I would like to wish all my relatives, friends and blog visitors a happy and prosperous New Year of the Horse which falls today 31 January 2014.
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| Street lanterns in Kota Kinabalu |
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| Decorative Lanterns in Sunway Pyramid |
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| Beautiful Lanterns in Suria KLCC at Petronas Twin Tower |
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| May Fortune smile on my fellow investors |
The Year of the Horse evokes the images of being strong, hard working and free-spirited. I can just imagine the horse in olden time : transporting human across countryside and countries and over distances. What would people do without horses in those days!
Horses were valuable in communication,transportation, opening of new areas and expansion. Horses, for example, played an important role in the colonisation of North America.
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| My antique amethyst horse |
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| Purchased this horse figurine in Shandong China while on UNDP consultancy |
Horses were also important during wars and invasions such as during Genghis Khan era of expansionism and destruction of established civilisations. Followed by the emergence of new communities and cross-fertilisation of cultures.
Such is the significance of the horse in the old days that it is honored by being given one of the 12 years in our Chinese calendar years.
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