Friday Fortune
Kau Chim
April 2nd, 2021
Today we’re making a brief stop in Hong Kong to learn about Kau Chim, or lottery poetry.
In this Chinese tradition, you kneel at the temple and shake a bamboo cup of numbered sticks until a single stick jumps out. You take that numbered stick and retrieve the corresponding poem or ask the “fortune teller” on site to tell you what it means. We did the latter and lost $40 USD while being told J’s luck was great and mine was terrible!
You can try it virtually yourself. Go to this website, click on the picture of the cup and your stick will appear. Click on the stick and your fortune for the day appears on the next page.
Good luck and happy weekend!
More tomorrow,
Kelly
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Kau Chim
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Very interesting, as is the site. I drew a stick first time and it told I would make a fortune on business started today. I refreshed and drew again an it told me any business i am going to start had rather wait 🙂
That said, this looks interesting and would make a great souvenir from travel, with associated memories…
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LOL! Love your contradictory fortunes. I wonder how many of us tried the stick trick twice? I did! So funny. Hope you’re successful in business every day! Thanks for playing. 🙂
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Once again I note your great curiosity and respect for the customs of the countries you visit, although in this case a little irony creeps into the description. Guessing the future; mastering uncertainty are common attitudes, it is the way of doing it that can be interesting to observe from one country to another. Thank you for this experience.
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You’re welcome! To be recognized as someone with “great curiosity” is a huge compliment. I believe curiosity is an important trait for living a fulfilling life. And what better reason to travel? Thank you, Lookoom.
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When I try to explain why I travel, why we travel, I often come down to “curiosity”.
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Mmmm. Mine told me to make a wish and focus on it. My fortune was that I would get my wish. Fun adventures are ahead, Kelly. 🙂 –Curt
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YAY! Cheers to adventures returning soon!
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One can hope! 🙂 If not Europe, I have my backpack and small RV. We will have adventures!
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Mine promised me great things if I abstain from liquor (fine, if beer and wine are not included in that!) and then said the outcome of my wish depended on me (too much work!). The stick had one of my favorite numbers on it … a good sign?
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Ha! Yes, no liquor means no liqueur, right? 🙂 And favorite numbers are always a good sign! Six is my favorite number and 66 is what I snapped a photo of in the cup. That was lucky! Happy weekend!
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I loved how you included a link so I can take a chance on getting a positive fortune. But even more so, I’d love to return to China and see this tradition for real. How interesting!
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I had never seen or heard of this tradition. We saw everyone doing it and curiosity got the best of us. And so did the fortune teller! 🙂
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