2 posts from 2006

For those party animals out there (including myself), we often involve alcohol into our party routine. Well, what's a party without beers, whisky or wine? However, excessive drinking is not a good idea. Here's a story which caught my attention to share with those alcoholic out there. Enjoy!

Whiskies

     Once upon a time the might Red Indians lived peacefully amongst the herds of the bison. One day, they received a visitor by the name of Christoper Columbus. After lengthy pow wows they received him with open arms. Christoper Columbus was a merry old soul. He introduced alcohol which the Red Indians called 'fire-water'. Alas, they got hooked to it and their birth rate eventually dwindled.

     James Mooney, a reowned anthropologist said, "Whiskey is one of the causes of the decrease in numbers of the Amerinds (original name for Red Indians)."

    During the opulent times of the Shang Dynasty, enormous taxes were imposed on wine and drunken lads were rewarded with a permenant home behind bars. Ironically, the last emperor of the dynasty known as the Cho Wang, lost the throne to the Chow dynasty as a result of alcoholism and unspeakable acts that made the royal family red in the face.

     During the reign of this negligent emporer, His Majesty had pools of wine constructed in his palaces. Happy Hour began when his ministers and the beautiful maidens were invited to his party as they danced and lazed around, gulping their 'cocktails' from the pool like cows. This was then termed as 'cow drinking' which is frequently used in the Chinese language for heavy drinking.

     Kublai Khan, the famous grandson of Genghis Khan developed an unusual system of 'purging' out liquor-drinkers who were a nuisance to society. He expelled all manufacturers and consumers of liquor from their homelands, turned their dwellings into public property and made slaves of their children.

Wine

Alcohol is coined from the Arabic word 'al-kohl' which means fermented grains and fruits that form an intoxicating beverage. Pre-Islamic Arabs who led harsh lives at that time resorted to 'al-kohl' to relieve stress. Bars were opened for 24 hours. Until this verse of the Quran was revealed. "They ask you concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin and some profit for man, BUT the sin is greater than the profit..." Sellers of wine were then given ample warning to give up their trade in Arabia and drinking was abolished from the land.

     So called medical studies claim that wine consumed in moderation helps to reduce heart failure. How about saving your heart, throwing away your kidney? Through observation, someone who drinks one drop of liquor would eventually drink more. Once an alcoholic gets into the habit of drinking, he would want immediate gratification and would go to great extends to be in La-la land.

     Ever seen how wine is made? The juice is extracted by stomping on the grapes with bare feet. (Heard of Hong Kong feet? Haha, go find out). These fruits of labour are then bottled, sold and taxed by the authorities who are 'concerned' about abolishing alcoholism.

     William Shakespeare once mentioned, "I cannot understand why man swallows a glass of devil into his throat." A fool is lured into drinking because of the imaginary fact that liquor exudes a powerful, stylish and sexy outlook. Yeah right and how do you deal with the stinking smell and the killer breath?

     Drink and be merry after all life is short. But try and explain what happy means when all you do is retch and suffer from throbbing headaches! The only 'positive' aspect of alcoholism is that family planning will no longer be required. Intoxicants work just fine. It's cheaper, convenient and oh did I mention that it's the best way to take a tour at your so-called succesful life? Drink more often and you'll joining the party of merry men six feet under.

Freestyliquifying

The definition of FREESTYLIQUIFYING seems to be abstract, undefined, impersonal or call it nonexistence. It came from the combination of freestyle + liquefy. The word freestyle which lead to freestyle movements as a starting point before a breakdancing movement. Liquefy taken from physical chemistry term which means a change of state from solid/gas to liquid form. For me, it's more like a feeling. Feeling of freedom, uncontrolled, and independence. A form of dance without boundaries, like a water movement.

Moreover, for party-freak or dance-lunatic like me. Its like on ecstasy when you dance your way to heaven with those techno-electro merging with continuous bass beating simultaneously with your pulse. Making it worthy from all the sweating.