Pair of Diamonds

Finally, I'm back.  Had a decent trip home to visit family and few friends, but the highlight was being able to breath fresh air.  Funny, the minute we crossed the border back into Shenzhen, the first thing that I was struck by was the smell of the city.  We were in Portland for two weeks and, true to form, I didn't take very many photos.  Fear not (or should you?), I do have some pics to share, but in a couple of days as I need to catch up on work before I can play with my own images.

In the meantime, can somebody explain to me the significance of a pair of diamonds?  The two of diamonds to be precise.  Let me provide some background.  One thing I've noticed is that wherever I go in China, I find discarded playing cards on the ground, almost daily.  Recently, I decided to take some of these orphans in to see how long it would take me to create a full deck of cards - with jokers, of course.  Come to think of it, I should keep my eye out for an empty box too.

Anyway, last weekend, while hanging out in Hong Kong with Mark, awaiting my visa to enter China, I found a solitary 2 of diamonds on the street in Mong Kok.  I didn't have a 2 of diamonds, so I snatched it off the ground, much to the amusement of some nearby pedestrians (yes, I have been known to go dumpster diving, but never for cards, please). 

Yesterday, in an elevator at my friend's building here in Shenzhen, I spotted a sole discarded card - another 2 of diamonds.  Now I realize that there was a 1 in 52 or 56 chance of finding the 2 of diamonds again, but it was also the same style - two identical cards, front and back.  So just this once, I kept the redundant card.  Who knows, maybe I'll need a spare.  It makes me wonder though, is there a message in the cards?