[NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT.]
19th Oct, 2006.
I must say has to be one of the most eventful evening's I have ever spent!:)
My German friend, Didier was leaving Egypt on the 20th so we decided we have to all
spend time together before he leaves. He was spending the day with me at work,
so after we decided to go and get some sheesha and food and chill out. Went to my
favorite joint, called El Shader. Its the best place ever. So chilled out and
totally cool!
There was Ron, Didier and myself over there. We were supposed to be joined by Didier's boss Mac
who decided to join us at home instead of Shader.
We headed home and decided we'll relax and chit chat there with a couple of
beers. ( Little did we know that the night had a lot more in store for us!;))
Mac was this vibrant man, over the top a bit, but I loved that about him! He was soo
English.. brought back soo many memories... A few phrases that he used took me straight
back to being in Birmingham. I was having a good laugh.
We were soon joined by my Mexican friend called Manuel. He was a bit bored himself so he decided
to join in our evening... Little did he know how this night was going to turn out!:)
All of a sudden at about 10 30 we decided that my air con wasn't doing a good job of cooling
so we should go out somewhere. And Of course, Didier being the FAB dancer that he
is, we decided to go dancing. Went to Cairo Jazz club and didn't get in. It was a
special night on and it was either reservations or couples only. We were 4 guys and
only 1 me!:)
So we decided to move somewhere else. Being that it was too early, Mac suggested his local
pub in Maadi. He said we could go and play pool for a while till it was partying time!
We were all fine with that.
The other highlight of the night was the driver we had. The men were nice enough to
squeeze in at the back and give me the front seat. But I think I would have done anything
to trade!!!
We had a hero driver who I'm sure thought he was gonna get to work in one of the bond
movies or something like the fast adn the furious... Or he wanted to be a ralley driver
or he just had a subconcious wish to die!!(AND TAKE US WITH HIM)
I have never seen driving at such rediculously high speeds in the middle of high traffic
and trucking areas!!
The fact that the guy was havin a beer with us was enough for me belt up and pray for dear life!
Anyhow, We took of from close to where I live to Maadi. Reached this place. It was called Maharaja and Zen Zen.
Indian and Chinese cusine. I was a bit confused. I thought we were going to a pub. Never the less I thought maybe
they had a bar inside.
I had to make a quick phone call so I told the guys to carry on inside and that I would join them in a couple of minutes.
As I was finishing up my phone conversation, I saw Didier and Ron walk out and wait for me. As soon as I finished,
they had these funny looks on their face.
They came and said, 'well, its kinda dodgy, not really... just full of hookers!'
'Oh well', I said. What can we do:) Its gonna be an experience. So in we went.
Walked through the empty resteraunt to the back to a set of doors. As soon as we walked through those doors the whole scene changed.
Tables to start with, a pool table, a bar and lots of women! Not Egyptian. By the looks of it they were either from Thailand, or Sudan.
More black women though.
Walked to the end and got the last table in the place. I first sat facing the enterence and then I felt like I had to turn my back to
the audience. So I changed seats.
Now that I had my back to the place, I was facing Ron, Didier, Mac and the wall!!:) Which wasn't too bad at all!!:)
Manuel was doing a great job of filling me in on all details of what was going on behind me. :)
How he thought that the women were UGLY:) and there was only one who could probably be transported out and passed off other wise!
I was absolutly fine there .. and didn't really bother about anything, till the time one of the girls came over to the table next to us, to get 'nothing'
and look and me and gimme this look!
That's when I sort of, kind of felt umcomfortable. Just that look.
Manuel was quick to tell me that the look was soo specifically, ' we do not like new faces around here..'!
LOL
and just checking out who I was and how I was..!! Oh dear.. that was fun...
I have to say.. it was an experience...
After a while of chit chatting and singing along (to some really good music that was put on by Mac on the jukebox) we decided to go to the other place Mac
had told us about. So that we could dance a bit and basically get out of the place which was kinda making people feel awkward. Well it wasn't that bad for me.
I was taking it as an experience. My friend Didier was too worried about what people would say or think!:)
You could see it on his face. He msged me saying, ' awkward'! hehe
OK. Decided to take off from the place. Didier and I were walking out and I all of a sudden was very concious of the fact that I was walking arm in arm with him!
My instant reaction was to push him away!:) How strange. I don't care what people think on a normal basis, but still somehow I still managed to seperate and walk away!
Our bond driver went off to go and get the car. While we were waiting talking about the other place that we were going to.
All of a sudden there was this car reversing at full speed and screetching! That soo had to be our car. The driver was a great guy.. but I probably won't
be sitting in the car he's driving again!
:)
Another 20 minutes of hard core praying to grab on to dear life... And there we were. In a place called 'Coma' (Ok with a name like that, I should have figured really.
There weren't many other options for how it would be!:)
It was in a hotel. Walked in and saw this biiigggg huuuggeee ugly face on the left hand side. With its mouth WIDE open! This was the enterence to the club!
THe good thing was this club was ABSOLUTLY empty. SO basically it was all to ourselves. No matter shady or not.
Mac told them not to play arabic music and automatically they switched to english 80's music!
We stayed there for an hour or so. Dancing, well at times or like complete lunatics at times:)
Which was absolutly great fun. It was the first time for Manuel to see us like that.. We all know we're insane, it was his first time to see it! lol
At about 20 to one my tummy wasn't really helping me. It was giving me a bit of a hard time ( I had just about recovered from an upset tummy!) So I decided that we will leave by 1. I was going to take either Manuel or Ron back with me but both of them were ready to leave as well!
While we were leaving, the DJ put on some songs that really took me waaayyy back in time. I grew up listening to these songs, Seeing my parents hear and dance to these songs. I had to stay back and dance a bit longer.
At about quater past my tummy just couldn't stand it anymore.. I had to leave to go home and to my bed!
So I decided to take leave! Three of us left Didier and Mac to enjoy their night which continued till about 4 in the morning!:)
I dont think I could have done it with the work I had the next day!
All in all it was on hell of an entertaining night. We all had a good laugh. Glad we could actually take it in good spirits. Ron and Manuel were surprised that I took it in the right spirits. AS far as I'm concerned its all good for an experience. ITs a side of Egypt I would have never gotten to see otherwise..!
Like I said. I think I was a bit taken aback only because its Egypt. THis in India or Thailand or elsewhere is expected. Here it took some time to sink in!
I dont have many pcitures of the night.. Just one of the pick up joint we went to. Miguel did go to the loo as an excuse to get pictures and was being inticed by the women on the way there.. But he failed to get more than one picture.. He thought he got them but he didn't!
I would say better luck next time... But I am not so sure that there will not be a next time!:) lol
So you got to make do with what we have!
:)
TIme for me to sign off! Lots of love to all as always,
Regina Felangi! ;)
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