Labour of love: Oliver working on the Chinese calligraphy piece to welcome the Year of the Tiger at the couple’s home in Johor Baru as Lai proudly looks on. — THOMAS YONG/The Star
JOHOR BARU: Thanks to Chinese calligraphy, an American retiree says he finally understands the Chinese characters written on mahjong tiles.
“I often play mahjong but I did not learn the meaning behind the characters on the tiles,” said Timothy Eugene Oliver, 68, who has been living here for nearly a decade.
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