While champagne toasts on New Year’s are as customary as… um…the New Year itself, why not be more avant-garde this year and go for some sparkly alternatives from other parts of the world? Here are a few recession-friendly suggestions that’ll make popping a bottle of Dom seem so last year.
This New Year’s Eve, ditch the champers for some exotic—and pocket-friendly—bubbly.
It’s around this time of year—the beginning—when I start to realize that my life is a mess. To be clear, “start to realize” is more of a euphemism for “have up until this point strategically ignored” but the new year kinda forces you to look closely at yourself*, **.
It’s around this time of year—the beginning—when I start to realize that my life is a mess. To be clear, “start to realize” is more of a euphemism for “have up until this point strategically ignored” but the new year kinda forces you to look closely at yourself*, **.
Since I filed the finale to my “By New Year’s Resolution” column late, you’ll have to wait till next week for it. For now, here are my 2012 New Year’s Resolutions:
When I meet people, to alternate single-cheek kisses, double-cheek kisses, handshakes, hugs, full-on body hugs and polite nods—completely randomly... To look less bored when talking to boring people...To look less bored when talking to interesting people. I don’t know what it is, my normal expression just looks angry and bored!
Sadly, after five joyous, stylish soiree-filled years of being one of the hottest party zones this side of HK Island, HALO has decided to turn out its party lights for the final time on January 8 2012. But that doesn’t give you the right to drink your sorrows away – now is the precise time to go all out. Get down to HALO on January 7th and raise your glass to the most memorable send-off HALO deserves!
Halo Turns Out Its Light
I was invited to a BBQ a few weeks ago, which is already weird because it’s December. It was hosted by some friends who live in Clearwater Bay, which is a weird place because it’s full of people wearing shorts divided into three categories:
The weirdness started early when we wandered through dozens of winding paths trying unsuccessfully to find the place. See, Clearwater Bay folks think it’s easy to find their house—just pass some mansion, and walk along a narrow path while huge snarling dogs bark at you behind some fences. But to us Central my-only-skill-in-life-is-doing-jello-shots people, every back road looks exactly the same: a place where you will get murdered.
Top Deck and Luraka Events Agency are jointly hosting a 3D New Year’s Eve Party.
To set the “deck” on fire, Italian music producer, Alexander Robotnick will play live electro disco music on top of the Jumbo Floating Restaurant. Get ready to move your body and have a blast on the deck’s dance floor. Not your style? Mark your territory at the open bar--which serves red and white wines, spirits and standard drinks.
New Year’s Eve is within spitting distance, so it’s high time to get into the party mood.
To the tune of “Sleigh Ride”:
Just hear those stock bells jinglin', ring ting tinglin' too
Come on it's a lovely December for a market rally together with you!
Oh wait my shares are fallin' and brokers are callin' "boo-hoo"
Good thing it's lovely weather so I’ll spend my time together with you
(Because we lost our house)
Perrier-Jouët and Entourage Restaurant and Lounge have teamed up not only for New Year’s Eve but to also celebrate the 200th anniversary of the legendary champagne producer. Together they will welcome 2012 with a very classy Black and Gold-themed bash.
Move over monochrome, time to hike up the glam factor because the new year is just around the corner.
Before we get to the pun-tastic puns, The Pawn is holding a James Bond themed New Year's Eve party. Expect live entertainment, a DJ and a gaming area (cough—casino—cough).
The Hong Kong pub crawl team has been hosting the crawls for about 78 weeks now - that’s more than a year and a half’s worth of drunken alcohol searching, so it's safe to say these guys know their stuff.
For their 79th crawl on Dec 22 (Thursday), they’re holding a special one just for Christmas.
(Sung to Deck The Halls)
Fill my liver with $30 dollar cocktails, falalala, lalalala….
Copyright © 2004–2013 Asia City Online Ltd. All rights reserved. | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
![[f]](/sites/all/themes/asiacity/images/icon-bw-facebook.png){kind=icon}
Join on Facebook![[t]](/sites/all/themes/asiacity/images/icon-bw-twitter.png){kind=icon}
Follow on Twitter
Send us Feedback
Contact Us