The Chattering Wind
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Luck, Prosperity & Longevity Reading
Recently, I purchased this reading that uses chinese fortune-telling technique from www.astrology.com (FOC advertisment for them).
It will tell you if you are lucky in these 3 major aspects of your life. But it says that these does not mean that your fate is fixed but the general direction of your life.
I was marvelled by the accuracy of the reading. The unlucky part was that the area of relationships will be the most unlucky aspect in my life because of my birth hour. Well, for this I can say that it is fucking true. The area of relationships denotes types of relationships such as family, friends etc.
And they say that the best way for me to make money is in the performing or visual arts!!! But they say that the notion of "starving artist" has some truth in it. So it is counted as UNLUCKY. Wow... No wonder I feel out of place in engineering and business. I still remember the only distinction I had in poly was Colour and Composition. That was my only pride and joy.
Not bad of a reading, but it seems abit in the beta stage. Worth checking out.
Examination stress is killing Indian students
From Business Times 12/04/08 by SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA.
Wtf, 16 students a day commit suicide due to exam stress. This is way to absurb, the way to the so called "success"???
Friday, April 11, 2008
Freedom of Choice
I've always been unhappy at where I was, in terms of what I am now. After my family's minor and ongoing financial crisis, I began to seek ways on how to generate profits. But that was not what I actually wanted to do.
I found that my main aim is to be financially independent. That is what confucius advocated to parents in bringing up their children - to let your children gain independence asap.
My main goal is to be an artist, be it fine arts, sculpture etc. That goal was always being pushed aside as my parents always say that being an artist do not make any money.
1 year ago, I wanted to be like Warren Buffett, 4 months ago I wanted to be like George Soros, 1 month ago, I wanted to be myself, doing arts.
Although I've been lamenting that I "wanna be" like a spoilt child, the main thing is to face reality and to go with the flow. There are trade-offs in everything. But I believe one day I will do what I want to do.