It started again! This time we started a few days earlier! The 29th of March, after we saw the aftermath of the 7s.
The rules of the dry-month as laid out by Guy in his Facebook note:
Well then, let us begin.
In what I can now say is the second year running, 30 days of clean(er) living are upon us! Personally, I have just about had it with ye olde booze after a crazy day at the HK Sevens; henceforth, I and diverse companions am about to embark on an arduous journey of fortitude and steadfastness in the Far Eastern city of temptation and substance accessibility.
Let the dry month begin!
Patrick has confirmed that the drymonth blog is still active, and we'll be adding fellow adventurers to it to share the misadventures of trying to say "no" in a city that loves to say "yes". The games begin today, but especially with the notice going out so late in the day (sorry, had to get the Fresco newsletter out the door), if you want to jump in and already had a drink tonight, feel free to adjust your start and end dates by 24 hours and get on the bandwagon tomorrow.
More details to follow.
The terms have simplified a bit over last year, namely:
1. No alcohol
2. Not anything with alcohol in it
3. No taking shots from strangers on stage
4. Ladies night is not an exception
5. Running into old colleagues doesn't excuse you
6. None of Kiri's Magic Water
7. See rule 1 (review as many times as is necessary)
Last year turned out to be fraught with peril, and a terrific party akin to the first glass of water after being stranded in the desert afterwards, and believe me, a drink has never tasted so good in your life!
So take it easy, grow back a few liver cells, and lay off the sauce, at least for as much of the month as you're comfortable with. It feels good. And all the better since Hong Kong doesn't do anything to make it easy.
Cheers,
Guy
Vijf Pijpjes N.V. S.A. Inc.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Game Time.
At last!!
As I wrote in the general email announcement last night, I can't actually believe it; a month of clean living in HK! Who would have thought? Or in some other words:
Indeed.
The definition I used was a "dry month, beginning on the Monday after the weekend of [HK Rugby] 7's"; I coupled that with my usual definition of when the day changes (insomnia taught me that "rolling the date over at midnight" was a fairly useless definition from a practical standpoint, especially when you're about 10 to 12 hours out of sync with everyone around you), namely "it's a new day when you go to sleep and then wake up". I define meals accordingly too - I contend that it's pointless to peg abstract notions of "breakfast" and "lunch" to hours of the day, except when coordinating with people who won't understand the translation. Better that "breakfast" is the first meal within about 3 hours of when you get up, lunch the meal after that, etc.
Brunch, for whatever reason, is completely invariant. Brunch is always brunch, and I love it for that.
But syntax and semantics aside, I rolled the calendar month out using the same date math I tend to use at work - it's useless to take "today" and add a month, assuming a month is some fixed constant. Months aren't constant. And they're hell on databases for pretty much that reason. It is easy at the edge - when it's a the first, a month away is the first of next month. The last day of the last month (IE the monday after 7's) to the last day of this month is one less than the 1st to the 1st. Moral of the story - I woke up today, and that's that. I got into work as early as possible, to put in my 8 hours, and I'm going to enjoy the best tasting Hoegaarden of my life, come around 3 or 4 PM (work adjusted).
On a semi related sidenote, I've noticed that the quality of the croissants is unbelievably better at around 8 in the morning compared to when they've been sitting there til around noon.
See you later - and meet us at Peel Fresco Music Lounge ( peelfresco.com/directions.php ) around 8 ish if you're anywhere near Hong Kong and can swing it!
As I wrote in the general email announcement last night, I can't actually believe it; a month of clean living in HK! Who would have thought? Or in some other words:
I know, I know. Leaping tall buildings and landing autonomous robotic
space vehicles on Mars aside, this is clearly one of the great
challenges of our decade; no - our century.
Seven set out on the ill fated quest, and through bumps and bruises
(and one or two rule modifications), four came out to today, their
teetotalism intact.
But at last, hell must come to an end.
Indeed.
The definition I used was a "dry month, beginning on the Monday after the weekend of [HK Rugby] 7's"; I coupled that with my usual definition of when the day changes (insomnia taught me that "rolling the date over at midnight" was a fairly useless definition from a practical standpoint, especially when you're about 10 to 12 hours out of sync with everyone around you), namely "it's a new day when you go to sleep and then wake up". I define meals accordingly too - I contend that it's pointless to peg abstract notions of "breakfast" and "lunch" to hours of the day, except when coordinating with people who won't understand the translation. Better that "breakfast" is the first meal within about 3 hours of when you get up, lunch the meal after that, etc.
Brunch, for whatever reason, is completely invariant. Brunch is always brunch, and I love it for that.
But syntax and semantics aside, I rolled the calendar month out using the same date math I tend to use at work - it's useless to take "today" and add a month, assuming a month is some fixed constant. Months aren't constant. And they're hell on databases for pretty much that reason. It is easy at the edge - when it's a the first, a month away is the first of next month. The last day of the last month (IE the monday after 7's) to the last day of this month is one less than the 1st to the 1st. Moral of the story - I woke up today, and that's that. I got into work as early as possible, to put in my 8 hours, and I'm going to enjoy the best tasting Hoegaarden of my life, come around 3 or 4 PM (work adjusted).
On a semi related sidenote, I've noticed that the quality of the croissants is unbelievably better at around 8 in the morning compared to when they've been sitting there til around noon.
See you later - and meet us at Peel Fresco Music Lounge ( peelfresco.com/directions.php ) around 8 ish if you're anywhere near Hong Kong and can swing it!
One more day... (or...few hours?!)
OMG, is this blog actually still going on...me as one of the "not dry but moist" attendants didn't even realized that...shame shame sham!!
anyways, only few hours to go...
just want to leave a few lines here before this blog is officially turned into a history that for us to review in the future.
well done to all...at least u made it, you had the spirit in you (once).
let's cheers and drink...
apart from S...will see u in 24 hours babe. x
anyways, only few hours to go...
just want to leave a few lines here before this blog is officially turned into a history that for us to review in the future.
well done to all...at least u made it, you had the spirit in you (once).
let's cheers and drink...
apart from S...will see u in 24 hours babe. x
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
confession
I had a beer. Or two. Or was it three? I was in sticky fingers, TST. It was horrible. My friends thought some girls were hot, and i couldn't convince them otherwise. I felt so alone, so alienated - i didn't want to see, i didn't want to be another Cassandra. Even if it meant blinding myself to ignorance, i had to be a part of the world again. I drank.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Day 17
Ahh.. Day 17. We're over the midpoint, there might actually be some cause for hope here.
I had a friend from back in the US who's been in HK comment when he found out I was doing the drymonth in HK - "That's absolutely nuts," he declared, "to try to pull that kind of move in Hong Kong. Best I did was 8 days, and that was an insane push."
Nice to have a little bit of validation..
Of course, the down side is that the dry month left me completely sober to contemplate every aspect of my tax extension last night. I can't say that I'm entirely happy about that.
I had a friend from back in the US who's been in HK comment when he found out I was doing the drymonth in HK - "That's absolutely nuts," he declared, "to try to pull that kind of move in Hong Kong. Best I did was 8 days, and that was an insane push."
Nice to have a little bit of validation..
Of course, the down side is that the dry month left me completely sober to contemplate every aspect of my tax extension last night. I can't say that I'm entirely happy about that.
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