Hangovers, aye! aye!

Nights out with friends / colleagues are the most relaxing breaks I seriously appreciate nowadays. Despite the heavy and sleepy head I get the mornings after, nothing gets the deal from just having fun after long hours of work. Yes, yes, not too much workload there, but a sitting spree for nine hours isn't much different.

It was only last year that I let myself consume alcohol on an occasional basis. This year was a major breakthrough, though. I am out with friends from work more often (read: at least once or twice slash week); not because we bargain for hangovers during work days, but because we immensely enjoy one another's company and stories, which are, simply put, non-existent within the confines of the workplace. ;)

More revelations on my negative side: I never thought I would be this comfortable with such people in such little time. With all my hang-ups and issues in life (yeah, yeah we all have 'em), I never actually believed I could go out to and with them. And yes, I absolutely never thought I'd even entertain getting up from bed and dressing up again to be with them on nights of absolute spontaneity.

This is a change I embraced with, honestly, one or two hesitations. Alcohol is one thing I thought I'd never learn to drink while out with friends. It just scared me how people turn out when it overwhelms their system. Bad company, the ignorants would say, because we get drunk and what-nots during work days. However, it is not the alcohol (though it gets us through), but everything that's transpired during those blurry, trans-like moments in which you wouldn't remember the transition from sober to wasted (whew!) that make the night fun and hilarious as you can ever imagine. It is during these times that you get to know people as who they really are, sans the computer screens and keyboards and endless jargon of every working day.

Also, as far as my sane self is concerned, it is during these times that I get to be otherwise. Enough said.