A couple of months ago, G. and me made a plan. last Friday we made it happen ;)
At 15.00 my phone alarm went off and i was looking at the display: 27 Feb '09: "Casino+€500+xxx+3*red=Impossible is nothing!"
We went to Zandvoort, dresscode: fresher than everyone else
2 x Dimple Blended Scotch Whisky on the rocksIt was about to happen..
The game: Roulette, the bet: €1000 all-in on black. The gameplan: after the ball would fall 3 times in a row on red, we would place a €1000 bet -in 2 bills of €500- on black.
We were sitting on a sofa with a drink in our hands and kept an eye on a particular table...
1 time red...
We looked at eachother nervously...
2 times red...
Is it going to happen?
3 times red...
...It is going to happen...
Without any sign of hesitation, we walked to the table and placed our bet: all-in on black.
The croupier span the wheel, then he span the ball in the opposite direction around the tilted circular track running around the circumference of the wheel... Tension was rising, because within a couple of minutes we would win it all.. or lose it all... "No more bets", the croupier said... There was no way back... The ball eventually was losing momentum and fell on to the wheel and into one of the 37 colored and numbered pockets on the wheel...
We were sitting on a sofa with a drink in our hands and kept an eye on a particular table...
1 time red...
We looked at eachother nervously...
2 times red...
Is it going to happen?
3 times red...
...It is going to happen...
Without any sign of hesitation, we walked to the table and placed our bet: all-in on black.
The croupier span the wheel, then he span the ball in the opposite direction around the tilted circular track running around the circumference of the wheel... Tension was rising, because within a couple of minutes we would win it all.. or lose it all... "No more bets", the croupier said... There was no way back... The ball eventually was losing momentum and fell on to the wheel and into one of the 37 colored and numbered pockets on the wheel...
BLACK!!!
We fucking did it!!! we were shouting it out and jumped in the air!!! all the people in the casino were looking at us.
We drank a Vodka-Malibu to celebrate it
We cashed out, left the casino, and had an afterparty at Club Jade
We fucking did it!!! we were shouting it out and jumped in the air!!! all the people in the casino were looking at us.
They were looking at winners ;)
We drank a Vodka-Malibu to celebrate it
We cashed out, left the casino, and had an afterparty at Club JadeWe talked about this day for months and now we finally did it. it wasn't only about the money; it was about making a plan and making the plan happen. it was a matter of determination and luck. for me, luck is what happens when commitment meets opportunity. that is exactly what happened and that is why i must always take chances and extreme risks. one of the greatest things in life is sensation. without it, life is simply monotone. or like the Irish poet and novelist Oscar Wilde would say: "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
So in the end, don't take life too seriously, because you will never get out of it alive ;)
With love,
A.
So in the end, don't take life too seriously, because you will never get out of it alive ;)
With love,
A.