新年快樂， 萬事如意！
I'm not sure if you are Chinese, or that you can read Chinese. But it is a Chinese festival after all, so allow me some rope.
Anyway, here's a Chinese New year greetiing card for you to go with your music. 白鐵鼠
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新年快樂， 萬事如意！
I'm not sure if you are Chinese, or that you can read Chinese. But it is a Chinese festival after all, so allow me some rope.
Anyway, here's a Chinese New year greetiing card for you to go with your music. 白鐵鼠
Happy New Year Gents
Thank you Dolcevita and Gate Keeper - I am glad you both enjoyed.
No I am not Chinese or read Chinese, but I will show your message to Mrs S, who is and who will be able to explain it to me.
No I am not Chinese or read Chinese, but I will show your message to Mrs S, who is and who will be able to explain it to me.
vesicles
Colonel
Happy New Year, guys!
I'm still a little confused about the "white" part in the "white metal mouse"... I know the year of mouse and I know this year is metal in the Chinese 5 elements, but why white?
My immediate guess is that, in Chinese philosophy, each of the 5 elements is associated with a color and a direction. Specifically, east is wood and green, west is metal and white, south is fire and red, north is water and black, and center is earth and yellow. This may be why it's a "white metal mouse". However, the color white is always associated with metal. So why specify it this time, making it look like this year is specifically a "white" metal year, as if another metal year could be black... I'm confused...
I'm still a little confused about the "white" part in the "white metal mouse"... I know the year of mouse and I know this year is metal in the Chinese 5 elements, but why white?
My immediate guess is that, in Chinese philosophy, each of the 5 elements is associated with a color and a direction. Specifically, east is wood and green, west is metal and white, south is fire and red, north is water and black, and center is earth and yellow. This may be why it's a "white metal mouse". However, the color white is always associated with metal. So why specify it this time, making it look like this year is specifically a "white" metal year, as if another metal year could be black... I'm confused...
solarz
Brigadier
That's ok, Chinese astrology is confusing. LOL!
So then I don't feel so bad, how are your little ladies, your twins were girls?? right??? I have a new Grandson, another Grandson on the way, and a daughter, her husband, and family adopting a young Chinese lad... so that's all amazing, but my brother Jim is on Hospice fighting pancreatic cancer and metastatic to his liver and lungs, he's hanging on by a thread....
so joy and sadness all in the same season......
I did not know that, but there is a lot I don't know and as Solarz says there is a lot that is very confusing!
Just think of it as Artistic License as "White Metal Rat scans better as a title than simply "Metal Rat"
Now do not argue with me on this, otherwise I will need to lie down in order to avoid a Klaus Kinsky style Diva tantrum!!
Very pleased to hear of your new arrivals Baz but very sad to hear about your brother. I know you will be praying for him and I send my best wishes.