tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9657997.post179586088147996569..comments2023-10-06T23:55:30.415+08:00Comments on SINGAPORE SHORT STORIES: Year of the Cow, Ox, Bull or Cattle?TOM Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13252734801295772438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9657997.post-26872067769137679652009-02-01T09:10:00.000+08:002009-02-01T09:10:00.000+08:00Thanks QA for your enlightment!This year is indeed...Thanks QA for your enlightment!<BR/><BR/>This year is indeed the year of the earth rat!Singapore Short Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590454896000992539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9657997.post-20095499572483191692009-01-31T22:19:00.000+08:002009-01-31T22:19:00.000+08:00Actually if you just look up a dictionary, it will...Actually if you just look up a dictionary, it will tell you an ox is a castrated bull.<BR/><BR/>According to Chinese feng shui there are different types of cow years - the fire cow, the earth cow, the water cow, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9657997.post-58991726774899011162009-01-31T11:38:00.000+08:002009-01-31T11:38:00.000+08:00Ya Dutchie, I am also surprised to learn that an o...Ya Dutchie, I am also surprised to learn that an ox is a castrated bull.. but having learnt it from the Singapore Stamp Musuem, I think the fact can't be wrong haha..<BR/><BR/>Hi Anonymous, thanks for your information!Singapore Short Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590454896000992539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9657997.post-71168786795676996402009-01-30T11:34:00.000+08:002009-01-30T11:34:00.000+08:00I read somewhere that this year it is the female g...I read somewhere that this year it is the female gender. In that case, cow is more correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9657997.post-25449162421532581462009-01-30T05:47:00.000+08:002009-01-30T05:47:00.000+08:00We hv dairy farms in the neighbourhood. The black...We hv dairy farms in the neighbourhood. The black cows with white patches grazed on grasland the size of 2-3 football fields !! <BR/><BR/>To me, cows r for milking, whereas an ox is often depicted in wet rice fields toiling with the farmer. They tend to be a different breed too.<BR/><BR/>I didnt know that an ox is an adult castrated bull though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com