Drinking on a High..

Though Mrinal’s birthday celebration was a “low-key” event, her passing QE successfully was a “high-key” one - it was as high as LeVeL 33! Located 150 m above the ground, the spectacular view of Towering Marina Bay Sands and sparkling landmarks close by was a treat to our eyes. Glad with my secret wish of Mrinal staying back in Singapore today coming true, we made an impromptu plan to spend an evening at the World’s Highest Urbancraft Brewery. With the meeting being a spontaneous one, not everyone except Pratik and Raunaq could join us.

The special elevator took us to LeVeL 33 in a single quick shot, leaving our ears blocked with a sudden pressure drop. The brewery cum restaurant-bar looked fancy, thronged with office crowd, we being one of the few school going ones. Being a Friday night and with no prior reservation, we couldn’t manage to find a table for ourselves with an outside view initially, thus were put in a waitlist. We sat inside and ordered our first round of drinks, raising a toast to Mrinal for her QE and Rauanq for opening his new company! Mrinal, being a sample representative of “public opinion” ordered the only available vegetarian munchies for us- Bread- dips and fat chips.

Soon enough, the waiter informed us a table was available outside; the location offered the best view out of the whole lot. We were just on time to catch the light show at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore River was glittering in the vivid colours of the splashing laser lights. Pratik was his usual witty self, entertaining us with his one liner punches, his leaving Singapore soon being one of the excuses to meet up so often.  It was amusing to see Mrinal laughing and smiling her heart out on the most nonsensical jokes and comments. Raunaq, being the CEO of his new company, was excusing himself busy attending phone calls like professionals. Pratik and I took all liberties to mock at Mrinal for booking her tickets at the last moment, and surprisingly Raunaq, did make a couple of nice jokes too.

As the time passed, music in the background also changed to softer songs, completely complementing the ambience, time and eveyone’s frame of mind. Unlike 1 Altitude, which had loud music banging in the ears, jammed terrace, and marred view, LeVel 33 was a haven of peace and serenity and was perfect for spending a quiet evening we were looking forward to. As the night grew darker, breeze was getting cooler, urging us to order a second round of drinks, only to feel warmer. Sipping the drinks slowly, having the most random conversations, we didn’t realize how the time went by. At 1 am we compelled ourselves half heartedly to head back home as we needed some good rest for the plans following the next day. Pratik did ask if I’ll blog this evening giving various descriptions and ideas, I chucked the idea rightaway without giving a second thought. Seeing the pictures the next morning reminded me of the beautiful memorable evening spent, and hence this. It was an awesome evening spent, words still cannot describe the feelings! Cheers to us guys!