Mix drinks continued...

B-54 AKA DC-10, 1/2 oz Kahlua, 1/2 oz Irish Cream, and 1/2 oz Amaretto. Good tasting shot. The Amaretto gives the flavor of almond which adds more to the coffee taste.
Vodka Lime: 3 1/2 oz Vodka, dash of Lime Juice, Shake well and garish with Lime. Remember to add a lot of ice... this can be strong.
And experiemental shot with 1 oz of Pineapple juice and 1/2 oz of 99 Bananas.

B-52

This is not the first time I layered a B-52 shot. But it is the first time that I used a pourer to do it instead of using a measuring cup. So I thought this is worth a picure.

The first time I had a B-52 shot was when I was in Taipei at Luxy. I've fallen in love with this sweet tasting shot immediately. It's not strong (unless you use Grand Marnier instead of Triple Sec) and it's a shot for all ages (well, 21 and up) to enjoy without getting plastered in a few shots. Besides, it looks pretty.
1/2 oz Kahlua, 1/2 oz Bailey's Irish Cream, and 1/2 oz Triple Sec, layered in order.
This is a mild shot. How to make it stronger? Well, you can use ESpecial Kahlua (70 proof) and Grand Marnier while keeping the Irish cream in the middle. Or you can add a layer of 151 on top... but the name changes to "B-52 with a mission."

Saw this from a friend's blog:


我不知道這是開始還是結束。

如果是開始，希望它永遠不會結束。

如果是結束，但願它從來不曾開始。

I don't know if this is the beginning or the end...
If it's the beginning, I'd hope that it will never end.
If it's the end, I'd wish that it never started.

Having a melon martini now... good night everyone. Thanks for all your cares. I feel so much better now.^^

I need to forget...

Sequel to the previous dialogue...

"Why does she appear in my dreams and haunt me? I've found ways to not think about her during my waking hours, but I can't control what I dream.

Has she taken that much weight in my heart already? I need to forget..."


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Went to Dozo to drink tonight: 3 beers, 1 fruit liquor on the rocks, and 3 shots of Tequila... and I'm as sober as ever.

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Went to Cash box at 1:30am. Saw my aunt there, sang some songs out of frustration... my aunt didn't let me pay the bill. Well, that's at least something positive at this hour. Thanks, Auntie.

Interlude: 插曲

I. Dialogue:
"Girl says to boy: "Do you know why I like you so much?" while hugging him with both arms around his neck.
Boy: "did you mean besides the fact that I look like your ex?"
The girl smiled and said: "It's because I can feel that your heart is so sincere..." The boy looked at the girl in the eye and smiled... and lightly kissed the girl on the forehead. The girl responded, holding him very tight, and kissed the boy on the lips... "

...

II. On the phone:
"Boy: will you sleep well tonight?
Girl: No... I won't... would you come and hold me so that I can sleep?
Boy:...
Boy:... I'll come and sleep on the sofa with my sleeping bag, and I'll talk with you for as long as you want.
Girl: I'll give you 10 minutes to get here.

...

Girl: "Sorry, my mom is here... can we forget what happened tonight?"
Boy: "... I just want to be a listener to your heart..."
Girl looking down: "you know how to break my defenses..."
Boy: "you looked cold, here... wear my jacket."

The girl went up stairs, the boy waits outside. Wondering what's going on... 20 mimutes passed, the girl does not return. Can't call the girl, because the cell phone is in the pocket of the jacket and so is the wallet. The boy decided to go up and knock on the door so he can get his jacket back... door opened, the girl stands there in her lingerie nightgown... and there's another guy inside the apt. The boy suddenly felt a familiar crushing feeling in his heart... and found himself saying the following emotionless words:

"You forgot about my jacket... I have my cell phone and wallet in there so I can't call you to tell you that I've been down here."

Girl: "oh... it's... very cold..."
Girl hangs the jacket to the boy: "show me where your cell phone is..." The boy reached in the right pocket of the jacket and fetched the cell phone...
Girl: "oh..."
Boy: "Good bye." walks down the stairs, gets in the car, and took off.

...

Boy:"I think you're just a dream that vanished too quickly..."
Girl:" Are you serious?"
Boy:" It was a good dream though... but it's just a dream."
Reception dropped...

Ring...

Girl says softly: "You are mad at me..."
Boy holding the ache in his heart: "I can't accept that... I wished you didn't ask me to come see you."
Girl: "I'm going to drive to your place..."
Girl after hesitation: "Can you come and get me?"

III. In the car
Girl: "That is the guy that my mom wants me to marry to..."
Boy: "..."
Girl: "But why did I meet you just now..."
Boy: "There's a song that I wanted to sing to you earlier, but you had to go, so here's the song..."
Turning on the stereo, skipped to the song.
The music started... the girl suddenly grabbed the boy and kissed him hard on the lips.

Girl: "I'm so sorry, I have to go... but I don't want to..."
Boy: "Let me take you home..."

End of the interlude, end of the 插曲

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Time to wake up, my friend. This is not a world nor a situation that you want to get into. This is... a dream, a very sweet... and bitter... dream.

Wake up now... before it turns into a nightmare...

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This picture was taken at Kan-Pai on 3/19/06

My own mix of drinks...

And I thought to myself... how come I didn't do this earlier in my life? And my friends tell me... As long as you have the heart for it. It's never too late.... and... It would be a cool side job for the weekends.

Remember the Flaming Lamborghini that I had at the Villa in Taipei (check my blog entry on 1-8-06) that nearly knocked me out? Well, that kind of opened something in my heart. I began to develop interest in various mixed drinks. While some people drink to get drunk, I am more of a drink to be fun amongst good friends type of guy. Since it's always much more costly to drink at a lounge and the bartenders don't always mix the drinks the way I expected them to... (every drink is inherently different. And even more different between bars and bartenders). I began experiementing with different mix drinks with a small investment in the liquors and examin various recipes. So here are some of the experiements:

1. Flaming Lamborghini: The Strong version
On the left in the wine glass: 1 shot of Sambuca + 1/2 oz of Bacardi 151; in the middle in the Martini glass: 2 shots of Kahlua + 1 shot of Irish Cream; On the right in the shot glass: Blue Curacao
Lighting up the Sambuca and 151 on fire and then pour down in the Martini glass, let it burn for 10 seconds. The burning enhances the flavor. Pour down the shot of Blue Curacao to extinguish the flame and use a thick heavy duty straw to drink everything in one go.

You'll taste something similar to fried chocalate ice cream and a hint of orange peel (Blue Curacao) as a sweetener.

The drink is also supposed to get you smashed in 10 minutes. Well, did it? Wanna try? ^^ Btw, a version like this would cost over $20 if you drink it at a bar or a lounge.

2. Mai Tai
This is the non-blended version. See the varying colors in the glass? From the bottom: Light Rum, Amerretto (Almond Liquor), Triple Sec, Sweet and sour mix, Pineapple juice, and a thin layer of Dark Rum on the top. This is to be drank with a large straw, unstirred. So tastes from the bottom continues to change as you finish the drink. Pretty cool. Supposedly, this is also garnished with a slice of Pineapple to make it look more exotic.

3. Pina Colada
2 part Malibu Coconut Rum, 2 part pineapple juice, 1 part cream/milk. Blended with crushed ice until smooth. Always a nice and refreshing drink. This is mixed by Glenn, btw.

Long time no see, Ting!!!

It must have been more than 5 years since I last seen you. And you don't seemed to have change much at all as far as your soft heart is concerned. It was nice seeing you again after so long. How is Simon doing? I wonder when I'll get to see him again...

We met at a time of chance, where an instant connection was formed between Simon, you, me, and Tiff. Now Tiff is getting married (congratulations!) and all of us are setting out own paths in different directions, I wish all the best for what ever the future takes us. Stay pure at heart, Ting. And please say hi to Simon for me.

It's hailing!

Yes, that's right. pebble sized hail fell from the sky today, follow by a burst of heavy rain... and then the sun came out. Weird weather...

Today is a special day. Why? Because all these past 5 years of trial and errors at work has finally found some structure. The dots were being connected.

Today is a very long day. I had a training meeting with my boss' boss at the City of Industry office. Followed with dinner at Little Sheep in Puente Hills. And then Rex and I went to Dozo and sat at the bar. For the first time, my bill was a measely $20... wow...

So today is a special day. Esther and Eric are getting married tomorrow... feeling nervous since I have a solo at the wedding...

Oh ya, anyone care to try my ultra powerful Black Russian?

Black Tangerine

Sleepless night...
Alcohol doesn't help...
Music doesn't sooth...
Words aren't available...
Voices slowly fade...
And I'm left with silence...

Why do I hold on to something that's not meant to be mine?
What is it that I'm lacking in my heart... that I can't grasp the warmth that I once had?

If possible, I want my heart to be happy as in the days when I first found love. When it was innocent and pure... when it was grand and deep... like the ocean. When I can feel it in the air I breath, and in the heavenly notes conducted by nature.

Signing off...

There was once a revelation for me... God is more pleased with me singing songs of joy with my guitar than with me singing the sad songs. I can feel that my voice changed through the years since then... when I saturated myself with the sad songs and diverted from the songs muttered by my guitar when I use to sing joyful songs.

Thinking of someone is an abstract idea. Kind of like a shadow... we never see the real thing. No sounds, no breathe... causing my heart to ache, making my chest to deflate, inducing my mouth to thirst, and luring my mind to be lost. All this while I'm wide awake. How I wish that I can sleep away time, so the days when I meet with you would come when I awake.

Do you know this, my dear...?

Perhaps this is the end of my detour. And I'm not willing to let go just yet. My only assurance is that I'm so not ready... so far from it that it's funny. Can you hear me laughing at myself? I've been walking backwards when comparing my journal entries from 2 years ago, even more from 5 years ago. Time to return? So how do I connect the dots...?

光良-少年

Let the good times roll...

The goals tonight:

1. To bring George to experience something he's never experienced before
2. Get him drunk, if not, highly buzzed
3. Drink, but not so much that incapacitates my ability to drive legally.
4. And of course, relax and have some fun.

It's not every weekend that we have George coming up from San Diego with his Armani outfit. Haven't the budget for clubbing (been going to lounges too much), we decided to bring George to DoZo lounge as he's never been to places like this. Well, so he says...

Since we didn't RSVP (didn't really know how many people will be there), we went there early so the possibility of getting sitted is higher. Last night, Rex and I went there, and it was completely packed forcing us to go to 9PM instead. The good thing was, we did get a good place to sit close to 10pm. And people were beginning to come in around 10:30 or so.

As you can see... not very excited about coming, what? You guys need to relax, I heard that alcohol is a good catalyst.
Look, Rex and Tiffany are having fun...
Oh, George, now you're getting it. I taught him on how to play it... well, he still needs some practice. Or maybe I'm a bad teacher... hehehe. And this is not Rock, Scissor, Paper, ok? It's wu, si, si-wu...
As a result... This is a special drink that's more powerful than the Lambos that we drank in other places and here.
And here's the fun part... Tina (remember the girl that celebrated my birthday with? Check my blog entry on 1/12/06) She was hopping around and sitting down with all her friends to drink with them. Knowing Tina for over 4 years and this is the first time I drink with her at a lounge. She was kind of drunk by that time... or should I say maybe a very strong buzz. Because she remembered that she drank with me the next day.
And the result for tonight: drumroll please... George is having a major buzz right now. Mission accomplished... at least some of it.

My own fix of Egg Tart

I can't take it anymore ~~~~ (我受夠了~我受夠了). I've been craving for egg tarts for the past few months and no one wants to take the famous SF egg tarts back for me... so I finally decided... if I don't have the real thing, I will settle for imitations (oh... decisions decisions decisions...). So I went to Keeh Wa Bakery at the Corner of Valley and Del Mar and got my own fix of the egg tarts.

And of course, as a result, I walked for 2 hours on the treadmill at 24Hr so that I can burn off the excess calories.

cravings, cravings, cravings...

And here's another fulfillment of my cravings... minced pork rice with stewed goodies... hehehehe.