Even though it is already slightly past 9:15pm, i am completely unprepared to book in. now, before "AWOL" comes to mind, i must clarify that it's because we were given the liberty of booking in tomorrow morning. it's a nice change to not be rushing for time on a sunday night, and not feeling the book-in blues (just yet). incidentally, this is the first time in about a year i have stayed out on a sunday (discounting stuff like off-in-lieu, leave etc.).
this weekend was one of my happier weekends in recent memory (except for a slight dampener, which i'll talk about later). saturday was the standard routine of turf city and mahjong. lost $6, which is kind of wasted, since i could have prevented it. in fact, i think i should let everyone know what happened, so the full extent of the wasted-ness can be seen and appreciated.
*people who are unfamiliar with mahjong may want to skip the next paragraph.*
i had 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of the same suit left in my hand. naturally, the first impression is that i'm waiting for 4 and 7 to game. but after some rearrangement, i realized i was also waiting for 2, 5, and 8 concurrently. sadly, i only found this out after the 2 had been thrown, and it was too late to declare that i wanted it. and someone else gamed a small hand on another tile (thankfully not thrown by me). so, that's a one-colour limit hand (inclusive of flowers) gone down the drain, which translates to a profit loss of $9.60 (excluding payment for the small hand). could have come out slightly on top too, if i had cashed in on this one. but oh well. it was one of the more interesting hands that i've been able to build in the past few months. calling/waiting for 5 different tiles is quite rare, but not unheard of i guess, especially when the maximum numbers can go up to 9, or as high as 13.
so, conclusion? must sharpen my mental reflexes a bit more.
now that that's off my chest, i can move on to other stuff, like tuition. i'm going to be honest here. this week's lesson was my deciding one, on whether i would give up the tuition assignment or not. i don't know whether it was pure luck, or whether the student could read my emotions/thoughts/body language, but today's lesson was (in my opinion), the best one i've had so far. ideas seemed to flow better, and i didn't have to repeat myself that often. i just hope she really understands what i've been trying to put across. had a talk with her mother after the tuition session, and i'm really grateful (not to mention happy, heartened, motivated, encouraged, etc.) that she's so supportive and understanding. the little chat we had gave me the confidence to promise her that i would stick with it all the way, not give up, and try to guarantee a pass, if not better. i know "try to guarantee" is kind of contradictory, but i'm still searching in my magical bottomless top hat for the miracle that i have to pull out to 100% ensure a pass minimum. i think i finally realized the importance of parental support, especially from a teacher's point of view.
i'm a little distressed right now. well, i've been quite distressed for the past 2 days, but let's not bring back bad memories. it's mainly because in the past week, no less than 3 people have remarked that i've gained weight after not seeing me for a month or so. i strongly believe that this started during the ops period, where there was a reduction in frequency of physical training. oh noes! better start running more in camp.
well, it's raining now, which i'm guessing is a sign for me to turn in early. then again, who in their right mind would sleep before 11pm on a weekend? i'm thinking of logging back into CoH for a while, though i doubt anyone will be online, given that there's school/work tomorrow. we'll see how it goes, and when my eyes start to close.
this weekend was one of my happier weekends in recent memory (except for a slight dampener, which i'll talk about later). saturday was the standard routine of turf city and mahjong. lost $6, which is kind of wasted, since i could have prevented it. in fact, i think i should let everyone know what happened, so the full extent of the wasted-ness can be seen and appreciated.
*people who are unfamiliar with mahjong may want to skip the next paragraph.*
i had 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of the same suit left in my hand. naturally, the first impression is that i'm waiting for 4 and 7 to game. but after some rearrangement, i realized i was also waiting for 2, 5, and 8 concurrently. sadly, i only found this out after the 2 had been thrown, and it was too late to declare that i wanted it. and someone else gamed a small hand on another tile (thankfully not thrown by me). so, that's a one-colour limit hand (inclusive of flowers) gone down the drain, which translates to a profit loss of $9.60 (excluding payment for the small hand). could have come out slightly on top too, if i had cashed in on this one. but oh well. it was one of the more interesting hands that i've been able to build in the past few months. calling/waiting for 5 different tiles is quite rare, but not unheard of i guess, especially when the maximum numbers can go up to 9, or as high as 13.
so, conclusion? must sharpen my mental reflexes a bit more.
now that that's off my chest, i can move on to other stuff, like tuition. i'm going to be honest here. this week's lesson was my deciding one, on whether i would give up the tuition assignment or not. i don't know whether it was pure luck, or whether the student could read my emotions/thoughts/body language, but today's lesson was (in my opinion), the best one i've had so far. ideas seemed to flow better, and i didn't have to repeat myself that often. i just hope she really understands what i've been trying to put across. had a talk with her mother after the tuition session, and i'm really grateful (not to mention happy, heartened, motivated, encouraged, etc.) that she's so supportive and understanding. the little chat we had gave me the confidence to promise her that i would stick with it all the way, not give up, and try to guarantee a pass, if not better. i know "try to guarantee" is kind of contradictory, but i'm still searching in my magical bottomless top hat for the miracle that i have to pull out to 100% ensure a pass minimum. i think i finally realized the importance of parental support, especially from a teacher's point of view.
i'm a little distressed right now. well, i've been quite distressed for the past 2 days, but let's not bring back bad memories. it's mainly because in the past week, no less than 3 people have remarked that i've gained weight after not seeing me for a month or so. i strongly believe that this started during the ops period, where there was a reduction in frequency of physical training. oh noes! better start running more in camp.
well, it's raining now, which i'm guessing is a sign for me to turn in early. then again, who in their right mind would sleep before 11pm on a weekend? i'm thinking of logging back into CoH for a while, though i doubt anyone will be online, given that there's school/work tomorrow. we'll see how it goes, and when my eyes start to close.
-random thought of the day: I have a plastic watermelon!-
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