GHD "Wild Wild West" Ball

The Yellow Table

Left-Right: Top row; Laurence (?spelling, Rick's friend), ---- (Rick? Dian?'s friend), Sundar (GHD, SGA Geotechinal), me.
Front row; Dian (GHD, SGA Geotechnical), Rick (Main Roads, Accounts), Jim (GHD, SGA Geotechnical), Raymond (GHD, SGA Drainage), Molly (Raymond's wife).

The quarter of a million dollar ball (as to what I heard) or $300/head, was held nearly 2 weeks ago, 9 June 2007, was one of it's kind. Last year's theme was a circus, and they literally had a mini circus set up with an act sometime during the ball. This year they had 2 live horses and a Cowboys vs. Indians skit, a production of GHD. Around the tables were props set up, and games such as a bucking bull, shooting at cans, Jail, Cemetary, Tee-pees, Gun House etc. It was a treat.

At the end of the ball I recognised a guy that Sat in the same Induction as me and then headed directly to GHD's regional Bunbury office the following day. I had forgotten his name but now I remember, Mark Sadowski. Originally from South Africa but previously working in Yemen.

The ball ended very soon then so we didn't a chance to chat much. I caught up with some of the crew at the Shed (Sook, Mon, Jacqui, Chung, Iara and Danny, and Danny's friends who were visiting Perth). It was another great night out. The cowboy hat I managed to get at the ball was a big hit with the crowd. I can't remember the last time I had so much fun with a hat?

Other occurances since then.

Mark was actually up in Perth for the week to deal with some clients for one of the jobs he was working on. We got in contact via email and caught up for a meal (at Uncle Billys, haha) after I finished work on Monday. I had no other time to meet him. It was a bit strange but I think he appreciated the gesture that I recognised him and acknowledged him at the ball too. One thing he said to me when we were walking back from dinner was he felt that we clicked. I would have felt very uncomfortable if it wasn't for the fact that he's engaged. But he continued saying that we meet different people during our lives for a reason and we are meant to learn something from them. Whether it be big or small. The first thing that came to my mind then was was I meant to tell him about Christ?

Sundar, in the photo was the guy I stalked first week at work to find the best route when walking from Glendalough train station. Since then we've become friends. He's left (last day was last Friday) the Alliance now and back in Sydney. The night before his departure, Dian, Sundar and I headed for drinks then dinner after work. We had snowcrab (half pepper chilli, half salted egg)! It was so good. Sundar paid which was very generous of him. Then we headed for one more drink at the Raffles on Canning Hwy by the river. Sundar was impressed that such a place existed in Perth and if he had known earlier he would have come more often prior to his departure. The final goodbye was lunch during work on Friday when most of the Geotechnical guys headed out to some pub/food place near the office. I went along too and met a few more Geotech guys and managed to place a name to a face and what they did in the office.

Quite a lot of staff movements are occuring.

Life in general is quite full at the moment.