Pounding The Keyboard

  This Saturday is Listening to Beatles day. And the Beatles album of the day is Help ! Tell Me What You See (Lennon/McCartney) If you let me take your heart, I will prove to you We will never be apart, if I'm part of you Open up your eyes now, tell me what you see It is no surprise now, what you see is me Big and black the clouds may be, time will pass away If you put your trust in me, I'll make bright your day Look into these eyes now, tell me what you see Don't you realize now, what you see is me Tell me what you see Listen to me one more time, how can I get through? Can't you try to see that I'm, trying to get to you? Open up your eyes now, tell me what you see It is no surprise now, what you see is me Tell me what you see Listen to me one more time, how can I get through? Can't you try to see that I'm, trying to get to you? Open up your eyes now, tell me what you see It is no surprise now, what you see is me Mmm mmm mmm mm

       More than a month ago, I had acid reflux so I had to temporarily shy away from some food and drinks (chili pepper or spicy foods, coffee, pizza, citrus fruits, chocolates, and alcoholic drinks like beer). Ah, beer. Every time I’d buy groceries, I’d pick up a few cans of beer. But I’m not a heavy drinker, I consume just two to four beers a week—a beer a day is considered healthy. Moderate consumption of beer is good for the heart.      I drank my first beer when I was in high school, which is one and a half centuries ago.      The most that I drank in one sitting, I think, are eleven bottles of beer, and miraculously, I was able to go home without a scratch, and I didn’t even vomit.      My grossest drunken experience: I threw up inside a Tamaraw FX (I was sitting alone at the back). I vomited first on my handkerchief, then, when my handkerchief was full, I vomited on my jacket (it was raining), then, finally, on the floor of the vehicle. The driver didn’t say anything, m