The Lure of BOOZE

Recently, when I had my short break from work-work-work and pleasantly stranded on a beautiful island with strangers (ok , we're no longer), me and my pals were boozing till the wee hours of the morning, EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
Shoo, the pubs closed before we were anywhere done!

We drank PURE vodka and tequilas ... not mixed-concoctions mind you... in their hardest form right out of the bottles... (damn those duty-free shops)

My buddies were so zoned-out that they could barely find their way back to our chalet-room.

I was high too (hmmm maybe that's why I found everyone sexy LOL)... but being the massive control -freak which I am, I refused to indulge... refused to get too involved in the card games (Heart Attack! and Bluff .. whatever) 'less I lost and had to down another cup (which I admittedly do suck at card games so ...) ... I was their 'guiding light' back night after night.

Still, the sense of 'losing it' , the blood shot eyes, the palor skin, the terrible nausea and the throbbing head ache... it was horrendous.

Plonking into bed and within 3-4 hours....be up early every single morning to catch the dives and all the other action under the sun.

I mean.... do people really enjoy being like this?????

The exhaustion, the hang-overs, the bad skin (my pals didnt bathe for days!! I wouldn't want them to anyway 'less they drowned in the shower...), the irregular meals... the stress of trying to stay cool and sober... scuba diving in deep waters half awake...the worst part was that they obviously didn't even get laid.... (like duh? Hotties attract, not Cold Fish ....)

My friend went clubbing again as I'm typing this... an unrepentant ALCOHOLIC.

The other dudes which went as well... fared not much better when they were there...

Every single excuse such as birthdays, new found freedom from whoever 0r wherever or whatever etc.... the damn BOOZE comes in ...

What ever happened to fresh water and Juice? :-p

No offence but I only have one life and one body and one shot at a successful future for me and my loved ones and so I seriously intend to be able to get through it all being able to see and think clearly, to live and react with vitality and vigor. Not zoned-out, dillusional and ...compromised.

I did ask that endearing question to my pals while on the trip... " So, did you honestly enjoyed it?"

Guess what their answer was??

So, why (are so many)still at it ?

I do not believe in 'drowning' sorrows either because if you 're compromised and disadvantaged due to all the alcohol, I don't think the nauseas, headaches and disorientation will help solve anything...so good luck with that.