Crown Oaks Day~~~spring carnival

Crown Oaks Day is a traditional ladies day, where women join together in their most feminine outfits for a day of champagne, fashion and fun! jio my classmates to go for the event...suet &MX is interested ...hurray...so met up at southern cross station ...i bought a fascinator ..those nice looking ones are really exp...above 50 Aussie for 1 lol...so i just bought a simple but big flower clip...haha...suet says it looks like i am dancing flemingo....haha....waiting for speedy train to flemington...so many people...all locals...very few Asians...

our entry tix..concession price ~~26 Aussie...those tix for the grand stand can cost up to hundreds....

happy gals on our way to the race course ~~~~~

the stadium ......

a wall pic displaying the history of racing ....

the betting booth.....omg...which horse to buy?...the bets goes as min as 1Aussie...but then the ppl here buys in hundreds...so when me and suet goes and place our bets in 2 Aussie..the counter person looked at us strangely....haha

i betted on Miss Arapano cos her name is lovely(refer below)....it gives me a princess feeling...and in end it ran up as the winner...even the putter guide brand it as a black horse...not accurate at all... but i guess cos all the horses tat ran today are the top horses in melb so its kinda diff to predict....

my winning horse...won 16 aussie...haha...not enuff to cover my tix also...but it was fun cheering for the horse....

the racing course....so sunny...but good weather....

so grand...my first time in race course...not sure if its similar to singapore style...but then the ppl here is all dressed up and there is a good mix of youngsters and middle-aged and elderly...i reckon Singapore is mostly auntie and uncles....in slippers and sloppy wear....

amazing place....so fun....

had pink sparkling wine to accompany us for the race....yipee...its damn strong la...10.5 percent alcohol...i got a little floaty after the drink...but not drunk....haha....

happy gals....suet is damn spot on ...all her horses she liked by name always come up in the first 3 positions...beginners luck mayb?haha....we din depend on the punter guide lol....

my hairdo.....the biggest flower on my head ever....haha....

a little high....resting in shade....

all the ladies are dolled up and had all the nice fascinators...so stylish...with ribbons, lace, feathers, hats of all shapes and sizes....

the hats....

Brazilian lady from Sydney ...came to melb to go for horse racing as the Sydney racing is cancelled due to the recent horse flu..... ~~

wow......

eye opener experience.....~~~

on our way home...appeared tat i took more pics with suet cos her shoes is hurting her...so she is kinda like a model....either she takes with me or MX...haha...so no need to walk much....my legs also hurting...price to pay for vanity....haha....

wrist band to show u are above 18 and can drink the alcohol...~~

went to max Brenner for dessert ...yummy waffle with chocolate and strawberries....

MX sinful hot thick chocolate

it was a fantastic day with great fun and company....with chocolates to end the day....