The guy beside said he couldn’t help but notice I was only playing a quarter at a time. He said that it’s impossible to win the big prizes if you bet that small, adding that since it was early in the day, the machine likely needed a “warm up” to get it paying. I found this quite funny at the time, but after he left I bumped up my bet to $1.25 and gave it a whirl. Wouldn’t you know it – the machine started handing me money until I was up to about $400. Just then, my cell phone rang – it was my daughter saying she was finished at the pool. I mumbled something about running into a friend at the mall and said I’d be right over.
Sinabi ng katabi kong lalaki na napansin niyang paisa-isang quarter lang ang taya ko. Sinabi niyang imposibleng manalo ng malalaking premyo kung maliit ang taya, at idinagdag pa niya na maaga pa at baka kailangang mag-init pa ang makina para ito magbigay. Parang sa akin ay nakakatawa ang sinabi niyang ito noon nguni’t nang umalis siya ay itinaas ko ang taya ko sa $1.25. Ano pa nga ba- nagsimulang magbigay sa akin ng pera ang makina hanggang umabot ang panalo ko sa $400. Biglang tumunog ang cell phone ko- ang anak kong babae ang tumatawag na nagsasabing tapos na siya sa pool. Nagdahilan akong may nakitang kaibigan sa mall at sinabi ko sa kaniyang susunduin ko na siya