Night Scene – Eds Bar


“Eds bar” is the name of a popular nightspot in Nadi, and is frequented by many locals and tourists. I particularly mention tourists because you are bound to find one there each time you visit. In my opinion, “Eds” is the only decent nightspot in Nadi i.e. if you’re looking to have fun without getting a black-eye, compared to most of the dodgy nightspots there.

Unlike many of the bars or clubs in Suva, “Eds Bar” doesn’t have a strict dress code, and you can basically show up on a busy night in shorts and flip-flops.

Well enough with the seemingly promotion of “Eds Bar” and on to the main issue of this post. If you’re from Fiji or have connections to Fiji, most of you would have probably received an email in your inbox with the subject “Eds Bar”. If you haven’t, then you can probably expect one soon or you can view the main content right here. Please, no applause, I insist.

The email contains pictures of two females in their bikinis dancing on poles, posing behind the bar, on the dance floor, etc. What has made this email so popular in local circles is that occurrences such as this are rarely caught on camera for the amusement and entertainment of people here.

The background story (thanks to the coconut wireless), is that this incident occurred on a quiet Tuesday night (if it were a busy one, they certainly would have been swamped left, right, center, above, below), and the two performers were flight attendants of a foreign airliner. At the rate that this email is traveling, hopefully it doesn’t land in the inbox of their boss.

Special props goes out to the photographer for sending out these pics. To the two performers, we at “Failed Paradise” and our readers sincerely hope that you won’t get into trouble with your boss over this, and we send a big warm “vinaka vakalevu” for entertaining this tiny nation. [snickers]

As you can see, a replay of the Fiji vs Wales 2007 Rugby World Cup match
is shown on screen

It’s quite obvious that they’re rooting for Fiji


The victory dance…

…Wait for it… 1, 2, 3…


“It’s Britney B*tch… Gimme Gimme

Gimme Gimme more”

Yes, a local female patron in the background is
loving every moment of this


For those that have never been to “Eds Bar”, here is proof
of the laxity in dress code. Shorts and Flip-flops. Suva, please take note


The slogan on the guy’s t-shirt says it all


I wonder what that guy is smiling about… hmm


Isn’t it amazing that there’s more than
one photographer at work


That there is a nice “Bula shirt” a.k.a. Hawaiian Shirt


How many bottles can you see in here?


Taking time out to pose with a fan. Which one’s the star?


Are those Milo cans in the top right corner?


Notice the red eyes in amongst the crowd below? Cool!


I saw a scene like this in Coyote Ugly


  1. #1 by kroms on November 18, 2007 - 6:13 pm

    nice “camerawork” allen

    i finally figured out how to post on this friggin blogger thing

    kip up tha good works :)

  2. #2 by Allen on November 18, 2007 - 9:21 pm

    No problem kroms. Looking forward to seeing more comments from you.

    Cheers! ^__^

  3. #3 by cieart on November 18, 2007 - 10:00 pm

    Imagine this happening at O’Riellys!

    And boy does the one in white love her Brazilian…I’m amazed i couldn’t spot one hair!

    I love the pic of her with the local guy who I assume works at Ed near the sign that says NO SMOKING…they should have underneath it “STRIPPING ALLOWED”!

  4. #4 by Allen on November 18, 2007 - 10:31 pm

    Hi Cieart,

    Actually, something like this did happen in O’Reillys in 2003. But it was an old guy X__X Then there were some near misses where this chick took off her top and sensually danced on the pole, but that was over in 5 minutes because her man caused a fuss.

    Regarding the Brazilian, the airline industry is very strict with that. It’s mandatory :p

  5. #5 by cieart on November 19, 2007 - 1:42 am

    Hey old guys want to have fun too!

    And pray to do tell what airline do you travel with!?!

    By the way – it’s cieart. I’m a bit anal about the the capital c.

  6. #6 by Wilson on November 19, 2007 - 5:43 am

    hehe and to think this sort of thing is going down in Nadi while we at Suva are restricted to a strict dress code and far more clothed women on the poles :(

    @allen lol careful with the capital c hehe

  7. #7 by keith on November 19, 2007 - 6:17 am

    Yeah, I don’t know who they’re trying to fool with the somewhat strict dress code here in Suva. I mean Victoria Parade ain’t exactly the classiest strip in Fiji, we live on a fucking tropical island and along with the crappy ventilation in some of these clubs, no sign will make a room a ‘no smoking’ area. With all bitching aside, anyone up for a trip to Nadi? :P

  8. #8 by Bellerophontes on November 19, 2007 - 6:52 am

    lol – this was definitely the “email of the week” of last week.

  9. #9 by Allen on November 19, 2007 - 8:11 am

    my apologies cieart. im good with you and anal. as you may have noticed, i have not placed any capital letters in here ^__^

  10. #10 by Bellerophontes on November 19, 2007 - 6:37 pm

    lawl TMI allen

  11. #11 by cieart on November 19, 2007 - 9:21 pm

    allen – ooooohhhhh, how sweet of you to think of me and have all in lower caps. However, your use of anal in your sentence made me think…you’re good with anal…hhhhhmmmmmmmmmm…

  12. #12 by Wilson on November 19, 2007 - 9:25 pm

    lord where is this going ><

  13. #13 by L.Cass on November 20, 2007 - 11:25 pm

    …caita

  14. #14 by Anonymous on November 21, 2007 - 4:54 pm

    Dude your pics are circulating thru work and personal emails in Fiji…a good laugh, I hear the girls are Air New Zealand flight attendants…Yoohoo!

  15. #15 by S on November 21, 2007 - 5:06 pm

    Oh the pics r indeed circulatin…

  16. #16 by Allen on November 21, 2007 - 5:34 pm

    @anonymous – those aren’t my pics i.e. i’m not the photographer. Read the blog post (slowly) again lol. I also will neither confirm nor deny the name of the airline mentioned above.

    Kia ora, to the kiwi readers! ^___^

  17. #17 by Anonymous on May 26, 2008 - 2:05 pm

    I was in Eds Bar for a few nights 2 weeks ago, and I think the guy posing with her underneath the No Smoking sign is the bartender who has long hair.. I think he was the manager on a few of the nights..

    Shame these girls weren’t there when we were…

  18. #18 by Anonymous on September 1, 2008 - 9:41 pm

    wow! can’t put anything past da paparazis aye! but I guess great publicity…..yeah the guy is just a bartender there not manager….and i heard EDS Bar is the ONLY nightclub in FIJI that has NO smoking inside! It’s just GREAT being there and not breathing smoke with da Air-Con on..And you can actually come out not smelling of stale smoke too! Great move! If only our clubs in Suva would do the same…..cheers

  19. #19 by Anonymous on December 30, 2008 - 4:57 pm

    GO EDS GO!! who knows what will happen next?
    and by the way, if any of you are ever in nadi, come check out the brand new back bar..’O’ for Owsome!!

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