On  Friday, February 20, 2004 3:34 AM, Reef Fish wrote:

> >Strike-san,
> >I have a fine (if underused) Japanese go-board, with slate and shell
> >stones, sitting in the rec room as we speak, just waiting for you to
> >show up.

> LOL!  Robert, you don't need any go-board or stones to have a GO
> with Strike-san.

Mate!  Wot a harsh thing to say!  :-)

> Just a big swig of the Moonshine I'll bring, and BOTH of you
> will be reaching new heights in GO!  :-)

You do realise, of course, that you'll have to hide it away if you hope to
get it out of Singapore without Bjorn and myself getting to it first?  :-)

I'm committed to chairing some conference sessions on the Saturday and
Sunday - and the organisors have still to confirm an industry 'party
night' - but can we provisionally set aside either the Friday or Saturday
night for a 'little drink' at Raffles?  I insist on buying - and paying
for - the first round! It's the later rounds that become as big as the
National Debt!  (John Lippmann still reckons that he can't afford to send
his kids to school because of me!)  :-)))

Anyway!  I really do look forward to catching up with you all again - and to
meeting Robert for the first time.  :-)

Strike