How I wished I had a crib like this. This owned by the Richest Sultan in the world. Sultan of Brunei Darulsalam. Check out the photos of his Palace.

Sometimes my mum and me goes psycho and start to do the wierdest thing. We drive all the way up genting, just for the Casino, gamble and drive back home at night. This is what happened on the 6th March 2010. All of a sudden we decided to go and try our luck at becoming a millionaire at the slots.

It’s not my nature to play slots, because the chances of winning it is too slim. I prefer playing something that’s more reasonable, something like the Casino Wars. Each player is given 1 card, and the dealer has a card himself. Who ever gets the bigger card compared to the dealer wins the stake. This has a 50% chance of winning. And sometimes when I get bored, I’ll go over to the 3 dice game. Harder to win, but you win more that what you initially bet.

I’ll get straight to the point, we lost that night, lost alot. It’s been long since we actually won at gentings, I guess that have already lured us. Or ar we addicted? My mum enjoys the slots, and to see her happy pushing those buttons hoping to hit the jackpot.

Well, eventhough we lost, we still enjoyed the thought that we could actually be a millionaire overnight. Till the next time, enjoy the photos below. We are not allowed to take photos in the Genting’s Casino itself, so I took a few shots at the shopping area and indoor theme park.

Having trouble to sleep yesterday night and constantly needing to go to the toilet (as I was having a terible diarrhea) made me wonder, what extend of capacity that I was able to take my mind to.

Earlier the day before, I was having a conversation with a work colleague that it has been ages since we played the Chess, and both started comparing how well we used to be at chess during our school times. That night as I was about to doze off, I decided to go to my level (I will explain this in future post). At this level, I believe that I, and probably many others can Imagine an event and making it seem so real. I wouldn’t say it’s fantasy land, but somewhere in between fantasy and reality.

The intention of this mind exercise, was to play chess without having the physical board. It took me about 30 minutes to create a clear picture of the board in my mind, the board alone took so long as my concentration was bringing me back to reality. Somehow I managed to hold on the the image of the board. Then slowly placing the piece on the board, black pieces first, then the white ones. Once that was complete, I was able to rotate the board with the pieces on it 3-dimensionally. Imagine turning the board upside down, while the pieces are still intact. Takes alot of concentration and believe.

Finally I started playing chess with myself. I have this habit of splitting myself into 2, the so called bad side and good side. First I had to try the famous “4 Step”, it was hard trying to remember in mind where the pieces were moved to. Many times I had to track back to retrace the moves. But as I was doing it more, the easier it became.

Sadly, I was not able to stay awake until the game was over. Getting up in the morning, still wondering how I managed to play chess in my mind. Is it possible to play chess like this with another person who is connected in the zone? Wonders of the Mind.