not really, it's just been stuck in my head and i haven't been able to think of a better post-casino...uh...post.
so yes, i finally made it out to the casinos. my buddy woody came to visit with some of his friends from his teaching program in shenzhen so we went out to the casinos. first we went to the venetian, which is over in taipa (the part of macau that is across the bridge). my main focus of the night was the drink in my hand, since i consider spending money on drinks the safest bet i could make. either way, i win. i let the people i was with do most of the gambling. they bounced between poker, roulette and other machine games. it was the night before halloween, so we actually suited up, which i enjoyed because i brought about 6 ties with me and hadn't worn one yet. they were looking for the cheapest minimum bets, so we actually bounced around to some other casinos. the city of dreams, the next casino we went to, featured a buy 1 get 1 free oktoberfest deal when you got to drink out of a sweet beer steins, so needless to say, i was hooked.
anyway, we headed back over to macau, since i wanted to show them some of the other casinos in the area. we stopped by the grand lisboa (which is the casino that all of the locals HATE because they think it's really ugly. it kind of looks like a giant lit up turnip. i like it.) then we swung over to the wynn, where i actually did some gambling. maybe because the wynn gave gamblers free drinks. i lost ha, but it was ok. i really don't know how much i'll really be frequenting the casinos unless i have guests visiting. there's just something about going to a casino alone that rubs me the wrong way. i went looking around for sports betting, since i would do that, but they don't really gamble on real sports here. at least the sports i know enough about to feel comfortable placing a good bet on. i'll get more into sports in the next post
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it's been a while, but not much has been new, probably why i haven't posted in a few weeks. that and laziness. and, i haven't had as many hilarious movies to watch. i've watched sister act twice the last few weeks and now we're watching freedom writers. both aren't as fundamentally hilarious and flawed as some of the other movies.
i'm firmly in a weekly routine around here, which is making time roll by. i mean hell, in just 5 weeks i'll be back stateside for christmas break. i'm brimming with anticipation. after graduating, i definitely thought that is would be nice to get away and remove myself from the routine i established in college. i just didn't think it would be in china. to be honest, i always wished i could have done this exact same job, but in europe. china's interesting and all, i just like europe way better. i'd kill for a chance to go back to spain or italy, or finally visit motherland germany. if nothing works out in illinois again, i'll probably turn my attention to the european side of things.
i'm already practicing integrating my experiences here into interview questions for when i start bombarding illinois school districts with resumes this summer. for example, during my interviews this last summer, i could never really answer questions about classroom management tactics, because during student teaching, i didn't have any problems at all. now, classroom management is a daily focal point. also, i going to severely over hype my duties as an english club sponsor as well as my role in editing and publishing the school's writing publication. i mean, i am doing work and all, but in the end it will sound better than it actually was. never say never, but there's a very slim chance i return to macau for another tour of duty.
that being said, if the stupid job market doesn't heat back up soon, it will almost be time to start thinking about grad school to get the good old MFA in writing. hmmmm, college, i'm really beginning to miss you, except for the whole actually having money thing. i like that.
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