The hostel has been opened for 6 months! I have made so many good friends in the hostel and so many good memories....I think it is the best decision I have made in my life.
I always ask myself: how come I always get nice and friendly guests in the hostel? After talking to ten thousand people and pondering over this question for a while, I think I know the answer. It is because of the amazing communal area! The communal area has guests lying down, reading a book, magazine, chatting, drinking, eating, watching movie....everything is in one area! Thus, everyone has to talk to each other. And when everybody is friends with everybody, the 'combined vibe' is amazing and infectious!
People talking and laughing with one another, and all 3 of them travel alone and became friends in the hostel!
Using my slimming machine while watching movie, when I am reading a magazine...
Another thing I realised is that our hostel always have super random events! Basically, not events that was planned for weeks, or not even days! Many of our events were created either on the day itself or the day before. Events....maybe it is more of an outing I must say. Outings that involve alcohol generally account for more than 80% of our outings!
Clubbing - Attica, Clarke Quay
This club is really nice! It has 2 levels: first level plays Pop and RnB music and the second floor is mostly house music. Crowd is very good and always have lots of fun. However, if you are here to meet locals, this club will not be the one for you. Most of the customers at this club are expatriates in Singapore who have money to burn.
Clubbing in Attica, Clarke Quay (super random. think someone just wanted to club and the rest of us went along)
Good night though
Funny british boys! They are really young!
Clubbing - The Butter Factory, One Fullerton
We went to The Butter Factory as well. This club is really nice! I think the music is better than at Attica and the crowd is more diversed. We had so much fun there, and stupid Raffael (the german guy on the left in the picture below) keep taking drinks from other customers' table! Well, we had free drinks (since alcohol is so expensive in Singapore), but it was a bit embarrassing because the other customers actually realised and came to talk to us. Fun night though!
Group of us at Butter Factory!
Everyone having fun....good night!
Sometimes after a good night out, which usually involve tonnes of alcohol, some people are too tired to go up to their dormitory to sleep. Thus, seeing how comfortable my communal area is (as explained earlier), they decided to just crash on the platform. Which is usually a good idea, unless it is a night that everyone is out clubbing and coming back at different timings. Why?
Sometimes people will stack things on you
Generally, a fortress seems to be a popular choice!
Some outings is due to events that everyone celebrate, so we have to! An example is St Patrick's Day! 4 of my guests (canadians) have actually bought bus tickets to KL but because we are going out for St Patrick's day, they gave up their tickets and bought a new one the next day to join us! When I asked them the next day whether they have any regret? The answer was 'Not at all! It was a good night!'.
Late night chats are always good! However, when it gets late and we have been drinking of hours, we start taking weird pictures...
What do we do when we are in the hostel, chatting, but really feel like going out but do not want to take a cab? We take a walk to a bar nearby and drink!
Like Mr Businessman over here!
What do we do when we are in the hostel, chatting, but really feel like going out but do not want to take a cab? We take a walk to a bar nearby and drink!
Sometimes it really seems like an excursion!
All ended well!
Usually after a night out of drinking, people get really really tired the next day. So what do we do? We can't walk around and explore the city while having a hangover....thus, we go to the beach together!
Lie around, do nothing, swim on the beach, get a tan....PERFECT!
Another thing that I did in this 6 months is that I went to KL and Melaka to talk to a few different hostel owners and to put my business cards and pamphlets there! The trip was good! All business in the afternoon, and relaxing at night! I met up with a few of my guests from Drop Inn, Singapore and went out for dinner and drinks together!
I love the girls!
At dinner
In conclusion, I think what I have learnt about my hostel in the past 6 months is that my hostel has basic facilities:
1. clean bed
2. clean toilets
3. clean linens
4. free breakfast
5. free wifi
6. 2 public computers to share
7. DVDs to watch
But most important, it is the atmosphere that makes this place special! How you meet friends whom you keep for the rest of your life and gain valuable travel tips! It is the people who make this place special, so big thanks to all of you!!!!
