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  • November 5, 2010 at 4:59 PM #18165
    Coronita
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    I know this sounds really stupid but. This is a really big deal for some chinese (especially cantonese)…

    I was over at my brokerage today, and was setting up a custodian account. The account wasn’t setup up this evening…. And the number to my horror, the account randomly selected ended in 444.

    So immediately I called up told them to close the account and the $100 that was used to seed the money….Donate the amount….

    I guess I over-reacted…And frankly, I’m not nearly as superstitious of some of my counterparts.

    So now I probably need to talk to a Feng shui advisor to figure out what how to counteract this thing…

    Note to folks that plan on doing business in Asia.
    Don’t send clocks as gifts, don’t give people offices, numbers, with a lot of 4’s especially with three 4’s in a row…. 🙁

    Heh heh. I guess I’m a right wing nutjob “conservative” after all…. 🙂

    November 5, 2010 at 5:34 PM #627472
    dejams
    Participant

    Flu, you sound just like a typical Chinese. My wife and I also try to avoid the 4’s on the street numbers, telephone, account, etc. I guess nothing you can do if your social security has too many 4s…

    I guess this is why you live in CV instead of 4S Ranch 😉

    November 5, 2010 at 5:34 PM #628546
    dejams
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    Flu, you sound just like a typical Chinese. My wife and I also try to avoid the 4’s on the street numbers, telephone, account, etc. I guess nothing you can do if your social security has too many 4s…

    I guess this is why you live in CV instead of 4S Ranch 😉

    November 5, 2010 at 5:34 PM #627548
    dejams
    Participant

    Flu, you sound just like a typical Chinese. My wife and I also try to avoid the 4’s on the street numbers, telephone, account, etc. I guess nothing you can do if your social security has too many 4s…

    I guess this is why you live in CV instead of 4S Ranch 😉

    November 5, 2010 at 5:34 PM #628234
    dejams
    Participant

    Flu, you sound just like a typical Chinese. My wife and I also try to avoid the 4’s on the street numbers, telephone, account, etc. I guess nothing you can do if your social security has too many 4s…

    I guess this is why you live in CV instead of 4S Ranch 😉

    November 5, 2010 at 5:34 PM #628108
    dejams
    Participant

    Flu, you sound just like a typical Chinese. My wife and I also try to avoid the 4’s on the street numbers, telephone, account, etc. I guess nothing you can do if your social security has too many 4s…

    I guess this is why you live in CV instead of 4S Ranch 😉

    November 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM #627487
    zk
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    My wife almost didn’t want to buy our house because of the street number (it ended in 464). So I checked, and we can get it changed quite easily (and we will change it).

    A rare and beautiful house, but she might have passed on it if we couldn’t get the street number changed.

    November 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM #628561
    zk
    Participant

    My wife almost didn’t want to buy our house because of the street number (it ended in 464). So I checked, and we can get it changed quite easily (and we will change it).

    A rare and beautiful house, but she might have passed on it if we couldn’t get the street number changed.

    November 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM #627563
    zk
    Participant

    My wife almost didn’t want to buy our house because of the street number (it ended in 464). So I checked, and we can get it changed quite easily (and we will change it).

    A rare and beautiful house, but she might have passed on it if we couldn’t get the street number changed.

    November 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM #628248
    zk
    Participant

    My wife almost didn’t want to buy our house because of the street number (it ended in 464). So I checked, and we can get it changed quite easily (and we will change it).

    A rare and beautiful house, but she might have passed on it if we couldn’t get the street number changed.

    November 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM #628123
    zk
    Participant

    My wife almost didn’t want to buy our house because of the street number (it ended in 464). So I checked, and we can get it changed quite easily (and we will change it).

    A rare and beautiful house, but she might have passed on it if we couldn’t get the street number changed.

    November 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM #628258
    briansd1
    Guest

    I’m a believer in Feng Shui, if only as a guide to space design and creating a harmonious clutter free life.

    When I go to an Asian house, I anticipate simplicity, beauty and harmony. It’s a huge letdown if I encounter a cluttered mess and garish decor.

    Maybe people focus too much on superstitious numbers and omens, and not enough on the harmonious clutter free life that Feng Shui is supposed to be all about.

    November 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM #628571
    briansd1
    Guest

    I’m a believer in Feng Shui, if only as a guide to space design and creating a harmonious clutter free life.

    When I go to an Asian house, I anticipate simplicity, beauty and harmony. It’s a huge letdown if I encounter a cluttered mess and garish decor.

    Maybe people focus too much on superstitious numbers and omens, and not enough on the harmonious clutter free life that Feng Shui is supposed to be all about.

    November 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM #628133
    briansd1
    Guest

    I’m a believer in Feng Shui, if only as a guide to space design and creating a harmonious clutter free life.

    When I go to an Asian house, I anticipate simplicity, beauty and harmony. It’s a huge letdown if I encounter a cluttered mess and garish decor.

    Maybe people focus too much on superstitious numbers and omens, and not enough on the harmonious clutter free life that Feng Shui is supposed to be all about.

    November 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM #627573
    briansd1
    Guest

    I’m a believer in Feng Shui, if only as a guide to space design and creating a harmonious clutter free life.

    When I go to an Asian house, I anticipate simplicity, beauty and harmony. It’s a huge letdown if I encounter a cluttered mess and garish decor.

    Maybe people focus too much on superstitious numbers and omens, and not enough on the harmonious clutter free life that Feng Shui is supposed to be all about.

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