Minutiae musings: Photoblog - Day 299 Feb 2, 2011

Friday, February 04, 2011

Photoblog - Day 299 Feb 2, 2011

The Lion Dance:

As part of Chinese tradition, welcoming the lunar new year involves practicing fortune-attracting practices like Geomancy and the welcoming of the Lion and Dragon dance - sought for it's ability to ward off bad vibes, and in the process, attract more positive vibes.

This involves youths under the Lions (as seen in this picture) which usually needs two people to handle it - and the dragon, which entails close to a dozen (maybe more) people to handle it's long serpentine body... a body I could not take a clear picture of due ot it's length. Accompanying the Lions and Dragon is a drum and cymbal ensemble to supply the loud noise that is supposed to ward of the bad spirits.

Whether it really works or not - the Lion Dance is a worthy show to watch on the side... and it comes as a reminder that the new Lunar Calendar is about to start. In this case, it is to welcome the Year of the Rabbit - so Kung Hei fat Choi to everyone! May fortune smile upon us this 2011.

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Subject: 21st Century Credo

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born;
A Death Certificate shows that we died;
Pictures show that we lived!
Have a seat... Relax! And now read this slowly.

I believe - That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe - That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I believe - That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I believe - That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I believe - That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I believe - That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I believe - That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I believe - That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I believe - That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I believe - That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I believe - That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I believe - That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe - That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're ‘down’, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe - That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I believe - That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe - That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe - That no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe - That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe - Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I believe - That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe - That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you – you will find the strength to help.

I believe - That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I believe - That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

Take every birthday with a grain of salt. This works much better if the salt accompanies a Margarita

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Photoblog - Day 299 Feb 2, 2011

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