Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup.. the race that stops a nation? that's a tat too dramatic.. but well, it is the race that stops Australia!

or at least for me it is one where we can dress up to slack while at work.. drink white wine, champagne, soft drinks and orange juice (for me) and eat chips, biscuits with dips, 3 different kinds of cheese, sausages and nuts.. all these while waiting to watch a 3-min race on TV!

Gosh.. i can do this every other day.. so somebody tell me, why do we only have the Melbourne Cup once a year?

anyway, the Melbourne Cup race took place at 2.30pm this afternoon.. me and SR got ourselves to Level 6 of the building at about 2.15pm.. and we were the last ones to be there! everyone was already there from 2pm.. i must say Level 6 is pretty neatly done up!

i participated in the office sweep and felt lucky when i just had enough coins to chip in! the exact amount! i thought today was my lucky day.. maybe Septimus is going to win! well, that was my 'lucky' horsie that i picked from KJ's hat..

Septimus' number was 1 and his odds were pretty low, a 4.5.. meaning that this horse's a really popular bet and the chances of winning are high.. so you dont get paid much if you do win.. but there are other horses having the odds of 151 or other 'random' figures!! so the chances of winning wasnt high but if it turns out to be the 'black horse', you'll be paid $151 for every dollar you bet on.. what kind of luck do i need to win, really?

anyway, my Septimus seemed really optimistic at the start, it was in the first 4 for a big part of the race but really, who knows what happened in between? poor horsie ended up in 18th place! Geez.. it really is anybody's race~