Year of the Rabbit

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Dear Rabbit,

According to the the Chinese Zodiac, you're supposed to rule the world when February 2nd comes. As expected it will be a good year for some.

I can only pray it will be a good year once again for me, though the signs indicate it will be tough for us rats! How true will that be? We shall see ...

Has there been a premonition of misfortune, bad luck or unpleasantries heading my direction? Well, I recall when we were in the vehicle heading towards Sydney, it struck --with a soft plob--one of you cute little bunnies but it was the silly bugger's fault--it dashed across the road when were cruising at 110 km/hour ... and besides, I was not driving the car! (and I was not driving the car when it killed a bird as well!)

Anyway, in repentence, here's my humble rabbit tribute to the wisdom of your species. May I be forgiven and may boundless fortune and luck befall me in your Year of the Rabbit.

Chinese Horoscope

It is believed that the Chinese horoscope dates back to thousands of years. I haven't done any research on it but I can say that what is written regarding human traits, characters and the fates of each person can be amazingly accurate.

I used to be a doubting Thomas. That was till the day certain warnings and significant signs became ominously clear. Yet, even when we were forewarned, Fate could not be averted. Well, at least we could be prepared... if we have a good memory!

I'm just rambling on about an accident back in the 1980s that happened to me. The Chinese horoscope was warning about certain colours and objects I needed to avoid in the following week from the reading date.

I heard about it from my late dad who believed in this mumbo-jumbo and could read Chinese. Typically, like many others, I ignored it and forgot all about it until one fateful day when I was involved in a truly bad incident.

I smashed my reddish Yamaha motor-bike up, crashing into a huge red garbage bin! Then a snarling and gnashing ugly black Doberman attacked me!

Yes, I recalled at that moment in time I had been forewarned to beware of the colours red and black, a heavy object and an animal.