KL: Sweet Sixteen!

Yep, we’ve reached the age of consent folks! No more little 15, just sweet 16 :).

As per tradition, we celebrated our birthday in style – for the 15th time (no typo – see the ‘P.S.’ below). KLers from all over the globe descended on a spot in the countryside to the north of Moscow last Friday – which thankfully was a beautiful sunny day (not like last year’s washout:).

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I’ll let the pix do the talking:

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This year our shindig’s slogan was “Let’s Movie”. It took place on the shore of a reservoir at the Admiral yacht-beach club, which was decked out all Disneyland-Hollywood style. Folks got made-up, put into costume, and were shot – and shot! – in various mini-films. The results of the humiliation and torment of the filming should be ready soon.

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The rest who didn’t take part in the casting were fed barbeque, given lightly-alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, ‘did’ the attractions, played soccer and volleyball, swam, dived, paint-balled, lounged, chilled, suntanned, cavorted, danced, joshed, laughed, etc., etc. Adam Saaks did his t-shirt cutting and styling thing too to the accompaniment of KL’s own resident DJs… And no doubt there was lots more besides that I missed. Towards the end of the party there was the customary KL-produced and personelled show, followed by the headliner star-act, then disco, then fireworks, then the busses home. Phew!

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All the photos are here. We await the films…

P.S. Ah yes, why we’re ‘sweet 16’, while the birthday is actually only the 15th. Let me explain:

In the summer of 2008 we had an international partner mega-conference in St. Petersburg – the 10th in succession. Its being so mega meant we just didn’t have the resources, time or stamina for another event right next to it – so we decided to miss the company’s B-Day that year.

P.P.S. This time I was lazy and didn’t take any photos myself. Just as well – they’re all of a far superior quality to my standard :).

Cin cin, folks!

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    anon

    Wow, you know how to party!

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