What were you doing on 20 Aug 2008?

Actually at 8 minutes past 8pm on that day?

Why that time you may be asking. It will reveal itself.

Since investing more time in Asia and in particular in China I have become even more aware of the importance of numbers to cultures.

To Cantonese speakers the number 4 sounds similar to the word for death or to die. So that is not so lucky as other numbers such as 8 which is I understand the number for good luck.

I have had it explained to me that the year 2008 is very lucky. Why because it has two eights in it. Yes the one at the end and the one in the middle lying on its side (00).

So if 2008 is double lucky then what about the 20th of August 2008? That can be written as 20 08 2008 - yeah that would be double double lucky. If you were to have that much luck you would probably be happy.

So on the 20/08/2008 I took particular notice of where I was at 8 minutes past 8 in the evening. You got why now?

20:08 on 20/08/2008

And guess where I was?

Outside a restaurant in Soho called Double Happiness Cafe!

We were hungry and looking for a place to eat.

It seemed like the place to go though it was full.

I wonder if everyone in there knew where they were at that time?

Grow well
Dr Merrin