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The Modern Drunk

January 2nd 2009, Friday

2348hrs, Home.

New Year Celebrations are still going on and might go on for few more days. Meanwhile everyday morning I see ‘hangover’ and ‘splitting headache’ updates on Facebook. Looking at these updates made me think why people drink alcohol  so much?

After some thought I realized that most of my friends drink regularly and get drunk. More pondering on the same topic and I realized that the world is run by people with hangovers. The President of USA is a drunk, most corporates engage in ‘social drinking’  every night and so on. I mean, obviously the world will go into recession when guys with major ‘hangovers’ make the big decisions in banks,governments etc.

Anyways then I thought why think about all those people when I can think about people around me who drink. So I gave it a thought. Since I came to Singapore I have seen most of my friends booze and smoke. Some of them are so ridiculous they make holiday plans based on the prices of booze and cigarette at those places (hence Langkawi).  I practically myself dont drink or smoke, since I never found a reason to and have always been fascinated to know why they did. Most of them are very proud that they drink.  So over the years I asked them for reasons. I will now list down some of their responses. Some of them very innovative and some insanely stupid. Many of them said, ” I don’t know.” But its just because they dont want to reveal the reasons. For all those “don’t knows” I  will state the more than obvious real reasons. I am not stating any names here, I guess if you are smart enough you will figure it out, atleast recognise your own reasons of getting drunk!

The List

1. It’s cool to drink. ( honest response, stupid reason though)

2. Everyone in my family drinks, so do I.

3. No one in my family drinks/smokes, I want to be the first one.

4. I am broke. ( highly stupid response)

5. No job, No girlfriend. ( how is drinking gonna help?)

6. Its New year’s Eve and I want to be so drunk I don’t want to remember any of the celebrations.

7. I feel like a ‘real man’ .

8. All my friend’s drink, so I thought i should as well.

9. I like copying western culture, its so hip to drink! (unsaid reason)

10. It helps my bowel movements in the morning. ( one of my ex-roomate’s reason)

11. My New year resolution is to remain high on booze, smoke and crack. ( Latest one I heard)

12. I just realised I wasted the last three years on drinking, girls and doing nothing. (Senkang wanderer)

13. Baap Ka Paisa hai yaar, party on!

14. 20’s are meant to get high and enjoy. ( Really??)

15. I am an alcohol-enthusiast.

16. Just out of curiosity. ( when will the curiosity end?)

17. I want to die at 40.

18. I like puking in cabs,public places.

19. I am more confident when I am drunk, so much so, I can throw TVs out of buildings.

20. I want to be like Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix. (Best of Luck!)

21. If I don’t hunt the booze, the booze will surely hunt me. ( !!!!!!)

22. Let’s face it: modern life is a shit storm and booze is the only umbrella without any holes in it. ( Innovative answer, but again no sense in it)

23. Drinking acts as a “social lubricant” for me.

24. Only when I am drunk I can spank a girl in a club! ( You know who!)

25. Its Wednesday! and then its Friday! ( 2 reasons every week to drink!)

There are lots more. I guess you might have been able to relate some of the above reasons with yourselves. Anyways any more reasons please let me know!!

I did some research on why humans started drinking alcohol in olden times. Initially alcoholic drinks were used for nutritional and medicinal qualities as well as religious ceremonies. But over centuries people lost any sane reasons to drink, and started drinking just for the sake of drinking. Hence, the Modern Drunk was born. But then what the hell, your body,your wish. Happy Drinking!

0046hrs

January 3rd, 2009.