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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Chinese astrology

I didn't eat a lot of junk this CNY but why oh why am i having four ulcers in my mouth?  


I think part of the fun of CNY is listening/reading about the fortune of each Chinese Zodiac sign for the new year. I'm not a particularly superstitious person and frankly i believe in free will more than fate or predestination. Of course, that's not to say that i don't believe in Chinese astrology at all. I listen to it, take note of the good and bad things, and heed the advice that i could practically follow (e.g. avoid wearing certain colors of clothes). I don't just believe or follow it blindly.

It was said that the year of dog is good for people with Zodiac sign of rabbit. So, many people had been telling me that it's gonna be a good year for me. Well, the problem is that even though i was born in 1975, i'm not a rabbit. My Zodiac sign is tiger because i was born BEFORE the CNY in 1975, which means that i fall into the previous year's Zodiac sign.

On the eve of the CNY, some fortune tellers were invited to the radio and TV shows to talk about the fortune of each Chinese Zodiac sign. The one on the radio said that people with Zodiac sign of tiger wouldn't have any luck in side income (偏财) but would do well in main income (正财) if we work hard (duh?!). On the contrary, the one on the TV said that we could get lucky with side income, which was equivalent to telling us to "invest" more in lottery. So, which should i believe? Funny that these fortune tellers actually contradicted one another in their telling.

What's funnier was that my mom told me to be careful this year because i would have what the Chinese called the "luck of peach blossom" (桃花运), which means that i would be involved in some relationship problems. She read it from the newspaper and alerted me that i may have courtship that is disruptive to my current relationship. Sigh, i don't know which disturbs me more, she being so superstitious, or she not having any confidence in her own daughter's faithfulness.  

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Hi PinPin,

I just thought I should do my part to clear up some misconceptions there is outside about "fortune-telling". But I guess perhaps you have already heard a lot about this since 2006. This post was so long ago! haha.
This yearly forecast thing is vaguely based on Bazi system. It is an elaborated method of calculating one's destiny and luck. However, because most masters can earn more & gets more famous by doing mass prediction, they roughly predicts someone's luck purely based on the year you are born itself. This is most inaccurate but sometimes can be true.

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To determined your year animal signs, its most simple and it is not based on that year chinese new year like most believed. Bazi system is based on sun calendar (Re Li) and it is exactly the same as Gregorian, the western calendar.
Because of this, we only need to know if you are born before or after 5th February (sometimes 6th) yearly. e.g. if someone is born on the 1st February 2011, he should be a Tiger, because anything before 5th Feb (or 6th) is considered the year before. I myself is such a case. I am 25th Jan 1982. So it is clear that I am a Rooster instead of a Dog (1982).

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I spent more than 6 months going through a proper course to study Bazi & I can tell you the real thing, is not superstitious at all. Only the watered-down version (like yearly prediction on animal signs) is kinda off. Having said that, these masters do predict based on the correct theory. It is just not accurate because they only use the year which you are born. If you give them month, day & hour, then it will be rather accurate. Trust me.
I could relate to why they mention Wealth (indirect or direct) and your mum mentioned "Peach Blossom". If you are a Tiger, your Heaven Stem will be "Jia" (Yang Wood). Assuming this as your Day-Master (yourself), then you will have affinity with Indirect Wealth (I think) in 2006. Whether it is good (win lottery) or bad (lose $) really have to depend on the whole Bazi, not just the year. Also, from my calculation, Wealth for female also represents love. That is why some master mention that you might have "love". Since Tiger-Horse-Dog is a natural combination (Bazi theory), this tend to create "Peach Blossom".
I should start blogging on this but I cant find time....haha.

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To finalise this, I do a simple prediction for you coming year Dragon, 2012. Using "Jia" Tiger as your Day pillar, Dragon year coming will be a good Indirect Wealth year for you. Maybe investment or lottery luck for you should be good. To test this out, try gambling (the most immediate way to know) during February 2012 or March 2012. I suspect you might have really good luck.
Also, 2012 is water dragon. Water appearing to yourself seemed like a period for you to seek alternative belief. I suspect you might have a strong tendency to find out more about astrology, destiny, tarot-card, palm reading, meditating, etc.
Disclaimer: this is only base on your year. so, if its not accurate, i'm not surprised.

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Monday, February 06, 2006 @ 2:39 pm: Back to work
Friday, February 03, 2006 @ 7:04 am: The five days of CNY and my birthday
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 @ 5:53 am: Why 1975 was a good year
Sunday, January 29, 2006 @ 4:58 am: A quiet Chinese New Year's Eve
Saturday, January 28, 2006 @ 4:57 am: I need to think this over
Friday, January 27, 2006 @ 3:43 am: I'm a natural beauty leh!
Thursday, January 26, 2006 @ 3:22 am: Trivia of my uneventful day
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 @ 4:24 am: I'm not a shopaholic
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 @ 3:34 am: A little story about Yuan Shi Kai
Monday, January 23, 2006 @ 4:31 am: Chinese New Year party