七夕

Over at the dinner table a while ago..

Mum : Today's Valentine's day on the lunar calendar
Me : *Munchin away* Oh ?
Mum : On the 7th day of the 7th month
Me : *Bo chup* mmm..
Mum : Which explains why it rains today.. happens every time of the year

..struck my curiosity, which I went on to pursue inquiring about the story and the significance of it. I mean, to hear my mum speak somethin rationale and of interest only happens once in a blue moon.. well, sorta

And so the *my mum's* story goes..

A cowherd (牛郎) meets this pretty weaving fairy (織女) and they fell in love and got married in secrecy. However, its against the heavenly rules to engage in romance and news of their engagement was soon unraveled to the Emperor of heaven.

During the court marshall, 織女 was condemned to lifetime imprisonment in DB and had to return to her saikang of weaving. She was also separated from her husband by this long heavenly river.

The lovers pleaded for mercy and the other deities took pity upon them. As such, only on this day of the year were they granted off for rendezvous , upon this bridge formed by magpies across the river.

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Me : So why the rain ?
Mum : Cos they cried non stop upon meetup, and everyone else felt sad for them

Me : 牛郎 - Gigolo ? 妓女 - Prostitute ?
Mum : *shake head and sighs*

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Lookin forward to test running my Asics Gel-Kayano XII tomorrow.