Monday, January 08, 2007 / 7:27 PM
When Will You Have Enough Of MAHJONG? I have been playing so much that I am dreaming of Mahjong!!! It is a 'HU WU TAI' (Game at Limit). Hahaha
It’s one of the Singaporean’s favorite indoor sports. What is so fascinating about Mahjong?
Mahjong is a game which institutes luck and skills, whereby lucks really play a big part, and if you have skills and alert enough, you lose less when luck is down. It’s so fascinating how the little tiles can manipulate the game when all players are fighting to ‘HU’ (game) the round. The excitement of waiting to ‘胡五台’ (game at limit) always linger even after the game, and all the decision making of which tiles to discard/wait-to-game to increase your chances of winning, and to manipulate the thinking of the players who might just be unlucky enough to give you the winning tiles. Hahaha
It is also a form of socializing art where you play with other 3 players, you can catch up, chat and gossip while playing Mahjong. Perhaps the best part about Mahjong other than winning is to be able to enjoy the time spent with the Kakis (players), soaking yourself in a time of laughter, fun and of course, winning. Well, definitely winning should be a by-product of the game, to enjoy playing with the players is very important.
Mahjong is a game that you are expected to spend a several hours with the other players, so definitely you have to enjoy their companionship as well. It is also at the game of Mahjong, we can see the gaming characteristics of the Kakis pretty well too, how they react when they are winning/losing etc. Well, I have seen a few, the nervous one, the proud one, the black-faced, the aloof, the friendly, the crappy and the poker face of course.
About 1 month ago, I played Mahjong with this guy and he is listening to his MP3 (all the time) while playing Mahjong, totally isolating himself from socializing with others. (What’s the fish in his mind?!!) I personally felt that it was VERY rude of him to do so; one of the worst case scenarios is to play with a person whom gives black face while playing as though people owe him $1 million. Why should the other 3 players tolerate this kind of face when they supposedly should be enjoying the game? Perhaps to him, Mahjong is Mahjong, just a game played to win, regardless of how others are feeling. HELLO, we are not in a Mahjong tournament now. Yes, I greatly disliked this kind of Kakis who takes his feelings above all, talking about showing your true colours is good, and held no regards for other players who are in the same game too – that’s plain selfishness. His defense: Well, I am listening to the music, doing the things that I enjoyed, what's wrong? Obviously, there is nothing wrong with that since ONLY HIS FEELINGS MATTER. Hence, it becomes a crucial decision to make when comes to the selection of Kakis, some people should only appear in the Mahjong tournament, not when you want to enjoy a game of Mahjong.
I love playing Mahjong with people with good gaming characteristics, and who will take other players’ feelings into consideration as well. Mahjong, overall, is a game of socializing art. Mahjong Mahjong, I am so enticed with you.
http://www.haoting.com/htmusic/129141ht.htm Nice song by Fish Leong !!
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