Waiter, Some More Please...

Ayus...

What do you do with a broken heart? You soak it in alcohol and set it aflame. Because everything went to fast, and since I could only recall fragments, let me share my 4-day drinking spree in bullets.

Thursday

Central Bbq Bar and Grill, Kapitolyo

• After basketball practice, me and a couple of co-workers headed to our favorite spot.
  
• Usual discourse and debates about blogging, the greatest films of all time, the Beatles and Metallica.
  
• Ordered "Bad Boy", a liter of gin, vokda, 4 seasons and some other citrus liquids. A bottle is good enough for two, we had four, there's only three of us, you do the math.
• Talked about love, life, suicide.
• Stared at something distant and thought about her.
• Got drunk and was about to beat the hell out of innocent customers next to our table. Fortunately, I was contained.
• Stared at something distant and thought about her.
• Felt empty.

Insight of the Night:

"There is more to life. You're not the only one that's having problems, others have worst. Be positive."

- Romark Mayuga

Friday

Little Island, Metrowalk

• Since it was payday, some of the more "yuppie" groups at the office went for a night out.
• Pretended to be modern.
• Met a college student from UST. She models.
  
• Contemplative
• Stared at something distant and thought about her.
• No one could replace the one I love.
• Hadn't had enough beer and decided to head somewhere else.

Newly-Opened Acoustic Bar at Betty Go, New Manila

• More beer.
• There was an acoustic band on stage. At first I was hecklin', yelling "You Suck!" after every song. Then, the band played Beauty and Madness.
  
• Stared at something distant and thought about her. I sang my lungs out.

Insight of the Night:

(text message) "Gumimik ka no?"

-Gf

Saturday

RJ Bistro, Jupiter St.

• Pupil, Urbandub, The Ambassadors, etc. was playing. The fedora hat was seen again.
  
• Got to meet and hang out with Ping Medina. We talked about indie films, upcoming projects and music.
• Met Ely Buendia and was able to take a picture with him.
• Felt so alive
• Stared at something distant and thought about her. I wished she was there.
• Hadn't had enough beer and decided to head somewhere else.

Xaymaca Bar, Timog Ave.

• My favorite bands are playing.
• Jon, the owner of the bar who's our friend, poured shots of tequila and we emptied it in a span of 30 minutes
• Meditated on Reggae Beats.
• Me and Salee's favorite song, "Di Mo Lang Alam" was played.
• Words cannot describe what I was feeling.
• The bar was already closed, but I was still drinking with friends, the management and the bands. I was telling Vic from Indio I and Jeck from Peace Pipe how much I hate Brownman Revival.
  
• Got really plastered. I wanted to do Jackass moves like running to a wall or jumping from a table but again I was contained.
• Passed out on a couch.

Insight of the Night:

(One Drop, a Bob Marley song) "For hunger and starvation, lamentation."

- Indio I

Sunday

• I felt like shit so I didn't go out.
  
• I sat in front of the tv.
• Popped a Kubrick classic on the player.
• A Clockwork Orange is indescribable.

Monday

BIR Village, Fairview

• I found out that my closest friends are having problems too.
• Was about to head home and not drink.
• Somebody bought Gran Matador and I said, what the heck, lets drink the damned thing.
• Stared at something distant and thought about her.
• Love is Patience. But I don't wanna be waiting in vain.

Insight of the Night:

"Ano, pare-pareho nalang tayo?"

- Carlos Ramirez I

During these nights I thought that I'm having the time of my life. Now that I'm sober, everything seemed ridiculous. They are. Now I focus everything on my beloved work. Still, as I research and imply strategies, I constantly find myself staring at something distant and thinking about her.

There is something to learn about alcohol. It's poison and medicine both at the same time. Now, I won't drink for at least a week. That is, if there's no Pupil gig coming up. \m/