Odie Is In Town

My overview of the week.

Tuesday I had to attend a performance appraisal with my CEO and the fabulous results we achieved put her into a good mood. Lucky for me, the big boss likes to drink. So along with the rest of the Senior Management team, we headed to the Radisson Hotel in the city for a few drinks and a bite to eat. Unfortunately (maybe it is fortunate), nobody really likes to drink apart from the big boss and myself. So, we shared a bottle of Shaw & Smith Sauvignon Blanc. Not a bad drop from WA. I still prefer the wines from the Marlborough region though. When my CEO was asking people what they wanted to drink, I had only asked for a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. She then asked if I could manage a bottle with her. I was a little shy to say "only one bottle?" Ofcourse I could manage a bottle! So, we drank the night away and forgot about eating. What's new?

Took a break from the booze on Wednesday. Wasnt feeling too well anyway. By Wednesday evening I felt like a bomb had exploded in my head. The pounding and the heightened temperature made me realise that I was coming down with the flu or something of that nature. Bloody hell. Ball Breaker, Princess Model, Mr S, Swing Sister and HYC all caught up for drinks at Cookie and I just couldnt bring myself to join them. I havent really had a chance to catch up with Swing Sister since she got back from KL and she's busy working all this weekend. Damn! Sorry babe. The girls will do dinner next week or something ok? Ball Breaker filled me in on the goss from the night. They also met up with Fegg, WMDM and Ah Sook. Aaah....the oldies. Ball Breaker and Princess Model apparently had a discussion with Fegg about his love life. He's in a long distance relationship with someone he's not in love with. What the? So, he's not in love with her and she's not here. Not like the sex is great cos they aint getting any (not from each other anyway). So, why is he hanging on to her? Is it convenience? How can it be convenience when she's not even in the same continent? I'm sure there's more to it. Ball Breaker and Princess Model partied the night away till 1am in the morning. Animals. I was in bed, nursing a pounding headache from 9.30pm.

Didnt make it to work yesterday cos my throat was killing me. Surprisingly, when I got out of bed around 10am (after Ball Breaker woke me up!) I was feeling alot better. The throat was still sore but the headache had evaporated. Chilled out at home all day and then went to get a haircut in the evening. Yes, too ill to go to work but could still keep my hair appointment. I got my priorities right.

Odie finally arrived in Melbourne and caught up with her at Crown Casino last night. Odie is down from KL with baby and MH. Havent seen MH since high school back in KL and he's still not too bad looking. We had dinner at Cafe Greco and prior to that we met up with Cutey at The Conservatory. She was having her staff party there. What a coincidence. The food at Cafe Greco wasnt too bad. I had the chicken and mushroom rissotto which was quite good. The service was ok too. The only thing that striked me as weird was they wouldnt allow us to take away the leftovers. Odie had ordered enough food for herself and the baby, but by the time the food came, baby had fallen asleep and didnt get to eat. When we asked the waiter to put the food in a take away container, he said it was their restaurant policy that no take aways allowed. So, we had ordered food, baby had fallen asleep and the food just goes to waste and we still pay for it. WTF? I should really put in a complaint to the restaurant. This is unfair. It was beyond anyone's control that the baby fell asleep and didnt eat. So, in the end after dinner, Odie had to go to the food court to buy something for the baby to eat. Bloody hell.

After dinner, Odie, baby, MH, KT and myself went for a few drinks at Cafe Baci. This was the only place we could get a drink and a table outside. Filled Odie in on all the goss in Melbourne. The begining and end of friendships, the Melrose Place of Melbourne and the cool hang outs. Promised MH I would take him out clubbing or bar hopping seeing that he's stuck here with mother and baby, an unlikely chance of Odie taking him out for a few drinks. Kam came to join us after his staff dinner with Cutey. Cutey was supposed to come down after dinner as well, but decided Odeon was a better choice for her. Hmmmph! Kam has promised to take MH out to Lavish or Blvd. Oh good! I prepared MH for his introduction to Ball Breaker. Kam showed him a video clip of Ball Breaker at karaoke and MH thought she looked like a fun girl. You're not wrong there brother! She sure is a lot of fun!!! Cant wait till The Princess arrives from KL next week. We can all go to Lavish together! Woohoo....!

Went into the casino with MH and Kam. MH wanted me there as his lucky charm. We were on the Baccarat table and I had chosen 3 winning hands. The rate MH was slapping down the chips was making me nervous. He was betting $150 per hand! After winning 3 rounds, he doubles the bets. Before I could say "boo", everything he had won had been donated back to the casino fund. I dont know how people can gamble like that. Scary.

Princess Model was supposed to meet up with me last night after dinner. Instead I got a text message from her saying she had just been pulled over by the cops and slapped with a speeding fine. The poor thing was doing 55kph in a 40 zone. Damn! Atleast she didnt lose her license. I hope you're feeling better today babe. Be careful, no more speeding or drink driving.