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The Player and I were walking in the city the other day. And past us was this gorgeous blonde with the most perfect features that some super models can never have. We stopped at our tracks for a second and our eyes trailed her every step.

When The Super Model drifted away from as far our eyes can see, I felt my jaws dropped - numb as if injected with anaesthetic. The Player turned back to me as he was shaking his head in disbelief. When our displaced reality kicked back in, an interesting conversation happened while we continued on:

Me: Stop looking at her. She’s too beautiful for you.
The Player: Shut up, man! Don’t ever say that.
Me: Say what?
The Player: You’re a man. You have the right to date the prettiest girl in the world.
Me: Yea, right!
The Player: Darryl, I’m serious. How many times have you seen the fattest ugliest bastard dating a girl like that?
Me: Er… a couple, I guess.
The Player: That’s it! No one is ever too beautiful for you or me.

I was stunned as my mind was trying to suck in his words. Inside me I knew he was right. But…

Last night, my friends and I went up to Jorge for some drinks. Initially I wasn’t up for it. But a promise is a promise.

Jorge is a very classy looking bar. It was pretty quiet for a Saturday night though. As usual, I ordered my favorite cocktail - Long Island Iced Tea. Unfortunately it wasn’t the best-made Long Island for the price I had to pay. Seriously $17.00 is rediculous. The last time I was at The Exchange Hotel (which technically isn’t a hotel), they charged around $13.00 for a Long Island which taste a little better. But hey, in all fairness I was already tipsy before I reached the halfway point of the glass. It was awesome.

After a short trip to “high” heaven, I remembered Jessie’s continuous bragging on the unique flavor of Belgium Beer a couple of months back. So I thought to myself, “Why not?” So I headed down to the counter and requested for their finest Belgium-brewed beer. They only served one particular brand, and it wasn’t on tap. It was a stubby. “Hoegaarden”. Handed the cash over and requested for a lemon wedge. I filled the chilled pilsner with a bottle of the bright golden yellow “Hoegaarden” and squeezed the lemon and dropped it into my drink.

Jessie was right about Belgium-brewed beer. It tasted distinctively unique from all other beers I’ve tasted. Hoegaarden has a pale shade of golden yellow, with a slight tinch of honey-like flavor; and it’s sweeter than the common beer. The extra lemon further accentuates the sweet citrus aroma. The usual ethanol aftertaste was not present after gulping a mouthful down. In brief I would say it’s the best flavored beer I’ve tasted in my drinking experience. Jorge was giving away Hoegaarden for $6.00, while other beers like Stella Artois was going for about $5.50. Also, check out their cocktail menu. Wing had the “One Night In Bangkok” and loved it. But I couldn’t say so for the Long Island Iced Tea.

For your alcohol needs, try the Belgium-brewed beer… Hoegaarden.

I was pretty wasted after that. We had to walk back to my place to cool down. After a few hours of hanging out and talking crap, they decided to head back home. It was almost 5am. I took a quick shower and slept immediately after preparing the next day’s big dinner menu and shopping list for Poser’s Mum. I was still feeling dizzy. Tipsy.

As I came out from the lift, I was greeted by this guy from China. He was friendly. I was shy. Was completely new to this cocktail environment. Haven’t been to a typical westernized Cocktail Party before. I was all up for it. Freaked out completely I was. He extended his arm and said “Hello”. He was already with Accenture for a year now.

I was given a great warm welcome as I pushed open the company’s heavy glass door. The lady who has been my Accenture’s point of contact rushed to me with a big smile on her face. Shook my hands and said, “Darryl! We’ve finally met.” And she introduced me to a cluster of people, which fortunately for me, were all girls! The girls were pretty hot. But there was this girl who stood out among them all. It was pretty hard to blend in with them as they were all into shopping, and I was so lost!

There was a little speech made by the Senior Manager, before he came up to me and chatted. He was very friendly. I was a nervous-wreck. Our chat topics included KL among other interesting matters. Few drops of cold sweat were heading down to my eyes, and I did not even dare reach down my pocket for a hanky to wipe. Until that sizzling spicy pain which came soon after.

Basically, I met up with almost everyone in the room. They were mainly Accenture consultants. Everyone was extraordinary friendly until I met this Malaysian Ass. Many of the employees introduced me to this Ass, as he was the other Malaysian in the room. Perhaps we could get aquainted.

Me: “Hi, I’m Darryl. I was told you’re from Malaysia.”
Ass: “Yes, I am.”
Me: “From KL?”
Ass: “No, I’m not. Who told you that?”
Me: “Mr. Smiley.” Looked towards Mr. Smiley.
Ass: “That guy…”

The Malaysian Ass then drifted away from our conversation, and kept talking with the angmor guy in front of him. Completely forgotten my presence.

“Alright Darryl, You’ve made a fool out of yourself,” I mumbled to myself, as I slowly crawled away from the group.

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