Just not my luck

As usual, this morning I drove through the entrance of the car park I always use. The two guys who normally write the parking receipt and take my money were busy chatting and scanning the newspapers. I was a little bit annoyed that they paid me no attention because I was losing precious minutes and I didn’t want to sign in late to work. Even after calling out to them to hurry, they showed me the time-out gesture and continued speaking in their own mother tongue which I didn’t understand.

Finally, they turned to me and smiled. One of them said “Kena nombor lah” (strike lottery). It was a totally unexpected statement and I only blinked back. Then he picked up the papers and showed me some columns where my 4-digit car plate number was printed as one of the winning numbers. They asked if I had bought and I said no, just too bad.

I could’ve used a small bonus…but each time I’m so near yet so far from striking anything. My car plate number has been a winning number for many times and I got nothing each time. OK, it’s also because I only buy numbers at most twice a year or so.

Anyway, after that I started recalling back to Saturday night, when we were driving in town and we came to a stop behind a car that had the same 4-digit number as my car. I casually pointed it out to Ray and he said something like “Never kena also…” Should I have taken heed of that and buy lottery the next day? If I had, I could’ve been a couple hundreds (I don't buy large amounts so let's not think in thousands) richer today.

Having said that, I think it is not meant to be for me. Lady luck has never been on my side whenever it comes to gambling. So be it...looks like I'm meant to work to earn my keeps.