Next showered and readied to enter my colleague's 36th BIRTHDAY PARTY - yes you read that right. Doncaster Rd right down took me less than 10 mins to get there so I was somewhat early (or on time). At first I didn't really want to get down 'cos I mean, looked like a whole bunch of footy blokes finishing their training - but I saw Maggie driving so I got out and waited for her to park. The night after that was pretty fun - I did feel somewhat young, but I didn't feel completely out of place. The little IELTS crew huddled and mingled WITHIN ourselves - ha! One thing I learnt tonight was that it doesn't change this non-intermingling thing at parties, with age. People just like to stick to their own people that they are most comfortable with. :) Even when we were introduced around, it was "Hi" then talk-to-the-person-beside-you-that-you-were-talking-to-before-you-introduced-yourself-to-randoms. It was actually the first social meeting I've ever been to with work mates - and it was nice :) I think the IELTS job I have now is just more catching up with the people at work, rather than actually trying to make $$$, which is a bit different to what I had thought of 2 years back. They have such different, complex lives at different stages of life which just makes you reflect on your own and think how it could be different now or in years to come...
L to R: Belinda (big boss), ME, Carrie, Maggie, Sarah b'day girl, Witra, Jean, Gemma (getting married)
Night was topped off by chauffeuring the Sarah Wong back home from workies (after pigging out and in-depth convo with waitress-nursing-student XD) Sleep tight :)
