While you were hanging out in the sleepy pubs along Holland Village on a lonely Thursday night feeling enervated and lethargic, the sell-out SIM-UOL bash at China Black was only beginning to heat up! The organizers claimed that more than 1200 party goers congregated at the Pacific Plaza club. As a result, many people who were unable to get tickets earlier were turned away at the door.

Just like any other school/faculty bash, the highlight of the night has to be the much anticipated SIM-UOL pageant. Probably the only event this year that features the best lookers of the Clementi campus, support for the bash was tremendous as friends of the pageant contestants camped at the club in hordes.

The programme line-up was prosaic. Dominated by a fashion showcase of the event's main sponsors, the show was all about the contestants parading in everything the sponsors have to offer, from super low-waist hip-hugging short skirts to bare-back formal evening gowns.

The female contestants strutted onto stage each looked skinnier than the next. It was a parade of stick-insects barely camouflaged by the tiny pieces of cloth they wore. Naturally, this attracted much howling from hormone-raging guys and whispers of envy from jealous ladies.

The girls must have been through numerous catwalk practices as they managed to stroll confidently along the make-shift runway in heels without looking like nervous students waiting to fall flat on their faces.

The men were, well, mostly muscles. Mostly uninhibited, the boys made comedian (sometimes dorky) poses on the runway which brought on catcalls and laughter.

The crowd, made up mostly of SIM students were immensely enthusiastic.

Just like the audience of numerous idol-wannabe contests on TV, many party goers came equipped wth glow-in-the-light placards and even more sportingly compete in beer drinking competitions till they retched on stage! (Ok maybe the last part was not so glamorous but three hoots go to the lady who puked on stage!)

We received mixed responses from the party goers on the party. Kenni (20) said the pageant was mostly "bimbos and muscles", referring to how most of the contestants flopped the Q and A segment.

On the other hand, Brad, last year's Mr. SIM felt this bash was definitely more fun and better organised than the previous one. And why not? After all, the students of SIM-UOL only have this one official bash to look forward to this year.

To be honest, it is barely possible to discern one bash from the other especially with pageants tailored to suit needs of sponsors. The success of the SIM bash then can only be attributed to the tremendous turnout and the boisterous patrons, eager for fun and who can forget, drinks!

More photos of the SIM-UOL Bash can be found at the Photo Gallery

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