Individual Eleven - The World's Cyberbrain » Chinese New Year http://www.individualeleven.net Tech and gadgetry for free thinking individuals. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!! Happy Chinese New Year http://www.individualeleven.net/2010/02/kung-hei-fat-choi-happy-chinese-new-year/ http://www.individualeleven.net/2010/02/kung-hei-fat-choi-happy-chinese-new-year/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:17:15 +0000 Moto http://www.individualeleven.net/?p=1123 Since its 2am, I can officially say its Chinese New Year (which also just happens to fall on Valentine’s Day for 2010). Personally, I think Chinese New Year is a more special occasion than Valentine’s Day; the commercialism for days like V Day and Christmas does go a bit too far sometimes.

Anyway, this year is the year of the Tiger, for people born on the following:

  • 1902
  • 1914
  • 1926
  • 1938
  • 1950
  • 1962
  • 1974
  • 1986
  • 1998

According to the story, the Tiger came 3rd in the race. A small factoid… The number 3 is considered a lucky number in Chinese beliefs; 3 in Chinese also sounds like the word “life or alive”. However, the number 4 is considered unlucky as the same pronounciation for this also means “death”. Maybe 2010 is your lucky year! Don’t forget to give someone you love a Red Envelope of money.

May 2010 bring you good fortune and prosperity!

*RAWR*

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]]> http://www.individualeleven.net/2010/02/kung-hei-fat-choi-happy-chinese-new-year/feed/ 1 Gung Hei Fat Choi! http://www.individualeleven.net/2009/01/gung-hei-fat-choi/ http://www.individualeleven.net/2009/01/gung-hei-fat-choi/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:46:00 +0000 Moto http://www.individualeleven.net/?p=236 Chinese New Year actually started yesterday, so I am not too late in this post.

I will be in London today to attend the HMRC London Girl Geek Dinner. But I will be popping into China Town first to get some supplies (mainly Pocky). It should look quite festive, I may be able to take some snaps with my phone to post on here.

It’s the year of the Ox. For people that follow the Chinese zodiac, thats for people born in:

1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997.

If you are curious, I am the Year of the Goat. Baa.

Chinatown - Leicester Square, London

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