The Mind Lounge

2006 - A new chapter

Well , its 2006 . New year , new perspective . New chapter and new direction in this journey called life . My new year celebration was pretty simple & for you drinkers out there , you would've enjoyed it more than me . There were A LOT of binge sessions , while I just chilled there observing their unusual antics . When you're the type who doesn't drink , smoke weed / ciggies , you can't help but feel very isolated in such a colourful environment . They kept pressuring me to drink and I managed to avoid every single persuasive words coming from them . One even said that I should'nt be like this because of my religious restrictions . Well my answer was pretty easy , even if it wasn't for religious restrictions , I still won't drink . It's more like a personal choice , I chose not to drink and smoke , despite 80% of my friends & close friends do it . Another guy said that drinking is a way of socialising & making new friends . To a certain extent , he may be right . But to me , there are other ways to network besides getting yourself drunk & why you have to risk yourself with alcohol just to 'fit' in .

Here's a scenario :
Meet up , get drunk , vomit , wake up the next morning , vomit and then hangover . There goes the networking . If you're drunk enough , you tend to get really vocal & you tend to say things that are quite offensive to some people . This one guy almost said something to degrade my beliefs , if he was sober , he would've got some bruises from me and won't realise it the next morning , but because hes drunk , nevermind .

I 'm still 'accepted' in their ranks despite me not drinking . Why? because you stand firm to what you believe is right FOR YOU ... so you'll earn some respect for that . I think conversations are the best way to network . So to those who are under this peer pressure , think about it . You don't have to do it if you don't feel its right FOR YOU .

I hope 2006 would be good for me in all aspects . Let's hope past experiences will mature me further . I hope I at least get one of my resolutions fulfilled : Being Punctual!! .. yup .. I'm always late for everything ...lets change that .

2006 , here we go .....