Posted on September 4, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
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Next Monday (Sept 7) will be 白露 (Bai-lu), which technically means we will be seeing dew forming in the early morning as we enter Autumn.
After the 处暑 (Chu-shu, Aug 23) heat hitting close to the Earth surface, this heat will be penetrating the surface and descending further after 秋分 (Qiu-fen, [...]
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Posted on August 30, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
image from pitchfork.com
There is immediate affinity with Michael Jackson for those of us who have grown with him through the same time-space. (re space-time, read posting Walking with Empress Cixi (象) ).
Personally I like mostly his pre-Thriller numbers like:
Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough,
Off The Wall
Beat It,
Billie Jeans
One has to respect his ability to connect with [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear friends,
In posting Health Pointers in Ji-Chou Year (2009) I listed out the key cosmic forces that will affect our well being.
Specifically :
……….己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) is governed by the main cosmic force of
Lesser Earth (dampness), accompanied by
Damp Earth + Cold Water as two additional major sub-forces.
And that for the 4th Major Qi Period [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
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Remember 5.12 ?
That was the day when hell arrived on Earth in Western China, with 汶川 (Wen chuan) being the worst hit. It is still a ghost town one year later. Our prayer to all those who perished and suffered.
How about Kung Yu-sum ? Who’s that you may ask.
Last [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
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Some of you may be lucky enough to have used an old radio before.
Unlike the digital tuning, tuning into a particular radio station is done manually by turning the tuning nob.
Typically there are 2 tuning nobs :
Rough-tuner : allows one to search over the spectrum quickly to detect various stations available,
Fine-tuner : allows one [...]
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Posted on February 23, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
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As discussed before, we are all subjected to the influence of Cosmic Forces, and therefore our well being.
Our immediate environment changes according to the rhythm of the 24 Jie-Qi as per posting Rhythm of Great Mother Earth (24 节气).
In addition, the annual basic rhythmic 24 Jie-Qi’s are also subjected to the broader cosmic forces in [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
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We talked about Cosmic Forces in past postings.
As per posting 己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) : 2009, Year of Ox :
……….己丑年 (Ji Chou Year) is governed by the main cosmic force of
Lesser Earth (dampness), accompanied by
Damp Earth + Cold Water as two additional major sub-forces.
As a result, it will create an umbrella environment [...]
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Posted on February 15, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
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In 3 days’ time, i.e. Feb 18, 2009, it will be 雨水 (“Yu Shui”), the 2nd 节气 (“Jie-Qi”) of 己丑年 (“Ji Chou” year).
Around 雨水 (“Yu Shui”) in the Northern hemisphere, Yang-Qi has just risen to the ground level, meeting the cold air just above it , producing mist and rain. It is [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
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pj asked why her/his 2nd Lunar-Month leap-Month birthday seems to occur so rarely that she/he is getting impatient. Here’s a similar reply to pj earlier, thought it might be interesting to others too.
As per posting The 5 Cows in the Years of Ox, me which one ?, the Chinese calendar year [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by xiaoyao2
Dear Friends,
image from : edu.ocac.gov.tw / www.newsgd.com
Today is 元月十五, i.e. 15th Day of the 1st Lunar Month.
Night is call 宵 (“xiao”) in Chinese. So 元宵 refers to the night of 15th Day of the 1st Lunar Month.
What’s so special about 元宵 that it became a highly celebrated 元宵節 ?
Well for one, it is the [...]
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