I sit beside a young, cute Greek guy at work. He is such a sweetie and no, I’m not hitting on him. He already has both his hands full trying to decide which girl he wants to date. [This I know from our brother-sister conversation that we have off and on, between sifting through the cases that we are working on.] And he always seems to have something happening over the weekend. It was like I was re-living my life through his words.
He’s always telling me about his Saturday clubbing and how he and his mates are most of the time down at the beach, trying to buff up for the summer and at the same time, trying to get a nice even suntan. It’s just so fun listening to him tell me tales of his life - so youthful. I feel ancient listening to him talk about this coz I never go clubbing here. Well, never been to a club since I’ve been here but been to many pubs though. It’s like when he tells me all this fun, I feel like my life is passing me by way too fast!
I feel like it was just yesterday that I was coming home from SS everyday week at 3am with smoke-stinky hair and aching legs due to the non-stop dancing from 11pm to 3am. *sigh* I miss those weekends. I don’t know when I’ll ever be able to have the same fun here coz I don’t have the right friends to go with. Like I said, my friends here are mostly Ted’s and my work colleagues…well, we meet at work and that’s about it. We live too far apart to meet up just to go clubbing and travelling by taxi passed midnight is just not my thing. I rather drive home half drunk than take a taxi in a foreign land. I’m not saying that it’s not safe to ride in taxis. It is I guess but there is a possibility that it’s NOT. And I’m not taking such chances at all. Even back home, I hardly take the taxi unless I have no choice. No offence to the cabbies, I bet many cabbies out there are honest to goodness dudes but there are also a handful of ol’ grubby fingers too, if you know what I mean.
Plus, you need to have the same kepala kind of friends if you want to go clubbing and have fun. It’s not fun if you have friends who just sit down and stare at the floor while you’re out there having the time of your life. It is good that you have a jaga to jaga your handbags and stuff but its the company that matters the most - at least to me. I hate to go clubbing with people who just stand there with a drink in their hand and trying to look cool. That’s SO not blending in at all!! I know that some people are shy about dancing but in a club, there is no room to be shy. Just let loose! I’ve seen some people who can’t dance for nuts and totally disoriented but they don’t care. It’s fun time and fun is what they get. 
With that said, as much as I miss hanging out like I used to, I don’t feel like I need to be doing the same now. It’s like I’ve outgrown it or something. I don’t feel that I’ve neglected that part of my life and I guess due to the amount of clubbing I’ve done, it’s like I’ve fulfilled my quota and don’t feel like I’ve deprived myself of that excitement and fun. It’s all good but it does boil down to one thing.
I’m getting old.
And thinking back, I still remember telling my ex-boyfriend that I’ll never stop clubbing even after marriage but I guess I have, to a certain extend. Now, I just go pubbing. 
by may, on November 29 2006 @ 8:32 am
I don’t even go pubbing… I’d just rather sit in some cafe drinking coffee, and stay home at night! *sob*!
by simple american, on November 29 2006 @ 8:52 am
Gee. Thats how I felt reading your blog Mui.
by anjali*, on November 29 2006 @ 10:40 am
Ya la. You do sound like an old fart whining about life.
by Wuching, on November 29 2006 @ 11:55 am
soon u’ll just be staying home every night watching tv!
by winn, on November 29 2006 @ 2:16 pm
hmmm!!! old oredi i more shy to dance la…..
i prefer to be a jaga of bags…….
but it’s true we’d only enjoy when we’re with frens we’re comfortable with
by nawooz, on November 29 2006 @ 4:21 pm
i said the exact same words to my old college mate. we used to have weekends all planned out and would only go home during the wee hours of morning.
with my current job and lifestyle, all i wanna do is it the sack when i reach home. i missed my old life!!!!!!! :crying:
by mervkwok, on November 29 2006 @ 10:43 pm
So I guess it can be safely said that marriage tames a person hahahha
by QuaVadis, on November 30 2006 @ 10:33 am
Alamak!!! Are we turning into an “aunty” material here :LOL: :LOL:
pretty soon I have to reupdate my links and call you Aunty YvY like how I call Aunty Lilian
by cmos, on November 30 2006 @ 5:22 pm
I veli scared one day, I find myself sitting at home alone on a rocker… eating crackers with Marmite… tat would be really uncle…
by sming, on November 30 2006 @ 6:12 pm
hehe.. I still like to go for clubbing but I only go less than 5 times a year…so can I still say I m young ah ?
by snglguy, on November 30 2006 @ 8:59 pm
Hah! Now you know how I feel…
by aida, on November 30 2006 @ 9:02 pm
hmmm i dont think i miss clubbing that much from my single life.
by J, on November 30 2006 @ 11:08 pm
i am only 23 going on 24, and i already find clubbing boring!
by Arth, on December 1 2006 @ 2:02 am
Do you know what i’ll do??
I party really hard until it’s not fun anymore….
Then I quit clubbing and partying entirely.
And then save money for marriage,
And then…..
by Chiwi, on December 1 2006 @ 5:42 pm
Oi~~~ :dancing: Party While you still can la!!!!!!!! Before the kids arrive!!! Then you will be really screwed!! speaking from experience! hahahaha
I am planning how to get rid of my kids for a few days to go out partying in my old haunts!:praying: But I know it won’t last! hehehe So while you still have the freedom.. Go for it before it’s too late! hehehe
by Sweetest Sin, on December 2 2006 @ 6:21 pm
Chiwi : I know!! But hor, the feeling of the ‘need’ is no more lar. Malas edi…
Merv & Arth : Errmm….I think I’ve reached that ‘not fun anymore’ stage and no, marriage did not ‘tame’ me at all. :devil:
J :Yea, I know what u mean…some ppl just hate it.
Aida : Totally get that but I figure that if I were back in Msia, I’d be clubbing my brains out! :LOL:
SG : Yup.
Sming : You’re as young as u feel you are. But hor….the one thing one must already remember is to dress tastefully…aiyo, some of the women here. Not exactly a head turner but EYE POPPERS!!! Scary…. :nailbiting:
Cmos : Hope u remember to wear ur baju and not sit in the rocking chair in the nude, hor. :LOL: :tongue:
QV : Oi oi….pls lar. No anak yet oso. Plus, this is what I would call progressing into the maturity age. Like wine…the older the better. Heh.
Nawooz : Omg….I know exactly how that feels wei. I look forward to Fridays so I can sleep in on Saturdays. Wah….heavenly lor…!
Winn :Dun say liddat….just a few drinks and u’ll be fine. One day, we got together-gether hor.
by consuela, on December 2 2006 @ 6:23 pm
fly over to honolulu and we’ll go party/dance/drink as though there’s no tomorrow!!! :party:
cepat!! cepat!!
hehehe :silly:
have a great weekend!
by Sweetest Sin, on December 2 2006 @ 6:24 pm
Wuching : Who said I’m not already doing that now? :laughing:
Anjali : Hhmm….takes one to know one. :LOL: You sound like as if u’re familiar with my situasi. :tongue:
Khor : Hehe…..:tongue: I always believe being young at hear and that it what matters.
May : Hahaha….I prefer teh tarik n a book in bed.