Work is still maintaining its appeal. It is still a place that intrigues me greatly and I love that every day is different - literally. For me to walk into a Local Court in Sydney, with no Law background was extremely daunting, but I feel that I am slowly clawing my way up the ladder of knowledge and actually retaining the monstrous abyss of information that comes with working in a Local Court.
I feel that I have settled in well in these past few weeks and I am thriving on the opportunities to learn new things and make myself a better, less judgemental person. Being totally honest here, it is so easy to judge a person in a Court House without giving them a fair crack of the whip. Our clients are normally people who have committed a crime. It is rare, but there are times when cases are thrown out and people walk away free men/women.
I am, and I forever will be grateful for the opportunity to work in such a great office, with, by and large, great people. The area I work in is such a diverse socioeconomic area with an expansive range of cultures and with that, inevitably comes cultural indifferences.
We live in 2014, yet some archaic members of Sydney's social scene still think it is perfectly fine to strike their partners. That's what Friday's are for, right? A(pprehended) V(iolence) O(rder) day!
Don't get me wrong though, it can be tough. Really tough. Only yesterday I was in Court with a client who had an evident mental disability and I don't think it would be wrong of me to suggest they didn't really know what day it was, let alone what or where they had to go. It's hard at times when people who aren't necessarily compos mentis are in front of a Magistrate for some wrong doing. Impartiality is the key, but to anyone with even an iota of a moral compass, they would find it extremely hard at times.
Segway-ing away from work now and onto the Wedding for a paragraph or two. We've been really lucky in the preparation for it that it has all fallen into place really nicely. Once the venue and photographer were chosen early on, it was a case of slotting the other pieces of the jigsaw in place and we're almost finished - well not quite, but we're getting there slowly but surely.
There has been a bit of stress recently regarding wedding cars and Erin encountered a bit of difficulty in securing people to do both hers, and her bridesmaids hair and makeup on the day, but just this week both hair and makeup have been sorted. Both were a little stressful as it felt that every avenue we explored, we were met with a metaphorical closed door. We're still thinking about cars for the wedding, but given the recent increase in size of the bridal party, a car of sizeable length might have be used on the day - especially to take the whole bridal party from the Church to the place for the photos before the reception at Summersalt.
Planning a wedding isn't something I would recommend for someone with OCD. How do you cope with knowing that your groomsmen won't be here until a week before, and then suits will have to be bought/rented then? How do you deal with not knowing what your bride is going to be wearing, or how her hair will be? When looking at exchange rates of AUD to VND, how can you sleep at night knowing the amount of AUD you're taking will be converted into an odd number of VND!! The stresses man!
After work ended early for me on Friday, Erin and I returned to the scene of our Australian engagement party for a much quieter family affair. I experienced my first taste of Fondue, and it's one I'll be looking to enjoy again soon.
Today we had a large lunch outside with family to celebrate three birthdays and the impending Fathers Day. The food was exceptional and the weather, again, held off and resulted in a lovely day. I did manage to take some photos, all of which are below.
You may not be able to see clearly, but there are 4 Kangaroo's in this picture.
One of them was carrying a joey in its pouch too. So great to see them in the "wild"
My first encounter with a Huntsman! I know it won't be my last!!
I can see a rainbow, kinda!
This fella was waiting for us when we got home. He was so brave and inquisitive when I was taking a photo.
