For the elders in my family, fortune telling is a BIG thing. Astrology, palm reading, tarot, psychic reading, horoscope, numerology, down to the placement of moles on your face and body – beware, they all mean something!
When you open shop, you look at the Chinese calendar for good opening date. When you travel, you look at the calendar again for a good day to fly. Before you even think of marrying someone, you go to the fortune teller with your names, dates and time of birth to see if you are a good match, whether you bring luck to each other, how many children you will bear, etc, etc. If the fortune teller approves and you are finally ready to settle down, you go back to the same guy so he may dictate how you should go about probably the most important day of your life.
Yes, fortune telling is a big thing with the elders in my family.
Sometimes I wonder if my mom also consults with the fortune teller what food she prepares for us at home.
June 14, 12:34pm
Prawns, eggplant parmigiana, tong ho vegetable and rice
Pear, kiwi, arbutus, strawberry, melon
June 14, 7:05pm
Beef steak, pulled pork fried rice, shrimps, bitter gourd, asparagus
June 15, 11:31am
Fish fillet with black bean sauce, chayote, rice
Pear, pomelo, cantaloupe, strawberry
June 16, 11:46am
Pork adobo, boiled pork, boiled spinach, garlic rice
Melon, pear, apple, pomelo
June 17, 9:30pm
Melon, apple, pear, pomelo
June 18, 7:26am
Cherry, pineapple-custard, arbutus
June 19, 11:44am
Prawns, corned beef, scallops in egg white, baby asparagus, broccoli, squash
Homemade XO sauce by Jaine and Donna
Cantaloupe, pomelo, kiwi, peach, arbutus
June 20, 9:52am
Egg tart
Cherry, kiwi, cantaloupe, pomelo, apple
As for me, I only believe in Chocoscopes.
