Last night was trivia night at Pug Mahone's, an Irish bar in the city. The Melbourne URS office has a Social Club (SC), to which employees may contribute $5/month if they choose. The Social Club plans various events including surf trips, winery tours, ski trips, trivia nights, etc, with discounted or free entrance for SC members. About 60-70 people went, and there were 6 teams I think - ours finished somewhere in the middle. Shockingly, I contributed a few correct answers. Not at all shockingly, I supplied a nearly equal number of incorrect answers. Whoops. I saw something I've never seen at a bar before - masseuses offering massages to various bar patrons. Hmmm... perhaps an easy market to target?
On Thursday, I was greeted by a five year old doing cartwheels and handstands in the hallway by the printer at work. I later came to learn that the kids had two days off school, and it is completely normal for parents to bring their kids to the office (for the entire day) when the kids have the day off. In response to my reaction that this would be rarely accepted in the U.S., I was told "well, we care about kids in Australia".
