Great! There goes my life....

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:14 pm

Dunno...seems as if my "friends" are willing for me to learn! :wah:

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:17 pm

Listen..I am sitting here in my comphy chair, feet up..cell phone next to me, lap top in lap, and TV on...what more could a person ask for??

Oh..and the turkey is cooking and the laundry is going too. And they said I could not learn to multi-task.

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:43 pm

Not to MENTION making a baby!

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:57 pm

MMMMMM....I'm not sure about that one...then you'd have to include digestion and a lot of other things.

It HAS occurred to me that playing mah jong is good mental exercise!

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:04 pm

(Lulu's FAMED gift of rationalization begins to "kick in" here.....) YES! I'm doing something beneficial! It's an exercise program. (Or programme, depending on your location.) I shall research this and then, like Susan Sommers and her "Thighmaster," I shall make millions to donate to charity. :sneaky:

Love,

Mother Theresa

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:10 pm

O Hamster, as my dear enabl----er, er, FRIEND, you'll be the first to know the "GAME YOUR WAY TO MENTAL AGILITY" system! :sneaky:

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:31 pm

Here's a plan....many people have said that motherhood robs a woman of her brain! You and I, through our research, will prove this untrue! ANNNNNNND...we will create a system by which a woman can EXERCISE her brain right there in the comfort of her own home!

We'll be rolling in money!

"The Hammylu System to Mental Mastery. Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom to Achieve The Memory of Your Dreams."

HEY! It can work!

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:29 pm

OK LULU2 and Hammy all you "mah jong" players does anyone every win??..:-5 Just let me know so I can either shoot myself now, or try harder.. :-5

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:44 pm

Yes...you can win! There's strategy to it, which begins to dawn on you as you play. Remember to go from the top down and try to think a move or two ahead.

Welcome to our world! :wah:

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:18 pm

I get better with each game but damn this is hard....:wah:

[QUOTE]Welcome to our world! [/QUOTE]

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:36 pm

Yup! BUT--one day you'll clear the board and when you do--I'll throw you a cyber party!

I love that you get better & better--you're probably going to be a great player some day & whup everyone on Pogo!

Or in the Arcade here!

Hmmmmmm......:wah:

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:02 pm

You'll get it! If I can...YOU can! I promise!

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:13 pm

I love to play mah jong......it makes you clear your mind of everything but looking for two corresponding numbers and symbols.....

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:21 pm

Aha! Another addic....er....I mean FAN! FAN! :sneaky:

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:25 pm

Lulu2;504847 wrote: Aha! Another addic....er....I mean FAN! FAN! :sneaky:

yep, along with bejeweled and text twist. and a few others...i used ot play spider solitaire everyday for years....burned out on that one.....played bejeweled one night about eight hours straight...it would not let me lose....i dont have a chance in hadies or ever coming close to that score again so i lost interest in that as well.....

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:36 pm

I wonder about some of these games...if it's actually possible to win with a combination of several moves, or if there's one and only one initial move which'll do it. This "wonder" usually happens as I'm banging my head on the desk top!

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 6:38 pm

Lulu2;504869 wrote: I wonder about some of these games...if it's actually possible to win with a combination of several moves, or if there's one and only one initial move which'll do it. This "wonder" usually happens as I'm banging my head on the desk top!

the trick to ma jong is to pay attentin and dont let it get down to three of four tiles stacked on eachother and not have any other combinations left remaining..you got to scramble the set up early soemtimes to keep playing even if you have moves left...dont ma jong yourself into a corner....

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:42 pm

Good advice, gupperita! The game I like best doesn't have a scramble option and so it's "all or nothing."

Some day, I intend to learn how to play a group game...Chinese people seem to find it all fascinating. When we were in China, I saw thousands of people sitting in parks or on shady street corners, playing the game, chatting and generally enjoying life.