Thursday, February 15, 2007
What does the New Year Bring?
I was with my manager at Chinatown to deliver cards before heading off to eat lunch. "Why don't you read the horoscopes for next year while I deliver them?" he said. He pointed to a small 4-sided wall exhibit located at the 2nd floor and off he went to deliver the cards.
This exhibit was obviously a clever gimmick by a geomancer in a bid to attract more customers to his shop. After all, geomancy shops are dime a dozen in Chinatown. But it proved to get attention, judging by the group of people looking intently at the various writings on it. So I went to see my fortune.
Apparently, it's a terrible year for those born in the year of the Rooster. And among all the different types of roosters, it is especially so for those born in my year. Obstacles are abound and one will have to prove to be quite resilient to get through it. I quote the opening sentence: "This year is a terrible year for Roosters. Your path is filled with unlucky stars and not one lucky star to counter it. You also have direct conflict with Tai Sui. There will be truckloads of misfortune". I was like... wah.. serious ah? If what is writen is to be believed, apparently this year: my health will be down (this was worrying since I have my Op to consider); I will have no wealth to speak of since everything I earn will be spent (also worrying since no money, how to go for Op?); I can forget about love; and work will be tough with loads of backstabbing abound. Wow.. what an exciting year ahead. And it also said that I should not ride motorcycles (Shit... and I wanted to take my bike license this year) because I will be getting into a lot of accidents. It even warns me not to head east as that's where accidents are abound. Reading that, I was like... right... does that mean I cannot go home, since I live east? Or maybe i should not even think of going to Changi Airport to travel.... Gosh. One would think that if i died this year, it was also to be expected since I am supposed to be so suay this coming year! And in order to help me tide through the year, I was supposed to get ancients coins, clean them, get them smoked with the smoke from the incense pot in a reknown temple, and place them around a bowl of water. That bowl of water should be placed at the south east corner of my room and has to be changed weekly...right..........
Anyway, I had sometime to read other fortunes as well:
Dragon: Generally a very good year in terms of love, business and health. Will find love in the office. It is also a good year to get married, especially if your partner is born in the year of the Monkey, Rooster or Rat. I found this very amusing...
Snake: not a very good year too, but not as bad as the Rooster. Not a good year for Business, especially for salaried employees who will face a lot of obstables and backstabbing. Health will also be down. Love life is not good. Not a good year to get married (now it makes sense why Kokodile wanted to get married before the lunar new year). And there will be 3rd parties.
Horse: Not too bad a year. Love is in the air! (To my horsey frens, didn't have time to finish reading but promise to go back and read!)
So to my fellow heavy metal chicks, take it with a pinch of salt (make that loads of salt). Nonetheless prepare for a bumpy ride. Ganbatte yo!
This exhibit was obviously a clever gimmick by a geomancer in a bid to attract more customers to his shop. After all, geomancy shops are dime a dozen in Chinatown. But it proved to get attention, judging by the group of people looking intently at the various writings on it. So I went to see my fortune.
Apparently, it's a terrible year for those born in the year of the Rooster. And among all the different types of roosters, it is especially so for those born in my year. Obstacles are abound and one will have to prove to be quite resilient to get through it. I quote the opening sentence: "This year is a terrible year for Roosters. Your path is filled with unlucky stars and not one lucky star to counter it. You also have direct conflict with Tai Sui. There will be truckloads of misfortune". I was like... wah.. serious ah? If what is writen is to be believed, apparently this year: my health will be down (this was worrying since I have my Op to consider); I will have no wealth to speak of since everything I earn will be spent (also worrying since no money, how to go for Op?); I can forget about love; and work will be tough with loads of backstabbing abound. Wow.. what an exciting year ahead. And it also said that I should not ride motorcycles (Shit... and I wanted to take my bike license this year) because I will be getting into a lot of accidents. It even warns me not to head east as that's where accidents are abound. Reading that, I was like... right... does that mean I cannot go home, since I live east? Or maybe i should not even think of going to Changi Airport to travel.... Gosh. One would think that if i died this year, it was also to be expected since I am supposed to be so suay this coming year! And in order to help me tide through the year, I was supposed to get ancients coins, clean them, get them smoked with the smoke from the incense pot in a reknown temple, and place them around a bowl of water. That bowl of water should be placed at the south east corner of my room and has to be changed weekly...right..........
Anyway, I had sometime to read other fortunes as well:
Dragon: Generally a very good year in terms of love, business and health. Will find love in the office. It is also a good year to get married, especially if your partner is born in the year of the Monkey, Rooster or Rat. I found this very amusing...
Snake: not a very good year too, but not as bad as the Rooster. Not a good year for Business, especially for salaried employees who will face a lot of obstables and backstabbing. Health will also be down. Love life is not good. Not a good year to get married (now it makes sense why Kokodile wanted to get married before the lunar new year). And there will be 3rd parties.
Horse: Not too bad a year. Love is in the air! (To my horsey frens, didn't have time to finish reading but promise to go back and read!)
So to my fellow heavy metal chicks, take it with a pinch of salt (make that loads of salt). Nonetheless prepare for a bumpy ride. Ganbatte yo!
# posted by Xallista @ 12:00 AM 
