Year of the Monkey

lshaia · Post by **lshaia** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:13 am

Happy Chinese New Year to one and all.

Kung Hey Fat Choy, Paul!

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:37 am

Shin Nien Kwai Leh to you, Lindsay and your cool daughter.

And Happy Chinese New Year to all my friends in this forum.

"FU"-The Ultimate Happiness. Bless all.

The Celestial Monkey Warrior. 2004 is his year.

In fact, I've just got home from my family's house in southern Taiwan, loaded with my mother's excellent Chinese cuisine!

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:51 am

Check out these new designs of the 12 Chinese yearly signs in the forms of "Celestial Warriors" that guard the Heaven.
I was born in 1965, year of the Snake.

1-Mouse

2-Ox

3-Tiger

4-Rabbit

5-Dragon

6-Snake

7-Horse

8-Sheep

9-Monkey

10-Rooster

11-Dog

12-Pig

lshaia · Post by **lshaia** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:13 am

Speaking as a pig I think that's a great improvement!

Thanks for the kind words...these graphics are great! We're having two New Year's parties, I've got to incorporate these into the decor.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:56 am

My heartfelt thanks, Paul. As we say in Portugal, 'Good health and good luck to you'.
Ultimate happiness? Well, I'm going through a period of extreme happiness - I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.
Incidentally, I wonder which Chinese year 1956 was.
Extremely cool pictures, by the way.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:03 pm

Bingo Sérgio!
1956 was Year of the Monkey, 48 (12X4 cycles) years ago. The image of the Monkey Warrior above is strongly inspired by Suen Wu-Kong, the legendary King of Monkeys. He can shrink his weapon to 1/2" and hide it in his ear tunnel when he doesn't use it.

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. Double-FU!!! (Ain't life sweet?)

To equate:
1956=9
'57=10
'58=11
'59=12
'60=1
'61=2
'62=3
'63=4
'64=5
'65=6
'66=7
'67=8
'68=9
simile.............

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:53 pm

Happy New Year all! This is my year!!!

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:11 pm

I don't know who I'd pick for my new wife. The snake or the rabbit. Who should I pick? Hmmmmm.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:48 am

I'm year of the horse and hay, I'm happy. My wife's Vietnamese and I've been eating like a horse in celebration of the New Year. Happy New Year to all.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:58 am

Rob, you beat me to the snake or rabbit comment!

Paul, same to you! Have a happy and fulfilling year!

rob · Post by **rob** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:22 am

John, I'll take the rabbit, and the snake is yours!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:54 am

I'm 1953 Paul, year of the snake also.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:33 am

Happy New Year to Paul and all!

When is it the year of a Rick? I'm the year of the pig - I think!

cheers to all!

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 8:41 am

OK. I never cared much for hare-y women!

(Sorry to the women here for the piggish comments!)

rob · Post by **rob** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:15 am

You don't know what you're missing, John!