I'm Done for the Night, Dude.

Six pints of beer and two magharitas! Geez, for a moment there, I thought these guys will never call it a night! It was great fun though, and I am glad to see another side of these guys who seemed all too serious during the training. It all started out with me and a French guy, who happened to hit it off pretty well right right from the beginning. Well, he was here last fall when the hurricance struck, so maybe there is a tad of common ground there. So we had an amazingly huge dinner last night at Cheesecake Factory, and am I glad to finally have company for meals. the travelling is alright, but having meals alone is no joke at all! So yeah, it started out with the two of us, and then the Germans kinda made friends and then a Californian joined in. It definitely feels like back in school days again, where I am the initiator of the so-called 'in' group. It's all pretty fluffy of course, but it's good to know that at this age, I haven't lost touch yet. For a while there, I thought I can't be bothered to be sociable again, so it's really good to know I am still there when it comes to having fun. Phew!

It's great to have completed the course this time round. I have learned much but at the same time, it inevitably made realise there is certainly a bigger field out there and also, how silly and arrogant the people are in my group. It doesn't hurt to admit what you don't know, and I just don't understand why they pretend to know it all. It disgusts me to no end.

Along the same line, my best buddy at work is hopping pond to greener pastures. I am really happy for him. I s'pose it will certainly be different without him, but I'll live.

Last night here in the Woodlands, off to uptown Houston tomorrow for some serious shopping, I really need it. I am looking forward to going home, but obviously, not the flight.