It helps to be Efficient

Went to the aquarium last weekend with Noemie. I was pretty impressed with it however it is quite odd to go to an aquarium after you have been scuba diving. You feel a bit cheated since I have seen many of these fish in the wild and not in a glass box. I guess that would be similar to going on an African safari and then attempting to enjoy a zoo. But it was a decent thing to do on a rainy Saturday.

This past Tuesday was the Melbourne cup. I was quite excited about my first real cultural experience here in Sydney. The whole country shuts down from lunch time on. In Melbourne it is a state holiday. At my work it was mine and another girl's responsibility to organise the office sweepstake. We have a $1, $2 and $5 pot. You draw the horse's name out of a hat so it is a random chance to win. We all headed over to the pub for lunch and to watch the race. I didn't really think I had a chance so I enjoyed watching everyone place their bets at TAB but I didn't participate. The race started and one of the donkeys was leading the whole time, with a favorite in 3rd place. The last 10 seconds of the race they don't show you what the standings are and wouldn't you know my $5 bet Efficient won the race. I won the most money in our office sweeps than any one else at the table (it was $50). So beginners luck has struck again.