What strikes you is that people in their forties and fifties are on the go too-dancing headily to the beats of Daler Mehndi and Backstreet Boys. Of course, it's still the Saturday Night Fever syndrome! "The crowd is thin on weekdays but peaks during weekends. People here are now on par with other metros-keen on dressing and entertainment," says George Mathew, DJ and entertainment manager, Park Sheraton Hotel and Towers. Sure enough, given the changing attitudes in the city, which has seen the software industry growing, cybercafes too dot the new townscape. But catching up fast as an afternoon sport for weary executives and a getaway for effervescent college students are the video parlours, bowling alleys, karaoke, snooker and pool tables. More than a dozen have sprung up over the last year-Billiards Point, Down Under and Planet Bollywood to name a few. "These are hot spots for school kids' birthday parties-something unheard of even five years ago," says 23-year old Neetha Prabhu, a student. "People in Chennai always had the potential to spend, but didn't have many options. Give them value for money and they're willing to bite the bait," says Karti Chidambaram, director, Kiwi Sports (P) Ltd which runs Down Under. Be it indoor games or outdoor treks and nature clubs, the hidden-and hitherto unsuspected-streak of adventure is finally showing through.