Saturday, March 19, 2005 @3/19/2005 01:09:00 PM
Mahjong.. A game that I just learnt this year over the CNY break. How interesting these skills come into handly in this down under country. Before I came over, I could never understand the reasoning behind people playing this game. In fact, I dont understand the game at all, period. Ruikun taught me till I think he 'vomitted blood', cos I never seem to understand anything at all. Maybe also its due to the fact that when we played in Singapore, money was involved. Nevertheless, my hands were itching to play again when I was told that some people in Ipswich had a mahjong set... Yesterday I had my chance..
Well, it was just a innocent dinner in Ipswich. Well, its pretty far for an innocent dinner but I swear, that was what it was supposed to be. Till the mahjong set came out. But driving through Ipswich is really an experience again. Driving through that place makes me think how much I miss that place. Now I know how important memories are for us cos Ipswich is a place of memories. I always thought to myself that I would not be able to handle Ipswich, driving through all those familiar roads and places, memories that I dont know if I want to keep. But I realised that it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Really, and I now I can take on South Bank. Full battle gear and all.. One day, I'll. Anyway back to mahjong (whatever happened to dinner?), we were bored and hungry (6 of us sharing a box of Chicken in a Biskit is pathetic) and Joshua and Wilson were told to entertain us. The mahjong set came out. Woo hoo.. Everyone immediately paid attention and because I was such a klutz playing it in Singapore, I didnt dare to play alone. So I paired up with Jo (half of her experience and half of mine makes a person,
random comment) and the first game we played, we WON! With
zi mo. The amazing thing was we were just commenting, now we are just waiting for
zi mo, and the next thing we know, the next tile that came up was ours. That infamous
ba tong...
And dinner- was 8 pizzas (meatozarous is great by the way) and a tray of 41 honey grilled drumsticks and angel's hair spagetthi (sp?). We were full all right.. Did some chit chatting, washing up and tv watching.. AND more mahjong at 1030pm. Baby called at 1130pm and Baby is my lucky star. Cos when he called, I
zi mo again! on my own this time. Mahjong, the game of laughter and seriousness as well. Well, its good that we dont play money in this cos I think I'll be too stressed out. Best thing is Teddy called me and asked me to fill in as a mahjong kaki last night. And I was like, hm.. I'm in Ipswich playing mahjong too..
Last night is the night of Mahjong Galore. Now back to reality for my 3 horrendous mid sem exams and assignments due straight after the break.