Zeacom Christmas Party

This evening was the Zeacom Christmas party. Cogent has their party on the same night, however they did not allow partners to attend, so Anisha and I went to the Zeacom one. The party was held at Pontoon on Westhaven Drive. Just under 100 people attended tonight.

I am not much of an alcohol drinker, but I did have a fair share or alcohol tonight. One of the key aspects of the evening was the speech by Martin Davis talking about the companies success, and then eventually awarding prizes to our most valued employees.

There were too winners of the Outstanding Contribution to Zeacom Success 2007 award. The winners were Lee-Ann Sterling and Grant Wright.

Lee-Ann also surprised me with her singing performance. Lee-Ann had been part of a band as a singer, and organised her old band to perform tonight.

After the party, we had a taxi take us thought the drive through at Macdonald's (after stopping some guy trying to pinch our taxi), where we ordered something to eat.

Useless Information: If the sound of a balloon popping startles you, you’re not alone. A bursting balloon actually creates a small sonic boom! Once a hole is made in an inflated balloon, the quick release of the balloon’s energy, or air, causes the hole to grow at almost the speed of sound in rubber. Since this speed is much higher than the speed of sound in air, the hole in the balloon actually breaks the sound barrier, creating a sonic boom.

Sails Restaurant

This evening we had a family dinner at Sails Restaurant. Sails Restaurant is located by the Westhaven Marina on Westhaven Drive. It afforded a lovely view of the waterfront, the harbour bridge, and the boats in the marina. It was dinner for eight tonight. Mum and Dad, Nanna and Grandad, Charlene and Nick, and of course Anisha and I.

There was a vegetarian menu which satisfied Anisha special dietary requirements. The waiter was quite witty throughout the night. I can recommend the Grain Fed Chicken Breast, even though the froth looked like somebody had hocked on my dinner. For dessert I had the Valrhona Chocolate. Did you know that "desserts" spelt backwards is "Stressed"?

Earlier in the day, Anisha had met up with her Grandfather and cousin who had come to Auckland for a visit.

Useless Information: "Not all who wander, are lost." - J R Tolkein