Mambo Jambo...

Whenever you hear "Mambo Jambo", you can't help but think of Zouk. I suppose this is a natural phenomenon since "Mambo Jambo" at Zouk has been ard for ages and really did put us on the world clubbing scene. On a personal note, Zouk is definitely my favourite club. It's such a pity that I haven't been clubbing often lately, let alone go Zouk. However, I did pay Zouk a visit last wed for the 2nd instalment of SQ's bday.

Before I commence on that night's events, it's a gentle reminder that the remaining entry contains disgusting contents so pusillanimous readers should refrain from going any further. You have been warned! I shall not be held liable for any mental or physical disturbance. Lol!!!!

Let us now begin...

The cast for that night were Shiqi, Jolene, Hai Hong, Singkiat, Kelvin, Ernest and me. Since it was meant to be Shiqi's post bday celebration, she was undoubtedly given the lead actress role and hell! did she not perform well. Hahaha!!!!!!!!! Having said so, Hai Hong stole her limelight totally. If this was a comedy, he would have won best comedian hands down. Even if he didn't, he had already won an award in my heart for his immaculate depiction of the role he was given. Kudos to you, Hai Hong...

The night started out like this... SQ, SK, HH and I met up earlier at Orchard Mrt to go out for dinner. In order to spend more at Zouk, we decided to have something nice and yet reasonably priced so I brought them to Lucky Plaza. For those who have no idea where Lucky Plaza is, it is located just opposite Takashimaya and Filippinos flood the place on Sundays. We went to this Rabbit Restaurant (not sure if I got the name right, it's irrelavant anyway) for some chinese delicacies. All of us ordered baby abalone with rice except for SQ. She went for "Buddha Jump Over the Wall" instead. Although I dunno if that was foresight or just plain luck on her part, the one thing I do know is that she made the right choice and she was really glad and relieved with the smart choice. Well... It is not so much of the baby abalone with rice being crappy. In fact, the the baby kailan more than complement the abalone and top with black oyster sauce, it just leaves your tastebuds craving for more. Truth be told, all of us really enjoyed our dinner. The reason why I am bringing this part up is due to the its significance in the latter stages.

Knowing how crowded Zouk can be on Wed nights, we hurriedly met up with the rest and headed down to Zouk. I can still remember vividly the time we reached Zouk, it was 945pm. Without further delay, we entered by Phuture entrance so that we could check out the whole Zouk, barring Velvet Underground. I was the only one whom have been there before hence, I did my part and showed them ard. After making our rounds, I suggested we hung out at Phuture first before settling at the main arena where "Mambo Jambo" is. Fortunately, we were able to find a space just beside the deejay area with a wooden fixture to place our drinks. Thinking back, it was quite a mistake for the guys to ask for drinks recommendation. I told them it's 1 for 1 and if they really wanna drink, they should try Zouk's Long Island Tea. It is definitely one of the most potent drink you can find in Zouk. They trusted my experience and heeded my advice. What they didn't know is that they had started their own demise or perhaps HH's... Lol!!!!

With their 2 jugs of Long Island Tea and my Lychee Martini, we went back to our area and started playing 5-10. From our game of 5-10, I have come to a realization - HH is damn fricking noob. He was standing to my left initially and kept losing till he couldn't take it and swapped positions with SK. He thought that would helped but let me tell you, when you are a noob, there's no escaping... His losing streak didn't seem to cease and with that, his drinking punishment continued. So much so that he finished almost one whole jug by himself at the end of the game.

It would take a no-brainer to guess the next outcome. If I could lie outside Copthorne barely conscious after downing one jug of Long Island Tea, there was no chance for HH to fare any better. I shall now unravel HH's journey of intoxication... Within a short span of time after our 5-10 game, HH got into his groove and started dancing to the hip-hop beat. Being a dance enthusiast myself, I joined HH on the dance floor as the crowd was warming up with the happy hours drawing to a close. It wasn't too long before HH drew my attention to his dancing. It was certainly unorthodox and unique. Lol!!!!! "HH should really audition for So You Think You Can Dance!" I thought to myself. Let's be frank here. There's no hell of a chance HH is gonna win the competition. However, he will definitely get his 10 seconds of fame. "So You Think You Can Dance" always show snippets of hilarious dancers during their auditions episodes and in my honest opinion, no one is gonna begrudge HH the chance of being one of those featured dancers. If you think I am exaggerating, you really have no fricking idea how funny it was. Even the rest of the casts were drawn to HH like bees to honey. All of us were laughing our heads off. Try to imagine HH dancing with his eyes almost closing in a combination of hip-hop, retro, erotica and contemporary and you will get the slightest bit of idea. This was HH's first stage of intoxication - getting high and losing control of his limps, just dancing vigorously to the music and being oblivious to his surroundings.

Right up to this point, all of us were having quite a lot of fun just watching HH. But clubbing isn't just about watching drunkards do their stuff so we did a bit of our own dancing and teasing. For my trouble, I got slapped real hard on the face by HH when I was teasing and dancing right in front of him. HH hor... Brother brother can slap me so hard is it! Nvm... Considering you were fricking high, I won't hold it against you. At the very least, I wasn't the only one with mishap. Shiqi got her beloved white hairband broken into two.... The only difference being HH wasn't the antagonist. So who among the cast had such a grudge against SQ to go till the extent of breaking her beloved hairband?

Suspect 1, Kelvin, was undoubted the one with the clearest motive. To a certain degree, he was victimized by the clique due to the sour breakup. Compounding to his misery, he still had to give SQ a bday present. If you think logically, the 2 reasons mentioned could well instigate his malicious attack on SQ's hairband.

Suspect 2, Sing Kiat, was the least active among the cast that night. He was too busy smsing. Furthermore, SQ is his so called "sister". But, if you factor in his relationship with Audrey, his suspicion couldn't be discounted given the bad blood between SQ and the two 02 girls.

Suspect 3, Hai Hong, was way into his own world. Struggling to even stand properly and yet still somehow managed to dance the way he did. On the surface, he seemed too tipsy to have any hidden agenda on SQ's hairband. On the contrary, the intoxication might just be a charade - something HH is fricking good at. We all know how SQ likes to hurl verbal abuses at HH. It could be HH had reached his threshold and masterminded everything the moment we stepped into Zouk.

Suspect 4, me, was too engrossed watching the dance battle on the dancefloor. Moreover, I had to look after my lil bro, HH, in fear that he might offend others by hitting them with his swinging arms unknowingly. As and when I could, I would grooved to the music. Hence, there really wasn't any chance of me getting close to SQ's hairband. Without an alibi, I couldn't prove my innocence. And not forgetting to mention I was also the organizer of the Zouk outing. It could have been a ploy for me to have an opportunity to get back at SQ and her defenceless hairband was the obvious target.

Suspect 5, Ernest, was busy teasing HH most of the time. As and when convenient, he would dance or hug Jolene so he was pretty occupied just like me. Among us, he is the one least close to SQ since he is not from 09. Compared to us, the duration he has known SQ is relatively short so it's hard for him to have any animosity towards her. On the other hand, we cannot forget how much time he spent talking to SQ's family at the chalet. To the naked eye, it might be nothing more than socializing since Ernest is also a Malaysian. Nevertheless, there is also a possibility that Ernest wants to get into SQ's good books given her family background. By breaking SQ's hairband without her knowledge, SQ would most likely be upset and then Ernest could lend her his shoulders and comfort her. In this way, SQ would be grateful if not smitten.

Suspect 6, Jolene, was the one spending the most time with SQ. They were literally inseparable except for the few odd moments when Jolene was dancing or being hugged by Ernest. Inevitably, Jolene had the most opportunities to do damage to SQ's hairband. Judging by how close they are, it is hard to imagine Jolene having such a malicious intent. In spite of that, Jolene could be feeling the heat of peer pressure. SQ was extremely hardworking in the past semester and there's a likelihood that Jolene was green eyed about it.

As you can see, each and everyone of the cast had their own motives. Who was the culprit? This question will be answered in the next post of this entry. Stay tuned...

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Sorry for the wait but part 2 is here at long last...

Before I unravel the mystery, I need all 09 pple to think bout how you find Jolene. To me, she looks kinda frail probably bcoz of her low blood count. She's also very mild-tempered and courteous. Can you imagine there's still someone saying "da jia ci" in this modern era! From what I know, she's also pretty well off. Oh ya, her body proportion is like 4-6 or maybe even 3-7. Lol!!! Her legs seem a tad too long for her body. And just recently, I have found another side of her. She's pretty caring towards her friends.

All in all, Jolene doesn't come across as a malicious person to me. However, you can never judge a book by its cover. For reasons not known to anyone, she broke SQ's hairband with her secret weapon, her super duper ultimate impregnable shiny braces. If not for the hairband, SQ's head could have been the one broken into 2. Well... The most amazing thing was that Jolene really concealed her intentions and brushed it off as accidental. To think that SQ actually believed her and carried on dancing.