WANCHAI.

[hobbes]

i don't go to Joe Banana.
Stage 1 Dreams Café
- SMART This is when you suddenly become an expert on every subject in the known Universe. You know you know everything and want to pass on your knowledge to anyone who will listen. At this stage you are always RIGHT. And of course the person you are talking to is very WRONG. This makes for an interesting argument when both parties are SMART.
Stage 2 Joe Banana
- GOOD LOOKING This is when you realize that you are the BEST LOOKING person in the entire bar and that people fancy you. You can go up to a perfect stranger knowing they fancy you and really want to talk to you. Bear in mind that you are still SMART, so you can talk to this person about any subject under the sun.
Stage 3 Neptune II
- RICH This is when you suddenly become the richest person in the world. You can buy drinks for the entire bar because you have an armored truck full of money parked outside the bar. You can also make bets at this stage, because of course, you are still SMART, so naturally you win all your bets. It doesn't matter how much you bet 'cos you are RICH. You will also buy drinks for everyone that you fancy, because now you are the BEST LOOKING person in the world.
Stage 4 In the street from Neptune to Strawberry
- BULLET PROOF You are now ready to pick fights with anyone and everyone especially those with whom you have been betting or arguing. This is because nothing can hurt you. At this point you can also go up to the partners of the people who you fancy and challenge to a battle of wits or money. You have no fear of losing this battle because you are SMART, you are RICH and hell, you're BETTER LOOKING than they are anyway!
Stage 5 Strawberry
- INVISIBLE This is the Final Stage. At this point you can do anything because NO ONE CAN SEE YOU. You dance on a table to impress the people who you fancy because the rest of the people in the room cannot see you. You are also invisible to the person who wants to fight you. You can walk through the street singing at the top of your lungs because no one can see or hear you and because you're still SMART you know all the words. Ciaoooooo

[corkey boy]

The bar staff at Strawberrys think your invisable too as they seemingly can't find you to give you back the change from the drinks you've just purchased.

[hobbes]

absolutely re strawberries --- i figure that place cheated me out of many thousands through padding bills.

[cheesebeast]

Absolutely, they're a pack of crooks.

Bought a girl a shot of tequila there recently, for some reason she decided after ordering it that she didn't want it so I drunk it - water! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Complain to the barman and throw a bit of abuse his way re the low act and he looked at me as if I was retarded, gave me a replacement tequila and carried on as though nothing untoward had happened.

Actually Fenwick seems to be staying open until at least 5am these days so only go to Strawberries if completetely desperate.;)

[cheesebeast]

And to those of you no longer in HK who are a bit homesick for Wan Chai, note that the last couple of times I have been to Dreams Cafe it has been taken over by a whole heap of white trash students which has scared all the flippas away.:mad: :mad: :mad:

[jb]

I luv Strawberrys , totally enjoy getting robbed in there.

[Handy Harry]

Stage 5 strawberries...ha ha you only THINK that you cant be seen!:D

Wonder if they still have the same rock band at Dreams?

[Joust]

Dreams have the same band (Karizma ?) , but a different lead singer . They're not the same now .
Man...they did a great version of Van Halen's "Jump" .

If you can recall an overweight gweilo getting on stage & singing The Cars "Just What I Needed"....that was me !

Anyone remember the good 'ol days of Ridgeways & The Flying Pig with the airline seats & the circular pool table ?

[jb]

Ridgeways & The Flying Pig , yeah i remember them but give me Strawberries anyday!

[Joust]

Ah yes...Strawberries , can't remember too much of that place....was never sober enough .

[Fat Bastard]

you're probably having much more fun and excitement in New Zealand jb - I'm still paying $300 in Wanchai for the after-3am hookers.

[jb]

Def not having as good a time as when in HK .

I remember those 8am hookers that would stand at the door in Strawberries looking for a victim......they were usually freebies but jeez they were ugly.