Lunch with Ele

Decided to wear my grey G2000 shirt I got from HK today, just felt like a change.

I walked to work with it, and pretty much as soon as I put it on, I got some feedback. DS said I looked "distinguished", and then Ogre made fun of me just as I bumped into her in the corridor and made fun of her, because Mary and Moira had said she had her hair done for a date tonight.

I felt more relaxed at work today, since my last major matter for the year finished yesterday. That really closed a dog of a file. Now I just have a list on the 13th. Grrr.

I met up with Ele for lunch. She asked me to go to Sportsgirl with her as she needed to get a headband for her work christmas party tomorrow. I met her at the bottom of Woolies, and then we went to Sportsgirl. I told her about how I was looking for a secret santa present, and she started looking for suggestions around the store, before I decided this wasn't the place I wanted to get a present from, and directed her back to her headband shopping.

I stood around as she tried various headbands on. She looked cute trying them on in front of the mirror. I think anyone would've thought we were a couple. I noticed a chick who worked there look at me a few times. Either it was my shirt, or she thought I was a chump for waiting around for a girl.

I spotted a heart shaped bicycle reflector which I thought would be suitable for Jody, but it seemed too 'small' by itself.

I took Ele to the TGV foodcourt for lunch. At first I went the wrong way, so that wasted a bit of time. She said she had never been to that foodcourt so I thought I'd show her.

To my surprise, it had been renovated, and it looked pretty awesome and classy. She kept saying how much she liked it, and I felt like it was just out of pure luck that they had renovated it. I still thought it was the 'old' look.

We got a card off some chick handing them out, which was like get a free meal after visiting five different restaurants within the food court, so we decided to split to get two stamps instead of one.

She bought pho, then I bought ramen from another shop. We sat down at a table sharing it with another guy at first, but he finished quickly and left. I told her about my matter yesterday and she believed the guy's version. I also told her about my counterfeit case.

She told me about how she was on the train to work today, and she saw a couple who were obviously drug affected, with a kid who seemed ill. She suggested how it was unfortunate how a kid could be born into such a bad situation through no fault of its own. I agreed, and compared it to James Packer's son. Fate can sometimes really suck.

I also told her about how I watched Benjamin Button and asked her where we'd be in 60 years time, asking if we'd be in a nursing home. She said we should put our money together and live in a place together.

I had my mind on the time as I knew I'd been out of the office for a bit now (had been to the bank to deposit money before meeting Ele) but she seemed to be taking her time, despite not finishing her pho cause she didn't like it. She wanted to walk around to browse all the restaurants, so we did. She said a few times that we should come back.

We walked back up to street level and chatted about working in the public sector before parting.

In the afternoon, something funny/awkward happened. Apparently Turk had been kicked out of work because Judith somehow found out she had a medical certificate, and even though she wasn't using it, she wouldn't let her work. So they went to do paperwork, and Moira and Ogre were waiting to take her to lunch.

Moira was like "if she takes any longer, then she's going to give birth" and then Judith had walked up behind her. Then as she was telling us this, she told us about how Judith had "frog marched" Turk out, and right at that very moment, Judith walked through our door!

I laughed and disappeared, Rat tried to change the subject, lol. Farking awkward.

I went to Nunjo after, closed the door and told her, which made her laugh. I opened the door again and she told me something funny she was reading in a case.

I left work at about 5:30pm, and went looking for the secret santa present for Nunjo. I ended up at the Westfields in the city. I swear, that place is a bit too much. Everything is dazzling, it's like they try to confuse you so you can't get out.

I found this neat shop which sold big alphabet letters, so I thought it might be a good idea to buy her name, and she can maybe put it on her desk. I also found a nice unique candy store upstairs.

After that I went to the gym nearby, and then bought a box of chocolates for my mom/sister. I just love it when I buy things for my mom and she says she doesn't like it.

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