drink drink drink it up

roland. i gotta say he's got dimples i wish i have.

anyway, yetty and i were talking about pubs and stuff today. or rather, he was telling and i was listening. drinking's so ingrained in the culture here. first thing you hear of when you go for orientation is "sign up for commerce camp! it's lots of fun - booze boooze and more booooze!". i didn't quite feel the pressure to go to clubs or pubs last year. but this year, with so many more local friends, it's like i can't avoid drinking as easily. it's yetty's birthday on thursday and he's gona chill out at a pub, but like.. im not going even though i'd like to celebrate his 19th with him too, buuuut. yeah. so. im using "im not 18 yet" as an excuse, or reason. reason. yeah. but hey i turn 18 in may, how long more can i hide with this eh.

yesterday this guy invited a few of us over to his place on saturday for a swedish party (more drinking). i didn't quite know how to react cuz i hardly knew him. i think the difficult thing about this is that if you go out with a new friend and his mates and no mutual friends, it's kinda... daunting don't you think? i think the first few times would be. it's like a mini culture shock.

and it's not that im against drinking or bear a grudge against people who drink. drinking's fine. i think what im afraid of is more of the type of interaction that goes on in those environments. the pub that we were at on mandy's 21st was really nice. i liked that a lot. and wala walla. i like that a lot too. i like live music and the whole ambience. i like going with people who love me :) jolene and lishan wanted to check out this pub near jo's place. haha i'd like to go with them someday too :D eh heh heh. drinking's fine (but i dont like the taste of beer though. maybe a mocktail :D a girl drink!) but getting drunk's... urrgh. not good.