Ivy

Last night we all went out to a club on George St called 'Ivy' which had a night with free entry on a Thursday - usually the entry fee is at least $20 as it's such a nice club, and so Thursday night ends up being their student night. The building is basically like a big complex with lots of different areas, like restaurants and bars etc. and is huge!

We arrived really late as, as usual, Ailsa, Grace and I decided to be stubborn and get the bus rather than getting a taxi, even though it was already 12.30am. When we got there the queue was massive, but Grace did a sneaky "Oh I'm meeting my friend down there..." and we ended up cutting at least half an hour off our queuing time and pretty much just got straight in! The first part of the club we went to could only be reached by lift, and so everyone just crams in. The weird thing is, is that you don't press a button to get to the floor you want to go to, the only buttons in there take you to the 5th or 6th floors, and so you just have to get in and wait for the lift to take you to the 4th floor... very bizarre but apparently it's to try and make it a little more exclusive in that area as some people wont work it out and will never make it, haha! You can see why they would want to make it more exclusive though, as it has a pool! Everyone just stands around the edges and on the little islands sticking out into the water and dances. The pool is 30 degrees, and you are allowed to get in it, but none of us were feeling up for a dip... these guys did though!

It's cool being by the water actually, as at night the lights reflect off and everything looks so pretty. I'm guessing it's going to be amazing when it's hot too, there are even changing rooms and showers etc. so you can properly swim! It's also open during the day, but again that'll be a ridiculous entry fee.

We then went back down in the awkward lift and then up some stairs to the main area which is basically just a huge outside dance floor with bars around the side and strings of lights hung above you. We found the rest of the group there, who had already been here for ages, and partied late into the night with them.

I left with four of the boys at about 3am as we all had to get back as had stuff on tomorrow and wanted to catch the last bus home. We sat at the bus stop for 45 minutes in the end, and no bus came, so we ended up sharing a big taxi (or 'Maxi' as the boys kept saying!) with loads of other people who were also trying to get back to UNSW. In that one taxi, we had an Australia, a Mexican, a Brit (me), a couple from Argentina, two German girls and some Asian boys - very multicultural! 

Feeling pretty tired today as didn't get to sleep until at least 4.30am but I don't have anything on until I start my first shift at work at 4pm so I'm just going to doze in bed. Also, Drunk and Disorderly Diana just messaged Goose and I to thank us again and tell us how embarrassed she is of the video, but that she will definitely show it to all her friends as it's too funny to miss. She's feeling a bit better today, thank god!

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