Deja vu anyone?

I was just minding my own studies the other day (it being the day of my midterm held at night) when my roommate came back from buying dinner and informed me that she's going next door to play cards. FYI, next door means the room besides ours instead of another apartment. I was curious, I mean I know they play cards every once in a while but I have never went to join or even see what kind of card games they're playing. And I admit, I was plain bored from studying and it being just an hour and a half from exam, I decided to venture into the next room to check out the fuss.

Turn out they were playing 'chor di' on the floor. And no, I did not play... I think I'll lose. Not because they're that good, but more like they have no tactics, techniques or even styles! They just throw out whichever cards they have and hope that their last card will win. The one game which I sat through from beginning to the end have them throwing all the big cards and the last few cards are all small numbers. Granted, it's real good for a laugh 'cause it's so haywire! I even told them that they have no tactics, which they just laugh at.

That brought me to think about the whole house and the 'structure'. It's eerily similar to my first year where I stayed at EP as well. My room then was facing the toilet, like the room I'm having now. And the room where they all go play 'chor di', yup, the same room was used to play 'chor di' in my first year. And when take in account the characters I have in my house now and then... they are almost alike.

Scary... but fun!

It's just unfortunate that they all speaks in Mandarin and not Cantonese like my first year. Of course, the minute they all realize I understands Mandarin despite not speaking it... well, taking advantage would be the right word to use. They just go on speaking in mandarin to me despite me replying in English. Ah... beggars can't be choosers I guess.

I told my old roomy about my new housemates and all, and she just laugh her head off. She came back to EP for a year without me, and she managed to land the room facing the toilet. Maybe it's fate that we just have that room...

Or maybe lady Fate is having a good laugh at my expense... who knows?

Well, as long as it doesn't hurt me or put me in trouble, deja vu amuses me too.