Senget judges?

I guess even the experts cant agree when it comes to the complicated drink of wine (mostly man-made complications). I wrote recently about my very intoxicating experience at a blind-tasting session. Thing is, u arent supposed to get intoxicated at a tasting.

A researcher has found that wine judges cant really tell what they’re tasting. There’re inconsistencies in their judging, although they’re sober. There’s a short article on this on Drinks International.

Boozing and paperwork should never mix

It's confirmed - paperwork & booze cant mix

Quote: “Robert Hodgson created a stir earlier this year when he claimed that individual judges in the California State Fair Wine Competition often rated the same wine differently.” (Blind-tastings.)

I think when they say shite like “exhibits extraordinary purity, and beautiful sweet blackberry and cassis notes along with hints of graphite, camphor, and a subtle, but intense meaty character”, then they’re probably talking cock. They might as well swallow d goddam wine rather than spit during tastings. Fuckin wastage. They are people starving around d world man.

At least then they’ll get drunk. And instead of rapping about aromas of red ink and goddam goat leather, they’d say, “O yeaaaaaaaa, i liiiike this one. Hit me again! *Buuurp!* It’s a ffff-fff-fuckinggggg good wine!”

Easy enough to understand.

The manner in which the judge says “fucking” determines the level of the wine’s quality.

Well, I guess u just need to sound cool (superb tips here), and u can pass off as a pro!

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Handling the ++

Service charge & government tax are two very different things.

The ++  info u see in small print in menus of F&B outlet mean’s there’s a 5% government tax and 10% service charge.

The 5% tax is just that – tax, which of course goes to d fucking useless federal government. The 10% charge is imposed by the OUTLET, not by the govt. It’s supposedly to forward to employees as incentive / tip. Whether they do give it is another story. (Some dont bother coz they wanna get rich, or give less than they should.)

Some outlets dont charge either one, or include it in the price.

The service charge is actually optional (up to the owner whether to do it), while the govt tax only applies to outlets that gross more than a certain amount anually: over $3 million in sales, and they need a license from Customs to charge you the 5%.

ONLY 435 premises in the country are authorized to charge you the 5% tax. If you think the outlet is pulling a fast one &  u wanna cari gaduh, you can do so by lodging a complaint with the Customs Dept (online). E-mail complaints – cd@customs.gov.my. The restaurant has to publicly display the Customs license.

Personally I think a lot of them are just conning us.

Any outlet in its first year of operation usually cannot charge the 5%. That would be illegal, unless the sales have already crossed $3 million before the first 12 months are up. Which is obviously rare.

So in total, it can hit 15% extra charges to your billing. Which is quite a bit. A bill for $350 would cross 400 bucks with these this crappy fees.

Some newer outlets now have their menu / drinks list prices in nett. The price u see is d price u pay. Which is a way better system.

Anyway, now u know exactly what the goddam 15% is about, dont be fooled, & party on!

New outlets that charge 5% govt tax to your bill are scammers

Some outlets that charge 5% govt tax to your bill are scamming

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RIP, Train

One of the top ghetto wines known to mankind, Night Train Express, is most likely no longer available in Malaysia.

Yo I aint happy.

D locomotive from hell has pulled into d station for d final time

D locomotive from hell has pulled into d station for d final time!

Dis shit was my FIRST love, when i first started on the booze journey in college. The Train is what got me into serious drinkin man. Used to do it with dudes like Ham, Scarface, Presidente, Volume, Fat Bala, Voyeur. We got a history, d Train n me boys.

We had this move – where two of our cars on d way to someplace would decide to travel alongside each other n pass d Train from one car to d next. Quite a delicate skill. Requires finesse, and alcohol in yor veins. And clear road ahead of u.

The other car would ride the Train then pass it back when they’re ready. Amazingly, there has never been contact between the vehicles.

Yea, we were a bunch of fucking cowboys.

If not for d Train, my retarded blog wdnt exist. Haha

Been lookin for it for ol times sake recently. I tried d most likely haunts – Joy, Sri Kota, TMC, supermarkets and Chinese-medicine joints. Failed. Two of ’em said d Train is no longer being imported.

But whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

The world has lost some of its cool.

It’s been good buddy. See u on d other side!

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Day vs night drunk

Drinkers are easily categorized  – the drunkard, the social drinker and the pussy drinker. Drunkards are obviously the hardcore – mabuk every night. Pussified drinkers are d opposite – drink like once a month – that too one fucking drink only and they “gotta run”. Run where? To d hospital to get their stomach pumped?

I think most of us are social drinkers – drink whenever there’s a suitable, fun opportunity. Which can be quite often!

Of course there are other more niche categories, like emo-drunk, molester-drunk, serial pukers, etc, but dats for another story.

From the main categories, there’s another important sub-category – those who like drinking at night, and those that prefer day. I always have  a blast whenever i party at night. But frankly i’d be classified as a day-drunk. i definitely prefer drinking while its still bright. In fact when it comes to lager, i definitely prefer day.

Dont peak too early tho

Dont peak too early tho

It’s a wholly different experience. Coz at night its very normal to indulge in ‘gejala sosial’. All the ‘bad’ things are supposed to be done at night. But to do it during d day is kinda fun too! I guess same applies to doing drugs and sex.

When you’re wasted in the evening or afternoon, you see the same things in a new tinge of light. Haha

A hearty brunch

A hearty breakfast in Sarawak

Dats d reason i dig happy hours. Coz drinks are more fun in d afternoon / early evening. If ur at a bar, it’s  best time for cold draft stouts. If the beach, it’s time for cocktails and sun-downers. At an event, start off with a chilled white wine or champagne. When ur off on a road-trip, crack a few cans of ice-cold beers for d drive. If in Sarawak, open a tuak.

Or hit a mall for happy hours at a restaurant/bar then walk around n try n shop when you’re high as a kite! Or head to Klang, and down toddy before a bak kut teh brunch.

Doing all of the above at night is boring. Coz at night, your movements are kinda restricted. In a confined and fixed setting, like a bar or club or a house. In the day, you could be anywhere and doing anything. The possibilities are endless!

Day-drunk n proud of it

Day-drunk n proud of it!

Believe me, its fun shit. Requires a a lil more of an adventurous streak.

Especially when travelling. Dats why all my blog posts about travel always seem alcoholic. Haha

Hell, most mornings on d road start with a cold drink! If in Langkawi, even before i brush my teeth am mixing some refreshing tropical cocktails.

If am camping by Chilling River in KKB, i’d crawl outta d tent n fish out d beer dat was chillin in d river overnight.

Cool part of day-drunkness is, there’re definitely no fuckin pigs and their road blocks!

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