Blogging Melodrama

I asked my buddy, Jeeves, what sign I was born under in the Chinese New Year, and discovered I was born under the sign of the Horse.

The sign of the horse is suppose to have a capacity for amazingly hard work. Horse people are supposed to be their own person, very independent. We are also intelligent and friendly, but have a strong streak of selfishness and a sharp cunning. We are warned against being egotistical. This sign’s success areas say we make good adventurers, scientists, poets and politicians. Basically we are cheerful and popular, impatient, know our way around money and will always wind up a winner.

Wow! I think I might like me, but then again I don’t care for the innuendo of egotistical politician. EEWW! Icky! Don’t want any of that on me. Now that I think about it, I have written in my own name several times in Presidential elections over the years.

Horse people are supposed to be compatible with Tiger and Dog people.

Tiger people are said to be sensitive, emotional and capable of great love. They also have a tendency to get carried away and be stubborn when they think they’re right, to the point of being a hothead or rebel. Tiger people are said to be excellent in four main categories: bosses, explorers, racecar drivers, and matadors. Now this makes me wonder if my second husband, a crusader, was in this category, or if it was my third husband, the lunatic mechanic.

Dog people will never let you down, or so the Zodiac says; because people born under this sign are honest, and faithful. Sad thing is they are only faithful to those they love. They are plagued by constant worry, have a sharp tongue, and tend to be a faultfinder. The suggested fields for dog people suggest they make excellent business people, activists, teachers and secret agents. On second thought my second husband has to be a dog. He has the talent of being able to turn his affection on and off like a light switch. The energy is there or isn’t, it’s that simple. Rather tough for the people around him though. I wasn’t able to explain that to a parakeet that got thrown to the curb when the power was shut off, and I didn’t understand it myself when it happened to me either.



Never associate with a Rat.

Rat people are imaginative, and truly generous to the person they love. Rats are quick-tempered and exceedingly critical; prone to be somewhat of an opportunist. If you are under this sign, you should be happy as a writer, critic, or publicist; definitely in sales.

E-Gads! Here we go again with the second husband. Salesman, entrepreneur and con- artist with light switch emotions.

The Chinese New Year starts with the second New Moon after the winter solstice, occurring between Jan 21 and Feb 19, and is a 12-year cycle; each year is named after a different animal that imparts individual characteristics to its year.

The Chinese New Year is celebrated for 15 days. The 15th day of the New Year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

In the 12-year cycle, each year is named after a different animal that imparts individual characteristics to its year. Beliefs are that the year of a person's birth is the primary cause in shaping that person's character traits, physical and mental attributes and extent of success and happiness throughout his or her lifetime.

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http://www.afk.com/

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www.chinatoday.com/culture/zod...

Your Chinese name and what your name stands for in the Chinese Zodiac.

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As always, please remember this is just for fun; nothing is etched in stone.

According to http://www.afk.com/ ,
The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.
The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.
The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year's Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove" or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations.

Chinese tradition distinguishes the creation of the signs to the Yellow Emperor in 2637 BC; a semi mythical figure in Chinese history, while other legends endorse Buddha (c.563-c.483 BC) with the creation of the 12-animal cycle.

The legend:

Buddha of the sky decided to hold a competition for the animals' places in the zodiac sequence. What would happen is that the first animal that reported to the Buddha would be placed first in the sequence and so on. Originally, the rat and the cat were friends, and agreed that they would wake each other up on the day of the competition so that they would have a head start ahead of the other animals. However, the rat was rather conniving, and decided to sleep in the ear of the ox. The rat knew that the ox was accustomed to waking up early. The next morning, the ox woke up very early, traveled across ponds and charged through valleys and just before they arrived in front of the Buddha, the rat jumped out of the tired ox's ear and gained first place in the sequence. The other animals followed, and you can see that the laziest animal, the pig, won the last spot in the sequence. The reason that there is no cat in the zodiac sequence is because the cat never woke up. This is the reason the cat and rats are enemies to this day.

The Chinese Zodiac does become much more interesting. For instance, the aspect of every other year is either Yin or Yang and is also one of five elements being water, metal, fire, wood and earth. This year, the year of the Monkey, Aspect is Yang and Element is Wood. This combination only happens every 60 years. The Zodiac is also divided 12 times a day, which would make a total of 8640 combinations. (12 animals x 5 elements x 12 months x 12 times of day)

2004 is The Year of the Monkey, which started on Jan 22, 2004, Lunar Year 4702.

Monkey people are intelligent and a very clever wit. Your extraordinary nature and magnetic personality make you always well liked. The Monkey people, however, must guard against being opportunistic and suspicious of other people. This sign promises success in any field you try.


The next Chinese New Year begins on January 21, 2005 and will be the year of the Rooster.

Rooster people are hard workers, shrewd and definite in decision-making. Because they often speak their mind, they tend to seem arrogant to others. Monkey people are dreamers, flashy dressers, and excessive to an extreme. If you are born under this sign you should be happy as a restaurant owner, publicist, soldier or world traveler.

Oh well, only 10 more years to wait for my year again. “Dong Hoy Fat Choy!�

Hope I spelled that right. Happy New Year!

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If anyone knows the correct spelling, please let me know, Thanks.