Taronga Zoo
Thursday
Started the day out in Penrith for a matter which belongs to Genie. She took the whole week off, so that's why I was asked to do it. I've slowly begun to realise she's a bit of a bludger. Sure, she had her teeth taken out last week, and she took two days off for that, but did she really need to take the next week off as well? Oh well, doesn't matter to me.
I sat at court waiting to be approached by the other side, but then the courtroom opened so I went in. I sat on the side and kept waiting for someone to approach. There were only a few lawyers there, and judging by their conversations, they weren't in my matter. I went out at one stage to make a call to the firm to see if anyone was showing up, and was told they should be there already but they had several other matters at the same court. So that explained it, and I went back in to wait.
Finally I see this tall, kinda bald guy come in with an old fella, who I suspected was the pedo in the matter. He didn't even look around for me and sat at the bar table. He mentioned my matter when it was his turn, so I went next to him to announce my appearance. Amongst other things, he said he'd be making a costs app!!!
Whaaaaat?!
Luckily it was reserved, and I got out of there thinking "what a cunt!". I hadn't had breakfast so I went to the shopping centre to look for Macca's, couldn't find it, and figured I might as well get back since it was already close to 11am and it'd be lunch upon my return anyway.
I caught the train back and fell asleep a bit before it started getting cramped and two old ladies sat next to me. Before that, there was a guy sitting nearby who answered his phone with "What do you mean cunt you're not coming? I made you a fucking feed, and now you're doing this to me? Oh yeah, like it's a coincidence I got all calls except yours eh cunt?" This went on for a while and the little girls sitting in front of me kept turning back, shocked at the language they were hearing. It made me think - although at their young age now they were shocked and abhorred by the language, they'll soon grow up to like guys like that. I wonder what changes girls go through to make that transformation.
I went back to the office and told Trent what had happened. He reacted the same way by calling the guy a cunt, lol. While we were talking, Moira came and told us (Trent) about her bail app, and I got stuck in that conversation when I just wanted to go to lunch. Finally I got out of there. I ended up going to KFC for lunch. While I was eating, a guy came in, rummaged through the rubbish bins, pulled out some discarded boxes and started eating from them. That was pretty damn gross man. I felt like buying something for him, but then I didn't have much cash on me either.
When I got back to the office I saw Imad in the corridor and ended up telling him about what had happened. We somehow got into talking about sex with animals with Moira.
I pretty much tanked it for the rest of the day, looking forward to the upcoming five day break. I think that was the general atmosphere on the floor - most people had already taken the day, if not the day prior as well, off to get an even longer break. Welcome to the public service.
Ele had messaged me the night before asking if I wanted to go to Taronga Zoo, so she was now messaging me about the logistics of it. I asked if she wanted to meet after work so we did. I went to grab a fruit salad (hadn't had fruit for a long time) at Woolies before meeting her at QVB. I couldn't find her at first, but that was because I was on the wrong floor, and she made fun of me when I finally found her.
I gave her a piece of fruit and we walked down the main street, talking about the zoo trip. During our walk, I bumped into Erin and Claire C, and they must've thought Ele was my girlfriend, or something along those lines. I was actually proud of being seen with Ele - if only it were true.
She had me hold her bag for her as I walked her to Central. She thought I'd be catching the train with her, so she was a bit surprised when I stopped. She gave me a hug and we parted. I caught the bus back home and had a quiet night in.
Friday
I went out to the courts in the morning for a shoot around. Because I'd only be there for a short time, I wanted to work on my running. I thought I could've really improved my fastbreaks on Wednesday nights. I did a bit of that, and there was a guy shooting around on the next court. At one point his ball hit my drink bottle and he apologised, and then went somewhere else to sit. He started shooting on a basket that had been turned around the wrong way, he did that for a while before leaving. I wondered if he thought I didn't like it so he went away.
I went back home, had a shower and a pie and then got changed. I hadn't even really decided what to wear. It'd be a warm day, so couldn't wear long sleeve, and I wanted to wear something I hadn't worn recently for want of being accused of wearing the same thing over and over. I ended up wearing my gorilla shirt, thinking it was appropriate for the occasion, even though I wore this on my farewell with Ele before I went up to Lismore.
Anyway, caught the bus out to the city, knew I was a bit late but was still making good time, got a call from Ele about 10:10am asking me where I was. When I got to the Quay they were nowhere to be found, so I called and turns out they were at Gloria Jeans or something. Finally met up with them, and saw Ele, Evonne, Shira, and Jessica standing there. I was a bit unsure about Evonne as she seems to have gone quiet on me on MSN, but she seemed fairly happy to see me.
I asked her how the semi-final went and she said no to talk about it, so I took it she didn't get through, lol. We went to a wharf and lined up for the tickets. It was $50, which I expected, so so far my budget was going ok.
We got some seats at the top level of the ferry, and even though it wasn't our first choice, we were lucky because it got packed and heaps of people had to stand. Ele yelped out at someone and I was thinking "oh great, she's bumped into someone nobody knows and it's going to be an awkward ferry trip", but turned out to be Colin, who said he'd be meeting us there. I was glad he came because I didn't want to be the only guy. In fact, when Ele told me only the girls were coming, it was me who suggested asking Colin.
But I soon found sitting next to Colin to be a bit too much. He's a nice guy and I like having him around, but I find he talks way too much for my liking when it becomes a one on one situation, as he was sitting next to me.
The trip wasn't as long as I thought, as we soon arrived. As we walked towards the stairs where everyone was lined up for the sky rail thingy, there was talk about the email Patrick had recently sent saying he had made up with Linda and inviting everyone to their one year anniversary barbeque. Colin was apparently in the know-how as Patrick had called him and he had spoken to Linda as well.
The sky rail thingy was kinda fun, but scary at the same time. Luckily it could fit all six of us. There was a running joke throughout the day, because of my gorilla shirt, that the gorillas were my family, and that tired out a bit but I went along with it.
I can't recall every single thing we did because it was a pretty big day out (photos will show it anyway) but it was lots of fun. We walked a lot so my legs at least got pretty tired (as I knew they would, and not sure if shooting around earlier had anything to do with it). I really wanted to see the big animals, like the elephants, tigers and bears. I wasn't too interested in seeing lizards and that.
Seeing all the animals really made me wonder what really were the differences between a zoo and a jail. Were we really doing them good by keeping them there? Imagine being stuck in a small area for the rest of your life, while everyday people come and stare at you. I reckon they'd prefer living in the wild, even if it means not eating everyday and the possibility of being hunted by predators.
We had a relatively expensive lunch, as predicted, since these places will rape you while you're there. $14 for a burger meal?? I settled for the $10.80 kids meal, and so did Ele. The burger tasted like shit as well.
I remember talking to Ele about why she didn't want to go to the eastershow instead, and she said she had been the last few years and always spent $200 each time, and that it all adds up. So from this, I could tell she was fairly careful about money as well.
I had to line up for Chira and Ele as Chira was the one holding the table for us. Ele lined up with me later on to help with carrying the food. I paid for them first, and figured I was still within my budget. Ever since I'd read that Poor Dad Rich Dad book I've found myself to be more careful with money.
There was more talk about Patrick during lunch, and we all joked about how psychotic he might be. I actually wouldn't be surprised if he did something really dramatic.
The best part of the day was probably seeing the gorillas. I was amazed at how human-like they were. The baby actually walked upright like humans, while the big father had his back turned to us as he was eating, as if to say "I don't like any of you". The other amazing sight was seeing the lions, although it wasn't as good because they were mainly just sleeping. I said they should take away their beds so they can't sleep, lol.
We ended up staying there till near closing time, as Colin said he was a cheapskate and wanted to make the most out of it. Towards the end we checked out the Australian wildlife and farms area, and at one stage as we were walking down a footpath, Colin said "look up" and Evonne and I looked up to see heaps of spiders hanging above us in their webs. I was like "fuck you!" and Evonna got pretty scared, and we decided not to talk down that path, lol. I had also made a turkey joke when we saw turkeys roaming around, and Colin was like "yeah steal my joke eh?" and I was like "I didn't know you said that?" and I was pretty sure I had just tossed over my mind whatever turkey he had made, that it somehow went back into my consciousness and I thought it was mine. Sorry Colin.
At the end we were deciding what to do, and they asked if I wanted to go for dinner. I can't remember what I said, but it bordered on a "no" and Colin said "stop playing hard to get" and I thought that it was true - I had this play hard to get thing about me. There was talk about seeing a movie, but Ele said she and Evonne wouldn't be watching it.
We also managed to get some last photos of some of us sitting in a big koala in the gifts shop before we left. The ferry trip back was packed, so we had to sit apart. When we got back to the Quay, we ended up having dinner/dessert at Guylian. The menu was out of my price range so I just had a $17 dessert. More talk about Patrick ensued. At the end there was talk again about a movie. Elle said again she and Evonne wouldn't be watching it, but then later I got the indication that they were so I said I'd go along. Also found out she and her husband had gone to see Sex and Zen.
When we finished, they walked around to the exit while I just slipped between two poles and jumped out. I saw the manager then fixed up the pole to make it closer and asked one of the waitresses to move the heater thing to block anyone doing what I just did. Pffff...fuck them. That's why I hate snobby asses.
They hung out in the chocolate store for a while, and Ele bought us all a chocolate easter egg each, and we took a photo of it in our hands.
Then as we walked back, Ele and Evonne parted to catch the train home. We had some spare money jointly from the change, so we said we'd go to KFC. Colin and I wanted to walk, while the girls wanted to catch a bus, so we said we'd race them there. Colin and I speed-walked to KFC, fearing that they'd beat us there. But when we finally made it, we discovered that we had beaten them, so we went inside to sit down and wait.
There was a girl sitting by herself eating. Well, she was more like a lady. She looked young from the back, but her face showed she was probably late 30's or even early 40's. She was dressed young though, and as I watched her, I thought about what the future held for Naby. Would she be like that, eating by herself, still dressing to look young, trying desperately to lure customers? Or would she end up marrying a decent guy and settling down for a family?
Jessica finally arrived, saying Shira went home to get a jacket. I lined up to get the food and then ate sitting next to Colin while Jessica ate with Shira. Colin and I were talking about this girl who looked crazy - she was dressed in a light blue short skirt with her hair tied into two ponytails like a 12 year old. Colin thought she was a prostitute, I thought she was just crazy. Apparently Shira and Jessica were also talking about her too.
When we finished, Jessica wanted me to go to the movies, and so did Colin, but I didn't really want to go anymore. Colin asked me not to ditch him, but I didn't want to spend anymore money. As I parted from them in front of the cinema, Colin had this helpless look on his face, and I felt really bad. I'll try to make it up to him. Jessica kept pleading, and Shira said "don't force people" which I really appreciated.
I checked out Giordano's next door and ended up buying two long sleeve tee's for $25. I've had my eye on them for a while now, but they've always been $40 for two, and now they were cheap, I was gonna get them.
I caught the bus home, pretty glad I didn't end up seeing the movie.
Started the day out in Penrith for a matter which belongs to Genie. She took the whole week off, so that's why I was asked to do it. I've slowly begun to realise she's a bit of a bludger. Sure, she had her teeth taken out last week, and she took two days off for that, but did she really need to take the next week off as well? Oh well, doesn't matter to me.
I sat at court waiting to be approached by the other side, but then the courtroom opened so I went in. I sat on the side and kept waiting for someone to approach. There were only a few lawyers there, and judging by their conversations, they weren't in my matter. I went out at one stage to make a call to the firm to see if anyone was showing up, and was told they should be there already but they had several other matters at the same court. So that explained it, and I went back in to wait.
Finally I see this tall, kinda bald guy come in with an old fella, who I suspected was the pedo in the matter. He didn't even look around for me and sat at the bar table. He mentioned my matter when it was his turn, so I went next to him to announce my appearance. Amongst other things, he said he'd be making a costs app!!!
Whaaaaat?!
Luckily it was reserved, and I got out of there thinking "what a cunt!". I hadn't had breakfast so I went to the shopping centre to look for Macca's, couldn't find it, and figured I might as well get back since it was already close to 11am and it'd be lunch upon my return anyway.
I caught the train back and fell asleep a bit before it started getting cramped and two old ladies sat next to me. Before that, there was a guy sitting nearby who answered his phone with "What do you mean cunt you're not coming? I made you a fucking feed, and now you're doing this to me? Oh yeah, like it's a coincidence I got all calls except yours eh cunt?" This went on for a while and the little girls sitting in front of me kept turning back, shocked at the language they were hearing. It made me think - although at their young age now they were shocked and abhorred by the language, they'll soon grow up to like guys like that. I wonder what changes girls go through to make that transformation.
I went back to the office and told Trent what had happened. He reacted the same way by calling the guy a cunt, lol. While we were talking, Moira came and told us (Trent) about her bail app, and I got stuck in that conversation when I just wanted to go to lunch. Finally I got out of there. I ended up going to KFC for lunch. While I was eating, a guy came in, rummaged through the rubbish bins, pulled out some discarded boxes and started eating from them. That was pretty damn gross man. I felt like buying something for him, but then I didn't have much cash on me either.
When I got back to the office I saw Imad in the corridor and ended up telling him about what had happened. We somehow got into talking about sex with animals with Moira.
I pretty much tanked it for the rest of the day, looking forward to the upcoming five day break. I think that was the general atmosphere on the floor - most people had already taken the day, if not the day prior as well, off to get an even longer break. Welcome to the public service.
Ele had messaged me the night before asking if I wanted to go to Taronga Zoo, so she was now messaging me about the logistics of it. I asked if she wanted to meet after work so we did. I went to grab a fruit salad (hadn't had fruit for a long time) at Woolies before meeting her at QVB. I couldn't find her at first, but that was because I was on the wrong floor, and she made fun of me when I finally found her.
I gave her a piece of fruit and we walked down the main street, talking about the zoo trip. During our walk, I bumped into Erin and Claire C, and they must've thought Ele was my girlfriend, or something along those lines. I was actually proud of being seen with Ele - if only it were true.
She had me hold her bag for her as I walked her to Central. She thought I'd be catching the train with her, so she was a bit surprised when I stopped. She gave me a hug and we parted. I caught the bus back home and had a quiet night in.
Friday
I went out to the courts in the morning for a shoot around. Because I'd only be there for a short time, I wanted to work on my running. I thought I could've really improved my fastbreaks on Wednesday nights. I did a bit of that, and there was a guy shooting around on the next court. At one point his ball hit my drink bottle and he apologised, and then went somewhere else to sit. He started shooting on a basket that had been turned around the wrong way, he did that for a while before leaving. I wondered if he thought I didn't like it so he went away.
I went back home, had a shower and a pie and then got changed. I hadn't even really decided what to wear. It'd be a warm day, so couldn't wear long sleeve, and I wanted to wear something I hadn't worn recently for want of being accused of wearing the same thing over and over. I ended up wearing my gorilla shirt, thinking it was appropriate for the occasion, even though I wore this on my farewell with Ele before I went up to Lismore.
Anyway, caught the bus out to the city, knew I was a bit late but was still making good time, got a call from Ele about 10:10am asking me where I was. When I got to the Quay they were nowhere to be found, so I called and turns out they were at Gloria Jeans or something. Finally met up with them, and saw Ele, Evonne, Shira, and Jessica standing there. I was a bit unsure about Evonne as she seems to have gone quiet on me on MSN, but she seemed fairly happy to see me.
I asked her how the semi-final went and she said no to talk about it, so I took it she didn't get through, lol. We went to a wharf and lined up for the tickets. It was $50, which I expected, so so far my budget was going ok.
We got some seats at the top level of the ferry, and even though it wasn't our first choice, we were lucky because it got packed and heaps of people had to stand. Ele yelped out at someone and I was thinking "oh great, she's bumped into someone nobody knows and it's going to be an awkward ferry trip", but turned out to be Colin, who said he'd be meeting us there. I was glad he came because I didn't want to be the only guy. In fact, when Ele told me only the girls were coming, it was me who suggested asking Colin.
But I soon found sitting next to Colin to be a bit too much. He's a nice guy and I like having him around, but I find he talks way too much for my liking when it becomes a one on one situation, as he was sitting next to me.
The trip wasn't as long as I thought, as we soon arrived. As we walked towards the stairs where everyone was lined up for the sky rail thingy, there was talk about the email Patrick had recently sent saying he had made up with Linda and inviting everyone to their one year anniversary barbeque. Colin was apparently in the know-how as Patrick had called him and he had spoken to Linda as well.
The sky rail thingy was kinda fun, but scary at the same time. Luckily it could fit all six of us. There was a running joke throughout the day, because of my gorilla shirt, that the gorillas were my family, and that tired out a bit but I went along with it.
I can't recall every single thing we did because it was a pretty big day out (photos will show it anyway) but it was lots of fun. We walked a lot so my legs at least got pretty tired (as I knew they would, and not sure if shooting around earlier had anything to do with it). I really wanted to see the big animals, like the elephants, tigers and bears. I wasn't too interested in seeing lizards and that.
Seeing all the animals really made me wonder what really were the differences between a zoo and a jail. Were we really doing them good by keeping them there? Imagine being stuck in a small area for the rest of your life, while everyday people come and stare at you. I reckon they'd prefer living in the wild, even if it means not eating everyday and the possibility of being hunted by predators.
We had a relatively expensive lunch, as predicted, since these places will rape you while you're there. $14 for a burger meal?? I settled for the $10.80 kids meal, and so did Ele. The burger tasted like shit as well.
I remember talking to Ele about why she didn't want to go to the eastershow instead, and she said she had been the last few years and always spent $200 each time, and that it all adds up. So from this, I could tell she was fairly careful about money as well.
I had to line up for Chira and Ele as Chira was the one holding the table for us. Ele lined up with me later on to help with carrying the food. I paid for them first, and figured I was still within my budget. Ever since I'd read that Poor Dad Rich Dad book I've found myself to be more careful with money.
There was more talk about Patrick during lunch, and we all joked about how psychotic he might be. I actually wouldn't be surprised if he did something really dramatic.
The best part of the day was probably seeing the gorillas. I was amazed at how human-like they were. The baby actually walked upright like humans, while the big father had his back turned to us as he was eating, as if to say "I don't like any of you". The other amazing sight was seeing the lions, although it wasn't as good because they were mainly just sleeping. I said they should take away their beds so they can't sleep, lol.
We ended up staying there till near closing time, as Colin said he was a cheapskate and wanted to make the most out of it. Towards the end we checked out the Australian wildlife and farms area, and at one stage as we were walking down a footpath, Colin said "look up" and Evonne and I looked up to see heaps of spiders hanging above us in their webs. I was like "fuck you!" and Evonna got pretty scared, and we decided not to talk down that path, lol. I had also made a turkey joke when we saw turkeys roaming around, and Colin was like "yeah steal my joke eh?" and I was like "I didn't know you said that?" and I was pretty sure I had just tossed over my mind whatever turkey he had made, that it somehow went back into my consciousness and I thought it was mine. Sorry Colin.
At the end we were deciding what to do, and they asked if I wanted to go for dinner. I can't remember what I said, but it bordered on a "no" and Colin said "stop playing hard to get" and I thought that it was true - I had this play hard to get thing about me. There was talk about seeing a movie, but Ele said she and Evonne wouldn't be watching it.
We also managed to get some last photos of some of us sitting in a big koala in the gifts shop before we left. The ferry trip back was packed, so we had to sit apart. When we got back to the Quay, we ended up having dinner/dessert at Guylian. The menu was out of my price range so I just had a $17 dessert. More talk about Patrick ensued. At the end there was talk again about a movie. Elle said again she and Evonne wouldn't be watching it, but then later I got the indication that they were so I said I'd go along. Also found out she and her husband had gone to see Sex and Zen.
When we finished, they walked around to the exit while I just slipped between two poles and jumped out. I saw the manager then fixed up the pole to make it closer and asked one of the waitresses to move the heater thing to block anyone doing what I just did. Pffff...fuck them. That's why I hate snobby asses.
They hung out in the chocolate store for a while, and Ele bought us all a chocolate easter egg each, and we took a photo of it in our hands.
Then as we walked back, Ele and Evonne parted to catch the train home. We had some spare money jointly from the change, so we said we'd go to KFC. Colin and I wanted to walk, while the girls wanted to catch a bus, so we said we'd race them there. Colin and I speed-walked to KFC, fearing that they'd beat us there. But when we finally made it, we discovered that we had beaten them, so we went inside to sit down and wait.
There was a girl sitting by herself eating. Well, she was more like a lady. She looked young from the back, but her face showed she was probably late 30's or even early 40's. She was dressed young though, and as I watched her, I thought about what the future held for Naby. Would she be like that, eating by herself, still dressing to look young, trying desperately to lure customers? Or would she end up marrying a decent guy and settling down for a family?
Jessica finally arrived, saying Shira went home to get a jacket. I lined up to get the food and then ate sitting next to Colin while Jessica ate with Shira. Colin and I were talking about this girl who looked crazy - she was dressed in a light blue short skirt with her hair tied into two ponytails like a 12 year old. Colin thought she was a prostitute, I thought she was just crazy. Apparently Shira and Jessica were also talking about her too.
When we finished, Jessica wanted me to go to the movies, and so did Colin, but I didn't really want to go anymore. Colin asked me not to ditch him, but I didn't want to spend anymore money. As I parted from them in front of the cinema, Colin had this helpless look on his face, and I felt really bad. I'll try to make it up to him. Jessica kept pleading, and Shira said "don't force people" which I really appreciated.
I checked out Giordano's next door and ended up buying two long sleeve tee's for $25. I've had my eye on them for a while now, but they've always been $40 for two, and now they were cheap, I was gonna get them.
I caught the bus home, pretty glad I didn't end up seeing the movie.
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