Fridae

The one-year wait for Nation.VI is finally over, though waiting for the next might sadly be forever.

Partygoers at the Muscle Beach Pool Party - third in the Nation.VI party line-up and co-hosted by Ageha Japan - saw not just muscle boys, but also a torrential downpour: thunder, lightning and heavy rain.

Attendees at Nation.VI's opening party Military Ball - featuring Argentina-born LA-based DJ De Le�n - partied till dawn at the Hilton Phuket on Oct 20.

In the concluding chapter to Nation Retrospective, Fridae's party princess, Alvin Tan, revisits Nation 2004 and 2005, and gives party goers a preview of Nation 2006!

In a special two-parter, Fridae's party princess, Alvin Tan, revisits Nation parties of yesteryear as the countdown to Nation 2006 begins!

Fridae grabs DJ Kate Monroe, who swept partygoers at the last Nation party in Phuket off their feet, for a quick chat about her newborn baby and being back this year at the closing party to give partygoers a power-packed farewell!

Fridae talks to the director of the upcoming lesbian film, My Summer of Love, a mesmerising and dangerous journey into the world of teenage passion. The Oct 16 charity screening will benefit the Association of Women for Action and Research and the Cat Welfare Society.

A premier event for the women, by the women, W@Nation is the girl's answer to a Nation weekend of roaring good time. Co-organised by famed women's party organiser Two Queens of Singapore, the line-up promises to be a blast with DJs Lisa C and Kate Monroe where women can party alongside one another.

A life-long Madonna fanatic was in Tokyo last week to catch Her Madgesty's Confessions Tour and learns a few life lessons along the way � like always check where your seats are before buying the tickets.

From the creator of Rent, Jonathan Larson, Tick, Tick...BOOM! is a moving autobiographical musical about living the edgy life of a New York artist. Featuring a cast drawn from the original West End and Off-Broadway productions, including Hollywood star Christian Campbell, it'll be playing at Victoria Theatre from October 4-8.