Alcohol and women

At the Chem Picnic, the topic of conversation got to how Asians can't metabolize alcohol. Or, more specifically, they can metabolize the alcohol to and aldehyde, but can't further metabolize it to a carboxylic acid, like most non-Asians can. I was skeptical about this at first, considering the nastiness of tsinghua or whatever brand of Chinese beer. If the beer tasted awful and people got drunk before they got a buzz, why would they drink beer? But apparently, it's true. Surprising! We went to the opera tonight. This was the first time I knew so many people there! And that certainly helped to make it more enjoyable, but the opera itself (Cosi fan Tutte) was also amazing. I can honestly say I did not fall asleep or get groggy for even a bit of it! Maybe it was the good singers, but I think I was kept interested mostly by the hilarious plot. It reminded me of Phuc and myself in high school. (cosi fan tutte is Italian for "Women are all alike" hahahahaha) Without ruining the plot for any of you, there are two guys who are total pimps and know how to make the ladies swoon. That should be enough of a description to pique your interest. *Radioblog update: Currently, Chinese Yoyo performance soundtrack candidates are up*