So, another very exciting weekend update. So, Jon finished up his greulling exams on Wednesday, so he decided to come home for the weekend, so him, Allan and I decided to hit up Casino Niagra for the weekend. Participants for the shopping/casino adventure include me, Jason, Jon, Allan and Neeta, however, first thing's first, before leaving for the casino, I woke up bright and early and did a little bowling with Nat and some of his friends. After bowling and after lunch, I picked up everyone and we made our way to Buffalo to do a little shopping in the States before the casino. We crossed the border without a hitch. We went to Boulevard mall and did some shopping. Everyone bought some stuff from Abercrombie, except for me, being the stingy bastard that I am. After shopping, we had dinner at Chili's, which was really really delicious. After dinner, we headed back to Canada and headed to the casino. We crossed the border once again without any problems. I attribute this to a combination of charm and confidence. We went to the casino, and went straight to the black jack tables. Outcomes for the night are Allan: didn't play, Jon: lost a quick $100, then piggy-backed on Neeta's luck and made back his $100 at the end of the night to break even, Neeta: used her beginner's luck to her advantage to make $130 and pay for her shopping in the states, Nick: big winner of the night made $200 to help finance his skis on Sunday (continue reading to learn more about that), Jason: won back his $2.80 on slots, whatever the eff that means. It also appears that I've turned Neeta into quite the black jack addict, she's going back to Buffalo on Monday, and wants to stop by the casino again. Looks like I got myself a new gambling buddy. After the casino, we went to Timmy's to celebrate our victory... horray!
On Sunday, I first met up with Neeta, Ernie, Krista, and Raylene for lunch at Dimitri's. My "gourmet" pizza was absolutely disgusting, but I ate it anyways. After lunch, I met up with Jon at Fairview, and we did some shopping for skis. What a ram jam! They were having a store closing sale at Sportscheck, so everything was 80 ~ 20% off, and the Chinese people were everywhere. It was a mad fight and scramble to get the best ski equipment at the best price. In the end, I got everything I needed and what a steal! Thanks to Jon for coming with me and helping me out with my fine ski purchase. I am now prepared for my trip to Whistler a month from now, except that I bought two left ski boots by accident, and have to go to Sportscheck today to fix that up. Got home, and Bowflexed it up with Allan while quizing my bro for his driver's test today. And that's the weekend update.
4 comments:
Nice to read about people who have real social lives. All my friends are imaginary.
Oh PIAC, I told my sister about the ski boots story. Why didn't you check the box before paying for it?? Or why didn't hte cashier check what's inside first? Ai ya!!
I need to work out Nicky. I need to get bigger, I lost a couple rebounds yesterday cuz I wasn't strong enough.
Blackjack is a winnable game, barely. If you count cards and manage to do so without the house knowing about it (basically impossible without some sort of teamwork) plus if you find a table without continuous shuffle, you still have to contend with the fact that you only have a fraction of a percent advantage over the house. What this means is that if you want to take home a few hundred in profit, you'll need tens of thousands of dollars in bankroll.
You're better off learning to play a game where you can actually make some real money with a reasonable bankroll, like poker or sports betting.
But ideally, just don't gamble.
Yeah, I don't know who this Justin Ng guy is, but agreed. Don't gamble, just earn your money like all regular people. Just be smart with it and save, don't waste it on clothes that all look the same to me. To me, clothes from the same store is like someone wearing the exact same shirt/pants on back2back days
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