Thursday, January 12, 2006

ice, ice, baby

Last night was by far the among the most exciting times spent with my sc friends. :)

For an unusual change, we decided to head down to the eski bar at holland v and test our endurance levels. It was a small quaint place, located just at the outskirts of holland v. There were basically 2 rooms - one was the main dining area where temperatures average around 15 degrees celcius; then there was an inner room which had tables and chairs made purely out of ice, and the temperature was -10 degree celcius.

We first sat around at the main area, ordered drinks and tried to get used to the cold. Then we decided to head to the inner room (or the Cold Room, as they call it) for a bit more challenge. And man, it was absolutely glacial! It literally felt like being trapped in a freezer. We froze our asses off trying to sit on the chairs, despite them having a fur covering over it. This is probably about the coldest one can get to winter temperatures in the North, perhaps. But it was very exciting. We came out for a short break. The second time we went in, we gave ourselves a challenge - to stay in there for at least 5 minutes. Most would imagine that it would be nothing, but don't underestimate the force of the cold draft being blown at you continuously. Time would pass painfully slow then. Open-toed heels certainly didn't aid in keeping warm. But nevertheless, all of us survived 5 minutes, and 2 of my friends continued to stay in there till they couldn't take it. A truly exciting experience indeed.


Posing with Mr Iceman. ;)