Blogger’s Note
I started blogging circa 2004. Apart from my slightly poor grammar skills then, my mind was very different at the time. And this cringy writing style went on for about 5ish more years. I threw away majority of my previous journal entries out of shame š . But some made it to the cut, like this one, just something to laugh at or roll eyes with.
My former teammates and I had a nomikai (drinking party) last night. It wasĀ excellent āĀ food-wise, company-wise, andĀ alright, drink-wise. I enjoyed it so much. Since itās a drink all you can, you can get as many beer as you like (or others). Unfortunately (for me), one glass of beer is the size of one pitcher already! I was drinking in moderation at first because I know my history when it comes to beerā¦ But the most-respected-guy of us all (the Kachou/section manager of my former manager) sort of challenged me, maybe in an unintentional manner. Almost all of them were in their 2nd/3rd glassĀ (pitcher)Ā of beer already and I was still in my 1/4-drunk 1st glassā¦ So he was like pointing to my glass and I said something like I am a little weak at drinking. Then I said some slang word for weak that made them all laugh. Thank god they know that I suck when it comes to Nihongo because what I said is not supposed to be said at work! ā¦or at least to the respected people (a.k.a. the bosses). And I was talking to the Kachou that time!Ā DamnĀ I always pick up the wrong words. I was really embarrassed with the Kachou so I just drunk the whole glassā¦ Didnāt know if it mattered though (if what I said could stillĀ be unsaid)ā¦ I just drank it bottoms up, then after that. Disasterā¦
I knew I was still in control of the situation but the beer slightly hit me already. I still managed to get home nice and dandy. When I got home I felt the urge to throw up but couldnāt. š„ I drank a liter of water, again, bottoms up to hopefully cure the ādehydrationā caused by drinking alcohol. It was only the later part when I realized that drinking one liter of water bottoms up would just make the situation worst. Sure, water is a must if you feel wasted or just plainly drunk, but like beer or any others.. water should be taken in moderation tooā¦
Whatās sad is that I couldnāt sleep at all because I felt that my stomach is too bloated because of mixed liquids (beer+cassis+water)ā¦ Tried vomit-inducing techniques that I learned from the friends but to no availā¦ I was really desperate and helplessā¦ You know that feeling of having a bloated stomach and a bloody headacheā¦ but not really drunk (I believe deep in my heart that I wasnāt so drunk as compared to my previous experiences)ā¦ but couldnāt really do anything with itā¦? It was ughly sick. So I was!
At first I tried to divert my attention to my Lost marathon, but I stopped because I was feeling really uncomfortableā¦ <insert more sad emoticons here>
I stood up, opened the veranda to let fresh air come inā¦ I went out to inhale some drizzles in and outā¦ At midnight I just stood there outside my roomā¦ After a few good minutes I went back and sat on my bed.
I was still afraid to go to sleep (afraid of bangungot or that pancreatitis stuff), though really sleepy. Went surfing the net in the hopes of getting some form of diversion from the ugly feeling I was havingā¦ I probably was getting better but still uncomfortable so I stood up again and watched Lostā¦ At 2 in the morningā¦ I was in a compromising standing position while watching Lost. But it sure helps huhā¦ at past 3 in the morningā¦ I finally decided to sleepā¦
The most dreadful part of it all is waking up at 6 in the morning, and going to the office as if nothing happened. I know a lot of people who are really good at that (mostly Japanese colleagues). Dinner/nomikai at a working day, then still work the next day, with no feeling of guilt or any sick feeling of waking up early and going back to being a workaholic after a drinking partyā¦ Like what Iāve probably said in my former blogs, even the women are so good at it.
Sometimes I wonder, what if I started the drinking training earlierā¦ As you know even though I had always chosen to be the life of parties during college I had always refused to drink, until my last semester. Like, what if I chose to drink and experience that disgusting feeling of getting wasted during those times, would it make a differenceā¦? Would I be an expert now? That beer would just be water to meā¦? Anyway, getting wasted always is not a good indication of drinking expertise. Letās admit, life after 10 thousand glasses isnāt really goodā¦ Drinking everyday is not good as wellā¦ (but everybody knows that..)
And as time travels by I get to understand why itās good to drink occassionally. Couldnāt explain it specifically but I just understand. Maybe because it feels goodā¦ Or I just plainly like the twisted feelingā¦
Gotta stop the whining coz my mind starts to wander farther againā¦ Oh dear oh beer oh beer!
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