Playing Monopoly
Kb, Monlam and Pastor Loh Seng Piow work very well together and help me alot in my daily affairs… They are very harmonious… I like them plenty… Alot of the things I can accomplish is because of them. They live with me and stay in the same house with me. When I travel, two of them will always accompany me. They are the guys behind the scenes that contribute tremendously and they are not interested in credits and limelight. Nice guys for sure.
I wanted Monlam to improve his English. So I decided to have them play Monopoly. Monopoly is a good way to bond and also learn English the fun way. You know Monopoly has those cards you got to read and give instructions..well I asked Pastor Loh Seng Piow and Kb to help Monlam on this. It turned out to be hilarious. Good way for Monlam to read the card while having fun…
Pastor Loh Seng Piow was very confident he’d win in the beginning having played Monoply many times before. Kb and Monlam never played…so they were learning as they went along. Monlam from the onset bought alot of property. Kb was careful. Pastor Loh Seng Piow kept landing on Monlam’s property over and over and over till he had very little money left… hehehe… You’d hear Monlam asking Pastor Loh Seng Piow to pay up and Pastor Loh Seng Piow complaining not enough money!!
As the game progressed into the second hour, Pastor Loh Seng Piow’s confidence was breaking. Pastor Loh Seng Piow was saying to Monlam “Aiya, read the card better”…”Aiya, I taught you that word already and you forget” … hehehe. Then Pastor Loh Seng Piow grabbed the card from Monlam at one point and said ” I can’t understand what you’re reading. Let me see!!” Kb was laughing away… Ever seen the cartoon Dastardly and Mutley? You Tube search it… Well Kb looked like Mutley in this scenario..
Very funny interaction. Guess who won in the end??? Monlam won to the consternation of Pastor Loh Seng Piow and giggling Kb. Kb came in second… and Pastor Loh Seng Piow last..
Funny… and entertaining. You have to watch these guys as I filmed them without them knowing at first.
Tsem Rinpoche
Left to right: Kb, Pastor Loh Seng Piow and Monlam
Monlam grabbing the card to read and notice Pastor Loh Seng Piow intensely watching… hehe
Pastor Loh Seng Piow grabbing the card and saying to Monlam “I don’t understand what you’re reading!!” Kb giggling on the side..of course there are external factors at work which is by this time Monlam the first time player is winning… hehehehe
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I love Monopoly! It has always been so fun, no matter what age you are. And i do agree, it is a good and easy way to understand English. Fun as well. Rinpoche is so kind and thoughtful to do this, Rinpoche really cares for us.
Dear Rinpoche, when three of them play monopoly they look like three young boys playing monopoly. I don’t know why every time when I play with beginners I will lose to them. But when I play against a pro I will win. I think monopoly is a game of luck.
Wow! This is super funny. I would like to share how Monopoly came into existence. It was actually a game made by a Christian to warn youngsters about the curse of capitalism. The way Monlam played was very clever as he spent a lot of money and risked a lot by buying a lot of property. It is proof that if one wants to win at life, they must take the biggest risks.
Rinpoche sure has creative ways to help his students. I must say that I have not played Monopoly since high school, which is almost 16-17 years ago. I do find it quite interesting though. I remember it was one of the more exciting board games to play with. I was doing a simple google search and I found monopoly to be quite old – from 1935 and it features quite extensively in pop culture.
Pop Culture
– In the movie Zombieland, Tallahassee and Little Rock pass the time playing MONOPOLY with real money.
– Under The Boardwalk, a documentary about MONOPOLY is scheduled to debut fall 2010. It will feature interviews and profiles from the world’s top competitors, commentary from a MONOPOLY expert, along with fanatics and collectors and a history of the game.
– MONOPOLY Classic for iPhone was voted “Best Dice Game” at the 2009 Best App Ever Awards.
In the book and the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, McMurphy joins the patients in a game of MONOPOLY. In the movie, the game gets so heated that McMurphy ends up hosing down the other players with cold water.
– In one of President Obama’s State of the Union addresses he referenced MONOPOLY money: The fact is, Washington is a place where tax dollars are often treated like MONOPOLY money, bartered and traded, divvied up among lobbyists and special interests. And it has been a place where waste – even billions of dollars in waste – is accepted as the price of doing business,” said President Obama. “Well, I don’t accept business as usual. And the American people don’t accept it either, especially when one of the most pressing challenges we face is reining in long-term deficits with threaten to leave our children a mountain of debt.
– MONOPOLY Here & Now for iPhone was voted “Best Game inspired by a Board Game” at the 2009 AppAdvice App Awards.
– In a Chumbawumba song entitled “Don’t Pass Go” they sing:
Well the facts said ‘yes’
But the judge said ‘no’
Go straight to jail
And don’t pass go
He didn’t understand
And he told them so
Go straight to jail
And don’t pass go
Don’t pass go
– MONOPOLY match-ups are common between the fictional Humphrey family on Gossip Girl. -Wannabe designer Jenny Humphrey aptly chose the thimble token.
– MONOPOLY Here & Now on feature phone was voted “Best Mobile Game Award” at the 2008 Mobile Excellence Awards
I love monopoly! My mum and dad used to play with me till late before my sister was born. Now my kids ask me to play with them. Its really fun when you get to buy the properties and make people pay you every time they land on it. LOL. The downside is that it takes a long time to finish the game.
Its nice to see the 3 of them play and Rinpoche using alternate ways to help Monlam learn English and for them to have some ‘fun’ time together. We should have these fun games in Kechara Forest Retreat for children and adults to have ‘fun’ whenever they can. It is definitely a good game for bonding.
terima kasih Rinpoche untuk menerbitkan clip video ini di you tube , saya percaya ramai orang tidak tahu siapa adalah penolong peribadi Rinpoche dan mereka minat mengatahui maklumat penolong peribadi Rinpoche.
wow… is a long time game that i have not had my hands on for a very long time. My house mate children was playing them last month. Just like how Sp,Monlam and Kb are doing. The kids improve their english and at the same time you can see each and every of their character are different…
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing with us…
Rinpoche has (and will) try every which way to improve the lives of his students, including teaching them to play Monopoly to practise their English, or Chinese checkers to develop their strategic planning skills! So if you think that a lama’s skilful means applies to ‘just’ Dharma teachings, well this post is a great example of how wrong you are 😛
Monopoly. Never has there been a truer test of selflessness and compassion!
hahaha good one thierry!!
Monopoly was one of my favorite games, and i am quite surprised that monlam win! but what did make me laugh was reading the part where KB was too careful with his monopoly money…he really treated them as real money!! And of course that SP lost the game…must be a huge crush on his ego that he lost to 2 people who have only started playing monopoly as he had played it many times before. I wish i was there to see the dynamics tho…can only imagine the laughter and fun that they were having while playing monopoly. It is a really fun game to help people bond 🙂
It is funny when you watched the video, i am laugh and laugh.So entertainment!
I have noticed before that sometimes, someone doing something for the first time does it very well. But that “first time” is hardly repeated, because every times after, the same thing is done with expectations (that are not at play the first time), and that spoils the “beginner’s luck”.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this “behind the scene” monopoly game.
I can totally relate to Seng Piow…
Hehehe Must be beginnner’s luck for Monlam to beat a veteran Seng Piow in this game.
Oooo, monopoly!! haha love that game 😀
Never underestimate one’s opponent. No matter how funny they look. Hehe
I love Monopoly! I used to play it a lot with my sisters and cousins. I still play it with Izabella. Now, Monopoly has evolved as well. They even have credit cards and the game becomes more sophisticated with its real estate.
Some of the other games we used to play as kids are Cluedo and Life.
I love games that is pure clean fun.
Shirley, I love Cluedo and other board games too, they are great bonding tools when you have friends around. Make our brains work rather than just our lips….
Awww…Seng Piow, how come you lost to Monlam Baby and KB? You have played so many times, as you claimed, and those two were to be your “water fish” but you ended up on the dinner table! Hahahaha!
Haha… Beginner’s luck? 🙂
Watching them play monopoly made me feel like playing the boardgame myself lol! Been years since I played it
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this little “play” episode of the 3 musketeers who have been taking care of Rinpoche and working very hard day and night with you all the time.
It is great to see them bonding so well during playtime.
I can see Monlam is enjoying this game obviously as he kept on smiling and turning towards you…..KB is cautious and absorbing all the rules of the game. Whereas Seng piow, the big brother is clearly over confident….
I think Monlam has “beginner’s luck” but I like the help of the “external force” here and let Monlam the first time player to win, hee hee……Seng Piow big brother’s ago was crushed as he was so confident he would win….:-)
Perhaps the hard working Ladrang Liaisons, Datuk May, JP, Su Ming and Beng Kooi should give this game a go, I am wondering which one the “external force” will help?? LOL