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LILLIAN TOO
FENG SHUI
SINGAPORE
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JANUARY
contents
CHINESE NEW
YEAR SPECIAL
14 TRADITIONS & CULTURAL
BELIEFS
Important rituals and preparations to observe
just before the Chinese New Year so that luck

year.
20 FOOD TABOOS & RITUALS
FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
Find out what to eat and what to avoid if you
want to enjoy a smooth year without obstacles!
24 GOOD DATES FOR
REOPENING YOUR BUSINESS
& FOR TRAVEL
We give you all the good dates for resuming
business operations and going back to work!
28 TAI SUI OF 2017:
GENERAL YANG XIAN
Meet the incoming Tai Sui God of the Year and
discover his personality! Getting him on your
side will give a huge boost to your luck!
HOROSCOPE READINGS
Our awesome feng shui checklist for all 12
animal signs. Concise but accurate readings on
what to expect and which cures you must have
to get through the year.
38 LUCK OF RAT & OX

40 LUCK OF TIGER & RABBIT
41 LUCK OF DRAGON & SNAKE
47 LUCK OF HORSE & SHEEP
FEATURES 52 KIM 59 LUCK OF MONKEY & ROOSTER
77 LUCK OF DOG & BOAR
10 FENG SHUI EXTRAVAGANZA KARDASHIAN
2017 KUALA LUMPUR & KANYE
We cover Lillian Toos sold-out event at Istana
Hotel, where she explains the real secret to the
WEST:
MYSTERIOUS
LIFE & LIVING
successful use of feng shui.
CURSE OR JUST BAD 37 THE MAGIC OF
30 ROOSTER WOMEN ARE FENG SHUI? GURU RINPOCHE
Guru Rinpoche is the ultimate Patriarch!
LADIES OF SUBSTANCE Hanni Lim analyses the feng shui of reality stars
Invite him into your home to safeguard the
Rooster ladies have the luck to become Queens Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and discovers
luck of all fathers and grandfathers this year.
and high Ladies! We honour six accomplished what is causing their recent spate of bad luck!
Rooster ladies of our times and their amazing Time to move out of this house Kim and Kanye! 48 LIFE WITH LILLIAN:
accomplishments! AT THE SUMMIT OF
56 THINKIN BIRKIN!
42 FELICIT Y JONES: Dato Kee Hua Chee has an insightful chat with PARTPING HILLS
ROGUE WARRIOR Dato Sri Rozita Ramelan, Malaysias distributor of Lillian Too shares photos and anecdotes of
Meet the gorgeous British lass who plays the Hermes Birkin handbags and the owner of Pappa her blissful sojourn up the Himlayan Hills of
heroine in Star Wars latest instalment. She is the Rich chain of restaurants. Partping, Nepal
daughter of the man who created the Death Star.
JANUARY
contents
On the Cover
In this issue we feature all
our RED remedies, powerful
antidotes for dealing with

that will dominate the Rooster
50 LIFE WITH LILLIAN: Year! These are the must
have cures that will ensure
AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL your family stays protected
PIANO MUSIC WITH MAESTRO from the harmful energies of
JEAN MULLER natural disasters, litigation
An amazing recital by internationally renowned and family feuds. Display them
classical pianist Professor Jean Muller of in your home before the New
Year begins and enjoy a more
Luxembourg.
peaceful and fruitful year!
60 PROMISES & RESOLUTIONS
Dato Halimah Mohd Said gives special tips on
making New Year Resolutions and keeping them.
64 THE VATICAN REVISITED PUBLISHER
Helen Oon travels to Rome and admires the sacred WOFS.com Sdn Bhd
architecture, facades and murals that adorn the walls
and halls of the Vatican. PUBLISHING DIRECTOR
70

Lillian Too
Phillip Lim explains the delicate points of interpreting the combination
of good and bad stars in ones paht chee chart. EDITORIAL
74 THE HEALING POWER OF FORGIVENESS EDITOR IN CHIEF Jennifer Too
Life coach Shahreen Kamaluddin gives practical techniques on MANAGING EDITOR Hanni Lim
generating forgiveness when youve been wronged by loved ones.
DESIGN DIRECTOR Chris Yeo
78 WHEN RENOVATING AN OFFICE RESEARCH EDITOR Stanley Ng
Chris Yeo gives expert advice on making design decisions of colour and ROVING EDITOR Phillip Lim

84 OUT WITH THE BAD & IN WITH THE NEW ART
Lulu Lee talks about decluttering her space and getting rid of junk
ART DESIGN MANAGER Andrew Yep
piled up from years of hoarding.
ASSISTANT DESIGN MANAGER Jeannie Yue
85 2017 LUCKY HANGINGS SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Calvin Liew, Yew Siau Hooi
Amulet talismans that bring awesome good fortune this year.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Koh Soo Yee
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88 FLYING STAR UPDATES FOR JANUARY INTERNET MANAGER Kenji Chan
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90 SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL DAYS FOR
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Letter from the Editor
We try to make it as simple as possible so that even
the most casual of feng shui practitioners can easily
apply the recommendations we make based on a
living skill that is thousands of years old and which
continues to be so relevant in this day and age.
Lillian Toos recent Feng Shui Extravaganzas were

an absolute blast, first with Singapore then in Kuala
Lumpur. The crowd was made up of friends, fans
and followers from all over the world, adding a lovely
cosmopolitan flavor to the crowd energy, which
was wonderfully alive and vibrant. Lillian shared so
much precious advice and knowledge not available
anywhere else. We feature some of this within, but
for those who missed the Extravaganzas, you can
access the full seminars online via www.wofs.com.
Meanwhile, as you enter the Rooster Year, we bring

you features on some of the worlds most prominent
Rooster Ladies. The Rooster transforms into the
celestial Phoenix under the right circumstances, a
bird full of regal majesty and splendor, and these
W
ladies epitomize all that is imperial in their birth sign.
elcome to our Chinese New Year issue! Ivanka Trump is looking very much like the new queen of
This year, the Lunar New Year comes early Washington and the US, Kate Middleton a future queen
on 28th January, which means we have of England is also Rooster-born, while Natalie Portman
the precious Lap Chun, the essence of who plays Jackie Kennedy could well bag an Oscar for her
Springtime growth energy which we have incredible First Lady role and thus becoming the years
not had for the past couple of years. The Chinese believe Queen of Moviedom. Cate Blanchett and Helen Mirren
the presence of the Lap Chun is always a good indication who both won huge accolades for playing Queens are also
so this, together with other promising indications observed Roosters, as is the new Royal girlfriend, Meghan Markle,
in 2017s forecasting charts suggest the current year of the who seems to have truly captured Prince Harrys heart. Their
Fire Rooster promises much, and especially in terms of stories make for insightful reading, especially when you
wealth luck. look at the way their Paht Chee luck pillars bring them so
much luck. All 1981-born Roosters can expect something
This issue is our Chinese New Year Special, in which we especially special coming their way.
feature a ton of invaluable information to ensure everyone
reading our magazine will be well prepared to receive We also had the 4th International Festival of Classical
all the good fortune coming our way. Some of the good Music organized by The Chopin Society of Malaysia in
fortune is dependent on your animal sign, others on your December. Spearheaded by its visionary Musical Director
home orientations, especially the compass location of your Professor Snezhana Panovska, amongst the weeks
most-used rooms. schedule of master classes, workshops and concerts was a
world-class recital featuring Jean Muller
The great thing about feng shui something from Luxembourg, a music maestro
we have stressed and built on over the years playing the best of Chopin
- is that whatever our animal sign and and Mozart. It is truly
whatever orientation our rooms and wonderful work that the
our home direction may be, there Chopin Society is doing to
is always a way to manipulate and provide opportunities for our
strengthen the good fortune essence talented young musicians. In
flying into any home by using powerful feng shui, there is nothing quite
talismanic cures and placements that like music to awaken the soul and
blend harmoniously with the energy of to bring wonderful vibrations into
the animal sign and the home. any space.
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VATICAN CITY
Holy City with amazing architecture.
Elsewhere, we take a look at the recent spate of bad

THE STAR OF ROGUE ONE
luck Kim and Kanye West have been through. Big things coming for Felicity Jones.
Hanni Lim investigates and discovers some terribly
bad feng shui features afflicting their main home in
Los Angeles. Readers can learn what to avoid when it comes as they also had Khenpo Delek Rinpoche travel with them,
to investing in a home. and he took them to the sacred forests of Partping where
views of the entire valley of the Himalayas are breathtaking.
Our Paht Chee feature by Phillip Lim looks at combining Lillian shares the experience with readers.
good and bad stars, and we also study the chart of
Hollywoods latest it girl Felicity Jones, who recently starred And as we enter the new year, Shahreen Kamaluddin
as rebel fighter Jyn Erso in the new Star Wars film, Rogue talks about how powerfully lifting the act of forgiveness
One. She has just entered a marvelous ten year Luck Pillar, is, while Dato Halimah Mohd Said takes a serious look
which indicates more big roles coming her way! at making New Year resolutions. Id also like to introduce
our newest columnist Lulu Lee - she is your benchmark
Dato Kee Hua Chee interviews Dato Sri Rozita Ramelan modern practitioner of relaxed feng shui, a believer and
for our personality piece, a dynamic business lady who skeptic at the same time. Hailing from traditional but
owns Kabinet Prive Salon, which carries exclusive Hermes English-speaking Chinese roots, feng shui is something that
Birkins off the shelf; these come with exclusive price tags so has always been part of her daily life and consciousness, but
our feature come with her views on selling to the super-rich; perhaps not a huge part. We find her musings on being a
she also owns the Pappa Rich chain of restaurants, which reluctant practitioner interesting indeed and have roped her
offer yummy local fare at down-to-earth prices! in to lend her voice to our broad-based feng shui magazine.
Our travel feature has Helen Oon taking us to Vatican City, As we enter New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai. We wish you a
a feast for the eyes and also for the spirit. The architecture is wonderful and lucky Year of the Fire Rooster. May your
unbelievable, and for Catholics, a visit to the Vatican City life be smooth, your health wonderful and may all your
is a pilgrimage a once in a lifetime journey to the center wishes come true!
of their faith. On this side of the world, Lillian Too takes a
group to Katmandu, Nepal, who were especially fortunate,
Jen n ifer Too
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FENG SHUI EXTRAVAGANZA 2017 Kuala Lumpur
THE REAL For 2017, Lillian Toos

Feng Shui Extravaganza
Kuala Lumpur was held
SECRET TO in December before

Christmas, as Chinese
SUCCESSFUL
New Year this year comes
early - 28th January.
Holding the Extravaganza
USE OF Updates in December allows

everyone plenty of time to
get prepared and being
FENG SHUI prepared for anything is

the secret of success in
everything you do!
Hanni, Mr Too, Lillian,
Jennifer and Connie
Lillian and Jennifer with

long-time fans of feng shui.
T
he other exciting thing about Chinese New for the first time, while others having been ardent followers
Year coming early this year is that there will for well over 15 years. Lillian was quite overwhelmed by
be a Lap Chun, something the past couple the support from both the people from her own hometown
of years have been missing. Feb 4th, the Day here in KL, as well as students and followers from all
of Spring, falls well within the coming Fire over the world, with a particularly large number this year
Rooster Year, which, says Lillian, means it is the start coming from Russia and the Philippines. Lillian opened
of something good coming! The Lap Chun brings fresh the event by explaining the real reason why she was still
starts and exciting new opportunities, with a big spurt presenting these Feng Shui Extravaganzas, as well as
of growth energy. While the past few years have featured writing new books every year for so many years.
unbalanced charts, this years Paht Chee whose distinct It gives me a great deal of happiness to know I make
feature is the presence of all five elements, bodes very well a small difference in your lives, she told her audience.
indeed for the new year. The Victory Star in the center I derive so much happiness and satisfaction. What is
of 2017s Feng Shui chart also accentuates the energy of important is that life is meaningful.
change, because more than bringing the energy of Victory, And there is nothing more meaningful than being
it also marks a big change from the black year we have able to share her knowledge on this living skill, which has
all just experienced. This year luck is dominated by the personally helped her and her family, first in her career and
white star of victory #1. later on in business, and most of all, in her relationships
The energy that made up this years KL event certainly and the health and harmony of her family and loved ones.
reflected these optimistic feelings. The crowd was very Says Lillian, Feng shui is not about superstition. It
upbeat and consisted new faces and old, some attending is about harnessing energy correctly. And her major tip
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Jennifer with our Ukrainian
WOFS business partner
Anzhelika Sorokina.
Lillian with friends and

fans from Penang and
other parts of the world!
Lillian and Jennifer with

classical pianist Professor
Danica Stojanova, Professor
Snezhana Panovska and her
Feng shui is not about

husband Milan Panovska.
superstition. It is about
harnessing energy correctly.
Lillians friends came to listen
to whats in store for the year.
Hanni with students from around

the globe: Tiya (Dubai), Nancy
Lucky prize winners who took
(Latin America), Faina (Russia),
home some auspicious gifts.
Caroline and Ollay (Phillipines).
this year was the magic ingredient be spiritual in your
approach, not holier than every else but being kind and SPIRITUAL FENG SHUI IS
compassionate to others and to yourself. When your
motivation is correct, then incorporating spirituality
WHAT MAKES SYMBOLIC
in your feng shui, that is when you find your feng shui FENG SHUI SO EFFECTIVE
really working for you. That is when the results can be so
phenomenal it is almost like performing magic. Spiritual KEEPING THE BALANCE
feng shui, she says, is what makes symbolic feng shui so Lillian also shared another of her long-held beliefs.
effective. Heres the secret, she said. It is perfectly fine to want
When the symbolic cures and enhancers you invite everything. The idea is to keep the balance. While there
into your home are of good quality, when they are well are always choices and trade-offs to make, it is perfectly
made and imbued with good energy, that is when the possible to want a little bit of everything. It is sorting
changes they bring to your space and into your life can be out your priorities, then activating for exactly what you
astounding indeed. But she was also quick to clarify that want. The best thing about Lillians Extravaganzas is
There are no results without hard work. Next year will that she is an absolute master at explaining exactly what
be a very competitive year, and it will be those with the to do. She teaches in the best possible way because she
determination and the resolve to work for their success makes her audience understand what it is they are doing,
that will ultimately prevail. It is the ability to keep on rather than just giving cryptic and vague instructions.
putting in the work when others have quit that can capture Everyone attending the Extravaganza left that day feeling
some quite exceptional triumphs in 2017. So endurance confident and strong. This is what Lillian always strives to
and determination should be key traits for those wanting do impart some of her own strength into the spirituality
success. of the room and the space, that is what she did that
Sunday! This is why it is really worthwhile attending the
COMPETITIVE ANIMAL SIGNS Extravaganza, or the next best thing, buy a streaming video
of her Extravaganza!
%SBHPOt.POLFZt3BUt3PPTUFS When you appreciate the concepts behind her advice,
These animal signs are naturally competitive, it becomes easy and fun to implement and update your
and those born under these signs will find their feng shui. Best of all is when you see instant results. Says
personalities jiving with the energies of 2017 very a good friend of ours who has been faithfully keeping
well indeed. The Dragon especially carries a special this once-a-year date with Lillian year after year, Im not
importance, and everyone would do well to borrow trying to be flattering, but her feng shui really works. We
the energy of the Dragon. Display a Dragon in your have been following Lillian, and doing exactly what she
living space. Says Lillian, The Dragon is always an tells us, and the results have been just incredible. Our luck
auspicious symbol in feng shui. But in this coming and our lives have never been better than since meeting
year it is the MOST auspicious and the her. For this I want to thank Lillian from the bottom of
most important. The Dragon is the our hearts.
ultimate Yang to the
Phoenixs Yin. And
with the Dragon, If you didnt get to attend Lillians Feng Shui
t h i s y e a r s F i r e Extravaganzas, or if you would like to clarify and watch
Rooster transforms into through once more, her events are now available for
the celestial Phoenix. sale online via video live streaming at www.wofs.com
via the Lillian Too Mandala.
Elephant Brooch
The Elephant is a strong symbol of power and authority
in feng shui. Wear the energy of victory
and stride ahead effortlessly this year.
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Year of the Fire Rooster
TRADITIONS
& CULTURAL
BELIEFS
Preparing for the New Year is something the
Chinese take very seriously. There are many
rituals that must be done to ensure that the
family & household enjoy good fortune through
the year. Most important are traditions relating to
safeguarding health wealth and happiness
Home Repairs
As early as two months before the
New Year, families start on repairs
required for their home. Leaking Clearing Clutter
toilets, broken pipes, cracked faucets, Every nook and cranny
roofs and ceilings must be attended should be completely swept
to. Leaking water of any kind must be and cleaned to remove
attended to as this always signifies loss stale energy of the past
of wealth and reduction of income. It year. This is a good time to
also indicates unexpected expenditure throw away old magazines,
that can cause financial stress to the newspapers, unnecessary
household, so do look out for this. containers, plastic bags
and other items that are
New Paint no longer of use to you.
Dirty walls and peeling paint turn Getting rid of excess clutter
good fortune away, so it is always symbolically throws away
advisable to give your home a fresh all bad luck!
coat of paint as often as is required, but
best done in time for New Year. This Bed Renewal
ensures that good luck continuously Sleeping on a damaged
visits your home. or broken bed usually
brings health problems
New Furniture as well as obstacles and
Shop for at least ONE piece of new obstructions into your
furniture to refresh the energy of life. If the bed frame is
your living room. This can be a side cracked or damaged, it
table, a small pouffe, a new sofa set can indicate a rift in your
anything that will add new energy relationships. This is also not
into the room. It can also be a new good for husband and wife
decorative piece, a feng shui enhancing relationships. It is vital to check
object or a painting this addition of your bed before the New Year.
something NEW is symbolic of the And dont forget it is excellent
familys luck expanding and growing to sleep on new bed sheets and
with each passing year. pillow cases for the New Year!
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER
Tai kat Tai ley
The golden pear and orange are bringers of good fortune

and career expansion. Place them in sectors where the
Big or Small Auspicious Stars are located.
NEW Clothes
Inspect the contents
of cupboards. Dispose
damaged or thread worn
undergarments, shirts and
pants. Do consider giving
away clothes you no longer
want or have not worn for
several years. Taking stock
of your cupboard symbolizes
removing old and tired
energies from your life and
makes room for new clothes
and fresh opportunities
to come your way. So do
acquire at least one new
Crockery & Cutlery outfit for the New Year. It is
Inspect the cutlery, plates, cups, one of the most important
bowls and serving dishes. Throw away parts of celebrating the new
anything chipped, cracked or broken. year. Indeed on New Years
Replace anything that shows signs of Day, you absolutely MUST
damage. Eating from damaged utensils wear NEW clothes!
brings loss of income. It is bad Feng
Shui for the New Year. It will hinder
your career and affect the prosperity of
your family. It is excellent good luck to Restocking the Kitchen
eat from NEW plates and drink from a The kitchen is the powerhouse of
new glass if you want to attract NEW any home; this is where families
luck your way! bond with each other and create
excellent relationship luck for the new
year, being brought together through the
simple process of eating and dining together.
Space cleansing ritual Ensuring the kitchen is well stocked with food
Open all your windows and and supplies for the New Year is of outmost importance.
doors, and switch on all So do inspect the stuff in your refrigerator; toss out vegetables, fruits, jams,
the lights. It is best to do half open cans and left over food that has expired. Clean out the rice urn; wash
this in the daytime. Light it and dry it well, then place a red packet with 3 dynasty coins tied with red
Sandalwood incense with thread at the base, and fill it to the brim with rice. Remember that your rice urn
Kemenyen, plus 1 Tablespoon must be kept at least full all through the 15 days of Chinese New Year, as this
of Purifying Incense Powder is what symbolizes the well-being of the family.
in an incense burner. Walk Also stock up the refrigerator to ensure there is plenty of food available all
around each room 7 times through the 15 days of the New Year. Remember that as you cross over into the
in a clockwise direction, New Year, there must be a huge variety and quantity of things to eat at home
while chanting NAMA even if you and your family happen to be away for the New Year, make certain
SARVA TATHAGATA that when you return, there is Food in the house!
AVA LO K I T E O M
SAMBHARA SAMBHARA
HUM. You should visualize
all the negative energy
coming off the walls. Ring
the %PSKFCFMM or strike
the singing bowl to
f u r t h e r
enhance
the cleaning
effects.
Updating the
Feng Shui of your Home
You should get your Annual Feng Shui
remedies ready to be updated on the
8th day before Chinese New Year. If
you are planning to reuse your Feng
Shui cures, you will need to wipe
them clean with a damp cloth soaked
in cleansing water.
Cleansing water
Flower petals from 5 kinds of flowers
(Best if you can get flowers representing
the 5 elements Blue (Water), Yellow
(Earth), Green (Wood), Red (Fire),
and White (Metal)) and leaves from
the Kaffir lime (you can use fresh limes
or lemons if you cannot get the Kaffir If you pray to the Kitchen god, Local Landlord or the Tua Pek Kong,
leaves) and a pinch of sea salt. Soak the you will need to prepare a farewell meal and ritual prayer before sending
above in bowl of water and them off to Heaven for them to make their annual reports to the Jade
place them in the sun for Emperor. For 2017 there are two suitable dates:-
10 minutes before
using.
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Auspicious time between 11.00am 1.00pm conflict those born
in the year of the &BSUI0Y (age 68 and 8)
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Auspicious time between 11.00am 1.00pm conflict those born
in the year of the 8BUFS5JHFS (age 55) and 8PPE5JHFS (age 43)
Rituals for the 1st day of
Chinese New Year Sat
28th Jan 2017 You should prepare them a sumptuous home-cooked meal of 1 vegetable
Unlucky doors that should not and 3 meats (Chicken, Pork and Fish) as well as 3 bowls of Rice, 3 cups
be opened or used today. of Wine and 3 cups of Tea. Do not forget to offer some fruit (Oranges,
1. Doors facing or located in Apples, Banana, and Pineapple) as well as a sweet dessert Nian Kao so they
the Northeast brings the 5 end their meal with something sweet so that they give a favourable report.
Ghosts of misfortune. After sending off your house gods, you should start cleaning up their
2. Doors facing or located in altar by first brushing off the dust and then wiping everything clean with
the North brings Death or Cleansing Water. Next, you should replace the decorative Red Ribbons
Killing energy. Sao Khau and Paper Flower Kam Fa, clean the Joss pot and replace the
3. Doors facing or located in candle stick holder. This is to ensure that when your house gods come
the East brings backstabbing back from making their annual report, they have a clean and new-looking
and the Wicked Ghost to the altar waiting for them.
home.
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Honouring the GODS of the Water Rat (Age
Wealth and Happiness 45) and Wood Rat
Note the directions of the Gods (Age 33).
for 2017. Honouring the God
of Wealth requires you to face #JS UIEBZ PG UIF
Southeast as you pray. Honouring ( P E P G 8F B M U I
the God of Happiness, you oTU'FC
must face Northwest as you If you could not
pray. Honouring the God of pray to the God of
Benefactors, face the Southwest. wealth on the first
Select which of the 3 gods day of Chinese
you wish to pray to based on the New Year, you have
facing direction of your home. another opportunity
Homes with homes facing the to honour the God
EAST group directions should by celebrating the
honour the GOD of Wealth birthday of all the
facing Southeast. Homes facing Gods of Wealth.
the WEST group directions Doing so will invite
should honour either of the other excellent wealth luck
two Gods. into your home.
There are two Auspicious The method is the
times to perform this Honouring same except that on
ritual. this day there is no
specific direction
4BUUI+BO for the altar and no
BUBNoBN conflict with any
is especially lucky for those animal signs.
born in the year of the Rat, joss sticks of incense (use big
Snake or Rooster. ones for the elders of the )POPVSJOHUIF(PEPG)FBWFO
This time is family, and normal oUI'FC
conflicting with ones for other This day is considered to be the
those born in family members) Birthday of the Jade Emperor.
the year of the and also light three Everyone celebrates his birthday on
Sheep. candles on the altar. the night of the eve which in 2017
Collectively, stand falls on 4 th February. The God of
4BUUI+BO behind the altar and make Heaven is a vegetarian so prepare
BUBNoBN three bows. Recite your three bundles of long noodle, three
is lucky for those born prayers and wishes , place the incense tea cups of green tea, five kinds of
in the year of the Boar, sticks in the joss pot and invite the fruits and six kinds of dry vegetables
Dog and Horse. This time Gods to partake of the meal you have to worship the Jade Emperor. Also
conflicts with those born prepared. When the incense sticks have a pair of live bamboo on either
in the year of the Monkey. have burnt halfway, pour the cups of side of the altar table to signify a sweet
Rice Wine onto the ground in front of year ahead and on a separate table,
the altar followed by the Chinese tea. prepare five kinds of meat, different
Next invite the wealth God, the God of sweet cakes and turtle cake (turtle is
PRAYER TABLE happiness or God of Benefactors into a symbol of longevity) to offer to the
The prayer table must face the direction your home. This symbolically brings Jade Emperor's guardian soldiers.
of the God you have chosen to honour wealth, happiness or benefactor luck It is customary to take a good
this year. Place offerings on the table into your home for the coming year. shower before midnight and wear fresh
of Vegetable (Tie together a stalk each clean clothes before praying to the Jade
of Leek, Spring Onion, Cilantro and 8FMDPNJOHCBDLZPVS)PVTF%FJUJFT Emperor. Burning of Joss paper as well
Lettuce ) Meat, Cooked Rice, Fruits, oTU+BO as Fire crackers are done after all the
Sweet Cakes, 5 cups of Rice wine The auspicious time to welcome your prayers have been completed.
and 5 cups of Chinese Tea as well as House Gods back to your home altars This is also the night to visit any
folded Joss paper, Ingots and a Bowl is between 3.00pm 4.00pm on the local temple to pray for good luck,
of Golden Garlic. 31st Jan 2017, but it is a day which wealth and good health if you cannot
At the appointed time, light 3 conflicts with those born in the year of perform the prayer ritual in your house.
Rituals for inviting Activating the Activating the
Celestial Protector Star Good Fortune Star
New Wealth in 2017 The direction of this star is the The direction of this star is South 2
This Wealth ritual is to be performed Southeast 1 (112.5 127.5 degrees (172.5 187.5 degrees according
on the 4 th of February 2017. The according to the compass) and the time to the compass) and the time to
method uses the Years Paht chee chart to activate this star is between 7.00am perform the activating ritual is between
to activate two good luck stars of 2017. 9.00am. Doing so will protect your 11.00am and 1.00pm. When you
This ritual requires you to burn money luck and ensure that you will activate this star, it will bring greater
incense and light 3 tea candles at the have more than enough money to use meaning and contentment into your
appointed time and location of your through the 12 months of the year. life. It will ensure general family
home as indicated. If the specific This star improves your promotion happiness filled with good news and
location of your home is not suitable chances and increases your income. It much laughter, and everything will
because it is the toilet or kitchen, will strengthen your success luck and proceed smoothly for your family
perform this ritual at the specified ensure victory over financial problems through the year.
location of your living room. that you may be facing.
Spring Birds
Bring New Beginnings
This pair of blue and red

birds announces the
arrival of Spring with cherry
blossoms blooming with
hope! Place in the EAST
to usher in the growth
energies of spring time!
This is the perfect way
to activate the lap chun
energies to bring growth.

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FOOD TABOOS
& RITUALS
FOR CHINESE
NEW YEAR
DONT EAT CHICKEN!
To the Chinese, food carries a specific
meaning and so there are always food
taboos that are specific to the current
year. For this Fire Rooster Year, it
is believed that one should avoid
eating any kind of bird such as
Chicken, Duck, Goose, Turkey,
Quail or Pigeon during the eve
of Chinese New Year, as well as on
the 1st day. This is because the Rooster
is a member of the bird family, and it
is believed that by eating the animal
of the year during these two days, it
brings about extreme bad luck and auspicious meanings so that all
creates a lot of negative karma. family members will enjoy good luck
throughout the coming year. Here are
AVOID SALTED FISH the dishes that should be served for
Salted fish is another food that is so as to ensure a life that is complete, 2017.
not allowed, as salted fish is believed symbolizing that everything the family
to be food suitable for the poor, members do has a proper beginning 1. The most important is a
therefore does not carry a meaning of and ending. dish of glutinous rice, as its
abundance and thus should not form Squid must also be served as stickiness symbolizes family
any part of the menu for Chinese New complete pieces with tentacles, because members staying close to each
Year. Bitter gourd, Petai or other bitter stir fried squid that look like a rolled- other and enhances family
vegetables must also never be served up blanket was a traditional dish served cohesiveness.
at this time, as eating these during by employers to their staff when they
CNY represent a life filled with much were being laid off. 2. There should be a dish of
bitterness. When serving a dish of Beancurd long-life noodles, as eating
or Tofu, never serve these steamed as this dish on Chinese New
Year Eve brings family
FOOD PREP TECHNIQUES a white cake, as white is a colour that
members good health and
There are also important taboos represents death and mourning, and
thus not suitable for Chinese New long life to the Patriarchs.
involving the preparation of food.
When you serve fish, it must be served Year. 3. There should be a Prawn or
as a whole fish, ideally steamed or Lobster dish, which carries
deep fried without cutting off any Reunion Dinner on the Eve of the meaning of Ha Ha Siu
of its bones or fins. This is to ensure New Year Friday, 27th Jan 2017 a life filled with laughter and
togetherness and abundance in the For all Chinese, the reunion dinner joy.
family. Dishes that use sliced fish is is the most important get-together, 4. You should serve a steamed
not allowed. where it customary for all members whole fish dish, as this carries
When serving Chicken or Duck, of your immediate family to share the meaning of Lin Lin Yao
it must be served as a complete bird, a sumptuous meal together. Each Yue - a year of abundance.
with the head, wings and feet together, dish is specially chosen, as they carry
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Abalone or Sat 28th Jan 2017
Scallops, As this is the first meal of
w h i c h the year, it is customary
carries the to avoid any form of
meaning of killing, so it is best to
absolute wealth. have a vegetarian meal. Rice
6. A dish of green porridge is not recommended,
vegetables such as as rice porridge is associated
Kai Lan, French Beans, Choy with the staple food of the poor. It is
Sum, served whole as it brings believed that if you eat rice porridge as
growth and opportunities. the first meal of the year, you will lose
your wealth.
7. A mixed vegetable dish
with sweet corn (symbolizes
growth), Lotus Seeds/ Lotus A suitable breakfast menu includes:
Roots (symbolizes a full wallet
and many male offspring), t Yuan Bao Dumplings t Steamed buns filled with red
Black Fungus Mushroom Steamed chopped cabbage bean paste, lotus seed paste,
(Longevity), Golden Lily and spring onions wrapped or creamy custard.
Buds (also known as golden with rice dough in the shape t Fried carrot cake made
needles - symbolizes wealth), of an old silver ingot, served with grated daikon and
Cashew Nuts (The nut shape with sliced ginger and black rice flour, and fried with
symbolizes gold bars in ancient vinegar. preserved vegetable.
times - bringing wealth), t Crispy egg rolls - sliced t Steamed Nian Kao coated
Dried Scallops (symbolizes turnips and carrots wrapped with grated
the opening of new horizons) with fresh lettuce and egg, coconut
and White Cabbage (Known and wrapped with rice paper
t Ve g e t a r i a n
as Pak Choi 100 types of deep fried till crispy.
steamed rice
prosperity luck). t Vegetarian rice noodles cake chee
8. At the end of the meal, there carefully fried, so that the cheong fun
should be a sweet dessert noodles remain in long
t Vegetarian Rice
served, so that at the end of strands.
dumplings served
every endeavour, there will be t Warm Soy Milk or curds with palm sago syrup.
a sweet ending. served with fried dough
sticks - youtiao.
Wash down your

breakfast with the
8 sweetness of life
tea a tea made with
Red Dates, candied
Winter Melon,
candied Kumquat or
candied Tangerine, dried
Longan, dried Figs, dried
Persimmons, Rock Sugar, and Luo
Hon Kor. Start and end your meal
with a sip of this tea so that you have
sweetness all through your life. When
you offer your elders and in-laws this
tea, it also means that your elders and
in-laws will have nothing but nice
things to say to you all through the
year.
Bejewelled
King Gesar
King Gesar ruled the Kingdom of
Ling in Eastern Tibet around eight
centuries ago. He was believed
to be one of the manifestations
of Guru Rinpoche. Displaying
King Gesar of Ling in your house
will bring swift success, fame &
recognition. He also brings victory
in all activities and protects you
from harm. Place him high up in
your house to bring good future
are filled with things such as preserved to the household.
Kumquats for prosperity, Coconut for
togetherness, Sweets for the sweetness
in life, and Red or Black Melon seeds
for many children.
8 Kinds of Snacks for your Guests

1. Peanut cookies birth
of prosperity, and wealth
multiplied many times over.
2. Candied Peanuts sweetness
in the pursuit of wealth and
success.
3. Pineapple Tarts brings
Tea Break for Chap Goh Meh gambling luck.
the 15th day of Chinese New 4. Kueh Bangkit full of
Year, Sat 11th Feb 2017 coconut and egg aroma
On this day, it is customary for believed to promote
mothers to make Tong Yuen (Rice togetherness.
balls). These are sweet dumplings made 5. Salted Egg Yolk cookies
from rice floor rolled into the shape of for the richness of life.
marbles and filled with sweet fillings
such as sesame seeds, lotus seeds, 6. Love Letters to bring love
peanuts, and red bean paste. and joyousness.
The dumplings are served 7. Arrowroot chips for a good
in a sweet soup cooked with life filled with everything you
ginger. All members of the need.
family should partake of a 8. Chinese meat jerky also
bowl of this, as it affirms known as bah kwa or
another year of family rougan So good for business luck!
togetherness.
The Tray of You should also have

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FOR REOPENING YOUR
BUSINESS & FOR
TRAVEL
T
HE CHINESE BELIEVE that whatever you do during the 15 days of
the Lunar New Year goes a long way to adding to your luck quotient
for the coming year. As well as planning the right foods to include
in your menus at this time of year, it is also important to time
your significant activities according to the Almanac.
TO RE-OPEN FOR BUSINESS

After closing for the new year, if you reopen your office or business on an
unsuitable day, this can cause obstacles to arise throughout the year. When
picking a date, also watch out for conflict animals. Conflict animals on the
selected date should not come to work that day. The day should be chosen
so that it does not conflict the owner of the business, or the key bosses and
managers.
When reopening for business, it is also very auspicious to celebrate this aloud
on opening day. Have a lion dance with beating drums and get these lions to
roll in mandarin oranges into your office premises on the day you start business.
Best Days to Start Work Average Days to Start Work

Saturday, 1st Day of Chinese New Sunday, 2nd Day of Chinese New Year
Year 28 th Jan 2017 Conflict 29th January 2017 Conflict Dog
Rooster
Tuesday, 4th Day of Chinese New Year
th
Friday, 7 Day of Chinese New Year 31st January 2017 Conflict Rat
3rd Feb 2017 Conflict Rabbit
Wednesday, 5th Day of Chinese New Year
th
Saturday, 8 Day of Chinese New Year 1st February 2017 Conflict Ox
4th Feb 2017 Conflict Dragon
Thursday, 6th Day of Chinese New Year
Monday, 10th Day of Chinese New 2nd February 2017 Conflict Tiger
Year - 6th Feb 2017 Conflict Horse
Saturday, 8th Day of Chinese New Year
Wednesday, 12th Day of Chinese 5th February 2017 Conflict Snake
New Year - 8th Feb 2017 Conflict
Monkey Tuesday, 11th Day of Chinese New Year
7th February 2017 Conflict Sheep
Friday, 14th Day of Chinese New
Year - 10th Feb 2017 Conflict Dog Thursday, 13th Day of Chinese New Year
9th February 2017 Conflict Rooster
For those in business,
display this beautiful
bejewelled Dragon Saturday, 15th Day of Chinese New Year
to activate excellent
fortune luck.
11th February 2017 Conflict Boar
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Year of the Fire Rooster Longevity Lock
Pendant
4) Carry a symbol of
longevity for protection
against harmful energies.
5) Before you travel, hold a
curved knife in front of you and swipe
from left to right three times. This
will help avert bad luck from the ten
directions.
Beware of the Signs

of Imminent Travel
Misfortune
1) If you have a dream of
TRAVELLING DURING If you are forced to travel tigers or other fierce animals
THE NEW YEAR on an inauspicious day, the the night before your travel. it
For smooth and safe travel during the following are some travel signifies you will meet up with
Chinese New Year period, pick good safety tips you should observe: trouble on your travels.
dates for when you are actually on the 1) Keep 6 peacock feathers 2) If you cross paths with
road. If you are planning a vacation, in your car to protect you from someone carrying a load on his
your travel date would mean when you accidents and keep people with bad back, it means your travels will create
embark on your journey, and when you intentions entering your car. many problems for you.
are on the way back. It means your 2) Place a bird in your car. A bird 3) If you meet a funeral procession en
flight dates, or if going by car, the day signifies good omens and promises safe route, you should change to another
you are on the road. Avoid days that travel. day to travel. It is sign of pending
conflict with your animal sign when misfortune.
3) Stick a Laughing
picking your travel dates.
Buddha on your 4) If during the car journey you
dashboard. This have a flat tire or small accident, try
Best Days To Travel helps take away any to have a quick change of clothing
Saturday, 1 st Day of Chinese worries or anxiety before continuing. This symbolises
New Year - 28th January 2017 associated to travel. a serious misfortune having been
Conflict Rooster You will have better averted.
concentration.
Sunday, 9 th Day of Chinese
New Year - 5th February 2017
Conflict Snake
Monday, 10 th Day of Chinese

Conflict Horse
Wednesday, 12th Day of Chinese

Conflict Monkey
Thursday, 13th Day of Chinese

Conflict Rooster
Friday, 14th Day of Chinese New

Year - 10 th February 2017
Conflict Dog
The fabulous energy of the syllable
Tam
to attract blessings from the Goddess.
TAI SUI GOD OF 2017
GENERAL YANG XIAN
Getting Tai Sui on Your Side
The Tai Sui, also known as Grand Duke reaffirms the Victory
Jupiter, is the God in charge of all energy brought by
the Flying Star chart.
matters on earth. Every 60 years is a So getting him on
cycle in human life, and therefore there your side will boost
are 60 Tai Sui in all. He moves 15 degrees your luck on this
front those with
from one part of the compass to the next Tai Suis support this
year will find it easier
to win in competitive
situations, to
magical weapon. overcome competitive
pressures in business
E
ach year, those whose Chinese Zodiac clash and to succeed in
with the Tai Sui are advised to display the Tai coming out on
Sui plaque in his location. In 2017, the Tai top in whatever
Sui resides in the West. Note that getting Tai pursuit you are
Sui on your side brings good fortune, so it after.
is a good idea for all animal signs to invite his presence
in to the home, placed in the West sector. Getting Tai Sui on Your Side
The Tai Sui plaque invokes the protection and goodwill
The great General Tang Jie of the Tai Sui. This plaque carries a special Taoist
invocation and the image of Tai Sui of the year. Display
Supports: Rooster the Tai Sui talisman plaque in the West 2 direction of
Conflicts with: Rabbit your home and office.
Indirect Conflict with Horse, Rat You can also place a Pi Yao facing the
direction of the Tai Sui, as the Pi Yao is the
earth variation of a particularly powerful
A brief history of the great General and auspicious creature said to have the
Tang Jie (
power to assist anyone suffering from
This years Tai Sui was born during the Tang Dynasty bad feng shui due to having offended Tai
at An Xiang (), Hubei. His name Sui. Those having a period of bad luck after
was Tang Jie (). When he was the start of the new year, or after moving into
young, Tang Jie spent years studying a new home or having undertaken renovation,
and becoming proficient in martial arts. should display the image of Pi Yao in their home
He was very strong. After his Imperial or office.
Examinations, he became a royal graduate You can also carry the Tai Sui Amulet
in military affairs. At that time, bandits which features this years Tai Sui talisman
were rampant at the southern end. Tang and his image. This amulet brings you under
Jie was under order to stabilize the the powerful umbrella of his protection and
bandits from the South and he managed attracts plenty of good fortune energy onto
to control them, including their leader, your side. All those born under the sign of
winning himself merits. Rabbit, Horse and Rat really should carry this,
The Imperial Court awarded him while for all other signs it is a great way to ensure
with a robe and silver. His presence as the year goes smoothly for you.
the ruling Tai Sui of this Rooster Year
Carry the Tai Sui Amulet to get his
support throughout the year.
GET ON THE
GOOD SIDE OF THE
God of the Year

Enjoy a smoother year with the God of the Year on your side!
Display his amulet plaque in the West throughout the Rooster year.
ROOSTER
WOMEN
ARE
Ladies of
Substance
36 year old Metal
Roosters have an exciting
time ahead as do
Wood & Earth Roosters!
by LILLIAN TOO
W
omen born in Rooster years have
been enjoying a powerful Period
of 8. This sign enjoys showers
of astrological luck in the current
period and it looks like they will continue to
experience amazing celestial luck through to
2024. Just think of the shining examples that
come to mind
Kate Middleton, who married Prince William and

thus destined to be a Queen one day; Ivanka
Trump who made such an impact during the
USA Presidential Elections campaign that saw
her Dad become the new President; Natalie
Portman who has already won an Oscar and
could well win another for her incredible role
playing the legendary Jackie Kennedy! Each of
these women enjoy the KUA number 5, which
becomes 8, so they are Period 8 women!
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Ivanka Trump - We aint seen nothing yet.
Rooster men also enjoy much luck, but they

make their mark in business and behind the
scenes, leaving all the bright light to shine
gloriously on the women!
We move on to older Rooster women, and

here too we find that they are similarly world
famous celebrities, respected and lauded for
their stellar achievements. Two of them Cate
Blanchett and Helen Mirren won Oscars, and
hence are recognized as having made it to the
top of their game and both won their accolade
playing Queens!
It seems that women born in Rooster years have

destinies that bring out the Imperial and the royal
in their life force. They are either catapulted onto
the world consciousness as Queens through the
role of the Queens they play, hence becoming
celebrity Queens, or like Kate Middleton, actually
will indeed one day become a Queen. In case
you may not know it, the powerful Empress
Catherine the Great was also a Rooster-born!
As was the fabulous Queen of country music
the amazing Dolly Parton, Queen of pop Britney
Spears and Queen of the wiggle Jennifer Lopez.
We may even have another Rooster lady come

into the limelight in this year of the Fire Rooster,
none other than the beautiful TV series SUITS
actress Meghan Markle, acknowledged by the
worlds most eligible bachelor, Prince Harry, as
his current beloved she could well become
Britains new princess!
ROOSTER PEOPLE
People born in the year of the bird, as Rooster years are
usually referred to in the lineage texts, both men and
women, never lack for opportunities for them to achieve
greatness. Most will turn out to be high achievers, as the
bird born are industrious, organized and focused on what
they do. They think big and they aim high, so there is strong
ambition running in their veins. Most of the time, they are
spot on in their choice of careers and very focused in the
way they lead their lives. It is not surprising then that many
achieve what they set out to do, whether it be to pursue
a career goal, to catch a dearly beloved, to reach a high
position or simply to attain the goal they set themselves at
any moment in time.
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Meghan Markle In terms of beauty, Meghan holds her
own when compared to the Duchess of
August 4th 1981 Cambridge, an important comparison, as
this will be something the Press is likely to
Rumour has it that they are pay attention to. She has handled her royal
romance with a very typical American
already engaged, and it does seem attitude demonstrating a down-to-earthness,
that Prince Harry is in something but she is also not afraid to show her happiness
of a rush to settle down. He has attitude. She has her own opinions about
many things and a strong social conscience,
said as much when asked about which will make her particularly suited to royal
his marital status. For the prince, life in the public eye. Most importantly, it does
it was finding the right girl brave look like the couple is madly in love, always
enough to take on the role of his an important factor to the Rooster lady when
deciding on marriage! Plus the match that of
wife something of a formidable Rat with Rooster - is indeed an
challenge. Meghan Merkel looks excellent one!
mature enough to handle the
huge expectations expected of
Prince Harrys wife.
She has been married before She looks incredibly like Prince
and is presently divorced, Harrys sister in law, the beautiful
Pippa Middleton, but Meghan has the
but a precedent of marrying distinction of being a famous television
divorcees has already been star in her own right. When I read of her
set, as Prince Harrys father, budding romance with the eligible British Prince,
I immediately started watching SUITS, and the
Prince Charles is also married more I saw of her, the more I was captivated
to a divorcee, Camilla, who and it came as no surprise that she is a ROOSTER
has been elevated to the rank of royal weddings better than the born. She has a quiet inner strength that is very
engaging, and it looks like in the Year of the
Duchess. So it is likely that we British when it comes to pomp and Monkey, her romance luck has blossomed, and
will see a royal wedding in the pageantry. Meghan Markle sure is a it looks likely that in this year of the FIRE ROOSTER,
coming year and no one does lucky Rooster indeed! she could well become a princess.
Kate Middleton produced an heir to the House of

Jan 9th 1982 Windsor, the cheeky and lovable
Prince George, and also a princess,
shown here in her mothers arms. The
lovely Princess Charlotte is proving a
natural when it comes to waving to
the crowd and endearing herself to
the masses.
HOUR DAY MONTH YEAR

Metal Water Metal Metal
Rat Dragon Ox Rooster
Kate Middletons char t is

incredible in terms of the mix of
Is it a coincidence that Prince earthly branches or animal signs.
Williams wife, the beautiful Duchess Most important, we see the Water
of Cambridge Kate Middleton is DRAGON in her DAY Pillar,
also a Rooster? And wow, as soon indicating a powerful marriage and
as she became a senior member of indeed, marriage to Prince William
the British Royal family, she has not has elevated her in rank and riches!
put a foot wrong. She has indeed But she also has the Ox, the ally
become the darling of the British of the Rooster, and the she has the
public poised, graceful and most RAT, the perfect match with the
importantly, never outshining Prince Rooster, as this brings together the
William. star sectors of North and West and
Kate Middleton has dutifully the productive elements of Metal
Cate Blanchett
May 14th 1969
The stunning and super talented

Cate Blanchett is probably one of
the most highly acclaimed actresses
of our times. An Australian by birth,
she has conquered Hollywood
and is also widely respected for
her creative accomplishments as
Theatre Director of the Sydney
Opera House.
She has received incredible
international acclaim and many
acting accolades including
countless awards. These include
two Oscars, three Screen Actors
Guilds, three Golden Globes and
three British BAFTA awards. An
producing Water a stellar enormous haul for someone still
indication of descendants luck. in the prime of life at 47 years.
Kate is sure to have a larger It seems Roosters attain glory
family than her current pair of when they become Queens, and
royal siblings, and it is likely as such, she came to international
that in this year of the FIRE attention for her role as Elizabeth
ROOSTER, she could well give I of England in the 1998 film
birth to or conceive yet another Elizabeth, for which she won the
young prince or princess to add BAFTA Award for Best Actress,
to her precious family. the Golden Globe, and her first
At 34 years, Kate Middleton Academy Award nomination. HOUR DAY MONTH YEAR
is currently in her luck pillar of Cate Blanchett is probably best Wood Earth Earth Earth
WOOD SNAKE, a very lucky remembered as the warrior Queen Rat Ox Dragon Rooster
time for her, as the Snake is also Elizabeth I, and we continue to see
an ally of the Rooster, usually her gracing the red carpets looking
indicating a ten year luck time forever youthful and beautiful. destiny that will always bring her
when children feature strongly Cate Blanchetts chart has helpful and influential support.
in her life. At the age of 39, she the powerful Rooster/Dragon She is currently in her luck pillar of
will enter into the luck pillar of combination with the Dragon in Water Rooster a time when she is
the FIRE HORSE, and that is the Month Pillar. From young, just starting on a new phase of her
when she is likely to be elevated she has enjoyed powerful mentor career. Her chart lacks Fire, so the
further perhaps then she luck, what the Chinese refer to as coming year is an auspicious time
will become the new Princess gui ren luck; and it is the kind of for her.
of Wales when her husband
becomes the Crown Prince and
when her father-in-law becomes
the King of England.
Will she get along with
Meghan Markle should the
latter become her sister-in-law?
Very likely they will be great
friends, simply because the
Rooster sign is down-to-earth
and practical. The problem is Here is Cate in all her couture grandeur. She once wore the Phoenix
embroidered on her bodice, for indeed that is what she is, a Rooster
that in the present year, the who transforms into a Phoenix, acclaimed by an army of fans and
Rooster is hit by the number 3 admirers. This is what comes to those Roosters who become Phoenixes
star, which is a quarrelsome star! through their great achievements in public life. The best way to
become Phoenixes is to have the Dragon presence around you as
This could bring about some much as possible!
simmering undercurrents.
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Helen Mirren The legendary
Helen Mirren is
highest award for Best Actress in
the same play.
July 26th 1945
truly one of a kind So she has achieved recognition
a fabulous matriarch of the movie on both sides of the Atlantic and
world, equally at home in any kind today, Helen Mirrens name is
of role, but comes into her own so bankable she has no problem
when she plays the Queen! Indeed, opening big movies that are sure
Helen Mirren has also played Queen to be box office success. Indeed,
Elizabeth, but it is Elizabeth the she has been a success all her
second, and she too won an Oscar for working life as in the earlier years,
that role! She is 72 years old this year she won three consecutive BAFTA
and is still going strong. On the red awards for best actress and also
carpets, she is always bejeweled; there several Emmy awards for her highly
are diamonds around her neck and successful TV series Prime Suspect.
on her ears. Her hands and fingers are
adorned like the phoenix, for she too HOUR DAY MONTH YEAR
has transformed into this great bird
Water Fire Water Wood
and so she is forever entrancing and Rat Monkey Sheep Rooster
always enchanting. There is nothing
she cannot do!
She is also a Dame, having been Her Paht Chee chart has
awarded this honour by the British the auspicious Rat and Rooster
Queen. She has won the Triple combination in the beginning and
Crown for Acting, having won end of her life, and this indicates
the Academy Award in 2007 after a longevity of career highs. Her
receiving two previous nominations spouse Pillar has the Fire Monkey,
playing the Queen. so not surprisingly, her husband has
Helen Mirren is as accomplished been instrumental in helping her
actress of the screen and stage, and secure the best movie deals. Helen
in 2013, she received the Olivier Mirren is currently going through
Award for her West End performance her luck pillar of Metal Tiger, so this
for The Audience, in which she also is the time of her life when there is
portrayed Queen Elizabeth II. In plenty of business wealth coming
2015, she won the Tony, Broadways her way.
YEAR OF ROOSTER SEES The year 2017 rewards those who Rooster is your Peach Blossom animal.
RISE OF INDEPENDENT SPIRIT are mentally agile, remain down- Display a proud bird or Rooster in
In the year of the Rooster, many will to-earth and are resourceful. But it the West and your chances at finding
give way to the strong independent is also a year to dream and pursue love will increase greatly.
spirit within them. This coming year aspirations with confidence. Note T h o s e w a n t i n g t o c re a t e
is dominated by the energy of the that the positive side of the year lies exceptional luck to boost their
courageous bird who looks for victory, in being brave, enthusiastic, loyal, career rise can give themselves an edge
something that exerts its power on hardworking, tenacious, resilient, by placing the Dragon in their WEST
those who are confident of their own adventurous and meticulous, but also sector. Another
judgments and choices. For everyone, to watch against being self involved career booster is
there will be times through 2017 and overzealous. Above all else, those the placement
when this could cause problems in wanting to benefit from the of the forest
the interface with others, so it would birds mercurial instincts must of trees
be wise sometimes to stay silent and watch against being high- with the six
not to express opinions so as to keep handed and snobbish. heavenly
the peace. For those wanting birds
This is because the hostile to find love, this is a this beautiful
quarrelsome star 3 rules the astrological year that benefits those enhancer will
abode of the Rooster. So whenever born in the years of bring fabulous
misunderstandings arise, it is best to the Dragon, the Rat opportunities
stay quiet! and the Monkey, as the your way.
2017 Horoscope
WATCH YOUR ENERGY LEVELS
RAT
The only downside is that you lack
energy as the Star of Reducing Energy
flies into your sector. And if youre the
Patriarch, youre prone to falling ill.
1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, Wear the Om Mani Prayer Wheel and
1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 spin it daily to increase vitality.
LUCKY COLOURS
EXPECT A MEGA WINDFALL!
White, Gold and Silver
You enjoy the Auspicious #6 star
and Big Auspicious Star that
KEEP CONFLICT IN CHECK
bring windfall and recognition SIDE-STEP THE GRAND
The Yearly Conflict Star creates
luck! You could get a promotion DUKE
tension for you, so try to stay
or asked to head something You have a side-clash with
patient. Obstacles will be minor
big and new! Enhance with the Tai Sui God, so carry
so dont let that cloud the bigger
the North Star Key Chain for
picture. Your lungta is strong, so the Tai Sui Amulet to
career advancement. keep those energies from
keep calm and these minor storms
will blow over. hindering success!
69 Years Old Earth Rat 57 Years Old Metal Rat 45 Year old Water Rat 33 Year Old Wood Rat 21 Year Old Fire Rat
Your investments bear fruit Youre likely to overspend. Youre the luckiest Rat Luck is on your side, so Theres abundant
and assets will rise in value. Watch your expenses of the lot! Everything is theres no need to over- opportunities to grow but
But do be careful of your closely and avoid making in your favour this year. stress. Your physical health you lack the experience
food intake and cut down large, frivolous purchases. Wear the Big Auspicious is weaker than other Rats, needed to make wise
on fatty snacks. Carry the Carry a Wealth and Watch to ensure you so take lots of vitamins money decisions. Consult
Garuda Wu Lou Keychain Success Keychain to keep dont miss out on all the to keep your immune someone older for advice
to keep illness vibes under huge losses from marring precious opportunities the system strong and healthy. before making any large
control. your fabulous year. year brings for you! Exercise regularly. asset purchases.
OX 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961,

GET AHEAD
IN A BIG WAY
With your secret friend
the Rat by your side, your
career can soar to new levels.
1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
Display the Rat and Ox
Enhancer on your desk
for excellent career luck!
FIND TRUE LOVE THIS YEAR
Single Oxen can meet
SOMETHING BIG LUCKY COLOURS
their soulmate this year.
AWAITS YOU Green, Light brown
Be choosy, as youll be
A big opportunity
spoiled for choice! Display
that will lift your EARTH SEAL PROTECTION
the Horse with Double
status awaits you, Youre protected from financial
Happiness Lantern to
thanks to the Big Auspicious mishaps and office politics by
activate this peach blossom
Star in your court! Display the the Earth Seal Star. Display
luck. For the ambitious Ox,
Big Auspicious Mirror in the the Earth Seal Activator
networking will do wonders
Northeast to ensure you dont to capture enjoy this good
for career advancement.
miss out on this luck! fortune star.
68 Year Old Earth Ox 56 Year Old Metal Ox 44 Year Old Water Ox 32 Year Old Wood Ox 20 Year Old Fire Ox
Watch your diet and avoid Social life picks up! Youll Earning potential Your health luck is not An wonderful year for
strenuous activities. Not a EHPHHWLQJLQXHQWLDODQG LQFUHDVHVDQGQDQFHV promising so make sure QGLQJORYHEXWFDVK
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Stay away from crowded FDVKRZLVXQVWDEOH0HQ so carry the Spring Amulet massage palour once a overspend and keep some
places in the beginning should use the Dragon to enhance the good month. Patriarchs should savings aside for a rainy
and end of the year. Take 0RQH\&OLS2[ZRPHQ energies that you have place the Garuda Wu Lou day. Carry the Wealth and
up tai chi or gentle yoga to should carry the Red Wallet coming to you this year. in the NW to ensure they Success Keychain to get
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2017 Horoscope
TIGER
LIFE FORCE
NEEDS A
LIFT
You will need
1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, the protection of the
1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 Warrior on the Elephant as your
life force and spirit essence ratings
are low. Wear this brooch daily as
EDUCATION LUCK SOARS
contains mantras that increases your
Tiger children will shine luminously
vitality and strengthens your luck!
this year! Display the Luo Han
for Scholastic Brilliance in the STAY SAFE FROM
NE to enhance memory and LUCKY COLOURS ROBBERY
concentration. A good Green, Light Brown You have the Robbery Star,
year for working Ox so carry the Anti-Burglary
to pick up a new ROMANCE HEATS UP FOR YOU Amulet throughout the
skill, or sign Your love life gets a big boost, and year. Avoid lonely alleys
up for job- Tigers may meet their soulmate this and never put yourself in
enhancement year. Display the Peach Blossom Rabbit an unsafe environment.
programs. in the East to meet the one!
67 Year Old Metal Tiger 55 Year Old Water Tiger 43 Year Old Wood Tiger 31 Year Old Fire Tiger 79/19 Year Old Earth Tiger
Be careful when making Financial woes come under Opportunities are there You may feel low at times Youre on-the-roll as
new friends this year. There control and money worries but you lack the energy to but dont allow yourself to money and love is all
is danger that someone ebb away slowly. But your pursue them. Perform the wallow in self-pity. Spend under control. Display
may try to swindle or health needs attention Windhorse ritual to increase time with true friends the Tai Kat Tai Lei to
cheat you. Avoid large so get a medical check- your stamina and boost and start a new exercise enhance income luck.
investments or lending up early in the year to good fortune. Carry the regime; this will give you Take time off to rest as
anyone big sums of money. avert any health surprises. Wealth and Success amulet huge pick-up in mood stress will be your biggest
Wear amulets at all times. Exercise and eat healthy. to help you achieve goals. levels and optimism. enemy. Meditate daily.
RABBIT
APPEASE THE GOD OF THE YEAR
The Tai Sui God is in direct conflict with
you. Appease him by placing his plaque in the
WEST location this year. This is extremely
1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, vital to ensure that obstacles do not
1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 hinder your success potential this
year.
THREE TYPES OF BAD LUCK
The Three Killings attacks your reputation,
relationships and financial stability. Protect LUCKY COLOURS BIG MONEY IS COMING
yourself with the Three Lions Remedy Yellow, Dark Brown You enjoy awesome
by placing it in the East. It safeguards you prosperity luck this
from losing everything that is dear to you. GET AHEAD IN A year brought by the #8
BIG WAY wealth Star! Display
With your secret friend the Eight Door
the Rat by your side, your Stupa in the East
career can soar to new to channel all this
levels. Display the Rat and abundance into
Ox Enhancer on your desk your home!
for excellent career luck!
66 Year Old Metal Rabbit 54 Year Old Water Rabbit 42 Year Old Wood Rabbit 30 Year Old Fire Rabbit 78/18 Year Old Earth Rabbit
Increase vitality by taking Stress will be your undoing A super busy year as This year may seem like an Money is not a problem
up chi kung or tai chi this so learn to meditate every youll be juggling work obstacle year but youll but relationships can get a
year. Take lots of Chinese morning. Expenses will be and home life all at once. receive help whenever bit trying. Not a good year
herbal soups to fortify your under control and there is The key advice for you things get too tough. to start a new romance so
vitality. With stronger energy opportunity for an income is prioritise. Accept that Stay positive and things avoid getting entangled in
levels you can achieve a bonanza this year. Use you cant do everything will work out. Do not get anything too serious. Play
lot this year. But do try not the Parasol Brooch when perfectly, so focus on only married this year. it cool.
to be extravagant. travelling. the ones that matter most.
VICTORY IN ALL THINGS
DRAGON
Youre very lucky this year and all
your projects have high chances of
succeeding! But keep them small
and manageable and avoid tooting
1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, your horn too early. Announce
1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 your wins only when theyre done
and dusted. Display the image of
King Gesar to ensure wining luck
LUCKY COLOURS is always on your side.
Red, Pink, Orange
YEARLY CONFLICT CAN

FUTURE PROSPERITY KNOCKS
CAUSE YOU SOME PAIN
You have the awesome #9 star which strengthens your
Your only cause for worry is the
intrinsic element and brings wealth and opportunities
Yearly Conflict star that makes
for future growth. You need wood, fire and water in the
you impatient and puts you in a foul temper
Southeast this year, so install the 9 Bamboo Water
with others. Wear the Ten Hum brooch to ensure
Wheel in the SE to keep cash rolling in. Wear the Om
heated interactions do not go out of hand. It will
Mani Prayer Wheel to increase vitality and stamina.
also shield you from petty office politics.
77/17 Years Old 65 Years Old 53 Years Old 41 Year Old 89 /29 Years Old
Metal Dragon Water Dragon Wood Dragon Fire Dragon Earth Dragon
Get a medical check- Outstanding success luck You are likely to feel unwell, Money luck is great! A pretty If youre trying to do
up as hidden illness is for you this year! Retire so be extra disciplined in smooth year with good things on a grand scale,
indicated for you. Younger with a bang and cash out taking your vitamins and news but your temper will youll encounter some
Dragon must be careful of whatever big investments medication. Carry the 10 be your undoing. Focus on obstacles. Instead, focus
hidden enemies. Do not you have. Property Hum Shield Keychain or keeping your relationships on small-wins as theyll
trust too easily. SXUFKDVHVZLOO\LHOGEHQHWV Brooch to stay safe from harmonious, and everything add up to something
the Yearly Killings Star. will fall in place. big in the end.
SNAKE
MANAGE YOUR CASH WISELY
You are blessed with Small Auspicious Stars
which smoothens the year a great deal. But
cash flow can be a little tricky this year, so
1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, wear the Norbu Sangpo Scarf to keep
income flowing in effortlessly. Avoid
1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
making impulse purchases.
LUCKY COLOURS
Red, Pink, Orange
BRIGHT LIMELIGHT FOR YOU
CREATE A FOUNDATION FOR BIG WEALTH You have the luck to be a big
You have the future prosperity star this year, shining star this year! You
so lay the foundation for big wealth to enter might even receive an award
your life next year. Research investments and or two for your work! A pair
business opportunities well before diving in. of Crimson Phoenixes
Invite Wealth King Gesar into your office on your desk will
and make offerings of treasures to him. ensure youre well
He will save you from making bad money rewarded for your
decisions and bring blessings of prosperity. efforts!
76/16 Year Old 64 Year Old 52 Year Old 40 Year Old 88/28 Year Old
Metal Snake Water Snake Wood Snake Fire Snake Earth Snake
Pace yourself. Try not to take Your energy levels are Your body is crying out for Business will be booming Excellent year in terms
on too much this year as your high but there are some some loving care! Get a and so will your love life! of money and career
health may suffer if you do. hiccups predicted in your full medical check-up and Married Snakes must advancement. A good
Pick projects with short term relationships with others, VWDUWDQHZWQHVVUHJLPH be careful not to stray. year to seek out a mentor
gains rather than those which especially with the younger All areas of your life are Single Fire Snakes will who will open new doors
will take years to complete. generation. Keeping mum lucky, but watch your liver meet their life partner for you to excel. Travelling
Long term projects will come is your best strategy to and kidney health. A juice this year. Good year for abroad will expand your
with obstacles. maintain harmony. detox will really help. Snakes to get married. horizons and outlook.
Felicity
ones
JROGUE
WARRIOR
by JENNIFER TOO
S
tar Wars can either make you or break
you and just because you land
yourself the lead role is no guarantee
of continued success. Take the first
STAR WARS trilogy it made its
THIS IS HER YEAR!!! three lead stars into household names, but only
Harrison Ford carried that success beyond the
She caught the worlds attention and also the franchise. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher were
Academys in 2014 when she played opposite better known as Luke Skywalker and Princess
Eddie Redmayne in Stephen Hawkings The Leia, and they enjoyed only moderate success
Theory of Everything. She proved her mettle as a after the show was over. Daisy Ridley who
played Rey in the first of the latest trilogy, 2015s
serious actress then, but these days if you want to The Force Awakens, may be another case in
make it really BIG in the movie world, you need to point. She has not been seen in anything since,
be MORE than a good actress. You must also be although she could be busy filming the second
instalment of the new Star Wars trilogy
the star in a Big Box Office Blockbuster AND help
carry the movie as well. What better blockbuster HARNESSING THE FORCE
franchise to ride on than STAR WARS? Felicity Jones however is very different. She
seems to be in everything!
This surely is Felicity Jones year as we shall Her role as Jyn Erso in this STAR WARS
all soon see. Because she stars in the latest movie comes with no contractual commitment
Star Wars saga as the heroine JYN ERSO in binding her to the series. This is a movie that
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. This is the is quite removed from the original characters
with just a shadow of Darth Vaders presence to
first standalone movie in this mega franchise. provide the link back to the series we all know
This galactic tale will surely be her vehicle to and love. Many think of this as a test for Disney,
stratospheric stardom? to see just how far and how much they can spin-
off and still ride on the success of George Lucas
And as we discover, she is helped by the power brilliantly-captivating Universe. Excitingly for
of the cosmic horses Victory horse bringing her it is Felicity Jones who is headlining the
opportunities, Tribute horse bringing wealth and show. This too could be a risk on Disneys part,
because while she may be a fabulous actress, this
magnificent Windhorse bringing success! is her first time carrying a major blockbuster-
type film.
Lucky Wallets for the
Rooster Year
2017 brings the luck of the bird to help you soar to new
heights! Carry your cash in these lucky Rooster Wallets and
let your income multiply!
It is this that differentiates the stars
from the ordinaries!
Other big British stars who were
also Oxbridge-educated include
Emma Thompson, Emma Watson,
Tilda Swinton, Rachel Weisz, Hugh
Grant and Eddie Redmayne
everyone an amazing star in their
own right.
Says Felicity, It was my English
teacher who recommended I do
English at University. And my
drama teacher Miss Mulhearn was
supportive of the idea. The drama,
she learned on the job, having the
Felicity Jones played Jane Wilde
benefit of coming under the influence
Hawking in the Stephen Hawking of Colin Edwards, who ran the
biopic The Theory of Everything.
Central Junior Television Workshop.
He mentored Felicity from the
She starred age of 10 to 18, when she acted in
opposite Tom Hanks productions around attending full
in INFERNO, the time school.
Da Vinci Code movie Right now, not only is she in
based on Dan Browns practically every movie that opened
latest book, as Sienna this past festive season, each role is
Brooks the female lead. also different. It is almost like she is
There she got to play a strategically hedging her bets with a
doctor of MENSA-level sufficiently diverse repertoire. Clever
intelligence, taking to girl! She is also wooing both the
spy-work like a fish to public at large as well as the talent
water. This was a fast- spotters looking for mega stars who
paced thriller chasing can take on difficult material.
box office success rather Will her strategy pay off? We certainly
than movie award wins. hope so!
Hot on the heels of Lets take a look at her charts to
Inferno comes ROGUE see what lies ahead for her. As we all
ONE: A STAR WARS know, talent alone is never enough.
Starring opposite Tom Hanks in
INFERNO part of the huge Dan STORY, another movie What is needed is the destiny, the
Brown Da Vinci Code franchise. luck and the determination. She has
which could well set
her on her way to the ambition of course, as well as
I first watched Felicity Jones in becoming truly A-list. Her role in A the talent lets attempt to see what
the Stephen Hawking biopic The MONSTERS CALL, where she plays her destiny looks like. Note we have
Theory of Everything (2014), where the terminally-ill mom of a young boy only 3 pillars to work from, as we do
she played Jane Wilde Hawking, the named Conor OMalley, meanwhile not know her hour of birth, but it is
genius professors college sweetheart reminds the world she can still handle sufficient to give us a good enough
and subsequently wife turned full- roles featuring heavy, heart-wrenching idea of what lies ahead and also what
time carer following the onset of his material. seems to be good for enhancing her
motor neurone disease. For that, she luck.
won herself Oscar, Golden Globe, BRAINY too!
BAFTA, SAG and many other Best Felicity Jones is also one smart COMPLETING THE
Actress nominations. These launched cookie. Like many British actors, she TRIANGLE
her name worldwide. That was back is Oxbridge-educated. She chose to Looking at her Four Pillars chart,
in 2014, the year of the Wood Horse. read English at Wadham College, Felicity Jones is born in the YEAR
She went somewhat quiet after The Oxford rather than pursue drama of the Water Boar. But she also has
Theory of Everything; then in these school, which we think was a fabulous the Tiger and the Dog in her chart.
last three months of 2016, she seems decision because majoring in English This creates a number of auspicious
to be in just about every major film at College is what enables one to go connections; the Boar is the secret
released. deep into the nuances of the language! friend of the Tiger, bringing the luck
of helpful people and invaluable
mentors into her life. The Dog and Felicity Jones
Tiger meanwhile are two of the three (Felicity Rose Hadley Jones)
animals in the affinity triangle of
Independents, requiring the Horse 17 TH OCTOBER 1983 (33 YEARS OLD)
to make up the Triangle. The Horse
is also a Fire animal, where Fire brings FOUR PILLARS
her Resource luck, the luck that is %": .0/5) :&"3
needed to actualize any other kind
of luck. Her chart indicates that the
Yang Yang Yin
Horse is very lucky for her, and every Earth Water Water
time a Horse year comes around, her
luck crystallizes. So we know that she
needs the cosmic horse to activate
Yang Yang Yin
her luck! Wood Earth Water
Tiger Dog
In 2002, a Water Horse year, Boar
she got the offer to read English
at OXFORD UNIVERSITY. She Allies
took a gap year to film the BBC
Secret Friends
Drama SERVANTS before attending
University. Upon graduation, she TEN LUCK PILLARS
dove straight back into acting, 3 13 23 33 43 53 63 73
participating in a plethora of films
for both TV and the cinema, honing
Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang
her skills. Meta l Metal Earth Earth Fire Fire Wood Wood
Then in the next Horse year in
2014, she landed her breakout role
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, Yin
Metal
Yang
Metal
Yin
Earth
Yang
Fire
Yin
Fire
Yang
Earth
Yin Yang
Wood
Wood
which won her co-star Eddie Rooster Monkey Sheep Horse Snake Dragon Rabbit Tiger
Redmayne an Oscar, and got her first

Academy Award nomination. Having
stamped her mark on Hollywood with
a very British movie, she set her sights
higher. Entering her age 33 Ten Luck Pillar which is Yang Earth
As she turns 33, she enters her Yang Fire HORSE. The HORSE completes the ALLY
FORMATION the TIGER + DOG in her Birth chart.
fourth Ten Year Luck Pillar, the pillar
of the Earth Horse. From the age of
33 to 43, she enjoys the kind of luck
Element Areas of Life
that catapulted her onto the worlds
consciousness. Astrologically, she Metal INTELLIGENCE, CREATIVITY
is only just entering her best years. Earth FRIENDS, FOE
If she can keep up the momentum,
the coming ten years look simply Wood RECOGNITION, FAME, RANK
incredible for her. But with her work Fire RESOURCE
ethic and passion for the art, losing Water WEALTH, FINANCIAL SUCCESS
steam will not be a problem.
Says Felicity, Acting is like a drug.
It is something I cant live without. To 6 of the Ten Luck Pillar have heavenly
me it feels like home. stem + earthly branch matching.
HORSE BRINGS
VICTORY, WEALTH & personally, it brings her mentor and her win roles and beating others;
SUCCESS resource luck. What she needs to while the Wind Horse brings her lung
She is sure to boost her success further know is that there are different cosmic ta, the luck of great success!
if she uses the Horse as her personal horses each bringing different kinds In this coming year of the Rooster,
lucky symbol and mascot; the Horse of amazing luck. The Tribute Horse an astrological sign associated with a
brings fame and recognition, but brings wealth and riches; the Victory cardinal direction, the power of the
more than that, for Felicity Jones horse brings opportunities helping cosmic astrological Horses is more
45
(L-R) Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Kathleen Kennedy, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed,
Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk and Gareth Edwards attend
the exclusive screening of Lucasfilms highly anticipated, first-ever, standalone Star
Wars adventure Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
important than ever. Like the Rooster, the element of Fire symbolises wealth, we created the Trinity of Horses
the Rat and the Rabbit, the Horse is the creation and the flowering of for everyone to invite the cosmic
also a cardinal direction sign, so the wealth luck. Anyone activating the horses into the home. Display these
affinity they have for one another is element of Fire via the magnificent magnificent creatures or carry the
extremely strong. Indeed, the cardinal tribute Horse will be more than Trinity of Horses hanging as a
signs create their own affinities with likely to attain exciting new heights personal talisman and watch your
each other. of riches. success grow!
But more than the association Ever yone will benefit from And for those whose charts align
of the cardinal directions is that the channelling Horse energy in this personally with the Horse, the benefits
Horse is a Fire creature, and in 2017, new year of the Rooster. This is why will be incredibly magnified.
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2017 Horoscope
HORSE DISPEL MISFORTUNE
EFFORTLESSLY
1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, To keep the Five Yellow from
1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 harming you when youre not at home, wear
the Double Dorje Pin to repel its bad vibes.
The Double Dorje protects you against injuries,
LUCKY COLOURS accidents, misunderstandings and financial loss.
White, Gold, Silver
RED TARA MUST OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES

HELPS YOU RISE VICTORIOUS This is difficult year for you because of the
In a problematic year like this, Red nasty Five Yellow Star. Display the Triple
Tara can give you the courage and Five Element Pagoda cure in the South to
confidence to seize control over reduce the severity of this awful star. The good
negative situations and enjoy a more news is that your personal luck is strong, and
positive outcome. Invite her into your you have the stamina and ability to rise
life and let her positive energy guide above your challenges. Stay positive.
you towards the best solutions.
27 Year Old 75/15 Year Old 63 Year Old 51 Years Old 39 Years Old
Metal Horse Water Horse Wood Horse Fire Horse Earth Horse
Your energy levels are You are pulled in opposite Your immune system Your expenses may exceed Money wont be a big
strong which is very helpful directions this year. Accept is not strong this year. your income if youre not issue but your main
for getting through a that you cannot please Get a health checkup careful. Look for a second concerns will stem from
tough year. But watch your everyone but choose sides early and take vitamins source of income to ensure VWUHVVIXORIFHSROLWLFVDQG
spending habits and avoid with a long term view. Keep regularly. Travelling is QDQFHVDUHKHDOWK\$ betrayal from close friends.
romance. Relationship luck your temper in check or it not advised this year. pair of Peacocks will cause $YRLGJKWLQJZLWKDQ\RQH
is not promising this year. may cause irreparable rifts. Take up tai chi or yoga. opportunities to materialize. and just lay low.
BUSINESS LUCK
SHEEP
IMPROVES RISE ABOVE
If youre in business, carry JEALOUSY
the Wealth and Success VIBES
amulet to help generate There will be those
in your career who
1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, sales and avert bad
commercial decisions. look at you with
1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
envious eyes. Keep
office politics from
LUCKY COLOURS BOOST YOUR harming you by
Blue, Black VITALITY & wearing the
SAFEGUARD YOUR Tam Brooch.
PROTECT YOURSELF MARRIAGE
FROM ROBBERY Display the Dragon
Youre vulnerable to and Phoenix in the
robbery this year as the #7 Southwest to your boost
star flies into your zodiac your life force as
palace. Place this sticker on all well as protect your
your windows at home (and car windshield) to relationship from the
ensure youre adequately protected! Betrayal Star this year.
86/26 Year Old 74/14 Year Old 62 Year Old 50 Year Old 38 Year Old
Metal Sheep Water Sheep Wood Sheep Fire Sheep Earth Sheep
Money comes and goes Success becomes illusive Money luck is steady, Your love life suffers from Many opportunities to make
like water, so spend wisely as your lungta is low. You but health patchy. Get a third party interferers. money come knocking, but
and cautiously. Do your are easily distracted from full medical checkup in Wear the Tam Brooch to be selective when choosing
due diligence before achieving your goals February and avoid fatty protect against spousal projects. Taking on too much
starting anything new. this year. Perform the foods. The male Sheep betrayal. Not a good will result in exhaustion and
Do not trust friends with windhorse ritual early in the needs the Garuda Wulou year to make large failure. Stay focused on one
matters of love or money. year and carry the Success in the NW to ensure you do investments, start new or two promising activities
Wear the TAM Brooch. Amulet to stay focused. not develop serious illness. ventures or get married. and they will yield results.
LIFE with LILLIAN
Here we are, some of us
Stanley, Snezhana, Hanni,
AT THE SUMMIT OF me and Tatiana standing

with Khenpo Delek
PARTPING
Rinpoche with the whole
Katmandu valley behind
us. It was quite a view!
Beyond the thriving city
lies the mighty Himalayan
mountain range.
HILLS
L
ast month I took a small group of
my dear friends who started as
students of mine, but who have
now become extremely close to
me. They have completed the
MPC and the MCC, as well as the advanced
Program on Spiritual Feng Shui, and for
them, a journey to Katmandu to visit the
rebuilt Bhoudanath Stupa goes beyond the
visual; it is a spiritual three days for them.
Khenpo Delek Rinpoche arranged to
take us to his secret retreat place up in the
sacred hills of Partping, where there are
many shrines of self-emanating images of
the Goddess Tara, the wealth God Ganesha
and other Protector deities sacred to the
Buddhist traditions. But we went higher up
to the summit of the hills where hidden in
the forest of pine trees is an amazing resort First we went to Bhoudhanath Stupa now stunningly restored.
built by his Tibetan friend. We were so lucky to capture the stupa at sunrise, where
There we breathed in the purest air the skies showed us many things. Here when you look into
the sacred eyes and pray fervently for a wish, followed by
imaginable and saw the whole of the any mantra you know the six syllable mantra Om Mani
Katmandu valley spread out like a visual feast Padme Hum, for instance - you will get your wish granted,
before us the same valley that was once a usually more quickly than you expect. This is exactly what
lake but now a thriving city blessed by the happened for all of us who made our wishes at the Stupa!!
Buddha Manjushri.
This is the clearing in the forest of pines high
above the sacred place of Partping where
many Buddhists visit to pay respects to the self-
emanating Tara and Ganesha. We drove up to
the summit by jeeps to negotiate the steep and
winding road to the top. Here, the air creates
a magical energy that fills the heart with great
feeling of wellness indeed. Here I am with Khenpo
Delek Rinpoche who says that up here at the
Vortex of Katmandu, any kind of meditation
would yield the most blissful of outcomes.
Too Wan Jin walking

up the walkway to
Swayanbunath Stupa
with Lama Kunchok.
All sixteen of us, enjoying

a delicious Nepal curry
vegetarian lunch, made
extra delicious by the
vortex of uplifting energy
at Partping hill resort.
Tatiana
Birjukova
meditating
blissfully under
the pine tree
at the beautiful
hill resort.
Khenpo
Delek
Rinpoche
with Yenni
Gunawan
of
Indonesia
and Hanni
Lim in the
forests of
Partping.
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LIFE with LILLIAN and we simply could not get enough of
the amazing pieces Muller gave us that
evening at the Experimental Theatre at
the University of Malaya. A touch of
culture indeed so good for the soul!
Jean Muller has performed widely
across Europe and beyond in the most
renowned concert halls and music
festivals both as a solo concert pianist and
also with the Luxembourg Philharmonic
Orchestra. It was a treat watching him
play with the touch of a true maestro!
And in Malaysia too! For this we have
to thank our new friend, the incredible
Professor Snezhana Panovska, a gem
of a personality who with her delightful
husband Milan has made Malaysia their
home for the past 24 years.
Prof. Panovska as she is popularly
known amongst classical music circles
in KL is a renowned music professor
from Macedonia and since coming
to Malaysia, she has been the driving
An Evening of Classical Piano Music force behind the Malaysian arm of the
JEAN
with Maestro
International Chopin Society here.
With her extensive network of contacts
in the music world of Europe she has,
over the years, brought top international
pianists to Malaysia to offer master
classes to our aspiring young musicians.
MULLER
This kind of exposure is enormously
beneficial, as a result of which some have
gone on to win impressive international
awards and scholarships to prestigious
music schools in New York and London.
And as Shakespeare reminds us if
music be the food of love, play on
I
t must be our excellent feng shui
when my family enjoyed an amazing
pre-Christmas treat an evening of Here with Maestro Jean
music with top inclassical pianist Muller, Professor Snezhana
Panovska and Jennifer.
Jean Muller brought to Kuala
Lumpur by the Malaysian Chopin
Societys Artistic Director Prof. Snezhana
Panovska. For me personally, and for
my daughter Jennifer and my grandson
Jack, both music lovers as much as I, the
evening was incredibly enjoyable and also
very inspiring. The repertoire Muller had
chosen for the evening included beautiful
Sonatas from Mozart, popular pieces
that all aspiring young pianists play with
fervor and it must have been an enormous
opportunity for the young musicians in
the audience to watch and learn!
Also included in the evenings
program was my absolute favourite
Chopin piece, the Heroic Polonaise. I
was quite carried away by the virtuosity For more on the Chopin Society Malaysia, visit www.chopinsociety.com.my
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to be having a fantastic
Monkey year based on
their astrological flying
stars of feng shui, enjoying the power
8 and also the backing of the years Tai
Sui yet this pair do seem to be going
through a genuinely rough time. Kim
got robbed of her big diamond and
Kanye almost lost his mind and had
to be hospitalized!
Three months ago, Kim
Kardashian endured a traumatic
experience of violence when she
was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris
townhouse. Dragged out of bed, she
was gagged, tied up and thrown into
a bathtub while US$10 million worth
of her most precious jewellery were
stolen.
Her husband Kanye West was forced
to cancel his concert performance to Then weeks later, Kanye suffered resulted in all his future tours being
fly to her side. The whole event cost the a monumental nervous breakdown indefinitely cancelled or put on hold.
couple millions of dollars, but more that hit him in the middle of his With such a lot going wrong in this
importantly, it dug a deep hole in their performance. Incredibly, his mental household, the pressure of parenting
emotional security and well-being. Not state was so bad he had to be rushed their young children, juggling their
to mention the losses that will start to to hospital. The pictures that came out demanding work commitments and
add up now that filming of her reality of that humiliating breakdown were living every single day in the limelight
show Keeping Up with the Kardashians splashed all round the world; it was all this is definitely taking a serious
has gone on hold indefinitely. not just highly embarrassing, it also toll on their marriage.
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Latest news reported by the Daily star in his Southeast astrological sector. to the incredibly bad feng shui of their
Mail hints says that Kim is no longer We wondered what went wrong for luxury home.
sharing a home with Kanye. Rumours this couple?
are flying that Kim is planning to MANSION OF TROUBLES
divorce Kanye as soon as the time is KARDASHIAN CURSE? Their problems are the result of truly
right. Other sources say that Kim can Word has it there is a curse on the bad feng shui. We investigated the
no longer cope with Kanyes dramas Kardashian girls; that any man who feng shui of Kim and Kanyes Bel Air
and mood swings. So the gossip on seriously dates or marries a Kardashian Home and one things for sure our
the reality show grapevine is that this girl ends up in the doldrums. The advice for this couple is to MOVE
one time power couple are headed for evidence to date seems to bear this OUT as soon as possible before things
a split sooner rather than later. out. Already, we can count as many get a lot worse!
as 12 men who were connected to Before their ordeals unfolded,
IS IT A CURSE OR JUST BAD the Kardashian ladies who eventually Kim and Kanye were living with her
FENG SHUI? suffered irreparable damage to their mom Kris Jenner. Everything went
How can this be? image, careers and even their health! well for the couple then, but around
These two people are so made for Kris Humphries, Bruce Jenner, Lamar March this year, Kim and Kanye
each other astrologically. Kim is a Odom, Scott Disick, Ray J, Tyga, decided they needed more space now
Monkey-born, and Kanye is a Snake Miles Austin, Reggie Bush, Damon that they have two children. So they
the two are astrologically secret friends Thomas... these are just a few that moved into their newly-renovated
of the zodiac! They really are so well- spring to mind. Kanye was supposed Bel Air mansion.
suited, and this year of the Monkey to be the one man who was so powerful What a mistake as the feng shui
showed great astrological promise he was immune to the curse, but it of their new house was just so bad!
for them with Kim enjoying the seems that he too is being affected. Even before they moved in, the
successful #8 star and Kanye getting But we believe that the Kim/Kanye house was already causing a truckload
completion luck from the #1 victory problems are due not to the curse but of tension for this couple. Kanye was
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reported to have hated the look of
the Mediterranean-themed house, Note of course that when building or
which was purchased a few years
back before they had kids together.
renovating any home, the whole process
This prompted Kim to spend over must be a labour of love. When there is
US$2million to give the house a constant bickering on site, the energy
complete makeover. The original that goes into the home is ugly and
structure remained, but the couple unlucky! And for the master of the home
gutted the entire the house from top
to bottom throwing out the old roof to frequently vent and say aloud how
and replacing all the tiled flooring. The much he hates the home well, dont
kitchen was remodeled entirely, and expect the home to love you back!
the entire East side of the house was
replaced with new window panes and
walls. Even the original pool behind must be a labour of love. When there is Take a look at the aerial view of this
the house was dug out and replaced. constant bickering on site, the energy property and you will note that there
Builders working on the site that goes into the home is ugly and are two very dangerous feng shui
reported that Kim and Kanye would unlucky! And for the master of the home formations happening here.
fight constantly over every detail of the to frequently vent and say aloud how First, note how the orientation of
renovation. One worker commented much he hates the home well, dont the house is such that it directly faces
Kanye would come over to supervise expect the home to love you back! a cross junction between Bel Air Crest
the construction and tell us how he Road and Stratford Cresent. Had the
hated it. He would tell us to rip out BAD LANDSCAPE FENG SHUI house been situated to face a different
what was built and start all over The feng shui ailments with this house direction, this would not be an issue,
This was supposed to be a temporary and there are many - go beyond but here, the houses main door is in
house while the couple waited for their layout issues. The bad feng shui cannot direct line with the cross junction!
other US$20m mansion in Calabasas be solved by any amount of renovation Cross junctions are very bad news in
to complete that renovation. inside the house because simply put, feng shui it is considered one of the
Note of course that when building or the fundamentals of the landscape feng three death configurations in feng
renovating any home, the whole process shui of the house are quite disastrous. shui. The other two are the T and
Back of
house
drops off
House to a steep
directly gorge
faces a
Cross
junction
Y junction effect. Had this been a
Y junction effect, the couple would
be in even greater dire straits by now.
Their neighbours are not affected by
the cross junction because their main NORTH NORTH NORTH
WEST EAST
door and the orientation of their house
does not face the cross junction but
Kim and Kanyes house very clearly
does.
The second problem is that the
back of the house falls away into a
deep gorge. This is definitely very
bad feng shui formation for any house WEST EAST
to have, as it represents a complete
lack of support. This is a disastrous MISSING
CORNER
phenomenon, which all feng shui
masters of whatever School will advise
strongly against, as it is a situation
SOUTH SOUTH SOUTH
that can manifest bad luck in many WEST EASY
different ways for anyone living in the
house. Typically, it has the effect of
causing ones career to go downhill.
It brings forth a great deal of hatred
and criticism, and it leaves the house face the cross junction and the gorge is was affecting her behaviour.
residents without help or support from not at the back of their house. Otherwise, Kim is said to be totally against this
colleagues, peers, superiors, investors anyone living in this house is sure to have whole idea of moving, as she wants
or friends. problems long or short term no matter to live close to her family; she wants
how much money they spend renovating her children growing up close to their
BAD LUCK SINCE MOVING IN the interior of the house. cousins. Since Kanyes psychological
Apparently, as soon as they moved into breakdown, Kim has become wary of
the house, their Bel Air neighbours MISSING SOUTHWEST BRING having their children around him. She
started complaining about the amount MARITAL WOES has removed her children away from
of commotion and lack of privacy The other major feng shui issue is that his presence and they are now staying
caused by the never-ending stream of one of the most important sectors with grandma Kris Jenner while Kanye
media presence and production crew of their house is missing. This is the recuperates.
of their reality show. Many of the SOUTHWEST corner, which is the For the sake of their young family,
people living around them are furious palace of the MATRIARCH and we hope they read this article and start
they moved into the neighbourhood. governs the luck of MARRIAGE. the road to recovery by moving out
There is constant noise emanating This part of the house is very of their home! Only then can Kanye
from the home, and people that live important especially for Kim not recover, and the two can find some
around them want them gone, a only because she is the Matriarch, but measure of happiness.
source told online site RadarOnline. also because she is born in the year of They must move out of their Bel
The feng shui situation of the the Monkey, and this location is her Air house and look for a new residence
Kardashian-West mansion was made personal astrological location. With with good feng shui. The coming year
worse when they installed a very large this corner missing, her luck takes a is full of promise for Kanye, but his
pool behind the house. Water behind dive; her marriage suffers and she starts physical and mental health will not
any house is generally not advised as to lose her most precious possessions. be good. Kim has to watch herself
it represents lost opportunities and Since moving in, Kim and Kanyes carefully as the #7 star that flies into
loss of wealth. As we can see, this has marriage has gone from bad to worse; the Monkeys palace is sure to cause
already started to happen for them the two cannot agree on anything, her to look elsewhere for a new man.
since moving in. For sure, things will especially the amount of limelight they Should this happen, Kanye is sure to
definitely get worse if they continue should expose their children to. Kanye take their split badly, and this is likely
living here. wants to move them out of the US and to plunge him into a deep spiral of
As with most landscape feng shui spend half a year in France away from depression. Perhaps the Kardashian
problems, there is no easy fix to the two the glare of publicity. He says that curse isnt a myth after all. If they want
problems. The only possible way to fix North was being damaged growing things to improve, they need a new
the problem is to change the orientation up in the limelight, and having the place and they need some marriage
of their house entirely so that it does not constant swarm of paparazzi around saver amulets!!
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THINKIN
BIRKIN!
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by Hermes are the only
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to command a higher
resale value! Buying one
in a Hermes boutique
is near impossible and
should the gods grant
you this opportunity to
pay around RM 45,000
for the cheapest Birkin,
consider it a blessing!
But now you can buy
new, genuine Birkin bags
at Kabinet Prive Salon at
Jalan Maarof, Bangsar,
Kuala Lumpur!
- by Dato Kee Hua Chee -
boutiques force potential buyers to

purchase clothes, scarves or porcelain
plates before allowing them to buy
Birkin bags! It would be so nice if you
buy other things first while waiting for
D
ato Sri Rozita Ramelan, name on waiting list and wait for 1 your Birkin, a staff member would
39, owner of Kabinet to 3 years. No deposit was taken to murmur gently and suggestively.
Prive Salon, sells avoid potential buyers phoning to ask And they expect you to buy up to
brand new Birkins at if their bags had arrived. This beggars RM100,000 worth of Hermes goods
a premium but at last, the question - why does Hermes not which you are not in love with!
no waiting, praying and grovelling at decrease production of unwanted, Bizarrely, it makes economic sense
the feet of Hermes staff begging to be unchic garments, household goods or to buy from Dato Sri Rozita Ramelans
allowed to pay through your nose for shoes and concentrate on producing Kabinet Private Salon, where you can
the worlds most famous and expensive more Birkin bags, which has mile-long choose the shades, sizes, skins and
handbags. queues? It reputedly takes 48 hours to styles!
Enter any Hermes boutique and make a Birkin, as it is not a high-tech Visit Kabinet in Bangsar and you
ask to buy a Birkin and the stock process. are confronted by saliva-inducing
answer is Sorry, we dont have any. Though denied by Hermes cabinets of brand new Birkins
Previously, you needed to put your headquarters in Paris, some Hermes glistening temptingly in various
permutations from 25 cm to 45 cm in Apparently, unlike us
bright or muted colours. There are also mere mortals, Dato
Kelly bags with a single handle which Sri Rozita gets phone
look similar and are just as highly calls from Hermes
sought after. The Kelly is named after boutiques in Kuala
Princess Grace of Monaco, while the Lumpur, Paris and
Birkin is named after British actress elsewhere when new
Jane Birkin. stocks arrive!
Princess Grace used a Hermes bag I have deposited
to cover her stomach during her early dozens of my name
pregnancy in 1956 and the celebrated cards in Hermes
photo appeared in Life magazine. boutiques worldwide
Overnight, it became known as the without a call. Grins
Kelly bag, but the name only became the bespoke Datin Sri
official in 1977. In 1983, Jane Birkin Rozita, This is due to
was sitting next to Jean-Louis Dumas special relationships
when her straw basket fell from the and my network of
overhead locker, spilling its contents collectors built over 15
all over the CEO of Hermes. She years!
explained she could not find a big Dato Sri Rozita
leather bag and the rest is history! owns a vast collection
They discussed her needs and the first of Birkins and Kellys,
Birkin appeared in 1984 featuring a but she was not born
big, roomy interior as bohemian-chic with a silver, diamond
Jane Birkin disliked compartments studded spoon in her
and preferred dumping everything mouth. She looks like
inside and rummaging through them! a million (US dollars,
Doubting Thomases will want not ringgit) but was
to know where does Dato Sri Rozita born poor.
Ramelan get her bags. I am from a humble family from Despite the offers involving singing
I buy them from Hermes direct of Batu Pahat, Johore, she says. Dad and acting, I chose a different path for
course! Where else can I get genuine was a teacher and Mum a housewife. my career and I do not regret it.
Birkins and Kellys? she laughs. Mum was always in and out of hospital I was always a top student, she
due to congenital heart disease. says proudly. I graduated from UPM
I am the eldest of 4 daughters. The in Statistics and Computer Science. I
doctor said she was supposed to have wanted to be a doctor but I turned
only 2 children, so she was pushing down Dublin due to my moms
it with 4! I had to shoulder the inconsistent health condition. I am
responsibilities of looking after my selfless that way, but it was my choice
sisters. But we had a happy childhood and I was happy to take care of my
as money was never the issue, since family to the best of my ability.
we had so little it! As a gang, we were Clad in Chanel, Dior and designer
known as the Terror Sisters of Batu couture, sparkling in Cartier, clutching
Pahat! Birkins, driving her Porsche, Ducatti
She describes herself as 1Malaysia and Harley-Davidson and going
as she has Malay, Javanese, Bugis and to exotic places like Tigers Nest in
Chinese blood! Bhutan, Dato Sri Rozita looks like she
This gutsy lady claims she is no has been spoiled rotten all her life.
pushover and means it! I was always But she subscribes to her personal
athletic and represented Johore in mantras of Nothing comes easy and
Silat Olahraga and Silat Seni, which Work for what you want. I drove
is Malay martial arts! my sisters to school, which took over
She is also an accomplished an hour detour. I cooked and sold
singer and represented Johore in chicken wings daily after my day job.
Bintang Kecil and Melayu Asli singing Two sisters are now working with her,
contests. She was a finalist in Asia but sadly one passed away last July.
Bagus singing contest and was signed Dato Sri Rozita and her sister are
by NSR Records to do an album. looking after her children to ensure
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nothing is discounted on their moms used. But I had to do it personally, This is the ultimate, rarest and most
absence. She is married to Datuk as clients would never allow my staff expensive handbag in the world with
Omar Mustapha and has 4 children. into their inner sanctums. It was too 10 carats of diamonds on buckle and
I was a Private Banker and investment time consuming, so now pwetty. lock. A similar, 10-year old Himalaya
consultant with Citibank for 10 years com.my sells preloved designer bags Birkin was auctioned some months
looking after HNWI (High Net and accessories, and proceeds go to ago for RM1.68 million and mine is
Worth Individuals) and worked in charity. just a year old! Only 2 or 3 Himalaya
Sydney before setting up IR Elite Due to her tentacle connections, diamond Birkins are produced each
Corporation with RM150 million Kabinet Prive offers concierge services year.
investment fund. Then I established apart from new Birkins. Kabinet will A Himalaya Birkin without
Room Capital domiciled in Hong source hard-to-find, high-end bags, diamonds is already RM270,000 in
Kong. Cartier High Jewellery and Bulgari the boutique. A 25-cm lizard Birkin
Room Capital is now an asset High Jewellery or watches not found is RM85,000 and there are no more
management company, while Anjung in boutiques or exclusively limited. 32 cm lizard Birkins, as big lizards are
Bintang handles interior design. She These are investment pieces to be getting rare, so Hermes has stopped.
has just secured the franchise for passed on to next generation or resold However, the rarest of the rare is
Azimut Benetti Yachts for Malaysia, for profits. the legendary HSS (Horse Shoe
Cambodia and Brunei and owns I bought my first 30 cm Birkin Stamp) as it is truly one of a kind!
Pappa Rich restaurants in Malaysia, over a decade ago for RM15,000. The HSS is when Hermes offers their
Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Today it costs RM45,000 but I sell most exclusive clients the unique
Three years ago, she decided to for RM55,000, so yes, on paper I opportunity to choose their own
retire. Easier said than done! I had make RM10,000 profit, but I had to designs using any materials from
enough money but too much energy, pay airfare, hotel, taxis and ancillary Hermes atelier. A rare privilege for
so after 6 months of retirement, I costs. A 35 cm crocodile Birkin in clients who have spent enormous
started Pwetty4U. Originally, it was Hermes shop costs RM180,000 and amount of money!
a wardrobe detox business. I visited costs RM220,000 at Kabinet Prive.
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2017 Horoscope
MONKEY THE DRAGON BRINGS SUCCESS
Success comes a lot easier when you
rely on the power of the Dragon,
your ally. Carry your money using the
1932, 1944, 1956, 1968,
1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 Dragon Clip, and youll notice doors
opening for you in unexpected ways.
INCREASE HOME SECURITY LUCKY COLOURS

You have the Robbery Star #7, which puts you Blue, Black MONGOOSE SPOUTS MONEY
at risk of being robbed or mugged. Never take Guard against cash flow problems
your home security for granted. YOU COULD LOSE SOME by inviting the golden
Place the Anti-Burglary MONEY THIS YEAR Mongoose into your
Mountain in the SW to Get sound professional advice before office. Place him on
suppress this negative jumping into any new ventures, your desk and let
chi. Carry the Anti schemes or investment products. him spout cash
Burglary Amulet Wearing the Elephant with Warrior and jewels
when not at home. brooch helps to protect against for you.
falling for bogus schemes.
37 Year Old 85/25 Year Old 73/13 Year Old 61 Year Old 49 Year Old
Metal Monkey Water Monkey Wood Monkey Fire Monkey Earth Monkey
You enjoy success in your Your energy levels are low, Youre the luckiest Wear the Hayagriva Money luck is excellent
career this year, but be and you lack the stamina Monkey this year so enjoy Prayer Wheel pendant this year. Past projects
cautious when spending to cope with too much the luck of the Rooster as there is possibility bear fruit and continue
money. Unexpected work. To perform at peak year! But dont fall in love, of accidents and to grow. Your assets will
expenses will drain your level, you need adequate or trust friends too easily. mishaps. Do not travel increase but relationships
savings; keep some aside rest. Cut down on late There is betrayal in the alone or live in a house may suffer. Invite the 5
for a rainy day. Do not nights and eat lots of fresh cards, so choose your undergoing renovation Warrior Generals and
lend money to anyone. vegetables this year. mates wisely. this year. place them in the SW.
SUPPRESS YOUR TEMPER
ROOSTER You have the #3 Star of Quarrels which brings

misunderstandings and anger energy into your
life, so carry the Red Eagle key chain to
suppress this. Develop strategies and
1933, 1945, 1957, 1969,
1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 meditation techniques to remain calm
and rational. Resist the urge to lash
out or lose your cool; these are the
moments youll make
ACALA IS YOUR the worst decisions.
PERSONAL BUDDHA LUCKY COLOURS
The Roosters Red, Pink, Orange
astrological Buddha MAKE EFFORT TO
is Acala. Invite him PLACATE THE
GRAND DUKE MAINTAIN FRIENDSHIPS
into your life and Misunderstandings may cause
hell keep you safe The Tai Sui God
is on your side this year friendships to sour a little this year.
from mishaps this year. Carry the Four Friends Amulet to
Acala can be placed but its always prudent
to appease him. keep your friendships harmonious.
on your altar or in the Learn to apologise when you
West location. Display his plaque in
the West corner. know youve offended someone.
36 Year Old 84/24 Year Old 72/12 Year Old 60 Year Old 48 Year Old
Metal Rooster Water Rooster Wood Rooster Fire Rooster Earth Rooster
Refrain from extrava- Your career takes off but Success luck is strong. A You are at risk of taking You are the luckiest of
JDQFHDVQDQFHVDUHD stamina is low. Dont take pair of Crimson Phoenixes on more than you can the Roosters. Money and
little unstable this year. on more than you can on your desk will help you handle. Find someone success comes with little
You could also get into deliver. Better to share the achieve great things this else to share some of your effort but your relationships
some legal shenanigans workload (and glory) with year. Avoid disagreements responsibilities. Otherwise may suffer due to your lack
so very mindful not to someone than to carry as this will be your only your health will suffer, and of tact. Be mindful of your
offend the authorities or everything on own your downfall. Keep your 2016 will be a very grumpy words. When in doubt,
anyone of high position. shoulders. opinions to yourself. and trying year for you. better to stay quiet.
PROMISES &
Resolutions
Welcoming The New Year
by Dato Halimah Mohd Said
A
t the start of every year, it is customary to
reflect upon the past year with its numerous
happenings - both good and bad in our
lives. It is a time for stock taking, and for a
new balance sheet to be drawn up to be filled
with fresh hopes and dreams. It is a moment to reflect
on the changes we want to make, and resolve to follow
through on those changes. It is an occasion to chart new
promises and resolutions to make the year a better one.
A New Year's resolution is a tradition most common
in Western culture but it is also practised among people
in the East, especially those who have enjoyed a western
education and exposure. At the dawn of the new year,
people make a promise to improve themselves in various
ways.
Personal Resolutions
New Years resolutions vary from person to person,
depending on what we want changed or improved in
our lives. Generally, personal resolutions include the
following:
QUIT BAD HABITS

GET RID OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
DONT GOSSIP OR SLANDER
DONT BE SLOPPY OR CARELESS
DONT OVEREAT
IMPROVE HEALTH AND FITNESS
LEARN NEW THINGS
DO POSITIVE THINGS
ENJOY LIFE MORE
PUT ASIDE ME-TIME
Dato Halimah Mohd Said is
serving her second 3-year term DO MORE FOR THE FAMILY
on the Anti-Corruption Advisory
Board. She is Founder-President
GET BETTER ORGANISED
of the Association of Voices of MANAGE TIME BETTER
Peace, Conscience and Reason
(PCORE), besides being a citizen HELP OTHERS MORE
journalist and writer. Professionally
trained as a linguist, she taught for
UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK
32 years in secondary schools and SMIILE MORE
universities. She also paints in oil
and watercolour.
If we look at the list of promises to self , most are Gods grace we have succeeded and God willing, our new
positive affirmations to be better. The changes we plan must resolutions will receive his blessings to move the PCORE
emanate from ourselves first, from our determination to do cause several notches higher.
better in the things we have identified as important in our In 2017, we have resolved to do much more for the
lives. community. The promise is that there will be language
Thus we vow to advance in tiny steps of self- and communication programmes to help different groups
improvement each year on our journey to reach the ideal improve their English language skills. Participants will attain
state of body, mind, heart and soul. Among the more sufficient skills in English to perform effectively for their
popular outcomes aspired to are improvements to our personal and professional development. They will be able to
health, better management of our lives, and achieving good listen and speak, and to read and write in English in various
while discarding negative influences. It is important that situations and for different purposes. We will build up their
every new year we remind ourselves to make these little self-esteem to become effective communicators within the
changes to become better people. community.
For our physical and Another worthwhile
physiological wellness,
we want to eat healthy At the start of every year, programme we intend to
develop is the edible garden
food, and lose weight by it is customary to reflect project. Residential areas
eating less and exercising
more. We promise to upon the past year with its and school communities
will be encouraged and
give up smoking or heavy numerous happenings - both provided with know-how
drinking, and control our
intake of sugary food and good and bad in our lives. to build their own plot
of edible plants and herbs.
drink. We resolve to get rid For this, while an area of
of negative habits and to think positive; we plan to laugh land is useful to have to create a well-planned garden, it is
more and enjoy life. not a necessity. Herbs can also be grown in ceramic pots
In our daily life at work or at home, we aspire to and plastic containers, which can be hung or arranged in a
organise ourselves better in terms of time and work space nice formation around peoples homes and schools. If the
management. We are determined to improve ourselves in harvest is larger than your individual needs, they can be
the roles that we play, and in our relationships with our sold to the community or given as gifts to neighbours and
family, friends and colleagues. schoolmates.
Some of us may choose to develop new skills. We may
learn to paint, write, play a musical instrument or take up National Resolve
a sport. By creating a new interest or further developing an There are numerous resolutions we can pledge to make
old, jaded one, we become productive. Seeing the success Malaysia a better place and a better country beloved by its
of our endeavours will then spur us on and inspire us to do people. This will be our new years resolution for the nation.
greater things in the years to come. In fact, I would like lo urge each and every Malaysian to
It must be stressed that our resolves to improve ourselves promise to do one small thing for the country that we call
must be positive in order to influence outcomes that are home, just as we have resolved to make our own homes a
beneficial to ourselves and to the people around us. wonderful abode for our own families. If every citizen does
one positive deed or carries out one helpful line of action, we
Community Aspirations will inspire a whole movement to do good for our beloved
As a member of the wider community, we might like to country and its people.
extend our help to others, especially the less fortunate. Last month, I attended three very interesting forums,
Volunteerism has grown popular in a world where people which addressed the issue of national cohesion and unity.
have become more self-seeking and self-centred. It is no The general view is that the country is facing problems
wonder that today, many people strive to contribute to of social divisiveness and polarization. This negative
society by putting aside time to volunteer their services. This development is threatening the harmony in peoples lives
can be in the form of simple routine activities like helping and driving us apart.
out in a soup kitchen, teaching disabled or disadvantaged The issue subsumes other concerns such as inter-ethnic
children, or training underprivileged women to develop and inter-faith relations, economic problems that cause
entrepreneurial skills in cottage industries by learning a unhappiness, educational inequalities and political divides.
craft, sewing or cooking. By being kind to others, we uplift People are divided along many lines, and the slogan of unity
our own spirits and spiritual well-being. in diversity is fast becoming a farce.
As a member of a citizen movement, the Association As concerned citizens, we must do something to
of Voices of Peace, Conscience and Reason (or PCORE contain this negativism, which can erupt into more sinister
for short), I have been involved in quite a few community developments if it is allowed to grow unchecked. As people
activities since our inception in 2011. Every year for the with a conscience and good intent, we can resolve to speak
last five years, we have resolved to do more and better. By and act in positive ways in order to restore the goodwill. This
we can do at the individual, organisational and institutional was lucky to be invited to the neighbourhood community
level, that is, wherever and whenever we can play a positive celebration at SS18 Subang Jaya. It was a wonderful
role. gathering of people from different ethnic backgrounds, and
One outstanding resolution is to bring back the spirit together, we sang and danced and pledged to uphold the
of friendship among those we are physically close to. Apart Federal Constitution and Rukunegara. We sat and chatted
from our immediate family, the people living nearest to us together, and participated in sporting competitions which
are our neighbours. We should communicate with them included Zoomba exercises. From the smiling faces, it was
more regularly, if not face to face then at least by phone. evident that the community effort at forging cohesion was
Every few months, we should plan to have a neighbourhood a great success and should be replicated regularly.
gathering, a potluck where each household contributes a As 2017 unfolds its days, weeks and months, let us fill
dish, and where we eat and drink together in a spirit of our time ensuring the promises and resolutions we have
harmony. By practising this, we can help to create the trust made for ourselves, our family, friends and colleagues are
and goodwill essential to national cohesion and unity. honoured with success. Let us pledge to make our homeland
During the Merdeka celebrations on 31 August 2016, I the great country that Malaysia deserves to be.
9 DEITY
INVOCATION
TABLET
Brings power and authority.
These nine Deities will help you
accomplish all your wishes and
fervent desires. Hang on the
South wall of your home.

TM
63
TRAVEL
THE VATICAN
Revisited ~ by Helen Oon
I
have been to the Vatican a His Holiness is not performing the The Swiss
few times in the past, but it blessing that day, as it is not a Sunday. Guard in
colourful
never fails to fill me with awe It is done every Sunday. ceremonial
whenever I revisit it. The aura uniform.
and magnitude of this sacred THE SACRED
place are spiritually spine-tingling HEART OF ROME
a n d a we - i n s p i r i n g . U N E S C O The Vatican is a city-state within a
hailed it as the most sacred place walled enclave in the heart of Rome
in Christendom. For the Catholics, on the west bank of the River Tiber.
a pilgrimage to the Vatican and to It is an independent state in its own
be blessed by the Pope would be right with an absolute monarchy
high on their wish list. I remember with the Pope as its sovereign. Set in
standing among thousands of people, 44 hectares of land by the Vatican
Christians and non-Christians, on Hills, it is the smallest sovereign state
St Peters Square when Pope John in the world in terms of area and
Paul II blessed the adoring crowd population. It was founded by the
many years ago. I am hoping to be Lateran Treaty in 1929 between the
blessed by Pope Francis this time, but Holy See and Italy as an ecclesiastical
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The granite
fountain designed symbolises the open-arm welcome
by Bernini in 1675.
of visitors to St. Peters Basilica
regardless of your race or creed.
St. Peters Square sprawls in front
of the Basilica, affording a superb
bright hall effect to the Vatican
City. It was designed by Bernini,
the famous Italian sculptor and
architect between 1656 and 1667.
The impressive square is 320m deep
and 240m in diameter, surrounded
by 284 Corinthian columns four rows
deep articulated by 88 pilasters.
A row of 140 statues of saints,
each standing at 3.20m high crown
the columns. An Egyptian obelisk
takes centre stage in the middle of
the square flanked on both sides by
two beautiful granite fountains, one
designed by Carlo Maderno in 1614
The
magnificent THE VATICAN and the other designed at a later date
collections at
by Bernini in 1675 to match it. Both
the Vatican
Museum. men are prominent architects of the
STATE WITHIN time. Statues of St. Paul and St. Peter
A WALLED welcome visitors at the foot of the
ENCLAVE IN Basilica.
THE HEART OF
ROME. IT IS AN A HEAVEN
INDEPENDENT ON EARTH
The magnificent St. Peters Basilica
STATE IN ITS went through a few incarnations
OWN RIGHT throughout the centuries before
WITH AN reaching its present state designed
ABSOLUTE by Carlo Maderno in 1612 and
completed in 1626 after 150
MONARCHY years timeline. The jaw-dropping
WITH THE magnificence of the marble and
POPE AS ITS mosaic interiors stopped me in my
SOVEREIGN. tracks when I entered this glorious
house of God even though I have been
state helmed by the Pope who is also as such between Rome and the there before. The soul-stirring vision
the Bishop of Rome. Vatican, but once you step across of the aesthetics and exquisite marble
The Holy See is the ecclesiastical the Ponte SantAngelo bridge over sculptures of past popes and saints
jurisdiction of the Catholic Church the Tiber and down the Via della and religious iconography warrant a
in Rome under which the Vatican Conciliazione, you are officially in few moments of standing still, just to
City is a vassal territory. It has its own the city-state. The broad boulevard feast my eyes on this heaven on earth.
police force and has been guarded leading to the Vatican magnifies the The most famous sculpture
by the Swiss guards since 1506. amazing vista of the majestic dome of on display is Michelangelos Pieta
The Swiss Guards in their colourful St. Peters Basilica. It dominates the depicting the sorrowful Virgin Mary
ceremonial uniforms are a favourite skyline at the end of the avenue like cradling the dead body of Christ after
of tourists to be photographed. a beacon to the Roman Catholics. It the crucifixion. It was carved out of
The tiny state consists of an estate is also the perfect conduit to channel one block of marble of the finest
of fabulous Renaissance buildings, auspicious chi from the River Tiber. quality and illustrated the virtuosity
notably St Peters Basilica, the Vatican The Vatican is built in a perfect Feng and incredible skill of Michelangelo
Palace, the Vatican Museum and the Shui configuration in a trapezium in this stunning lifelike statue. It was
Sistine Chapel that attracts millions shape consisting of a pair of parallel his best masterpiece and helped to
of visitors of all denomination every sides and two asymmetrical sides launch his fame as a sculptor at that
year. with semi-circular arms that embrace time. It is his only work that bears his
There is no immigration boundary all the converging energy. It also signature.
Photos by Shutterstock
The magnificent St.

Peters cathedral,
Basilica di San Pietro
inside the Vatican.
The cavernous space
inside the Basilica can
accommodate up to
20,000 people. It is
built in the shape of
a Latin cross, with a
length of 187m, a width
of 58m across the aisles
and an impressive nave
of 46m high reaching
to the vault, equivalent
to a 15-storey building.
The main feature is
the magnificent
dome designed by
St Peters
Michelangelo in 1547,
Baldachin More collections at
the Vatican Museum.
measuring 136.57m
over the
tomb of high from the base to
St Peter the top of the cross.
designed
by Bernini. It became a model for other famous
domes in the western world such as
St. Pauls Cathedral in London and
The Egyptian
obelisk takes
the Capitol building in Washington.
centre stage in The most outstanding feature in
the middle of
the St Peters the Basilica is the baroque Baldachin,
square, with designed by Bernini in 1624. It is a
a row of 140
statues of saints 29m high bronze canopy supported
crowning the
columns. Some by four twisted columns directly under
of the saints the Dome and over the monumental
can be seen Priceless
here at the tapestries tomb of St. Peter. It houses the papal
background. depicting
religious altar, and only the pope can hold a
scenes at mass there. Words do not do justice to
the Vatican
Museum. the magnitude of the grace and beauty
of the Basilica. It has to be appreciated
in person. Go visit it!
A HOUSE OF PAPAL
TREASURES
It would take a lifetime to really
appreciate and view all the collections
in the Vatican Museum. It is a vast
complex of pontifical collections of
exquisite and priceless masterpieces of
paintings, sculptures and other works
of arts collected by popes through the
centuries. The popes were among the
Top: A must visit is
first sovereigns at that time to open
the beautiful spiral their art collection to the public to
staircase of the
Vatican Museum. Built promote knowledge of art history and
in 1932 by Giuseppe culture. It also manifests the wealth
Momo, it is one of
the most visited and power of the church to amass such
and photographed
msterpiece in the a huge collection of incalculable value.
museum. The collections are exhibited in
Left: There are so different categories of genre, famous
many spectacular
ceilings at the Vatican artists and historical periods. My
Museum. Here is favourite are the various galleries
one of the many
magnificent artwork. of marvellous marble and alabaster
statues and sculptures of famous
historical, religious and mythological vivid colours gilded with gold and Pope normally conducts his blessings,
figures and beasts. They are so lifelike three-dimensional illusions of every but Pope Francis, the new cool Pope, is
that one can feel the living chi trapped character painted on the firmament nowhere to be seen. However, a white
inside the stones. But the most famous of religious iconography. Photography dove flies past it. Is that a sign to tell
feature of all is the Sistine Chapel, is strictly forbidden in the Sistine me to come back again one Sunday to
which visitors should not miss. Chapel. get His Holinesss blessing?
We leave the Sistine Chapel elated
THE CELESTIAL and inspired, but with a pain in the For a tour of the Vatican and Rome
CEILING neck physically for staring at the ceiling with a private guide, contact Rome City
This is one ceiling that Lionel Richie for too long, but it is worth it! I could Tours www.romecitytours.com
would not be allowed to dance on. The imagine the discomfort and pain that Email: info@romecitytours.com
Sistine Chapel is the only building in Michelangelo had to endure for four
the world where an estimated 5 million years painting the ceiling. Helen Oon is the author of
people a year from all over the world On the way out, we return to St. Globetrotter travel guides
to Malaysia, Singapore
come to gaze at a ceiling. It is located Peters Square as the crowd is building and Hong Kong. Follow
in the Apostolic Palace, the official up. Before we leave the domain of the her on her travel blog
residence of the Pope. Normally it Vatican to go back to Rome across the (Myfacesandplaces.
co.uk).
is packed to the rafters with visitors, road, I glance at the window where the
but we are there in the low season
and are able to sit down on a side
bench and crane our necks to admire
Photos by Michael Oon
the mother of all masterpieces to our

hearts content. It is hard to describe
the immense splendour of the chapel
and the dazzling chi that dances round
the room, but three words sum it up
nicely OMG (Oh My God!) no pun
intended.
Sistine Chapel was built at the
behest of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere,
who was the pontiff from 1471
till 1484 for papal ceremonies and
congregation. The chapel is named
after him. It was dedicated to the Lady
of Assumption. He commissioned
various renowned artists from Florence
including Botticelli, Perugino and
Rosselli among others to paint the
sidewalls depicting the Life of Moses
and the Life of Christ. After his
death, his nephew Pope Julius II
commissioned Michelangelo to paint
the vaulted ceiling.
It took four years of painstaking
labour for Michelangelo to paint
the ceiling standing in discomfort
on scaffolding and applying fresco
painting technique. He might have
suffered for his art, but the Sistine
Chapel vault has immortalised his
name as the creator of the most
ingenious work of any artist in history.
The fresco portrayed biblical scenes
The
from the New and Old Testament, magnificent
the Book of Genesis, History of painted
ceilings of
Mankind before the coming of Christ the Vatican
Museum.
and notably The Last Judgement.
The entire chapel is a celebration of
69
PAHT CHEE with Phillip Lim
COMBINING
THE STARS
YIN WITH YANG
Dealing With Misfortune &
Prosperity Stars In The Paht Chee
I
n previous articles, I have EARTHLY BRANCH OF MISFORTUNE STAR - EB OF MISFORTUNE STAR - EB OF
s h ow n y o u e x a m p l e s o f YOUR DAY PILLAR YEAR/MONTH/HOUR PILLAR YEAR/MONTH/HOUR PILLAR
countless combinations that
bring about the presence of Rat Rabbit Rooster
different stars in the Paht
Ox Dragon Dog
Chee. I have also explained how
sometimes, good stars may not Tiger Snake Boar
necessarily have a positive effect, and
also how bad stars may not show its Rabbit Horse Rat
negative effects in your life. Dragon Sheep Ox
In reading the Four Pillars of Destiny
chart, it is important to look at ALL Snake Monkey Tiger
the stars present in the chart and also
look for potential stars that appear Horse Rooster Rabbit
at various times of the life cycle, and Sheep Dog Dragon
this means always looking at the stems
and branches of the Luck Pillars and Monkey Boar Snake
the years. Rooster Rat Horse
It is important to understand
that negative or unfortunate stars Dog Ox Sheep
can always be remedied by means
of adding the required element, or Boar Tiger Monkey
by introducing the secret friend /
allies or by completing the cross of This chart enables you to check if you have MISFORTUNE and
animals. Remember that the solution PROSPERITY stars in your PAHT CHEE chart, which you can
can appear in the 10 year luck pillars download from our Paht Chee calculator in www.wofs.com
either by the element required or
by the animal sign. It is also possible
to improve the destiny i.e. removing the direct opposite in luck, and if both MISFORTUNE STAR
obstacles by exposing ourselves to the stars are present in your chart, then If you have this star in your chart, it
required element, or by introducing they nullify each other. Of course, it indicates misfortune and plenty of
the animal sign needed into the home. makes sense that we should enhance bad luck. Trouble will find its way
This is the use of placement cures that the Prosperity Star and also try to into your life, and should your self
Lillian always recommends with so nullify the effects of the Misfortune element be strong, it can indicate
much success. Star. This way, we will definitely severe problems with backstabbing
This time around, I am going improve the overall luck. It is for this and gossiping, and scandals brought
to introduce you to 2 opposing reason that we study Paht Chee, to about by people you trust or by
stars the Misfortune Star and the enhance our destiny by reading our others who may be close to you.
Prosperity Star. These two stars bring birth charts! There can also be problems related to
FOUR PILLARS TEN LUCK PILLAR
)PVS %BZ .POUI :FBS
6 16 26 36 46 56 66 76

Yang Yang Yin Yin
Metal Earth Metal Wood Yang Yin Yang Yin Yin Yang Yin Yin
Metal Earth Earth Fire Wood Wood Wood Water

Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin
Yang Yang Yin Yin
Metal Earth Wood Wood Earth Water Water Earth Metal
Wood Fire Fire
Monkey Dragon Rabbit Tiger Ox Rat Boar Dog Rooster
Tiger Snake Snake
lawsuits, so you must be very careful he does have the Monkey in the Hour will find that Boar is the animal that
when you speak publicly so that you Pillar, which means he has two cases represents his Prosperity Star, and not
avoid angering the wrong people. Be of the Snake / Monkey secret friend only that, but the Boar also completes
extra careful when posting in social combination, which brings him the cross of travelling Horse animal
media, and better to mind your own hidden Water as well as speculative / signs the Snake, Tiger, Monkey
business so you do not get stuck in the investment luck. It also means that by and Boar.
middle between two warring factions. default, he will have the gift of being This cross brings plenty of material
Misfortune stars attracts bad luck like good at forecasting sales, marketing and wealth luck to him. In the
bees to a honey pot! and so on. meantime, this 51 year old can
Now, when we look at his 10 enhance his luck with the element
PROSPERITY STAR year Luck Pillars, we see that starting of Fire, and most importantly Water,
This star brings you plenty of good from Luck Pillar 36, his luck starts such as in Water features in his home
luck, where all your desires can be to improve as he gains Yin Fire and and spending time in the sun. Next of
fulfilled and success easily gained. the Yin Earth Ox. The Fire stem course is that he will need to activate
While this star can bring plenty of strengthens his self element, while the and enhance the animal sign of the
good luck, if the animal that indicates Ox is his ally. In the next luck pillar, Boar in his chart by placing the Boar
this star is part of a clash in your chart his luck continues to improve with in the northwest corner of his home.
or clashes with the animal that rules Yang Fire and Yang Water. Remember He needs to always carry the Tai Sui
your current luck pillar, or it clashes that Water is the most important amulet of the year and appease the Tai
with the animal of the current year, element for him, and the key to Sui in his home by using the Pi Yao.
then the effects of this star will be unlocking his good luck. Therefore, He should also lead a low profile life,
nullified, and you will not see its we can safely say that his money luck and avoid getting involved in other
effects in your life at all. begins to manifest from age 46 and peoples arguments or quarrels. This
reaches its peak between age 51 55. method of reading the Paht Chee
EXAMPLE His next Luck Pillar shows incredible is most useful as it offers practical
In this example, the gentleman has an good luck, as he has the Yin Water advice, and there are enhancers and
unbalanced chart with missing Water Boar. When we look at the table cures that make a huge difference in
and relatively weak Yang Earth as his under the day animal of the Tiger, you his life destiny.
self element. Since his self element is
Earth, Water represents wealth luck
Blue Water Wave

for him. Water also automatically
becomes his most important element,
as it is the key element to unlocking
his heaven luck. We know that his
chart has two units of the Misfortune This beautiful
Star (Tiger in the Day pillar Snake wave of water
in both Year and Month pillars.) activates the
From this, we can infer that since his luck of prosperity.
chart does not have the Prosperity Place in the home
Star, that money luck is very weak for to bring career
advancement in a
him, and his overall luck is worse in
big way!
the earlier part of his life, say prior to
age 35. What is good fortune is that
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THE HEALING POWER OF
FORGIVENESS
f
orgiveness is one of the most
difficult things to do, because of
the mental and emotional ache
that remains long after someone
has hurt you. Painful memories,
anger and hatred against the perpetrator,
are deeply embedded in your cells. In the
long term, this can cause blockages in
your energy centres, causing disease to
fester within. Note that unforgiveness is
classified as a disease in medical books
and forgiveness therapy is used to treat
diseases such as cancer.
According to Dr. Steven Standiford
of the Cancer Treatment Centres of
America, unforgiveness can hinder ones
response to treatment or ones willingness
to pursue treatment. Research carried
out by Dr. Mike Barry, author of The
Forgiveness Project, shows that 61% of
cancer patients had forgiveness issues;
and of these, more than half were severe.
Negative emotions such as anger and
hatred create chronic anxiety, which
produces adrenalin and cortisol that
deplete the natural production of killer
cells which fight the cancer cells.
Prolonged anger and hatred take a
heavy toll on anyones mental, emotional,
physical and spiritual health. When you
can forgive from the depths of your
being, you can release this heavy burden
and you can return to wholeness and
wellness again.
BLOCKAGES TO
What a joy to experience true freedom! Freedom that is mental,
emotional, physical and spiritual... and all that is needed FORGIVENESS
1. You think you were right;
is develop the ability to forgive yourself; forgive others for the person who hurt you was
having hurt you in any way. Forgiveness frees us from being wrong.
remained chained to the past, which means you simply forgo 2. You think you are condoning
the opportunity to be free of past hurts hence setting the stage the act and the person who
hurt you.
for various kinds of ailments to befall you. There is enormous 3. You think that holding on to
power in forgiving, and as we enter into a brand new year, prolonged anger is your only
our wonderful columnist SHAHREEN KAMALUDDIN brings weapon.
attention to this beautiful necessity for attaining happiness... 4. Anger and hate is somehow
comforting, so you cling to
by Shahreen Kamaluddin these feelings.
Hurting someone in any way,
is not right. In fact, no one has any
FORGIVENESS EXERCISES
Forgiveness is a process. It can take longer for some people, depending on ones
right to hurt another person. Each personal experiences and the willingness to forgive. My advice is to be gentle
person should be entitled to their with yourself as you begin the journey towards forgiving someone who has hurt
personal boundaries. which should be or harmed you. The whole process is likely to be tearful, but the rewards that
mutually respected. If this silent rule come from success are well worth the effort.
was observed, the world would be Let me share some forgiveness exercises that that have worked for me.
peaceful.
But while you cannot control the
behaviour of others, you can control
how you choose to deal with what Direct confrontational Meditation to forgive
happens to you, because it is your forgiveness Sit quietly in a room where you
life. Take great care of your mental, This is not easy as you are unsure will not be disturbed. Close
emotional, physical and spiritual of the persons response. Your your eyes. Begin by being aware
health, because it is a loving act you do relationship with that person of your breathing. On your in-
for your own good. You will enjoy great may not be the same in the breath, breathe in love. On your
benefits if you live your life always future. The advantage here is out-breath, release your anger
ready to forgive. that you get to hear that persons and hate. Repeat this process
response, and this person is not until you feel calm and peaceful.
likely to hurt you again, knowing Then visualise the person
FORGIVENESS exactly how you feel. If you have
reservations about this approach,
you wish to speak to in front of
you. Tell that person how he/she
BENEFITS it is understandable. There are has hurt you. This is a no-holes
Mayo Clinic says that forgiveness easier ways, which work just as barred silent conversation.
brings plenty of health benefits, well. When you are done, wait to
including: hear if that person has anything
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health now. Sometimes, you may feel
emotions from your system. At
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Medically proven, letting go of life and that he/she is crying out
negative emotions can have a tear up the letter.
The following is an example for love. Realizing this will bring
remarkable impact on the mind, tears to your eyes.
body and spirit. In the long of such a letter. Feel free to use
words that resonate with your You can end your meditation
term, you can: by forgiving that person using
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emotional and spiritual well-
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your life because what you did was wrong. In forgiving you, I release you and
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information For my own mental, emotional, our highest good.
should motivate physical and spiritual health, I am
you to start willing to forgive you for the hurt You can do this forgiveness
t h e p ro c e s s o f you caused me. By forgiving you, meditation every day until you
forgiveness, and I release myself so that I can move release your anger and hatred
if you have anything painful in on with my life to fulfil my highest
against this person totally.
the past, releasing it will help you good.
experience a sense of liberation. Sign the letter, then burn it!
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Daily exercise Balance and harmony want to help you. You move forward
Forgive yourself and When you forgive someone, you are with confidence to create the life
everyone every day doing it more for yourself, so that you choose. When you are strong
I recommend that you to do a you can heal yourself. You are willing mentally and emotionally, you will
forgiveness exercise before you go to to forgive someone for hurting you, be strong physically and spiritually.
sleep every night. It can be included so that you can release the painful You will have brought yourself back
in your prayers or you can recite these memories, the anger and the hate that to attaining good balance and perfect
affirmations. is lodged in the cells of your being, harmony. You begin to see people
once and for all. When you have with eyes filled with love. You hear
I forgive everyone for hurting my totally forgiven someone or the people words of love in daily conversations
feelings today. I willingly forgive them who hurt you, you have consciously with people. You freely express
and wish them well. removed the shackles that have kept words of love to more people. Your
Likewise, I forgive myself for expecting you chained to the past. Forgiveness is heart overflows with love, which
a powerful clearing process to remove touches everyone around you. Life
too much from people.
blockages to happiness and joy. then becomes beautiful! That is the
I forgive myself for being so sensitive
As you love yourself more each experience of true freedom!
and for being hurt so easily. I also ask
forgiveness from those who I may have day, your firm belief and trust in
yourself raises your self-esteem. Your Shahreen Kamaluddin is a
unconsciously hurt. I am now free to self-empowerment and public
energy is strong, which protects relations consultant. She is also
fully enjoy my relationships and my life
you from harm. You attract more DFHUWLHG()7SUDFWLWLRQHU
to the fullest!
good people into your life who only
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2017 Horoscope
DOG
1934, 1946, 1958, 1970,
JEALOUSY WEAKENS
FRIENDSHIPS
Some of your closest friends may
be jealous of your popularity with
1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 others. Wear the Anti Evil Eye
Bracelet to keep their
negative vibes from
LUCKY COLOURS hurting you. DOUBLE DORJE
White, Gold, Silver REPELS THE YIN
STAR
THE GOLDEN DEITY The Yin Star can lower
PROTECTS YOU STRENGTHEN YOUR HEALTH your energy levels
You are blessed with the Golden A superb year for you in terms of and cause depression.
Deity Star this year. Invite Green career and opportunities but your This worsens whatever
Tara into your life to enjoy the health suffers due to the #2 illness you may have.
blessings of this magnificent goddess. illness star. Take supplements to Wear the Double
She will help you navigate through strengthen your immunity and Dorje Pendant to
whatever challenges you may be suppress the #2 with the Garuda suppress the Yin Star.
facing this year. Wu Lou in the Northwest.
47 Year Old 35 Year Old 83/23 Year Old Wood 71/11 Year Old 59/11 Year Old
Metal Dog Water Dog Dog Fire Dog Earth Dog
Be sure to get a full health Your career takes a big The 83 year old will be Expenses may exceed You will see a return from
check up early in the year step forward but there are tired, and the 23 year old your income if youre not investments you made
to catch anything serious. hidden enemies who are may fall sick often. Try not careful. Avoid extravagant last year. But avoid buying
Start an exercise regimen envious of your success. to party too hard this year, purchases this year and property or investing in
and stick it religiously. The Anti Evil Eye bracelet and develop a habit of save your cash for a rainy mining or earth excavations.
Your success this year will will prevent any of these sleeping early and waking day. Carry the Parasol A pair of Peacocks on your
depend on how healthy bad vibes from blocking up early to exercise. Avoid Keychain to stay shielded desk will ensure success in all
DQGW\RXDUH your climb to the top. late night snacks. from economic downturn. other endeavours.
BE BOLD AND EXPAND
BOAR
If youre in business, this is a good year
to explore expansion possibilities and
partnerships with others. Place the Tai
Kat Tai Ley enhancer on your
1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, desk to actualise your good
1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 fortune.
LAUGHING BUDDHA REMOVES LUCKY COLOURS KUAN YIN OVERCOMES

ALL YOUR WORRIES White, Gold, Silver THE ILLNESS STAR
Laugh away whatever A wonderful year for
worries you have AMPLIFY YOUR SUCCESS new beginnings and
with the Laughing CAPABILITIES ventures! But watch
Buddha. Place him You have the ability to achieve your health as you have
in the Northwest a great deal this year! Display the #2 illness star. Invite
to protect against the Action Mantra for Success the Goddess Kuan Yin
whatever plaque next to your dressing with the Garuda and
difficulties mirror and read the mantra place it in the Northwest
that arise out each morning! It dissolves all to suppress this sickly star.
of being sick. obstacles.
46 Year Old 34 Year Old 82/22 Year Old 70/10 Years Old 50 Years Old
Metal Boar Water Boar Wood Boar Fire Boar Earth Boar
Relationship luck is A promotion is in the Stress levels take a toll You are prone to Money luck is great but
excellent but you can get cards, but you may feel on your emotional well- misplacing things and your health suffers from
moody at various months. overwhelmed with the being this year. You will losing your possessions this lack of good blood
Try not to let petty issues heavier responsibilities get frazzled easily and year. Carry the Ten Hum circulation. Regular
affect your judgement. thrust on you. Read the lose your cool. Take up a Key Chain to avoid these massage therapy or
Carry the Peace Amulet Action Mantra every relaxing form of exercise little mishaps. Do not enter UHH[RORJ\FDQUHDOO\KHOS
to keep relationships morning to help you get like yoga or taichi. into large ventures without in this area. Cut down on
harmonious. through the year. Swimming also helps. consulting a good lawyer. high-cholesterol food.
Architecturally Speaking by Chris Yeo
When RENOVATING
An OFFICE
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So how do we define a neutral colour design. Such colours also provide for most. The next level of colours
palette? First we need to look at the perfect backdrop to pick out any will be your secondary colour palette
colours that can generally be accepted primary colours you may add on later, consisting of oranges, greens and
by everyone. This means colours depending on each persons individual purples, which offer a more toned-
such as off-whites, beiges or greys. preference. down effect. These colours offer a
Typically, these colours are controlled While colour appreciation is a connotative expression, as they spark a
through the level of contrast and subjective topic, primary colours such memory or emotional response usually
brightness to achieve an acceptable as reds, yellow and blues are often too associated with ones past experiences.
MEETING ROOM interacted table.
Depending on the size of the
RECEPTION office, there are various ways to lay
OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE
out the table arrangements. For mid
OPTION A to large-sized offices, my preference
is to integrate a race-track concept,
whereby the main circulation space is
located around the open office hall or
individual rooms.
In this concept, the main entry is
located at the center of the building
with the windows along the building
MEETING ROOM perimeter. Therefore, by locating the
individual offices towards the building
core it allows the natural daylight to
OFFICE
extend deeper into the office which
OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE
helps improve lighting efficiency,
OPTION B but also mood. With the circulation
corridor located in between the offices
and the open office floor, the key is to
arrange the tables such that you create
zones or groups (Option A) so that
regular interaction between workers
is promoted. Rather than Option B,
where the tables are arranged in a row,
which tends to create segregation and
individualism.
For example, orange can remind one ends. By dead ends, I refer to table The other arrangement is a total
of the dusk or autumn, while green arrangements whereby movement race track design, whereby the offices
gives the calming effect of landscape, is restricted resulting in stagnation are located along the perimeter of the
stability or even the beginning of around the office. This can be seen building with a pathway circulating
something new. in offices where tables are placed in a around the main office hall. This
So when selecting colours for the row, and only the person using the last helps create a complete open space
office, always remember that different table would ever go there. This creates plan design where zones are set
colour tones can cause different tension in the office environment, as up in groups of 4, with secondary
emotional responses in different it causes the individuals at the end pathways crisscrossing the main hall
people. to become isolated from the rest of to further increase interaction. The
the group, as that would be the least reason for interaction is to facilitate
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selected based on company
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The next item is to look at is office
layout. The key to a properly designed
office is to create a comfortable
MEETING ROOM
circulation route and to avoid dead
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team building through interaction, discussion and
conversation.
Also, by arranging the tables where the backs of
each employee are to each other enforces the notion
that you rely on your team member to watch out for
you and vice versa. From a management viewpoint,
it also allows one to monitor the staff with a single
glance to ensure productivity is at its maximum, and CIRCULATION
no individual is idling on social media. WORK SPACE
For smaller offices, where space is not a luxury,
I like to work based on the concept of private and
public spaces. Based on this example, I have reduced
the amount of corridor space by locating all tables
to the walls to create a centralize filing station that
is shared by the receptionist and staff. The front of
the receptionist is then described as the public zone. PUBLIC ZONE
So rather than the conventional arrangement where
you enter the office to greet the receptionist before
moving into the rest of the office, by combining
the receptionist into part of the overall office, we
can fully utilize the circulation space as usable work
space.
When designing the office, always look at these
2 key criteria - the need for a neutral colour tone
and the right circulation. When you get these two
things right, you will find that the atmosphere of the For Interior Design services and consultancy, contact
office is more interactive, more cheerful and much Chris Yeo at chris@eminentbuilders.com
happier.
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ASK overseas to join her husband (next year).
Will this have any impact on her? We
AUNT
have the same zodiac sign.
A Yes the peach blossom animal

will also affect her.. but if
youre worried that she might meet
someone new, then dont worry. If
AGGA
her bond with her husband is strong
then the peach blossom animal in
your bedroom will strengthen her
marriage luck with her husband.
You can place the peach
blossom animal in your
If you have a problem you think feng bedroom without
shui can solve, ask Aunt Agga by worrying about
emailing her at auntagga@wofs.com
her romance luck.
W H AT I S A K A R M I C
DAUGHTER WANTS TO DO Excellent Stack of Auspiciousness SEPARATION?
POLE DANCING AT HOME sutra. Read this three times as you
Q My daughter is a pole dance

competitor (as a sport) and she
think about the bad omen... and
it will neutralise this bad omen. I
Q I read an article somewhere
about calling back a loved one.
It mentioned that there are two types
wants to set up a pole in her house. I recommend reading it once in the of separation - temporary and karmic.
suspect that having a pole in the house is morning, once in the afternoon and What are the differences between these
not good feng shui. What is your advice? once before bed. two?
A My dear... As long as it is not
set up near the entrance or door
way then it should be fine. This kind
TOILET IN MY WEALTH
CORNER
A Everything that happens to you
in life is a result of karma. The
Sanskrit word karma translates to
of pole has to be securely mounted
from floor to ceiling so if it is in the
middle of some pathway, it will be a
Q I am going through a financial
crisis. My bathroom is located
in the Southeast, which is the Wealth
mean action which creates a
result. So when you meet someone
you feel a strong attraction to,
hindrance and can block the flow of corner of the house. What can I do? its definitely a result of a karmic
chi. But if she has a room dedicated to
dancing and exercising, and she wants
to set it up in the centre of this room
A There are more than one wealth
spots in your home. If your
Southeast has a toilet then I suggest
connection from a past life, and
meeting this person again is a result of
unresolved business based on actions
so that she has space to manoeuvre looking for another wealth spot and from both sides from a previous life
then it will be OK. But definitely I activating this location. The easiest together. When we separate from
would not advice placing the pole in wealth spot to locate is the one someone, this can be temporary
the centre of the living room, study directly in front of your house, in the or permanent. Either way, the
room, dining room or bedroom. centre grid. Place a water feature there separation is also a result of karma
and youll activate the houses sheng actions committed from this life
RAT RAN FROM KITCHEN chi location. You should also look or past life. Normally when people
OUT THE MAIN DOOR for the Water 8 star location, say that a separation is karmic
and quite likely, this is also
Q I saw a rat running from my
kitchen to the living hall and exit
through the main door of the house. Im
in the same location as the
central front of the house.
it means that it is permanent
at least for this lifetime. If the
separation had some kind of
worried this might be a bad omen. Place a water feature there. closure like an amicable
Good luck!
A Yes this is generally not considered
a good sign when a rat in your
house leaves your main door. This WILL ACTIVATING
split where both parties go on
to meet new people or when
one person passes away, then it
could mean that you may soon lose MY PEACH BLOSSOM means that karma with this person for
some money or one of your assets. But AFFECT MY ROOM MATES this life is finished. If the separation is
dont worry, you can nullify this bad MARRIAGE? bitter and there is a lot of unfinished
omen by reading a special sutra which
we have published in the
Chant a Mantra Book.
Q I have bought the peach blossom
animal to activate the peach
blossom luck in my bedroom. But right
and unresolved business, then it
is likely you will meet this person
again either in this life or in future
Inside this booklet, now Im sharing my bedroom with my lives to continue what you have left
look for the married sister who is about to move unfinished.
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