"Guess who's back? Back again? Guess who's back, guess who's back..." in e words of Eminem it sounds so right...n today, an icon of Singapore has returned after a brief respite...
Zouk...da king of the dance n music scene has returned...the white tree flowers again (in Lord of e Rings parlance)..it was a great scene at the re-openin last nite i tell ya...babes galore, Phuture with a larger dance area n the walkway linkin Zouk n Phuture lookin like a incandescent tunnel into the great unknown...hip-hop as only they noe how to play at Zouk made a comeback after a brief hiatus n the drinks flowed 1-for-1 till midnite once more...very cool n very refreshin even though the internal layout remained largely the same...i had been lookin forward to a new, bolder n differnet layout actualli..
why does a guy like mi, a practicin Christian who speaks in tongues n believes in da Bible go to such places, some may ask...after all it breeds lust, encourages drunkeness n promotes loose, irresponsible livin as well as substance abuse...
i seek not to defend myself or my actions, onli to give an account..first off, the music attracts mi..its great to jive to n great to listen..then there was a time when i was more confused n given to darker musings when i needed something light to contrast with..this was it..service in the army was n is hard..n i related to Zouk's music n end-day unwindin well..i would say it struck a cord in mi heart dat had become cold, hard n calloused..
furthermore, i admit, that i was lookin for love in such a place when first i went to Zouk...(some might call it sex)...it was a dark time in mi life, was dat stretch of ns..then later it became a sort of nostalgia..everytime i went there i felt again e feelins n confusion i had when first i went..as well as the relief at e music...i dun wanna be a disco-junkie man but i feel dat growin up, we all need our wild sides..its a learnin experience
like the fren i hav who kept paricipatin in sports or the frens who kept playn LAN games (not cos they were addicted but cos dat was somethin they related to)..i mean..its like some gals who pass thru dat lesbian phase of life who are explorin sexuality n emotion..there's a fine line between exploration n addiction/obsession but we all need to grow up thru these lessons i feel..growin up nobody truli understands how we feel n human beings need stuff they can relate to..i'm not talkin bout drugs or smokin or heavy drinkin...but stuff dat makes a person an individual..so he can say, dats so mi..its unique to mi n wat i relate to..it makes mi who i am n the way i tick..
its wat keeps us alive n chasin dreams, dreams that keep e dark nite of e soul away n keeps us sane...n finalli, i reason, won't it be better to do stuff we relate to (but not illegal, immoral nor harmful) when young, rather than when a guy's 50 n goin thru male menopause...i sure as hell dun wanna be goin to Zouk n dancin e nite away with some hot babe (ya rite) when i'm 50..."when you are young, do what pleases your heart with all your might"...Ecclesiastes
Crossing
8 years ago
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Well, you aren't the only one with darker musings... thought I didn't end up in Zouk... I ended developing a goth slant.
Well, I'm not too sure about the part about going to pubs, but I think there are times where we have make up our own minds about stuff and how our faith relates to that :) I became darker in outlook, but I found my faith there, as much as those around insisted that I should be bright like them.
Well, I hope in the end you find what you're looking for.
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