Looking back 2011

This is one of the pictures taken during a talk to 100 over business owners in February 2011. The event was known as BNI Big Breakfast at YMCA auditorium.

Besides the pointers reflected on the powerpoint slides, I also mentioned that gold price will soar and property market will perform very well in 2011.

All these have unfolded. And my analysis was based on the Li Chun Bazi of the year.

Euro debt crisis is not unpredictable but it has surfaced this year and not next year. Why? Where in the 2011-bazi is the trigger? And why did we only see it coming in 2nd half of 2011?

Tsunamis, earthquake and floods happen almost everywhere and every now and then. But why 2011 is exceptionally intense? Can we also attribute this to the Gua image of wind over water?  

Now, how do we relate trust issues to global arena and right to our own society? The lack of trust is the underlying reason for the aggravation of the euro crisis said some reports. The ineffiency of the management of government linked companies have undermined their role as a responsible corporate citizen. How now to regain the trust of the public?

At a family level, we see a rising trend of cheating spouses with more wives cheating on their husband according to a report by Straits Time.

What has the world become? Is 2012 going to be worse? Is the dragon going to rise from the sea of turbulence or drown by it?

I will talk about it soon.     

A Story on Date Selection

Came across this anecdote from a Chinese book on date selection and thought it would be interesting to share it.
During the Qing dynasty, Emperor Qian Long decided to impersonate as a commoner to visit one of the provinces so that he could understand his people better.
He arrived at this village one day and saw that a wedding ceremony was taking place. Being a date selection expert himself, Emperor Qian Long did a quick calculation and discovered that today was an inauspicious date especially for wedding event. So, he stopped one of the villagers and asked who had selected this date for the couple. Not knowing that he was actually speaking to the emperor, the villager then replied that it was calculated by his neighbor who was a scholar in this village.
Emperor Qian Long then blurted out that, "Today is a very bad day according to the date selection classics. Why on earth did your neighbor choose this day for such an important event?"
"Oh, what I understand from my neighbor is that today is indeed an inauspicious day but he mentioned that because a noble person will pass by our village today, all bad energies will retreat and be suppressed. In fact, because of the arrival of this VVIP, the moment will turn auspicious and great blessings will be felt" said the villager.
Qian Long was surprised to find out that there were actually very skillful people among the commoners. So highly skilled that even they could predict the timing of his arrival.
This story was taken from a small paragraph in the book which emphasizes the presence of noble people or Gui Ren in important events. Hence, it is not uncommon to see ministers, celebrities and politicians being invited for ground breaking or business opening ceremonies. This enhances the "Man" component or Ren He of the cosmic trinity.