New Years Eve


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December 31st 2009
Published: March 16th 2010
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Exhausted from Christmas, work and moving into the Hotel that day, NYE wasn’t planned to be a huge party night.

Luke and I went for a nice dinner to start the night, and decided to just go and say ‘hello’ to our friends at Mao’s Red Lounge.

My mood really matched the weather while walking to Mao’s - misty, cloudy and light sprinkles; I just wanted to go home, watch a movie and rest.

We squeezed our way through the sea of bodies in Mao’s, upstairs to where our friends were - all well on their way.

It didn’t take long for Luke and I to join them, once the beers started, they didn’t stop.


New Years Eve 2009 was one of the best nights I’ve ever had.


From dancing on tables at Mao’s, doing the Jindy dance at Lighthouse, thinking it would be a good idea to walk out to an ‘Island’ at Lighthouse, actually attempting the walk out to the ‘Island’, failing the walk out to the ‘Island’ and landing in the Marshland, having hour long D&M’s, being taught the Waltz, having a shower in the bathroom at Lighthouse, losing my
At Mao'sAt Mao'sAt Mao's

Kenneth, Tim, Charlotte, Joe
shoe, ‘foot-fiving’ with Kenneth who had also lost his shoe, to the sobering moment of the night where I watched the street lights in the distance turn off as it was now daylight.


There’s not much more to say about the night - the photo’s tell more of a story.


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Kristen & I

Mao's Red Lounge
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Chris

Mao's Red Lounge
KennethKenneth
Kenneth

Mao's Red Lounge
Tim and CatTim and Cat
Tim and Cat

Mao's Red Lounge
LighthouseLighthouse
Lighthouse

Kenneth, Kristen, Thao, Pip, Cat, and Charlotte
LighthouseLighthouse
Lighthouse

Luke = photographer, Joe & Thao = chatting, Pip & Dec = The Queen's Dance, Sarah, Chris & Kenneth = D&M
The Queen's DanceThe Queen's Dance
The Queen's Dance

Pip Chapman Pincher took great pride in teaching all who were willing to do the waltz
ThaoThao
Thao

& Tim also..
Attentive listeningAttentive listening
Attentive listening

Dec, Me, Chris, Kenneth
CuddlesCuddles
Cuddles

@ Lighthouse


16th March 2010

always the way
sometimes the best evenings are unplanned and when you don't feel like it.....or does your conscience know that deep down you really do? xo hope to hang out a bit before my departure. xo

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