The Martini Recipe

Heya

Well due to popular demand (a single comment, which in recent days seems to be as close to popular demand as i'm gonna get... hehehe), here are the two most common Martini recipes. I thought as seen as i am a part time barman i could help the world and teach myself a cocktail at the same time. Enjoy responsibly...

Vodka Martini

100ml Vodka
6ml Dry Vermouth
Lemon twist or olive

Shake in a boston tin with loads of ice, strain and serve in a cocktail glass with the twist or olive.

The Classic Gin Martini

75ml Gin
3ml Dry Vermouth
Lemon twist or olive

Stir together in a mixing glass with ice, strain and serve in a cocktail glass with your chosen garnish.


Hope this help
Cesar

The Bucket List

Heya everyone

Well, i'm back after a rather long absence. Altough in my defence i do have about 4 drafts that just never got published, writers block i guess... Nothing i churned out seemed right or good enough, but this came to me today.
I was just thinking about all the things i wish i had done, all the things i am proud of having done and all the things I want to do before i kick the proverbial bucket ;) So here goes, and please feel free to add urs, the comment tab is there for a reason.

1. Bungee Jump
2. Build my own house
3. Buy an Aston Martin
4. Fall in love
5. Leave my mark
6. Parachute
7. Threesome
8. Visit Budapeste
9. Climb the Eiffell Tower
10. Dance tango in Buenos Aires
11. Kiss someone in the rain
12. Open my own restaurant/bar/club
13. Act in a play
etc...

Singing out
Cesar

Take it for what you will...

"The Kiss" - Roy Lichtenstein

To Life! To Luck! To Friendship!

Hey everyone

This week has been a good one, if slightly counterproductive when it comes to what I should be doing. i.e. revision. But i digress... The whole point of this entry is to say thank you to all the people who make those boring days bareable by making sure i give one genuine laugh each day. You know who you are...


Signing out...
Cesar

What happened

What happened to that feeling we had, that anything is possible, that the sky is the limit, that be can be all that we dream no matter the obstacles... What happened to being a kid inside? I wish growing up didnt bring with it the uncontrolable urge to over analize, to consider pros and cons. I wish for once we could all act on impulse, with pure sentiments and dive head into all that will one day make us great. Not because of the project we chase, but because of the will and mindstep with which we chase it!

Signing out

Cesar

And Now A Geography Lesson...

Call To Arms!

Hey

If you have been watching the news where ever your are, I'm sure you hvae noticed what is happening right now in China. The people of Tibet, now a chinese province, are being violently repressed for, according to the Chinese government, supporting dissedent beliefs and whishing to cause turmoil in the country ahead of this years Olympic Games in Beijing.
Somehow I don't quite thing this is in keeping with the image China has developed in its rather murky past. Macau springs to mind. Tianemen Square. The ongoing restritions imposed on basic freedoms, like freedom of expression in the media. The presucution of catholic chinese. The "cure for all remedies" way in which the death penalty is used in an otherwise biased and corrupt judicial system. The discrimination of women in all walks of life. The non-existant protection of the working class. Female infanticide. Need I go on?
I call on you all to take heed of this message and sign the following petition to show the Chinese government that its action will not go unnoticed or unpunished. Enough is enough my dear friends.
The Olympic Games where founded as a beacon of international coperation and to showcase the benefits the world could reap by embracing freedom and democracy. Is it not then a bit antisenscial that a communist, repressive, huma rights abusing nation is allowed to host what is one of the greatest spectacles of the year? Think about it...

Signing out...
Cesar

To lighten the mood...

Thanks Matt!
Signing out...

That feeling...

Just a thought...

Have you ever met someone, whose mere voice would make you shiver?
Have you ever met someone, whose smell would make you heart race?
Have you ever met someone, whose every smile would make you blush?
Have you ever met someone, that made each day brighter just by walking by you?
Someone who brought out every animal instint in you?
Someone whose gaze could leave you feeling naked and weak?
Who could make you think of nothing else but needing them there and then?
I have... But to no avail... They don't know it...
I fear they never will...

Signing out...

Passion

I have always thought that our lives are not dictated by where we go once they are over but by the mark we leave on the world while we are still here. This last week has been a revaltion on that. I have learnt that taking risks to follow our passions, breaking free of convention and what those around expect of you and making your own luck, future, fate, destiny what ever you will call it is the way to being remembered. For if nothing else, people will say, he was not afraid to follow his dreams...

Signing out
Cesar