8 IMMORTALZ

"Let the rain come down and wash away my tears. Let it fill my soul and drown my fears"...hush now...cross stitching soothes the soul too...

Always loved the legend of the 8 immortals since I was a kid...just went to frame up the completed x stitch (which took slightly over 4 months to complete)...finished size .. 36" x 28" costs S$145.00...just in time for CNY...should i invite them into my home or give it away to a dear one? Still contemplating...The Eight Immortals are considered to be auspicious signs of prosperity and longevity, so just nice to usher in the Lunar New Year with..;o)..My mother said the 8 immortals guard each of the 8 directions so this means good fengshui! :O)

The Immortals are:
Immortal Woman He (He Xiangu),
Royal Uncle Cao (Cao Guojiu),
Iron-Crutch Li (Tieguai Li),
Lan Caihe,
Lü Dongbin, (leader)
Philosopher Han Xiang (Han Xiang Zi),
Elder Zhang Guo (Zhang Guo Lao), and
Zhongli Quan.

My all time favourite has to be Zhang Guo Lao..the dear old man sitting backwards on a donkey...what a character..he always folds up his donkey like a paper at the end of the road and keep it in his LV wallet..heheeh..and when he wants to go on the road again..he would sprinkle some holy water on it and away he goes again...

When can I be like them? Kwai Le Yu ShenXian? Be Happy like the Immortals...hope their pure , positive & compassionate spirit can rub off on me for 2008!