Saturday, November 29, 2008

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above is my mementos of my first trip to crown. a spontaneous (and excellent) idea for me ann and erica to go off to crown resulted in much fun and profit $$$!

crown is huge inside. I've never wondered what were beyond the big burly men in MIB suits, but boy was it a surprise. Pokie/slot machines everywhere, card tables, roulette, some digital, some old fashion wheels. It was so cool, but so intimidating and scary. Everything just seems so grown up and I felt so out of place. even ordering food was different. You pay for your food, and then line up somewhere else, and give your receipt to the cooks, who then get your food. I was so lost @_@

anyway, cause I was too scared to go gamble, we started off at the bar. erica was designated driver and ann had a blood test the next day, so it was only me drinking any alcohol. The bartender we got was really nice, since I told him it was my first time at Crown. He made erica and ann some mocktails; one was a really refreshing lychee with mint blend, and the other was a really smooth tropical mix. Mine was some midori, lime with other stuff in it that I can't remember.

then finally I worked up the courage (after like an hour of standing at the table, and making up excuses everytime someone gave up a seat) to pull out 10 bucks from my wallet and played at the $5 minimum bet blackjack table.

boy when you sit down, your whole world suddenly becomes that small table. A ring of players, the dealer and the cards. and the chips of course. Two aussie blokes sat down beside me and were quiet amusing. They 'picked' on me cause I was the small young asian boy I bet lol. But they were just joking around with me, all in good fun. Anyway, not wanting to get addicted or anything, I promised erica and ann I would win $15 dollars, then I would /quit. And I did! woo, winnah!

everyone else must be thinking..wth this guy came with 10 bucks and left after 5 rounds?

anyway, much fun, and would very much like to go again. firey picture below

and the winnings went to erica, for driving us there and dropping us off home =] thanks pong.

teoh,


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