Ever since the World Cup forced me to read the lunar prophecy in the newspaper, I've been checking back in to see what the old moon has in store for me, and I think I'm starting to get it.

Take, for example, today's prophecy: "It's a good day for worshipping ancestors." This means I will be blinded by the smoke and ashes of charred paper money as I walk down the street today.

"A good day for weddings" means traffic will be at a standstill. All around the city, groomsmen of various wedding parties will be shouting into their cell phones, trying to figure out where the groom is or how to get to the bride's house, while their black, beribboned sedans are double- and triple- parked in the streets.

Today is also "a good day for baking." Not sure what that means, but I'll stop by the bakery later and see for myself.