#smartphonephotography with Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
This is my home and the number is 134.
Some 27 years ago, concerned friends politely asked me to reconsider buying this house with the number 134. They gently reminded me number 13 infront is bad luck; coupled with numeric four at the back of 13 in Chinese (Cantonese dialect) means death.
Up Close & Personal view of my house number plate. #smartphonephotography with Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Worse still, when one says 1-3-4 in Cantonese, "yat sang sei" means "death the minute one is born." Damn, how cursed can a number be?!?
I am not a numerologist but for the fun of it, added the numbers together...
1 + 3 = 4... oh oh, means death too!
However, 4 + 4 = 8... The sound of eight in Cantonese means PROSPERITY!
BINGO! That settled it, I bought this home without a second thought!
In reality I love this house the minute i stepped in with the real estate agent. As a second owner, all the lightings and fittings were done tastefully specially the wooden inbuilt cupboards what-have-you.
The best part, I didn't have to do a thing but buy my furniture and move in with my suitcases.
So far so good till today, no still-borns or deaths!
And yes, "PROSPER" I did! A millionaire indeed! My home is worth MYR 1.8m today! Bought it at MYR 295K but I can't cash out unless i sell my home. No thank you, it's my dream home and yes, it feels good to be known as a "millionaire"! Ha!
On a serious note: In life, there will always be ups and downs. But on hindsight those "down times" were always blessings in disguise for better things to come.
So there, embrace No.13 without fear, better still add numeric four behind No. 13 and expect miracles!
well done ! property investment if HODL long enough is pretty much a goldmine ... regardless what no. it is. I've got friends who's car plate are all 1414 .... are like multimillionaires . no dying there .
ROFLOL! 1414 in Cantonese means "everyday die"! Every day die to poverty i guess, hence MULTI-millionnaires! LOL!
It's really up to us how we view things no matter what others say. Finding positivity like what you did already set you to prosperity even without the numbers. That's such an interesting story and I agree with your serious note. With the right mindset and intention, blessings will reveal themselves.
Thankyou @leeart for reaffirming my thoughts. Blessings.
295K back then when the areas wasn't as developed as it is today. I am sure all of the property around that area worth more than a million.
The first hand owners bought at MYR 170K in 1987 while I bought at MYR 295 four years later
... oppps, another numeric 4 ;)
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fantastic, always look on the bright side of life! thanks for the entry @patlu
Thanks for dropping by @positiveexposure. It is an honour. :)
you are most welcome, its a lovely story
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@patlu This house looks quite wide in width. Is it 22 Feet or 24 Feet wide?
Anyway, as for the number 134, my view is as long as you like the house on your first step into it, then you can be in harmony with the surrounding. All the rest is not critical anymore.
Furthermore you have described it so well
@patlu FANTASTIC FRIEND!
Thank you friend! :)