Neptune... Uranus... and other solar bodies

So.... went to dinner at the Neptune Theatre tonight, which by the way is the only topless cabaret act in Singapore. Let's just say the experience was a little surreal. Here goes...

1) Come in and the first thing you see is a cabaret act. Swing number. Good! Then you realise that the lady is wearing some leather S&M thingy that leaves the cheeks exposed..... The second cabaret act is equally interesting... a strange hybrid of russian and indian moves. Of course, i didn't stay for the topless part at the end.

2) The MC was off-the-wall, as is usual for most MCs at most dinner-type events in Singapore. Singapore MCs must go through some whacked-out training school, where they are probably shown the worst comedy movies ever (which includes anything by Chevy Chase or Martin Short), and then drugged and beaten over the head till they have lost all sense of reason or humour. This must be the reason why MCs decide that they have to make everyone play stupid games and be as un-dignified as they are on stage. which is what this MC did during this dinner.

3) There are unopened bottles of Guiness and wine on the table, just begging to be opened. Wanton debauchery awaits!

4) The guest of honour proceeds to warble out My Way to raise funds, with everyone going up to present orchids.

5) I take my leave, hoping to catch a cab. and then end up walking 20 minutes to City Hall MRT and giving up and taking the MRT home. Cabs are an endangered species in the City Hall area. Anyone who says there are too many cabs in Singapore needs to be beaten over the head with a really really sharp idiot stick. Or spend some time running around like a headless chicken waving down anything that remotely looks like a cab.

Got to meet up with some old secondary school friends. It sure seems like our school produces geeks. 2 of us are doctors, 1 a lawyer, 1 a civil servant and the last a computer programmer. In some ways we all haven't changed from the nerds that we were in secondary school. We still like computer/video games, and we still play board games. The nice thing though was that we agreed to meet up for more stuff, like badminton or Dungeons and Dragons. That's definitely one thing I need to do this year, which is to get back in touch with some of my old friends. Oh, and the restaurant, Mouth Restaurant? It sucks big time. If you want good dim sum, go to a Tung Lok restaurant anyday.