Australia Day
Thursday was Australia Day. Nick had said he'd invite me to a lunch on facebook the night before, but I didn't get anything in the morning so didn't think much more of it. I thought it might be full of Aussies and some hot girls, which might be intimidating, so I wasn't exactly eager.
Anyway, I slacked around a bit at home before walking to the office, getting there at 10am. Nick messaged me inviting me to lunch at 1pm. I still wasn't so sure so I messaged Jim and spent the next 30 minutes messaging back and forth as he was deciding. He finally decided not to come, grrr.
I worked on the sentencing matter I had the next day, still wondering if I should go or not. I really wanted to get my work done, yet at the same time, I didn't want to keep that distance between myself and Nick which I may have had on my old team. I figured I'd go just to be polite.
I went to the gym at noon, had a very quick workout but managed to do everything except calf raises and knee. I went back to the office to change and then caught a bus to the pub where we were supposed to meet. I went in looking for them. It's always an unfamiliar feeling walking into a pub. Despite being in this country for so long, I still feel it's such an Aussie thing to do. I can't say I understand the appeal of sitting around all day drinking beer and talking.
I took a walk through and couldn't find them. Great, now I felt even more uneasy. I saw that I had a missed call from Nick, so I called him back. He said he was on his way, but he called Bo and there was no answer, so he wasn't sure how many people were coming.
I left the pub to wait for him as I didn't feel comfortable in there. I sat at the bus stop for a bit and then went to check the property listings at a nearby real estate office. Then I heard Nick call out and I turned around to see him and his girlfriend, who he introducted as Vera. We decided to eat at another place instead, some Thai place that was offering lunch for $7.50. It sounded good to me, but I was a bit surprised by the length of the walk.
I had seen a photo of Vera on facebook before, so no surprise there. She struck me as someone who was a bit stern. If I was a few years younger I would've thought she was friendly, but with a bit of experience, it sounded like she was trying to dig for information about me. I also thought she was a bit particular about some things, like walking speed.
We eventually made it to the restaurant and sat down. We ordered at the counter. I had been staring at something else, and then realised the waitress was in my line of sight and was looking at me. I looked at her and smiled, and she looked away. I later saw an engagement ring. Oh well.
We had ok conversation over lunch, Bo called to say he was coming. Apparently his girlfriend came back early. That would explain why he didn't pick up his phone. I found my food to be quite hot so it took a while to eat. I was kinda glad when Bo arrived, to take the attention off me. By the way Vera greeted Bo, I could tell she didn't think much of him.
After lunch we went looking for pubs, and eventually found one where they had a cockatoo roaming around. We sat down over drinks and talked. Then Bo suggested we move on and I said I'd get back to the office, so I walked them to the next pub and then departed. I was surprised Vera wanted a cheek kiss as I left, and I wasn't expecting it so missed, and I laughed.
Kinda relieved to get out of that situation, as I walked back to the office and finished off reading and preparing for the sentence matter.
Anyway, I slacked around a bit at home before walking to the office, getting there at 10am. Nick messaged me inviting me to lunch at 1pm. I still wasn't so sure so I messaged Jim and spent the next 30 minutes messaging back and forth as he was deciding. He finally decided not to come, grrr.
I worked on the sentencing matter I had the next day, still wondering if I should go or not. I really wanted to get my work done, yet at the same time, I didn't want to keep that distance between myself and Nick which I may have had on my old team. I figured I'd go just to be polite.
I went to the gym at noon, had a very quick workout but managed to do everything except calf raises and knee. I went back to the office to change and then caught a bus to the pub where we were supposed to meet. I went in looking for them. It's always an unfamiliar feeling walking into a pub. Despite being in this country for so long, I still feel it's such an Aussie thing to do. I can't say I understand the appeal of sitting around all day drinking beer and talking.
I took a walk through and couldn't find them. Great, now I felt even more uneasy. I saw that I had a missed call from Nick, so I called him back. He said he was on his way, but he called Bo and there was no answer, so he wasn't sure how many people were coming.
I left the pub to wait for him as I didn't feel comfortable in there. I sat at the bus stop for a bit and then went to check the property listings at a nearby real estate office. Then I heard Nick call out and I turned around to see him and his girlfriend, who he introducted as Vera. We decided to eat at another place instead, some Thai place that was offering lunch for $7.50. It sounded good to me, but I was a bit surprised by the length of the walk.
I had seen a photo of Vera on facebook before, so no surprise there. She struck me as someone who was a bit stern. If I was a few years younger I would've thought she was friendly, but with a bit of experience, it sounded like she was trying to dig for information about me. I also thought she was a bit particular about some things, like walking speed.
We eventually made it to the restaurant and sat down. We ordered at the counter. I had been staring at something else, and then realised the waitress was in my line of sight and was looking at me. I looked at her and smiled, and she looked away. I later saw an engagement ring. Oh well.
We had ok conversation over lunch, Bo called to say he was coming. Apparently his girlfriend came back early. That would explain why he didn't pick up his phone. I found my food to be quite hot so it took a while to eat. I was kinda glad when Bo arrived, to take the attention off me. By the way Vera greeted Bo, I could tell she didn't think much of him.
After lunch we went looking for pubs, and eventually found one where they had a cockatoo roaming around. We sat down over drinks and talked. Then Bo suggested we move on and I said I'd get back to the office, so I walked them to the next pub and then departed. I was surprised Vera wanted a cheek kiss as I left, and I wasn't expecting it so missed, and I laughed.
Kinda relieved to get out of that situation, as I walked back to the office and finished off reading and preparing for the sentence matter.
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