Chinese New Year - HUAT AH!!!

frankly i'm anti-CNY. i don't like cny music, the relatives who roll into my house, my mom making me clean the house, cook for the entire clan and so on.. 

but!

i like to play mahjong with my relatives over CNY. no no, i'm really not good at mahjong. i tend to lose more than to win. what i do like, is that i can actually observe the different playing styles in mahjong.

you have the...

1. 2nd auntie who plays mahjong for her living (post-retirement) and is super zai.
2. eldest uncle who insists that he got the rules right (tho its really just he defines winning differently... like the animal which he draws by luck and he gets immediate payout; rather than the "cat eat mouse" or "rooster eat centipede"
3. the kiasee cousin who would rather dismantle his/her set of tiles, just so he/she won't lose as much 
4. the hapless sister who doesn't really know how to play, and would rather "ji-hu" (chicken win = small winnings) than to play any bigger.

don't you just lurve new year? :)