I haven't attended a proper 'ethnic' party since.. time ago, back in the day when my family actually got along with each other. I missed all the oversized pots of rice & peas, goat curry, chicken, and your usual jamaican dishes.. not forgetting the jollof rice that Kofi's mum made.. including the barbeque sticks. I attended this event as the being on Kofi's arm with the efficiency in serving alcoholic beverages at the bar. It turned out that my skills acquired from working at Megabowl's Bar in the past, had earned me great efficiency, customer relations and an excuse to meet people there (majority of whom I didn't know.)
I suppose drinking behind the bar was a bonus, as it was a party n all. Kofi disappeared for a short period of time at one point, wondering where he'd got to, I located him by squinting at his shaven head bopping up and down in the middle of a circle of cheering crowd members. He had appeared to have his dancing shoes on 'show off'. Oh, and not forgetting the return of the lollipop girl[1]. In fact, the moment we walked in the room, he started to laugh to himself and eventually confessed that she was here, but wouldn't tell me who she was. Turned out it was obvious when she finally came to the bar and Kofi started to act up (in a friendly way). She seemed nice enough, however its not like I actually had a conversation with her. I think she's jamaican.. plus she has a twin. Plus they were both wearing wigs of some kind (either that or purrrfect hair!).
I enjoyed the dancing, foremost, I've now perfected the skill of dancing exclusively in platforms, but I'm yet to work out how to achieve this without twisting my ankle slightly and having to limp all the way home barefoot. Thank god for 24/7 mini cab shops! It literally appeared out of nowhere while Kofi and I were practically licking this guy's feet (however he charged us £4 for a 2 minute ride!!)
So that was Saturday, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Same goes for Friday.. except for the excessive waiting in the cold.. ;)
Author: Doobs
Date/Time: February 18, 2003 11:19 PM
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uh.. where are the pics?
Well, he conveniently 'forgot' to bring it, plus he said it was 'too dark' to take pictures anyway.. (wha 'appen to flash?!), and he didn't want to have to look afta it.
i sort of forgot to take my cam with us. i spent too much time playing the xbox and in the end Abe was forced to push the off button before we could get going. we were running late and the cam was the last thing we though about.
had a nice time tho.
well.. late for what? Late for sittin at your bro's house for an hour or so waitin for THEM to leave??
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