On a good day, polishing half a bottle of 18 y.o single malt isn't a problem. Slightly tipsy, yes. But not drunk and there isn't a need to puke. It's good whisky, tasty, rich and flavorful. Why the hell would I want to waste it all by puking it right out? I love my alcohol and appreciate the finer delicate flavors of the different single malts.
However, I'm not too sure how wild the drinking would be at the 'party' late afternoon. Although there isn't an official dinner scheduled, the counterparts have termed it as a Closing Party. That doesn't bode well at all. It screams alcohol like a neon sign. If my liver is going to suffer, it might as well be properly prepped for it. It's like, training for a run. Oh the oxymoron of healthy activities.
Have you seen the way the Vietnamese drink? I think they're worse than the Chinese. The Chinese (the ones we met) have eased off on the drinking at meals. I don't care about the drinking at nightclubs and lounges since I'm female and not welcomed. I can handle whisky shots easy. What I object to is the indiscriminate gulps of wine. Wine!!! They'll yell '100%!' and finish the whole glass in one breath! Wine is just NOT meant to be done in shots or half glasses. What travesty. But I'm in Vietnam and that's how they drink. DAMMIT.
This 100% drinking thing is quite juvenile. Most men (and women) are rendered stupid by alcohol. To be able to hold one's drink is one trait I require in my man. I can't have him end up as a blubbering fool on the floor. I can drink most men under the table. But even I quiver when it comes to drinking with the Vietnamese because a civilized drinking etiquette is an alien concept to the majority for now. When will they learn that alcohol is most beautiful in small doses? I wonder if they'll do this 100% thingy if it's a bottle of Black Bowmore at S$7000.
Since my doctor refused to give me any magic pill to negate the effects of alcohol, I've to stick to traditional means of hydrating thoroughly and carb loading. I'll eat oily beef rice (too bad no eeky fatty wagyu!) or something later and pop another 2 capsules of Vit B and Cs before the Closing Party. I need my body to produce enough enzymes to battle the acetaldehyde caused by alcohol so that I won't have an epic hangover the next day. At this sort of massive volume of ethyl ingested, I'll definitely stick a finger down my throat and pay homage to the Toilet Gods.
Let's see if I can decline alcohol later. For all I know, the Vietnamese I'll be meeting tonight might go easy on women. -_- After all, if I really don't want to drink after 2 token glasses of crap wine, nobody can make me.
However, I'm not too sure how wild the drinking would be at the 'party' late afternoon. Although there isn't an official dinner scheduled, the counterparts have termed it as a Closing Party. That doesn't bode well at all. It screams alcohol like a neon sign. If my liver is going to suffer, it might as well be properly prepped for it. It's like, training for a run. Oh the oxymoron of healthy activities.
Have you seen the way the Vietnamese drink? I think they're worse than the Chinese. The Chinese (the ones we met) have eased off on the drinking at meals. I don't care about the drinking at nightclubs and lounges since I'm female and not welcomed. I can handle whisky shots easy. What I object to is the indiscriminate gulps of wine. Wine!!! They'll yell '100%!' and finish the whole glass in one breath! Wine is just NOT meant to be done in shots or half glasses. What travesty. But I'm in Vietnam and that's how they drink. DAMMIT.
This 100% drinking thing is quite juvenile. Most men (and women) are rendered stupid by alcohol. To be able to hold one's drink is one trait I require in my man. I can't have him end up as a blubbering fool on the floor. I can drink most men under the table. But even I quiver when it comes to drinking with the Vietnamese because a civilized drinking etiquette is an alien concept to the majority for now. When will they learn that alcohol is most beautiful in small doses? I wonder if they'll do this 100% thingy if it's a bottle of Black Bowmore at S$7000.
Since my doctor refused to give me any magic pill to negate the effects of alcohol, I've to stick to traditional means of hydrating thoroughly and carb loading. I'll eat oily beef rice (too bad no eeky fatty wagyu!) or something later and pop another 2 capsules of Vit B and Cs before the Closing Party. I need my body to produce enough enzymes to battle the acetaldehyde caused by alcohol so that I won't have an epic hangover the next day. At this sort of massive volume of ethyl ingested, I'll definitely stick a finger down my throat and pay homage to the Toilet Gods.
Let's see if I can decline alcohol later. For all I know, the Vietnamese I'll be meeting tonight might go easy on women. -_- After all, if I really don't want to drink after 2 token glasses of crap wine, nobody can make me.
5 comments:
i detest forced drinking. but it appears unsporting to many people. in business it is mostly boh pian (no choice) as in this case.
i wish too that if people want to get pissed drunk, they do it at their own expense.
most men think it's macho.
i think it's stressful seeing a friend being forced and upholding his 'face' by not refusing.
ya, it's a sensitive topic with me. bleh.
stay safe. i load up my friend with carbos too. i grab a tub of popcorn with cashews, those that have butter caramel. poppycock or something brand. looks party enough without 'looking sissy' for those get-togethers.
hope you'll be alright. and a trip to the toilet gods? lol. omgawd. you're too cool. wanted to say love ya, haha. ;)
During the lowest point of my life, I was getting wasted regularly. Basically I was drinking and then throwing up, and embarrassing myself. It was when word started going around the company that I finally decided to clean up.
I used to pride myself as being a good drinker but the realisation that it's not something I want to be known for made me stop my bingeing.
These days I drink very, very rarely (once a year or less), and only if the alcohol is accompanied by food. I also drink equal amounts of water, which limits the alcohol I can imbibe. So far so good.
got magic pill one? I didn't know...
and pardon me for my ignorance.. so you consume oily food before the drinking to line your stomach? is that it?
I say go for it! Have great crazy moments. hahaha..
got people debase fine wine and classy hard liquor worse than the cheena's? that is a new one on me!
tuti: i'm good! :)
eveline: that's binge drinking! good on you for the self control now. wahahha. i'm not a good drinker. i only drink pretty much whisky and nothing else. only didn't mind telling people that i like whisky. not just drinking. there're so many complex layers to whisky that one needs to savor, not go wild.
jomel: yah lor. must line the stomach so that alcohol is absorbed and doesn't go straight into the bloodstream to make u keel over immediately.
sinlady: got. here lor. carbon copy.
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