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That’s who I was, literally. We spontaneously thought up this costume idea before spontaneously thinking of going to the Big Wicked at The Compound. So we bought some Got 2 Be Glue hair glue, some tanning lotion, some accessories, and went as a couple of douches.

Douchebags travel with friends

We had one problem: our tanning lotion didn’t tan us so we didn’t look quite as orange as we hoped for. So in the club, we looked like regular dudes.

We should’ve used orange paint and painted ourselves. Then it would’ve been funnier. It’s okay. Next year, I already know what I’m going to wear as a costume. It’s gonna be BIG.

The popular costumes for this year was the Joker (of course), and the Jabbawockeez. I swear, it looked like every Filipino dude had a Jabbawockeez costume. For girls, it was the standard affair. I saw a lot more sexy cop costumes though.

The club itself was okay. I’m getting way to old for this crap. There were cool costumes and sexy girls, but I wasn’t feeling it at all. I think it was because I wasn’t expecting to go to a club, and it was a last minute thing.

Or maybe because I’m am old. Sigh, I wish I was 23 again when I could stay all up all night partying.

I went to a friend’s sister’s sweet 16 birthday party. I was there to chaperon the little kids. You know, in case some punk brings in drugs or alcohol. I was observing the kids’ behavior, and it wasn’t much different than what I was expecting.

All the girls were going crazy having fun. And all the boys sat in the corner looking nervous and bored. They tried to look cool and macho to hide their shyness. Only a few boys were extroverted enough to venture out into the dance floor to dance with the girls.

This is not any different than how adults act in clubs. That’s why there’s alcohol in the clubs, so guys can have fun. Or else it would be just girls dancing with guys just moping around watching them. Oh wait, that still happens even with drinks.

We went to Opera nightclub last Saturday, and my friend told me his disappointment with the lack of hot girls. I didn’t know what he was talking about, I saw a lot of hot chicks there. Maybe he had high standards. Or maybe he meant a lack of playboy-bunny, lingerie, Photoshop-quality model chicks. If that’s what he meant, then it’s true. Atlanta don’t have many model-quality chicks.

I used to be high standard too. But I noticed my standards has changed. I see a lot of hot girls now. Why is that? Here are some reasons I can think of.

• I’m older than my friends, so I’m just more mature than them.
• I’m getting old, I’m just turning into a dirty old man.
• I lived in Atlanta a long time. I’m just used to the “Atlanta standard.”
• All the girls I hang out with is hot so that’s all I see.
• I don’t watch much TV or movies anymore. So I’m getting less brainwashed on what a “real” hot girl should look like.

But the reality is, unless you live in a entertainment-based city like NY, Miami, LA, Las Vegas, etc., there aren’t going to be bunch of dimes running around. Actually, the only city I can vouch for is LA because I’ve actually been there. But the quality isn’t any better than Atlanta, just the ratio of hot chicks to just “above average” chicks is higher.

Another reality is that normal girls you see in real life are ugly. They’re not photoshopped, have bad genetics, or they don’t have plastic surgery. Instead you see skin blemishes, sagging features, stubby legs, stringy hair, rumps and rolls, etc. Not only that, clothes and make up cover up a lot of imperfections.

I’m not trying to be preachy about how you should look for girl’s personality rather than their looks. I think that’s pretty gay. Because if you know me, you know I love looking at hot chicks. I’m probably the most shallow person out there. And as a guy, I’ll admit that we love looking at the hotties.

Anyway, don’t expect to see super-duper-model chicks. They’re rare in your “normal” city. Yes, even if you live in “metropolitan” cities like Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, Washington DC, etc., they won’t exist in abundant numbers. Even London wasn’t that impressive in terms of hot girls.

When you go to “The Punchline,”:http://www.punchline.com/ sit as closest to the stage as possible.

I went to see “Russell Peters”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqn9rXu1TCM on Friday night. It was great. But I think it was more of a great time because I sat in the front. I was so far in the front, my legs were actually on the stage.

Why is sitting on the front great? Because “you’ll get clowned on.”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boK0YxFxVQg I got made fun of a bunch of times from Russell Peters. It didn’t help that I was Asian since “he is known to make fun of Asians”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKXE5vDzzOc (at least “I wasn’t Indian”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw6RgIf6epQ).

Of course, if you have a thin skin, you should stay in the shadows. But if you like the extra tension and have a sense of humor, sit at the front.