Crown me, I am a princess.

Yup, I finally went to Crown Casino yesterday! :)

Equipped with high spirits and red panties.




And I lost AUD35!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What happened to beginner's luck and all that???!!! @#$%&*#@!!!!

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The day didn't started off that well. We were suposed to take the 11.40am bus to the city. At 11.30am, I called Smalls, and I woke her up. -_- Subsequently, she decided to take a raincheck on our outing, and Kit Mey, upon hearing that, followed suit too.

I was in a dilemma, as I felt it was a little pointless to go with so little people, but yet, I really wanted to go out and have some fun.

Fun always triump, of course. ;)

As I was sitting in the bus, amidst the laughing and kidding away, I knew I made the right decision. :)



The day started off with some cow's tongue.



At a Japanese restaurant-- try it before you say no! ;)

Now, before you belch and shriek in terror, do hear me out. I usually try to avoid beef, and trust me, I'd recoil in disgust at the idea of eating some slimy gray tongue. Heck, I was such a big chicken that I ordered some gyoza ramen instead of the cow's tongue, although it was pretty obvious that it was the house specialty. But with Joleen and Nikki's raving reviews, I felt compelled to at least give it a try.

At least a try.

It tastes like thinly sliced pork fried with ginger, very, very tasty!!! :)

In fact, so tasty that I think I am going to order the whole dish for myself! (if you know how much I have a phobia of organs and all that, you'd understand how delicious it is! :P)

After that, it was spring shopping... :)

Yeps, spring is here!! :) The weather now is simply lovely-- Sunny, and breezy/windy. The perfect weather to laze on grassy lawns, and well, to put a spring into your step! :P

Needless to say, I need to arm myself with appropriate spring clothes for this beautiful season!! ;)



Nah!!

I managed to catch this picture of Joleen, Nikki and Totti simultaneously offering me their Boost. ;) Boost is a renown health juice bar in Melbourne, slurp! :)

Before we went to Crown, we went for a little LOTF treat....



My precious....


I've tried Lord of the Fries when my dad was with me in Melbourne, and trust me, they live up to every bit of their claim of "Best fries in town"! :)



The gluttons digging in without waiting for the photographer...



Nikki decided to take matters into her hands, and enticed me into the picture with a yummy fry... ;)


SEE???? It's freshly cut fries (with a little potato skin somemore!), drenched in brown gravy with melted cheese!! We were all moaning in delight as we munched on the heavenly strips. ;)




Oh my goodness. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT???



I had a string of cheese stuck on my face while the picture was taken!! -_-


The view on the way to Crown....


Melbourne city.



I *think* this is the South Yarra river, hee.



Touristy picture, with un-known river (to me).


And just as we were warming up to cam-whoring, it started drizzling!!!



Running across the bridge, to a safe haven...


And the moment the picture above was snapped, it started raining crazily!!!

EEEEeeesh, I should have taken it as a bad omen for gambling la. :(



Drenched.



Melbourne, she looks gloomy and miserable in the rain.


We hid at a corner of a building, for shelter from the rain.



Like the refugees we were.

The moment the rain eased a bit, we decided to take our chances and run for our lives to Crown!!!

The things we do for gambling. o_O



Bloody conmen.


Crown in full glory.

We went to the toilet to freshen up a bit. Absolutely imperative, as we looked like wet dogs.

The toilet is damn nice, can!!!



With a crystal pillars greeting you the moment you step in, it is a magnificent galore of smooth mahogany walls and lush interior. And the toilets are so spacious!!!



Hello, stranger.

Yep, I took pictures with toilet stalls. ;)

And with that, it's the end of pictures of my day.

'Cause the casino doesn't allow picture-taking inside!! *sob sob sob*

Anyway, Nikki and Joleen was reminding me to show my IC upon entering to the casino, and that was when Nikki commented, ya-lah, you sure kena asked to show IC one.

????!!!!???? What the?? I am 21 k!!! And they're only 20 this year. -_-

Then they went on further to remark that I don't even look 18 (the minimum age for casino entrance here).

*sounds of heart breaking*

And they said I look like a small kid....

TOO MUCH WEI!!!

*starts breaking tables and chairs in rage*

Hehe. By the way, we went into the casino safely, kiddy or not. ;)

Oh god, I am just so depressed that they didn't allow cameras!! It's a whole new world in there man...

Three levels of coloful gadgets and velvet tables to tempt you to place your bets, I would have had so much fun taking pictures!! :(

I started with Rapid Roulette, which is the digital version of Russian Roulette. I saw how easily Totti won money with that game, so I happily joined in too.

I lost AUD15 there. -_-

After that, I tagged along with Joleen and Nikki, and they played Casino War;which is basically a game where the dealer gives you a card, and if your card's bigger than the dealer's, you win, and vice versa.

*A 20 dollar note flies away*

Grrrrr. Somemore in both games, i lost the money in a whirlwind!! Before I even caught the rules and essence of the game, I lost already. :(

Somemore Totti won 100plus dollars, that lucky fella. Share some luck with me? *sweet smile* ;)

But I think I want to try my luck again next time!! Not so soon lah, I am not addicted to gambling, and neither am I made of money. But I think Rapid Roulette carries a pretty good chance of winning (based on the undisputable method of probability)! :P

Nevertheless, my broken heart (all the money, GONE!! *sniff*) was soothed a little, when Totti brought us to a Chinese restaurant for brinjal noodles!!!

Damn yummy, I am telling you, noodles cooked in a claypot with brinjal and mince meat... Confirmed, one of the best noodles I've ever had!! :)

And............. I had red bean pancake!!! Before I go on, I have to make it very clear, I ADORE CHINESE RED BEAN PANCAKE. Those with lotus paste also can, but for me, the red bean ones are the bomb. I shan't dwelve into too much why chinese pancakes rock my world, but for me to find them in Melbourne, for a considerably reasonable price of AUD5, made me a happy, happy woman! :P

And Totti treated us!! That idiot went to the counter and paid without our knowledge!! And he refused to let me pay him back. He said it's a tradition that whoever wins in Crown will usually treat the others.

*prays furtively that I'll have a chance to treat people the next time!* ;)

Just one last picture of Melbourne city at night...


Starry starry night...

Although undeniably I've lost a bit of cash today, but nonetheless, the fun I"ve had today is just priceless. Not a single moment of boredom, just a constant stream of chatter and laughter-- these people are just lovely, man. :) Furthermore, although I lost some greens, I earned back a brother! ;) Haha, Totti was so sweet to say that he thinks of me as a younger sister... :)

Never mind the fact that I'm actually a few months older than him. -_-




Anyway, if you don't mind me, I've to go call my grandma and ask her to look through the Chinese calendar for an "Ong"(i.e. prosperous/lucky) day for me to hit the casino again! ;)


PS: I am no kaki judi.