Gucci Mahjong Set – Limited Edition 2008

So while browsing auctions over at Yahoo! Auctions Japan, I found this little gem. A mahjong set from Gucci, Italia. Limited Edition 2008. Now, Japanese are a lot more into Gucci than western people are – or so I’ve gathered – but it still seems a bit overpriced at 888,000 yen (that’s €6,580, or almost [...]

Phoenix Tournament – Photos

I would post photos, but there’re a couple of reasons of why I won’t. I use an analog camera. This means the film needs to be developed, and after that I need to scan it. It’s a lot of work, and after developing the film today, I can say that there’s no point in scanning [...]

Phoenix Tournament – Hannover 23 May, 2009 – part 2 (final)

Right, time for the second, and last – most likely – part of the travel log. Travelogue?

Phoenix Tournament – Hannover 23 May, 2009 – part 1

The trip went as planned. That’s what I’d like to say, but of course – nothing ever goes as planned. The trip was hell on earth. Or at least hell on a train. The start was innocent enough – a strapping young lad gave me his seat on the train (I had the seat next [...]

Phoenix Tournament – Hannover 23 May, 2009 – part 0.5

Preparations for the journey are almost complete. If the location where the tournament takes place sports free wlan access you’ll also be able to watch a live feed of it. No promises made though – I’m not German, and I don’t even know if they have internets there, but ronronronronron tells me they do. We’ll [...]

Phoenix Tournament – Hannover 23 May, 2009 – part 0

Thou shalt spell the word “Pheonix” P-H-E-O-N-I-X not P-H-O-E-N-I-X, regardless of what the Oxford English Dictionary tells you. Next Saturday, there’s a tournament in Hannover. I’ll be there, and so will ronronronronron, npx and phrosen. It will be a bit weird to meet the faceless freaks in real life, but as long as I don’t [...]