After working for a few years, I have been to a number of different Christmas parties. Working in a large organisation often means that when attending these parties, I hang around and converse with the people in my group that I know.
This year it is a bit different. Not many of the people from my group went to the Christmas party (due to various commitments). At first I hanged around with them, but eventually I drifted off and started hanging around other people. It is interesting how different a person can be in a social context. I have worked with other people from other groups, and when I talk to them socially, they come across as a totally different person. They can be alot more interesting. Some of the conversations I had were thoughtful and meaningful. At least I know that alot of us think alike about our careers and futures in the firm, not just me.
What made this year's party interesting was the existence of a few gaming tables. We were all issued with $10,000 fake chips, and I played Black Jack and Texas Holdem Poker. I was pretty even with Black Jack. But I lost everything in Texas Holdem Poker. I was patient and waited for a good hand, and when I had a triple, I went "all in". Another player followed. After the river card was revealed, the other player won, as he managed to score a flush. In another game, using the chips of a colleague, I also had a triple, and went all in, but to my dismay, I lost to a player who had a straight. Such bad luck. The chances of a triple losing in the game is so low. Oh well... at least its not for real.
As usual, it was hard to catch a cab home after. Thank you to the friend who picked me up from the train station! =)
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did u say @#$##@$ when u lost like u usually do :P
and the other ppl, where they interesting cause u had no 1 to hang on to or were u bored or its just that u r 8 and wanted to know more about them and didnt have anything to do :p
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