We're celebrating a handsome Prime Minister today with a bunch of cocktails. Maybe I'll invite my latest Whatsapp friend Tina to come join us?
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| Sadly my new friend Tina is not the lovely Tina Arena pictured here. Damn. |
MEET RISHI THE RULER, MAN OF MANY TITLES
Congratulations to Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister of the UK taking over from Liz Truss who lasted all of 44 days in office.
On the first day of the announcement, people were calling him Rishi the Robot on account of his acceptance speech being very robotic and lasting all of a staggering 86 seconds.
On day two of his term (that would be today) apparently people are calling him Rishi the Dishy because apparently he's now a bit of political eye candy.
I can't say I'm the the crowd who thinks 'Phwoooar, he looks a bit of alright don't he guv?' but I do wish him the best of luck in his term, hoping it lasts longer than 44 days. And that he sticks to any promises that he makes, so that he doesn't earn the nickname Rishi the Wishy.
GREETINGS TO CONFUSED TINA
So apparently Whatsapp went offline for a bit overnight causing a bit of concern for people across the globe who use it to chat to...uh, other people from across the globe. (It's back in action now though, all is good again in the Whatsapp world.)
Personally, I use it to receive messages from confused strangers and once again I've been a mistaken for someone else. Tina dropped me a line to wish me well for my upcoming trip to Manilla and I thought it might be a good time to get a little request in.
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| No Tiny Dance please, by request. |
Now maybe it's just me but I've never tried to make friends with someone on the other end of a wrong number. But that's what happening 95% of the time I get a message on Whatsapp. What starts out as a case of mistaken identity quickly turns to 'Well okay then, want to be friends?' and if you follow that path, you're soon invited to a different private Whatsapp number or similar service.
(Shout out to Belle, Rose, Alice, Celyse and Minghu who have all dropped me a line, confusing me for someone else initially and then instantly wanting to be my next best friend. I get it though, they've probably heard that I'm planning to be a well chiseled Athlete.)
Is this mistaken identity play a long game scam? I've never played along long enough to find out - if you know the answer, let me know in a comment below!
THERE ARE 49 COCKTAILS, CHOOSE ONE
Congratulations to the team at Public House Albury for taking out the title of Best Cocktails in all of NSW. Undoubtedly they would have faced some very stiff competition to take the crown but they're the kings of mixology this year and well done to them.
While I'm yet to visit public house, I did read this morning that they have 49 cocktails on offer (each with a back story, how good is that?) and that if you book in advance, you and a bunch of mates can take on a cocktail tree.
And if you've just read that last sentence and wondered out loud what's a cocktail tree? Behold this mixed drink wonderment:
How I wish my overgrown garden was spawning this level of awesomeness instead of the jungle of weeds that seem to be swallowing neighbourhood pets up whole.
Now for the record my top three cocktails of all time would have to be:
3. Tequila sunrise - I enjoy tequila on occasion when it's not served straight up in a shot glass because shooting it straight is a fast track to seeing the contents of your last meal pretty quickly. Instead, put it in some orange juice, add a touch of grenadine and slide it over. Easy and effective!
2. Mojito - Also one of Lu's favourite cocktails we found out on the show this morning although there is a tendency depending on who makes it for it to be either too sweet or not sweet enough. When done right however it is the perfect drink for a hot summery night. Delicious!
1. Margarita - Very old school but that salt rim, Cointreau and chilled tequila competition is a match made in heaven with every sip. Not to mention it looks so pretty when it's brought out with the salt rim intact. More than a couple of these in a session is asking for trouble but wow, what a cocktail.
Runner up mention: Rusty nail
Right that's me done, enjoy your afternoon and chat tomorrow. Maybe even over a mojito?
Take care
-Almigo
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