Office Xmas Party
On friday there was the office Christmas party I had to attend. I say ”had to” because frankly I would rather have stayed at home and gone to bed at a reasonable hour, especially since I got up at 5:30 in the morning. I had loads of stuff to do because I had to make time for an additional photo shoot in the afternoon. This also meant I had to get off work at 2, which is why I had to get up early.
The party (and I use that term loosely) started at 7. There was food, which according to my colleagues was great. I, however, didn’t really think it was all that special. I have never really understood the point with cold food, especially fish. I mean, if you’re going to serve food why not go all the way and heat it? At least there was chicken and potatoes as well. I didn’t even touch the shrimp.
Then there were a few games that everyone was supposed to take part in. I found it a bit difficult to understand the rules since they were explained in Finnish but I felt better when I realised that no one else really understood them either. I won’t even bother explaining them as it would only be a waste of breath reading about them, with the exception of one, which was especially awful.
Everyone was to roll a dice and the person that got a 6 was supposed to go to a table and eat chocolate with a knife and fork. I don’t mind eating one or two pieces of chokolate but stuffing my face with it is repulsive. I rolled two 6’s straight! Luckily for me the person directly after me also rolled 6’s so I didn’t have to eat a single piece. Oh happy day!
Then there was a hilarious show. And by ”hilarious” I mean dull and average at best (and that’s being generous). It basically boiled down to people being dressed up and lip synching to weird Finnish songs for 45 minutes. They did have a few English songs as well though. Everyone thought it was great but I sat there thinking ”I don’t get it...I just don’t”. Okay, one dude was funny but that was just because he was drunk. I really tried to understand it too. I could see how 10 minutes of it would have been funny but after that it’s like beating a dead horse.
I slipped out at about 12 and decided to swing by the club and see if there was any action but the place wasn’t really happening so I managed to get home and into bed pretty early.
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On saturday I had planned on going out shopping for Christmas presents, which turned into me looking for a new cologne and buying another one of those lovely shirts from Brothers. This time I got a fabulous light blue one with french cuffs and white fabric cufflinks. When I was about to pay for it I noticed a small stain on it so I got 5% off since they didn’t have another one in my size. When I got home I got the stain out.
I am contemplating getting a new cologne soon as I’m running out of the one I’m currently using. I was thinking about getting Jean-Paul Gaultier ”Le Male” but they didn’t have any in stock when I looked for it on saturday. Later on I read about a new cologne by P.Diddy that is supposed to be excellent so I’ll see if I can find it and see if it’s any good. Other candidates are Polo Black by Ralph Lauren or Armani Black code. However, I won’t get any brand that hasn’t got a spray-cap, as the risk of you ”over applying” is too great.
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In the evening me and the gang went out partying. Me, Martin, Marcus and Kia and Ove all headed over to Fontana. Kia insisted that I meet a friend of hers that I actually met at the Halloween party but she hadn’t seen me without makeup and clown clothes. Women apparently like playing match maker so Kia was excited about the whole thing. I always find these kind of set up situations a bit awkward...at best.
I didn’t talk to the girl for that long so I couldn’t really get a good enough idea what she is like as a person. Physically though she is right up my alley. Very cute, blond, big...umm...eyes. Plus, I observed her behaviour a bit and she seemed to act very classy, unlike the tramp on the dance floor who went around rubbing her ass on every guy’s crotch, obviously just to get their attention. There is one glaring flaw though; she smokes (supposedly only when she’s partying but still...I’m not sure I’d be able to deal with that). Granted, if she had all the other qualities I’m looking for then I might be able to overlook it. Maybe...
The party (and I use that term loosely) started at 7. There was food, which according to my colleagues was great. I, however, didn’t really think it was all that special. I have never really understood the point with cold food, especially fish. I mean, if you’re going to serve food why not go all the way and heat it? At least there was chicken and potatoes as well. I didn’t even touch the shrimp.
Then there were a few games that everyone was supposed to take part in. I found it a bit difficult to understand the rules since they were explained in Finnish but I felt better when I realised that no one else really understood them either. I won’t even bother explaining them as it would only be a waste of breath reading about them, with the exception of one, which was especially awful.
Everyone was to roll a dice and the person that got a 6 was supposed to go to a table and eat chocolate with a knife and fork. I don’t mind eating one or two pieces of chokolate but stuffing my face with it is repulsive. I rolled two 6’s straight! Luckily for me the person directly after me also rolled 6’s so I didn’t have to eat a single piece. Oh happy day!
Then there was a hilarious show. And by ”hilarious” I mean dull and average at best (and that’s being generous). It basically boiled down to people being dressed up and lip synching to weird Finnish songs for 45 minutes. They did have a few English songs as well though. Everyone thought it was great but I sat there thinking ”I don’t get it...I just don’t”. Okay, one dude was funny but that was just because he was drunk. I really tried to understand it too. I could see how 10 minutes of it would have been funny but after that it’s like beating a dead horse.
I slipped out at about 12 and decided to swing by the club and see if there was any action but the place wasn’t really happening so I managed to get home and into bed pretty early.
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On saturday I had planned on going out shopping for Christmas presents, which turned into me looking for a new cologne and buying another one of those lovely shirts from Brothers. This time I got a fabulous light blue one with french cuffs and white fabric cufflinks. When I was about to pay for it I noticed a small stain on it so I got 5% off since they didn’t have another one in my size. When I got home I got the stain out.
I am contemplating getting a new cologne soon as I’m running out of the one I’m currently using. I was thinking about getting Jean-Paul Gaultier ”Le Male” but they didn’t have any in stock when I looked for it on saturday. Later on I read about a new cologne by P.Diddy that is supposed to be excellent so I’ll see if I can find it and see if it’s any good. Other candidates are Polo Black by Ralph Lauren or Armani Black code. However, I won’t get any brand that hasn’t got a spray-cap, as the risk of you ”over applying” is too great.
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In the evening me and the gang went out partying. Me, Martin, Marcus and Kia and Ove all headed over to Fontana. Kia insisted that I meet a friend of hers that I actually met at the Halloween party but she hadn’t seen me without makeup and clown clothes. Women apparently like playing match maker so Kia was excited about the whole thing. I always find these kind of set up situations a bit awkward...at best.
I didn’t talk to the girl for that long so I couldn’t really get a good enough idea what she is like as a person. Physically though she is right up my alley. Very cute, blond, big...umm...eyes. Plus, I observed her behaviour a bit and she seemed to act very classy, unlike the tramp on the dance floor who went around rubbing her ass on every guy’s crotch, obviously just to get their attention. There is one glaring flaw though; she smokes (supposedly only when she’s partying but still...I’m not sure I’d be able to deal with that). Granted, if she had all the other qualities I’m looking for then I might be able to overlook it. Maybe...
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