All The Single Ladies (And Gentlemen): Magical Singles Day Today

The very second that this blog was posted was the most magical moment of what Chinese netizens are calling Magical Singles Day. OK, some of them are calling it Giant Singles Day but that's much less exciting. Anyway, the point is this: Are you single? If you are not, don't worry – you still have time to dump your life partner/significant other/soulmate, or whatever it is you call your other half. Yes, dump them so you can be part of an event that will not come around properly for at least 100 years (depending on how much you are a stickler for palindromes). Or you could be really cool and declare this the Day of Corduroy. Read on for some translated hilarity from Chinese blogs and suggestions for where to go tonight.

Here's Fluent Fix's excellent translations of nutty netizens:

  • Giant Singles Day, which happens once every hundred years, is upon us!… Better to act than just be be thinking about it! Quick, grab your telephone and break up with your SO!”
  • “Do you want to celebrate Giant Singles Day? Then go ahead and break up, there’s still time!”
  • “If someone is willing to help me celebrate Magical Singles Day this year, I’ll give them a Father’s Day to celebrate next year”

If that's put you in the mood, why not head to one of these events on this singular Friday?

Flamme Singles Special
Kro's Nest Singles Night
Le Petit Gourmand's Addition Evening

Lantern's 11-11-11 party
Singles Day with Slap
Tango's Singles Day Rock Show
Mandarin Plus party at Amandine

Or you can check out our Events section for many more ideas. Even better is that some of them have nothing to do with Singles Day.

Image: DumpedDays.com