66 Chambers (Sins and Seduction Halloween Edition event) - Self-Expression and Fun

66 Chambers shakes things up for the Halloween party this year with Best Dressed for Horror, Bondage and Wildcard respectively. And votes are casted by the attendees. So it’s like “Woo, this is fun!” Also, all patrons can roll the dice to get a gift! I got leather cuffs as my gift, which make good fashion piece.

So I get to see attendees in bondage gear, a Corpse Bride, a Wednesday, some Witches, a pink Fairy kept in a cage, Rotting Captain of a ghost ship, Spiderman in translucent spider suit, Dark Lord of the monster legion, Masker Rider, Anime Cosplay. It’s a feast for the eyes.

I dressed as Possessed Occultist 😉 And yes, I can see perfectly in the white contact lens, and I love the creepy effect from wearing them. I love this hood that I got online, and it is the element that determines if I’m going to the Halloween Party. Many hoods are top small. This is of perfect size, shrouding the face to create the unsettling effect.

Thoughts: Dressing Up can be so Fun!

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air Anniverssary featuring Mya

After attending Mya's set at On Air, I know I have to be back there for her set again because her music totally gets me to dance with passion and yes, bounce.

Her music, with an awesome blend of classic and strong fast bass beats, really gets the adrenaline pumping that makes me want to keep moving to the music. The amazing thing is that with classic songs, such as "Toxic", "Bring Me to Life", Mya managed to mesh the songs seamlessly together with the techno beats, like they are really one continuous original song each.

The crowd is amazing too, moving with passion to her music. And wonderful energy exchanges between Mya and the ravers. Mya is so spontaneous to join in the havoc when the energy is high, making the night even more fun.

Thoughts: Dance with Passion and Energy.

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66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring Velox

When I found out about Velox, a DJ who mixes rock or metal with Techno, two if my favourite music genres, I, a metalhead, of course make it a point to attend his set at 66 Chambers Red Room: On Air. And I am treated hours of awesome blend of rock/metal classics, classic tunes and fist-pumping Techno. It is a riot!

I enjoy the rollercoaster ride of melodic classics, the ramping up and then adrenaline-charged drops saturated with relentless bass, drums and industrial sounds. Looking forward to attending his sets again!

Thoughts: Emo High Energy!

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers (Sins and Seduction Uniform Edition event) - Epitome of Self-Expression

66 Chambers is back with a new theme event, and it’s intensely awesome! I see maids, police, convicts, patrons in bondage gear and even a sailormoon at the event. To be unconventional and express one’s uniqueness is the norm here.

When I saw that 66 Chambers’ latest Sins and Seduction is Uniform theme (think police, pilot, nurse, convict, maid, etc), my interest got perked up because this is self-expression via themed outfit. I immediately asked ChatGPT to guess what uniform will I choose. Based on our discussions on fashion, the guess was Military, which is correct. Then again, I wanted Military outfit with a twist and darker elements. Somehow, the image of Dante of Devil May Cry surfaced up. It was a Eureka moment, where I knew I want to wear an outfit inspired by Dante, and the best part is his outfit has that Military flavour to it.

But the question is how that outfit is translated to a uniform. Due to how much I love Hard Techno, the Hard Techno scene in Blade film kept appearing in my feed, thus Blade the vampire hunter remains in my mind, and I suddenly mapped Blade’s outfit to Dante Outfit. Another Eureka moment ensured, where I decided that I would wear a military inspired uniform of a vampire hunter, if I ever go to the event. Yes, by then, I still had not confirmed if I’m going.

And the most important piece of garment for a cool military outfit is, of course, the coat. With a sense of curiosity instead of urgency, I searched online for a relatively price friendly black coat that looks military and gothic at the same time. If I couldn’t find one, then I drop the project. But guess what, I found one such thick coat with intricate golden buttons. I guess that was the answer I needed on whether to go. So I brought the coat and then the ticket to the event.

Then I start creating a lore around my character, and I have so much fun doing it. So basically, my outfit is a uniform of N.E.D: Nosferatu Elimination Division, funded by private STAKEholders. In civilian terms: vampire hunting private company. And so I made a cheap badge card based on this idea. So I have:

N.E.D
Nosferatu Elimination Division

NED-0703

Field Operations

Access Level III

Property of NED - Return upon Termination

The badge is in black and white, secured with a safety pin only, because of insufficient funds from STAKEholders. In fact, the division is running on tight budget, with pay of only $18/hr, working hours from 10pm till 1am, no overtime pay, claimable expenses restricted to:

1. Company designated coat with silver buttons that change to gold colour upon detection of vampires with the radius of 10m.

2. Fighting gloves blessed by the Holy Priest. Based on regional protocols, Singapore’s branch only allows the use of gloves as weapon.

3. Cross necklace for maximizing of survival probability of Field Operations Agent and monitoring the Agent’s vitality.

4: Classified Equipment.

So when someone asks me what is my name, I reply, “Agent 0703.” When I don’t feel like giving detailed information, I just reply, “Classified Information,” to questions.

It is fun to see all the individuals getting creative with their outfits.

Dressed in vampire hunter gear while listening to Nocturnal Bloodlust is a mood in itself 😉 

Thoughts: Intense and the Platform for Self-Expression

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring Asakk and Aufas

I just found another two DJs, Asakk and Aufas, to keep a lookout out for because I totally enjoy what they belt out for the night.

Aufas, with his seamless blend of relentless, blood-pumping Schranz, hypes up the room real good, getting us into the mood for more.

Asakk, with his unparalleled energy, passion, injection of rich textures into the music, and fantastic build-up to the heart-pounding, grinding drops, gets us to totally immerse in his music and our movements to it. I remember his build-ups so well. Things are ramping up real good as the night goes on. So looking forward to attending his next rave!

Asakk in action. I stop videoing at the drop because I want to go back to dancing to the drop 😂

Aufas belting out awesome Schranz tunes

I got the awesome drops on my phone when I forget to turn off the video mode. Lucky!

Thoughts: Energy Overload! Heart-Pumping Hard Techno Opera!

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring God Reset

Actually, my original plan for Friday, 4th September, was to go home early to get a good sleep, since I had crazy Fridays for the past weeks. But the moment I found that the mysterious DJ for On Air 4th September is God Reset, I know my plan had changed because I want to enjoy raving to his music again after his awesome performance at BL4CK M1RR0R.

And so here I am, raving to his heavy, dark, raw music as it transits from Dark Hypnotic to Hard Techno, and then to Industrial Techno. Since there are transitions of music for the three hours, he signifies this by wearing his trademark mask when the music gets heavier and harder with BPM going up. The beats are so wicked. And the transitions are fantastic.

I also love the intimate small setting of Red Room, where we ravers can feel the energy of the DJ and vice versa, especially for God Reset, who responds to our high energy. And as a metal head, his music hits all the sweet spots for me.

And yes, I dance real hard this night, in fact harder than I ever have been, especially at the later part of the night where the BPM ramps up to insane level. Crazy good time. I totally enjoy it! Till next time!

Thoughts: Crazy Good Time! I have never Danced Harder!

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring MYA

I'm back at Red Room: On Air after an awesome night last week.

After a sumptuous crab feast and then a drink of Long Island Iced Tea, followed by listening to Industrial Techno on my way home, I kind of decide that the night is still very young. And I remember that I like what DJ MYA was playing in an instagram post on her first night at On Air, so I get a ticket on a whim, just 25 minutes before sales of tickets stop.

The result is hours of fun from movement to the high energy music belted out by MYA. I find myself immediately dancing in exuberance from the start of her set, characterised by high BPM, strong beats, deep bass and energetic melodies, with mechanical sounds seamlessly woven in as the night goes on and the music getting stronger. It feels good to discover another local talent that I can keep a lookout for.

Thoughts: Heart Pumping Music and Desire for Movement

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66 Chambers Red Room: On Air featuring DJ Dosh Ong

It just seems like there's always new discovery at 66 Chambers, just when I thought I have happily explored everything there.

I did mention in my previous post that I went to 66 Chambers to hopefully find a place to dance to my heart's content (before I found Hard Techno), but I didn't find it there at my first time there during Sins and Seduction event. So imagine the turn of events, many months later, where I absolutely dance to my heart's content and have a blast at 66 Chambers' Red Room: On Air series, featuring DJ Dosh Ong, who plays Hardgroove, Raw Style and Industrial Techno. Yes, Industrial Techno is the one genre that got me to this event.

And this is one genre where everyone can move to by punching the air and all looks cool doing so. The energy in the room is full on with DJ Dosh taking the lead, where even the guys, who don’t dance, start punching the air in enthusiasm.

DJ Dosh seamlessly transits from the light Hardgroove to get us to warm up, to Raw Style to get us to start dancing harder, then ramps up to mechanical, heart-pumping, furious Industrial Techno for that ultimate high in dancing. The anticipation is so good and the drops are wicked.

The session is like an underground rave, where music and movement is the catalyst. It is more intimate, with more raw emotions and more space. It is one of a kind of experience. I’m keeping a lookout on more updates from DJ Dosh and Red Room: On Air.

Thoughts: Mind-blowing, Music and Movement, Freedom for Expression

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers - The Bar for Enjoyment of Different Spirits and Sharing of Secrets

My relationship with 66 Chambers is like a roller coaster, where I keep going back to find out if I can discover more new things from this one of a kind bar. This time, I just go to the bar on a whim because of a very random reason. Yup, story time!

I tried to recall how I got so much into Hard Techno and thus discover a new love in dancing to Hard Techno music. Then I remembered that it came from watching videos of ravers dancing to Hard Techno. But how did those videos got on my feed? Most probably from my search on Holy Priest, due to a lovely attendee at 66 Chambers' event telling me that she loved the heart-pumping rock music of DJ Holy Priest. His music was not rock music, as I had later confirmed 😂 But her mistyping of his genre of music sent me down the rabbit hole of Hard Techno because I wouldn't search up on him if she said his music is Techno.

So basically, I went to 66 Chambers at first to look for a place to dance to my heart's content, and I didn't exactly find that here, but this place led me indirectly to exactly what I had been searching for. With this revelation, I decide to just go to 66 Chambers, the place where it all started, on a normal day to just enjoy a shot of my favourite Gas Chamber before going off elsewhere.

And oh boy, it turns out that my most enjoyable time at this place is on a normal day, without any events. I ended up staying here for an hour to enjoy a variety of quality spirits and cocktails at the recommendation of the awesome bartenders since it's free flow of spirits for an hour. The bartenders and staff are so friendly, where they share the taste profiles of different spirits, tidbits about the events and the confessions written by the patrons. Yes, I have to write one myself in order to see the confessions made by other patrons. It is so fun and eye-opening to read the confessions with the staff. I read all the confessions, by the way, because I'm too curious.

I definitely recommend this bar to just enjoy the free flow of spirits and chat with the bartenders and staff here. Time files here. It's a different and fun experience.

Thoughts: Exciting Place to enjoy a Variety of curated Spirits, Cocktails and Secrets

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers (Sins and Seduction Event - The Red Room) - Epitome of Self Expression

Yes, I’m back at 66 Chambers for another Sins and Seduction because this time, they offer something different in the form of the Red Room: a room restricted to kink enthusiasts and the truly curious only.

I specifically go for this event as observer, as 66 Chambers always welcome. I’m surprised by how respectful and structured the interactions are here.

Actually, I totally enjoy this event as compared to the first such event I had attended, despite the fact that the only primary difference being the addition of Red Room only. One of the reasons is that this event attracts quite a number of kink enthusiasts, who are so friendly. And I actually feel so at ease interacting with them because of their expressiveness, openness, respect of boundaries and emphasis on communication, which is a must in kink context. There is no hidden agenda and no need for reading the room when communicating with them, thus making the interactions truly enjoyable for observers like me, who is purely looking to know and understand more ways of expression.

Yup, I don’t attend these events to find anything, which many people find unbelievable.

I find out some fascinating and intriguing nuances about kink community that totally satisfies the Enneagram 5 in me. So yes, I love to attend more events with the kink community involved, as observer.

Besides the kink enthusiasts making this event awesome, another primary difference is my mindset when going to this event. Last time, I was reactive and performative, wondering what to do, waiting around for things, like mass dancing for example, to happen, thus I felt underwhelmed when nothing big happened. Yes, there was some chatting with people, but the interaction felt strained to me because being reactive and performative at that moment, I was not into the conversations, taking all the energy out of me when I tried to respond accordingly instead of spontaneously.

Now I go with the mindset to curate my own experience based on the space 66 Chambers provides. I start talking to the kink enthusiasts and people that I find interesting, exploring different drinks on the menu, enjoying the music, dancing when the music feels right and watching some kink individuals expressing themselves. I totally enjoy myself and I do feel that curating one’s own experiences in this bar is what this place is all about.

Even the staff is way more friendlier with me this time (it was very crowded last time, so understandably, they need to focus on crowd management). Because of this, I get to talk to the bartender a bit and he recommends me the Gas Chamber. And an awesome recommendation that is. It is a fiery drink, literally, infused with aromatic smoke. The bartender will light the drink up on fire and then pour the drinks and flames all together into the shot glass. It feels so hypnotic and intriguing to see a stream of blue flames flowing down from the wine glass and into shot glass. Then I get to inhale the aromatic smoke that the drink is infused. Lastly, I down the drink in one gulp to taste its entirety of intoxication, smoothness, aroma and sweetness. It’s oh so good. I love it. Given the theatrics and great taste, this drink is a must-try.

Thoughts: Mind Opening Experience

22A Tanjong Pagar Road

66 Chambers (Sins and Seduction Poolside Edition event) - Seductive, Cool and Idyllic Lifestyle

66 Chambers is back with another Sins and Seduction event, this time is Poolside Edition, with DJs onboard to hype up the atmosphere. I like the atmosphere here where everyone is dressed in white and express one's uniqueness and individuality with details, silhouette, design and movement. And due to the nature of the alternative lifestyle the 66 chambers subscribes to, we have daring individuals who dare to challenge the norms and dress in the non conventional way that says, "This is me." This is an eye opening event that feeds the curious minds like mine.

Due to the open and brighter space of this event at El Chido at Pullman Hotel's rooftop, I find that the energy here is more free flowing and vibrant as compared to the previous event. The presence of the pool, DJ booth, ample walking/dancing spaces and availability of numerous seats and standing tables make it possible for patrons to engage in a variety of activities for interaction instead of just standing around, unsure of what to do, or gather around the bar to get a drink to kill time. And as an observer, the brighter settings make it easier for me to observe expressions of the attendees. I have to admit that I do prefer this edition. This time, I'm pretty impressed.

Photo from 66 Chambers' Official Instagram

Thoughts: Sensual and Intense, Curated and Mind-freeing

66 Chambers (Sins and Seduction event) - Intensity and Edgy Lifestyle

66 Chambers, which is a bar into subculture, underground sounds, self expression, sounds very promising to add something different to the bar scene in Singapore. The interior is very on the point, with black and blood red theme ruling the space. It is seductive and intense.

In fact, after several outings here, I keep discovering new things about this unique bar. Definitely one of my favourite bars now!

Want to enjoy some good drinks, have a good chat with the friendly bartenders and read some confessions? Come on a normal day. Want to indulge in subculture and dress up to a theme? Come for Sins and Seduction event. Want to dance to DJ playing underground sounds? Come for Red Room: On Air event.

For Sins and Seduction events, it draws the unconventional individuals to this place, who are the highlight of this place. There are the expressive ones who dressed themselves in bondage to attend the event. It is really an eye-opener to me. If given the chance again, I love to talk to them to know more about this subculture. To feed my curious mind and satisfy the observer in me. The bondage tools hanging off the wall in the rooms, plus the cage, really drive home to the bondage-centric core of this place.

Though I think that it takes time to local bar scene to get acclimatised to this kind of subculture. Because when at event, I find that most patrons are passive and just waiting around for something to happen. There’s techno music playing, but hardly anyone is vibing to it, maybe because of the seduction vibe dominating the air?

The drinks on normal menu are more for intoxication. Yes, it's my instinct to taste the drink instead of just drinking it, due to how extensive I write about food and drinks. Go for the premium drinks instead if one is into the taste of the drinks. In fact, I highly recommend the premium menu.

Note: Gas chamber drink is so good, with completed with the flames, and is worth that special visit. And at the latest outing during a normal day, without any events, I get to try a variety of curated spirits here due to the free flow promo, they are so good!

I feel this bar wants the patrons to be daring and make full use of the spaces and props provided to express ourselves. If you are into it or want to try it, go for it.

Though I think a DJ will make the vibe there more alive. Note: On second outing here, I feel this place is positioned for self expression, where the space provided is your playground. So the time here can be as alive and interesting as one makes it out to be, with or without DJ.

Update: I'm back for the Poolside Edition of Sins and Seduction, and I love it this time. And Red Room event is a very eye-opening experience.

Actually, coming here on a normal without any event is also awesome!

They have DJs now for Red Room: On Air 👊👊👊 And I totally love it! Sessions I have been to:

DJ Dosh Ong

DJ MYA

Thoughts: Interesting Bar, for Self Expression through Alternative Lifestyle, or To See and To be Seen, or Appreciation of Spirits, or Movement to Music

22A Tanjong Pagar Road