Salam.
1. It was on last Friday night, while i was sitting in the middle of my bedroom patiently sorting all the catalogs that have to be distributed this weekend. Suddenly my phone rang and Din's name appeared on it [kenape la bukan Jamilah ke, Fatimah ke..seronok sikit nak jawab]
The phone conversation was as follows :
Din : Halo mat, ape ko buat malam ni?
Aku : Aku tengah susun² catalog. Awat?
Din : Owh, malam ni ape ko buat?
[dasar tambi punye budak..dah cakap susun catalog
tadi kan]
Aku : Huh? Aku tengah susun catalog nih
Din : Bukan, tengah² malam sikit
Aku : Oooh..hang ni cakap kasi terang la sikit. Jangan la
macam tambi. muahahah. Malam ni eh? Lepas aku
settle susun catalog ni, takde mende dah kot. Awat?
Din : Aku ingat nak melepak ar. Jalan² cari angin malam sikit.
Pusing² city. Amacam?
Aku : Hmm..Orait gak. Aku pun macam dah lemas ngadap
catalog ni manjang. Pukul berape nak gerak ni?
Din : Dalam pukul 11 camtu ke? Ok?
Aku : Set. Aku nak gerak nnt aku bagitau. Assalamualaikum
Din : Waalaikumsalam
So, that's how it began. After i'm done with my catalogs sorting, i went to Din's house to pick him up [kacau² Munir sikit] and we set off for our journey that night.
2. We hit Hungry Jack's first to prepare ourselves for the long night to come [makan itu penting..energy itu penting]. Surprisingly, it was quite empty for a Friday night, unlike what we had previously seen. Perhaps it is summer now, and people are out of Adelaide for holiday or something. As usual, a Whopper and a Hot Choc [i seriously need to reduce my caffeine intake]
After spending like, one good hour there watching drunk people antics and their "weird" dressing, we decided to stroll along the Rundle Mall and along the way, i found this poster that made me wonder why it's still being put up, on a clothes shop nonetheless
This was broadcasted back in 1983. Heck, i wasn't even born yet
3. Normally, there are no Malay students like us willingly going out this late on a Friday night, since you're very likely to encounter problems, particularly because you're Asian. Some random drunk dudes come and spewing some random rants at you and watching a group of black girls shouting at the whites [kalau usha diorang ni bergaduh lama², nanti kau pun tak pasal² terlibat] are some of the troubles you might want to avoid.
4. And that was our objective that night, to get a first hand experience on those troubles @ nak cari pasal, and i must say, we've been quite successful. No no, we didn't go out to be a part of that wild and kinky night. Saya masih suci dan terpelihara dari gejala² moral sebegitu. Sekian, terima kasih.
5. Back to the story, after walking along the Rundle Mall, we arrived at the most famous spot for night activities in Adelaide, Hindley Street or better known among us as "Sarang Maksiat"
The Entrance
One of the famous landmark here
6. We were approached by some drunk guys few times throughout the night. Funny, scary and all sorts of behavior, oh, and smelly too. The smell of booze were so strong it made me holding my breath everytime i walk next to them or next to clubs. These are what we encountered that night, in chronological order :
i. Two dudes came at us and "Hey mate, what are you doing? I bet you must be looking for vulnerable chicks to f**k huh!" Then he looked at Din "I know you did. From your smile i know you did. You dirty b*sta*d! Hahaha" Hotak kau lol. They even tried to hook us up with two girls that walking toward us, only to be distracted by another drunk group. We took the chance to escape.hahah. They are pretty friendly so all good!
ii. A chubby girl came at me and ask politely, whether i have some extra coins for taxi. I know this is just a normal trick, but seeing her friend is kinda hot (ngahaha), i gave her 50 cents. Jadila tu kan. Dah cukup gentleman dah tu
iii. An aborigin asked us where we're from. He even asked me "Are you a Japanese?" Aku rase nak gelak kaw² je time tu. See, i'm not that black!! hahah. Then we told him we are Malaysian. "Is that a Muslim country?" I've got a hunch not to answer this question since he might turned out to be a Muslim hater, at least his face expression while asking that question tells me so. Then we left him just like that [i'm thinking of answering 'yes' to that question the next time someone else ask me..just to see what's going to happen]
iv. A super skinny guy, talking about how he had just finished having sex with a girl on an alley somewhere around Central Market. He showed us the love bites on his hand, some scratches on his back and even bragged how he enjoyed the rough ride. Ish3, rosak akhlak kau ni. The last thing he said was, "I've gotta piss, oh wait, there is a hot chick there. I'm gonna go and hit on her" and there he goes
v. This is by far the most interesting encounter. On the way back to my car, along North Terrace, a black guy stopped me. He's much much taller than me, and pretty well-build too. He asked me whether i have a cigarette or not. I didn't quite catch that the first time he asked. So while i was trying to understand what he said, Din blurted out this old trick, "Me no English, me no english" .I held my laugh, since Mr Black suddenly turned sour and murmuring something in his language. The last thing i heard was "F**k you!" and bang!, he smashed the bus stop right next him. We were like, oh sh*t! Kalau kene batang hidung ni, mau berdarah! Sedikit cuak di situ. Trying our best to ignore him, we left without looking back, straight to my car.
7. Enough with the encounters, we also took the chance to do some night photographing. Here are some of the pictures :
Coles Victoria Square
Kene marah dengan Pak Guard Tambi lepas amek gambar ni
Next to Adelaide Tower, King William St.
Bus stop no berape entah
Bonython Hall
8. All in all, that was certainly a fun and entertaining night. Enjoying the city's view during the night, seeing people behaviour and some cam-whoring lol. Perhaps i should do this more often, but at different location. Ideas please?
