I lied.
The mingle schmingle event was not at the British Council, it was brought to us by THEM and it was actually held at Izzi. A restaurant/café that so happens to be owned by one of MissSeniorPisces ole' ISKL friend back in the day. I was briefly introduced to the owner at one of my rare art gallery opening visits some time back. I've decided that i am a total fan of their deep fried calamari.
Anyway, met up with MissSeniorPisces and GungHoAmu slightly earlier so we could grab some food before the event started. And i must say, the food was actually really good, i would definitely return should i be on that side of town.
And again, i have no photos to show off because i was hungry and by the time i even thought i'd photograph my food, it was close to finished. No point in photographing an empty plate right?
So anyway, the event was surprisingly entertaining.
We all signed in and were asked to wear the provided tags with our names printed on it. Beer and soft drinks were served at the start, since we all know alcohol is always great at social events.
I was expecting to walk in and see the room visibly split with guys on one side and women whispering to one another on the other. But when we walked in everyone seemed to be mingling. Of course there were no shortage of women and there were quite a handful of men. Obviously a few seemed more keen than others and were out to absorb as much information the professor had to share.
Anyway, the professor went through the basics of body language.
And how the body subconsciously tries to attract the attention of another. The simple lip lick and hair toss as a means to lure another. Just try to google - Dating Body Language and you'll get heaps of information. Basically it was the information that i had learned when i did Human Communication for a semester, so it almost felt like a refresher course with the added bonus of having alcohol present.
People laughed and there was crowd participation [mainly from GungHoAmu]. I would even say the tension in the air was non existent. In fact people were ready to mingle. So the professor decided to let us all do our thang but i think people were just getting antsy cause they wanted to drink more.
...
Anyway, long story short i didn't meet anyone last night. But i did share a few laughs and sharpened my observation skills slightly.
The only person that attempted to strike up a conversation with me [and wasn't someone i knew already], used a no-brainer chat up line, "Great tattoo you have there, is there any meaning behind it?"
So i thought, why not, he seemed harmless and proceeded to explain.
Never mind that he looked like he was in his early 40s, probably still lived at home with his parents and had his underwear ironed the night before. But i figured it would be polite on my half to continue on the conversation. Within seconds i noticed he was keen on passing his business card, so i'd save him the awkwardness by reaching into my bag for mine.
As he examined my name card he attempted to pronounce the name of the company that i work for [and below the name in small print the words, A multi-disciplined brand design consultancy].
He pauses.Then repeats the word DISCIPLINED [as if i didn't know what it meant].
Then he busts out with... "Discipline. I like that." [Just imagine his tone of voice a cross between perverse yet firm].
SO YEA! I don't know if it's just me or that my mind was just in the gutter but if that's not a hint to say he's a closet S&M fan in search of a Dominatrix, i don't know what is. But then again maybe he was trying to be funny. I hope.
Seriously, it was kinda creepy. I guess first impressions do last.
The mingle schmingle event was not at the British Council, it was brought to us by THEM and it was actually held at Izzi. A restaurant/café that so happens to be owned by one of MissSeniorPisces ole' ISKL friend back in the day. I was briefly introduced to the owner at one of my rare art gallery opening visits some time back. I've decided that i am a total fan of their deep fried calamari.
Anyway, met up with MissSeniorPisces and GungHoAmu slightly earlier so we could grab some food before the event started. And i must say, the food was actually really good, i would definitely return should i be on that side of town.
And again, i have no photos to show off because i was hungry and by the time i even thought i'd photograph my food, it was close to finished. No point in photographing an empty plate right?
So anyway, the event was surprisingly entertaining.
We all signed in and were asked to wear the provided tags with our names printed on it. Beer and soft drinks were served at the start, since we all know alcohol is always great at social events.
I was expecting to walk in and see the room visibly split with guys on one side and women whispering to one another on the other. But when we walked in everyone seemed to be mingling. Of course there were no shortage of women and there were quite a handful of men. Obviously a few seemed more keen than others and were out to absorb as much information the professor had to share.
Anyway, the professor went through the basics of body language.
And how the body subconsciously tries to attract the attention of another. The simple lip lick and hair toss as a means to lure another. Just try to google - Dating Body Language and you'll get heaps of information. Basically it was the information that i had learned when i did Human Communication for a semester, so it almost felt like a refresher course with the added bonus of having alcohol present.
People laughed and there was crowd participation [mainly from GungHoAmu]. I would even say the tension in the air was non existent. In fact people were ready to mingle. So the professor decided to let us all do our thang but i think people were just getting antsy cause they wanted to drink more.
...
Anyway, long story short i didn't meet anyone last night. But i did share a few laughs and sharpened my observation skills slightly.
The only person that attempted to strike up a conversation with me [and wasn't someone i knew already], used a no-brainer chat up line, "Great tattoo you have there, is there any meaning behind it?"
So i thought, why not, he seemed harmless and proceeded to explain.
Never mind that he looked like he was in his early 40s, probably still lived at home with his parents and had his underwear ironed the night before. But i figured it would be polite on my half to continue on the conversation. Within seconds i noticed he was keen on passing his business card, so i'd save him the awkwardness by reaching into my bag for mine.
[This is when it got a little weird]
As he examined my name card he attempted to pronounce the name of the company that i work for [and below the name in small print the words, A multi-disciplined brand design consultancy].
He pauses.Then repeats the word DISCIPLINED [as if i didn't know what it meant].
Then he busts out with... "Discipline. I like that." [Just imagine his tone of voice a cross between perverse yet firm].
SO YEA! I don't know if it's just me or that my mind was just in the gutter but if that's not a hint to say he's a closet S&M fan in search of a Dominatrix, i don't know what is. But then again maybe he was trying to be funny. I hope.
Seriously, it was kinda creepy. I guess first impressions do last.
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