I was thinking yesterday of posting something vaguely celebratory about the fact that my post for 10 June was number 4,444 from this Far Place. Then it struck me that the number 4 is not exactly auspicious in Chinese numerology (being nearly homophonous to the word for 'death' in Cantonese - and possibly other dialects) and I might just be tempting fate drawing attention to that oddly elegantly repetitive number. The risk, I assume, is somewhat reduced today, so I'll tentatively mention the fact and hope to sleep easy tonight.
(Funnily enough, my telephone number at work ends 444, and has occasionally given rise to comment from colleagues savvy in this aspect of Chinese culture. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.)
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