Clubbing?...So not for me!

A lot of people don’t get why I don’t fancy clubbing. To a lot of people, being young, modern, having your own transport and own cash automatically sums up to becoming a ‘clubber’ on weekends – voluntarily. Here, if you tell people that you don’t club, then its immediately assumed that either you’re the traditional type who stays at home, or your parents don’t let you go out and do ‘that kind of things’ or worse, then you must be really boring! Because if you’re not any one of the three then why don’t you club? Well I’m neither too traditional, or old-fashioned, I’m not boring and my family don’t give me a curfew. I still hate clubbing. Here’s why:

1. Its too crowded
There are like a limited number of clubs in KL. And there are like 50,000 clubbers out every weekend night. Do the math! When you walk into a club, there’s like a large battalion of people already there, with more coming as the night progresses. The toilets get dirty, messy and crowded, sometimes running out of water, the waiters take 20 mins to get to you and yet another 20 before your drink gets there, the dance floor is so tiny, but you get ¾ of the crowd pushing against each other, trying to find a spot to move (not dance), there is no place to sit so you end up standing the entire night – imagine doing that in high heels, and before you know it, you’re sweating, your hair gets plastered all over your face, your make up runs down and you start getting as uncomfortable as a human can possibly get!

2. Its way too noisy
I don’t get why do clubs need to blast the music as loud as it can go? What could possibly be the point of that? If they are trying to discourage communication, then I guess that is working. It’s the most frustrating thing to try and have a conversation in a club. You end up yelling at the top of your lungs, trying to talk into the ear of the person next to you, and yet half the story is lost out among the loud noise. The waiters don’t get your order right, your friends and you end up talking in sign and body languages, and your ears start begging you to be put out of their misery. By the end of the night, you’ve probably got a sore throat, an ear-ache and worse – a freakin headache!

3. Alcohol
Personally I have nothing against alcoholic drinks. If people want to drink, by all means go ahead. It really doesn’t matter in the least bit to me if someone is having 10 drinks or the entire bottle. Whatever. But I don’t drink. Alcohol is just not what I’d want to drink if given the choice. Why? Its too bitter for my taste. That goes for all the genres of alcoholic drinks. The most that I’d have is a glass of wine – and I can make one glass last 4 hours. Lager, brandy, rum, whisky or cocktails – they are all the same. You had one you pretty much had them all. And let’s not start on the price of these things! 35 bucks for a glass of wine? You must be kidding! I could get a whole new dress with that money, or go watch 3 movies, or go have a really good treat of dinner. So no I don’t drink simply because I don’t like the taste of alcohol. And in a club, telling the waiter to get you a glass of Coke or something earns you a really nasty look.

4. The hours
Clubbing regularly begins after 11 pm. And it can go on to 4 or 5 am. And what I really don’t get, like really and totally and completely don’t get is WHY do people find it necessary to stay in the club right until it closes? What is the point in that? Wouldn’t it be better if you went for like and hour or two, had a couple of drinks, talked and laughed a little and then left after that? Why stay until the very end? It doesn’t make sense at all. Saturday nights are usually the clubbing night, where everyone is out in hordes, trying to impress one another. People stay till late and then what happens the next day? You wake up after noon, your head hurts like hell, you feel lethargic and drowsy, you’re dehydrated, you’re moody and irritated and you get a couple of hours left of the day before Monday begins and its back to work! Why would you do that to yourself?

There are like a hundred other things to do when you want ‘fun’. Hang out at your friends’ place and party, go for a holiday and take a break, go watch a movie in a group, plan a wonderful dinner in or out, do some charity with your friends, hang out with your family for a change, do something crazy like ice-skating or rock climbing, do some shopping or play a board game. The list is endless. Anything beats a night out in a noisy, crowded, expensive and annoying place.

But despite my lack of love for clubs, I have no issues when my fiance or bro go clubbing. Just coz I hate it don't mean the whole world would too right? My fiance has all the freedom to go when he wants, with who he wants and how late he wants. He enjoys it, so that's all that matters to me. Just as long as I don't have to go as well : ) Of coz I do go when my presence is required..like my bro's and fiance's surprise birthday parties and some thing called a Traffic Light party..to support Joanna : ) Haha! Once in 5 months is good enough for me.

I’m a typical Aquarian, meaning I’m very much in touch with my aura and my surroundings. I need peace and tranquility to be able to function as a human. Sending me to a club is like a walk in field of landmines. Every step taken is extra careful, hoping not to step on some mines and blow myself up. That’s what clubs do to me. My inner self gets all jumbled up and confused and I’m disoriented for days afterwards. My idea of clubbing is simple – going for an hour with one drink – and then going back to civilization. But no one else seems to share this view.