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2014 Year of Horse—

General Reading for 12 Chinese Zodiacs RAT General Comment: RAT has a lot of challenges in the year of Horse. Not only because RAT is not compatible with Horse, but also a number of “hung xing (凶 星)” that has been affecting the daily life of the RAT throughout the year. You have to develop patience to avoid conflicts or otherwise you will always be in trouble.

1. Wealth and Career - It looks as if you have a lot of chances in front of you. However, most of these opportunities are actually not so auspicious.

So, you have to take special attention on choosing your investment and partners as the “hung xing” such as “da hao (大耗)”, “zai sha (災煞) will affect your wealth and decision, “lan qan (欄干) and “囚 獄 (qiu yu)” will cause you endless dispute with your partners. Yet, you also have the “jing xing (吉 星)” - “yue hung (月空)” that may help you dealing with some of your problems.

2. Affection and Love - You will easily get clashing with your love ones. Don’t take a love relationship for granted! To avoid this, the simplest way is “more patient”. Analogously, you have to keep good temper with your friends.

3. Health - You have to be more careful of your health this year. You need to know the importance of work-life balance and keep calm when talking with others. If you feel something wrong in your health, go to find a doctor immediately.

OX

General Comment: It is a good year for OX for you have three very powerful “ji xing (吉星)” accompanying with you.

However, you also need to be careful as there are some “hung xing (凶星)” trying to attract you. Anyhow, it will be a successful year if you never let up and manage your things well.

1. Wealth and Career - You will find everything moves on very smooth because of the impact of the three “ji xing” - “long de (龍德)”, “zi wei (紫 微)” and “tian yi (天乙)”. Should you be employed, you have great chance to get promoted. If you are running a business, you will always find someone to help when you need to. Yet, you need to pay attention to documents and contracts which may cause you some troubles as “bao bai (暴敗)” is quietly beside you. You can make a lot of money through hard works.

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2. Affection and Love - You will find things very stable this year. However, if you haven’t a love ones, you may meet someone to fall in love. Friends and relatives are quite harmonious with you.

3. Health - Ox is in general in good condition despites there will be many ups and downs. Keep your home, especially your bedroom, clean

TIGER

General Comment: Tiger has a good “affiliation” with Horse. It seems that you will probably have a good fortune this year. Indeed, when we look at the “hung xing” close to you, you will find things may not be so well as expected. So you have to pay attention to your works and keep good relationship with your friends.

1. Wealth and Career - It is a good year for Tiger in making money and progress in work. It is because of the blessing of “sui lu (歲祿)”. However, because of the influence of “zhi bei (指背)” and “fei lian (飛廉)”, you will sometimes find someone alleging you but behind you. Keeping good relationship with your friends and colleagues is very important to you to have a fruitful and successful year.

2. Affection and Love - Always mind your words to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding. Also, don’t forget to be a good listener to avoid further deterioration in the relationship with your love ones.

Otherwise, you will be mired in restless disputes with your close ones. For those unmarried, you may meet someone to fall in love. Pay more attention to your old relatives.

3. Health - The general condition is good except old Tiger has to take more care.

RABBIT

General Comment: Rabbit has to be smart in handling the relationship with friends and relatives. Subsequently, you will definitely find things moving on smoothly. Otherwise, you will be hard to get their support and find lives are not so easy. You also need to take care of the affairs of love especially those who are married.

1. Wealth and Career - Under the blessing of “fu de (福德)” and “tian de (天德)”, you will always notice that problems are normally solved intentionally or unintentionally. So you can trust your intuition and take actions boldly. Moreover, you will have a better chance of promotion or find another job with

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better pay. However, mindful in talking with others, careful with your words, as you are affected by “juan she (卷舌)” this year. Remember, it will be a very productive year for Rabbit if you can handle guanxi well!

2. .Affection and Love - For those not married, you will have a lot chances to meet a love ones under the blessing of “tian xi (天喜)”. However, if you are married, do take care of your relationship with your spouse. Because of the impact of “xian chi ( 咸池)”, you will easily get involved in unexpected affairs. Moreover, pay more attention to your old relatives.

3. Health - The health condition is good in general.

However, if you are old Rabbit, do take care of yourself.

DRAGON

General Comment: Dragon will face unpredictable ups and downs throughout this year. To few, it could be a good year.

But for the most however, it would be a bumpy ride.

So, you have to prepare for new challenges ahead.

Think prudently before you reach any decision.

1. Wealth and Career - You will find things suddenly changed unexpectedly because of the influence of “fu chen (浮沉)”. So, you have to keep calm and think more in depth to get solutions. “ba zou (八 座)” and “tian jie (天解)” will give you a lot of assistance! Try to avoid conflicts with your supervisors and colleagues. Otherwise, you will be in great trouble. For young Dragon who is still studying or attending professional tests, you will find things not so difficult to you.

2. Affection and Love - The negative energy of “gua su (寡宿)” affecting the Dragon much this year.

So, it is not easy to find a love ones this year. For those married, you have to take care of your relationship with your spouse. Moreover, because of the existence of “diao ke (吊客)”, you need to pay more attention to the old relatives.

3. Health - Under the destructive energy of “xie ren (血刃)” and “tian gou (天狗)”, you will be easily get hurt this year. Moreover, “paau wei (豹尾)” makes you restless in mind. So, the state of health will depend on how well your inner strength and how well you manage worries. Always keep calm and peaceful in mind are very important.

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SNAKE General Comment: Snake is in general quite stable this year. It is mainly because the “ji xing” and “hung xing” have given you a balanced impact. However, young Snake who is still studying will find positive progress with the assistance of “wen cheng (文昌)”.

1. Wealth and Career - You will have good chance of promotion under the blessing of “yu tong (玉堂)” and “wen cheng (文昌)” if you can work prudently to avoid careless mistakes. Moreover, you need to take care of the work-life balance or otherwise you will easily get ill and eventually affecting your performance. Remember, “mo yue (陌越)” is always doubling the impact of banes and boons! So, you will be definitely rewarded by your careful hard works.

2. Affection and Love - It is very stable this year provided that you do something to break the harmony.

3. Health - The SNAKE is affected by “bing fu (病 符)” which has great impact on your heath. You shall take care of yourself seriously. Or otherwise you may experience more health complications.

HORSE

General Comment: HORSE is said to obstruct “Tai Sui” (Grand Jupiter) this year. So, you will expect greater volatility, particularly in the later half year.

Because of the good impact of “jiang gwan (將軍)” and “jin kui (金匱)”, you still have a lot of chances to get improved in your business. Be cautious and prepare to receive challenges ahead.

1. Wealth and Career - HORSE will still be able to find great opportunity to improve their living standard should you work harder and smarter. You will get more power but please do not over use it or otherwise you will invite a lot of grievances and dissatisfaction against you. Remember, “jian feng (劍鋒)” and tai sui (太歲)” are in your next door.

2. Affection and Love - A lot of skirmishing between you and your love ones this year. Don’t break the fissure into canyon! Be patience and always be a good listener can help to improve the situation.

3. Health - Avoid participating in dangerous activities. Always think positive that can help you to improve your health. Be more careful if you are pregnant.

RAM

General Comment: RAM is expected to have excellent achievements in the year of Horse. The positive energy of “ji xing” gives a lot of momentum to make you handling things smoothly. However, you have to take care of your health. DO NOT gamble.

1. Wealth and Career - “tai yang (太陽)”, “tian yi ( 天乙)” and “pan an (攀鞍)” provide excellent posi-

tive energy to RAM. You will probably feel that there is an invisible hand that helps you in getting things done. However, stay humble and keep a relaxed attitude or otherwise you will make others annoying and thus affecting your performance and achievements. Control your expenditures and carefully use your money.

2. Affection and Love - Your love life is expected to be harmonious and wonderful. Those who do not have a love ones, you have great chance to meet someone to fall in love. More patience will also help to make your family life happier. So, why not try to be a good listener.

3. Health - RAM looks not bad in this year though there will be some minor sickness. Just go for a doctor if you find yourselves not well.

MONKEY

General Comment: It is quite stable for the MONKEY this year. You will have a lot of chances to travel around or you will have the overseas business opportunity. Pay more attention to your old relatives and your love ones.

1. Wealth and Career - You will find quite boring in your working life though you have the opportunity to travel around. It is not uncommon that you will feel lonely in your trip because of the influence of “gu seng (孤辰)”. Do think and plan for your future despite you are quite quiet this year. Go to study to equip yourself.

2. Affection and Love - It is rather stable this year.

If you do not have a love one, you will find it not easy to meet someone you love. “gu seng” will affect your attitude in dealing with your love ones.

Pay attention to old relatives as “de sang (地喪)” and “sang mun (喪門)” bode ill the health of them.

3. Health - The old MONKEY has to be more careful.

ROOSTER

General Comment: ROOSTER has not a good association with HORSE. Moreover, “guan suo (貫索)” and “gou jiao ( 勾絞)” emits negative energy of restless in disputes.

It is hardly a good year in works.

However, because of “hong luan (紅鸞)” and “tai yin (太陰)” also affecting ROOSTER, you will have a wonderful love affairs if you handle well.

1. Wealth and Career - You always find disputes in your working place. The disputes are coming from your colleagues and customers. Everything seems so stagnant to you because of “liu e (六厄)” that affects how you feel. So, you have to keep calm, think positive and be patient to work with them. Female will be much better because of “tai yin (太陰)”.

2. Affection and Love - If you want a stable and peaceful family life, you must be PATIENT and of course be a good listener. However, it is interesting to see that the chance is not slim that unmar-

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ried ROOSTER can meet someone to fall in love.

3. Health - In general, ROOSTER looks good in health this year.

DOG

General Comment: DOG has a good relationship with HORSE. Moreover, there are a number of “ji xing” that give you more positive energy.So, DOG will expect to have a successful year in 2014, despute there are a few “hung xing”.

1. Wealth and Career - You will be happy in your work under the shining of “san tai (三台)” and “de jie (地解)”. You will always find assistance when are in trouble. However, do not over confident in dealing with your works and ignore advices of your colleagues and friends. You will be rewarded and make a lot of money if you can manage and maintain good relationship with your partners.

2. Affection and Love - If you are not yet marry, this is a good year for you to marry. If you do not have a love one, you will meet someone you love.

3. Health - General health condition is good though there may have some minor illness. “de jie” will protect you to offset those bad energy. Yet, go to a doctor if you feel not well in order not to turn bad.

PIG

General Comment: PIG will have a smooth year because of the blessing of “jyut de (月德)”. Plenty of amazing opportunities and full of good lucks are around you.

Don’t miss the good chance to make more money, though there will be some unexpected expenses this year.

1. Wealth and Career - You will have a lot of opportunities to make money. To optimize the good energy besides trust your judgments, you need to work closely with your friends and colleagues.

They will give you a lot of helps. It is a good way to use your money constructively to invite your partners for lunch/dinner to build up stronger guanxi.

Otherwise, you will encounter some criticisms from them.

2. Affection and Love - Everything goes as usual this year. Try to plan some trips with your love ones.

You will definitely find helpful in your family life.

3. Health - You will sometimes find yourselves not so comfortable this year. Do more exercise and sleep well will improve the situation.

Master Alex Wan is a senior executive of a listed company in Hong Kong. He is also the consultant of “The New Metaphysics Monthly”(www.fengshui-magazine.com.hk) and The Metaphysics Fengshui-city . He has had the interest in the Chinese Fate Predicting since late 70s when he first came across a book about palm reading. Since then, he has extended his scopes in various Chinese Fate Predicting tools such as Fengshui, Ba Zi, Zi Wei Dou Shu. He has been providing consultancy since late 80s in his leisure. E-mail: hkmasterwan@hotmail.com ASIA TREND

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Vietnamese Phan Van Minh Catholic Church New Year Festival Many delicious Vietnamese foods were to be had at the Vietnamese New Year Festival hosted by the Phan Van Minh Catholic Church. The two day festival, free of admission, is full with organized food booths and clean tables with on-going talent show and performances acting on the main stage. Thousands of attendees drank freshly squeezed nuoc mia, also known as sugar cane juice, to the point where they actually ran out of sugar cane on early Sunday afternoon. Mr. Duy Dao, founder of Dao Consultants, an engineering

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firm in Orlando, proudly volunteers his time with many hundreds of other volunteers at the event this weekend to benefit the church and its activities in the community. One delicacy found here at the Tet Festival is hop vit lon also known as balut in the Filipino Tagalog language, or fertilized duck fetus egg, hard boiled. It’s a bit scary to look at (even Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods avoids it when he can), and the taste is definitely an acquired one - but I hear it goes well with beer and alcohol. Other dishes available include Bun

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Bo Hue, a spicy beef noodle soup, and Banh Cuon, a popular rice crepe dish from the northern area of Vietnam filled with mushroom and pork.

Of course, there are traditional banh tet and banh trung as well, two traditional new year’s dishes, a Vietnamese savoury but sometimes sweetened cake made primarily from glutinous rice, which is rolled in a banana leaf into a thick, log-like cylindrical shape, with a mung bean or mung bean and pork fillings, then boiled. This is a festival not to be missed by foodies in Central Florida!

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the Year of Horse Local businesses at the Mills 50 district began the celebrations on Friday, January 31, the first day of the new year. Fireworks, lion dances and kung fu demonstration performed by Wah Lum Kung Fu Temple filled the streets starting at 9:30am that morning. The rain did not turn down the enthusiasm of the performers and spectators. Instead, based on the Chinese ritual, rain symbolizes abundance and wealth. There is no better way to start the new year.

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ning of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical beast called the Nian. Nian would come on the first day of New Year to eat livestock, crops, and even villagers, especially children. To protect themselves, the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn’t attack any more people. One day people saw that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that

the Nian was afraid of the color red. Time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used firecrackers to frighten away the Nian. From then on, Nian never came to the village again.

Do not miss the last celebration – Dragon Parade Lunar New Year on February 9th at Mills 50. Visit www.centralfloridadragonparade.org for complete details. Parade begins at 11am.

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Acrobats: Spinning Plate

A Happy World – Chinese Drum Dance/Folk Dance

Dragon Dance by OCPA members

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Orlando. Many local Asian community leaders were also present to celebrate with the crowd.

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the Chinese New Year spirit at Edgewater Public Library Chinese School of CAACF was invited to share the Chinese culture on the second day of the Lunar New Year at the Edgewater Public Library. Tusey Ing Lavender, the principal of the Chinese School, prepared an hour of program including Dragon Dance, cultural Chinese folk dance, Chinese instrument performance, singing and Chinese Calligraphy

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The Chinese School of CAACF is one of the most established and premiere Chinese schools in the state. Offering a variety of language and cultural courses, the school offers classes to all age levels in a fun and friendly environment. Currently serving a couple hundred grade-school kids, high-school and col-

lege students, and many adults, the school has promoted the Chinese language, culture, and ethnicity in Central Florida for three decades. Students not only learn the language but also have a chance to learn cultural classes and sport activities such as table tennis and badminton. Visit www.orlandochineseschool. org for more details.

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(from Lt to Rt) Honorable Advisor Angie Chow, Director John Chung, Director/School Board Chair Pauline Ho, Immediate Past President Shally Wong, Vice President Raymond Lam, Vice President Joanna Kiang, President Susan Hoeh, Treasurer Nieping Peng, Direct/Principal Tsuey Ing Lavender, Director Sandra Chen, Director Amy Anderson and Honorable Advisor/Legal Advisor Agnes Chau Secretary Michael Yu (not present)

Mission has remained the same for over 40 years Chinese American Association of Central Florida, founded in 1969, established Chinese School of CAACF in 1980 as well as the Dance Troupe of CAACF. In 2010, CAACF formed the CHARGE dragon boat team to promote this ancient dragon boating sport in the community. The mission has remained the same for over 40 years - promote the Chinese language education and preserve the Chinese culture in the central Florida region.

A yearly family member fee of $30 supports three major events in a year. They are Chinese New year, Duanwu Festival (also known as dragon boat Festival) in summer and Mid-Autumn Festival in fall. Festivals like these are important to help the next generation better understand their root and culture.

Chinese School of CAACF serves around 180 students every Saturday from 2pm – 5pm.

Besides more than 20 language classes, the school runs cultural classes such as calligraphy, dances, Kung Fu, yoyo, table tennis and badminton from 4pm – 5pm.

Dance Troupe of CAACF performed for many non-profit organizations. Dance troupe

supports AAHC scholarship event, Asian Cultural Expo at Disney and Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival at Mills 50. The troupe also volunteers to perform at many festivals and public library.

CHARGE dragon boat team now has 18 committed paddlers and around 10 seasonal paddlers. The team practices every Saturday at the Orlando Rowing Club. Last year, the team earned their first gold medal at the Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival in Disney and was placed 4th in the community mixed division A Consolation.

With the support of the board members and volunteers, CAACF was able to donate $8,000 to the Chinese School in the last two years and $2,000 to the Dance Troupe of CAACF. I am honored to be able to serve as the President from 2012 to 2013 with the help of a group of dedicated board of directors. The new Board of directors 2014-15 was elected by members during the CAACF Chinese New Year celebration on February 1st, 2014. The association encourages more members to join and more volunteers to serve the community. My eight-

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year volunteering at CAACF brings me lifetime friendship. If you are interested to be part of this association, contact us via website www. orlandochinese.org.  By Shally Wong C.K. Lau

Shally Wong served as Vice President of CAACF in 2006-07 and has started to serve the Asian community since then. She was awarded Ellison S. Onizuka Humanitarianism Award by Asian American Chamber of Commerce and the community service award by Asian American Heritage Council in 2010. She served as President of CAACF in 2012-13. Her passion is to nurture new generation Asian to be proud Asian American.

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Wen-Long Hsu presents a violin to Carlo Chiesa.

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A string quartet performed classical music on priceless violins from the Chi Mei Museum collection.

Taiwanese collection of priceless violins to make a homage visit to Cremona, Italy On September 18, during a ceremony at the Chi Mei Museum in Tainan City, Taiwan, a collection of violins were displayed to the media and given a suitable sendoff by their caretakers before embarking on their journey to the Cremona Violin Museum in northern Italy. The heads of the Chi Mei Museum and the Chi Mei Culture Foundation attended the event. A string quartet performed on the antique instruments to set the mood for the occasion before a few notable speakers explained the significance of the collection’s return to their birthplace in Italy. The speeches stirred the audience, but the stars of the ceremony were the twenty-two priceless violins on display, which were famous Italian pieces produced in Cremona from the 1600’s and 1700’s.

Wen-Long Hsu (許文龍), founder of the Chi Mei Museum recollected his childhood dream and reasons for collecting 1,350 valuable vio-

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lins, violas and cellos, which date from 1566 to the 1700’s. After starting his collection in 1990, he has accumulated many of the best violins in the world. Mr. Hsu regularly shares his collection with violinists who dream of performing on them. As part of his ongoing commitment to share the culture with society, he has shared part of his collection with the Cremona Violin Museum for special exhibitions since 2005.

Carlo Chiesa, Curator of the Special Exhibition at the Cremona Violin Museum presented the historical significance of Cremona, Italy, home to the most famous violinmakers in the world. He explained that almost all of the musical instruments produced in Cremona have found their way to private collectors and museums all over the world, so the museum holds special exhibitions to bring the violins home to Cremona on a temporary basis. The Chi Mei

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Museum has provided part of its collection to Cremona Violin Museum since 2005, but this will be the first time that Chi Mei is the sole provider of violins for the special Italian exhibition. This occasion will also be the largest loan of violins ever made by Chi Mei Museum to another museum.

“I am here in Tainan because the Chi Mei collection is the most important collection in the world,” declared Chiesa, “What makes this occasion special is that Chi Mei Museum is providing the largest collection so far to Cremona Violin Museum for public study, play, and preservation.”

Traveling to Cremona, Italy with Carlo Chiesi and the collection will be a group of Chi Mei Museum directors and a camera team that will document the exhibition for a book and a short film.

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Health BeneÞts of Foot Soaks Foot Bath DIY at Home: There are six acupuncture meridians, with over sixty acupuncture points, as well as over ten thousand sympathetic nerves located on our feet. Therefore, general stimulation of the sympathetic nerves and acupuncture points on our feet through massage, acupuncture, reflexology or hot soaks can stimulate our peripheral nerves to strengthen and promote optimal health.

Below are a few health benefits from foot soaks. ¥ Insomnia: The stimulation of the skin receptors has a direct effect on the excitatory and inhibitory synapsis of your central nervous system, prompting sleep as well as increasing sleep quality. It would be recommended to do the foot soak 30 minutes before bedtime and add 150grams of white vinegar or lavender oil to your soak. ¥ Illnesses caused by low immunity: As your circulation improves, the lymph circulation improves as well. This means your immune system is also strengthening. This will help with chronic colds, chronic rhinitis, bronchitis and other types of illnesses due to low immunity. ¥ Bone and Joint Diseases: Foot soaks can relax the tendons and activate the channels, invigorate blood and unblock stasis, as well as expel cold and damp. It is especially beneficial for arthritic pain. ¥ Sub-Health Condition: Warm foot soaks can increase circulation, relieve nervous tension, relieve fatigue and help one to relax and recuperate. ¥ Heel Pain or Ankle Pain: Another benefit of foot soak is the reduction of pain and aches as well as reduction of swelling. Increase the efficacy by using blood invigorating herbs or epsom salt. ¥ Menstrual Cramps: Foot soaks can invigorate blood and warm the meridians, it is especially effective for cold, stasis types of dysmenorrhea.

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minutes. Bring the herbs to a boil on high, then turn the heat down to low for 20 minutes. Pour the liquid including the herbs into a foot bath container and wait until the temperature is suitable for you to soak (about 100°F). It is advised to rub your feet while you soak, and soak for about 30 minutes or so, while adding additional hot water to keep the water temperature warm. ¥ It is best to soak between 5 - 7pm, or before bed. ¥ Be sure to dry off your feet completely after the soak!

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Welcoming the Year of Horse on February 9 at Mills 50 Orlando Mainstreet District

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Lunar New Year is the most important festival celebrated by Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean in Asia. In countries such as Australia, Canada and the United States, although Chinese New Year is not an official holiday, many Asian organizations hold large celebrations and parades to share the culture. Cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sydney and London have already held many successful Lunar New Year Parades which attract thousands and thousands audiences. To learn how you can be involved or contribute to this event, please visit www.centralfloridadragonparade.org or email dragonparadecfl@gmail.com.

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at Hillcrest and Hampton and ends at the parking lot located between Colonial Photo & Hobby and Russian Academy of Ballet. More than 40 parade units will be there to showcase the Asian cultures and celebrate the year of Horse. If you do not want to miss any part of the parade, get there early with your lawn chair so you can fully enjoy the feel of Asia. You should be able to park along Hillcrest Street if you can get there before 10:30am. City officials and sponsors will kick off the festival at noon, followed by 4-hour non-stop cultural performances and entertainment. Many Asian restaurants and food trucks will be there to offer their best selection.

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2014 AACC Installation of Officers and Directors Ming Court on I-Drive was the place to be on Jan. 30, 2014 as the AACC celebrated “Chinese New Year” and the installation of officers and directors for 2014. Food was served family style and a delight to the palate from appetizers to dessert.

Glenn Leong, a past President, officiated the swearing in of the 2014 Officers: Coco Johnston, President; Gail Rayos, External Vice President; Joed “Jose” Fabricante, Internal Vice President;

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“Holidays All Year Long” is a public service project where young lawyers host a holiday-themed party to benefit children in need. The goal of the project is to help families who had a difficult holiday season and to remind the children that the holiday spirit can, and does, exist all year.

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(CFAWL), the Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA), and the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida (HBACF) joined forces to apply for the grant and selected the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital Oncology Wing, the United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida, the Boys & Girls Club, and One Heart for Women & Children as the beneficiary organizations for this public service project. These local bar associations came together with the hope of maximizing their fundraising ability and raise sufficient funds to truly make these families’ holidays special. The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division granted each association a portion of the funds to carry out the project. After months of planning, young lawyers from these four local bar associations hosted the 5th Annual “Holidays All Year Long” Bar Mixer

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The Peking Acrobats

Delight New Audiences While Honoring Ancient Traditions Comprised of China’s most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts, the Peking Acrobats are coming to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale for two performances on Tuesday, March 11.

In China today, professional acrobatic troupes have many outlets for displaying their talents. Some appear on Chinese television shows while others travel throughout China bringing their own unique costumes, stage props, and acrobatic styles to factories, villages, army units, remote areas and frontier outposts. Still, others have formed joint ventures with theme parks as an economically thriving China has fostered the growth of its own family entertainment industry.

The Peking Acrobats is one such internationally renowned acrobatic troupe who is reaching millions of fans through television, film and live performances.

Their appearances on numerous television shows and celebrity-studded TV specials include NBC’s Ring In The New Year Holiday Special and Fox’s Guinness Book Primetime. The troupe astounded television audiences with their bravery and dexterity as they balanced six people precariously atop six chairs, 21 feet up in the air without safety lines, to set the world record for the Human Chair Stack.

The New York Post raved, “The Peking Acrobats [are] pushing the envelope of human possibility…Pure artistry!”

Bringing their artistry to the movies and appearing with Hollywood elite, the Peking Acrobats were featured in director Steven Soderbergh’s hit 2001 film Ocean’s 11 with Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Qin Shaobo, an alumnus of The

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Peking Acrobats, appeared in the film’s two blockbuster sequels: Ocean’s 12 and Ocean’s 13 while the troupe performed at the star-studded Hollywood Premiere of Ocean’s 13.

The Peking Acrobats made their debut at the Hollywood Bowl in the fall of 2003 when they performed as part of the Hollywood Bowl’s Fireworks Season Finale blending their unique brand of acrobatics with the majestic sound of the 100-piece Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The Peking Acrobats’ musicians played traditional Chinese instruments alongside the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra as the acrobats impressed the audience with their powerful maneuvers in a multicultural, multi-media spectacular.

From fireworks on stage to in the air, audiences experienced a theatrical thrill and, since their Hollywood Bowl debut, they have performed with some of the most prestigious Symphony Orchestras in North America today including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

Through these engagements, the Peking Acrobats bring their unique artistry to a completely new audience of theatrical patrons. Continuing to expand their global outreach, the Peking Acrobats performed an acclaimed five-week, 12-city tour throughout Italy playing to sold-out crowds.

The troupe’s repertoire of astounding feats can be traced back through centuries of Chinese history and folk art. Records of acrobatic acts trace to as early as the Ch’in Dynasty (221 B.C. - 207 B.C.). According to Fu Qifeng, author of Chinese Acrobatics Through

the Ages, acrobatics originated from the people’s daily life and drew from their experiences in work, war and sacrificial rites.

Acrobatics grew widespread during the Warring States Period as it was believed practicing acrobatics could steal people’s wills, increase their physical strength and the accuracy of their movements. During the Han Dynasty (207 B.C. - 220 A.D.), acrobatics continued to flourish and this wide variety of juggling, tumbling and magic acts became known as the “Hundred Entertainments.”

According to historian Qifeng, Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty presented the first grand acrobatic performance in this time at the Imperial Court. The Emperor Wu Di invited a number of important foreign dignitaries, thus making this performance the first time in Chinese history where acrobatic art was presented for diplomatic purposes. Impressed by what they observed, foreign guests agreed to enter into military and trade alliances with the Han Emperor.

The Peking Acrobats are extraordinary ambassadors for these ancient traditions all over the world.

In Fort Lauderdale, they will expertly perform trickcycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting and daring gymnastics, including executing unbelievable maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs.

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Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair On January 25, the annual Chinese New Year Festival and Parade kicked off with the two-day Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair. A San Francisco Chinatown tradition, the Flower Market Fair offered residents and visitors alike a chance to prepare for the lunar New Year. With over 50 exhibitors, the fair welcomed its 400,000 visitors with an array of orchids, bamboo, tangerine and other flower bushes, as well as traditional new years decorations. Fun for the whole family, the fair also featured several performing cultural

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artists, including the White Crane Kung Fu Association, YoYo Joe (U.S. National YoYo Chamption), the U.S. Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy, and more.

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Japan Fukubukuro

- ‘Lucky Bags’ on Sale in Japan The Lucky Bags are an integral part of Japan’s new year festivities. A number of retailers in the country sell Fukubukuro, basically an assortment of various products that are sold altogether in one bag.

Customers pay for the entire bag, not the products inside and often this can result in getting more bang for their buck. Apple, KFC, and Starbucks has taken part in this tradition for quite some time now, and it will continue to do so the coming year as well. The sale is only limited to the customers in Japan and will be offered be select retail stores in the country.

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In January Apple sold the Lucky Bags through select stores for $345 (36,000 yen). The store doesn’t reveal what’s inside each bag, because there is no specific set of products that go into one bag. In previous years, most customers got iPods, t-shirts and accessories where a lucky few even got premium devices like the MacBook Air or the iPad in their Lucky Bags.

Given Apple’s strong brand position in Japan, the company’s Fukubukuro sale is very popular and customers are often seen lining up the night before outside Apple retail stores.

It is not unusual for Apple to run country specific promotions, the company often also runs traditional promotions in its stores during the Chinese new year.

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—Celebrating 51 Years of Innovations The 51th Annual R&D 100 Banquet and Awards Presentation, identifying and honoring the top 100 technology products of the year, took place at the Renaissance Orlando Hotel at Seaworld, Orlando on Nov. 7, 2013. The awards are presented annually in recognition of exceptional new products, processes, materials, or software that were developed throughout the world and introduced into the market the previous year.

Past winners have included sophisticated testing equipment, innovative new materials, chemistry breakthroughs, biomedical products, consumer items, and high-energy physics. The day-long events included an exhibition of winning technologies, a formal cocktail reception, and a black-tie banquet and awards presentation.

ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), one of the world’s leading high-tech research and development institutions in Taiwan,

accepted three 2013 R&D 100 Awards. ITRI was selected as a winner for the sixth consecutive year, collecting awards for the following advanced technologies in their respective categories: • iAT Technology (Electrical Device category), one of the first see-through display and airtouch input technologies for computers, wearable computers and mobile devices that allows a user’s hand to be free of any physical device such as a touchpad or keyboard for touch input.

• ButyFix™ (Energy Technology category), the first carbon-negative bio-butanol production technology that uses cellulosic feedstock to produce advanced biofuel.

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Since 1963, the R&D 100 Awards have identified revolutionary technologies newly introduced to the market. Many of these have become household names, helping shape everyday life for many Americans. These include the flashcube (1965), the automated teller machine (1973), the halogen lamp (1974), the fax machine (1975), the liquid crystal display (1980), the Kodak Photo CD (1991), the Nicoderm anti-smoking patch (1992), Taxol anticancer drug (1993), lab on a chip (1996), and HDTV (1998). More recent breakthroughs that have earned R&D 100 Awards include next-generation magnetic resonance imaging machines, laser-based metal-forming tools, and the building blocks for fusion experiments.

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A Holiday Guide to a Winter Vacation in Hong Kong After three short weeks in Hong Kong, it was easy to see why it has become one of the top destinations for tourists from around the globe. It also made it easy to see why the winter season is the best time to take a family vacation to Hong Kong.

During my three weeks here, which began in late-December and ended in mid-January, the weather lingered between a comfortable 11 to 16˚ C (52 to 60˚ F) with mostly sunny days, making each day a perfect day to do whatever you may have planned. And there is certainly plenty to do. Hong Kong offers some of the best in accommodation, food, shopping, and sightseeing, and for those willing to spend a little more or travel a little farther, Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, and Taiwan are all a short flight away for a weekend trip.

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best and biggest shopping districts for everybody’s budget, ranging from big-brand shopping centers like Times Square, to more cozy boutiques in Mong Kok. For those who enjoy shopping until the late hours of the night, the best bargains and souvenirs around town are found in Ladies’ Market. Otherwise, a day-trip to Ocean Park or Disneyland is sure to thrill the kids, while the adults can enjoy the nightlife in Hong Kong that buzzes all year round.

Places to See: The night skyline from Victoria Peak, or better known as “The Peak”, is not a sight to miss. For those who long for fresh seafood, the Public Pier at Sai Kong is the place for you. Other attractions are the Tian Tan Buddha, the quaint fishing village of Tai O, and Temple Street Night Market.

Where to Eat: Breakfast: For those who want something a little more adventurous than the hotel’s breakfast options, eat at local congee shops early in the morning for fresh rice porridge and side dishes.

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Lunch: I personally prefer a bowl of wonton noodle soup or a barbeque pork rice platter found in many local Chinese restaurants. But if that’s not your taste, what’s hot right now is Tsui Wah, a restaurant chain that serves food of “the local culture,” as they claim on their website.

Afternoon tea: Again, a good option for this is to find small local shops that offer afternoon tea sets, which include a meal and a drink, at very affordable prices.

Dinner: One of the greatest things about Hong Kong is that all varieties of foods around the globe can be found here if you know what you’re looking for. In this case, the Matsubishi restaurant located in the Renaissance Harbour View hotel in Wan Chai is the place for excellent Japanese cuisine and teppanyaki. Though it is more than a bit pricey, the quality of the meal and service is certainly worth it!

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Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival 2014 Feb 9 (Sun) 10:45am – 4pm at the Mills 50 - 634 N. Mills Ave., Orlando, FL 32803.

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Contact: DragonParadeCFL@gmail.com • (407) 205-2808 Accepting Vendor Application NOW! More details at : http://www.centralfloridadragonparade.org VASA @ UCF Annual Tết Show!!

Feb 9 (Sun) 6 pm – 10 pm at the UCF Pegasus Ballroom - 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL. Free Admission, the Tết Show organized by the Vietnamese American Student Association at UCF. We encourage you to invite family and friends for a fun filled night celebrating Vietnamese culture. Traditional dances, music, fashion, food, and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/579417148799461/ AFS at USF: We Got Soul 2014 Feb 15 (Sat) 7 pm to 10:30 pm, event organized by The Association of Filipino Students at the University of South Florida. We Got Soul is our largest annual signature event. Come enjoy a talent competition featuring spectacular talents from all the different FSA’s (Filipino Student Associations) across Florida! Get ready for this weekend filled with great events!

The winners from the talent competition will receive a $$$ prize! ***If you are interested in competing, please contact our Vice President Internal at usf.afs. vpinternal@gmail.com Previously, we were honored to have JR Aquino (2012) and Kevin Lien (2013) as our special guest performers. WHO COULD IT BE THIS YEAR???

General admission and VIP ticket prices are TBA. ***Proceeds will go out to Typhoon Haiyan Relief https://www.facebook.com/events/1461611564065906/ Asia Fest Naples Feb 15 (Sat) 10am to 4pm at the Mercato Shops - 9115 Strada Place, Naples, FL 34108 Celebrate the Chinese New Year will feature Asian cuisine and vendors, as well as a full line-up of Asian professional and local cultural performances featuring Korean and Philippine dancers, a Chinese lion dance show, martial arts demonstrations and taiko drumming.

New to the show will be a Miss Asia Fest pageant and a K-Pop Dance Workshop! Lots of kids activities too! Net proceeds benefit the Naples Asian Professionals Association College Scholarship Fund at the The Education Foundation of Collier County as well as other local non-profit educational programs. Admission: $5. Kids under 12 FREE. http://asiafest2014.eventbrite.com/ Miami Chinese New Year Festival Feb 16 (Sun) 11am to 6pm at South Florida’s Largest Chinese New Year Festival. MiamiDade College Kendall – 11011 SW 104th Street, Miami Exotic Foods, Arts & Crafts, Cultural Shows and Children‘s Games & Ride Show Times: 12:30 p.m. & 3:45 p.m. Adults $10 Children under 12 $5 Children 5 and under Free. Parking: Free. Sponsored by the Chinese Cultural Foundation, Inc., Miami, FL. http://chinesenewyearfestivalmiami.org/

Melbourne Chinese New Year Festival Feb 16 (Sun) 3pm to 8pm at Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, FL. Event organized by Space Coast Chinese American Association / Melbourne-Palm Bay Chinese Language School. Admission: Ages 11 and older: $15, Ages 4 – 10: $10, Children 3 & under: Free. VIP: $50. At Door: Ages 11 and older: $20, Ages 4 – 10: $15 The Space Coast Chinese American Association (SCCAA) together with the Melbourne/ Palm Bay Chinese Language School are pleased to announce the Chinese Lunar New year Festival and invite you to join us in celebrating the most significant event in Chinese culture. Lion Dance, Martial Art Demonstration, Singing, Dancing, Peking opera, Hongbao (red envelopes), Chinese Variety Shows, Dinner, Door prizes and Lantern puzzles.

Be sure to reserve early as the tickets usually are sold out very quickly.

Ticket Info: Space Coast Chinese American Association: SpaceCoastChinese@yahoo.com www.FLSCCAA.com 1st Annual International Chinese Martial Arts “Winter Classic” Championship Feb 22 (Sat) at Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Broward County Convention Center. More Info. 5-Star Rated Tournament over 400 Divisions Kung-Fu - Taiji - Xing Yi- Bagua- Sparring-Push Hands and much more..... Spectator Tickets: Adult: $20 (12 and under) $15 for more Info. go to www.kungfuchampionship.com click- Tournaments Miami Peking Acrobats at Broward Center (Fort Lauderdale) March 11 (Tue) 11:00 AM / Tickets: $7, 7:00 PM / Tickets: $15 - $35 Venue: Broward Center - 201 SW 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 This troupe of China’s most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts perform amazing feats of daring with masterful skill and grace. Entertaining to sold-out audiences around the world, The Peking Acrobats expertly perform trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting and gymnastics and execute unbelievable maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs. Don’t miss what the Seattle Times calls “amazing and stunning and breathtaking and WOW!” Fun for the whole family. https://browardcenter.org/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOpa ram::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=06742084-FC87-4AE6-9F13-D4CC51791A5B Lake Hernando Dragon Boat Festival Mar 15 (Sat) at Lake Hernando Park - 3699 E Orange Drive, Hernando, FL The bi-annual dragon boat festival in Citrus County, held on Lake Hernando. A committee of dragon boat paddlers and event planners, county representatives and tourism professionals are bringing fun, competition and recreation to one of Citrus County’s beautiful parks. http://www.lakehernandodragonboat.com/about.html HOLI 2014 Mar 16 (Sun) 11am - 7pm at Orlando Festival Park - East Robinson Street, Orlando. Free Admission, organized by Indian Horizon of Central FL & The Indian Majestic Sounds.

Performances by many local dance groups & singers from NY. Fashion, Food & Drink vendors & Much More! Contact: indianhorizon06@aol.com Single listing is up to 40 words at no charge for non-profit organization, E-mail the events/activities to info@AsiaTrendMagazine.com or fax the information to 407-273-9913 • Submit the information by the 15th of each month for the next month publication.

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