Guess who else is sitting the bar exams!

Today was one of the most productive days at work I have had in a long time. I only checked my phone twice, and that was once during lunch, and once at like 4:45pm! The odd thing was, I kept myself so occupied I didn't even have the urge to check it!

I started the day working on Marc's report, then went out at 11am with Aaron for a meeting with Imad from my old office. I think this was key - letting getting me out of the office. I am so used to court, that now sitting at my desk all day takes all forms of motivation away from me.

The meeting went pretty well. I got to see the new office that people from my old job are in. It's not too bad - apart from the cubicles I most likely would've had to share with others. I got the feeling Imad was testing me a little bit. He was nice enough to take us out for a coffee to talk about the matter. I saw some people I knew and said hi to them. A few others were surprised to see me. We actually bumped into Maria as we were waiting for the lifts and she came out of one. She looked so shocked seeing me lol.

After that I went out for a walk to the post office to check something, then returned to the office to have my lunch. I spent the rest of the day working diligently. It felt so good.

I left at 5pm on the dot to attend the Bar Ass lecture for the exam I'm sitting. Can't believe they held it at 5pm. Like people don't have to work. Anyway, as I walked in, I quickly scanned the room for people I might know. Sitting in the back row was...Taran!

I smiled at him as I took a seat next to him. He smiled and said he didn't know I was taking the exam. Afterwards I explained to him how I sat the exams in February and had failed this one. He was taking all three this month but didn't seem too confident or sure about it. I think he's in a similar situation as me, where he thought about it only because he wasn't sure his contract would be extended, and now that it has, he's not sure what he should do. He also added that he couldn't stay here for the rest of his life.

As we stood on the street talking, I saw Mot and he came up to us. I introduced him to Taran and we all began chatting. It was only after we parted that I realised Taran had told me to keep it a secret and I wondered if he would be annoyed that I told Mot. I thought he meant to keep it a secret from the people at work.

After that I went back to the office and then off to the gym. My day felt so good.

Part of it was also knowing Jin was still the same and needed my help. It showed me what I could avoid. When I came home, I went to the garage to check my phone. In the morning I had asked how much her debt was. Now she had replied, saying it was the same, $50,000. I replied asking why, since she had been working since February.