It's been raining like cats and dogs, with some rabbits and turtles thrown in for good measure. I can't even remember the last sunny day. The weather is really getting me down, that and the damp laundry. Am now in a turtleneck and blue pants with my striped blue, yellow and lime green socks. Heh a girl is allowed small pleasures in life - colourful socks being one. OK fine, not in law, I get it. I'll go get some black ones. Sigh.
Anyways my last week has been eventful, notwithstanding the rain. I got back on Sunday. Its really bums me out to spend New Year's on the train but there were no tickets for Monday. Damn I am drawing a blank for what I did on Monday. Hmmmm. I know I splurged on this wonderful jacket on Tuesday I think. We were strangers across a crowded room.... but there was no help for it, it was love at first sight. Got to cut down on something to compensate now but its been well worth it....garnered a comliment from Claudius who said it was "fetching"!
OK my memory revives on Wednesday when I had dinner with Giri (from hall) and Nicole (from radiography). Giri and I then adjourned to one of those spontaneous movie sessions that you and I were notorious for. Damn I miss having a "being crazy" buddy. Renu has gotten all mature and "I need to work tomorrow" when a crazy idea is mooted, also despite being the best dancer I know she does not club anymore.
Anyways I come back at around midnight and am invited out again by Harveen (remember him?). We did our late night drink tea, talk cock session again. Stumble in at almost 3 am and knock into Renu coming from the loo. We proceed to have a late night talk cock session as well. I sleep at almost 5 and stumble to office the next day.
Am kept awake by pots of coffee, my fellow pupils (Joy and Adeline) and work. As usual I do my most sterling work when I am zoned out of my mind. Anyway the end of the work day comes none too soon and we are packed off to Raffles Hotel for the firm dinner. The JT in JTJB is retiring and we all have a nice "makan session" at his expense ( well, I don't know if he actually paid for it....). The night was peppered with excellent speeches (turns out to be a pre-requisite at law functions), excellent alcohol and truly excellent food. I have never been a foodie but that night even I was in 7th heaven. Oysters and Beef made Cantonese style and Waffles and Ice-Cream. Oh man!. Adeline was fascinated by the beef carving and the chef carving the beef was fascinated by her. So we all got a tutorial in beef carving with Adeline of course getting a more "hands-on" session.
The other LAs were feeling bad for "abandoning" us (the 3 of us were sitting with the secretaries and were fine with it as we had placed ourselves conveniently near the food and and conveniently away from the partners, so as not to bother too much about table manners - there being a bewildering array of cutlery), so they called us over to their table and proceeded to press alcohol on us to atone for their sins. There were plans to adjourn to the Long Bar after but Joy and Adeline dragged me home citing my need for sleep. It seems I missed an excellent tanking up and talk cock session with much throwing of peanuts on the floor. Sigh.
United Colours of Benetton
Friday was the "United Colours of Benetton" nite out. Or so Archana's new housie called us. She is a golden-haired Dutch girl who knows Wouter (small world!). There were the usual suspects but Corrine found the smorgasbord highly entertaining. The Arches and I were joined by Adeline, Ira and Claudius. We caught the Clive Owen-Jennifer Anniston vehicle "Derailed" and proceeded to drinks at Kazbar where we were joined by Ashwin and his Canadian girlfriend Adrienne. Ashwin and I finally bonded on a love for Sci-Fi (proper Sci-Fi like Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and Firefly). Am to loan him the "Serenity" I got from Adam as a Christmas present.
Of Shadow Puppetry & Milk Moustaches
Saturday was singing (very badly, haven't sung in zonks) at a Wedding mass at church and dinner with Sonia at my alma mater of Kerala Cuisine. Went home bemoaning my long hiatus from clubbing and started initiating a plan for checking out the newest watering hole - Ministry of Sound (so exciting!)
Sunday it rained like God had forgotten his promise to Noah. Made me realise I have no life skills to speak of (especially ship building), and decided that a watery grave was not for me. Made plans to move to Bolivia. Then Renu had to be sent to the airport as she needed to get to Malaysia urgently (a death in the family), so had a chill out session at the airport; our favourite hangout. We both realised that we dont really go and watch the planes take-off anymore and resolved to do more of that in the New Year.
Monday went to Rouge with the LAs and Murali (who is not an LA anymore because he is a partner!). Got majorly high on spirits,the spirit of the evening and John Molina (bandleader; so cute!) but still managed to conduct myself without shame in a pool session teamed up with Murali against Adam and Angela; although Murali was of the opinion that I took long enough lining up with my cue to start a fire. OK I really really miss our pool sessions. Hmmm Must drag the girls on a pool session sometime soon. I need to hone my skills :-p Guys at pool sessions just stresses one out. Had tea with Adam in a water deluged Kopitiam after. I confiscated a poem he wrote on a napkin and intend to frame it or something, so I can sell it when he is famous. He writes almost as well as you do. Its really refreshing amidst all the wanna-bes dotting the landscape to still run across people like you guys.
OK Wouter is going to have my head! Am supposed to make shorter bite-sized entries for the ADD public. Miss you much Meghie!
In a moment of utter madness, Nitin and I decided to have a "Starry Starry Nite" of a Christmas party. Our only claim on the said day being the fact that we were both Catholics...sorta :-p Thanks to the extreme goodness and kindness of our friends (especially those who brought food and alcohol - vital ingredients for any party), the said event actually happened!
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