Casino and the cinema

It’s Wednesday and time to engage ourselves for our schoolwork. Marij and I worked out the planning for our last two weeks and prepared everything we needed for that.
Carla (Tineke and Sharon’s principal) pulled up in front of our house around 6 to ask us if we felt like going for a swim. Of course we did (not really, but Ellen had said yes already) and by 7 we were ready to be picked up by her.
A few laps and I couldn’t handle it anymore (thanks Sharon for the cold!) so I went to the small bar for a snack – which turned out to be my dinner. Around 8pm everyone was done swimming and we left to go home again for some relaxing and some lazy couch potato-ing.

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The next day, Ellen left with Joachim for some Scouts thing. Marij and I were home along, a perfect time to work for school again.
When that was finished, I felt kinda useless and thought about cleaning the house. An hour and a half later everything was shiny again and my body screamed for a shower!
When Ellen arrived back home, it was past 6.30 and time to get ready: we were going for a bet tonight.
We all dressed up, this was going to be an unforgettable evening… Nice dresses, shoes, hair and make-up and we were ready to go spend some big bucks.
Well, not really. I spent 40 SRD in total, of which I got 25SRD back. AND we got free drinks and food the entire evening, so in fact I spent less than what I would’ve spent if we just went out for dinner…
It was a fun first time for all of us. Though it was weird to see all those people sitting there, hypnotised by their machines, throwing away all their money on some stupid slot machine or poker table. Some people just don’t know where to stop, I guess…
We only played the one armed bandits, not really comfortable enough to play a live game yet. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t have a lot of fun. I twice won 100 quarters (of which I kept 100 aside), the only one who got at least something back from the money we put in the machines.
This was fun, relaxing, and if we have the time, we’ll prolly go spend another few SRD in a casino here. Cheap entertainment and drinks/food!

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On Friday the other three girls returned from their trip to Awarradam. No more quietness, no more tranquillity… 5 minutes after they had entered, the TV was playing loudly again, like they had never left. I’m really starting to get fed up with that and a lot of other things they do, but I’m going to try to keep the peace for these last two weeks…
Ellen, Marij and I are going to see a movie tonight. We went for a quick dinner at the fast food joint there and for a drink before the movie started – which was at 10.30. Sex Drive, a comedy, was the film of our choice (not like we had a lot of choice, there are only two rooms). The plot: a guy has a date with a girl he met on the internet. He and his friend leave for whatever the place was, with the brother’s nice car. On the way there they, of course, get into a lot of trouble. In the end, the girl he met turns out to be a scammer who’s only interested in his nice ride. But everything gets solved, the bad guys (or girl in this case) get caught and they all lived happily ever after! Not really what I expected, the X-rated version, with a whole lot of unnecessary boobs and dicks… which led to the guys behind us acting like 8-year olds again. Fun!
By 12.30 we arrived home again and it was time for me to go to bed.

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Today we got up in time. We needed to get to the bank to get some Euros to pay for our last trip, Galibi. Apparently the bank doesn’t open on Saturday, so no money. We went to Trips anyway, and already gave something in advance.
Afterwards we went for a refreshing drink and lunch at ‘t Vat. We also went by the tailor, cause Ellen’s dresses would be ready today, very exciting! Alas, no dresses yet. But on Monday, when Marij and I go to pick up ours, hers will be ready as well.
After our short city trip, we went home again and quickly took a shower. Walking, sunshine, midday, hot, … only good thing about all that is the refreshment you get from the cold shower afterwards!
Tonight Tineke and Sharon went to a Hindustan wedding, Evi had bought herself a pizza, so Marij, Ellen and I head back into town to get something to eat. Pasta with chicken and a mushroom sauce, it can’t get much better than that! Especially if you have a yummy cocktail to go along with it!
When we got back home, we watched the end of Yes man, a comedy with Jim Carey and I went to bed afterwards.

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Around 11.30 I got out of bed. Today was the last day we could sleep in, cause tomorrow is a school day again…
Not a lot happened today. I read a bit, solved a few crosswords and watched a movie (Madagascar 2; funny, but not as good as the first one).
Since everything is set for next week, Marij and I didn’t have a lot else to do.
Tonight was “eat whatever we can find around the house”-day. Result: pasta with chicken, schnitzels, peas and carrots. Not really my taste, but I was hungry.
Going to bed early tonight, cause it’s an early start again tomorrow!