The Company Xmas party

Saturday... I had arranged with my brother to go meet his friends for xmas lunch... so I woke up early and tried to figure out what I'll be doing. 8am, then surfed the net for a while... then breakfast, then left the house with my video player and camera (which didn't get used). Then I caught the train to the city, $4.80 return. There, I was supposed to meet my bro at town hall, but he didn't arrive till much later. By that time, the train was coming, so I rushed to buy a ticket to milson's point. Just made it too. Anyways, we made our way to the friend's place... didn't know anybody there, but it was a nice lunch... And we ended up failing to karoke (because nobody really wanted to) but we played "Scattergories". Its to think of the answer to the questions based on the first letter (roll of the dice). Our team came last because people didn't like our answers. Like nobody there knew who Armand Asante was. And they didn't like Honey Hazlenut... Anyways, left there around 4:30 because my bro and his SO has to go to another thing, and so I walked back to the station, and got to Town Hall. And from there, it only took me about an hour to walk to Star City casino, and then another 15 mins to walk to the place, Dolton House.

Dolton House is in fact a pier. The second last pier opposite star city. The last pier is a park. With some nice art. I was there around 6, one hour early. So I walked around the park, it took 10 mins. Then I sat down and listen to music and watched Simpsons. Around 6:30 I started walking over back to the entrance of Dolton House. The entrance is in fact stairs, since the dining areas are all on the top. Already one couple was there, Ernest and his wife. Then Tim and his friend came, and then I saw my colleague. This is what happened. He came Right to Left (along the road.) He saw that there was Dolton House, and so he semi-stopped (in the middle of the road). Then he drove up and turned around, and then drove back across Left to Right, and stopped short of the Car Park ($10 for the evening). He then turned the car around and drove Right to Left again, this time I actually pointed to the car park, but he didn't see me. he went past again, then Left to Right, stopping before the car park, and then DID ANOTHER RIGHT TO LEFT! This time I was beyond belief, he's already gone by twice. Then he turned around and went Left to Right, and finally went into the carpark. That wasn't the end of it. I was still waiting. He comes out, and then I got a fone call. IT WAS HIM! The conversation was as follows :-
Him: "Man where are you?"
Me *looking directly at him*: "Right in front of you man"
Him *looks up*: "F**king hell". *Hangs up*

He didn't recognise me because I was wearing a pair of black pants and a shirt.
Talk about being a good friend. I recognised him and his gf when he first drove past... -_-

Anyways, we went up, we were still 15 mins early. So there were 7 people there... Then more and more people arrived. Then more and more. So, 7pm, there were around 30. Finger food was served, it wasn't too bad. Some seafood, some not seafood. 8pm, we could go in. 12 tables, each hosting 10 people. Max 120 people... one table was only 4, so totally around 114.

Entree was either calamari (not rings) or some sort of bird wing. I had the calamari, it was nice.
Then the main course was offered. Either chicken on soft yellow rice, or beef steak, well done. Of course I chose the chicken. Then they had the prize draw. my colleague got one of the prizes, a pack of 6 latest CDs (something they had bought before, but played to get the music). Another one also got a CD pack... more about her later. She seems to get prizes every xmas party... Then it was a LCD monitor, a notebook, a 32" LCD TV, and the grand prize, a Projector. Daniel got that... lucky bastard... But he got the wrong side of the books with the lady who drew the prize... basically called her old... but she begrudgingly gave him the prize anyways.

Still during the dinner, other events unfolded... Apparently my supervisor betted one of the waiters that he couldn't sing a bit of opera. $50... but he did. Then one of the girls Allison bet another waiter that he couldn't sing a song in French, and he did... $100. Then it turned out to be a heated argument about french vs italian, and then another waiter stepped in, spanish style. Turned out they were the "Three Waiters", who can sing classical opera style. They had big voices, and well they can pretend to be french and italian but they are indeed aussies. The one who pretended to be French, in order to prove that he has passion over the italian, kissed the hand of the girl who won the CDs before my colleague. For a full minute. Heh that's pretty funny. I guess we'll ask her if she got that guy's number or something :D

So after that performance, we finished our main course. Then it was dessert. Two choices... 1) Ice cream on top of a pudding. 2) Fairy Floss on top of toffee apple on top of almond icecream. 2) was what I got, and it definately tasted better than number 1) (so I think... :P) Then the magic show started.

What a great magician! He's fairly low-class (rude) but he's pretty funny. Did some tricks that I've not seen before, but some that I have... and some I can figure out. But some were pretty good... Most of it was slight of hand, plus the confidence that most people were drunk... So, after that show finished, everybody was cheering... he's that good... Then it was the end of the night... it finished around 11... some people left... then I got a ride with my colleague and his gf... to central. I just missed the train, so waited 20 mins, and thus got home around 1.

My bro Don was home from India by then, and thus ended the day. Needless to say, it was a fun evening out. And I drank 4 glasses of alcohol... 2 reds, 1 white, and 1 champagne. I was thirsty this morning... :P