the girls

i had one night in brisvegas to catch up with some friends, so i thought i'd better spend it with those i didn't really see last time i was around... dinner @ noodles inc, followed by the much anticipated dessert @ blue lotus, where i had a mini ice cream degustation *yumm* which consisted of black sesame, green tea, taro... and choc mint, just for the 1/4 of aussie in me!

... no more DDaWAY ...

I'm feeling a little sad tonight. Maybe because the boy went home to sydney today and i wont see him for just over a week. But mostly i'm sad because 4 weeks of living and breathing DDaWAY has finally come to an end. Tho i whinged a-plenty about the long hours, i completely loved working on this project and to see it come to an end is fairly heart wrenching. withdrawal symptoms big time.

Anyway, happy snaps (in no particular order) ~





















Friday night's cocktail party by the main pool was awesome. I behaved though because I had to be up at 5am on Saturday morning, to start work at 6am. Yep, crazy stuff.





























I officially clocked off work at 5pm on Saturday and managed to sneak in some quality time with Panu before the Gala Dinner. We cruised around in my golf buggy and munched on yummy belgian chocolates *heHe* very very fun!





































The Gala Party was Moroccan themed. it started with fireworks by the pool, followed by our CEO leading us on camel-back to the Pavilion. The Pavilion looked amazing - something straight out of Arabian Nights. Seeing hundreds of concept photos over the last few weeks just does not compare to seeing it in real life. The 35 performers entertained us all night Cirque Du Soleil style... and I wore a dress! and heels! I totally looked like a girl *blush*...




























After the Party, we ditched Frasers (super crowded night club) and headed straight for the pool. TO. MUCH. FUN. how i desperately wished I had a water proof camera! Shenanigans galore ~ we managed to put everything in the pool, from pool chairs & tables, to wine bottles and even bicycles. Yes, we were riding around inside the pool on bicycles. God, hilarious. I also didnt mind that the pool had several dark corners, just for a little bit more fun... *shhh.. hehe...*





















The pool party ended and we crashed at Panu & Aaron's villa... got no sleep... and before you know it the sun is up. Said my sad goodbyes to them at 8am... and I was horizontal for the rest of the day.

I miss DDaWAY already. Can't wait til 2007!

@ DDaWAY!

First DDaWAY post ~ for those who don't know, DDaWAY is our annual staff retreat... 3 days in Coolum, sun, surf, alcohol and a lot of no good! *grin*... So I've been working my ass off organising DDaWAY the whole last month - insane hours and weekend work - and it almost feels like its not worth it. Almost. Until Panu arrived with the rest of the 700 staff today. and boy did he look HOT.

Haha.. Jo's having a giggle now I know. H.O.T. capitals, underlined, bolded. HOT.

Looking forward to a great weekend *wink*

boredom & creativity

so... mel & i were bored tonight. we got to playing with the magnets on my fridge.

tsk tsk tsk... she's a dirty girl!

In other news, I'm off to Coolum this Thursday for my work annual retreat *whee!* ~ should be awesome fun and hopefully gossip producing for my bored friends *hehe*.. After Coolum I'm taking my Queensland sojourn - Brissie, Townsville and then Cairns!

especially for Jo

i'm writing this post just for Jo because firstly i don't think anyone else would find it that interesting, and also cos i miss her way too much! Jozi, i promised you i'd take photos of Stefan's farewell and apologies for showing up about 7 hours too late but here are some shots!

Thank you, by the way, for having faith in me ~ apparently when you asked aaron to make sure there is photographic evidence and he said he didn't have his camera, you responded with "don't worry, cat will have hers!". Love your work!!

They got on the pornstar name bandwagon again. Stoker Keen, Andy Ravage & Powers Nightly have officially named our poor innocent little Josie ... Juicy Bangs. Classy.










ps ~ did you notice i included a couple of photos of your number 1 man, just to make you happy!

pps ~ do ya think Stef can pass as the missing member of the Village People??