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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1987122, member: 57495&quot;]Happy Birthday, Bing and A-Pi!</p><p><br /></p><p>I just celebrated my son&#039;s second birthday earlier this week <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We have a (Chinese) custom here where on a child&#039;s first birthday we lay out a variety of objects before him or her.&nbsp; The object or objects the child picks up is supposed to give an indication of their future interests or career. Some traditional items include pens (writer), books (scholar), abacuses (accountant), measuring tapes or rulers (architect), gold, eggs, and toys.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>At my son&#039;s <i>zhuazhou </i>ceremony last year, with an array of 12 tempting items set out in front of him, this is what he picked... </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355269[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m figuring there&#039;s at least some chance he&#039;s either going to be a coin collector or a pretty decent emperor <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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