Night Scene – Eds Bar

Allen — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:17:00 +0000

“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

Where’s Wally?

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Wilson — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:35:00 +0000

image source: Myfijifriends.com

According to the Fiji Times, bar owners met up with the police apparently in an attempt to calm them down after the boys in blue “…were concerned about the opening hours kept by nightclubs…”.

Lets have a little recap before I continue this.

The local alcoholic law prohibits the sale of alcohol after 1am. That means, no beer, no nightclub.

Much to the dismay of churches everywhere, pre-coup 2006, every nightclub closed after 3am. Most of the more cowboy essence nightclubs such as Birdland, Club 2000 etc ran till the crack of dawn.

It was common for clubbers to finish off from the early closing clubs such as Traps at around 2am, and proceed to the other nightspots and finish off their club-hopping at the toll of the church lali.

Police were always quick to show up at any club not showing the door to its patrons after 1am, at which the owners would try and charm them into letting the club stay open just a little longer. At times they would nosy around abit more, have a quick chat again with the owner, then leave, presumably because of the little ‘lunch money’ that has been handed over. At other times, the police really do force the club to close, either from the failure on the part of the owner, or pressure from the big bosses at police headquarters.

But for most of the part, it was generally considered a ‘normal’ thing to remain open after 1am.

Cue coup number 4.

Now with the army at the government helm, the chances of bar owners trying to turn a blind eye to the alcoholic law and its 1am connection has dropped to a near zero. Nobody likes to see a military truck pull up in front of their premises, let alone take them all for a little run around the yard. Traps, O’Reillys, even Bar 66 stop the music at 1. Hence the “…owners were now operating legally…”

As a result, the night scene here has somewhat abated, with more and more people choosing to stay home and drink/party, since the thought of only a few hours on the dancefloor isn’t enough to warrant the +$30 spent.

There’s always been the concept that drinking at home is cheaper, and with the advent of the early closure of the clubs, the veranda is looking ever more favourable as a drinking spot – nevermind the neighbours…

PS: It should be mentioned however that while the major popular clubs close at the designated hour, there are quite a few other clubs which still operate under the radar. Mostly the grassroot sort of spots that guarantee brawls and vomit, its amazing how they manage to still run with everyone else around them closing shop after 1am…

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Night Scene – Eds Bar

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