The V&A Waterfront is one of my favourite places in Cape Town. It’s got the best shops, there are lots of awesome food options and most importantly it’s filled with tourists all year round which kinda makes you feel like you’re in a different country. Being a restless soul who gets quite depressed if I don’t get to explore abroad regularly, being surrounded by foreigners gives me a certain level of calm. I know, I’m weird. At night though, it gets even better. The lights switch on and it gets quite a magical feel… Love it.
This past Friday eve I headed over there to celebrate my darling Dani turning one year older (and wiser and hotter and more successful – seriously, this chick is starting to annoy me
).
She chose the Alba Lounge for the celebration, but before ending up there, I got distracted by all the lights on route from the parking garage and had to stop to take some piccies first:
The Alba Lounge was the spot for bday celebrations when it first opened. But for some reason it’s popularity fizzled out after a while. Don’t know why really – probably just because Capetonians are mostly quite fickle and always on the search for the “next big thing”… I personally blame that culture on all the gawd damn hipsters! hehe
But I’m glad Dani decided to take us back there, because I had forgotten what a cool venue it actually is.
Just FYI – the outside deck area also has a pretty kick ass view and it’s a really nice spot to chill during the day while enjoying some yummy tapas and a killer cocktail.
One of the peeps I got to catch up with was my friend Brent. He’s been living in Singapore for the past few years, but is back in town for the moment. I had this strange “OMG, you look just like Robert Downey Jr!!” moment. That’s something I never picked up on before. But then again, I get criticized A LOT for not noticing things. For example – standing at the water cooler, discussing why a certain colleague hadn’t made it into work… Me: “Why?” Other guy: “Well because he lives in Vredehoek, right up against the mountain and they were evacuated last night due to the fire.” Me: “OMG, there was a fire on Table Mountain last night!?!” Other guy: “DUH, isn’t your bloody flat like straight on mountain facing!?!” Me: “Um… no…” Other guy: “You’ve shown me pictures of your view dammit!” Me: **looks at watch** “Oh crap, I’m late for a meeting…” **exits swiftly**
Anyways, I digress… Just check out the resemblance:

Brent's like a younger version of Robert Downey JR! I'm likely going to be stalking him from now on...
The birthday girl was looking hot in a grey and black number picked out by her husband who also happens to be her stylist and personal shopper. Love that boy!
I also got to catch up with my “neighbour”, Kim – she & her hubby moved into the other side of my building towards the end of last year. We live on the same floor, YET we never bloody see each other! What’s up with that biatch!?
I’m clearly I’m in the wrong as well. But I don’t ever have food at my place (cause I can’t cook and I basically live on junk), therefore my place isn’t quite “guest friendly”. Kim on the other hand is an amazing cook… I do however have lots of wine & hard liquor at my place (in case of emergencies), so I think the only way to resolve this is to have pre-drinks at mine and then starters, main & dessert at theirs. Sounds totally fair. Right?
By 11pm Alba Lounge was packed and the dance floor was definitely were it was at…
As the shooters flowed, the dancing became quite “interesting” to say the least. I saw some things that can NEVER be unseen and my friends are lucky I love them to bits and decided not to take photos. Or maybe I did… and now I’m just keeping it as blackmail… only time will tell. I had a big day the next day, so that meant for once I wasn’t the one doing stuff that would end up as good blackmail material… ha losers! It’s quite fun to be in the power seat. Mwhahahahaha…
Thanks to Dani for an awesome night. And Alba Lounge: Good to see you guys again.
xxx





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