Tag page - Year of the Wood Dragon

By Patrick Lim Fernandez HORSE 1930 Golden Horse (born 2/4/30 to 2/5/31), 1942 Water Horse (born 2/4/42 to 2/5/43), 1954 Wood Horse (born 2/4/54 to 2/4/55), 1966 Fire Horse (born 2/4/66 to 2/4/67), 1978 Earth Horse (born 2/4/78 to 2/4/79), 1990 Golden Horse (born 2/4/90 to 2/4/91), 2002 Water Horse...

By Patrick Lim Fernandez SNAKE 1929 Earth Snake (born 2/4/29 to 2/4/30), 1941 Metal Snake (born 2/4/41 to 2/4/42), 1953 Water Snake (2/4/53 to 2/4/54), 1965 Wood Snake (born 2/4/65 to 2/4/66), 1977 Fire Snake (born 2/4/77 to 2/4//78), 1989 Earth Snake (born 2/4/89 to 2/4/90), 2001 Metal Snake (born...

  By Patrick Lim Fernandez DRAGON 1928 Earth Dragon (born 2/5/28 to 2/4/29), 1940 Golden Dragon (born 2/5/40 to 2/4/41), 1952 Water Dragon (born 2/5/52 to 2/4/53), 1964 Wood Dragon (born 2/5/64 to 2/4/65), 1976 Fire Dragon (born 2/5/76 to 2/4/77), 1988 Earth Dragon (born 2/4/88 to 2/4/89),...

(Illustration by Ariana Maralit/Manila Bulletin) In 1988, I discovered I would have a younger brother—born in the Year of the Dragon. However, I wasn’t alone; friends shared my experience, with parents thrilled to have a dragon baby. Another revelation came when my brother started school. His...