Well, we are fast approaching the end of February already. Chinese New Years has come and gone for the third straight year and it is was as enjoyable as ever. I will never get tired of the fireworks as long as I live.
My buddy Kevin was here for two weeks during Spring Festival and is now safely back at home in Canada. We had a great time while he was here... as usual. We set off a lot of fireworks this year including a huge 108 shot box that would be pushing $300 CDN if it was legal to buy such a thing back home in Canada. Here it only cost us 220 RMB. (roughly $40.00 CDN) and what a sight it was, easily worth the money.
I am currently in the process of re-negotiating my contract with my school and will soon be heading to Hong Kong again to renew my Visa. I tried to get a position in Shanghai this year but could not find a school in time, so it is another year in Zheng Zhou for Maggie and I.
I have learned how to play Ma Jiang over the past two months and even taught Kevin how to play while he was here. It is a very fun game and really challenging, nothing like the one we play in Windows. Maggie loves the game and plays all the time. She is the one who taught all us foreigners how to play. The only part I'm not thrilled about is you must play for money. Apparently just playing for the fun of the game is not an option and gets you some very snide remarks for even suggesting it. I'm not a big gambler, I prefer my money to stay in my wallet, but we don't play for a lot of money so it's okay.
My buddy Kevin was here for two weeks during Spring Festival and is now safely back at home in Canada. We had a great time while he was here... as usual. We set off a lot of fireworks this year including a huge 108 shot box that would be pushing $300 CDN if it was legal to buy such a thing back home in Canada. Here it only cost us 220 RMB. (roughly $40.00 CDN) and what a sight it was, easily worth the money.
I am currently in the process of re-negotiating my contract with my school and will soon be heading to Hong Kong again to renew my Visa. I tried to get a position in Shanghai this year but could not find a school in time, so it is another year in Zheng Zhou for Maggie and I.
I have learned how to play Ma Jiang over the past two months and even taught Kevin how to play while he was here. It is a very fun game and really challenging, nothing like the one we play in Windows. Maggie loves the game and plays all the time. She is the one who taught all us foreigners how to play. The only part I'm not thrilled about is you must play for money. Apparently just playing for the fun of the game is not an option and gets you some very snide remarks for even suggesting it. I'm not a big gambler, I prefer my money to stay in my wallet, but we don't play for a lot of money so it's okay.
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