Work of Satan!

A few weeks ago an ex-classmate and I had our fortunes told by this woman who specializes in palmistry, numerology and feng shui. Besides fortune-telling, she also sells clothes, amulets, crystals and supplements.

This was all very out of character for me. For one, I think all this is a hoax. It's not difficult to assess one's character based on eye contact, speech, bodily gestures and mannerisms. Based on that, even logically construct someone's future, figure out his/her past. I told Anik that I could do the same, and the only reason I agreed to go with her was because I wanted to observe her technique. It is Anik's second time, and apparently, what was once FOC, is now $68 per 45-minute session. Plus $40 if you want advice on which colours could bring the most luck (!)

Anik first. She told Anik that she needed to stop picking on her pimples and for goodness' sake stop biting her nails so that they could grow out. And probably then she could get the job at HSBC. The whole time I was thinking, "That was what her mother has been saying since we were in school. " A couple of Anik's bad habits and characteristics. Then came my turn.

As with Anik, she peered closely at my birthdate, then started calculating. She looked at my hands. Then at me. "You have a naughty mind. A very, very naughty mind." Anik and I both laughed. "You seem very collected and calm on the outside, but you often think of doing very outrageous things. And because of your responsible and sensible nature, you often don't act on these thoughts." Hmm. That was kinda true.

She said I am often misunderstood. What I do with good intentions is often misconstrued.

She said I am artistic, and I could be a good architect if I wanted to.

She said I often attract older, married men and butch females. And that it is not my fault.

She said that I have taken a shorter time to grow up as compared to other people.

She said that I have cheated death many times. And apparently this is because my guardian angels have been very protective of me. (Which reminded me of the two times my mother was close to miscarriage while pregnant with me...And how I often had to be hooked up to tubes in the hospital as a toddler, such a sickly child I was...And that time I nearly drowned in my uncle's swimming pool...Yikes.)

She said I was most likely to hook up with a musician or producer.

Yes, I was a little freaked out . But not enough to buy her amulets and pay the additional $40. After it was all over, Anik and I both $68 poorer, had dinner and laughed the whole thing off. Yet my mind still echoed with the things she told me about myself. It must be the Devil's work.

She said career-wise, something major will happen in 2011. I will come to a crossroads where I will have to ultimately decide between my career or settling down. The next few years will be relatively quiet and I just have to stick it out.