New Year's Eve
So, it's New Year's Eve and Saigon is buzzing! There is going to be a street party down the road from us and there's also going to be a show and lots of food. It's the first time that the authorities have allowed a street party for NY and everyone is very excited.
Well, Tom was set on getting drunk and Phil and I were too so we set out and checked out the street party. It was ok really. Loads of people and everyone was eating, no one was drinking really and the show was quite cool with lots of OTT style costumes and acrobatic tricks. We weren't feeling it too much, so we after checking out a couple of watering holes, we decided on one that hadn't quadrupled its prices from any other night and then sat down at this table with this random girl who turned out to be quite 'different'... Anyway, after a few drinks, the mood picked up and we were ready for some more drinking action and went in search of a pub close to the 'happening' night club in town - Apocalypse Now. We ended up at the 'Underground' pub, a repro english pub with lots of tube signs where we also met up with Matt and Sandra.
Earlier, we did get doused in confetti and so we continued that in the pub - not sure people were that impressed - but while Tom was chasing me round the place, I managed to crack my toe open and then had to try to stem the flow of blood! Honestly, is there a week that goes by without me getting hurt in some way or another???!
Luckily, the alcohol in my blood stream prevented any infections - heheheh - and we were off to Apocalypse to see in the NY! It was packed! Loads of Vietnamese people were there too as well as the usual expat crowd and it was good fun. The place was crawling with 'beer girls' who were trying to get the guys to buy the beer they were representing!??! So you had a Heineken girl, a Tiger girl, a Bud girl, etc. the boys loved it obviously.
Danced the night away and had lots of fun with a massive countdown at midnight - hooray, it's 2007! After midnight, they held a raffle and the first prize was a massive Sanyo fridge freezer. I pity the poor sod who won it that night and had to get it home somehow...
Well, Tom was set on getting drunk and Phil and I were too so we set out and checked out the street party. It was ok really. Loads of people and everyone was eating, no one was drinking really and the show was quite cool with lots of OTT style costumes and acrobatic tricks. We weren't feeling it too much, so we after checking out a couple of watering holes, we decided on one that hadn't quadrupled its prices from any other night and then sat down at this table with this random girl who turned out to be quite 'different'... Anyway, after a few drinks, the mood picked up and we were ready for some more drinking action and went in search of a pub close to the 'happening' night club in town - Apocalypse Now. We ended up at the 'Underground' pub, a repro english pub with lots of tube signs where we also met up with Matt and Sandra.
Earlier, we did get doused in confetti and so we continued that in the pub - not sure people were that impressed - but while Tom was chasing me round the place, I managed to crack my toe open and then had to try to stem the flow of blood! Honestly, is there a week that goes by without me getting hurt in some way or another???!
Luckily, the alcohol in my blood stream prevented any infections - heheheh - and we were off to Apocalypse to see in the NY! It was packed! Loads of Vietnamese people were there too as well as the usual expat crowd and it was good fun. The place was crawling with 'beer girls' who were trying to get the guys to buy the beer they were representing!??! So you had a Heineken girl, a Tiger girl, a Bud girl, etc. the boys loved it obviously.
Danced the night away and had lots of fun with a massive countdown at midnight - hooray, it's 2007! After midnight, they held a raffle and the first prize was a massive Sanyo fridge freezer. I pity the poor sod who won it that night and had to get it home somehow...
posted by Phil and Tanja @ 5:42 AM
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