today i bought the hong kong lottery for the first time.

call it beginner's luck - i struck the lottery but only the minimum possible taking.

since it's not a fortune by any stretch of the imagination, it must only serve as an answer to a question i kept to myself while marking the six numbers on the form.

"how much do we have to pay?"

"hk$5 per sending"

(to myself) "per sending? why would i buy more than once for the same number? ...."

now i know the answer - i am sharing the prize with approximately another 89000 'winners'.

with a handomse return of 300%, i could've made a real killing if i bought a few more tickets! say ... another 89000?

anyway, Thank the Lord.