CHINESE HOROSCOPE

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and people at my office are somewhat excited about it. We've been talking about tips from feng shui experts on what colors are auspicious for this year, what kinds of fruits and how many of them should we place at the dining table, lucky charms we should give to each other, etc.

For us Filipinos, it has somewhat weaved its way in our culture. Perhaps because most of us have somewhat a bit of Chinese lineage in us. I for one am always faced with answering the question: "Chinese ka ba?" or "May lahi kang Chinese?" (Are you Chinese? Do you have Chinese ancestry?)

Up to now, I still haven't figured it out. I still have to ask my mom. Up to now, I still get surprised whenever asked those questions. I just usually reply: "Bakit? Mukha ba akong Chinese?" (Why? Do I look like Chinese?)

You be the judge. ;)

left pic: with mom and grand aunts

right pic: my maternal grandparents

Well anyway, since we were a bit crazy, er, excited about Chinese New Year, we've been looking up our horoscopes and here is what mine says:

EARTH LAMB Horoscope

Feb 1, 1919 to Feb 19, 1920

Jan 28, 1979 to Feb 15, 1980

Lamb people have good taste and are quite charming and elegant … and rich. You may find them the center of attention at a stylish dinner party, ravishing all with incomparable wit and bon mots. The opposite is also true: they are often quite shy and sometimes prefer complete anonymity, the quiet life at home with a good book, a roaring fire, and the joys of the palate. A creative flame burns in their lives and you may find them before a canvas experimenting with bright bold genius strokes of paint. Sometimes, they tend to be pessimistic and question the meaning of life, wondering "why they dwell among green mountains." They are quite often deeply religious or spiritual and quite passionate about their work and their belief.

Sweet Potato Soup and Cellophane Noodles are among keys to good health.

Earth Lambs are like dancing daffodils, moving with kinetic exuberance and joy. Like all Lambs, these creatures are wonderful to socialize with, you just can't help loving their friendly ways and enthusiasm for living. They make lemonade out of lemons, velvet out of porcupines, and find serendipity everywhere. All their friends and colleagues get caught up with this passion. As you can imagine, they make the best of traveling companions. Earth Lambs are honorable in all their dealings; they roll up their sleeves and do whatever it is that must be done. They know true contentment because they can think of yesterday without regret and tomorrow without fear. Earth Lambs love good books and spend many happy hours seeking treasures in used bookstores. This serious nature also applies to their college years and careers, which they pursue with utmost dedication, hard work, and diligence. At some point in later life, they are rewarded with unexpected financial fortune. What a cozy twosome the Earth Lamb makes with a love partner. Relationships are filled with exquisite warmth, gentleness, and tenderness, with magical threads of sensuality taking them on beautiful carpet rides.

Famous Lamb People: Sir Laurence Olivier, Josephine Bonaparte, Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Toni Morrison, Leonard Nimoy, Pierre Trudeau, Katharine Hepburn, Boris Yeltsin

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