The host courteously lays his stash on the table and soon everyone is licking Rizlas and making admiring noises through blissful

The host courteously lays his stash on the table and soon everyone is licking Rizlas and making admiring noises through blissful lungfuls of smoke. it has been a quiet, temperate sort of dinner party - easy on the dry white, heavy on the mineral water. And don't expect to see any brandy, because only plumbers and naff execs with portable telephones tend to do alcohol these days. The Porsche Boxster should be available in November 1996, but is dependent on production dates.Promoter: Newspaper Publishing Plc, One Canada Square, London E14 5DL. The competition is open to residents of the UK and the Irish Republic The prize will be as stated, with no cash alternative The Editor's decision is final.10. The promoter reserves the right in their absolute discretion to disqualify any entry or competitor, nominee, or to add to, or waive any rules.8 No correspondence will be entered into Proof of postage will not be accepted as proof of receipt. The promoter will not take responsibility for entries lost or damaged in the post The Editor's decision is final.9.

Employees and agents of Newspaper Publishing Plc or those of any other national newspaper company or any firm connected with the promotion are not eligible to take part, neither are their relatives nor members of their families or households Entrants must be aged 18 or over.5. The winner must co-operate for publicity purposes if required and accept that his/her name and photograph will be published in the paper.6 Photocopies of tokens and entry forms are not acceptable.7. For previously published tokens or an entry form send a SAE to: The Independent/Porsche Boxster,Token Request or Entry Form, PO Box 83, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1TT Only 2 tokens are available per application. If you require both tokens and a form, please send separate SAE's Requests must be received by first post 12 February 1996.4. I wonder how I fell for the hype.Those boys from Oasis may sing about being chained to the mirror and a razor-blade, but all they really need is cigarettes and alcohol.. Rules: 1. To enter our Porsche Boxster prize draw you need to collect five differently numbered tokens from the eight we will be printing (including a starter token which can be used as any number). 2 The closing date for entries is 23 February 1996.

Send to: The Independent/Porsche Boxster Prize Draw, PO Box 250, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1TU along with a completed entry form which will be printed on Saturday 3 February.3. I realised, finally, that drugs can never change your personality - only exaggerate what's already there. If strangers en masse tend to irritate you when you're straight, you'll feel like strangling them when you're not. There is no loved-up alter- ego to let loose, just the same old boring you.After that, I was no longer impressed by those who were able to "handle" drugs - in fact the whole ritual bored me: watching people emerging from the toilet cubicles sniffing conspicuously, having to tolerate their chemical- induced arrogance and vacuous conversation. "You feel as though everyone in the room is your soulmate." At the next crowded party, I scoffed a disco- biscuit with glee It was downhill all the way.