So is your boss as mean as Meryl Streep's character in the movie? Did you think she looked like Cruella De Vil?
My coworker Melinda, who just moved here from the bay area (thank goodness, a fellow bay arean - is that what you call people from the bay area? - to talk to and someone I can relate), had joined a lawyer's club and received four tickets for a pre-screening of this movie. She invited me along with her husband and Emma, another coworker, to see it at Dendy's theatre in Circular Quay (pronounced 'key', not 'kwey' as what a newly arrived tourist would say).
Dendy's at Circular Quay usually only shows independent films or special screenings. It was my first time watching a movie there. I normally go to Greater Union at George St or Hoyts at Broadway. I heard the Hoyts theatres at Ryde is really cool. Gotta check it out sometime.
Anyway, there were also some pre screening drinks with a bunch of lawyers at the Lenin Bar about 2 mins walk from the theatre. So I met up with my coworkers at the bar and Melinda says, "just tell them you're with the 'X' party and they'll charge the drinks to this club/organization." Ok. So I go to the bar, order my drink, and I tell the bartender that I'm with the party. He asks, "which party?" I said, "what?" He replied, "the 'X' party?"...and I was like, "Yes, yes. That party!" I sounded like I was crashing the party and trying to get a free drink from whoever was giving out free drinks. Haha. Anyway, a few sips and it was time to go.
The movie was funny. And yes, I have / have had bosses like that. You guys have heard me complain about some of my bosses. Shhh!!! I don't know who's reading my blog.
A couple of weeks later, my friend sends me this voucher for free tickets to see a French movie ("Story of My Life") at the same theatre. It was a first come, first seating for this movie. I wanted to pass the voucher around the office but I thought, hmmm, I'll be fighting for seats with these people. Nevermind. Hehehhee. So I just went with a bunch of friends, two of them were French and said, translation was a little bit bad. Some were Lost in Translation. Oh well, good enough for me.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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I just watched that movie flying back from Italy (brought the book for the trip but didn't have time to read it). I think we've all worked for someone like that. It sure makes us stronger being able to get thru the experience. Don't you think so? ;)
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