My bartender listens to David Choi!

Log start: 2:04pm June 6th, 2010

It never ceases to amaze me how much you learn from random people everyday. Yesterday night, i decided to go to one of my neighborhood bars by myself (mainly because it was 2am and i don't want to bother people at that time... lol)
At the bar, i sat in the middle of all the seats and ordered a Gin and Tonic from a cute female bartender.
Whilst sipping on my gin and tonic, since i had no one else to talk to and the other ppl were either a)partying up a saturday b)looking to get drunk c)prostitutes d)guys e)old people, i took out my rusty, yet trusty, blackberry and checked the world news. don't judge me... i know a lot of people say politics are stupid, but the truth is, it's what runs the world.

As i finish my first gin and tonic, i already read up on some of the major news, oil spill, people complaining, sarah palin being an idiot, people STILL complaining about arizona's immigration laws.

as i finish my last sip, i order another one... (i think i'm in a gin and tonic phase... i love that drink right now xD)
as the bartender is mixing up another one, i asked for it in a highball glass, which is 2oz more than the traditional rocks glass that it's served in and i asked for the extra cup space to be filled with more tonic water.

funny how conversations start up. during this second gin and tonic, i didn't pick up my blackberry at all and this particular drink lasted for a good half hour o_o"
the bartender says to me "feeling bitter today?" and she chuckles.
so i respond "not really... why?"
and she goes "im sure you already know that tonic water is a bit bitter, and people usually ask for more gin, not the tonic, haha"

from there, she attempted to recreate my life story just from me asking for a bit more tonic water... it's funny how bartenders find the significance behind special order drinks that people think up. i guess that's a job of a bartender that i still haven't mastered yet.

usually, when i bartend other peoples drinks, i usually first scan them from head to toe and try and read their facial expression. from there, i modify the drink to what i think will suite their daily moods. every bartender has their unique style and it just so happens i run into the story teller one... and here i wonder why their stories are always right... lol

so she ends up hitting the spot dead on... i'm not going to type out the story that she said because dudes... cmon... privacy on the internet please, lol.
but by the time she finishes explaining everything, i'm just sitting there in amazement. and she goes "yeah, im amazing, i know" in a sarcastic voice, XD.
and i respond, "better believe it"

then she offers me her own version of gin and tonic, on the house :D
so she starts mixing a regular gin and tonic in a highball glass and then she stares at me and says
"instead of the extra bitterness this time, let's try something else. let's fill that extra space with a little more spirit *adds 1 extra shot of gin* the perfect gin and tonic is built from high quality gin and tonic that's not out of a soda gun. and by adding this spirit, i hope that it will give you more spirit and colour to your life. analyze every obstacle in your life with this spirit and plan accordingly. last but not least, instead of lime, here's a lemon chunk and half a shot of lemon juice *adds 1/2 shot lemon juice* lime is green, you're not green, you're asian, so here's something yellow! HAHA. and beside, lemon is different from lime flavourwise and there usually isn't any citrus in gin and tonic, but here's a shot of sourness to symbolize what you plan to do in every situation. whether you choose to attack it in full force, like what this lemon will do to your drink, or however you choose to deal with it. don't look back and just do it."

she makes herself the same drink and we had a cheers to a good life.
before i left, she told me to go to youtube and search up "that girl" by david choi.
so im staring at her like "LOLWUT" because i know of that song too ->check previous blog post<- and i thought he was only known in the asian community or anyone who keeps up with wongfu. but here's a short little white girl in her mid 20s telling me to listen to david choi... i was honestly shocked. O_O"
and she tells me that there's more to the song and she told me to click the little link that is displayed at the beginning of the video that tells the story behind the song and video.
usually, i don't click those because i think that it's a waste of time, but she told me to do it.

here's the link ->
http://wongfuproductions.com/2010/05/new-music-video-released-%E2%80%9Cthat-girl%E2%80%9D/

Alcohol is not there for people to get drunk and party. i mean, sure, people drink it to get buzzed so they have excuses to do stuff. but that's not what alcohol is about. i got into bartending because it's an art, an art that defines people. what people order, what people drink, what people think. everything is reflected in the drinks that they order and from this awesome bartender, there's always a story behind everything. many people don't get it and either don't try it or abuse it to the point that makes the spirits useless.
think of alcohol as a yin for your yang. some extra energy to balance out the imbalance that you have in yourself. if you abuse it, it will abuse you.
there are days where i can drink more than i usually can before i turn red or feel the alcohol, and there are days where one shot is almost a total wipeout for me.
there's always a nice amount that you should intake to balance everything out.

listen to me... i sound like an old man explaining alcohol and its uses -_-

but there's always a story to tell from your drink, no matter what your mood is.
it's the life and job of a bartender to predict and re-create these things.
and i just met one of the best bartenders of my time.

i re-created the drink today and i can safely say that it didn't taste as amazing as it did last night, it could be because im not using top-shelf stuff... but i'll leave that for another day.

so... the best bartender that i've met yet listen to david choi... and she's not even asian o_o"

the chemistry behind alcohol... people don't realize the significance of it.


HakoneDayDreamer, i have a new favourite place to drink xD