Dona Amelia

Giving and receiving gifts is a wonderful exchange that shows we care. One would think that any gift that is given from the heart is good. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. An inauspicious gift is bad news no matter how noble your intentions are. Taken in a Feng Shui perspective, some things are worse compared to others. Here are the top 5 gifts you should never give to anyone.

1. Never Give Sharp Objects

Gifts of sharp objects are actually more popular than one would expect because most people don’t see them as such. Examples of sharp objects that are unsuitable as gifts include the following: blade, chainsaw, dagger, hunting knife, letter opener, penknife, scissors, Swiss Army knife, sword, etc (see anything familiar here).

There are a couple of reasons that make sharp items objectionable. Giving sharp objects as a gift will literally sever the friendship. As sharp objects are a natural source of malicious “killing breath” or Shar Chi, such gifts will result in you unintentionally sending bad luck to your friend.

2. Never Give Timepieces

In the West, timepieces are, in fact, quite well-liked as gifts. These include: alarm clock, wall clock, pocket watch, wristwatch, etc.

Timepieces measure the passage of time and this indirectly suggests a limited lifespan, which is very inauspicious. In Chinese (Cantonese), to give a clock or soong joong sounds exactly like the Chinese term for attending a funeral, which is naturally very taboo.

3. Never Give Red Roses

Did you know that you should never give red roses? Long stemmed red roses with sharp thorns are terrible as gifts. The longer the stem and the sharper the thorns … the more the relationship will suffer. If you send your lover a bouquet of red roses - romantic and all - it will be the beginning of the end of the relationship.

It is better for you to give cream or pink roses. Feng Shui-wise, yellow roses work even better to help enhance that loving feeling. Remember to have the thorns removed before you deliver them to your lover.

Never send red and white roses to a loved one who is in hospital. These are so inauspicious that in hospitals all over UK, there is the tradition with regards to floral gifts from well-wishers. If bunches of red and white roses or any variety of flowers arrive for anybody, they throw the flowers away immediately and make sure none of them reach the patients. A gift comprising a bunch of red and white blooms are considered to be a DEATH WISH.

4. Never Give Shoes

In Chinese (Cantonese), the word for shoes, ‘hai’, sounds very much like a sigh. This is very inauspicious as it suggests much unhappiness. A gift of shoes to your friend would be akin to sending bad luck his/her way.

5. Never Give Handkerchiefs

Gifts of handkerchiefs are also traditionally frowned upon. This is because a handkerchief is used to wipe away sweat and tears, which suggests a lot of sadness and frustration. Giving handkerchiefs as gifts suggest that you anticipate him/her to be doing much crying in the future. This generates such an inauspicious chi.

Remedy For Your Predicament

What do you do if you have a really fantastic gift? Something that you know your friend will be truly ecstatic about? Well I have some good news for you. The Chinese have a simple remedy for sharp metal gifts that belong to the first category.

Ask for a coin or some change (make sure it is metal) before you present your gift to the recipient. This simple exchange symbolizes a “purchase”, instead of a “gift”. Since your friend symbolically “paid” for the item, it is no longer considered a “gift”. This uncomplicated remedy works only for sharp metal items.

Beberapa waktu terakhir ini acara fengshui mulai sering beredar di layar televisi bahkan dibeberapa stasiun radio pun sudah mulai ada acara tentang fengshui.

Kemudian Fengshui sendiri itu apa ? Dari wikipedia aku dapatkan hal berikut

“Feng shui (fengshui), pronounced in English as [fʊŋ’ʃweɪ] (”fung shway”) or [fɛŋ’ʃuːi] (”feng shoo-ee”), is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space to achieve harmony with the environment. Feng shui literally translates as “wind-water.” This is a cultural shorthand taken from the following passage of the Zhangshu (Book of Burial) by Guo Pu (郭璞) of the Jin Dynasty (晉朝):

The qi that rides the wind stops at the boundary of water.

In its traditional form, Feng shui is a discipline with guidelines that are compatible with many techniques of architectural planning. Space, weather, astronomy, and geomagnetism are basic components of feng shui. Researchers armed with this knowledge can test claims that feng shui has an effect on health, wealth, and personal relationships.“

Dibawah ini adalah salah satu contoh perhitungan hubungan tanggal lahir dengan warna mobil. Caranya cukup mudah, karena kalo susah aku sendiri juga ga bakal paham.

Cari tahun kelahiran anda di kolom birth year, jika anda lahir sebelum 4 february (sebenarnya sebelum tahun baru imlek di tahun kelahiran anda – karena belum ganti shio) maka ikutlah tahun sebelumnya.

Contoh : 4 Januari 1953 – jadi ikut ke tahun 1952

Jika anda laki-laki lihat di kolom male. Jika anda wanita lihat di kolom female. Angka yang anda dapatkan di kolom kua tersebut dicocokkan dengan kua element dibawahnya maka akan terlihat warna yang cocok untuk anda.

Lama ga nulis blog padahal pengen banget bisa jadi rajin nulis di blog, tapi sayang di kantor ga bisa on line langsung, jadi terpaksa begitu ada ide ga bisa langsung di tuangkan ke bentuk tulisan.

Waktu dulu masih jaman sekolah pasti pernah denger ungkapan “Banyak jalan menuju Roma” (ga perlu dijelasin artinya lagi kan.) Dalam kehidupan nyata kita pasti pernah dihadapkan dengan pilihan-pilihan hidup. Untuk menuju ke sebuah tujuan kadang kita diberi banyak pilihan bisa lewat A, B atau C, sehingga kadang kita bingung untuk menentukan mana jalan yang paling baik untuk dipilih.

Contoh cukup populer saat ini adalah produk pelangsing tubuh. Banyak orang pengen punya tubuh ideal. Tubuh ideal juga ada banyak variasi nya, apakah kurus ceking, atau padat berisi, atau asal kurus aja. kemudian cara untuk mencapai tubuh ideal sendiri juga ada banyak cara, dari pake sabuk getar, kurangi makan habis-habisan, olah raga siang malam atau olah raga seperlunya sambil jaga makan.

Melihat dari contoh diatas ada beberapa pilihan hidup dalam siklus tersebut, dimulai dari pilihan apakah mau punya tubuh ideal, kemudian pilihan mau tubuh ideal yang seperti apa, sampai pilihan mau mencapainya dengan cara apa. Itu baru satu contoh kasus simpel banget.

Bagaimana dengan kehidupan kalian sehari-hari, pernahkah kalian dihadapkan pada beberapa pilihan yang sangat sulit ?

Aku tidak tahu siapa yang paling awal mengenalkan istilah testimony di web, namun pertama kali aku mengenalnya lewat friendster (btw yang belum add as friend, ini id friendsterku - luisa_amelia@yahoo.com). Di friendster kita bisa memberikan kesan kita pada teman kita, dan teman kita jika berkenan akan melakukan approve atas tulisan kita.

Blog ku sendiri tidak ada kolom khusus untuk testimony tapi aku sangat ingin teman-teman semua berkenan mengisi testimony boleh tentang aku pribadi, atau tentang aku dan okta, boleh tentang kepribadian, apa aja… seperti testimony yang umum beredar di dunia maya lainnya.

So please post your testimony comment … Biar keliatan resmi harus aku tuliskan… “sebelum dan sesudahnya kami ucapkan terima kasih”… hahhaha.. I really want to say “Thanks!!”

I wait your testimony comment… and thanks again…. ciaoooooo…

Today is my birthday, there’s many thing I want to thanks. And like everybody birthday I should make a wish because this my special day.

But… I can make a wish in english, I worry if I make a wrong word so my wish will wrong too. Oke lets started in Indonesia.

Selamat pagi Tuhan, hari ini hari ulang tahunku yang ke sekian kali. Dan sekian kali pula aku telah memohon kepadaMu di setiap tahunnya. Terima kasih Tuhan atas segala yang telah Kau berikan dalam hidupku. Semua kegembiraan dan cobaan, membuat hidupku menjadi semakin berarti. Semoga di waktu-waktu ke depan segalanya dapat menjadi lebih baik. Berkatilah pula kedua orang tuaku, berilah mereka kedamaian, kebahagiaan, dan kesehatan. Berkatilah Okta semoga semakin mapan dalam menjalani hidupnya dalam bahagia, damai dan bijaksana. Berkatilah orang-orang disekeliling ku, berilah mereka bahagia dan kebijaksanaan. Semoga semua di dunia ini menjadi damai, sedamai kasihMu kepada kami. Kuatkanlah kami dalam menjalani setiap jengkal kehidupan baik dalam suka maupun duka. Amin.

Dengan segala kerendahan hati, hari ini aku memohon maaf pada semua pihak yang pernah aku sakiti entah sengaja atau tidak, dan aku berterima kasih pada semua pihak yang telah membantu aku selama ini baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung.

Special thanks to both of my parents ( I love you so much), Okta (thanks for you kindly love), my best friends ( my old and new office friends, all of you make my day brighter).

Happy Birthday to me !!!

Make the day brighter by helping another, and started with smile.