Jenn’s Corner: Interview
I honestly believe that JPML is the best mahjong league in the world. When I first joined in 2006, the JPML website was in desperate need of a makeover. About a year later, it got that makeover and now our site is booming.
One of the best things about the site is the contribution from the pro’s themselves. After each league, a player from that league writes a report. For D1, Garthe Nelson is currently reporting. For our special league, Kaoru Aisawa reported and Garthe and I just happened to be at the same table as her. I have to say that she wrote some very flattering things about us (in Japanese herehttp://www.ma-jan.or.jp/title_fight/tokushou_07_03_04.php).
There are reports on each event that JPML runs and there are also pro interviews. I was interviewed once right after joining the JPML. Sort of an introduction if you will. This time, JPML decided to interview me to celebrate the release of Reach Mahjong: The Only Way to Play. You can see the interview here (http://www.ma-jan.or.jp/interview/special_04.php) It was my second interview, but this time was way more fun than the first time.
The interviews for JPML’s website are done by pro’s and most people choose to be interviewed by someone that they are friends with. The first year I didn’t know many people at JPML. While the interviewer was nice, we spent 3 hours or so at a café and I got hungry. This time, Shintaro Konno (RM.com columnist too!) interviewed me and I chose a place that had caesar salad and hamburger steak. Since Konno already knows just about everything there is to know about myself and my mahjong career, the interview was comfortable and easy.
We chatted for a couple hours, ate good food and took some pictures. It also helped that my results have been steadily improving throughout the year and I was able to give the interview on a high point in the luck cycle.
The best part, though, was the support that JPML has given me. This interview was like a confirmation of my place in the league and many people in the league showed their support for me as well by buying and promoting my book. I’m glad that I joined JPML, it’s the best league in the world.
