High school reunion
Yesterday morning I went to the gym, got there at 7:20am deliberately and stiff they hadn't opened yet. But they opened in a few minutes so it was all good timing.
I did my exercises and then went to get a haircut. I was planning to shave my head and didn't see the sense in paying the normal price for a shave, so tried another place, but it was even more expensive! So in the end, I went back to good ol' Ben's and had my head shaved by him for $15. When I told him what I wanted, he suggested a one on the sides and three on the top, and while I thought it may have been a good idea, I insisted on a one all over.
And so, it all came off.
Part of me regrets it - the part that's thinking about how the boss and Wendy will react, but other parts of me quite like it. It's low maintenance, I got rid of that geeky/goofy/lost look, I'm wanting to see what reaction Sasa/Lilly will have, it's good for sports, and it's a change.
I drove home to drop off the car and then went to the courts. I felt so free! All due to the shaved head off course. I had my shirt off and shot around, mainly trying to get my free throw shooting back, and then trying some backing down moves in the post like I saw LBJ do on Pierce.
I went home to have a shower to get all the hair shavings off. I intended to go for a run later to test my knees, but was so tired from waking up early that I decided to rest a bit on my bed. Obviously, I fell asleep until I was woken up by a phone call. It was Shuing, asking me if I wanted him to pick me up.
What the??
I asked him if he wanted to go to the reunion together, and he said "I can come pick u up tomoro but u mite wanna leave with g or Malay coz I'm leavin at 5 tomoro". I took it to mean he was "working" late so he would be leaving home late, and that was fine, but why the hell the sudden change by calling me at 1:40pm?? I told him I already had A picking me up, which I'm sure he drew all sorts of conclusions from, but I was too sleepy and tired to care.
Anyway, that was enough of a wake up call (pun?) so I got changed and got ready. I went to the ATM to get some cash before seeing A's car pull up outside my place as I got back. I got into his car and we headed off. I'm always amazed at how we can just talk about anything and it gets interesting.
We found the place ok but had some trouble looking for a parking space. When we eventually parked, we went to the club and saw the group standing inside at some tables. I could barely make out the outline of Shuing and G because I didn't have my glasses on. They were talking to Tom V. A and I were greeted by Arma, then Rodney came over, then Love, and when I signed the book I was greeted by Tom V. It was good to see everyone all in one place, it was a bit overwhelming and I didn't know how to react to everyone.
We all eventually made our way out to the lawn bowls area, and everyone stood around talking for a while before Mase, Love and Nathan started playing. G, Shuing, Karl and I started playing as well. It was a lot harder than it looks on tv. We spent enough time trying to figure out which way the ball curves, lol.
I caught up a bit with the stupid Fijian (lol), Greekus, Grizzly, Semen, and wow, just so many people. One guy who I completely didn't recognise greeted me, and was I was thinking "who the hell?" It was only on the other side of the lawn that I asked G who that was. Later when someone said it was Otto's birthday, I asked if he was around, and turns out that was him! Far out he had put on a lot of weight. And so had Rodney and Robert.
Most guys there were married and some even had kids. It made me reflect on my own life, and I asked myself what the hell I was doing seeing prostitutes. Maybe I should grow up. But finding a wife isn't as easy as ordering a pizza.
Some people still looked the same, like the stupid Fijian, and Love. Others had put on a lot of weight. It made me feel good to know that I was still in shape, and probably the most active one there - but the trade off was that I was alone...
Finding out that Love had quit basketball made me think - when will it be my day to leave the game? I watched as he caught onto lawn bowls fairly quickly, and I realised that he just had that 'talent' for physical touch. Some people have it, some don't. He had a good sense of things in terms of sport. It's probably a waste for him not to be in another field.
I spent half the time playing the bowls and the other half talking to the guys. There were probably around 30 of us who had turned up. I was a bit disappointed in the people who were in the country but just decided not to come, with pissy weak excuses such as sickness (Egghead), aunty is in the country (Malay) and I can't remember what Schlong's excuse was. I mean, come on man, this is our 10 year reunion!!!
Cow brought along his two kids, which was good to see. He's changed so much, from a good guy to a bad boy and then back to a good guy. I reckon it's been quite a ride for him.
Towards the end when people were talking about leaving, I helped round everyone up for a group photo. Can't believe we were going to leave without a group photo!
Shuing wanted to leave together, and I was going with A, but Shuing got caught in a convo and so A and I left. We were heading towards Macca's and he asked if I wanted to eat, so we went there for a meal. I called G, but he said he was going to that social lice thing. I thought about calling Shuing, but then he'd probably want to drag it out to a two hour philosophical episode, and I wasn't sure if A was ready for that.
A and I talked about the reunion and about marketing, and then we left. When I was in his car, I remembered I had left my camera on the table! The school reunion photos! I quickly ran back to the table where there was this Indian guy sitting there, with the camera in his palm and the string securely attached to his wrist. I said that was my camera, and he handed it back, saying he was going to give it to the staff.
Yeah right!!!
I was so glad to get the camera back, could've lost all the photos!
A dropped me home where I just bummed around on the net before going to bed.
I did my exercises and then went to get a haircut. I was planning to shave my head and didn't see the sense in paying the normal price for a shave, so tried another place, but it was even more expensive! So in the end, I went back to good ol' Ben's and had my head shaved by him for $15. When I told him what I wanted, he suggested a one on the sides and three on the top, and while I thought it may have been a good idea, I insisted on a one all over.
And so, it all came off.
Part of me regrets it - the part that's thinking about how the boss and Wendy will react, but other parts of me quite like it. It's low maintenance, I got rid of that geeky/goofy/lost look, I'm wanting to see what reaction Sasa/Lilly will have, it's good for sports, and it's a change.
I drove home to drop off the car and then went to the courts. I felt so free! All due to the shaved head off course. I had my shirt off and shot around, mainly trying to get my free throw shooting back, and then trying some backing down moves in the post like I saw LBJ do on Pierce.
I went home to have a shower to get all the hair shavings off. I intended to go for a run later to test my knees, but was so tired from waking up early that I decided to rest a bit on my bed. Obviously, I fell asleep until I was woken up by a phone call. It was Shuing, asking me if I wanted him to pick me up.
What the??
I asked him if he wanted to go to the reunion together, and he said "I can come pick u up tomoro but u mite wanna leave with g or Malay coz I'm leavin at 5 tomoro". I took it to mean he was "working" late so he would be leaving home late, and that was fine, but why the hell the sudden change by calling me at 1:40pm?? I told him I already had A picking me up, which I'm sure he drew all sorts of conclusions from, but I was too sleepy and tired to care.
Anyway, that was enough of a wake up call (pun?) so I got changed and got ready. I went to the ATM to get some cash before seeing A's car pull up outside my place as I got back. I got into his car and we headed off. I'm always amazed at how we can just talk about anything and it gets interesting.
We found the place ok but had some trouble looking for a parking space. When we eventually parked, we went to the club and saw the group standing inside at some tables. I could barely make out the outline of Shuing and G because I didn't have my glasses on. They were talking to Tom V. A and I were greeted by Arma, then Rodney came over, then Love, and when I signed the book I was greeted by Tom V. It was good to see everyone all in one place, it was a bit overwhelming and I didn't know how to react to everyone.
We all eventually made our way out to the lawn bowls area, and everyone stood around talking for a while before Mase, Love and Nathan started playing. G, Shuing, Karl and I started playing as well. It was a lot harder than it looks on tv. We spent enough time trying to figure out which way the ball curves, lol.
I caught up a bit with the stupid Fijian (lol), Greekus, Grizzly, Semen, and wow, just so many people. One guy who I completely didn't recognise greeted me, and was I was thinking "who the hell?" It was only on the other side of the lawn that I asked G who that was. Later when someone said it was Otto's birthday, I asked if he was around, and turns out that was him! Far out he had put on a lot of weight. And so had Rodney and Robert.
Most guys there were married and some even had kids. It made me reflect on my own life, and I asked myself what the hell I was doing seeing prostitutes. Maybe I should grow up. But finding a wife isn't as easy as ordering a pizza.
Some people still looked the same, like the stupid Fijian, and Love. Others had put on a lot of weight. It made me feel good to know that I was still in shape, and probably the most active one there - but the trade off was that I was alone...
Finding out that Love had quit basketball made me think - when will it be my day to leave the game? I watched as he caught onto lawn bowls fairly quickly, and I realised that he just had that 'talent' for physical touch. Some people have it, some don't. He had a good sense of things in terms of sport. It's probably a waste for him not to be in another field.
I spent half the time playing the bowls and the other half talking to the guys. There were probably around 30 of us who had turned up. I was a bit disappointed in the people who were in the country but just decided not to come, with pissy weak excuses such as sickness (Egghead), aunty is in the country (Malay) and I can't remember what Schlong's excuse was. I mean, come on man, this is our 10 year reunion!!!
Cow brought along his two kids, which was good to see. He's changed so much, from a good guy to a bad boy and then back to a good guy. I reckon it's been quite a ride for him.
Towards the end when people were talking about leaving, I helped round everyone up for a group photo. Can't believe we were going to leave without a group photo!
Shuing wanted to leave together, and I was going with A, but Shuing got caught in a convo and so A and I left. We were heading towards Macca's and he asked if I wanted to eat, so we went there for a meal. I called G, but he said he was going to that social lice thing. I thought about calling Shuing, but then he'd probably want to drag it out to a two hour philosophical episode, and I wasn't sure if A was ready for that.
A and I talked about the reunion and about marketing, and then we left. When I was in his car, I remembered I had left my camera on the table! The school reunion photos! I quickly ran back to the table where there was this Indian guy sitting there, with the camera in his palm and the string securely attached to his wrist. I said that was my camera, and he handed it back, saying he was going to give it to the staff.
Yeah right!!!
I was so glad to get the camera back, could've lost all the photos!
A dropped me home where I just bummed around on the net before going to bed.
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