Thursday, January 28, 2010

Bazi Your Career Destination



Bazi analysis is a systematic method of analyzing and predicting many things in life. One of the most useful purpose of Bazi is in determining and helping you find a suitable career that fits your nature and characteristic. Sometimes it is amazing that your Bazi can describe the exact situation surrounding your working environment.
How can you use your Bazi to help you find the career that suits you? Lets look at a Bazi example below.
An individual's Bazi chart shows that her Day Master belongs to the Ding Fire. Imagine the flame of a candle light at night shining brightly in the darkness as if showing people the way. This indicates that she has the abilities to influence and convince people, in other words, the abilities to sell. So will she automatically become a salesperson then?
Lets us look deeper. She is born in the month of the Snake which is the most prominent element in the chart. The Snake contains the Bing Fire which is one of the Companion Stars. This is an indication of a team player, a group or a corporation. She will naturally be attracted to such an environment.
Further studies into her chart shows a lot of earth elements that are on the branches like the Xu Dog, Wei Goat and Chen Dragon. This shows that she is not very mobile in nature. This is not good if she were to enter the sales profession.
So what is the inherent thing that she can do? Her Day Master is flanked side by side by the Direct and Indirect Resources Stars which is an indication that she has the natural abilities to do analysis, database and research work.
This person is currently working as a Research Analyst in a unit trust company. The Ding Fire element which represents herself, is used to convince or sell her ideas and opinions on stocks.
So she is in the right job and right working environment, will this guarantee success? What can she do to enhance her work further at each period of her life?
A check on the 10-Year Luck Pillar shows that she had just stepped into the Ren Yin Pillar. Within this 10-Year period, the Yin Tiger which represents the Direct Resource Star, as well as the Ren Water which represents the Direct Officer Star will play an influential role in her life.
At this point, she can further enhance her analysis and research skills to assist with her career. Within this 10-year period, her main focus should be analytical work. Further studies on her part will also help her to climb the corporate ladder as the additional knowledge will be seen as value-added to her work. The Influence Star which is the Direct Officer shows that there will be recognition in her work and a possibility of a promotion too.
Do you want to know what you can do? What type of jobs that will suits your nature? At each different period of your life, what can you do to further enhance your career? Bazi can help you to answer all these questions.
Apart from this, Bazi can also help you to reduce your struggles in seeking the right career and thus provide you with an edge over your peers.
Who else know yourself better than you, yourself! So come and find out on your own what you can do. All of the above information will be provided to you in an easily understandable and user-friendly workbook to find a career that suits you and make you stand-out.


Bazi Your Career Destination Workshop (RM350)





Email me your details: Name, Date & Time of Birth, Contact No & Email Address for registration, once you made the payment.

The workshop, "Bazi, Your Career Destination"
will be held on 14 March 2010 at Sri Rampai Business Park. The normal price for the workshop is S$200 (RM500). An introductory price of S$140 (RM350) will be charge for this 1st time workshop. For further enquiries, please email me at jphang75@gmail.com. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The workshop is suitable for students who are undecided on the suitable college program that will equipped them with the necessary knowledge for the future careers, young adults that have recently stepped into the workforce or adults who are looking for a career change.
At the end of the workshop, a certificate of attendance will be given to you. You may email me questions regarding the workshop and your career even after the workshop if you need further assistance. I will compile all the questions by 31 March 2010 and provide a Q & A podcast for you to download that will answer all of your queries.

Josephine

Monday, January 18, 2010

Joey Yap’s Feng Shui & Astrology 2010 Seminar on 16 & 17 January 2010

Joey Yap's seminar, "Succeeding in Turbulent Time", is just over during the weekend. I have bought tickets for myself and also invited some of my friends to join me. Thought I have to chance like last year to post the review here but alas sorry to disappoint you guys.
You see I have volunteered for the temporary Bazi consults at the seminars. Basically, I have no chance to hear Joey's talks on the 16 January 2010 as well as the talk with Chuiling on the 17 January 2010. Just dropped in about an hour plus and poof!! out I went again to the consulting hall to give consultation. Just heard the head and without the tale. So it is better for me not to comment about the seminars.
Anyway, my friends do like his sarcastic sense of humor along with his talk for the year. Quite enjoyable. Lucky them.
So if you guys or gals click on the title above and expecting to see some reviews or tips for the year, I am so sorry. Nope! Nothing on the seminar. It just about ME, my friends, Nancy, Alice and Lee Yen.
It has been a hectic two days but FUN enough to be remembered and stored here forever. Hmm! Maybe "forever" is too long. Well as long as Bazichic.com is still up and running.
Meet a lot of new friends within the two days. They are so young which made me reminiscent of the good old days, especially one Indirect Resource girl. Any suggested career for her seems to be not suitable. Ask about her interest in any area comes to a dead end as well. Hahaha :D Don't think I am like her at all. I do remember I had too many ideas and too many things on. I had started most of the stuff and half the way down the road it never see the broad day light again. Me is more like "A Jack of all trades, A Master of none". Hope she finds her dream. :)
Some of my readers dropped by too to say hi!, don't even have chance to respond. Missed a lot phone calls. Gee! How to explain I only see all the miss calls and smses today?
Am running late on the second day of the seminar. I walked head pass my sifu and didn't even notice him. The handsome guy next to him was very noticeable though. Hahaha… :D When I realized and turned around to says /hihi, it was already too late. He was already half way in the lift. *Sigh* Might as well, the giant bouncer might just beat me into pitty-pat /sweat if I walk any near his vicinity.
I had to work until 7 p.m. that day, I think. On the couple of last consults the light become very dim. Nancy was wondering if her eyes were having problem. Me was just waving and pointing at the ceiling. And suddenly a guy dropped by to says "the light will be back again soon". It is like "God send Angel". I swear if I cross my fingers long enough, I will saw a rim of light above his head. =))
/no Yeah, miss the book signing session by sifu. *Sigh* my books are doing the merry-go-round. At first pass to Jennifer then I took it back and now pass back to Chang Ooi. Hope he can get it sign for me.
I just want to say "Bravo" to my friends who have volunteered for the Bazi consultation and also the group of time keepers who have the guts and help us to usher away those difficult customers. Some really looked like they just pop out of the "Young and Dangerous" film series, especially on the second day. No joke!


I am really happy to work with you all. =D>

Josephine

Friday, January 15, 2010

Analyzing the Stock Market through Bazi (Part II)

In Part I, I posted the theory of using Pillars to analyze the market. Today post, I will relate it to the historical events.

Major Historical Trend

1909-1910 the Shanghai Rubber Stock Market Boom & Bust

In 1909, Ji You year, the You Rooster appeared. In this regard the metal element became prominent. Hence, you can expect a positive aspect in the Stock Market industry.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the development in the rubber industry Malaya attracted the attention of London investors. Capital was raised by them not only in Great Britain but also from other countries like China and within Malaya.

In 1903, an Englishman founded a rubber stock company, the Langezhi Development Company, in Shanghai to develop rubber industry and open a new rubber house. In 1909 the world price of rubber increased sharply, those investors received a bountiful return on their investments. The Englishman took this chance to promote the sales of rubber stock. The investment was associated with huge returns. Some of the prominent British agent companies, Jardine, Matheson & Co Many also promoted the buying and selling of the rubber stock. Investors rushed into the market, thus the Langezhi shares prices rose sharply above its original face value. Foreign bankers also accepted speculators' properties as collateral to borrow cash for the stock. This results in oversubscription of Langezhi's stocks. There was no guarantee to shareholders. In 1910, the news of uncertain return came out as well as the disappearance of the Englishman in July 1910 caused the overheated rubber stock to collapse. Many Shanghainese Bank such as Zhengyuan, Qianyu, Zhoakangand and the famous Yaunfrengrun were caught off guard had to declare bankruptcy. Foreign banks were also caught in the crisis, dragging western houses involved in the panic.

In 1910, Geng Xu, the Xu was in a harm relationship with You. In July 1910, is the month of Wei together with Xu and Chou formed the Bullying Punishment. Hence, the collapse of the rubber stock and the chained reaction involved with the bankers.

1900-1939 Industrial Age and Great Depression

During the 1900s up till 1929, the stock markets of the world were supported and powered by the industrialization age where new invention and mass manufacturing of goods (such as the first auto assembly line during 1913, mass production of radio in 1921, first public Tv, Lindbergh flight and first "talkie" in 1927, automatic bread slicer and first colour movie in 1928) flooded the economy. This era was associated with the metal element which greatly supported the Three Harmony Combination. During this period, there were smaller cycle of bearish market but the general global economy as well as stock market was trending up.

World War I began in 1914, Jia Yin year. The 1914, Jia Yin year was a pure Qi of Jia Wood which clashed with the metal element. The Yin Tiger was also a harm relationship with the Si Snake. Hence, the New York Stock Exchange was closed 31 July 1914 and only re-opened partially on 28 November at a much lowered index level in the same year. The Jia Yin was also the wealth element to the metal. However, wealth will on be felt later in the following year of Yi Mao, where there was a leap in the stock market activities. The same trend was noted in 1974 another Jia Yin year.

If you think with a logical deduction, the war required a mass manufacturing of weaponries tools like artillery and guns. This will spurred the growth in the manufacturing industry again a supportive scenario to the stock market. Hence, in 1915, in the Yi Mao year the stock market rose sharply which last till 3rd quarter of 1917 with a few small deep in 1916. 1918 was when the war end. In 1917, Ding Si, almost toward the end of the war whereby demand for weaponry slows down and the stock market likewise will trend down. In 1917, Ding Si was a strong fire element which was not conducive to metal element.

Another way of reading: The Si Snake was part of the Three Harmony Combination. Does another Si Snake appear on the Annual Pillar came in to support or vie away the collaboration? This depended on whether the element appeared on the stem for the year was constructive to the pack. In this case, the Ding Fire was not.

In 1921, Xin You, saw a steady rise in the stock market that last till the 3rd quarter of 1929. As with other You Rooster years which indicated a trend where the bear market ended and the beginning of the bull market except 1957, Ding You and 1969 Ji You.

In October 1929, Ji Snake, the stock market recorded the greatest crash in history and it also marked the beginning of Great Depression. The Great Depression does not just affect the US but was also severe worldwide economic depression that lasted a decade. Again the Si Snake appeared that seems to strength the Si~You~Chou. However on the annual stem, the Ji Earth (which supposed to produce metal) was to dry and parch to produce the metal but it distorted the view of the people in the background. Many at the time had unreasonable expectation of high returns for their investment.

The Great Depression lasted until 1939 just before the World War II. However, market had started to grow in 1933, Gui You. Economy started it slow recovery too.

What has spurred this recovery?

Gold Standard, a monetary system in which currency was backed by gold, was dropped by Britain and Sweden in 1931 and soon followed by other European countries.

The Gold Standard was marked as being dropped by Central Banks in the world in favour of "fiat money" was when US, global economy giant, went off the gold standard on 5 June 1933. Then US adopted Keynesian economic theory, whereby the best ways to fight off an economic downturn was to inflate the money supply. "Fiat money" was less tangible in term of value (a piece of IOU paper guarantee by the government) and more liquid exactly like the Gui Water on the stem in 1933, Gui You.

One country were unaffected by the great depression during 1930s. It had a Gold Standard and Silver Standard to back it currency at the point of time. Make a guess which country was that?

1973-1974 Oil Crisis

The Gui Chou Pillar itself showed an image of crude oil. The Chou Ox which should be supporting the metal combination did not do so. In this case, you had a case where the muddy soils stuck to the metal. A very much dirty and sticky situation at hand.

The oil crisis started in October 1973, Gui Chou, when the members of the OAPEC (consisting of the Arab members of OPEC, plus Egypt and Syria) declared an oil embargo "in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military" during the Yom Kippur war. It lasted until March 1974 caused the global market to crash. The embargo resulted rising oil price that caused an inflationary pressure around the world which followed by the collapse on the monetary system. The chained effect caused the global stock market crashed.

In 1974 like the year 1914, the metal and wood clash indicated market collapse. As in 1915, the following year for 1974 that was 1975, the market went up steeply.

1980s Latin American Debt Crisis

In 1982, the Xu Dog harmed the You Rooster and formed a half Bullying Punishment. The Dow Jones Industrial Index took a small deep during August 1982.

The 1980s Debt Crisis was mostly affected the Latin America countries notably Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, who had borrowed huge sums of money from international creditors for industrialization.

Although the problem mostly contained to the Latin America, it was worth a look how the year affect the theory above. I would think and individual stock market chart would give more an accurate picture here.

In 1982, Ren Xu, the crisis began when international creditor started to realized that the Latin American countries no longer able to pay back its loan. It began with Mexico on August 1982 when Mexico's Finance Minister, Jesus Silva-Herzog, declared that Mexico would no longer be able to service its debt

1987 Black Monday

The Mao Rabbit clashed into the You Rooster in the Combination. The strong Ding Fire which sat on the Resource Star was not conducive to the metal combination as well. Ding also clashed with the Gui Water indicated a sudden unexpected event.

The 19 October 1987 recorded an historical event that recorded the world stock markets largest dropped in a day. It remained a mystery as to why the market took a dive on that day.

1989-1991 Economic Recession (United States Savings & Loan Crisis Lead)

In 1990, Geng Wu, the Wu Horse harmed the Chou Ox in the combination. Wu and You were also in a destruction mode. The Geng Metal revealed on the stem point out the fact that problem related to the loose regulation on the saving and loan industry and this mostly affected the western country.

North America troubled savings and loans industry was beginning to collapse, leading to a savings and loan crisis which put millions of Americans in to financial jeopardy. The panic that followed led to a sharp recession that hit hardest those countries most closely linked to the US, including Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The economies of much of Europe and Japan were not hurt as badly.

The stock markets took a deep in 1990.

Guys! Are you still there? I know! I know! This is very long and some more no pictures. Just the stupid chart on top, showing a few haphazard lines. It begins to sound boring. Be with me okay. It is almost coming to the end. We already reached 1990s, not very long, ya. Just another decade or so.

1997-1998 Asian Financial Crisis

In 1997, Ding Chou year, seems to support the Metal combination. And it did until the summer month. The Ding Fire began to take prominent during the peak summer onwards and it countered the metal.

The Asia Financial Crisis started in Thailand in July 1997, Ding Wei month. Thailand had acquired a burden of foreign debt that made the country effectively bankrupt even before the collapse of its currency. The crisis spread, most of Southeast Asia, like Indonesia, South Korea Hong Kong, Malaysia, Laos Philippines and Japan. Japan's currencies, stock markets and other asset prices were devalued, and rose in private debt. The crisis raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion.

In 1998, Wu Yin, most of the countries still suffered the effect of the crisis and only began to recover in 1999.

2000-2001 Dot-com Bubble

In 2000, Geng Chen, harmed the You Rooster and on destructive mode with the Chou in the metal combination. In 2001, Xin Si year, I called it an eclipse of the Xin Si with Three Harmony Combination.

The dot com boom refer to the steady commercial growth of the Internet with the dawn of the world wide web as with the first release of the Mosaic web browser in 1993 and continuing through the 1990s.

Over the period of 1998-2000, a combination of rapidly increasing stock prices, market overconfidence that the dot com companies would turn future profits, individual speculation in stocks, and widely available venture capital created an environment in which many investors were willing to overlook traditional fundamentals and give in to the "good felling of market sentiment" at that point of time.

On the 13 March 2000, the stock market began to slide downward as the dot-com companies one by one filed in bankruptcy and by 2001 the stock market was going downwards at full speed.

2007-2010 Financial Crisis

In 2007, Ding Hai year and the Hai Pig clashed with the Si Snake.

The stock market only registered the effect at end of 2007.

The financial crisis began with the US property bubble. At the point of time, the US housing market began to crack as lender faced foreclosures. It spiraled into a sub-prime crisis and affected the banking and finance sector. The crisis rapidly developed and spread into a global economic shock, resulting in a number of European bank failures, declines in various stock indexes, and large reductions in the market value of equities and commodities. The crude oil price rose also added new inflationary problem to the crisis. It had caused the global economy to go in to recession which still are not fully recover yet till now.

In 2008, Wu Zi year, the stock market continued to suffer. However, some of the Asia countries posted better performance toward the end of the year.

YES! The END!

Major cycle vs minor cycle

The theory using the Three Harmony Combination, Si-You-Chou, does conform to the major trend of the global stock market and economy. A further check on the yearly or minor cycle, however, gives some weakness especially in the Shen Monkey year. When the stock market was going through the up-trend, and whereby the year pillar does not supported the Three Harmony Combination, the stock market still performing well but with more volatility.

Hence, I can only conclude that the theory give about 70 to 80 percent accuracy with less on minor cycle.

Looking ahead in 2010

Year 2010 is a Geng Yin year. Looking back in 1950 which was also a Geng Yin, the stock market was going on an up-trend. However it took a slight deep on the month of July 1950 and picked-up again till the year end.

The 2010 the stock market is also on the up-trend. If it follows the Geng Yin year of the 1950, the market will take a fall in the second half of the year as many of the analysts as well as Chinese Metaphysics have forecasted for 2010.

However, I advocate a slight difference that is the market will make the correction in May 2010 before the second half of the year due to the month pillar of Xin Si. Remember, the eclipse I mentioned earlier.

Josephine

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Analyzing the Stock Market through Bazi (Part I)

In my previous post, I have mentioned that the stock market is represented by the Xin Si Pillar. As you put together the whole picture, the stock market, the exchange and the listed companies you will have the Three Harmony Combination of Si~You~Chou.

One of my classmate says that he will test it to see whether it withstand the empirical data. I am not sure how he does it but here is what I think and I run a test on it to see the accuracy. If he comes back to me, we will compare the result and I will post it on my blog to let you know.

For me, I see two possible ways for analyzing the stock market. (1) You can use the date of stock exchange birth chart to check the market of a particular country which I got from my teacher. (2) Or by using the Pillars above to gauge the whole situation of the global stock market. The second method is the one that I have run a test on and will explain below.

When you mentioned the global stock market, you inadvertently are talking about the US stock market. This because US have dominated the global stock market and economy for so long any changes or movement that affect the US will cause a chain reaction. Although in recent years we have seen that the situation are changing hand towards the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), mainly China.

Lets take a closer look at the Three Harmony Combination of Si~You~Chou. As you know by now the Si~You~Chou is a Metal combination, in this case I like to call it a "Collaboration" of three parties. Behind this collaboration is the element of water, (metal produce water by condensation) that is unseen or in the back ground. This is where the research analysts, technical analysts, chartist, statistician, economist and fund managers run the show. (At this point of time, maybe I am also one of them who are trying to track or analyze the market. Hahaha! J) As the water element represents emotion, this is also where the people who I like to call the "Punter" come in. They have a more professional name which is called "Day Trader" if you like. The word "sentiment" comes about from the water element as well since it related more to emotion. While we like to see the stock market supported by fundamental, it is more often than not that the stock market is powered by sentiment rather than rationality.

Three Harmony Combination

Basically, situation or Annual Pillar that support the Si~You~Chou collaboration or the water element will boost the stock market while Annual Pillar that disturb or hurt the collaboration or the water element will cause a bearish scene.

It should also be noted that the Xin Chou and Xin You Pillars push out the You. Technically speaking the You is present but is no obvious in the scene. (So the You position is a bit ambiguous)Fire element which is too strong also does not favour the collaboration.

Disclaimer: The accuracy of the above theory is still under research and scrutiny. This post should be read with great interest. Should you decide to use it with great interest, it will be at your own risk. Today, 10th of January 2010 is a danger day. Don't say I didn't warn you.

To be continue…

Josephine

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Good Day to Start Work after Chinese New Year 2010

A quick scan on the calendar, doesn't promise much. There are only two good days, one falls only as fair day, available to resume work after Chinese New Year.

On 19 February 2010 is a fair day, according to Twelve Officer date selection method it is an open day which is good to start work or resume your business after the Chinese New Year break with the EXCEPTion for those born in HORSE year. Or alternatively, you can choose a later date on 25 February 2010 which is a stable day and according to Dong Gong is an excellent day. This day is NOT GOOD for people born in year of RAT.

For the piece of mind of those who do not have the privilege to choose a good day to start work, just to let you know I have been starting work immediately after the Chinese New Year for all this while. Nothing catastrophe happen to me yet.JA

Most of my colleagues are either from outstation or they are the "Hokkein" who offer prayer to "Tian Kong" so usually take a long leave till the 10th of the Chinese New Year. So like any other year I have to be back on the 4th day of New Year and in this case, 17 February 2010.

For those who do not have the privilege to choose a date, you need not worry too much. If anything happen, just deal with it. This is a Tiger Year. It is a year for the courageous. Do not in anyway attempt or try become a "Meow, Meow!"

Cheers!

Josephine