Window on George

I arrived in Taiwan in the year 2000.   It was the year of the Dragon. The past 11 years of my life have been... well I can't really find apt words. Absolutely Amazing Awesome Beautiful Brilliant Chinese. You know the alphabet.  You can complete the list. There are 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. I have lived through all of them, and been exposed to all the elements from water to metal. 7 years in Taiwan and 4 years in Hong Kong. I always wanted to see the Dragon Dance in Hong Kong during Chinese New Year. This is my year! The Christmas trees go down and the next day the CNY decorations are up. The music in the stores change from Christmas carols to Gong xi, gong xi,  gong xi ni! Year Chinese New Year Day Zodiac Color Animal Sign First Day of Animal Year   1900     January, 31 1900   1900 White Metal Rat Year February 4, 1900   1901     February, 19 1901   1901 White Metal Cow Year February 4, 1901   1902     February,  8 1902   1902 Black Water Tiger Year February 5,