Conclusion

Before my project, I used to hold open minded attitude towards horoscope, and I did not even know if I believed it or not because sometimes I did, sometimes I didn’t. However, I read it whenever I saw it on newspaper. After 14 days of my experiment about being faithful horoscope watching and practicing daily, I had a different understanding of horoscopes. If you ask me “Do you believe in horoscope?” now, my answer will be “No, I don’t.” No one or no a kind of knowledge can predict future and life.

In the 14 days, I was a faithful horoscope watching and then practiced it in life daily, but I didn’t see any help and luck it brought me. Besides the fact that I didn’t even win a dollar in my lottery experiment included in this project, I also did a little statistics myself about the result of the horoscopes in the fourteen days to convince myself. After all things happened, I can evaluate the accuracy when I look back now. I summarize my daily horoscope and conclusion of the day:

3/1: kind of agree/disagree with the daily horoscope

3/2: disagree with the daily horoscope

3/3: disagree with the daily horoscope

3/4 totally disagree with the daily horoscope

3/5: kind of agree/disagree with the daily horoscope

3/6: kind of agree/disagree with the daily horoscope

3/7: kind of agree/disagree with the daily horoscope

3/8: agree with the daily horoscope

3/9: disagree with the daily horoscope

3/10: disagree with the daily horoscope

3/11: agree with the daily horoscope

3/12: totally disagree with the daily horoscope

3/13: kind of agree/disagree with the daily horoscope

3/14: kind of agree/disagree with the daily horoscope

What I get is 6/14 shows neutral result (part of the horoscope is right, part of it is wrong), 6/14 shows negative result (the horoscope is wrong), and only 2/14 shows positive result (the horoscope is right). This is totally out of my expectation when I was expecting I might get 50% is right and 50% is wrong after omitting the 6/14 of neutral result. The data convinces me that it is no use practicing your daily horoscope in life since life is just that unpredictable.

Take what I did on 3/6 as an example, as suggested by my daily horoscope, I was planning my trip to Japan in summer with my friend Olivia. We checked the tickets, looked up online to search hotels, and discussed about where to go shopping in Tokyo. Then the disastrous earthquake happened on3/11. We were shocked and sorry for Japanese, and without doubt, our trip must be canceled. I am not saying that it is a pity not be able to travel Japan, what I say is that nothing can predict what will happen in the future. Even the precision instruments and machines can’t predict the earthquake is coming, how can fortune tellers tell you who will be your husband in the future?

Therefore, after lots of research I did for this project, I learnt more about horoscope. According to my understanding, horoscope is a figurative analysis of the positions of all the planets in the zodiac, for a specific place, and for an exact time and date. This means, that any person’s horoscope, is based on the planetary positions according to their place of birth, date of birth, as well as the precise time of birth. However, the planets in the universe keep moving constantly. Compared to their positions with those the ancient Greek astrologers observed 2000 years ago, they are totally different now. A new planet move into the zodiac and the 12 old planets were not in their original place any more. That is why there are actually 13 zodiacs nowadays as I mentioned in my first post on 3/1.


In my opinion, horoscope might be accurate 2000 years ago, but it is not credible now. It is instead, the trick that the fortune tellers and those who believe and support astrology use to public in order to maintain their profits before they find a new tool and doctrine to supper the current 13 zodiacs theory. Some people tend to use horoscope as an excuse for their failures. For example, when people get their failed mid-term back, they might blame that horoscope says that day is not their day instead of realizing this is the result of not preparing enough. You have to know that you are the only who control what kind of life you have. Although horoscope predicts that you may pick $100 bill on the floor in a Chinese restaurant, it is definitely not going to happen if you insist to stay home. Which means no matter what horoscope tells you or suggests you to do, you are the only controller of your life. 

To all who follow my blog, you should trust yourself, and use your hands to change your destiny, instead of following your horoscope and letting it decide what your fate will be.

03/14/11

2011Astrology.com
You are very congenial and cooperative now and more interested in the similarities than in the differences between yourself and others. This is a very good time to let people know you care about them: send a card, write a note of appreciation or even a love letter!

Emotions: Good ~ Money: Fair ~ Wellness: Good
Power Numbers: 5,6,11,24,36,4

I am the oldest among my groups. so I always think the way I think is different from them. After reading the horoscope, I started to noticed that I care less about our age difference, especially after I went to one of my friend's birthday last Saturday. We all had fun and had a nice night. I guess it is what my daily horoscope say that "You are very congenial and cooperative now and more interested in the similarities than in the differences between yourself and others." Besides, I have been sorry about one thing since last Saturday. What happened was that my best friend Olivia broke up with her boyfriend. I knew that after the birthday I went. That was about 3:00a.m. I planned to stay with her, but she said she just wanted to be alone, and also, I needed to work at 9:00a.m. So I had to leave and let her stay alone. I just sent her a message to try to cheer her up since I didn't know what to say at phone. I still didn't have a chance to talk to her today since I left my cell phone at home for the whole day. Therefore, after I finished working at 10:00p.m.(I worked from 5:30p.m. to 10:30p.m) tonight. As suggested by the horoscope that "This is a very good time to let people know you care about them: send a card, write a note of appreciation or even a love letter!" I brought a card in Walgreens and then wrote down what I wanted to talk to her on the card. I planned to mail to tomorrow. Sometimes, there are some words we don't know how to say face to face. 




Conclusion of the day: and Result of my Superlotto:
This is what I wrote on the card, 


My dear, lovely, beautiful sister Olivia, 
You have to know I care about you the most in the world. I am as sad as you when you break up with Justin. However, I am also as happy as other guys because they can a chance to be with you now. Moving on is the only answer. Don't cry. Don't stop eating. 
You lost someone who doesn't love you, but he lost someone who loves him the most. Therefore, he lost more than you and he should be the one who cries.
We can have time to have tasty food in fancy restaurant now. 
We can go shopping anytime we want. 
We can go travelling in spring break.
Doesn't that sound good?
Tabo

This is also the last day of my 14 experiment.  Thanks god. It is over. I don't need to waste money on buying Superlotto because I don't even win a dollar in this two weeks. I always look forward to seeing the numbers on my tickets shown on the Supperlotto website. However, I only got disappointment every time. I know that doesn't prove that horoscope can't help at all, but at least it shows that luck is something that can't be predicted and expected. It seems that we all understand this fact, but people still buy lottery. I think it is because people always hold hope. That's no a bad thing. Hope is important. Without hope and expectation, we will lose motivation to do anything. But still, we should not take the prize or nice things for granted without paying efforts. Luck is like something that always happens in dream or tales. The principle of "no pay, no gain" is what we see in real life.

03/13/11

2011Astrology says:
virgo
Your mind is directed inward and reflecting on your personal life, and the overall direction you are headed in, is very likely now. Thoughts of the past and the choices you made are also prominent. Making a decision regarding your future or your family life is favored at this time.

Emotions: Good ~ Money: Fair ~ Wellness: Good
Power Numbers: 1,2,4,15,16,9

Today was Sunday and I worked from 9:00a.m. to 9:00p.m. As I mentioned in my previous blog posts, I work as a front desk in a badminton club, and I work in San Carlos while I live in Milpitas. At first, I loved my job very much. It was easy and I could do my homework there if it was not busy. So I do repetitive work everyday. However, the longer I worked, the more I feel it is boring. Take today as an example, I was sitting exactly at the same place for 12 hours alone (there is only one front desk in the badminton club). And the most important is that it is totally unrelated to my major. Since I major in Applied Mathematics, I I want to accumulate more useful working experience related to this area. Thinking of this and then combine the horoscope that ("Making a decision regarding your future or your family life is favored at this time") I was told today, I decide to find another job. 

Conclusion of the day:

I spent hours taking a look at job searching at craiglist.com. However, I found out that I was not qualified for many jobs and the most demanding ones are software developers, web designer and computer program writers. I felt really frustrated about that. Then I started to realized the fact that only majoring in Mathematics was not competitive enough in America. I needed to learn and know more. As a result, I decided to take one JAVA class in next quarter in De Anza. This will be the first class I take in De Anza that is not required by the universities I am going to study at in the coming Fall. 

After today, I had a different understanding about HOROSCOPE. Sometimes, thing that mentioned in the horoscope  may seem so trivial. However, they can bring a series of results. For example, It told me to make a decision about my future. That inspired me to think about my current job, then I tried to see if there was any new direction for myself, so I looked at craiglist.com, and I found out what was demanding in the current job market and made a decision to take class in De Anza in order to be more competitive.

Therefore, horoscope/fortune teller give you suggestion or you can say "hint" for your future, you need to think about  it. You should try to connect your real life or fact with the fortune telling. And finally, you are the one who make decision and also, you are the one who take the consequence.  

03/12/11

2011Astrology.com says:
Too many communications may prove distracting today, Virgo. The phone could be ringing off the hook and your e-mail inbox overflowing. Everyone around you seems to be talking at once. If you don't bring some order to this chaos, it could give you a headache! Let voicemail get the phone, get away from the computer, and take something light to the park to read. You need some peace and quiet.


power numbers: 5,11,16,19,24,3


Today was Saturday I needed to work from 9:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. Today was not busy at all compared to usual Saturdays. Besides, the phone didn't ring even once. When I checked my inbox there was not many new e-mails as said in the horoscope. Things were in order and went through smoothly. Besides, my boss was not here today, so I was extraordinarily free.  However, I still followed its suggestion that I went home as soon as possible and then read on my bed with the door of my bedroom closed. The night was quiet and peaceful. When I was too tired to read, I fell sleep soon. I think it was at around 11:00p.m. The funny thing was I woke up at 5:00a.m. in the morning automatically. (I usually wake up at 07:30 on Sunday since I need to work from 9:00a.m. to 9:00p.m.) and then I did my homeworks until times to leave for job.


Conclusion of the day:
It was a perfectly typical weekend for me. 
Wake up->work->go home->sleep-> wake up->work
The point was nothing really happened although I followed the suggestion. It can't be more ordinary. And I was kind of bored with my routine and the daily horoscope. It didn't bring my any surprise today. What can I day about today's horoscope? Useless. It was totally useless. The first part was wrong, and the second half of it was pointless. I started to believe that horoscope can not help one to boost his luck and fortune. I think I prefer trusting myself instead of trusting the horoscope stuff. I suddenly feel that it was so stupid to follow all the doctrines from horoscopes and expect lucky things to happen. I do see any chaos,  or even feel busy these days. This quarter's classes are not challenging at all. Although it sounds so good to others, I actually dislike this kind of life. I remember in my first year in De Anza, I regarded grade was everything to me, I required myself that I had to get all A for every classes, so I didn't work to be a full time student. However, after I finished all my major required classes, I take GE classes to fulfill the IGETC. Compared to my majores classes, those GE classes are easier. Another thing is that the grades are kind of unimportant in this quarter, so I believe that I am getting lazy. I hope there is something can energize me before the final exam week.

03/11/11

Astrology horoscope says:
There are some financial changes that will benefit you now. Pay your debt first and look for ways in which you can save. If you want to take a career risk, today is the day. It is about time you looked into some type of profession where you could really allow your talents to shine! The energies are in the direction of good health as well as the desire to socialize. You are particularly witty and make for fun company at the end of the workday. A new person will be making friends with you this afternoon. You have an interest in joining a gym, perhaps with an old friend. This is always a wonderful idea and you must remember that if you make the promise and commit your money, you will want to commit your time as well. Enjoy quiet time tonight.
Emotions: Good~ Money: Good ~ Wellness: Good
Power Numbers: 4, 23, 26, 30, 39, 27 

When I was reading the horoscope that "Pay your debt first and look for ways in which you can save." I suddenly remember that I got a $280 ticket two weeks ago. I just put the ticket in my trunk angrily and  I still didn't pay for it. So, I decide to write the check and pay for it today since I regarded it as a kind of debt. That was a lot to me, $280! That was so right, now I have to look for ways to save. 
When I finished school in the morning (I only have class in the morning on Friday), my friend Noah asked me to go gym with him and I really loved to do so. I kept going gym for three week since I realized I was getting too far and I told myself I had to lose weights before summer comes. After we finish exercising, I went to my friend's party in a Chinese restaurant called "Little sheep" located in Stevens Creek, and then went to my friend's home for the cake. Today was kind of busy, but it was a nice and funny day.

Conclusion of the day:
After I wrote the check to pay the ticket, I feel relieved. It is the first ticket I get in America and it cost me one week paid from my part time job. Since it says I need to look for ways to save, I asked my sister if she is willing to cook me lunch so that I can bring my lunch box to school everyday. Surprisingly, she said yes instantly after I asked her. After some simply calculation, I know that I can save almost $200 a month if I don't eat outside. Besides, I can't believe that today's horoscope is so accurate. First, "The energies are in the direction of good health as well as the desire to socialize. " This statement tells exactly what I want these days. I want to have good health that is why I keep exercising for weeks. Also, I enjoy socializing and be with my friends. They like me as well because they say it is always fun when I am with them, so "you are particularly witty and make for fun company at the end of the workday" is totally correct. Thirdly, Noah's inviting me to go gym today shows that "You have an interest in joining a gym, perhaps with an old friend" is correct as well. All of these happens after I write the check and pay the fine. What I will do is that follow the horoscope's suggestion that "if you make the promise and commit your money, you will want to commit your time as well."

03/10/11

Horoscope says:
Emotional self control and feelings of distance and aloneness could overwhelm you today. You are coolly objective about your friends and loved ones, and their shortcomings as friends or lovers. You are probably being a bit too critical and hard on them right now so try to loosen up and realize we are all in this journey together.
Emotions: Good ~ Money: Fair ~ Wellness: good
Power Numbers: 5, 13, 36, 41, 47, 5
My friend car-pool me everyday since he lives next to my house, we have the same class in the morning and he doesn't have a car. Because I am the one who drives, I decide when to leave for school everyday. Usually, our scheduled time to go to school is 9:45a.m., but I am usually late and pick him up at 9:55a.m. Sometimes I am on time, but he is not at the right place and waiting for me, then I am kind of mad because if I go to school myself, I can go whenever I want, but now i can't.
After reading the horoscope this morning before I left, I realized I was too hard to him as his friend. Therefore, I was at the right place at 9:45 and waited for I while. He was there after a few minutes. When I was waiting, I was thinking that Marco was always waiting for me but he never said anything to me. I felt so bad and guilty so I bought him a piece of muffin. When he asked why I gave him muffin, I told him because we were friends.
Beside, when I was about to have lunch with my friend Noah, I noticed that I was always the one who decides when to eat. So today, when we were thinking about what to eat, I told Noah I was fine with whatever he wanted. He suggested Chinese food, Although I didn't like Chinese food every much, I said yes. Then he brought me to a Chinese restaurant. The food was so good and really economical. I think I would go to this restaurant again very soon.

this is my friend-MARCO

Conclusion of the day:
The horoscope teaches me one important thing today. I might be too objective to my friends. I remember when Marco told me that he wanted to make a tattoo in spring break yesterday, I might have said something bad to him. I said,"Really? but I don't really like guys make tattoo on their bodies" Then he didn't say much. When I think back now, I believed I said too much, I shouldn't judge him based on my conceptions about things. He has freedom to do whatever he wants, and I have no rights to judge him. After that, I am not sure if it is because I followed the horoscope to make some tiny changes so that I felt so good  with my friends recently, especially today. I had lunch with my friend Noah, I went to gym with my friend Marco, I have drinks with Olivia afternoon and then I had dinner with my friend Tony. I feel I am always surrounded by my friends and that makes me feel so good. I appreciate these different kinds of friendship very much. That proves that the first sentence of the horoscope is wrong that "Emotional self control and feelings of distance and aloneness could overwhelm you today." because I didn't feel lonely at all today.

03/09/11

virgo
You are powerfully attracted, emotionally and sexually, to someone you encounter at this time, and any romantic involvements you currently have are intensified. Expect fireworks! Also, your relationships can become tempestuous, especially if your partner is not as responsive or as loving as you would like.

 Emotions: Fair ~ Money: Fair ~ Wellness: Fair
Power Numbers: 3, 7, 9, 20, 24, 10
 Since my horoscope said I was powerfully attracted, emotionally and sexually, to someone I encounter. I chose to a wore new jacket and spent more time on make up this morning. I took class as usual. 10:30-11:20 (math class),  I had lunch with my friend Olivia at 11:30-13:30. Then 13:30-14:40 (Astronomy class), and then went to work until 22:00. That was the most typical or normal day of mine today. After I sat down at seat I usually occupy, one of my classmates Tony (We don't talk a lot usually. We are just classmates. That's it.) asked me to sit next to him. I didn't know how to reject him and I actually didn't want to move, so instead, I asked him to move to sit next to me. And he did. I was kind of surprised about that, and the feeling was weird. 

Conclusion of the day:


Today's horoscope is mainly about love horoscope. I think the only funny thing is that Tony asked me to sit next to me with no reason. Since I am single, I believe the second half of the horoscope is not for me. What happened was  I didn't even have a chance to talk to the guy I was interested in since he was absent today. I didn't think there was any male classmates or friends paid attention to me today. What fireworks can I expect? The horoscope was totally nonsense. I didn't  encounter any guys I was interested in either. By the way, the one I was interested in texts me today he couldn't come to have lunch with me the next day since he was kind of busy. (I invited him to go to In and Out together two day ago,and he said yes at that time!) I am disappointed about the horoscope today the most since the experiment started because it was the least accurate.