I got hassled by a friend to go to his place and see in the new year, as he was having a few mates over

but with RBT, Double Demerits, the possibility of yobbos roaming the street in his suburb, and the fact that he would want to sit outside on a stinking hot day, I just couldn't be arsed, and decided to stay home with my own collection of spirits.

It's just an arbitrary thing anyway.