Zoukout

Pictures uploaded on 05 Jan 2006.
Entry posted on 12 Dec 2005.

It was F A N T A S T I C...!!!! Can't believe Jane, Mavis and Jiron gave this shit a miss! *tsk tsk tsk*

Me, Joel, Danny, Serene, Ming and Kenny made our way to Sentosa from Tiong Bahru.. Guess what? It took us 2hours to step into Zoukout!! The traffic to go into Sentosa, the traffic to maneuver around in Sentosa, the 30 parking lots left at Beach Carpark, the wait for the shuttle bus, the long walk from Beach Carpark to Siloso Beach and the ultimate long queue to beat and cut! And that took us 2hours...! By the time we dashed to the dancefloor, it was slightly after 2am and Nick Warren was half way through his 2 hours gig. Whew Heng ah... We didn't miss Armin's gig!

When we just arrived, the crowd was raving to Nick.

The 2hours journey to reach was definitely worth all the trouble! The weather was cool (it rained in the afternoon), the sand was cool for touch, the wind, the music was good superb marvelous, the lasers and stage setup was breathtaking! Everything's good.. When Armin took over Nick, it was PURRRFECT!! I like you Nick, but Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk and Ferry Corsten are on top of my hit list.. Sorry Nick, but still.. You have my support and cheers! :D

We moved nearer to the stage where it's comfortable and there are space!

Approx. at 4am, a strong gush of wind blew the whole of Siloso.. Me looked up and noticed a very quiet orange sky looming over Siloso.. Just as i looked down, it started to drizzle. Being able to attend this annual event, almost everyone cheered for the cool descend. The atmosphere got more insane and you could see people getting hyper. There was 'enjoyment' on their face and the drizzle with the lasers were spectacular! Nice..

Moments later, it started raining.. *bleah*

Many ran for covers, many stayed and continued. By then, me was shivering in cold and Joel was too shag to continued (he went site to shift 2 tonnes of sand earlier before we came Zoukout).. We decided that it was too cold to party and we left for home.. The wait for the shuttle bus, the countless of prayers for the cashcard machine to work, the 20mins journey ride home was a struggle.. But we're glad that we were at Zoukout and that we enjoyed every moment with Nick and Armin!

Will upload a few pictures soon.

Ratings for Zoukout'05 (7.4/10)
Good:
1) Cool and windy. (8/10)
2) Armin van Buuren & Nick Warren, with their marvelous gig. (10/10)
3) Right attire, no barang-barangs. (10/10)
4) Stage setup and laser shows. (9/10)
5) Sufficient space for everyone to dance/chill. (9/10)
6) Reasonable priced drinks. (8/10)
7) Crowd control security. (8/10)

Bad:
1) 3 queue points to enter party. (4/10)
2) Heavy rain and strong winds. (4/10)
3) Crazy traffic and parking. (4/10)

Thank you ZOUK! Thank you for Zoukout 2005! We had a blast! :D