Last few months have not been particularly active, I had been neglecting the blogging part of my life amidst other stuff one does when he has a whole lot of things to do.
That sounded rather disgusting...didn't it?
One of the new things I did this new year was go to a casino. The Mohegan Sun is the largest single casino in the USA and apparently it is a rather interesting place to go. I was there with a friend who did caution me not to get carried away.
He need not have. The whole thing about begineer's luck definitely did not survive the financial crunch that's eating away at the fibre of this country. I did not get lucky with my gambling, and no, I definitely am not complaining about it. I lost $10 which is not a huge deal considering the fact that I did get to see another interesting facet of the american way of life.
Before I start sounding all judgemental and hopeless, I must also say that I went to the casino with an open mind. I wanted to know what was so fascinating about a gambling place that so many people go there so often.
The casino was dazzling from both inside and outside. but the first thing that hits you is the smell of cigarette, ie, if you are a non-smoker like me. As you try and get accustomed to the smoke you begin to notice that there are indeed more people than you'd expect in and around you. While the demography of the crowd is pretty diverse, the maximum are old people who seem lost and teenagers/20 somethings who don't really care. The young ones are almost always in a group and they make more noise than they actually play. The young crowd reminded me of the mall brats, young adults who mall-hop during the day and pub-hop during the nights. Fair enough, I tell myself. Thus the pubs and the restaurants in the casino thrive.
The older ones are a different lot. Most of them seemed to be by themselves, mostly worn out tired looking people. Its funny how most of them seemed to have such a generic appearance. I know I must sound rather cruel, but I cannot deny the fact that of all the old people I saw in the casino, and I saw a lot of them there, I can only recall a general description of the lot. They seemed colourless somehow, almost translucent.
In contrast, when I think of the older generation in India, they seem so much more vibrant, and alive.
Actually I am not very correct. When I think of the older generation, They usually seem more vibrant and alive and colourful than they seemed in that casino. The casinos are supposed to be one of the top vacation spots for the older generation, and I wonder why. I am fairly certain they are not trying to win a jackpot, though of course no one would mind one.
My guess, they are just tired of being lonely, and spend some time being around people.
I really have nothing more to say; I hardly know how I feel about it except that it should not be so.
