If you are romantically single or been through a nasty break up, Stupid Cupid might have been just what the doctor prescribed.
Hosted by The Bee at Publika on Valentine’s Day 2016, Stupid Cupid was specially aimed to celebrate the idea of anti-valentine and denounce the idea or possibility of happily-ever-after.
As we walked in that day, we already sensed an aura of melancholy and pensive looks from the patrons.
They mostly came by pairs or groups, and that made it hard to tell who was single and who was not.
Asocial, anti-love and anti-relationship people gathered together in one accord from 12 pm to 11 pm for several “bonding” activities, all in their quest to forget the ‘V’ word.
Ice Cream Solves Everything, Including HeartbreaksFood and competition are usually an awesome combination so an ice-cream contest will definitely pick you up from a rough patch. If you are feeling gloomier than usual on this day, all you have to do is eat ice-cream, tonnes of it, and in the case of the contestants at Stupid Cupid, they actually stand a chance to win something while at it too.
During the contest, ice-cream lovers had to stuff their faces into a pint of The Last Polka ice-cream and finish it in the fastest time to win Pestle Mortar Clothing goodies.
I’m Not Yours, You’re Not Mine, Be My Anti-Valentine
A peek behind the curtains and we found the funnymen of One Mic Stand with their little ping pong oracle and tarot cards. Visitors who popped by had their love life’s future and fortune predicted, to much amusement.
Sure, tarot card reading may be outdated in this era of the Internet and Facebook’s self-assessment quizzes, but online results almost always informed us that we would last forever with our partners; so we decided to take the risk. After all, it was on the house.
There Are Other Big Fish in the SeaFive volunteers were invited onstage to create an impromptu tragic story-line, one after the order. Each were given less than a minute.
Click here to watch the video and listen to them.
Other Big Fish speakers also came forth to share their real-life love tragedies that taught them life-changing lessons, whether it was looking to our past childhood for clues or being brave enough to let go when the relationship is no longer a boon to our life.
That is exactly what EX means: Thanks for the EXperience. Our time has EXpired. Now EXit my life!
“It’s Me, Mario!”
Organized by Kyo’s Game Mart and Zendersons Store, Nintendo fans got comfy on beanbags and took turns to battle it out on a projector screen to be top scorers for old-school, legendary games such as Pac Man, Donkey Kong, and Super Mario Bros.
Winners got the chance to bring home some cool PUMA goodies too.
Love? No, I Prefer Vodka
The Love Stinks, Let’s Drink bar was a quirky hand-crafted Boombox with eye-catching liquor bottles atop of various shapes and colours.
Stupid Cupid served up three different poisons during the event, with each costing RM25 nett.
Remember, pain makes us stronger, tears make us braver, a broken heart makes us wiser, and alcohol makes us not remember any of that crap.
Happy SAD – Singles’ Awareness DayNevertheless, as time goes by, more customers flooded The Bee, like a hive, and stood around buzzing with excited chatter as they waited patiently for earlier patrons to leave the nest.
The food and drinks may well cost you 200 ringgit or more if you aren’t careful, and it may be one of those pop pseudo fancy awkward dinners; yet we had a whale of a time and are ready to embrace our singlehood in the new year.
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~Elizabeth Gilbert
