From a fish to a two-drinks-max

I am a cheap drunk, and i'm happy about that.

In my twenties, i used to be able to hold my alcohol real well, or as they say in my neck of the woods, "drinks like a fish". It was an occupational hazard, as i used to own and run a pub. a bottle of jack daniel's per night used to be the norm, on top of the beers and God knows what else i used to gulp down. oh, and the bottle of JD, i meant that the whole bottle for me, not one that i opened and then shared amongst the lot of us. hard liquor, beers, cocktails, shots, you name it, this Ah Moi could down it, and then some.

Nowadays, all it takes is 2 drinks, and i want to sleep after that. Nicely tipsy is how i like it. Happily nicely buzzed :) and it's way cheaper too, do you know how much a bottle of Strongbow costs??!!?

Now when i see "young" folks having photos and showing off all the alcohol they have lined up or consumed, only one phrase and then one word comes to my mind. the phrase, "are you driving?", and the word, "stupid".

yeah, yeah, yeah, so you and your lot can drink a lot. is being an alkie really something to brag about? been there, done that, wrote the book.

as i said, i'm a cheap drunk, and i'm happy about that.