Bottoms Up!

Last night was the work party at our director’s place and last night was also the night where I drank the most alcohol I had in my life. Usually, as a principle I do not drink alcohol just cause I’m not such a big fan of the taste and as well as the side effects. Yesterday night was a classic example of why you should not drink.

I got there at 6.30pm and had a Long Island Tea which consisted of vodka, gin, bacardi, trip sec, tequila, a splash of coke and a slice of lemon. The waitress was coming around with the teas and I took it cause it was the mildest looking one there, and I figured it had coke so it wasn’t that bad. When a colleague of mine asked what was in it, I was already drinking mine and nearly gagged at the amount of alcohol I was ingesting right at the very moment. So, I figured I’d pace my drinks and try and keep the alcohol to a minimum.

Not happening.

I was hungry and thirsty at the same time, so that did not help. I hadn’t eaten dinner, and I was already drinking on an empty stomach. By the time I finished the Long Island Tea (it was in a high ball glass), I felt slightly woozy and light headed. I made a frantic dash to the guy carrying the finger food around to try and fill my stomach before trying to drink anymore. I ended up eating a green curry chicken on a stick, 2 chicken wraps and some random pastry thing.

Before long, some other colleagues noticed that I didn’t have a drink in my hand and therefore suggested we get some drinks. And me being me, noticed these bright pink drinks in people’s hands and decided to try a Cosmopolitan. I thought it’d be sweet since it was pink.

Wrong.

When I was drinking it, the alcohol content was quite obvious. There was vodka, cranberry juice and lime concentrate in the thing, served in a cocktail glass. The colour of the drink was akin to a few shades darker than the typical Barbie doll pink. Needless to say, I drank it up pretty quick. We were doing the KK rounds so I thought I’d finish it to be able to carry my present and to own up to my KK

KK took 45 minutes and the raffle was drawn as well. By some fluke, my number got picked for the 3rd prize hamper. So I got a $50 Coles Myer voucher as well as a little basket of food stuff. I was so stoked! I bought the 3 tickets for $5 and picked my 3 numbers: 18, 28, 30. I don’t know which number got picked but it was mine. In the end, my managing director gave all of us a Christmas card and some Coles Myer vouchers as well. I was gobsmacked by her generosity and kindness. This was some great person who has accomplished so much in life and yet remembers her staff. Needless to say, I’m glad I joined. Not just cause I’ve got such a good big boss, but the people I work with are just wonderful and its something I enjoy. I can’t wait to get started!

OK, back to the drinking log. After the Cosmo, I had a bit of time to sober up since KK and the hamper thing took up a bit of time. I was really glad for that time to stop wobbling around in my heels, I was so afraid that I was going to trip over myself while I collected my presents. Thankfully, I still had enough finesse and sense of balance to be able to walk. Generally, I trip over myself so not tripping while wearing heels is great.

After the KK thing was finished, I thought I needed to have a non-alcoholic drink to quench my thirst and also show people that I’m drinking something. I got a glass of lemonade, which helped a bit. For a while.

After that, since my former supervisor asked if I wanted a drink cause she wanted to get a drink and I thought I’d try a Mojito. I’ve heard they’re pretty potent. I figured since I’ve slowed my alcohol intake a bit I might as well try it. It had lime, sugar, carbonated water and mint. This wasn’t that strong as I had imagined. Or rather my alco goggles have probably dimmed my taste buds by now so I wouldn’t have tasted the alcohol That went down slowly this time, cause I was hungry and my heels were starting to hurt at this point. I had taken an odd liking to the karaoke machine by this point and was itching to sing. I put that itch off for a while, so that wasn’t too bad We ended up singing really random songs, don’t ask.

Next, I figured I’d hit the cocktail bar and get a Sex on the Beach. This, I must say, is probably my fave cocktail of the night. It had vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice. I like sweet alcohol so this was perfect. Though by this time we had discovered the foosball table and I had discovered I had a talent for foosball when slightly tipsy We had ste down our drinks and by the time we had finished with foosball (or rather when my arm started aching from the spins), we realised our drinks had been cleared cause the cocktail bar was shutting down.

So I grabbed a bottle of water to really water down my alcohol content. I probably blew more than the legal limit, so it was great that I didn’t have to drive home. I got home and Jasmine said I reeked of alcohol She thought I was drunk at that point, but on the contrary. I was sober, well not entirely sober. I wouldn’t get behind the wheel of a car or blow into a breathalyser but my sense of balance was just slightly off. I wasn’t as bad as the really drunk guy who was walking all over Riverside Drive and singing to the sky.

I slept at 11.30pm (yes, I came home early) and woke up at 8.30am just cause I had my 8 hours of sleep. But being lazy, I did a toilet run and crawled back into bed cause I figured if it was my day off today, I might as well sleep as much as I can. And here I am now, 10 hours later and back from Christmas shopping. I’ve finally done my shopping and I’m glad I’m finished with it. I came back with the Twilight soundtrack and I’m stoked. Bella’s lullaby was so nice to listen to, really does put me to sleep. It’s so melodic with its piano and violin notes, its mesmerising. Make me wanna listen to it over and over again. I guess it gives me inspiration to do stuff.

I don’t need inspiration to clean my room now, what I need is time.

No time like the present.

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