escaping reality

Oh, so this is a club. I seemed to have a much more elaborate image in my mind but it turns out to be a densely-packed loungey area with excessively loud music coming from behind an even more densely-packed standing area. The pulsating coloured patterns projected upon the ceiling were nice though.
It would certainly be interesting to run experiments on groups of people with loud sounds that affect balance and fake drinks that have no alcoholic content.
I also found that the environment is not conducive in the slightest manner for conversation. It is difficult to convey ideas to new people in such an environment.
It was also an opportunity to observe the inebriated. Here I see a very different facet of a colleague and it's not one that exemplifies his best qualities as a person. It seems as though people want to spend as little time in this 'real-world' as possible. They recreate their dreams or unawareness by excessively loud music, alcohol, lighting effects and possibly other elements.
Another matter - how can foot traffic be so heavy in such a small area. Where is everyone going? There aren't all that many destinations within such a confined space.
One colleague certainly demonstrated his 'can-do' attitude.  Although he had no fewer than three 'attempts', he declared the session a failure.  It begs the question of how to measure success. Perhaps it is impressing sufficiently with a dance in order to exchange contact details (sounds like a David Attenborough narration). Otherwise it could be related to that strange conversation emanating from a male toilet cubicle. hrm
Nevertheless, I'll try to keep an open mind on what others enjoy. It might even help on a developing professional relationships interview question. Having said that, Government House was a lot nicer.