Kalila was born in the year of the Golden Pig, considered an auspicious year to have a baby. The pig in Chinese tradition represents wealth and abundance. The character for 'home' in Chinese is a picture of a roof with a pig under it, indicating home ownership and the presence of livestock. People born in the year of the pig also tend to be good eaters, an attribute that Kalila has lived up to!Sunday, August 31, 2008
Year of the Pig
Kalila was born in the year of the Golden Pig, considered an auspicious year to have a baby. The pig in Chinese tradition represents wealth and abundance. The character for 'home' in Chinese is a picture of a roof with a pig under it, indicating home ownership and the presence of livestock. People born in the year of the pig also tend to be good eaters, an attribute that Kalila has lived up to!
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Hahaha. Notice Kalila's expression of intense concern. This must be the first time that she posed next to a gigantic, jolly pig's decapitated head. Her first experiences of anything are a good gauge of how twisted we become in adulthood across cultures.
- Phil
Some really great people were born in the year of the pig... I miss you and love you Kalila Ko! Ni-Ni
Some really great people were born in the year of the pig... I miss you Kalila KO.... love Ni-Ni.
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