Was at the mall with my buddy Manny to buy a birthday gift for an officemate's kid. Had a hard time picking a gift suitable for a 2-year old boy. Manny bought a toy truck, while i wanted something educational for the kid, but those kinds are way beyond my budget.
I ended up buying a toy piano. Manny said it was perfectly fine.
"Who knows, he might grow up to be an excellent pianist someday!" he said.
So after paying for the items, we went to the gift wrapping section where there was a long line of customers. Manny, being the gentleman that he is, offered to wait in line with our gifts as he let me look around the mall for a while.
I came back after a few minutes to check on him. He looked a little bored and perhaps a little worried about his bet at the OTB (off-track betting station) coz he was there before we headed for the nearby mall.
"Don't worry Manny, your bet will win." i said all of a sudden.
His mood brightened up for a while, and after our gifts have been wrapped, i headed home while Manny went back to the OTB.
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Most times, i'd like to think that i have a certain kind of gift. Well, yeah, aside from the birthday gift that i bought. Coz whenever i blurt out something out of the blue, like when i say that something's gonna happen, it does happen!
And usually, the things i say are just like passing comments that i forget about after a few minutes.
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So when i got home, i was surprised to get an SMS from Manny.
You're right Tsiki. I won 600 bucks from my bet. Have a good night.
I guess i should be blurting out more positive things then!
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