To some, today is just another day.

To the chinese community all over the whole, the 8th August 2008, or rather 08.08.08, is the most auspicious day in our lifetime. We’ll probably won’t leave long enough in this date again, ever! You’ll probably see a lot of chinese couples getting married today.  I’m sure some chinese business owner may choose this auspicious date to start their new business and some moving into new houses.

The number ‘8′ is a very auspicious number to the chinese community. ‘8′ or pa in mandarin, patt in cantonese, making a similar sound of fa and fatt which brings the meaning of prosperity in chinese. Hence, today is indeed a very special day because the more 8s you have in a day, the better it is, so to speak.

That is why, the Beijing Olympic 2008 starts today. Gonna be home watching the grand opening ceremony. I’m sure it will be an extravagant event as the host country, China spent a lot of money and effort into organising the world greatest sports event.

Oh, will be having some primary school friends coming over my place for a small BBQ session. It’s time to catch up with the good old days.

It’s the 8th of August 2008 and it’s a Friday.  Have a great weekend everybody!