Do You Play Bingo?
Bingo, a game of chance, is quite popular here in the Philippines. I remember playing bingo when I was a teenager back in our sleepy town in the province. I usually played bingo during summer vacations, or whenever I was bored or simply wanna have some bonding time with the neighbors. Bingo is quite easy to learn and is definitely fun to play. I kinda miss playing bingo now. It’s good to know that in this digital age, anyone can play bingo on their PC. While some people play bingo for fun, others play bingo online for cash. Cool, alright, but it can be addicting so you better know when to stop.
Back in our province, bingo is played most widely at a peryaan, a fair that signals an upcoming festival. Normally, it lasts for a week or two and draws visitors both locals and from other towns. Aside from bingo, the peryaan offers a lot of things to visitors such as rides and more games of luck. When I was a child, I was a regular at the peryaan. I enjoy the rides, but I enjoy playing bingo more. That’s because I love sitting more than walking around. Plus, I have fun watching other bingo players manning their bingo card carefully and listening intently to the bingo announcer shouting out random numbers drawn from the giant tambiolo (a jackpot device that contains small balls with numbers mixed up continuously) as if their lives depended on it. For a child like me then, it was a delight in its own right. It’s an experience worth sharing (today).
I don’t get to play bingo nowadays but whenever I hear or read about bingo, it brings back fond memories of my colorful childhood in the province. When I have my own children in the future, I am definitely teaching them how to play this bingo, a game that’s close to my heart. 
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