Some afterthought .. & Mahjong lesson !!

An interesting email..fwd by frenzs..

4 SEASONS --THE MEASURE OF LIFE

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no--it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was rip e and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment. The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but ONLY one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of whom they are--and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life--can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

Upon reading tis.. there's indeed some truth 2 this way of reasonin.. Winter is freezin cold when animals go hibernatin..etc..however..comin 2 tink abt it..the gd part of winter.is that X'mas's round the corner & not forgetting all tat fun..snow..building snowman..skiing..etc..So no matter how difficult the season may be..there will still be some sort of consolation..or plus pt..
I guess..after all.. there is Hope on Earth..ultimately..all this depends on ur attitude..whether u choose 2 b positive or negative..

Tat's abt it..
So how was yesterday 4 me?
Morning till 2pm..completin of x'mas cards 4 my fellow BScians..
3pm till evening..Mahjong session @ qq's popo's hse..tink somewhere along stirling rd..if i rem rite..

Erm..pretty enjoyable & educational..haha..if u consider mahjong 's sth educational.. but then.. it can be considered as a form of recreation & relaxation..gd 4 polishin ur statisitcs..esp in the areas of GP..geometric progression..even..probability leh..u noe..calculating the no of tiles & ur chances of winning..hehe..
as claimed or taught..by master qq..our foc mahjong tutor..not 4gettin expert hh too..

Surprisingly..ly & i..though both of us..really..beginners actually won a few games leh..( i mean..we r those hopeless ones lor.. 4 my case..ask my kaki.shy..cyn..& they can tell u y..cos they almost vomit bld teachin me in the past..) ..Must be the typical beginning's luck..i heard abt .. that's no wonder i can actually win a few games.. Thanks 2 lady luck as well.. cos i was indeed impressed by the super gd tiles..i picked by chance..REally not super tricks of swoppin tiles ...watever.. But then..there was an interestin..discussion on the postion of god of fortune..rite behind.. ly's seat.. by the ever-noisy qq..who else..esp when he had been losin so many games..must b a sore loser then..if not..cos..of his ego ..gotten hurt..i guess..lolz..when he.was e tutor. & should not b losin tat many games.. All in all..he's the joker of the game..2gether w hh..added much liveliness 2 the games..

Anyway..tink i've finally learnt the rope fr both experts..mr qq& hh..cos i felt tat i'm actually enjoyin the game leh. Not tat bad after all..
Unlike..those times..back @ shy's hse..few yrs back during CNY..i actually gotten bored of learnin ..@ the end.. i just simply gave up..& ended up servin drinks 4 my kaki..hehe..perhaps..change of perspective liao..if not..maybe..my concussion on head..may have also altered my interest lvl on mahjong..haha..erm..sounds more like it..

Hopefully..there's more trainin sessions 2 come..4 me 2 polish up my super mediocre skills..so hehe..a super obvious hint..2 master qq & hh..(if u readin my blog..hahaha..)..Tat's abt it..
B4 signin off..a big thanks 2 tutor qq & hh 4 their foc mahjong lesson..& not 4gettin popo 4..allowin us 2 play @ her cosy hse..

oops..i keep 4gettin 2 update on my lookin bk of 2004..must really do so 4 the next blog..
Cya..:)