“A person’s readiness to date is largely a matter of maturity and environment.” ― Waiting and Dating
To be twenty-eight and single since birth sounds the saddest story for a lot of people. To have never been in a relationship by this age worries some about finding someone to grow old with and have a family with. For women, it’s even more difficult because of our biological clock.
My single friends and I have mostly turned our relationship status as a subject for jokes. I think it’s our way of coping with always being asked by people about when we will have a partner or the humiliation of being jokingly paired by other friends with random people. There are also the insensitive ones who will jump at any chance to point out your flaws, making them out to be the reason you are loveless and alone.
The last time I had my fortune told, I was asking about my career. And after my career-related wish that I made in Wong Tai Sin in Hong Kong came true, I realized that I am pretty much happy and content with my life. Still, there are days when I wonder what life would have been like if I were going out with anybody. So, I decided not to ask about career this time around, but to ask about finding Mr. Right.
Inside Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, there was an area marked by a red carpet, when people were kneeling with a mini bucket of wooden fortune sticks and two, red crescent-shaped blocks. With my tools, I asked if I was ever going to get married. I shook my bucket of wooden sticks until one fell off. Then, thinking about the same question, I tossed the crescent-shaped blocks that landed with one flat-side up and one flat-side down. That meant a “yes.”
I exchanged my fortune stick for a pink slip. It turns out that I got a number 13, which was somehow average or good. I went outside the temple, trying to find where I could have a better interpretation of the message in the slip. In the middle of Waterloo Street was a tent where readings and interpretations were given by Mr. Robin Peh, a psychic.
Mr. Peh asked for my birthday and he made some calculations. According to him, the man for me is four or more years older than me, is not of the same nationality as I am, and that I’d most likely meet him in the gym or in swimming. To be honest, I kinda laughed a little in my head, joking that maybe it was his way of telling me to lose weight so I can find someone to date, hahaha. Anyway, he was very courteous in saying it so that I didn’t get offended. He also advised me to always have something with me that is in the colors of gold, brown, and white. Then, he told me, “Don’t worry, you will find love.”
Even if I wasn’t really asking about my career, he also gave me pretty solid advice. He told me that I should teach or train other people to help them succeed. He told me to just always share what I know and not feel insecure that those I help might even get ahead of me. He told me that those I help succeed will also help me in their own way. His timing couldn’t be better because, during that time, I was in the process of forming my own team to lead! That must have been his psychic ability working!
Mr. Peh didn’t charge a specific amount and his assistant told me that they simply ask for donations. After dropping my donation of SGD 10, I headed to my other destinations. I was so grateful that Mr. Peh was not the type who would insist that you get other types of readings so you will pay more. He seemed like a very nice person to me. And while I am not a good judge of psychic abilities, his pieces of advice to me actually made a lot of sense.
I should take good care of my health. If I were to be anyone’s partner, the least I can do is to make sure I take good care of my health so that I can also take care of him and the people around us who will need us to care for them. If I sign up with a gym membership, for now, my focus is on my health. And if I happen to be at the right time and at the right place and manage to bump into Mr. Right, then that would be a bonus.
If you’re curious about fortune telling in Singapore, you might want to visit Mr. Peh at Waterloo Street.
The walk from The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands to Red Dot Design Museum was not a short one despite being 5 to 6 minutes away. The sun was at its peak and I was still exhausted from my flight and lack of sleep the previous night. Thankfully, Marina Bay was such a beautiful sight to behold, so I still enjoyed that walk.
The lobby was not a huge one. There was a reception counter and a small lobby that connect to the J8 Hotel Restaurant. There was also a restroom in the lobby with automatic sliding doors (too bad I was not able to take a picture).
My shuttle was supposed to pick me up exactly three hours before my flight at 6:50PM. I still had a lot of time during the day and I decided I was going for another walk around Bugis. I checked out at 10 AM and left my luggage, telling them I would be back after lunch.
I contacted Fragrance Hotel-Selegie to confirm and they did say that they did not agree with the third-party provider about the rates, hence, canceling my booking. They said the cancellation happened in May.