HOW TO GET THE SPARK OF INSPIRATION

I reckon, for most of us when we want to get the spark of inspiration, we probably choose either to go for a walk, or take a snooze, or do some relaxation sequences, or to indulge in some mundane activities just to defocus the mind.

However, I was intrigued & fascinated to read an anecdote about the Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman, who apparently had his own method for getting the spark of inspiration.

He preferred the relaxed atmosphere of a topless bar, where he would sip a bottle of 7-UP, watch the sizzling entertainment, & if inspiration struck, quickly scribble the newly discovered equation on a cocktail napkin.

The closest thing to a topless bar in the Singapore context today is the bar-top pole-dancing pub, which the licensing authorities have only in recent times allowed to do so.

As a matter of fact, I had read not to long ago, an enterprising pub owner who had that spark of inspiration to emulate what Dr Feynman had enjoyed, was eventually caught & charged in court, together with his topless dancers from the Philippines.

Singapore maybe a funky & fine city, but once you go beyond the outbound markers, there is always a fine to go with it. That's to say, the eureka moment does sometimes unwittingly get you in trouble!

By the way, Lulu & Bibby, both from China, have been raising temperatures nightly with their energetic dance routines at Social House at Liang Court, River Valley Road. The club employs 15 lithe dancers from China.

[Please read today's Life Page of the 'Straits Times', which carries a main feature story, aptly entitled 'Raise the Bar'.]