Chinese New Year

suzzy wrote:when is it next again and what is the next animal goingto be

Year of the Ox will fall on 2009-01-26.

thtl wrote:

Year of the Ox will fall on 2009-01-26.

Oh no.. it is my year... I am turning OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bleh:

thtl wrote:Year of the Ox will fall on 2009-01-26.

Oh, you mean the Year of the Shaq. :beaten: :hehe:

thtl wrote:

'Hotpot' ('huo guo' ‰Î锅 in Chinese) is roughly equivalent to 'Nabe'.
'Steamboat' ('sha guo' 唰锅 in Chinese) is roughly equivalent to 'Shabu Shabu'.

Happy new year to everyone... after having eating hotpot for the last 2 days.. im done.

krim wrote:im done.

So's Mitt Romney. :beaten:

never heard of 'm.

Yay it's my year this year ^___^ I am a rat... I can never remember the order of the Chinese New Year bar the first 2 animals... as I know the rat cheated by riding on the back of the Ox so it's Rat, Ox and then err... then I get stuck haha!

ScrappedShinigami wrote:Yay it's my year this year ^___^ I am a rat... I can never remember the order of the Chinese New Year bar the first 2 animals... as I know the rat cheated by riding on the back of the Ox so it's Rat, Ox and then err... then I get stuck haha!

the order of the 12 animals
Rat
Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig

ScrappedShinigami wrote:Yay it's my year this year ^___^

Mine too.

chokakoi wrote:

Oh no.. it is my year... I am turning OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bleh:

Chokakoi, '84? :P If it's so, then you're born the same year as me! :bonk:

Was out the whole day visiting relatives. Collected a lot of red packets too. ^^"

Fuwari wrote:

Chokakoi, '84? :P If it's so, then you're born the same year as me! :bonk:

Was out the whole day visiting relatives. Collected a lot of red packets too. ^^"

no... i am 85... i mean next yr is my year... turing old...LoL
red packets shrinking every year.... sad...... hahaha

Oh. :banghead: I forgot that it's the LUNAR calendar as well. Darn.

Well, I never really kept count. The red packets that come are constant, the variable in this case is the amount of money inside. The red notes are disappearing. I find more purple ones. :( :beaten:

thtl wrote:

Year of the Ox will fall on 2009-01-26.

I am an OX. Hopefully it will be a good year for me then. :fingerscrossed:

chokakoi wrote:Oh no.. it is my year... I am turning OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bleh:

Oh yeah, 22/23 years old... Ready for retirement. :crazy: :hehe:

Eve wrote:

I am an OX. Hopefully it will be a good year for me then. :fingerscrossed:

O! I think I'm most compatible with the Ox. >>high fives<<

Mind you, I find zodiacs of any nature problematic and dangerous, but for believers or trivia purposes, here's info on the Rat (since it's the year of the rat :victory:)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_%28zodiac%29

Eve wrote:

I am an OX. Hopefully it will be a good year for me then. :fingerscrossed:

Actually if your sign matches that of the year (e.g. an Ox in the year of the Ox) you'll need to prepare yourself for a bumpy ride during the year.

Wynter wrote:

O! I think I'm most compatible with the Ox. >>high fives<<

Mind you, I find zodiacs of any nature problematic and dangerous, but for believers or trivia purposes, here's info on the Rat (since it's the year of the rat :victory:)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_%28zodiac%29

Numerology isn't an exact science. The Chinese, however, can use the date of birth (down to the hour) to calculate a person's fortunes (and I don't just mean riches) and it can be surprising accurate.

-__-" That means I'm in for a rough ride this year. -.-"

I hope I don't get 'eaten' by some 'snake' or 'tiger' or something. :hehe:

thtl wrote:

Numerology isn't an exact science. The Chinese, however, can use the date of birth (down to the hour) to calculate a person's fortunes (and I don't just mean riches) and it can be surprising accurate.

Yes, it can. But I still believe human beings are a lot more complicated.

Wynter wrote:But I still believe human beings are a lot more complicated.

Well, some are.