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KEEGAN, 18, STUDENT What’s your lucky charm? I do a lot of things for good luck. I have lucky underwear, I’ve had a coin… Little things like that. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? Be honest and fair to everyone. Good luck is… A way of life. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? I passed all my exams. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? I touch wood often.
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TK, 26, BARRISTA What’s your lucky charm? A necklace from Mauritius. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? I don’t believe in that. I believe in God and pray always. Good luck is… Getting to work on time. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? I had the opportunity to work in Mauritius. It’s very pretty there. And the ladies… Do you have any bad luck superstitions? If you hit someone for no reason, that’s bad luck.
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EMILE, 26, TREASURY MANAGER What’s your lucky charm? I don’t have one. You make your own luck. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? Make time, not excuses. Good luck is… For everyone. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? I avoided a car crash with my one-weekold car. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? Never go to gym on a Sunday. You’ll get hurt.
DANIEL, 34, RUNS MOONLIGHTMASS What’s your lucky charm? I’m my own lucky charm. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? You are the choices you make. Good luck is… Everything falling into place. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? Starting Moonlightmass and the way everyone in the city got behind it. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? Nothing brings me bad luck unless I have a negative attitude.
ZAIDA, 24, LAWYER What’s your lucky charm? I don’t believe in luck. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? Love will find a way. Good luck is… Finding the right pair of shoes. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? Finding a job before I graduated. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? My mother does and tries to impose them on me. We weren’t allowed to look out the window at night, or the boogeyman was going to get us.
CALEB, 30, PRODUCTION MANAGER What’s your lucky charm? I don’t believe in lucky charms. I just prepare myself for my day. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? Love your neighbour as you love yourself. Good luck is… Coffee on a Sunday morning. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? All the travel opportunities I’ve had, like going to the Maldives. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? No, I believe in living life to the full. I don’t see the bad in anything.
PATRICK, 28, WORKS IN FINANCE What’s your lucky charm? A necklace my girlfriend bought for me. It makes me happy whenever I wear it. What’s your best piece of fortune-cookie wisdom? If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Good luck is… Everywhere. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? I got to travel quite a bit through Europe and to Turkey. I consider myself quite lucky and feel very grateful. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? No, it’s all just rational stuff that you shouldn’t be doing. If you walk under a ladder, something’s going to fall on your head because people are working overhead. ETIENNE, 34, WAITER What’s your lucky charm? I wear my Liverpool shirt on match days. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? If it’s not worth doing properly, it’s not worth doing at all. Good luck is… A band. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? I picked up R20 off the floor. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? No, I think you create your own luck.
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JASON, 40, MUSICIAN What’s your lucky charm? People say my sunglasses. I wear prescription glasses and my kids broke my other pair, so now I have to wear sunglasses all the time. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? Think good, and it will be. Good luck is… Getting a booking for a gig at Carnegie Hall. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? Playing music full time. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? No, they’re self-created. The more you believe, the more you have to tiptoe around cats.
AZIZ, 35, SELF-EMPLOYED What’s your lucky charm? I don’t have one, but maybe it will be when I make my first million dollars. What’s your best piece of fortune-cookie wisdom? I don’t have any. I don’t have those kinds of beliefs. Good luck is… The day I wake up and don’t have any obstacles on the way to work. My road is always the busiest. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? Nothing good. There were so many strikes, I can’t see 2012 as positive. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? Not really. I don’t think being superstitious is the best way to go. It’s better to be positive day to day. KATIE, 24, JOURNALIST What’s your lucky charm? I usually carry a five-pence coin around. It comes from the saying, ‘If you see a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck.’ My friend found two in the desert in Chile, and now we both wear them. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? You will go on a journey. Good luck is…. What you make of it. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? Coming to Cape Town. I’ve had a string of good luck since I got here. I met my boss and my boyfriend. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? Singing Christmas carols outside of December is bad luck. thirty four
ISABELLA, 20, STUDENT What’s your lucky charm? I don’t really have one. I don’t believe in those types of things. What’s your best piece of fortunecookie wisdom? If you believe and focus on something, it will happen. Good luck is… To be healthy. What was the luckiest thing to happen to you in 2012? I got to go to Turkey for a holiday with my friends. Do you have any bad luck superstitions? I don’t like it when a flip flop is upside down. I have to turn it the other way around.