2.30 am.
Woke up. Feeling sick by the fermented smell of wine through the throat. No idea how ended up in the room. Take off the jeans. Sleep on.
4.30 am.
Awakening by stomach growling. Need some warm soup or bak kut teh (selected recuperative diet) Let see whether the car is there. No. Alright. Maybe I can resort to ramen noodle, well, nah(Forgotten about the mushroom soup kept for emergency). Try to sleep on.
6.30 am.
Starving, tossing. Maybe they will open early. But what if not, then need to walk back on empty. Not sure capable of doing that. Guess not a risk-taker today. What happen after the last drink? How exactly to get out from there? Was it a knock out into state of unconscious. Not the slightest idea. Never been like that. Is it something you put in the water (lol… that’s a varsity summer joke, lame one).
7.05 am.
Looking for the favorite spot for kueh tiow soup. The one with lesser flavoring soup base with a topping of seaweed. Nope, they are not there yet. This time will relent to the second choice. People gave a subtle disbelief stare as if something on the face. Nope nothing wrong, just a messy hair with slow step. Watching obsolete kungfu movie on XingGuangDaDao in seven in the morning while eating. (How does that relates, whatever)
I still cannot finish it. Only the stuffed okra is nice, the rest are alright.
7.45 am.
Taking a walk in the neighbourhood. To increase the metabolisme so that new intake of fluid will dominate the liquor level. It’s own invented logic. Did four round-Not bad for a hangover. Still, aunties give me that look, for two round. Maybe because walking in leather sandal is not right or because of the punk look. How’s that? (Aunty you also got a pretty up-to-date perm where you get that? Maybe can consider when mine gets longer).
9.42 am.
Missed call from boss. Maybe to check out whether someone is still alive.
‘Morning, Are you OK now?’, boss chuckled.
‘Feels better after a meal. You? Have you eaten yet?’, he replied.
‘I am having it right now. I heard you look pretty bad last night so give you a call to find out. Yeah, why you look so skinny nowadays? You eat enough anot?’, boss asked.
‘I have been skinny all this while. Well, I did lost some seven lbs since got back…(murmur)’, he replied. Pass to Mrs. Teoh, Boss wife. ‘Alex, having drink is alright, but you have to know your limit? Especially when you need to entertain, to drive. Yes, also you look very skinny nowadays. Have to eat more, too skinny also not nice. Come over to my place for lunch or dinner, just let us know, OK, take care yourself OK, be good, be nice, OK’, Mrs. Teoh advised.
‘Yes, sure, certainly, definitely mdm, thanks’, he replied.
10.00 am.
‘Ms. Chiah, oh Did I wake you up’, said. ‘Yes, feeling sorry right. Are you right now? Last night you basically were the most drunk. Did you get enough? I guess you did not have enough and have too much drink instead. I think you also mix your drink with beer, liquor and wine’, Chiah replied. ‘I am so sorry if acting funny but I do not have any idea after the second toast from Mr. Teoh and Mr. Fong. My memory up to yesterday 2.30 pm only (analoguos to memory loss or erasure. Or maybe just doze off and sleep peacely which explain the nonexist),’ said. ‘Well, there another one coming up, you gotta behave this time. Ah Sang is the one sending you home, you ask him la’.
11.00 am.
Ah Sang calling. ‘Hey, How are you? Having enough of rest. Your car is still at that place. I will come over to take you to your car during lunch and having lunch together. OK?’
‘Ok ah. (not so worried about car). I heard you were very steady last night. Damn you can drink. So tell la what happen yesterday?’, he asked.
‘Tell you the detail during lunch’, he replied with grin.
12.20pm.
‘Alex last night you throw up in my car, wah lau ye. Somemore hugging and harassing the girls, somemore puke at the dining table. I remember you even puke in front of the host’s parent during the wine chicken was served. Then, brought you to toilet for the second stick, almost all you ate for the month were out. Can remember anot? Put you into the car, you start to growling, lucky me open the car fast fast at the roadside. This part can remember anot? ’, Ah Sang said.
‘I remember only up to second toast up to 2.30 pm onni after I think I am no different than sleeping. Correct? Oh no, Need to call up the girls, freak people out. I cannot remember you bring me out to roadside. I think I onni have one stick yesterday’, he replied.
Vincent did record some video yesterday. First one is Yip with head down on the table. Then someone came over with drink woke up Yip. Complacent with smile, gulped down another one. Who’s that someone, so bad? Second is Grace trying to grab the camera. Third is this auteur. Look like a lala zai drink one beer after another. Standing up, pointing and shouting. Looking at the camera, gesture with joy. Oh my god. No idea.
