Melbourne Cup - the race that stops the nation... Out of the 24 horses, Master O'Reilly, Purple Moon & Zipping were tipped to be the favourites to win but to everyone's surprise, it was a horse named Efficient who won the race!
I didn't bet on the horses but my horse Mahler came in 3rd so I won $5.50 in the office sweepstakes. A whopping $3.50 profit!!!
The Melbourne Cup is a bit like the Royal Ascot in England where the ladies race-goers showed up in feathery and fluffy fascinators, glamourous hats, designer wears and those killer heels! The men may turn up in formal suits, waistcoat, top hat and/or cummerband. An excuse, just to get away from the daily grind of life to indulge in champers during the day!
Most workers in Australia (including ours) set up an office lunch and (on the one ocassion in the entire year), the employer actually allows their employees to watch the TV at work during business hours! Some even get dolled up for the event too.
Our office ran a competition for the best dressed. Sadly, I didn't win the competition as the prize went to Arpi who's just the epitome of Spring and Melbourne Cup for her fascinator and heels! I had one honourary mention about being the best dressed fire warden for Melbourne Cup! I didn't intend to dress up. Neither did I want to be an outcast. The only missing item was a hat. Walking past the reception, something red caught my attention. I put it on and pretended I was at the Melbourne Cup...
Voila!!! A perfect match to my blouse! Talk about creativity and originality! (I think they should have an award for Originality! Hahaha.. ... )
Yipppeee... The most anticipated event of the year has arrived: I am officially on leave, away from the dreaded and unhappy place called work! (Sorry Arpi - I will be thinking of you when I am on the beach!)
