"My Drinking Scale"

This is my own personal drinking scale, my own personal basis in knowing my condition/ drunkenness while engaging in drinking session with friends or colleagues. During my bachelor life, i do not practice counting the bottles of beer that i drink because... I do not give a damn! My tolerance in alcohol was very strong that drinking sessions lasted until morning, or if my wallet runs out of funds. But now, like every other person who matures and already has a family of his own, some changes are needed to be done for the new role that we are going to assume, and still enjoy our love for drinking. This scale is based on the number of 320 ml. bottles of beer with 5% alcohol content, its corresponding effect, and sensation that you will feel for you to be aware of your condition and when to tell your drinking buddies that, "got to go fellas!"

1st bottle: No immediate effects of the alcohol can still be felt. The drinker is still mesmerized by the ice cold beer's flavor as it flows to the throat. An alternate of small sip and large gulp is usually being done by the drinker to savor the 1st bottle of beer.

2nd bottle: Conversation with your drinking buddies starts to get exiting as you tackle different topics from political issues to your buddy's love life. Voices are getting higher, not because of the emotions involved in the discussion, but because of the alcohols effect in the person, which makes him perky and alert.

3rd bottle: Conversation and discussions start to heat up, and debates start as some of your friends begins to take sides on what ever discussions that you are having. Some researchers have proven that at an optimum amount, alcohol is a stimulant. Maybe this is the cause of some of the violence related to drinking because of the effect of "optimum amount" of alcohol in their bodies. You will feel tightness in your skin, and body temperature begins to rise, even if you are drinking in an air-conditioned room.

4th bottle: The alcohol has the effect on the person which makes him more thirsty, and will want to drink more beer. This is the feeling that you will get when you have this number of bottles of beer, plus the result of always going to the batch room to urinate, which will let you expel water, but will retain the alcohol inside your body.

5th bottle: After drinking your 5th bottle, most will show redness in their face, with slight to moderate dilation of the pupils. Discussions or debates may have reached its peak already, but arguing may still continue maybe because of the unexplainable need to speak and mumble. This is the best time to ask your drinking buddy one of their most intimate secret because they will always give you the true answer because... "in vino, veritas!" The saying means, in wine (or any alcoholic drink), there is truth.

6th bottle: This is the best time to slow your phase in drinking and prepare your farewell speech to your buddies that you need to go home already. If you are driving a vehicle (especially a motorcycle), it is best to stop drinking at this point.

Some persons may have different conditions at every "nth" bottle of beer that they consume, but it is best to know your capacity. When you know your limits, you can still enjoy the joys of drinking, and still be home with your family, and still go to work early the next day with a bearable pain because of hang-over.