Dumplings

Have you ever seen a mother and daughter-in-law that look like dumplings?

Next time when you are in NUSS jackpot rooms, if you see an “ah umm” who buns up her hair together with a short fat lady who wears cheongsum - YES, FAT AND CHEONGSUM GOES TOGETHER IN THIS INSTANCE - then you will probably know why I call them The Dumplings!

The Dumplings have been around in the NUSS jackpot room for years (at least 10-15 years. I first spotted them in 1995 in Kent Ridge and subsequently Orchard CineLeisure Clubhouse. Nowadays, they frequent Suntec.

Daughter Dumpling is sort of a funny player – she talks to the machine in mandarin and hokkien. Does the machine understand? God knows! Having said that, I have seen her struck BIG before! Five Mothers on the Thunderheart Machine! Five Spider Bags on the Spiderman Machine and also Five Woods on the stupid Beaver Machine! Can you beat that?

Mother Dumpling (as compared to Daughter Dumpling) is a more aggressive player. You should see her “whack” the Spring Carnival and Samurai machines at 3 Lines 3 Credits in non stop fashion! When her basket is devoid of coins, she will shout for Daughter Dumpling to go to the counter and change coins. (Mother Dumpling has some physical difficulty - due to age- in climbing down the tall jackpot chair).

By the way, have you seen the ship series $1000 notes? If you have not, maybe you should ask the Dumplings to show you! Amazing, they come to the jackpot rooms with these ship series notes and change for coins! Wow...gambling using savings???

Overall, the Dumplings are fun people to have in the jackpot room. They (especially Daughter Dumpling) provide comic relief for the other players when she talks to the machine! Hahahaha…