庚寅年 (Geng-yin Year) : 2010, Year of White Tiger

Dear Friends, image from photos.ibibo.com December 22 is just around the corner. It is 冬至 (“Dong-zhi”, Winter Solstice), one of the most important Chinese Festival. Please refer to posting 冬至 (“Dong Zhi”) – Longest Night in Northern Hemisphere for details on 冬至. Another 7 weeks’ time, it will be 春节, “Chun Jie”, Chinese New Year) [...]

PRC : 60th Birthday (一甲子, “yi jia-zi”)

Dear Friends,    image from shanghaiist.com Today  The People’s Republic of China celebrated its 60th birthday. It is a spectacular, comparing the moment Chairman Mao Zedong declared the birth of the PRC and how far China has come to achieve against the various odds. Some people have tried to explain that “中国” is short-form for ”中华人民共和国 ”, [...]

Natural Cosmetics : How to keep your facial luster

Dear Friends,   image from hairstyle.com ch advised us that she has opened her shop in the posh neighbourhood of Aoyama in Tokyo. Since she is a skin specialist, I guess given the timing of the natural forces of the 5th Major Qi Period (Dryness and Cold), it would appear her timing is impeccable, as [...]

Retreating to Autumn: 白露 (Bai-lu)

Dear Friends,     image from flickr.com/photos 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 [...]

Tail of Summer Heat: 处暑 (Chu Shu)

Dear Friends,    image from biggestmenu.com Didn’t realise that we are more than 2 weeks past 立秋 (“Li Qiu”, Aug 7). 立秋 (Aug 7) this year is kind of interesting because at 12:34:56 hour that day, we have a number line 12:34:56:7,8, (200)9. Sorry for digression. I have addressed the meanning of 立秋 (“Li Qiu”) [...]

4th Major Qi Period (23/7~23/9) of Ji Chou Year (己丑年)

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 [...]

Flu Outbreak : Empire Strikes back (update on 30/4)

Updated on Sept 13, 2009: I have been trying to see what’s the characteristics of H1N1 and how it behaves so far. It appears it thrives better with “dampess with heat”. Current 4th Major Qi Period is dominated with Dampess and heat, in fact these two forces have been operating since Mar 23. By 5th Major Qi [...]

Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara : Have fun at 97

Dear Friends,  image from alexmillier.com   Most people dread about turning 60 (or even just the thought of it). Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara is 97  now; and his working  schedule is on par with a 30 something guy. He is so busy that his calendar is packed until 2012 !  He will be 100 by then [...]

Heart Matters

Dear Friends, image from www.dianeabt.com A friend forwarded me a note on what one should do when experiencing a heart attack alone. Please find attached note below for your reference. For people suffering heart attack, every second counts, especially the 30 minutes before the arrival of the ambulance. There is a handy Chinese acupressure way [...]

Zhu Geliang (“諸葛亮”): The Macro Tuner

Dear Friends, image from www.haifurniture.com 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 [...]