Welcome Year of the (Water) Snake.

.Regression is a painful phenomenon to wade through at this time in my life an so I have to find the ways and means to generate my energy to overcome this feeling. This morning I handed one of my works to the Penang State Art gallery to see if they would purchase it for their permanent collection and my 'Rezeki' is good I might be able to buy some new art materials to continue with my works. Most of my art materials were taken to Dubai and so I am back to square one.
My daughter is about to leave for Hanoi for a month vacation with her closest friend whose father is a Malaysian Diplomat in Hanoi; I told her to go as it will broaden her perspective of the world around her. I hope she will have a good time there as I am sure her friend's father would make sure that the girls had a good time. My son Karim who has started his further education at Hang Chiang college is now getting the feel for what being educated is all about; he wants to be a movie director. Somehow he has a hard time learning the basics,like the joy of reading and what it would take to be ahead; but i still have the confidence that he will pull through and find his own ways towards achieving his goals. My son in Switzerland, cant say much of what he has been up to lately, but I know he too is doing his best at whatever he aspires to do. From his occasional entries in the Face Book of his artworks he seems to have touched something of his own, I hope he persist and keep growing with it. My son in Dubai, well he is busy with his own life, making things happen for his future.
Almost a month since i return and everywhere and everyone i talked to very few has much positive changes in their lives to talk about and more express despair and confusion with how things are in their lives especially with the way the Malaysian political scene is manifesting itself. In no time in the history of this country are the Malays more disenchanted and disillusioned than now. It seems their future is up in limbo as their hopes and aspirations are beginning to be sapped from the grasp. Most people i talk to express uneasiness towards what is to become of their future with the challenges ahead. Most i know are living in abject denial and resorting to lets wait and see attitude towards the upcoming elections. True to their nature Malays have a hard time admitting to the weaknesses and faults of those they elected as leaders. They would rather let the law of the land take its course even if the justice system in the country itself is dysfunctional.
I have heard so much horror stories of the hardship faced by the poor in this State of Penang alone that it makes me want to switch off my sensitivities and turn a deaf ear simply because it hurts. My helplessness in being able to do much to ease the burden faced by those i know of and care about makes me hopeless. Rapes, robberies, and inhuman acts between man has become synonymous with the politics of the country. It seems like we are heading for a meltdown or a decadence of society. it all seems in the service of self interest; taking care of number one.
This being the Year of the Water Snake it is my hope that something in the nature of what the snake stands for will manifest and we will learn a thing or two from it. One of the character of the snake is that it is symbolic of manifesting wisdom.  It is also a symbol of the healing powers or rejuvenation and renewal; the snake sheds its skin every now and then.
 
"Ancient Chinese wisdom says a Snake in the house is a good omen because it means your family will not starve. This could be taken metaphorically to mean that a Snake could never have a problem with his family starving because he is such a great mediator, making him good at business. Or it could mean that a Snake would be willing to sacrifice his possessions, something the Snake has a lot of, in order to pay for his family’s food. Any way it is interpreted is representative of the Snake’s character and is a measure of the value he puts on his material wealth. The Snake is keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise."
The Snake is the intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of the Animal Signs. They are attractive people who take cries with ease and do not become flustered easily. They are graceful people, exciting and dark at the same time.
Contemplative and private, the Snake is not outwardly emotional. He can appear cunning and reticent and works very modestly in the business environment. The Snake will plot and scheme to make certain things turn out exactly as they want them to. They are not great communicators and can become quite possessive when they set their minds on achieving the interest of a partner."
Chinese Horoscope.

In this year of The Snake let us hope that we will move wisely and contemplatively towards the change that we all need to face in the upcoming election.Let us not allow our emotional drive overtake our sound judgement and look forward towards a more  prosperous year all around.