I bet MONEY -;) Anyway, I read this story on the net. I think you're the one who sent the link to this forum, thanks again. If my memory serves me correcly, at the end I think the compulsive gambler killed himself. He bet his life with somebody...
On Oct 24, 2:59 pm, Hong Chi Kong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, what is really you are betting with? 10 times eating out or your honey > will cook for you > 10 meals? > Here is short story about gambling. It is hilarious. > > The Legendary Siblings Chapter 112 > > Xuanyuan San Guang was glowing and he rubbed his hands in glee, “How > much are Misses betting this time?” The young lady in purple said with > a smile, “You may trust us, but we do not wish to break the rules of > your gambling den. Besides, there’s not much fun in betting verbally. > We may have lost our money, but we have not lost our people.” > > Xuanyuan San Guang was stunned, “People!” > > The young lady in purple smiled, “People, can sometimes be used as bets > as well. If a gambler were to get a good set of cards, he would even > want to lie on the betting table and use himself as a bet. You have > gambled for fifty years, don’t you understand even this?” > > “Excellent, excellent, I have gambled across the world, and only today > have I finally found my match. How does Miss want to bet, just speak > freely, I will surely oblige.” > > The young lady in purple said, “Our bet is very simple as well, betting > one for one.” Xuanyuan San Guang took a look at the three of them and > laughed loudly, “But for someone like Misses, I really cannot afford > the loss.” > > The lady in purple said, “If we win, either one of you will just have to > leave with us.” > > Xuanyuan San Guang’s eyes grew bigger, “What if Misses were to lose?” > > The lady in purple smiled slightly, “If we lose, naturally one of us sisters > will have to leave with you.” > > Once these words were spoken, a commotion erupted in the gambling den > again. Everyone felt that with a bet like that, Xuanyuan San Guang will > be having the upperhand. If they can win such a dainty beauty, > naturally they will get to enjoy her beauty, even if they lost, to > leave with three people like that, is akin to walking into a bevy of > beauties. > > Bai Kai Xin stared and asked, “Have these three taken a liking to this > Compulsive Gambler? Or else why would they want such a bet?” > > Du Jiao Jiao furrowed her brows and said, “Now even I am getting more > and more confused, I really cannot figure out what they are here for.” > > Xuanyuan San Guang laughed aloud without stopping, “Of course, of > course, it is but of course…” The lady in purple waited for him to > finish laughing before asking calmly, “So this means that, you have > agreed to our bet?” > > Xuanyuan San Guang replied with a laugh, “What is there for me not to agree?” > > The lady in purple asked, “What about your partner then? Does he > agree?” Although she was asking Xuanyuan San Guang, but her eyes have > flitted over to that quiet, unpredictable and mysterious skinny, tanned > man. Only when the dice was being revealed, his face would show some > excitement, his eyes will give heated looks, but at other times, he > will always sit there in a daze, expressionless, like he is detached > not only from the people in this noisy gambling den, but totally > detached from this world. > > Xuanyuan San Guang laughed, “This brother of mine has the same problem > as me, he doesn’t like anything else but gambling, as long as gambling > is involved, he will agree to anything.” > > The young lady in purple rolled her eyes and said, “But I still want to hear > it from himself.” > > Xuanyuan San Guang tapped him on the shoulder and said, “All right, you > tell them yourself. If we lose, are you willing to go with them?” > > The skinny dark man replied without a thought, “Fine.” > > The young lady in purple immediately pressed her question, “No matter where, > you are willing to go?” > > The dark skinny man heaved a long sigh and replied, “It doesn’t matter where, > to me, everywhere is the same.” > > Xuanyuan San Guang laughed, “Don’t think that this brother of mine > looks a little stupid, actually he’s a true man, as long as he has said > it, he will never go back on his words!” > > The lady in purple beamed, “I definitely believe that.” > > Xuanyuan San Guang laughed loudly, “Since that is the case, Misses > please place your bet.” He swept up the broken bowl, stared at the lady > in purple and asked, “Are you betting on odd or even this time?” > > The young lady in purple replied, “Even!” She is still betting on even, as if > she is not afraid of losing. > > The crowd can’t help but sigh, everyone seems to have decided that this time > she will definitely lose again. > > There was a ‘bang’, and Xuanyuan San Guang has put the bowl down, but > his large hands is still covering the bowl, not opening it yet. > > When he was shaking the dice, he was not anxious at all, because once a > gambler hears the crisp sound of the dice moving, he will immediately > forget everything. But now, the dice have stopped moving, he can’t help > but feel a little nervous, no matter how he sees it, this bet is really > big. > > But these three beautiful young ladies looked calm, with a hint of a > smile, as if they do not care about the outcome of this bet. Even > Xuanyuan San Guang can’t help but feel a little admiration for them. > Others were all holding their breath, the whole gambling den was so > quiet that one can hear a pin drop. > > Suddenly there was a loud shout, “Open!” > > The dice that was revealed, were all red again, it’s a pair of four, the > young ladies finally won this time! > > Some people in the crowd can’t help but cheer. Gamblers are humans > after all, and humans will always pity the weak, and gamblers will > mostly pity the losers, as long as the winners are not themselves. > Xuanyuan San Guang stopped being nervous instead, and laughed instead. > If he can’t afford to lose, how can he still be considered a gambler! > > He laughed loudly and said, “Good, good, good, the God of Gamblers is > now accepting disciples, so he must let you win once. If you keep > losing, you will never have fun gambling in future.” > > The young lady in purple smiled. “So it seems that we have won this round, > then the banker should pay!” > > Her finger is already pointing at that skinny dark man, and continued with a > smile, “Would you please come with us then.” > > The dark skinny man was silent for a moment, and suddenly stood up and took a > huge step forward. > > Xuanyuan San Guang grabbed him and asked, “You… you’re really leaving? The > money here, half of them is yours.” > > The skinny dark man replied, “You can have it all.” He does not even care > about his own life, much less material goods! > > Xuanyuan San Guang sighed, the skinny dark man walked around the > gambling table and stood straight in front of the young ladies. The > young lady in purple smiled, “Don’t worry, you will not be > disadvantaged if you follow us.” The skinny dark man seemed to be > already in a daze, unable to hear anything at all. > > Xuanyuan San Guang kept staring at them, and suddenly called out, > “Please hold!” As he shouted, his huge body was already flying up, like > a large bird. He flew to the door and blocked the path of the three > young ladies. > > Xuanyuan San Guang smiled coldly, “Only now did I realize that you > three are here because of my Brother Hei, what do you want with him? > Where are you bringing him?” > > The young lady in purple smiled icily as well, “This, is none of your > business. You said so yourself that one ‘can gamble shrewdly, gamble > slyly but not cheat’, now that you have lost, are you trying to cheat > your way out?” > > Compulsive Gambler’s face seemed to have turned a little red, and > suddenly asked, “If you lost, would you really have come with me?” > > The young lady in purple said nonchalantly, “If we sisters were to > lose, naturally someone will follow you, anyway we have lots of sisters > at home…” > > Xuanyuan San Guang’s eyes suddenly formed into a straight line and > looked up and down this young lady a few times, asking, “You really > have a lot of sisters? Are there nine?” > > The young lady in purple was silent for a moment before replying slowly, “No > more, no less, exactly nine.” > > Once these words were spoken, Xuanyuan San Guang’s eyes shot open > suddenly, and his stare was as large as copper bells. That zombie > looking skinny dark man’s body shook, his face suddenly turned red, as > if all the blood in his body had rushed up to his head. He also stared > at the young lady and said, “You.. you are Murong…” The young lady in > purple smiled and said, “I am Qi Niang (7th Lady), this is my 6th > sister… this is 8th sister.” > > The two young ladies next to her smiled as well, and the slightly older > one said, “You may not have met us, but we have known about you long > ago.” The skinny dark man’s face suddenly paled, and took a few steps > back. > > Murong Qi Niang smiled and said, “We also know that you are a man of > your words, and will never renege, since you have lost, you will > certainly follow us.” > > Xuanyuan San Guang suddenly lifted his head and laughed heartily, > “Rumors in the martial arts realm says that not only did the nine > Murong sisters find the best husbands, but the nine sisters all have > some skills. Those in the martial arts realm also know that the best in > martial arts among the Murong sisters is the 2nd sister Murong Shuang, > the most capable is Qi Niang, but the smartest and prettiest is the > youngest sister Murong Jiu.” > > Once he heard the name ‘Murong Jiu’, the skinny dark man’s face flushed red > suddenly again. > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Just Do It ! Go To Vote ! > To: "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) -www.cambodia.org" > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 2:40 PM > > Dear TaChassKumnitKmeng<---TaPro(m), KaiYee<--HongChiKong, > KmengChunKroch<--KourkChheng<--KhoarChev (maybe KrouchChean next?): > I bet with my honey 10 to 1. I go for Obama. > > Have a good weekend. > > On Oct 24, 1:16 pm, Hong Chi Kong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> No, that still > won't work. One of her elderly friend lived with her > > daughter. The old lady voted> for Bush and the daughter vote for the > Democrat. The mother teased her > daughter that the > > Democrat won't stand a chance against her candidate. Sure, enough Bush > won. A few days > > later, the daughter teased her mother bay saying "Mom, since your > > candidate(Bush) win, now you are homeless". Because the daughter own the > house. In my case, if I win, I am afraid> I won't have food on the table and > sleep on the couch. > > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Khoar Chev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Khoar Chev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Just Do It ! Go To Vote ! > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 12:46 PM > > > Bong Eng, to play a safe game, you and your wife should opposite from one > > another, if you voted for A, let her vote for B, so you vote but have no > effect > on either candidate. > > > Khoar Chev ( Made in Cambodia ) > > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Hong Chi Kong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > From: Hong Chi Kong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Just Do It ! Go To Vote ! > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 12:40 PM > > > A few decades(two?) ago when I could not vote, a fellow engineer ask me > > which candidate did> I vote for. I told him that I don't want to vote because > I had a bad > experience back in > > Cambodia. I told him that I cast one vote and destroy a country. So, from > that year on, > > he beg me not to vote. That was a joke. > > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Perom Uch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > From: Perom Uch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Just Do It ! Go To Vote ! > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 12:05 PM > > > Hello KC, > > > I have Khor Chev (=Thne Pram) and Ao Yornn..not Ao Yai:-} > > > Finally, some reminders for voters in California: 1) You may vote early > > by going to the Voter Registrar's Office (San Jose for Santa Clara County > residents, San Mateo for San Mateo County residents). These offices will be > open > from 9 A.M. to 3 on Saturdays and Sundays, and also during the week. 2) Your > application for an absentee ballot must be in the Registrar's Office by > October 28. 3) Your completed absentee ballot must be received in the Voter > Registrar's Office by Election Day. (It requires 59 cents in stamps.) It > also can be dropped off on Election Day at any precinct location within the > county in which you live. > > > Just Do It ! Go To Vote ! > > Happy Friday ! > > > Cheers, > > > Ta Prum, Nonpartisan Register's Voter Family. > > > . > > > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Khoar Chev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Khoar Chev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Friday Songs (10-24-08) > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 11:44 AM > > > . > > > --. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
