Hallooooooooo 2011! :D

You know that feeling when you're just drunk enough to talk and talk and talk all night but not yet drunk enough to pass out? I am on that cliff right now.

But all's well. Hellloooooooooooooooooooooooo 2011!

Though, I must say I felt the Crhsitmas celebration more than New Year's, I still had a blast tonight, nonetheless.

Didn't start with a big bang for the year, but I'm definitely sure this year will be something I'll be looking forward to.



And since I can't write decently now, (you have no idea how many times I hit the backspace button just to get the last sentence right, so forgive for any other errors) here's something to show my big bang for 2011:

There Is A Place...

...like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter...






...Which luckily I am.

photo courtes of siraquarius.blogspot.com

So it was a Saturday night, and I got to go out with my cousins! (Finally!) And we watched Alice. :-D

Basically I think it was not really a movie meant for kids, because it has somewhat deviated from the fairy tale version. Alice, who is now nineteen, returns to Wonderland, which, apparently, at her age, she believes does not really exist. (Oh yeah, we watched it in the normal theater. Which may be one of the reasons why I find this not-so-kid-friendly.) Anyway, what really made me excited about this movie is Tom Burton. Really. Fine, Johnny Depp made me excited. Haha!

With that said, I tell you, this version is not for those looking for glitzy and fun kiddie movie. (Come on, a nineteen year-old protagonist frolicking in a land where animals talk, cats smile, and food that can either make you grow big or shrink you to almost nothing?) I think I appreciated the movie because it's for the lost twenty-somethings a.k.a. those having a quarter-life crisis. Seriously. ;-)

Alice: But this is impossible.

Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it to be.

And perhaps, it is the twisted and un-prince-charming aura of the Mad Hatter that throws this movie off the fairy tale list. Princes are supposed to be really hot, neat and well-groomed, and above all, charming. Not dirty, mad and sarcastic. (But in the back of my mind, he's still hot. It's Johnny Depp, for crying out loud!!!)

In all fairness, Burton gave justice to the well-loved fairy tale. Wonderland is, well, really a wonder land, considering it's from the creative mind of this filmmaker. Now I'm beginning to wonder what it looked like on 3D. Hmmm. Could be better but then again, the 3D version wouldn't probably have the twist I was looking for in the regular film. And that, that twist, might give the happily-ever-after ending we all look forward to a bigger BANG!










I will miss you when I wake up. (Now, where is my Mad Hatter?)

Poison.

After almost a week since the last drinking spree my friends and I had, I think I am coming to my senses why I am sick until now.

You see, Nica dubbed me as the official bartender in our group. (Which I think is really appropriate since I am the one who owns the mobile bar.) Anyway, during JR's last birthday, I made Bacardi Classic for us. It was such a hit that Nica wanted the same thing for her birthday too. Unfortunately, a couple of nights before her own party, she was amazed when I showed her my infamous flaming Kamikazee, thus scratching out the Bacardi Classic on her party. And therefore the unopened bottle was becoming lonely in their kitchen so she called us up Monday to continue her celebration, and to give Wilma a chance in on her little shindig.

As much as fun would have it, little did I know that my bartending skills were a little out of control that night. Seriously. I thinked I poured in too much Bacardi in the mix. And on top of that, I allowed a simultaneous shot circus to happen.

I have no idea what came into me when I took Nica's dad's suggestion of drinking shots together. When we drink, it's the usual shot glass carousel. But not that night. Wilma loved the idea so much that we had a more than a dozen shots in a span of an hour and a half. (Well, three for Em since she gives up easily during drinking sprees.) More than a dozen (I lost count), and Wilma and I were down. Haha! As we ran out of drinks, we ended up like this:

and this:

 If you're curious, I'd like to share the cocktail recipe here. It's the original Bacardi Classic recipe from way back, but of course, my mobile bar, Trix & Nix, has its own version that we aptly call GG, which we do not serve in a cocktail glass. ;-) Oh well, I'd share more on that next time. Here's Bacardi Classic, along with a little more information about the drink, and hope you have a good time drinking it. I know I did. ;-)

Only Bacardi rum should be used to make this drink. In 1936, a temporary injunction to restrain a New York hotel and restaurant from selling Bacardi cocktails unless they contained Bacardi rum was denied. The company then won a permanent injunction at the New York Supreme Court later that year.

Ingredients:

1 2/3 oz / 5 cl Bacardi white rum

1 oz / 3 cl fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon grenadine

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake.

Strain into a cocktail glass.

Garnish with a cherry on a cocktail stick across the glass.

Serves 1.

Cheers! :-)