How To Get Through A Really Long Day

(The original images of the following steps are not mine. I just found them in an old email and edited them. Enjoy!)









Cheers! (This could work with bottled cocktails as well, I think)

Soju, So Good

This bottle of Soju, a JINRO CHAMISUL ORIGINAL SOJU, has been sitting on top of my fridge since last weekend. Finally opened it today, at lunch. And boy, it was good even if it was at room temperature! I got this bottle for Php75 at a newly opened Korean Grocery store along Pioneer, Mandaluyong City, Philippines, across Joey Pepperoni.

We have been wanting to redeem a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts since last weekend and finally did so last night. I think doughnuts are good with beer (and soju!) as these carbs balance the bitterness, and the oils line your stomach. However, while it makes drinking more enjoyable, it is most unhealthy.

I will stick with the soju.

GPS

Gilbey's Premium Strength is currently my bottled drink of choice. A clear, light drink with a sweet, citrusy taste, it has the nice, smooth buzz from light beer without the bloated feeling.


Just saying.

How do I love Gin? Let me count the bottles

This photo consists of a few bottles of gin and a vodka. Consumed through several months (from October 2009), shared by two to three people at a time. In any case, one of the simplest thing to do with gin (except drink it with water as your chaser) is to mix it with orange juice and ice. Apparently, this is called Abbey cocktail. How I mix mine is 1 part of orange juice (Del Monte) to half a part of gin. Serve in a glass half-filled with ice.

The bottle of Nutrilite Daily is how I try to keep myself healthy. Try being the operative word.

The Bar at Nagsasa Cove, Zambales

It was an awesome Full Moon Weekend at Nagsasa Cove last January 30-31. Our itinerary was simple:

3:00 a.m. Meet at Victory Liner Caloocan (across Grand
Central Mall, near Monumento Rotonda)
*the bus leaves at 4:30 a.m. for San Antonio, Zambales

4:30 a.m. Bus from Manila to San Antonio, Zambales (3
hours)

7:30 a.m. ETA in San Antonio. Buy food in market. Take
tricycle to Pundaquit.

8:30 a.m. Pundaquit. From there, take boat to Nagsasa. Enjoy!

It was the first time I was introduced to The Bar Apple. And it was really good! See how many bottles we finished? (Well, some of these were Orange flavor).

7107 Islands Cruise

Beach. Sunrise. Sunset. Onboard party. Really. Check out http://www.7107islandscruise.net/

Beer, Bands and Blogs

I wanted to see Beauty in Trouble, one of the featured films of the Cinema Europa this year but they ran out of tickets so I ended up going to Trinoma and then CubaoX. I was craving for Sole Fillet Pasta of Mogwai. I knew there was an event there, with colleague Nina Terol as one of the prime movers and so it made sense to actually give in to the craving.



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Bistro 110

Found along Carlos Palanca St., Makati City (near Union Church)
San Mig Light (P80) buy 1, take 1. Sells cocktails by the pitcher! (P550, if I remember it correctly)
With smoking area outside
Near an ATM machine so easy access to cash :P
Right across Gweilo's

Absolut Vodka, absolute cure?

This bottle of Absolut Vodka Strawberry was a wedding favor. From Joanna and Edwin's lovely wedding last December.

So I have been sick for a few days now. And at this point, I am suffering from nasal congestion. Breathing through the right nostril only. I suggested to my mom that maybe, I should drink gin. She suggested that I should take vodka instead. And so, even if it doesn't have a label that say "break in case of emergency," I'm glad that it contains real vodka.

Yeah. This is one of the coolest wedding favors ever :)

Q and 5point4

Got to try a few sips of the following last Saturday:

Q Vodka with Green Apple (330 ml), a product of Australia, 6% alcohol/volume
- the very artificial green apple taste overpowers everything else. i'd easily choose vodka tonic or vodka sprite. but it's 6% alcohol. just like SML. i'd probably choose this if it's less than 100 calories and i'm trying to be more "lady-like"

Five Point Four (275ml), a blend of rum and tropical and sparking "something", 5%alcohol/volume
- really sweet. even a five-year old girl enjoyed it.

Generally, i hope bottled cocktails have calorie values printed in their labels.