Oct 10 2008
A neat card game ..
Check this card game out.
Archive for the tag 'Baifen n card game'
Aug 25 2008
Bridge
Contract bridge that is. Not surprisingly, I found bridge on the cruise. Jeanette gave an hour long lesson in the morning and an actual 2-hour play followed in the mid afternoon. The most players we had were 12 one afternoon. All of them are to be retirees or around that age.
I was often asked how long have I [...]
May 12 2008
The earthquake in China
Pre dawn July 28 in 1976 at 3:42am, I was awaken by clinking of pots and pans in the hallway and instantly felt my bed was shaking. Earthquake came to mind. But I lay still calmly till the shake subdued. Then I heard the human noise rose, followed by door openings and foot steps. [...]
Mar 25 2008
Doctor Dolittle
J came to play card game baifen this past Sunday. I haven’t seen her for a good few years. Last time was at a ski resort, we had hot pot and well, played cards in the evenings. She just got divorced then, and the older son (now sophomore in college) lives with dad and she [...]
Jan 26 2008
Tongzhi
Or comrade - the venerated communist term - now gay man using it when refers to each other in Beijing, Yizang told me few years ago. Time picks it up now. Well, time has changed, very fast. Yizang was led out of the closet by his American b/f in the 80s, which was common: the Asian gay men were liberated [...]
Nov 19 2007
Boot camp
Hey, I thought we Asians have more self control than the rest, .. Soon I might need to check into one of those fancy camps for excessive blogging, baifen, tennis, eating .. ..
Nov 15 2007
We did not vote for Bush
This time around is from the bridge chicks, the winners of this year’s Venice Cup — displayed a small sign at an awards dinner in Shanghai last month. What were they thinking? Trashing your pres all you want, but does it look good on your when you’re in a foreign country? You didn’t vote? Sorry, but [...]
Nov 06 2007
Minivan mom
Minivan has never appealed to me, and I don’t like to drive long distance. But when I saw this one, I clicked on it. Not that I like minivan now, or I suddenly developed the urge to go the extra miles .. just it’s great to play baifen, :). Now I need to find a long trip [...]
Jul 24 2007
Baifen 打百分
Baifen - 100 point - is a card game similar to bridge, but simpler. Before I attended the very first Renda gathering - my only purpose for going, I told Xiao Ping that I’ll find some enthusiasts there. Happily to report, I found one and we played this Sunday. It’s getting harder and harder to meet and [...]