the Singapore Society of NSW presents a tribute to Singapore

Celebrating Singapore's National Day, Australian style ....

which basically means getting drunk outta your f**kin mind. Honestly, I don't think I ever lose control as much as I do here in Australia, but then again, there isn't any good reason not to drink =)

So I started off the day at 6am, cause I decided to brave the cold winter waters of Austrlia and go for a wakeboarding session at the river. Not the smartest move on my part, having picked the coldest day Sydney has had for a long long time. It was 0 degrees in the morning, which in Sydney hasn't ever been that low before. Anyways, did a pickup in Coogee, avoided an accident with a grumpy old lady (my fault actually). So it was really quite an intresting start to the day.

Got to the river and decided the water was too cold for me to get in more than once so i had a double run (20mins) and spent the rest of the time driving the boat, making sure that people got enough runs during the day. The thing is, because it was so cold, people gave up after only 1 or 2 runs and we packed up early and headed back to the city. Which was actually a pretty good thing because it allowed me a little afternoon nap to prepare for my patriotic festivites in the late evening

So it was quite a big group of us that decided to pay tribute to Singapore this night and I was kinda excited because I have been drinking much with these people in a long long time and we were way over due to become hangover buddies =). Although I must say, drinking with the Australian has improved my tolerance for alcohol ... kinda worked my Asian liver into a super strong muscle!
All through the night it was drink after drink after drink with the occasional bopping to the mambo music on the dance floor (Gawd I really miss mambo night at zouk, with all those sychronised dancing, can't get more Sinaporean than that).

After a few drinks I decided we were getting drunk fast enough so I decided to be a little bit sneaky and buy a few bottles of champagne. Which is a surefire way to push you over the edge. Something about those little bubbles in them that promise an express ride to your happy place.

As expected. we got drunk FAST after that and that really put a BIG smile on my face.

Had to leave early though ... needed to work at 9am the next morning, wasn't expecting to but had to because of the change in my shifts

Come to realise, that the only time I actually thought about Singapore was when I was entering the club, the moment I was in, all thoughts about it were gone. Makes me realise how far gone I truly am.