Club Zinc at Concorde Hotel

i can't believe it.

I just returned from a host club.

Yes, right here in Singapore.

Ok maybe it's not a big deal for some of you, but for me, I've always linked host clubs to Japan...and to learn that there are some here is shocking...what more to visit one myself.

It all began during dinner with Sam after work today. She told me that Dennis was going with his colleagues and asked if we wanted to join for a while. Since we had nothing to do, we decided to go along, and together, we reached the place at 10pm (it operates from 10pm to 6am), which wasn't a good timing because we were the only patrons there. Oh well.

It's kind of different from the host clubs I stumbled upon in Tokyo. Of course, there were no big billboards with pictures of the club's 'star hosts' printed all over, and you don't automatically get asked to choose a host to entertain you for the night. So, in this sense, you can visit the place like it's a normal, usual pub, just with lots of eye candy sitting around.

Yes, I said it. Eye candies. There were good looking guys! lol. But it was quite dark, so perhaps that had an effect too. It was something like those I saw in Japan. Many had Japanese-y haristyles and most wore suits and Japan-style street wear. It was quite cool coz, you know, I love guys in suits, but Singapore just isn't the place for such attire.

Aniwaes, everyone was shy so we just sat around and entertained ourselves till about 11 when we finally got two hosts to join us. Sadly, Sam had to leave right after the two came, so I went off with her. It was noted though, that the two were quite good looking. I'm quite interested in 'interviewing' them coz...it must be quite difficult to just sit into a group of strangers and keep them entertained. I mean, you can't be a host who just sits there and let your patron feel bored, right? Hard job, but at the same time, quite easy money.

According to Sam, whose cousin's boyfriend owned the place (plus a few other outlets), tips are voluntary, you just need to buy the hosts a drink. Well, the guys also sing on stage so you can request for songs...I heard a few sing before I left, and their voices were pretty decent. It was just their pronounciation that needs a bit of effort to understand.

Sam helped the girls (Dennis' colleagues) to 'order' the hosts. Lol, it sounds odd but yes, it was somewhat like that. She approached the 'manager' aka papa-san to ask for two hosts and he asked her, "Which do you want? Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or China one?" To which she just said, "Shuai one can le." And then he pointed a few to her for her to agree.

Lol. Overall, it was an interesting experience. Somewhere I would never go without crazy friends.

Oh, I drank a glass of martell plus green tea! My rare few ventures outside champaign, but it wasn't too bad beyond the first few sips.

Next stop, TOKYO host club!
(Nah, kidding)
Only if there's ARASHI in there!