kill for this chance. I been here before and the last time I was down, it was a GREAT experience.
Seeing all the ruins (Acropolis, Theater, etc.), and imagining myself being there worshipping all the Gods and Goddesses, or better yet, people worshipping me because I was the Queen...ah...life! The last time I was here, I did manage to go island hopping, 3 to be exact, but mostly to the nearby islands (Poros, Hydra and damn I forgot the name).
Anyways, I was hoping that this time I get to go to my dream vacation spot 'Santorini'. But with luck NOT on my side, there isnt anymore flights to Santorini and if I really desperately want to go, I would have to take a 7hr ferry ride there...hell NO!
So, this weekend I killed time by hanging out at Monastiraki. This is where all the hip and happening cafe/restaurant/bars are. The best part is that the backdrop of the area is filled with beautiful scenery of the ruins. You can even see the Acropolis from there since it is situated at the top of the hill. Also, the best part is when you sit outside and just watch the people passing by. I have to say, a lot of very good looking Greeks, men and women!! Well, that is of cos if you are into dark haired and tanned people.In the evening, I ventured to a lesbian club. It was tough looking for the places on the internet. I took down 4 addresses, but I decided to visit two for the night. The 1st one is called Troll. I took a cab there and what a disappointment. The place has been torn down. I guess someone should UPDATE the website, hello!
So I tried to go to the other lesbian club. It is called Noiz, located at Eumolpidon 41 & Kostantinoupoleos (oposite Kanella restaurant), Gazi area. The best way to go there is by a cab...that is if the cab driver know where the hell it is. Funny actually...in Greece, you could just hail a cab from anywhere and the cab will stop in the middle of the road, even if it means that it is stopping traffic.
So I hailed for a cab, and he stopped...at the side of the road, but not really. So, some guy behind was shouting at him...of cos he shouted back with I am sure lots of foul words..the hillarious thing was that when he turned to me, his voice immediately changed, he was smiling and was polite. Wow, what a 180degrees change. It was like it never happened. So, I stepped into the cab and it took about 10minutes for him to ask me where I wanted to go. I wrote the address down and he was trying to pronounce the name over and over again but he doesnt get it. So eventually, he started driving and stopping other cab drivers for direction. Bear in mind that he is stopping at the middle of the road to ask for directions..
Eventually we made it. It was 11pm. I tried to enter the place but it was not opened yet. Apparently, I was super early. He said to come again at 11.30pm. I hung out at a bar opposite the club called Moshi Moshi. It is a gay friendly bar. Nice interior and the DJ was playing very relaxing music.
Come 11.45pm (trying not to be the 1st) and I headed to the club. There is a cover charge of 7euros but that entitles you to any free drink...I REPEAT, ANY! So get the most expensive one if you can..hehe... The interior isn't very impressive and the club isn't very big at all. It could fit maybe about 80-100 girls at one time.
It is quite darkly lit..but not to the extent where you would hit yourself on the face though. There are 2 bartendress. I started chatting up with one of them. She was really nice and not to mention cute too!! I was asking her about the other lesbian clubs around town. Apparently, Troll has closed down a year ago and another club that I went to the last time I was down (Perfume), has been closed for a few months too. Another club called Fairy Tale has also closed down. So now, there is only 2 clubs in town, NOiz and Onar (Elasidon 2 & Piraeos str., Gazi area). She told me that Onar is not really recommended unless I love Greek Music and Heavy Greek Ladies....wonder if she was just giving me the sales woman pitch or is it for real.
She later introduced me to the really cute and handsome waiter. He is sooo friendly. We both hit it off instantaneously. Anyways, the crowd only started to come in at about 1.30am, and that is the normal time cos it is summer time and people rather sit down and chat outdoor until sundown, rather than club indoor. Closing time is about 6am!!!
Most girls who hangout here are younger (about 18) to about 30 somethings...but mostly young crowd. I noticed that most greek girls are having longer hair, with make-up on and tight hugging clothes to show off their curve.. but still, that won't fool a trained eye...
Did I already mention that Greek girls are Goddesses!! And they really know how to party. The bartendress kept topping up my drinks for free and the waiter kept getting shots for me. By 3am, I was already super drunk!! The music is great. It is a combination of House, R&B and the obligatory Greek Music, but it wasn't so bad. Very good dancey tunes indeed.
The club was so GOOD that I went back the next day. But this time, I was smarter, I came at about 12.30pm. It was still not full though. I was starting to think that Saturday may not be a good day for clubbing. I was proven wrong. At about 2am, the place started filling up. It was more crowded than the day before. It was getting very uncomfortable to dance though. Especially since some girls got really drunk and started trashing around, thinking that it is a sexy way of dancing...I think. Got stepped on my feet a few times, got burnt on my arm by an idiot who didn't say sorry after her ciggies landed on my arm. She only shook her head. Dumbass!
Today, the bartendress who was working the day before has been replaced by a hotter bartendress. I didn't get a chance to talk to her though cos the place was too packed! The bartendress who was working came that night, but she was there to party. And BOY SHE DID!! She even did a Cayote Ugly Move..She danced on the bar..and she was gyrating her hips like Shakira. Good show indeed!
After dancing for a few hours, I started noticing a hot babe around the corner. Ok, there were a few hot babes...but this one caught my attention cos she looked like someone I knew. I inched my way towards her, trying to build up my courage while doing that. After 1/2 hr of inching, I finally was behind her. I tapped on her shoulders and introduced myself. She doesn't really speak English well. I asked her if I could dance with her. She pointed to the girl in front of her, 'She my girlfriend'. Wow, what an embarassing moment. The 1st time I gather enough balls to come up to someone to ask them to dance with me, and I get shot on the face..ewww...
To salvage my dignity, or whatever that is left, I introduced myself to her girlfriend. She was kind to me, but we didn't really talk, just a lot of awkward smiles. Oh well...can't blame a girl for trying. There were still more girls around...but I didn't dare venture my luck anymore. Afterall, I got enough ego bruising to attend to. Ouch!
By 5am, I got really tired and since they were starting to play more and more greek music, I decided to Greek out. And the worst part was that while I was saying goodbye to the bartendress and waiter, someone grabbed me from the back on my waist and wished me goodnite. I turned and saw a straight looking asian girl staring back at me. I could have stayed and tried out my luck, but I decided to play cool and smile and said goodnite to her. And now, I am banging my head against the keyboard while typing this out!!
All in all, Noiz rating:
Ambience ***
Music ***1/2
Service ****
Price ***1/2
Girls ****1/2
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Paris Part Deux - Femmes
Les 3w Café (8, rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris)
I came to this café last year as well after hopping out of Blisscafe (it is just 2 minutes walk from each other, so obviously, take the same metro: Hotel de Ville). The deco here is more modern and planned compared to Blisscafe. I suppose it gives a sense of professionalism as soon as you step into the bar. It was quite a packed day when I went in.
The girls who hungout here seem to be much, much younger compared to the ones that hungout in Blisscafe. Most of them are immersed in their conversation and there wasn’t any place for me to sit except at the bar.
Drinks here are similarly priced to the ones in Blisscafe but they are more extensive choices. The bartenders are very friendly and very chic as well. I cannot say much about the patrons though since I was sitting at the bar. Again, similar to Blisscafe, the downstairs is opened during the weekends for dancing as well. I guess I would have to come here during the weekends to check out if the music and women dance scene in France is any different from other countries.
Feel free to comment about this place if you have been here!
My ratings:
Ambience: ***
Girls:**
Drinks:**
Service:****
I came to this café last year as well after hopping out of Blisscafe (it is just 2 minutes walk from each other, so obviously, take the same metro: Hotel de Ville). The deco here is more modern and planned compared to Blisscafe. I suppose it gives a sense of professionalism as soon as you step into the bar. It was quite a packed day when I went in.
The girls who hungout here seem to be much, much younger compared to the ones that hungout in Blisscafe. Most of them are immersed in their conversation and there wasn’t any place for me to sit except at the bar.
Drinks here are similarly priced to the ones in Blisscafe but they are more extensive choices. The bartenders are very friendly and very chic as well. I cannot say much about the patrons though since I was sitting at the bar. Again, similar to Blisscafe, the downstairs is opened during the weekends for dancing as well. I guess I would have to come here during the weekends to check out if the music and women dance scene in France is any different from other countries.
Feel free to comment about this place if you have been here!
My ratings:
Ambience: ***
Girls:**
Drinks:**
Service:****
Parisian Women - Ooo La La
Bliss Kfé (30, Rue du ROI de Sicile, 75004 Paris, France)
I came to this cafe a year ago on a Thursday night. I found this information thru www.frommers.com . The best way to get to this café/bar is by Metro: Hôtel de Ville. It wasn’t very packed but the patrons there were very friendly. Even the bartender was friendly although she doesn’t speak English at all. This café isn’t very pretty to say the least. It is cozy but it feels like the idea to decorate the interior was just thrown around to see who comes up with the best idea. Very minimum deco and the walls are pretty bare. The effect is that there isn’t much character in the venue so it doesn't give u a lasting impression of the place. Also, the place is pretty dimly lit...I think it is too dark for a bar. I would say, the place would fit about 50 girls if some would end up standing.
The toilet is downstairs and apparently the café opens a dance floor every Friday night next to the toilet. It was quite dark when I went down to have a look, so I can’t say for sure how many people could fit in it.
So, I tried my luck again this year to visit the café. It was on a Thursday night as well. This time though, it was pretty pack for a Thursday. I took a seat at the back of the bar and boy oh boy, this time, I had a very different perspective of French women. You would think that French women are snobbish, especially if you do not speak the language. But 2 girls, actually came to my table and started chatting with me, albeit in broken English (still better than my broken french). The best part is that these girls weren't drunk at all and they still wanted to talk to me. Hmm..it could be the effects of the dim lights though....but hey, I ain't complaining!
Anyways, the bartender once again, was very friendly and even the patrons were very friendly. The patrons range from age 20s to 50s. It is a casual hangout…so wear anything that feels comfortable.
Drinks are pretty expensive, but then again, its Paris. Everything everywhere is expensive! The cheapest of the lot is Beer.
So for girls who are strangers to French and the language, it is quite a good place to end up chatting Frenglish with the patrons there. I certainly have a new respect for French women. Who said French were unfriendly to those who doesn’t speak French!! Merde! So, for what it lacks in ambience, it makes it up by having a good service and good crowd.
I came to this cafe a year ago on a Thursday night. I found this information thru www.frommers.com . The best way to get to this café/bar is by Metro: Hôtel de Ville. It wasn’t very packed but the patrons there were very friendly. Even the bartender was friendly although she doesn’t speak English at all. This café isn’t very pretty to say the least. It is cozy but it feels like the idea to decorate the interior was just thrown around to see who comes up with the best idea. Very minimum deco and the walls are pretty bare. The effect is that there isn’t much character in the venue so it doesn't give u a lasting impression of the place. Also, the place is pretty dimly lit...I think it is too dark for a bar. I would say, the place would fit about 50 girls if some would end up standing.
The toilet is downstairs and apparently the café opens a dance floor every Friday night next to the toilet. It was quite dark when I went down to have a look, so I can’t say for sure how many people could fit in it.
So, I tried my luck again this year to visit the café. It was on a Thursday night as well. This time though, it was pretty pack for a Thursday. I took a seat at the back of the bar and boy oh boy, this time, I had a very different perspective of French women. You would think that French women are snobbish, especially if you do not speak the language. But 2 girls, actually came to my table and started chatting with me, albeit in broken English (still better than my broken french). The best part is that these girls weren't drunk at all and they still wanted to talk to me. Hmm..it could be the effects of the dim lights though....but hey, I ain't complaining!
Anyways, the bartender once again, was very friendly and even the patrons were very friendly. The patrons range from age 20s to 50s. It is a casual hangout…so wear anything that feels comfortable.
Drinks are pretty expensive, but then again, its Paris. Everything everywhere is expensive! The cheapest of the lot is Beer.
So for girls who are strangers to French and the language, it is quite a good place to end up chatting Frenglish with the patrons there. I certainly have a new respect for French women. Who said French were unfriendly to those who doesn’t speak French!! Merde! So, for what it lacks in ambience, it makes it up by having a good service and good crowd.
P.s: I recently read that this club might be closing pretty soon. So sad!! The date of closure is 30.6.2006. I hope it is just a rumour...sigh, another lesbian bar closing...
My ratings for Bliss
Ambience: **
Drinks: **
Girls:***
Service:****
Website: www.bliss-kfe.com
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