Happy New “Western” Year 2010 everybody. Thanks to the Japan Probe blog, I remembered that in Japan, it will be the start of the Year of the Tiger. Most of Asia will not welcome the Year of the Tiger until February 14th, 2010. For Nezumis (Japanese for Rat/Mouse) such as myself, the Year of the Tiger is supposed to be a good year.
Below is the changing of the guard from the Ox to the Tiger. Enjoy!
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Tet is only 7 hours away. Saigon is very quiet today, hardly any traffic on the streets today. This is the best time of the year to live in Saigon, the only time the city is actually quiet 
I never made it to Big C this morning to buy some groceries. Most of the stores closed at 12 noon. They will not reopen until Saturday. I will have to head to Pham Ngu Lao if I need to buy anything to eat the next couple of days. This is also the time of the year where many of the street food vendors make extra money due to the closed restaurants and cafes.
As of now, I will be unable to head out tonight. I still have too much work to do. If I remember, I will head to my terrace just before midnight to check out the fireworks. Then I will head back down to continue configuring an ERP and DMS on my computer. The joys of IT
Tomorrow it will be the Year of the Nezumi (Rat), the namesake for my blog and my Animal Sign.
Chuc mung nam moi!!! I wish everyone luck in the upcoming Year of the Nezumi…
(Happy Year of the Nezumi (Rat)!)
Quan Am (Kannon in Japanese), is known as the Goddess of Mercy. She is also the protector of my animal sign, Nezumi (Mouse/Rat in Japanese). I have a shrine in my house dedicated to Quan Am who I pray to every morning and evening. Quan Am is a very important figure in Vietnam and my mother’s homeland, Japan.
(Quan Am the Goddess of Mercy)
(A decal of Quan Am on my motorbike)
(Quan Am protects my motorbike)
To learn more about Quan Am, visit this URL: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kannon.shtml
Rat Overview
Things are looking up for the Rat, as the Pig is a lot friendlier toward you than the Dog. You have a tremendous advantage of quickness over the Pig, so you can create lots of opportunities for yourself this year.
As with last year, however, ruling Fire puts you at a disadvantage as Fire and Water (your fixed element) spell disaster in Chinese. You can be a big winner this year if you realize that you may be your own worst enemy and do your best to avoid recklessness.
Rat Rating
65% (9 favorable, 1 neutral and 2 unfavorable months)
Rat Career
Work life should proceed relatively smoothly. Merchants, bankers and salespeople could have a banner year.
Rat Relationships
Typically, the Rat is not a particularly sensual lover. There is passion, however, and it is likely to be stimulated this year by a new love interest.
Rat Health
The Pig means the Rat no harm, but there nevertheless are several unlucky stars influencing the Rat this year. They are most likely to affect the area of health. Don’t be surprised if you become sick or feel run-down on more than one occasion. Give yourself a fighting chance by monitoring your health closely and eating a healthy diet.
Rat Wealth
Rats who work for commission or for themselves could make significant sums of money. The Pig smiles on honest commerce.
Source: http://chinese.astrology.com/year/rat.html
First quarter
The present astral configuration is by itself neither positive nor negative for your love affairs. It simply implies that you’ll reap the results of your recent decisions: and for those natives of the sign who made good choices, difficulties and disappointments if you took a bad direction. Thanks to this configuration, some single natives can make a very important encounter that may provoke a drastic upheaval in their habitual ways of life.
Second quarter
Jealousy in your sentimental sky! This will be nothing really sensational since, as a good native of this sign, you’re naturally exclusive and possessive. However, don’t go too far! Know that ‘jealousy is the worst of evils and the one that causes the least sympathy to the person who provokes it’ (La Rochefoucauld). Be vigilant if you want to keep your beloved one; shower them with thoughtfulness and, above all, don’t get angry, otherwise you may disrupt the very ties that you unquestionably want to preserve.
Third quarter
Particularly favorable period as far as your affairs of the heart are concerned. The Dao Hoa, in conjunction with the star Moc Duc and the element Wood, will prove to be the guarantor of great amorous happiness. Long-time couples will experience a new impetus of tender passion. Other natives of the sign, swept away by intense, deep, passionate sentiments, will form happy and beneficial projects for the future, projects that will very likely be crowned with a marriage.
Fourth quarter
Whether you’re married or single, you’ll tend during this period to concentrate yourself on your personal preoccupations or activities. Love? If it’s there, so much the better; if it’s not, nevermind, you’ll go without it! But with this aspect of the star Hong Loan, there’ll be strong possibilities for amorous happiness to be present. Numerous single natives of the sign, who will think about everything except for passion, may fall in love at the very moment when they least expect it.
Source: http://chinese.astrology.com/year/ratlove.html
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