Saturday 22/04/23 - Giuma’s B’day

Woke up from a nap and had to confirm with Eyersy (Trav) if south suburban train mission was still on. He said yes and we both had to get ready fast to make the train and logistics work. I got ready quick and had to move fast to get to Daglish train station in time, had to scramble fast and only just made the train. The new Airport line has changed the Freo train line times and I have never really preferred attention to detail when doing these missions I much rather prefer to wing it and back my gut. Make it to Perth train station about 440/445 and know I prob won’t make the connecting Mandurah line train. I move quick anyway just in case and see the doors closing to one of the Mandurah line trains so jump into it anyway. I soon then start to question if this train is heading to Joondalup or Mandurah because I didn’t actually check but luckily it heads south. Trav at this stage knows that I’m in transit but he doesn’t actually know what train I’m on, I’m thinking I might have to get off at Canning Bridge and wait for Trav there to make sure we’re on the same train - things are starting to get tense. Train’s about to arrive at Canning Bridge and Trav calls me “Are you on the train?”

“Yes, where are you?”

“At Canning Bridge and there’s a train here, is this the one you’re on?”

“Yes, get on now! North carriage!”

Trav jumps in last minute and the train heads off. This is like a GTA mission where we both moving between carriages to meet up, Trav has to wait until the next stop before getting off and running to the north carriage, just makes it again. With some very lax planning we have finally met up and head south for Saturday night train mission to Wellard, unknown territory and to a pub where I didn’t really check where it was. The train arrives in Wellard and we get off.

The Wellard station is nice and very modern, we head west and we only have to cross one road and we realise that we’re at our destination… very convenient. The Wellard Pub, nice, pretty big too, we grab a drink and then see Giuma and GF so we head over. We say hello and then we all start drinking and talking, some more of Giuma and GF (Laura)’s friends arrive including friends of Mick Soh. No Mick Soh though so probably for the best. The atmosphere is good and we keep drinking.

As the night goes on some people have to depart, Giuma is pretty drunk and Trav has a lot to drink which is normal for him in my view so therefore cannot tell if Trav is drunk. I get up to six vodkas which is normally the cut off limit for me so I drink some water too. Things are starting to get funny though as the crew is talking about going somewhere after this to continue the drinking, I’m not too interested in the drinking but see how this plays out. Eventually about 11 we head to Giuma’s while Laura and friends buy alcohol to keep us going. We at Giuma’s, Giuma’s getting loud and we start watching Baseketball - he is not going to last long. Laura etc rock up with some alcohol but most people are falling apart. I’m trying to work out if train mission part II is a viable option but seems shifty now that it is after midnight and we at least 40 min walk from the train station. Eventually we all start to leave as people falling asleep / falling apart - I catch an Uber with Trav and make it home maybe around 1am. Was a good night and should do this more often. Solid train mission too.