Am back fter a night of pre-birthday bar hopping with my dad, my brother and my cousin. There was dinner at the Irish village afterwhich it was off to the Odd Spot - where my brother wasn't allowed in due to his age. (Although I felt sorry for him, I wondered how many bars back home would go bankrupt if they implemented the same rule there. Kids under twenty-one routinely go drinking on a Friday night unchaperoned and usually make up the bulk of the crowd in my college town.) Later headed to Rocky's (apparently another very Filipino bar) at a hotel further out.
A karaoke contest was just ending as we walked in and the first set was about to start. The place was packed (who says Filipinos overseas have it hard?) and the opening number was a song from the eighties sung by a (possibly Bi) male lead vocal and his four backup bunnies dressed as Japanes anime schoolgirls.
They promptly followed that with a spicegirl- I-will-survive medley. I think. They were, um, very flexible and short of a full on floor show, they managed to keep the male populace in the bar highly entertained. The second set had even more back up (and front) dancers, this time in bikini tops and short shorts prancing to Beyonce and Pussycat doll tracks. The songs were more rock infused rather than sentimental pop numbers from twenty years ago. I kept my eyes on the band lest an anime character would lead me to say something I'd regret later. The drummer reminded me of Jonathan Buencamino.
There was a pool table near the toilets (which were nice and clean) and I was startled to hear my name called out on my second trip to the loo. An old officemate had recognized me. After a short interview cum catch up session we exchanged numbers and promised to lunch or meet for a quick dinner before I left. It really is a small world after all.
In total, I had a double shot of Baileys, three and a half beers (controlled) and enjoyed watching snippets of the basketball game on the big screen. Coca cola lost to Red Bull.
I'd like to thank my Dad for taking us all out and paying for dinner and drinks and the Anime squad for keeping them all entertained.
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