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Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« on: January 23, 2012, 12:47:09 AM »
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Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!

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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 12:50:30 AM »
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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 12:59:43 AM »
Dragon years/elements:

    16 February 1904 – 3 February 1905 / Wood Dragon (eldest tblander)
    3 February 1916 – 22 January 1917 / Fire Dragon
    23 January 1928 – 9 February 1929 / Earth Dragon
    8 February 1940 – 26 January 1941 / Metal Dragon
    27 January 1952 – 13 February 1953 / Water Dragon
    13 February 1964 – 1 February 1965 / Wood Dragon
    31 January 1976 – 17 February 1977 / Fire Dragon
    17 February 1988 – 5 February 1989 / Earth Dragon
    5 February 2000 – 23 January 2001 / Metal Dragon
    23 January 2012 – 9 February 2013 / Water Dragon
    10 February 2024 – 28 January 2025 / Wood Dragon (youngest tblander)

-sourced from wikipedia, except the italics


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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 01:17:47 AM »
Riding the Dragon: 2012 predictions from Chinese masters

By: Joyce Woo
Agence France-Presse
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

HONG KONG—Want to know what’s in store for 2012? Who will win the US election?  Will the eurozone implode?  China’s feng shui masters tackle the big issues with their predictions for the Year of the Dragon.

As Chinese communities around the world prepare to ring in the new year on Monday, astrologers and geomancers are predicting the dragon will bring natural disasters and financial volatility, especially to crisis-hit Europe.

“The world economy will be unstable in the Year of the Dragon, because the economies in Europe and the US are still suffering from the effects of the recession,” Hong Kong feng shui master Anthony Cheng says.

Celebrity astrologer Peter So says the United States will provide some good news late in the year, but his charts for Europe make grim reading.

“Europe will not recover so soon – it is expected to suffer at least until 2014.  But what I can say is this, a recovery for the US economy is possible in 2013,” he says.

If you’re prepared to ride the dragon and invest in 2012, Russia and China could be your best bets.  The two emerging markets will be the best performers in a volatile year, says Cheng.

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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2012, 01:21:52 AM »

In a picture taken on January 17, feng shui master
and TV personality Peter So poses for a picture while
holding a Chinese feng shui compass in Hong Kong.
China's feng shui masters tackle the big issues with
their predictions for the Year of the Dragon.
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But be prepared for surprises, especially out of China where the Communist Party will hold its 18th Congress to select a new generation of leaders.

“In the second half of the year, a scandalous corruption case will be exposed in China,” warns Cheng, refusing to elaborate about who will be implicated.

“I can also predict that in Hong Kong and in mainland China, a number of high-ranking officials will be forced to step down.  Some may be thrown behind bars, or even pass away.”

Many Chinese take such predictions seriously and adjust their lives accordingly.  Feng shui, the ancient study of the forces of chi, or life energy, is a daily part of life in the Chinese world.

One of Hong Kong’s largest brokerages, CLSA, releases a Feng Shui Index every year, offering its “tongue-in-cheek” predictions for global markets and world affairs.

Lest anyone take it seriously, CLSA admits that feng shui’s “original purpose was to locate auspicious burial spots, not call the twists and turns of the equity markets or individual sectors.”

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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2012, 01:27:53 AM »
But it has a stab anyway, even if some of its predictions are less than audacious.  For example, it says the stars point to a “job opening” for Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the man everyone expects to become China’s next ruler after the 18th Congress in October or November.

As for US politics, the soothsayers are more cautious.  When asked who will win the US elections, So refuses to make a prediction without precise information about the dates and times of the candidates’ births.

“Sometimes luck depends on the country itself, rather than an individual president,” he says enigmatically.

“For the US, they are starting to have luck on their side again, so it is going to be a good year no matter who’s elected.”

The five Chinese elements are wood, fire, earth, metal and water, and 2012 is tipped to be big on water. This could mean riches and abundance, but it could also spell disaster.

Well-known Hong Kong astrologer Alion Yeo says we should brace for storms and floods. “Expect to see a lot of flooding in areas like Thailand and southeast China,” he says.

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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2012, 01:31:15 AM »
So sees similar portents, but with an earthy twist.

“Indonesia, Pakistan, India and places in China like Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are particularly disaster-prone.  They are likely to experience frequent earthquakes,” he says.

While the ancient Chinese were developing their systems of astrology and geomancy, people across the Pacific were finding other ways to predict the future.

The Mayans of modern-day South America purportedly had a calendar that showed the world would come to an end on December 21, 2012.

Like the historians who rubbish such interpretations of Mayan belief, So says there is no need to fear the end is nigh.

“Doomsday is just a bunch of make-believe,” he says.

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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2012, 01:52:46 PM »
Happy Chinese New Year....., to all. Why do Chinese has a different NEW Year?

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« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2012, 03:30:24 PM »
Lahi man gud ang porma sa ilang mata...



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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2012, 02:36:48 PM »


thus, have your chinese new year feast here...


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« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2012, 02:41:25 PM »


thus, have your chinese new year feast here...


hahaha! o man...

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Re: Happy (Chinese) New Year, TB Dragons!
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2012, 02:42:50 PM »
Gong Xi Fa Choy ! neegah, isles, wo bu shir Zhongguoren, wo zhao Filipinguoren da shir...:)



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« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2012, 02:48:18 PM »
Happy Chinese New Year....., to all. Why do Chinese has a different NEW Year?

Sir Daray,

They use a different calendar system, that is why their new year is a bit late compared to the western-new year standard. According to Ancient Chinese calendar, the new year starts with the first month, Lichun. Mas tigulang pa man ang Chinese calendar system sa west. I think that the Imperial Shang Dynasty (14th century B.C) instituted this ancient calendar system. It has been used by the Chinese ever since.

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« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2012, 03:50:42 PM »


this is very beautiful.  i'll ask my banana republic to print this so i can hang this on the wall beside my clothes cabinet.  thanks, lorenz.  (a printout will do.  the real thing must be expensive, plus, i don't really know where to get it.)

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« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2012, 04:01:35 PM »
hehehe! maka hinumdum pod ko sa ahong lola. kadto si lola, mo celebrate gajud to sija og chinese new year kai during new year mo kuan gajud to sija, mo clean out all the unwanted things in the house. your thread made me think of her, even made me cry.  :)

during chinese new year, mo hatag to sija nako og 20 pesos (all in 1 piso coins). It may not be a lot to us now, but to the eyes of a 4 year old little boy, it was a lot of money back then. Afterwards, my cousins and i would run to the merkado in valencia and buy ice water og ding dong. When we returned back to lola's house mo ingon to siya namo, "Ayaw hutda inyong kwarta ha, dili maayo og mo utang utang mo!"

hehehe! oh, lola nating...

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« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2012, 04:02:19 PM »
this is very beautiful.  i'll ask my banana republic to print this so i can hang this on the wall beside my clothes cabinet.  thanks, lorenz.  (a printout will do.  the real thing must be expensive, plus, i don't really know where to get it.)

you're welcome, isles! wishing you and your entire family a very prosperous new year!!

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