Sunday, July 31, 2005

itching..

my debit card has been eaten up but the atm machine! i have no access to all my funds! lucky won some money from mahjong session on friday.. seriously.. it was the most i have won so far.. couldnt believe that all my cards are so nice and good... is it luck? or is it skill?? i guess i can say its mostly luck.. but then again.. lucky i got skills also.. all my cards were scraps to the max and no one is feeding me.. a change of tactics did the trick.. need to get my debit card back!!!

here's something interesting..

Mah Jong (mah jongg) is a traditional Chinese tile game with manyvariations. An ancient game widely played in China and Japan, "American" mahjong came to the U.S. in the 1920s. "Mahj" became very popular, particularly in Jewish-American women's circles. The "American" version of the game uses of special cards outlining combinations of hands that players collect. Also widely played in the U.S. is the Chinese version of the game. This traditional version is simpler, and yet many believe it to be more enjoyable. These notes present a traditional Chinese variation of mah jong.

In Chinatowns throughout the country, mah jong is played regularly and often associated with gambling and serious competition. For those who simply love games, mah jong can be played with the same enthusiasm and competitive spirit for "bones" or "chips" signifying points. It is with the "friendly play" viewpoint that these notes are offered. One warning, however: you may become hooked! You may begin to want to play all the time, and will spend your free time searching for different types of sets to collect. Beware!

The game resembles playing card games like rummy. Many assert that playing cards are derived from the ancient tile game of mah jong. In the absence of the beautiful sets, often made of bone and bamboo,the game may also be played with special cards.

The literal translation of "Mah Jong" is "flax/hemp" "sparrow clattering." Those who play the game love the sound of the tiles as they are mixed together prior to the start of each hand. Listening carefully, players hear the sound of the flax blowing in the wind and the sparrows clattering.

These notes should help the novice learn to play the game of mah jong. Ideally, four interested players should study the notes together, and find their way through a few hands. Before long, you will be playing with certainty and confidence, and enjoying this game of skill and luck.

A complete set contains 144 tiles. The tiles fall into four categories: suits, honor tiles, flowers and seasons.

There are three suits: the dots (also called circles or balls), the bamboos (also called bams or sticks), and the characters (also called characks, cracks, or wan). The suit tiles are numbered 1 through 9, and in any given suit, there are four of each number. Suit tiles may be either simple or terminal. Terminal tiles, 1s and 9s, are more valuable in winning, than simples, 2s through 8s. Most American sets have English numbers on each tile in addition to the correct number of symbols (dots or bamboos). In the character suit, instead of the corresponding number of symbols on the tile, the Chinese numeral character appears above the character signifying 10,000. A "one crack" then would have the Chinese character for the number one, above the Chinese character for the number 10,000 -- signifying "one ten-thousand" or one "wan." If a set does not have the English numbers on the tiles, the Chinese characters for 1 through 9 must be memorized. A true Chinese set will not have any other numbers appearing on the tiles. The 1 bamboo is usually a bird.

Character Tiles

There are two types of honor tiles: the winds (East, South, West, and North) and the dragons (Red, Green, and White). Just as there are four of each suit number, there are four of each wind and four of each dragon. As with the character tiles, the wind tiles usually have the corresponding English letter on the tile. If the set does not have these letters, players must memorize the Chinese symbol for each of the directions.


The dragons appear on some Americanized sets as dragons in the colors in red, green and white. On more traditional sets, the red has the Chinese character (in red) for Cheung -- meaning center of the four directions. Some sets will have a "C" on the red dragon character tile. Similarly, in traditional sets, the green dragon is not really a dragon, but a green imprinted Chinese character, Fa (or Fa Choy), meaning "commence" or "begin good luck." The green dragon will often have an "F" appearing on the tile.

The white dragon (also known as white board, soap, bak board, or pak board) may have a rectangle on the tile. In some sets, a "P" or "B" appears as well.

The flower and season tiles differ in nature from the suit and honor tiles. There are only 4 flowers (1, 2, 3, and 4) and only 4 season tiles (1, 2, 3, and 4). Some versions of the game call for exclusion of the flower and season tiles. In most Chinese-American circles, they are used however. Their use is somewhat like that of the joker in card games. When drawn, they are declared and a substitute tile is drawn. They are not collected for scoring, but as will be described later, the flower(s) or season(s) corresponding with the winning player's wind may double the winning score one or more times.

interesting huh?:P

Monday, July 25, 2005

some thoughts....on some stuffs...

it was said.. when 1 leaves another will come.. yang.. we will all miss u here.. esp someone..heheh seriously.. if u think its not right better make it clear to that person.. like one of my friend who finally did.. though its hard or sad or difficult u just have to do what its right.. no point leaving that person in the middle of nowhere.. hoping that he/she is heading in the direction that is suppose to be.. if talking face to face is difficult.. what other forms of communication are there? email? sms? snail mail? but then again when u want it the other party is not willing.. and when the other party is willing u dun want it.. what comes around goes around? not to be mean but i guess this is how it goes.. unless both of u are willing to come out with a situation then it wont be so tough on either one of u..

bet some of us have gone through this sometime in our lifetime.. its something that we cannot miss.. making decisions on tough questions.. are guys more sensative than girls? or are girls more sensative than guys? let's say if a guy choose to end something.. is he being unfair? what are the odds of people thinking that its always the guy's fault? outside parties should put his/herself in the guy's shoes and think about it for awhile...

me bengz kev yang apes and the gf were at beach bar on friday and suddenly was discussing some topic.. when finally asked about that we all have different views from the girls.. the girls think the guy is being a bastard but try putting urself in the situation... its not easy to put a correct answer on it.. yeah there is neither right or wrong to it but got to weigh the consiquences of what will happen after.. guys heartless?i guess not.. girls not sensative? i guess not too..

anyways yang.. better make things clear to her soon..

lets welcome back jason!! mahjong my place this saturday?

Saturday, July 23, 2005

graduation!!!


after 2 long years of hardwork! i have officially graduated from my part time studies!! had a little graduation ceremony at carlton hotel on thursday. finally got a chance to wear the square hat again! the last time i remember wearing this was during the graduation from kindergarden..hahha freaking long ago! but it felt really good.. UTS 5 well done! congrats to those who have passed! surprisingly people are getting 1st class and 2nd class honours.. for all the hardship that we have gone through together.. well done guys!! thanks for all the cutting and pasting in times of need.. thanks to the lecturers who have helped us... it was a fun experience for all.. hope this degree is useful for your work in the near future.. opportunities are open to a new level.. keep in contact all!!!!

short one...

its been a long time since i updated man... anyways its good to see yang again... he has turned into a beach boy!! face like exposed too much to the sun.. but was surprised to find out what is happening in his life.. shall not touch so much on that cos i think u guys should already know more than me.. heh.. he came back for so long but din really have the chance to mmet up with him till this week.. played number ball with him though he was out to eat our money!!! went there to practice is it? thats why is was the only sole winner that night.. luckily we played $1 , $2 divided by 10..hahah thanks man.. anyways play for the fun of it only right? then the following few days came over to play place to play mj.. i haven touch my mj set for the longest time already!! hands were super itching to play man.. biggest winner that day.. the gf! lucky? or skillful?hmmmmms.....

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

pics are uploaded in no particular order

this is the hotel that we stayed in.. sign board was falling already..lucky me and bengz were holding it..

we are all set! getting ready to spend our money..

cheers baby.. after this its shopping for u.. let me finish my pint 1st...

one of the ways to quit smoking... or is he just hard core?????

me and my gf..enjoying the view..

bengz and his thai gf enjoying each other..


this pic freaking funny man.. reminds me of that brand of peanuts...hahahah.. so young but look so old already..hahaha how much is the hoon kee?
at the rooftop sky lounge...happening man.. but then i feel like a pimp..hahahah


bengz felt so sian cos he thinks he bought alot of scrap tees for his bro.. mai sian mai sian..




i just had to do this!!


is that the biggest cigarette u have ever seen????


some of my buys..almost countn't fit everything into my bag..dammit!


the hotel room was damn huge man!


bengz..think u are smoking too much.. there is something coming out from ur nose!



artistic shot outside MBK.. i am hungry then.. hand shaking


get out of the way! mad shopper on the lose!!!


lets dig in!! angel's last day at bkk before going back to work.. well.. at least we went hollywood!


view of bkk from the 1st floor.. such a sweet couple..


view of bkk from 83rd floor of the hotel

bengz.. after meal after beer.. relec mode ON


thats me..after meal after beer... relec mode ON


2 tom yam soup please...kap-kun-kap~


2 tom yam soup and lots more food at suan lum night bazzar


think this is our only group photo together.. notice the huge shopping bag!!


yeah we actually went there 4 days in a row!! cannot believe it!


i love to eat paper pizza!

me and the gf showing off the tourist look at MBK foodcourt

taking a cab all the way to adidas warehouse












Monday, July 11, 2005

i am backk!

hihihihihi! i am back from bkk!!! bought so many things! but then again when i unloaded them all out in my room it seems that i didnt buy that much stuffs.. even though the moto was "JUST BUY" i din think so much on what to buy.. it went damn fast man.. before i know it i am going to work later..sucks.. should i take urgent leave?hmmm.. bengz is currently at home now waiting for my pics to transfer to him.. he can complain jetlag when its only an hour time difference man!! here is a short summary of that we did...

day 1

arrived at bkk international airport.. walked out from the customs and it was raining.. so sianz.. 1st day only start to rain already.. took a cab to go to the hotel.. and the cab ride took us almost an hour! was falling asleep inside + the heavy rain outside..zzzzzzz..

finally we reached the hotel.. baeyoke sky hotel.. the tallest hotel in the whole of thailand.. 83 stories.. but outside looks kinda scraps.. the lobby is on the 18th floor... quickly went to our room and omg! the room was so damn big man!! there is even a walk in wardrobe! nah not that kua-zhang (boasting) but its seriously damn big.. a king size bed and a single bed.. ok enough about the rooms.. so then we decided to head down to MBK to start our shopping.. shop shop.. no need to think so much.. just buy only.. bought many many t-shirts.. then saw the ball of lights that hanny wanted.. went in to ask but din have the colour.. say stock will only come in tmr.. so ok.. maybe somewhere else got sell.. so.. walk around more buy more then we met angel who was currently having her orientation week at armari watergate hotel for dinner at mbk food court.. the food was ok.. not fantastic or anything like that.. normal.. edible.. the gf has already bought a big china bag full of shoes! think can last her for a whole year! seriously...a whole year! think she wish she was born as a millipede so can wear all her shoes at once..hahahahha after dinner headed back to our hotel and there was a pasa malam there.. spend awhile shopping there before going back to put our stuffs and take a nice warm shower.. after that.. guess where we went.. HOLLYWOOD! i miss that place... so nice to see so many stars again that night..hehehehe

day 2
adidas warehouse here we come.. quite disappointed though.. nothing much there to buy.. i bought a trackpants just to wear to grapevine cos its always so cold there..hehehe.. bengz din have breakfast with us so we went to the pizza company to makan..then it all begins.. bengz, gf and me start taking stupid photos.. hahaha we really have nothing to do man.. *see pics of bengz blog* then we heaed back to mbk for more shopping.. shop shop shop.. this time i bought countless of things and finally bought the ball lights for hanny..(made me go back cos no stock on the 1st day) and the gf was already fully loaded! went back to the hotel and lay-pak at the swimming pool awhile...at nite went to suan lum night bazzar to shop and have dinner.. din buy anything much from there though.. maybe cos got to bargain thats why.. no mood to do that.. so just walked around for abit then went back to hotel room to concuss...zzzzzzzzzzz

day 3
wholesale wholesale! the wholesale market was directly across our hotel.. surprise surprise.. so decided to walk there instead of going so far away.. it was like a mini chacuchat but prices were lots cheaper and no need to bargin.. there i bought afew long sleeve shirts just in case i need it in the future.. walked somemore and really no more mood to buy anymore stuffs.. think i have already bought all on the 2nd day.. so just went around aimlessly but who knows i bought myself another pair of jeans.. fits really well and i love the colour.. those stone wash u can find at levis.. then finally decided to tailor make a suit and pants for myself.. 3000bhat.. dunno if its ex or cheap.. heard from the gf tt a normal suit at g2000 is already $150+.. but i saw at mbk selling suit alone is 1500bhat... errr...so cheap or ex.. anyways.. after which went back to rest awhile and deciding where to go for dinner... and u guessed it! MBK again!!! nothing much going on there and came back to the hotel. went up to the sky lounge for a drink.. quite relexing.. bengz found a thai gf there..heheheheh.. knnz.... i asked him to take pic with her he ham cheese to ask so i went to ask if my fren can take pic with her...hahaha think beng felt damn happy after that.. must have made his trip..

day 4
time to come home.. recieved a call in the morning that our flight has been delayed.. 2 hours later.. so ok.. we skipped breakfast and slept awhile more.. and guess what... we end up at MBK eating KFC for lunch.. bengz and me went to walk around but felt sian already so we sat down to have a latte and look around to see who can bring home..hahahaha.. ok la i am lazy to type so much already so enjoy the pics!!

Thursday, July 07, 2005

its time to go!!!

me and the bengzter are now currently at airport terminal 1 waiting for our flight to bkk!! cant wait... neither can he.. think he is more interested in waiting to see all the thai chinese available on the airplane... dun worry bengz.. confirm sure to have 1 or 2...or maybe 3 or 4... long time never wine and dine in the sky... the last time i took thai airways was that time i went to phuket with my baby.. thailand thailand.. wonderful thailand.. time to shop like crazy.. must remember my moto for the trip.. "JUST BUY" no need to think so much..hahahhaa... going to find angelz tonite.. hopefully her handphone is working.. hmmm..where shall we go tonite.. so many questions... need to decide when i am on board.. now cannot think.. time check is 1145am.. half an hour more before boarding time.. i am having my morning coffee fix.. finally managed to buy some duty free ciggs.. felt abit high man..hahhaa... time useage is running up.. will update if i have the chance to...seeya all!!!!

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

i am going to bkk tmr!!! i cannot wait!!!
bengz!!!!change money already anot??knnz..
i am going to pick u up at 1030am!!!
angelz.. we are going to party when i touch down.. will give u a call..
the the gf and friends.. happy shopping!!!
to the rest of the peeps! have an enjoyable weekend!!!

Monday, July 04, 2005

1 more new entry

nothing much to update about this time.. weekend was the same.. went down to winbar on saturday nite cos its gary's bday but the members there were lesser than usual.. remembered last year when we did a surprise bday thingy for him.. all thanks to angel* for being the mastermind.. but the peeps remembered what happened too.. the look on his face was damn ****** (sorry man.. there is no words i can think of) almost wanted to give him a tight slap and tau-pok him! hahaha all the memories.. after that again we surprised him at zouk! all thanks to angel again for being the mastermind of that.. at least he bought some jugs to repay our efforts..heh heh.. this year was just a normal chill out at the bar.. some e33s a long island some kamakazi shots and martini 7ups! ahhh.. nothing like a nice drink after a week of hard work..

as for today.. woke up at 4pm! haven been doing that since dunno when! felt that half my day has been wasted... went to j8 to have dinner with my parents.. its been quite long since i have sat down and ate with them.. the gf joined as too.. after which my mama complained her hp got some problems and went to buy a new one.. after that kept on asking the sales person so many questions on the functions! and that was the most basic phone on the market! cannot tahan her man.. think the sales person also cannot tahan.. cannot wait for us to leave the shop...hahahha then she claims her phone looks empty and need to buy one of those thingy to hang on her new hp.. i told her dun worry..i go bkk i buy for her.. guess whats her reply.. "..har...so long?" wtf?! i am going on thursday loh..hahahah.. then she was walking around to find a shop that sells that.. and ask the gf which one nicer.. hello kitty or doreamon..... the gf had lots of ??????????¿¿¿¿¿¿.. was shocked to hear my mama asking her this kind of question..hahahhaha..

then we headed to our new meeting place at grapevine.. had a nice coffee frap fries and chicken bites.. chat awhile before heading home.. and now i am infront of the com typing.. think we are going to hang out that place more often now.. the drinks are cheaper than daze.. but i still prefer daze.. at least there is a big screen for football nites... one things for sure... no matter where we go.. kev and gary will always be late.. and kev stay so near to grapevine!!!!!! 5mins away!!!!argh.. when will they ever be early for meetings? should start to fine these people.. $1 per min.. even if u are late will only be like 5 or 10mins... 1hour?unbareable!~

i am going to pack light for my trip.. go there half empty come back full! this time no need to think so much on what to buy... moto for this trip: "JUST BUY" muahahahha going to meet angel on thur nite for some drinks.. will be back to update!!! ciaoz~