Mahjong!
Mahjong.
The only time i actually played mahjong was when the plain old computer had those memory tile game using the ambigious mahjong tiles and then on, i had no idea how the game works.
Remember this?
And with amazing memorising skills, you’d thought you’re the top of the world because you can finish the game within a few seconds, ok maybe a few a minutes. Now, here comes the story of Mahjong.
It took me a while to write this entry, because i’m caught up with work; which i still am thanks to the back to back events in July, I swear Suria is on a roll this month but i guess we’re trying to complete a gazellion things before the fasting month commence.
How bad isit that i actually had recurring dreams about work. Ok before i digress…
From good old Wiki:
Mahjong (simplified Chinese: 麻将; traditional Chinese: 麻將; pinyin: má jiàng) is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in Korea and Japan). The four player table version should not be confused with the popular Western single player (tile matching) computer game (Mahjong solitaire), which is a recent invention and completely different from the table game. Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance.
Held at at Toa Payoh Central Community Club (Courtesy of http://www.ourcommunity.sg), the rumble of mahjong tiles can be heard from before you enter the classroom, it was obvious that someone was late HEH. Anyway, to start it off the class was divided into a few a groups, Mr Edwin Phua our Sifu for the day, guided the participants of the class well.
Honestly, i was just a watching eye but it got me interested for a while after all this is the game that is often played until wee hours of the morning. I think the best of it all is not only about learning the game but the joy and laughter everyone is having. From bamboo’s to whatsnot, it was quite an interesting sight.
The class was filled with people of all ages, so to see them mingling around, screaming “PONGGGGGGGG” once in a while is quite an interesting sight. Of course in all, the class did thought everyone the fundamentals of mahjong, and how it trains the mind to be one skillfull player. Not only that, with the trained mind, it also enables to have focus in our daily lifestyles and much more.
Mahjong, i didn’t expect to have actually learn a thing or two from it!
Toa Payoh Central Community Club
93 Toa Payoh Central
Singapore 319194
Phone : 6252 1249
Fax : 6354 4950
Mahjong courses by Edwin Phua
