--
why gamblers never win
--

after a few rounds of blackjack with $1 per bet, i had already owed J $7.

bloody hell!

i've never been quite the gambler since i don't describe to the gambler's mentality of "maybe the next round i'll win"

my luck was obviously quite bad as i've been either losing or drawing even with J, who was the banker.

so when it was about time to go home, i felt quite sore about surrendering seven sweet bucks to J so i issued the last ultimatum

"eh, we play one last round lah, just you and me. $7 for this round!"

J looked at me and hesitated.

"you sure?"

i nodded.

he shuffled the cards and i decked it.

my pair of cards lay quietly there on the table. i picked it up and before i could even see it, j screamed and threw his cards face-up on the table

"HAHAH FIONA I GOT BLACKJACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

i was like WTF? and i held up his cards in disbelief.

fuck, he got an ace and a king, which meant i had to pay double. which means i now owe him $21 !!

the moral of the story is : never fuck around with your luck!