One thing I remember quite vividly back when I was in Malaysia is that my house was always decorated with all sorts of dragons and phoenixes mom bought from WOFS and our bedroom changed every year depending on which corner of the house was the direction most favourable to us. One year I had to sleep in the south-west corner of the house facing north and another year in the eastern corner facing south. Bref, you get the idea. For those of you who are not familiar with FengShui , a quick search on the internet gives me this: the way of wind and water, the literal translation of FengShui. Basically, it's a very ancient Taoism belief of Chi, the cosmic energy. This is why Hong Kong businessmen usually invite FengShui gurus to their houses or even offices to help align their furniture in the best way possible to garner as much positive energy and as little negative energy as possible. BaZi , on the other hand, is a Chinese astrological concept that interprets one's ...
Entering a new year used to be ceremonial where family members gather in the living room, with the television blasting out music, counting down to the following year. As I grow, New Year's eve to me has become so repetitive that I see no meaning in celebrating it. (unlike Chinese New Year where we get to receive angpaos 🧧🧧 xDD) "It's just another day right, when you wake up the next morning, sun continues shining and birds continue chirping" , I thought to myself. It is like the 2012 doomsday where we gathered to countdown, feeling so helpless and yet the earth continues to rotate the next day. I am sure many working adults and students have the same thought: while not really celebrating it, we appreciate this day as a public holiday to get a really good rest, preparing for another year of sprinting. --- Slowly, I began understanding the benefits of this 'ritual'. It allows everyone to leave all the negative energy behind and hop into the new year with a b...
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