Life
The things we see or think
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Life is like a random of things we see everyday. We capture them with our own eyes.
Have you ever been thinking of something then looked at something immediately in your surroundings, in your desk, a magazine, a billboard or someone said something exactly what you were thinking?
Every now and then, I see or hear or think something “maybe that’s a bad sign” or “maybe that must be a good sign” or maybe someone would tell you “better not do or say that because I have bad luck”. Are these of just some incident waiting to happen?
Everyone around here quite seemed to be affected about the Feng Shui placed underneath our desk. I’ve learned it was to shooo away the bad luck. But sometimes, when things like that happen, I start to think that it must be some kind of a coincidence specially when the things start to happen every few days.
And then someone suggests to me of getting a new job somewhere else when several times later, I’m always stuck working at the same company. Odd?
A friend is coming, I must take that opportunity to ask her, “did you just said a year ago about giving me a key-chain”? She sent an email announcing her visit this coming months. Apparently, I thought she’d say the same lines over a year ago but not quite sure if she’d ever come to visit. Perhaps I’ve been contemplating much of my homecoming.
It does make me think though, doesn’t it?
Cherish This Moment
by: Kem
do not think too much.
#1. it cause u gray hairs
#2. kukulubot noo mo niyan
#3. and it could even cause u headache
musta na diya…halika dimsum tayo.
ps.
pssst, type ko yong bw mong pic. u look like an actor
balato ko ha?Hi Ate Beng - mental block siguro. Yung minsan naka tingin ka sa dingding pero malayo iniisip mo? I was actually a bit worried of my stinky cat to be left behind while I’m on a holiday.
We cooked sisig kahapon with 2 friends kaso kulang ng ginger pero ang sarap pala nun eh mga Ilokano yung gumawa? Lika. daming coke in cans dito.
Well, I have a lucky charm from a Japanese shrine. During bad times, it’s useless. During better times, it’s good… So are all other things and incidents I decide to place certain meaning to. I guess we tend to choose to look for signs in order to validate our own actions/decisions. In the end, it’s all about perspectives and what you choose to believe.
The Feng Shui we have underneath our desk are dozen of bottles filled with water & salt - acdg to the feng reader, it should avoid people getting in sick. A month later up until now, 4 of my colleagues has been hospitalized including my Boss whos undergoing surgery this week. I hope it’s not cancer. I think I’ve carelessly kicked one of those bottles many times that it slipped right off the place. Do you think it was my fault?
K, just think of the cool warm breeze of home when you get back to Cantanduanes. Enough to make you feel relax.
sabi nga nila.. don’t sweat the small stuff… in this case, when it’s nothing really affecting your life, don’t think about it too much.
I think one that really affects my life is that I’m working too hard (well for most people like me) and pay the bills and stuff more than my monthly paycheck. It’s getting soooooo insanely expensive around here. SARS was over and the flat rates soars like shit. I’m trying to balance things but it doesn’t help. I thought living alone is so easy. Ayoko lang magkasakit (sakit sa ulo madami) dahil no one’s gonna take care of me, just in case.
My homecoming is not everything “extravagant”. I’ve always wanted it to be low-profile cuz you know how people back in the province think when someone comes home from abroad - I hated that all the time. The purpose of my holiday is basically want to see if Mom’s ok dahil she had her operation last year - sana masaya nga bakasyon. Salamat.
girl, chill. rid of the nega things b4 u go home. relax ok k? hahahah mwah mwah! manila na ko… just so sweet… wla ko ginawa kundi kumain at uminom! hahahaha
Oist pogi binasa mo ako ng laway mo hahaha. Bah ampootah anjan ka na? bilis ah? Enjoy while there - spend time with your familias.
hi tito k … i’m critical when it comes to superstitious beliefs … when i was younger i used to asked for signs in every important details of my life … pero ngayon i just go where life takes me … kasi naman kakaloka pag lahat eh pinag contemplate-tan ko! i’m sure there are subtles signs of what are yet to come, kaya lang sayang ang energy pag lahat yun eh bibigyan ko ng oras … baka no time for me to go have a massage, or mani/ped or wa na tym for hair coloring! hahahaahhaha!
tomorrow we’re off to Austria for our 3-weeks vacation … and i’m super frantic when it comes to flying … just last week i dreamt that i took out my wisdom tooth … di ba sabi nila that means death? if i were the old me i’d right away tell my husband to reconsider our trip to Europe kasi baka bumagsak ang eroplano … kaya lang i’ve so much learned to take things as they come … anyway there could never be anybody who knows what the future holds!
kaya nga take a deep breath na lang ako during the flight! hahahahahahhah!
Tita Gracie, ampootah bat mo sinabi sa akin? Din’t you know na kapag nanaginip ka about ipin, keep it for yourself and talk to a live plant. kaya nga it’s about death, mamatay daw ang taong pinagsabihan mo nyan. *WAG AKO PLS LANG (knockin on da wood)* bwahahaha.
It’s a very common superstitions - at least pag nasabi mo yun sa halaman (wag fake na halaman) mamatay sya in few days - True I think. Well you can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle. Gaya ng pag may tumatahol na aso sayo, kagatin mo ang dulo ng dila mo (na hindi dumugo hehehehe) para iwasan ka ng aso. Try mo!
Lahat ata on vacation mode this coming months. It’s a HOLY month, maybe all these signs are the “signs” that I might have forgotten “somebody up there” to ask for thanksgiving.
Ingats & God Bless.
Oh blah K, I’m like thinking 24/7 but haven’t seen any good out of it..
hehehe Ash, TOO MUCH blogging - our minds get so sore that we think TOO MUCH to write but we couldn’t put them into writing. My blog is TOO MUCH blahs. I think I talk TOO MUCH even on comments.
SUS! i’m sure di ka madededo! masamang damo mataggal mamatay! yan naniniwala ako! bwhahahahaha!
i didnt know about that plant thing … hay naku hayaan mo na … whatever comes comes … the Lord will never forsake us …
by the way about that dog thingie … sus di rin umubra sakin … kinagat pa ako ng aso! LOL!
We’re counting the hours to our vacation! Talk to you soon! I know i’ll be missing a lot from not being able to lurk here … kaya bawi na lang ako after 3 weeks
hahaha Gracie, baliw. They say, believe it or not, when the dog barks at you, means that you either have eaten one. Gwark!
Keep me posted and take a lot of pictures, will you?
i got an officemate who had a jar of water under her desk. because her boss was such a “dementor”. i don’t know if it works. it may be just a mindset. but well, at least you feel like you’re doing something…
*yammering* too stressed
It’s probably the April’s fool thing. Who knows the golden buddha infront of me in this desk can chase away the evil spirit. There are really supernatural phenomenons which influence our lives although part of it aren’t true but why do we always want to read our own horoscopes?
People have been “knocking on wood” to prevent bad luck, a very popular practice and we still blow the bday candles and make a wish. And yes, probably I’m very supertitious. Are you?
Sometimes the small touches in an office like water and salt won’t help the overall feng shui of the building, and of the land around it. Also, astrologically, the day you wrote this was during the time of an eclipse, which tends to be disruptive for a lot of people.
You are right, I wrote this during the time of an eclipse, somewhere in Turkey and other places. Wedidnt witness that around Asia.
But yeah, in our office, we hired a feng shui master before the chinese new yr, visits the bldg, desk, office table-cubicles, merely business related kind of fengshui. We have 3 golden buddha statue (money, long-life & health) I think, 2 golden dragons. fishbowl with coins & water, crystal ball and recently the salt with water in a jar.
I think I have one in my flat too. I don’t know if they are effective but really I do believe in it.
The eclipse period does affect people, whether the effect was visible or not. It creates funny energy on the planet, and we are all connected.
A lot of feng shui masters are great but the overall property and mountains surrounding it have to be right, too. The main test is whether you are comfortable where you are working.
I really believe in the concepts, too—and they have been proven to work in so many cases over many centuries.
I have a friend who used to work and live here and she is now in Melbourne Australia. She is so into FENG SHUI. Her house near Fortress Hill has many feng shui whatnot, like ‘you can’t touch that, you can’t move it’ kind of thing. For a minute it ‘fook me off a bit’. She’s studied feng shui reading in HK Uni and wanted to have a MD. It was probably her who influenced me about home feng shui. Not that I have a luxury house here but since most of the locals does the same thing, living in a small or a big flat, feng shui is always present (of course) .
My opinion is when feng shui gets to people to that extent, when things can’t be touched, then it has not succeeded. Feng shui is mostly practical, and there is a science behind it. I’m always aware of it, but ultimately it is about whether you feel comfortable in your home. Hence, bad condensation usually means bad feng shui—they always coincide.
And I live right here at the 13/F, isn’t that odd? While 13 considered to be the unlucky number, I don’t see anything bad in it really. In ancient healing religions, 13 is a holy number, so holy that it is sometimes hidden. True as it may sound it is, maybe it’s a lucky number for me.
I live and work at a number 13, and I have to say it is mostly lucky. I dislike fours and fives for myself though I am changing my views a bit. I think each person has numbers which work for them numerologically.
Yes, that’s true. And the number 4 is pretty much obvious, well Chinese people avoid using these numbers as it is the same as that of death - a bad luck vibe. Funny tho that 999 is the best numbers that people find very lucky (999.9 jewelry shop, ring a bell?) but if you turn that number upside down it says 666. Scary! 0)
In Korea, the floors go 1, 2, 3, F, 5. I also don’t like nines much, I must confess, but yes, the 999·9 jewellery certainly rings a bell!
One day I’d like to visit the Temple Street to see the fortune teller - haven’t tried that here although the one that I really want try out is to participate in the “Wishing Tree” (not that I have tried it) during the Chinese New Year. People makes a pilgrimage to this spot in the hopes that all your wishes will come true. I think that must be a very exciting tradition. Do you do that over there as well?
’Fraid we don’t keep up the wishing tree tradition but we do New Year. There are a few fortune-telling places and even one where spirits literally write four words in response to your questions. I can find out where that is, if you like.
Creepy, a spirit writes four words? Is that around here in HK? I know those grannies I see under a flyover near Causeway, they light candles, cut paper dolls and repeatedly smack those with a flat hard object.
No Jack, no I’m fine with the Wishing Tree.
I am positive it’s in Hong Kong but possibly on the Kowloon side. From what I hear, you go there, light the incense, and the spirit gets to work and writes stuff in sand. I’ll find out more. One of my father’s friends swears by the spirits, but my feeling is that while they are genuine (I really believe in this stuff), they offer ambiguous answers as they want you to retain your free will.
Now you’re really making me really curious about these “readings”. Is that related with the joysticks? Maybe the Lantau Island’s Big Buddha is the best place for your friend to visit. It is located in the Po Lin Monastery and he’ll surely enjoy the flight of steps if you wish to see the statue up close. Never been there but it should be one of the best for tourist - you can see the striking view of the island and the sea.
I still have to ask Dad but when I do, I’ll let you know. Joysticks rings a bell. And thanks for the tip: I think Doug would enjoy the Big Buddha. I take it you don’t have to catch a boat out there these days since the airport is out that way?
I think by ferry, it’s in Pier #6 if I can remember, to go the island then from there, a bus will take you to the monastery, around 30mins or so. There are few resto around the monastery or you could stay at the top and eat some vegetarian food at monastery itself. Visit this site for other guides.
Thanks, K, I’ve passed that on to Doug. A bit tired today (had to get up early for a breakfast function) so I haven’t done anything non-routine (like asking Dad about that place).
Oh sorry to hear that Jack. It’s the Easter, I don’t know if you’re celebrating it there but here, people use these holiday for “SHOP HUNTING”. Take your break.
Yep, we celebrate Easter and I will be taking it easy, though on Saturday I will be working as usual …
I hope your Easter was ‘fun’ despite of the work you did on Saturday. It’s the Christian thing but nowadays, people celebrate it to symbolize a new beginning of life… in springtime.
I still celebrate it as the resurrection of Christ. I am not be what one would call a traditional Christian, though I do believe people can choose to be saved by Christ. So it is a day of remembering that for me.
Hey, K: I just asked Dad about the spirit-reading. It’s a place called Foo Kay or Foo Gai—I can’t type it in Pinyin. Apparently it’s connected to the spirit of Wong Dai Sin (Huang Chuping for the northerners). He tells me that you hold up a T-shaped stick of some sort and the Spirit writes the letters beneath. No idea if it works if one is illiterate in Chinese though. I guess I will have to try it if I come back to HK.
HAHAHAHA@FOO GAI. Oh shit I heard this word all the time with my colleagues. I don’t know if that’s a bad word or something. HAHAHAH jack, you’re killing me here from laughing!
I think it’s not the same two words!
Well I hope not. In cantonese there are few same words with different meanings. I say my colleagues have probably teached me enough about bad words that I memorized easily but never really use them or I will be in trouble.
I’m still trying to figure out “your” foo gai! I think I might have it—is this to do with prostitutes?
No not the prosti - I think it’s something about being an asshole or a fart? LOL I have no idea, Jack, forgive me.
Don’t worry—I’m sure I’ll figure it out!