I simply despise gamblers, not those who play cards or mahjong to entertain friends but I mean those who go to the casinos and just spend all their hard-earned money there. They forget about their responsibilities, in exchange for quick bucks (but 99% of the times they end up blaming on their luck). They can lose a few k, and yet go to the atm and withdraw more cash, even though it may be borrowed money, or money they need to survive for the next three months.

I have seen too many of such cases. Here, or in Arizona, guys who forgot about their families and wives waiting for them, or singles who are addicted to gambling. I can still remember vividly the image of my mum, driving really cautiously (she don't really drive) with me sitting on the passenger's seat, to look for my dad who was playing mahjong. The anxiety displayed on her face. I may be four or five, but the memory remained etched on my mind, reminding me of the banes of gambling. Ironically, I was told the first word I learnt to speak is fei, the joker in the mahjong tiles. Cos since young, I have been tagging along with my dad to his mahjong session.

I have to admit I'm an avid shopper. Everyday without fail, my routine is to check slickdeals.net for great deals. But seriously, I feel that I would rather spend the money buying stuff than gambling them away. Therefore, I would never ever forgive anyone who gambles excessively and I would never ever borrow money to such gamblers.

P.S. Lesson learnt: Don't ever borrow money from me if you are a gambler.