We finally went to Moomba on Sunday evening. The heat kept us away in the day. After less than 15 minutes of wandering around, we paid $60 to go on the Slingshot ride, an exciting burst of a journey that lasted no more than a couple of minutes. It was a scary ride at first but after being flung upwards really high and then returned to bounce really high again; the ride just fizzled out afterwards. The second half of the ride felt like Cameron and I were just strapped side by side bouncing in a giant Jolly Jumper. LOL. Was it worth it? No, of course not! We walked away feeling like fools for wasting our money. My legs were a little wobbly after the ride and luckily, Cameron caught me just in time or everyone who stood around watching would have a big laugh witnessing me tumbling down the stairs to get off the platform. It was $60 for the ride but there were also t-shirts ($25 each) and DVD available for purchase. Luckily we didn’t pay for the extras. From memory, I think the ride was $90 last year. Nevertheless it was unbelievably crazy of me to waste money like that. No more! Moomba may be over for another year but come this weekend, we will be spending money again – the 2008 Australian Grand Prix is on again at Albert Park. Although I dislike the warm weather, I am secretly hoping that it will be so warm on the weekend that we don’t have to go. We haven’t bought tickets yet. Some warning bells have been ringing on and off inside me for the last couple of months. I kept thinking that we will be in some kind of financial turmoil. I even had a nightmare of Cameron buying a new car last night! This is why I am reluctant to part with any money lately.
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