Birthday Celebration at Riverside Casino

We planned a ladies' night to celebrate Mei's birthday on Nov. 9, but the birthday girl cancelled it because her lab work wasn't done. A week later, we got together and picked an unusual celebration spot--the newly opened casino 15 miles away from school. After a dinner buffet and exchange of many jokes and laughters, we stepped into the casino for some "luck." Interestingly, it was the birthday girl who had more luck than the rest of us. We left Riverside feeling quite entertained and relaxed. On the way back in Hsin-Yen's car, we saw fog spreading over the narrow, dark road, making us more alert than with the slot machines earlier. We looked forward to a good night sleep, except for Ally. She had to finish her 12-page paper due the next morning.