'Drink, don't Drunk'

Or I was contemplating between that title at the top of this post, and another title.

"A Fuming Eskimo."

But I decided on this chosen title instead.

The story begins. Person A and Person B invited LiOnHaRt and Person D to go drinking at Eski Bar, a sub zero bar (actually, only partially sub-zero, cos only a room was sub-zero.) I was expecting the whole place to be sub-zero. =P

Guess what? Person A and Person B were actually not that free on that night, but still the invitation went out. Before everything, person A had mentioned that he could only come at 12am. Yes, 12am?!? What for, right? Yup, I can see ya reaction, cos that's my reaction. So Person A accommodated LiOnHaRt and mentioned he would make it at 11pm. Right, LiOnHaRt could only accept that.

All these happened the day before the 'fuming eskimo' night. The 'final-and-not-so-finalized' plan was to meet at 8pm, at Orchard, to take a bus together to Eski Bar.

When the evening came, Person B mentioned that he could only come at 10pm. Okie, fine. LiOnHaRt still had Person D to depend on. So the 'now-finalized-but-still-not-so-finalized' plan changed a little from going to the bar at 8pm to 10pm. Person D and LiOnHaRt burned off the excess time by exchanging driving skills at Initial D.

LiOnHaRt and Person D arrived at Eski Bar at 10pm. Hm, no Person B around. Never mind. LiOnHaRt called Person B, hm, no answer. Never mind. Person D called Person A to ask if he'll really make it at 11pm, 'cos he has a notoriety. No answer also. Never mind. LiOnHaRt and Person D decided to go in there for a seat 1st, it wasn't too cold for comfort anyway, and LiOnHaRt is adverse to the heat and not the cold. They had a seat for 4, with 2 empty seats there. Just do the math, ya. =p It's amazing we could still get seats.

The crowd started to pour in. Countless people asked LiOnHaRt if they could take the seat, but he mentioned he had friends coming in. Well, supposedly. LiOnHaRt and Person D gave another call to Person B and A respectively again. Right, no answer. It was 11pm... never mind.

To avoid embarrassment, the two of them ordered 2 bottles of beer 1st, to secure their placing in the bar. By that time, think the waitress there felt LiOnHaRt was a psychopath with 2 imaginary friends already. But, never mind. 12am gradually came. Person A's initial plan of coming at 12am didn't come true. His notorious character came true again. LiOnHaRt started to mind. Person A just kept saying he was coming, coming. God knows if he was coming or... just coming. =s Person B became M.I.A. no reply, no answer to any calls made throughout the night. LiOnHaRt really started to mind.

But LiOnHaRt still counted on the fact that Person D was around. LiOnHaRt felt like a Fuming Eskimo inside; but the anger wouldn't help anything but worsen the situation between Person D and himself. So the mood was still calm, time passed on as LiOnHaRt talked with Person D about everything under the sun, or the moon, actually. =l

1230am. Person A said he was on a cab. So much for coming huh? Person B, still M.I.A. no reply, no answer. LiOnHaRt minded, the 'never' word couldn't find any reason for it to exist before 'mind' anymore. Both LiOnHaRt and Person D held on to whatever little sanity they still had after sitting through almost 3 hours with 2 imaginary friends. The waitress couldn't be bothered to ask LiOnHaRt anymore. The lavas of embarrassment churned round and round within a fuming Eskimo in Eski Bar.

1am. LiOnHaRt couldn't be bothered to care anymore. That was when Person A came. Great, he really was coming. Bah! Person B finally replied LiOnHaRt's sole sms and countless calls. Person B had gotten drunk at another gathering before this and was coming now. Great, everyone is always coming but never here. Seriously, LiOnHaRt had reached the threshold of mindness. Just sitting there, in the cold, expecting 2 other 'coming' friends was excruciating.

Person B arrived at 130am. 'Nuff said.

Oh well, that's my story for the night. God, I was really fuming then and if Person D had not accompanied me, sanity would never allow me to stay there. It was just pointless. But that was then and I've forgotten any ill feelings that had developed in that Fuming Eskimo skin. It's a clean slate again.

At least, Person A and Person B didn't abandon everything totally and made the effort to still join their other 2 imaginary friends in the end. Yeah, in the end.

Prolly, that's what people mean by, 'Better late than never.'

For 2 of us to keep waiting and waiting there and when they finally came, we kinda forgot any grudges anymore. On a more important note, 'That's what friends are for' ba.

Haha! I've realized I've forgotten my initial aim in this entry. I guess I just needed an avenue to release something about last night.

Actually, wanted to mentioned something about the essence of drinking. Person A had mentioned in another blog that he hated the taste of alcohol already. I was thinking, how can that be possible?

Prolly 'cos he gotten drunk the other time. That's the sucky thing when someone drinks. It is a rule in drinking that you don't get drunk. Oh well, at least, that's my rule. It just spoils the fun and wonders in drinking. The appreciation is gone and you might as well start drinking water; it's cheaper and healthier.

Before anyone starts flaming me about the getting drunk part, I'm sure the people who founded liquors didn't meant it for people to get drunk. But rather, it's like a classy thing that brings appreciative people together to enjoy this little creation of a wonder in Life and at the same time, socialise and make friends. That's how drinking socialises people around.

If everyone got drunk through excessive drinking. What the f*ck? How to socialise or make friends? Very few people are actually at their best when drinking. Many are at their ugliest.

There's also a threshold that everyone has. Some can drink more while others, prolly just a little. Haha! But jokes aside regarding small thresholds, I don't find it a disgrace that you can't hold your liquor well, at the very least, it is commendable that you know how to appreciate liquor and know when to stop before you start to abuse it as if it were something as cheap as water.

That's why, 'Drink, don't Drunk' It's a very good way to enjoy the finer things in Life with lovers, friends and families. So long as the letters don't change while drinking, alcohol and liquor will always remain to be a very wonderful thing, albeit quite expensive actually. Haha! But that's not the point now. =Pp

Just thought up another title for this long entry. So I'll just end with it.

'Late friends are still my good friends.'

Just... just refrain from doing it often, ya. (actually, doing it again ba.) Okie, freezios everyone!!! (^^)