Gong Xi Fa Chai

Best wishes from both of us!

Feng Shui Prediction

I am not a superstitious person. There is no mumbo-jumbo in my office room nor in my house. My previous boss was quite a believer though, there were many things hanging from the ceiling, mini fountain, etc. etc. in the office.

But since the Chinese New Year is approaching, there's no harm in having a sneak peek of my prediction in the Ox-picious year. Thus, when the Sun paper featured a column written by a Feng Shui master today, I searched for the Snake sign to look into what's in store for me.

Here is the prediction.


"This will be a great time for you in terms of career as your contributions and efforts will be recognised. You will also enjoy promotions and salary increments which means that you might be busier this year. You will need to be careful of your health due to your tight schedule. Be careful of your elders' health and safety as well.

However, be vary of people who might want to tempt you into doing things that are against your conscience. There will also be others who like to spread gossip or talk badly about you this year. Avoid indulging in gossips yourself as you will need to be careful with your words and behaviour.

Many things will be going on behind your back and you might not always have the opportunity to defend yourself. You should be clear in your communications and avoid ambiguity. Pay more attention to your finances this year and it will save you from a lot of trouble in the future."


There you have it. My prediction for this year. In essence:

1) My boss will finaly notice me and evaluate my worth for the company. (Please don't notice me for retrenchment!)

2) I will be busier this year, with more things to do. (Since it has been confirmed that there is NO salary increment)

3) My health will be affected due to my tight schedule. (Wow, thanks a lot, Sherlock.)

4) Pay attention to my parents, my in laws and the elders. (Hmm, excuse me, what about the young ones?)

5) People will be jealous of me and will try their most evil way to get rid of me. (Suddenly, I feel like I'm a main character in some TVB drama/series.)

6)I am incline to beat around the bush and create a lot of confusion. (Eh?? I'm confused already)

7)Pay a lot attention to my finances. (Yup, I agree on this one. Credit card interest is way too high)


Sharing is caring. So, if you happened to be born in the year of 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989 and 2001 the same will happen to you. Maybe not to those in 2001, I doubt they are any 8 years old in the work force or have a credit card already.

):-D

Try to decipher this ):-D

It's a cow with horns laughing loud!

Hahaha......

Btw, the company just announced the performance reward. Some are happy and many are not.

I think it's all depend on the expectation. If you have high expectation, then you will be madly dissapointed.

Is it fair? Distribution of the bonus is skewed towards the senior management, i think. Am I happy? Of course! Because I have never thought of getting a single cent before.

Copy Cow

I sent out a mass email to my colleagues this morning, with the following message and the Cow wallpaper, of course.

Happy 牛(niu) Year, everyone!
Wishing you as healthy as an ox, as strong as a buffalo and as productive as a cow.
Gong Xi Fa Chai!

I sent it out on 9.03am. At 9.21am, a very obvious similar message (with the exact background color, picture, font, signature, etc) came back to me and the rest of the team. It was from Ronn, one of our GM. He wrote:

Happy牛 (niu) Year 2009!
Wishing you and your family a great year of niu as healthy as an ox, as strong as a buffalo and as productive as a cow.
Gong Xi Fa Chai!
Have a safe journey home visiting your love ones. Wishing all the Best of 2009.

What a copy cow. Perhaps he like my design very much.

Shortlisted Images for Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is less than 2 weeks away! Some of the shorlisted images I found on the internet to decorate my post for Chinese New Year. But ultimately discovered this.

I am still a newbie in web design and HTML stuff. Still trying hard to decorate this blog with other things for the CNY, so stay tune.

Bimbadgen Estate

Here's some random shots I have taken at Bimbadgen Estate in Hunter Valley. It's a small winery, but excudes a charming and pleasant atmosphere. It was very unfortunate that all the grapes were harvested and the vines were empty. I would really love to shoot some juicy grapes dangling by its vine.

The winery has a cellar door and an award wining restaurant, and it's open for lunch and private functions only. Imagine having your lunch overlooking the beautiful vineyard while sipping a glass of wine. I was too indulged in my lunch that I have forgotten to take some pictures of the food. If you could afford it, you could charter a helicopter from Sydney to Bimbadgen just for lunch!