By four or five in the afternoon, the old Chinese ladies and Filipina helpers have prepared a table of dimsum for musicians from the three their families. The players head for the studio while others start up games of mahjong-- one of the most familiar sights at any Chinese social gathering.
下午四、五點，負責炊煮的歐巴桑和菲傭已經擺了滿桌的點心，三社的曲腳還有他們的家眷陸續到來，先後進入音樂室玩南音，不玩音樂的打麻將，這也是華人社會裡最熟悉的聯誼方式之一。