it was Nothing much, really.

poptart last night was a little disappointing, even though i was on the guestlist and got in free. the malaysian DJs were poor, nothing like adrian wee and zaidi. they played lousy tunes. the dancefloor took ages to warm up. even after midnight, nobody was dancing. first came the usual crowd favourites to pull them to the floor. then the DJs started playing shit. total crap. i got bored. the malay guys (who are usually enthusiastic, if not over-enthusiastic) were standing still, crossing their arms. people were leaving way too early. the club was getting cold.

i figured adrian wee stayed around to make sure these fools wouldn't ruin a party with a reputation that he took so long to build. he went up to the decks to point out the dwindling numbers to the idiots, who seemed totally oblivious. then came the safe songs. all of these were two or three years old, but since we hardly hear these at poptart, the music lovers stayed.

alas, the vicious cycle continued. the DJs started playing their own brand of bullshit again. guanming observed that they couldn't blend and mix the tracks. they were just playing them off CDs. even i can do that! while he left in disgust, i stayed, hoping for some miracle. it became apparent that adrian and zaidi were content to let the malaysians run the show. damn.

after much deliberation, i decided to call it quits. rachel agreed, thankfully. with assignments due monday on her mind, she couldn't totally enjoy herself, bad music notwithstanding.

still, there were some bright spots in an evening of weak songs and even weaker DJing. i met a few pals: min and bruce, and pins. here's a shoutout to y'all!