The work week past
Wow, it's sort of been a busy week, haven't had time to blog.
Monday
I had the list the next day so in the morning I went to introduce myself to Ben. I had this huge fear that he was going to be like that Trent guy, so I was very cautious. He told me to go back to see him after lunch when all the files would be with him. Couldn't tell much from that encounter.
It was also the beginning of the long absence of Alanna. I think I coped ok. Ogre joked that I had to do 16 files. I told her she might regret saying that.
Tuesday
I did the list with Ben, so got to spend a bit more time with him. He turned out to be a pretty nice guy. He struck me as someone who would cut to the chase, and not talk BS chatter. On our way to court we talked a bit about our backgrounds.
I just assisted him with the list as he didn't require me to do any files, and besides, it was only twenty something matters. I watched him as he did his thing in court, and he was a pretty decent advocate, learned a bit from him.
I saw that girl I saw ages ago when I had a plea at Waverley. She's very pretty. At one stage, she was sitting in the front row waiting, and I glanced over at her as I wiped my nose with a tissue. She smiled at me. I had looked away already, and looked back at her to smile. I wonder if she recognises me as familiar.
We had a long morning tea because of the small number of matters, so went to get a coffee and had a chat. He didn't have any money so I shouted him coffee. We had a good talk about our work, and then we went to check out Brett Stewart's trial. He looks exactly like he does on tv, lol.
During lunch we went back to our office and I checked my email and Genie had sent me one saying she had been transferred to Pros 3! I went to her room and had a chat to her about it, apparently her new supervisor is going to be that Trent guy, so that pretty much means I won't be visiting her anytime soon.
After lunch I had to take JK to court for her to observe. Gonaz also had a matter in court and the three of us plus Ben were waiting outside. We had some jokes about the Brett Stewart trial and at that moment I felt I really clicked with Ben.
We finished the list fairly early and easily, and headed back to the office, where in his room we sorted out the files. I said I'd take the files down to registry but he offered to come, so he did.
I was pretty exhausted after that and didn't feel like doing any work, but I did, because thinking about that Trent guy just motivated me.
Wednesday
Ben called to offer to buy me a coffee in return, so I met him in the lobby and we went to this small take away cafe in another office building. I sort of knew there was a reason behind him doing this apart from the coffee, and it was because of one particular file that had gone wrong on the previous day. He said he might need my help and I agreed to help if he needed.
For the rest of the day I got some sporadic correspondence from him about it, and as I learned more about it, I realised it was quite a big stuff up. I felt sorry for him, such a nice guy and a mistake like this. I felt like telling him that everyone makes mistakes and we all learn from it, but didn't think it was appropriate given he was much higher than me.
Friday
So Ogre's been marking my briefs, and I've come to realise that she doesn't really know these matters very well. My suspicions first formed when she came to ask me where she could find something in a brief. But now she was asking me how the schedules were verified, which really is the first thing we're taught to do. Hmmm.
I went to lunch with Lewis and Heath. It was probably the best work lunch I've had since I've come here. I tentatively brought up the Trent guy, and they surprised me because their views were the same! They said they had forgotten a file too and he had reacted the same way. To be honest, I was a little disappointed he wasn't giving me special treatment because of who I was, but I was also glad these guys shared my disdain. They reacted exactly like I had. And Heath also had arrived at my conclusion that he only acted like that because his dad works here as well.
Also found out that Heath was an acting SLO in Canberra. I knew there was a SLO feel to him.
We had so many laughs, it was great. Found out from Heath there's sooooooo much politics in our office. It really depressed me a little. The only downside to the lunch was that the food came a bit slow, which meant we were about ten minutes late returning to the office. It was a nice steak with mash and gravy though.
After work I caught the bus to Bondy. Plan was to get the car and then go to the gym at Wick, but dad wasn't picking up his phone. So I decided to go to the gym there and try again later. But he still wasn't picking up the phone.
I called Shuing and told him my problem, and he didn't have a car either. He took it as a hint that I didn't want to go, but I had bailed last week and I didn't want to do it again. I was angry at Malay and G for bailing. But in the end, I went up to my dad's restaurant to get the keys from him, and then got the car.
I drove home to change a bit, then went to Shuing's house. Turned out to be a bit of a mistake. I reckon in the first five minutes he dropped about 50 f-bombs about the Roosters. I had a problem with it because: 1) I supported them; and 2) he only hated them because they lost him money. It was a side of Shuing I had only had glimpses of before, but never saw it as this big. He was completely obsessed with sports betting now. He even mentioned that he desperately needed to find ways to make money.
Ummm...get a job?
I wonder if at my darkest moment, I was this bad. I know I said to Bob at the casino once "are you trying to stop me from making money?", which I suppose is pretty bad.
I felt very uneasy, and maybe even a little intimidated as I sat there. I was silent for pretty much the entire first half of the game. It was only until halftime when we had a chance to talk about other stuff that I felt a bit more relaxed. He didn't even know G's car had been burnt.
The following occurred:
Me: You gotta check facebook man.
Him: Why?
Me: To find out stuff, like his car burning down.
Him: Well I wouldn't of known.
Exactly.
He just struck me as a much changed man. I pondered in the back of my mind as to whether I should tell him I was meeting Claire on Sunday. I decided not to. I wondered if I was doing him the dirty. I don't think Claire would like him in his current state anyway.
We ate our pizza and watched the game. He continued to swear as the Roosters won the game, and kept saying how they would lose in the finals. I was soooooo relieved to get out of there. I want to watch the finals with him and the other guys, but after this, I'm not so sure now.
I hurried away on the pretense that I had to pick my dad up.
Today
Went to the doctor's in the morning because I had an itchy nipple and it concerned me after doing a bit of google research. He prescribed me some ointment.
I then went to the gym at the Wick, then went home to wash the car. I bummed around a bit before going to the Bondy gym. After that, I checked out the bookstore. What I was really interested in were books on how to reduce debt and to create wealth. I quickly flicked through some and got what I thought were good tips. From then on, I kept thinking about buying shares as I made my way to the gym in the Bra.
I was pretty darn tired, but was glad I got through it all. I swear I'm going to have the strongest knees after this.
I went to get some KFC for a very late lunch, but ended up lining up for way too long as there was some trainee there slowing things down. I didn't realise the magnitutde of the delay until I got my food and walked out to see the line had gotten very very long.
I watched the football earlier over dinner, good game, can't wait till the finals.
In terms of my knee, it's feeling better as time passes. As I've incorporated that bending knee exercise while standing, my flexion has gotten better. Sometimes when I'm sitting I'll lift my leg up to feel that tension there, or when I'm standing I'll bend my leg just to check that it's there. Sometimes it's not there, and although it's good news, I kinda miss it.
So for about two or three weeks now, I've been sliding down against the wall using a ball. It makes things a bit faster and easier.
My knee is beginning to look the same as my good one. There is probably still a minute bit of swelling there. I'm tempted to go for a small jog, but resist. I've got the urge to do a huge jump stop and dunk. But right now, I reckon if I played, I would be like ten ssteps slower than before.
Today Claire sent me a facebook message changing the venue to Parra. I wonder why she did it. My only conclusion is that because she's not working right now, she wants to save money on parking. That's the only thing I can think of. She also said she can't receive messages on her phone. Maybe that's why there was that whole message controversy back then. I can't even remember why I had given up on her. I've been trying to look for that karaoke photo where she leans into me, but can't find it anymore =(
Monday
I had the list the next day so in the morning I went to introduce myself to Ben. I had this huge fear that he was going to be like that Trent guy, so I was very cautious. He told me to go back to see him after lunch when all the files would be with him. Couldn't tell much from that encounter.
It was also the beginning of the long absence of Alanna. I think I coped ok. Ogre joked that I had to do 16 files. I told her she might regret saying that.
Tuesday
I did the list with Ben, so got to spend a bit more time with him. He turned out to be a pretty nice guy. He struck me as someone who would cut to the chase, and not talk BS chatter. On our way to court we talked a bit about our backgrounds.
I just assisted him with the list as he didn't require me to do any files, and besides, it was only twenty something matters. I watched him as he did his thing in court, and he was a pretty decent advocate, learned a bit from him.
I saw that girl I saw ages ago when I had a plea at Waverley. She's very pretty. At one stage, she was sitting in the front row waiting, and I glanced over at her as I wiped my nose with a tissue. She smiled at me. I had looked away already, and looked back at her to smile. I wonder if she recognises me as familiar.
We had a long morning tea because of the small number of matters, so went to get a coffee and had a chat. He didn't have any money so I shouted him coffee. We had a good talk about our work, and then we went to check out Brett Stewart's trial. He looks exactly like he does on tv, lol.
During lunch we went back to our office and I checked my email and Genie had sent me one saying she had been transferred to Pros 3! I went to her room and had a chat to her about it, apparently her new supervisor is going to be that Trent guy, so that pretty much means I won't be visiting her anytime soon.
After lunch I had to take JK to court for her to observe. Gonaz also had a matter in court and the three of us plus Ben were waiting outside. We had some jokes about the Brett Stewart trial and at that moment I felt I really clicked with Ben.
We finished the list fairly early and easily, and headed back to the office, where in his room we sorted out the files. I said I'd take the files down to registry but he offered to come, so he did.
I was pretty exhausted after that and didn't feel like doing any work, but I did, because thinking about that Trent guy just motivated me.
Wednesday
Ben called to offer to buy me a coffee in return, so I met him in the lobby and we went to this small take away cafe in another office building. I sort of knew there was a reason behind him doing this apart from the coffee, and it was because of one particular file that had gone wrong on the previous day. He said he might need my help and I agreed to help if he needed.
For the rest of the day I got some sporadic correspondence from him about it, and as I learned more about it, I realised it was quite a big stuff up. I felt sorry for him, such a nice guy and a mistake like this. I felt like telling him that everyone makes mistakes and we all learn from it, but didn't think it was appropriate given he was much higher than me.
Friday
So Ogre's been marking my briefs, and I've come to realise that she doesn't really know these matters very well. My suspicions first formed when she came to ask me where she could find something in a brief. But now she was asking me how the schedules were verified, which really is the first thing we're taught to do. Hmmm.
I went to lunch with Lewis and Heath. It was probably the best work lunch I've had since I've come here. I tentatively brought up the Trent guy, and they surprised me because their views were the same! They said they had forgotten a file too and he had reacted the same way. To be honest, I was a little disappointed he wasn't giving me special treatment because of who I was, but I was also glad these guys shared my disdain. They reacted exactly like I had. And Heath also had arrived at my conclusion that he only acted like that because his dad works here as well.
Also found out that Heath was an acting SLO in Canberra. I knew there was a SLO feel to him.
We had so many laughs, it was great. Found out from Heath there's sooooooo much politics in our office. It really depressed me a little. The only downside to the lunch was that the food came a bit slow, which meant we were about ten minutes late returning to the office. It was a nice steak with mash and gravy though.
After work I caught the bus to Bondy. Plan was to get the car and then go to the gym at Wick, but dad wasn't picking up his phone. So I decided to go to the gym there and try again later. But he still wasn't picking up the phone.
I called Shuing and told him my problem, and he didn't have a car either. He took it as a hint that I didn't want to go, but I had bailed last week and I didn't want to do it again. I was angry at Malay and G for bailing. But in the end, I went up to my dad's restaurant to get the keys from him, and then got the car.
I drove home to change a bit, then went to Shuing's house. Turned out to be a bit of a mistake. I reckon in the first five minutes he dropped about 50 f-bombs about the Roosters. I had a problem with it because: 1) I supported them; and 2) he only hated them because they lost him money. It was a side of Shuing I had only had glimpses of before, but never saw it as this big. He was completely obsessed with sports betting now. He even mentioned that he desperately needed to find ways to make money.
Ummm...get a job?
I wonder if at my darkest moment, I was this bad. I know I said to Bob at the casino once "are you trying to stop me from making money?", which I suppose is pretty bad.
I felt very uneasy, and maybe even a little intimidated as I sat there. I was silent for pretty much the entire first half of the game. It was only until halftime when we had a chance to talk about other stuff that I felt a bit more relaxed. He didn't even know G's car had been burnt.
The following occurred:
Me: You gotta check facebook man.
Him: Why?
Me: To find out stuff, like his car burning down.
Him: Well I wouldn't of known.
Exactly.
He just struck me as a much changed man. I pondered in the back of my mind as to whether I should tell him I was meeting Claire on Sunday. I decided not to. I wondered if I was doing him the dirty. I don't think Claire would like him in his current state anyway.
We ate our pizza and watched the game. He continued to swear as the Roosters won the game, and kept saying how they would lose in the finals. I was soooooo relieved to get out of there. I want to watch the finals with him and the other guys, but after this, I'm not so sure now.
I hurried away on the pretense that I had to pick my dad up.
Today
Went to the doctor's in the morning because I had an itchy nipple and it concerned me after doing a bit of google research. He prescribed me some ointment.
I then went to the gym at the Wick, then went home to wash the car. I bummed around a bit before going to the Bondy gym. After that, I checked out the bookstore. What I was really interested in were books on how to reduce debt and to create wealth. I quickly flicked through some and got what I thought were good tips. From then on, I kept thinking about buying shares as I made my way to the gym in the Bra.
I was pretty darn tired, but was glad I got through it all. I swear I'm going to have the strongest knees after this.
I went to get some KFC for a very late lunch, but ended up lining up for way too long as there was some trainee there slowing things down. I didn't realise the magnitutde of the delay until I got my food and walked out to see the line had gotten very very long.
I watched the football earlier over dinner, good game, can't wait till the finals.
In terms of my knee, it's feeling better as time passes. As I've incorporated that bending knee exercise while standing, my flexion has gotten better. Sometimes when I'm sitting I'll lift my leg up to feel that tension there, or when I'm standing I'll bend my leg just to check that it's there. Sometimes it's not there, and although it's good news, I kinda miss it.
So for about two or three weeks now, I've been sliding down against the wall using a ball. It makes things a bit faster and easier.
My knee is beginning to look the same as my good one. There is probably still a minute bit of swelling there. I'm tempted to go for a small jog, but resist. I've got the urge to do a huge jump stop and dunk. But right now, I reckon if I played, I would be like ten ssteps slower than before.
Today Claire sent me a facebook message changing the venue to Parra. I wonder why she did it. My only conclusion is that because she's not working right now, she wants to save money on parking. That's the only thing I can think of. She also said she can't receive messages on her phone. Maybe that's why there was that whole message controversy back then. I can't even remember why I had given up on her. I've been trying to look for that karaoke photo where she leans into me, but can't find it anymore =(
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