Life after Spring break...
Ahh Spring break...this is going to be my last spring break for awhile. I'm going to miss it A LOT!Why you ask? Well, the countries around the equator only have one season...and it's called summer with lots of rain. Hot, humid, and very very rainy...with chances of lightning. Hah! I remember there was a statistic that lightning activity is so high in Singapore that the odds of being struck by lightning was higher than anywhere else in the world. I think it's true because the local papers would often report of some poor dude who gets struck by lightning on the golf course.
http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1203
And well, Spring break is made fun by college kids going crazy for a week before they submit themselves to the humdrum of school and papers and midterms...
So this Spring break, I spent it at Aman's house and then headed to Chicago to party with some friends. I got to meet Dave O, bond with Aman, put up with crazy people on Amtrak (dratted train broke down for 1 hr on the track in the middle of a cornfield), and then clubbed myself out in Chicago.... I'm still recovering from the Friday/Saturday night cocktails I had.
I was also clued into the dating scene in 2 major American cities (Cincinnati and Chicago)
Disclaimer: let's just pretend Cincinnati is a major city for this entry
Apparently, people do not just hang out at bars to meet other singles at these cities. In fact, if you allow yourself to be creative, even the local supermarket and that art museum become hot spots for the swinging single! I kid you not...
My trusted sources tell me that singles in Cincinnati hang out at the local Kroger near Hyde Park, and that Kroger speed dating services are held at this location. Figures as the Kroger outlets are 24 hours and well, there isn't very much to do in Cincinnati. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to check out the crowd. Somebody who has been there tell me what it's like?
In Chicago, I joined my girlfriends in an event called "First Fridays" held at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Now, I will openly admit I have very little appreciation for paintings on a wall and statues and sculptures. I would much rather shoot myself than to endure being in an art museum. The only art I like and can appreciate is moving art ie. dance. So I was a little skeptical but was pleasantly surprised to see the crowd at the museum. Young professionals all looking to have a good time. No sleazy guys looking to grab your butt; but people who actually seemed interested in having a conversation. There was food, a DJ spinning house music and alcohol...lots of it. And then the magical SD word....speed dating at the museum. For some strange reason, the contemporary pieces actually looked quite interesting after a glass of martini. I can't say I made the smartest comments on the floor...probably made a fool of myself; but hey...it's Spring break and I'm allowed to have some fun.
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