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Friday, April 12, 2013

The Workhorse 二八大驴 (èr bā dà lú)

Posted by Ricky Chua On 10:06 AM 1 comment

Card description:
If you were a merchant in China between 1970 to 2000 and you were looking for a product to sell, you cannot go wrong with selling or maintaining these 28-inch wheels bicycles. They probably transported more people to-and-fro in China than any other form of man-made transport in history.

Even today, you would still see elderly folk riding around town with one of these, with its signature C-shaped handlebars with a little bell on one side, and a bare metal rack to ferry their grandchildren or carry their groceries.

Card description:
"An accident under your feet". That's what in-line skates are if you use them to get to school everyday. Sooner or later you're going to get into an accident or a near miss. Don't get me wrong, I love in-line skating too and i ride a motorcycle everyday, so i know the probably of an accident isn't any higher than on a bike. But since in-line skating is popular among teens, doesn't need a license, and has a lot less protection, the hazards are higher.

Regardless, in-line skates are awesome means of transport if you got the skills. Put it this way, it's still way cooler than roller skates!

Card description:
You know you're going to get your bicycle stolen if you ride this to school everyday. It's just a bloody show-off item, just like having an iPhone, only less glamorous and a lot easier to nick!

Still, it doesn't stop students from riding to school, especially in a country like China where riding a bicycle is as common as eating innards.

Scooter 电动车 (diàn dòng chē)

Posted by Ricky Chua On 9:28 AM No comments

Card description:
Not everyone can afford one, and for those that can, they usually get a car instead. But for the student population in China, a scooter is a very common form of transport. There are no licenses to worry about if the engine capacity is tiny, and there is also little law enforcement on helmets and carrying capacity.

Seriously speaking, this is probably the BEST form of transport in any city!

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Eight Trigrams Formation 八卦阵

Card description:
The most legal and above board way of being absent from class... get a medical certificate from a doctor! Yes we all know you are fit as a fiddle since everyone heard you and your partner shagging loudly in the dorm. But hey, if you can fake a cough and claim a headache, the doctor probably wouldn't deny you immunity from your most-hated teacher.

Armour ability:
When you need to use or play a PRESENT! 到 card, you can flip a judgement card. If the judgement card is red-suited, it is regarded having used or played a PRESENT! card on your behalf.

Footnote:

"For those without power and riches, to suddenly go from dropout to Direct Masters, leaves a terrifying realization for the rest of us."

"官不大的,“拼爹保送” 更可怕!"


Trivia:
Not all doctors are so accommodating. I remember one of the first things our trainers told us when we were recruits in the army is "if you fake your illness, the doctor will rape you, then send you back here for the rest of us to rape you." That pretty much scared the majority of us. Still, almost 20% of all the recruits came down with bad fevers and flu within the first week as their bodies adjusted to the sharp contrast in physical demands. We never did hear of anyone getting raped by the doctor though...

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