Xmas Party - Towards 007

We were sent down to Melbourne this year for our Xmas party. The theme was James Bond - Towards 007 (as in '2007' - get it?!?). You can dress up as Bond (definitely a few James Bonds at the party), a villain, or a Bond girl. I thought of being Dr Christmas Jones with a Santa outfit but it was toooo much effort.

I flew down on Saturday morning on the week that Melbourne was having their bushfires. Unfortunately for me, bushfires = plane delays...at least 1hr for me. It was so smokey in Melbourne even after driving 45min away from the airport to our hotel.

By the way, this was the last weekend before my last day of work at VeriSign. I guess I was lucky I got to fly down to Melbourne and join the festivities. I got to say "Hi" and "Bye" to some people I've worked with and never met in person before. We got to stay at "The Mansion" in Werribee (http://www.mansionhotel.com.au/) and got a nice little Xmas gift. Thanks, VeriSign!

The morning started out with a seminar, lunch, and laser tag outside during a hot summer day (remember, bushfires!!!). The ladies said, "No, Thanks! We're going to the winery next door." And so we did for some wine tasting. Too tired after and we pretty much went back to our own rooms til the Xmas party.

Here are some pictures from the party. Can you guess who the characters are:












The day after, I met up with Paul, my friend, in Melbourne who took me around the shopping area in downtown (Melbourne is known for its fashion and shopping). Before I left for the airport, we visited St Francis Church (the oldest church in Victoria) before flying back to Sydney. See you back in Sydney, Paul!