Goodbye fire piggie year and hello you rat!

It is not just 2008 now, but the second month of 2008. Chinese New Year is again just around the corner! Whoah, time flies! I don't have enough time in a day to get all my things done and yet I'm sitting in front of the PC hyperventilating away - bizarre... perhaps I'm just disorganised, or is just too laid back to lift a finger/to hurry about.

Here I am, just 19 days to the big day, and I'm as frumpy as ever, sad. I'd probably just bounce down the aisle instead of gliding gracefully along to say 'I do'. Ok, ok, I've watched too much Ally McBeal and have an over-active imagination. Can I help myself? Darn it, no... because the mirror screams back "you're a hog" all the time.

Hog or no hog, the year of the fire boar/pig/oink or whatever you call it is officially over at the turn of the Chinese lunar calendar - end of the 12 year cycle of the Chinese animal zodiac. It's now back to the beginning of the cycle, the rat - the earth rat. All in all, fat or thin, I'm still happy! Shock! Horror!

So, tonight, the net is bogged down with all sorts of fengshui sites and Chinese zodiac compatibilities, and also the 'element' attached to the 12 year cycle. I didn't know I was born as a 'metal pig' and my love as a 'fire goat':

THE METAL PIG

Outspoken and confident, Metal Pigs give 110% for everything they do. They throw themselves into relationships with others completely, sometimes to a fault. These Pigs are headstrong and diligent in the workplace, honest and caring in a relationship and trustworthy with everyone he/she meets unless given reason not to be. Metal Pigs usually give people more credit than they deserve but when challenged can be a hard nut to crack.

ARIES PIG

Full of energy and vive, these are affectionate lovers. They hunger for responsibility both mentally and physically.

THE FIRE SHEEP

Fire Sheep are not as likely to get their feelings hurt nor are they as likely to desire the approval of others as typical Sheep are. They are capable of taking care of themselves, standing up for themselves and putting themselves first. They are vivacious and charismatic, preferring theater to any of the other arts. Fire Sheep generally enjoy a tight circle of friends and family and enjoy the social limelight.

CANCERIAN SHEEP

Kind, genuine and gentle, these Sheep display as much the power to give love as the need to get love. They can pressure themselves about being able to support their families, but always put family first.

After being completely amused by this site, I zoomed into our specific birthdates for a 'test of compatibility in this site, and what I got was really heartwarming:

"The male Goat and the female Pig will be more than happy to give each other the space to pursue their own interests, without being so distant that the relationship self-destructs in the starting gate. Both of these aesthetically gifted individuals appreciate the finer things in life and the arts and will find much to praise in each other's company. The female Pig is a fount of advice that may help to bring the male Goat back to reality once in a while, while he, in turn, can give her a broader perspective and keep their shared life interesting. The Goat's occasional fits of temper, whether justified or not, can be calmed by the cheerful and pragmatic Pig, and she can always provoke a smile. This duo can be very healthy for each other, which explains its durability in the face of time."

In another site, I typed in the same birthdates, and I have the following prints, "Goat & Pig You are a match made in Heaven. You are inspired, and kindred spirits..." Awww....so cute!

Well, it doesn't matter whether the year of the pig is over and the year of the rat is beginning, this year of 2008 is still my year as I'm going to marry the love of my life! Happy little piglet me, and oh, you lucky, lucky old goat :D.