I put my roach in on the left side (west side, lol) and can roll both "backwards" (I think we call it "inside-oud" here) and normal. Whatever you want, actually.

Tulips are really surprisingly easy to make. Just make a baggy with some rolling paper, fill it up with weed (mix), roll a tube from a cardboard thingy and put it in the bag, tie it, smoke it. A tulip never let me down.