I had my fortune told for the first time tonight, on a green table in the back of a dimly-lit room of a bar in the Philippines. The fortune teller sat me down and went through a deck of cards, asking me to first pick 21 cards and then 13 cards, 10 cards, 7 cards, and finally revealing the last card. The 50-year old woman, moles on her face and jagged teeth, seemed unsettled even though she's been doing these readings since 13 years old in her village, after she displayed a strange gift for predicting future events. She only spoke only Visayan, her central island dialect, so I had someone translate.
This is what she said:
21 cards. The queen of spades came up centered, with the jack of hearts right below it. She said I was a nice man. But I would have big problems with a woman - she was bad news and just wanted something from me.
13 cards. The jack of spades was in the center. Someone I thought was a good friend would betray me over money.
10 cards. Jack of clubs. A guy friend of mine who is older would drag me into his problems. He's not bad, but he'll unwittingly make me carry his burden.
7 cards. I have to be very careful with the woman I have problems with - I would get her pregnant, but not end up marrying her.
1 card. The ace of spades came up, the strongest card in the deck. She told me that was a sure sign I'd achieve my dreams.
"When will I die?" I asked her. She just laughed and collected her cards off the green table.
"100 Pesos, please," she said.
-Norm :-)
This is what she said:
21 cards. The queen of spades came up centered, with the jack of hearts right below it. She said I was a nice man. But I would have big problems with a woman - she was bad news and just wanted something from me.
13 cards. The jack of spades was in the center. Someone I thought was a good friend would betray me over money.
10 cards. Jack of clubs. A guy friend of mine who is older would drag me into his problems. He's not bad, but he'll unwittingly make me carry his burden.
7 cards. I have to be very careful with the woman I have problems with - I would get her pregnant, but not end up marrying her.
1 card. The ace of spades came up, the strongest card in the deck. She told me that was a sure sign I'd achieve my dreams.
"When will I die?" I asked her. She just laughed and collected her cards off the green table.
"100 Pesos, please," she said.
-Norm :-)
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