seeing majhong in a different light
I was raised believing that Majhong is a gambling vice that brings a negative impact to our society. It still is, actually, especially if it is done when the public places a bet over the game. In November 2006 in our stay at Batangas, the online gaming community of Tantra called Brotherhood who is composed of Filipino and Chinese set up the game the afternoon we landed on the rest house. Side by side, we tried to learn the game and were totally into it with small bets already on the tab that night until the next morning. Learning the game was easy but familiarizing yourself with the equivalent unit of each piece was a challenge since the inscription is in Chinese. The numbers 1 to 3 was simply indicated with sticks corresponding to their numbers but 4 onwards needs a little time to comprehend.