Join the Celebration of Lunar New Year and Win a Prize
In a couple of hours, Lunar Chinese New Year will arrive and 2007 is the Year of
That’s right, it’s the Year of the Golden Pig, the symbol of good luck and fortune. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everybody, especially readers of this Diary, a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2007!
And to show my appreciation of all the supports (reads, comments, and links) this Diary has received in the past six months, I offer those who leaves a comment on this post before February 24th a chance to win a prize of $28 Amazon.com gift certificate. To win the prize, all you need to do is leave a comment (whatever you want to say, or let us know your zodiac symbol) with your name and email address (will not be published) before 0:00 am February 24th. On February 24th, I will pick randomly one lucky winner and the gift certificate will be sent out via email.
Finally, do you want to know your zodiac symbol?
| Zodiac symbol | Birth years |
 | Mouse: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996 |
 | Ox: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997 |
 | Tiger: 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998 |
 | Rabbit: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 |
 | Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 |
 | Snake: 1929, 1941, 1953 , 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001 |
 | Horse: 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 |
 | Goat: 1931, 1943, 1955 , 1967, 1979 , 1991, 2003 |
 | Monkey: 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980 , 1992, 2004 (This is the first zodiac stamp issued in China in 1980 with a face value of 8 cents. The latest market value of a signal piece of stamp is RMB 2880 to 3200, or more than $400. What investment can be that?) |
 | Rooster: 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005 |
 | Dog: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982 , 1994, 2006 |
 | Pig: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007 |
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Henry’s symbol is the rooster. The weakest of all weak animals.
HA HA, I wondered why a buddy of mine always called me Monkey Man!
Is it always a Golden Pig or does this year symbolize something special from previous years of the Pig? Either way have a Happy New Year and keep up the good work. :~)
This horse prefers yummy Amazon gift certificates to hay. Great blog, by the way. I just recently discovered it while looking for more info on the elusive ING Direct Electric Orange checking account…
Hi there. Stephen, year of the snake: 1977
Happy new year from a monkey!
Your money stamp is wrong!
You want us to tell you our animal and you won’t tell us yours?
Horses represent!
My whole life I thought I was a snake, being born in 1977. However, recently I found out that I’m really a Dragon since I was born in January (before the Chinese New Year)! I think I share the traits of both signs…
Monkey Monkey Monkey!!! 1980
Rabbit, 1975
Sun,
Happy New Year. May the year of the Pig be a prosperous one for you, your family and your Diary.
Ssssssssssssssssnake baby! Don’t let it fool you, I’m a nice guy, not a snake
I won’t tell you my zodiac sign, but I was born during the hour of the Rooster!
Tab: There is another kind of designator. Wood, Air, Earth, Metal/Gold for all the zodiac signs. They add another dimension to the fortune telling. 2000 was the year of the Golden Dragon and considered EXTREMELY LUCKY. It was also pretty much the worst year of my life, so don’t buy into it. It’s just for fun.
G for Golbguru and Goat !
Wish you and your family a very happy new year.
Dogs Rule! Happy NY & happy eats! =)
#6 “Your money stamp is wrong!” should’ve been
Your monkey stamp is wrong!
Spent too much time blogging about money
Free money is great!
Great addition to my “Finance” tab in netvibes!
BTW… I’m an Ox
Happy New Year Sun!
Wow, you’re going to have the most commented post in pf history now! LOL. I want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am of course, not just a HORSE, but A FIRE HORSE! Can you guess when I was born?
Thanks for always have good stuffs for me to read and learn. Happy Chinese New Year!
I’m a goat. I once had a Chinese girlfriend who wouldn’t reveal her age. She messed up and told and me her sign though. Pretty easy to figure out her age from that. You’d think she would have known better.
Just found you blog,
Nice job, I really enjoy it.
I’m a rooster!
me me me …i need something free for a change..Xe Xe!!
I am the year of the Tiger, but I knew that already from all the paper menus at Chinese restaurants growing up. I always thought it was funny that my brother was a monkey!
woo hoo.. mouse for me.
keep up the great work on this blog!
Great site! Keep it up
I’m a tiger!!
Though not 100% accurate, this describes me very well:
Metal Dogs have extremely high standards and expect a lot of themselves and of others. They are loyal and hold a strong outlook about the direction they want their life to take. They choose their friends and causes with care. Once they have committed themselves, there is little to no turning back. They are bold, unafraid to disagree out loud about anything they feel is unjust or unfair. Metal Dogs are easily stressed if a plan does not go accordingly. They find it difficult to relax when there are things to be done.
Happy New Year!!! And thanks for the great site.
Xin nian kuai le!
Wo shi ma nian chuseng de.
(And that pretty much taps out my remaining knowledge of pinyin. Although it would be nice to do the accents.)
Gong Xi Fa cai! i hope my pinyin is right … it better be since I’m taking chinese again for the third time.
I’m the year of the Dog!