Staff Cecil Lee Posted December 2, 2009 Staff Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Last week, I was seated at the 14th row of a Singapore Airlines - Business Class seat and I stared up at the overhead compartments. I counted Row 11, Row 12... and then Row 14. There is no Row 13! Numbers are like: one man's meat is another man's poison! To some 13 seems unlucky.. to others lucky. Even to some Chinese: 4 or 44 or 444 seems unlucky. For others... ok, neutral or even lucky.... Thus numbers are considered more personal to a person, this culture and even his experience with it. Perhaps, Singapore Airlines felt that for commercial reasons, some numbers are not good for business!: Majority of 13 Rows are frequently unoccupied? Even banks e.g. DBS Tower 1 has certain flows that are not office buildings.. e.g. maintenance levels ... when you are next at DBS Tower 1, Shenton Way, take a peek at the lift numbering...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted January 9, 2013 Staff Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 To some who are superstitious, No. 13 is considered inauspicious. But to others especially Chinese Cantonese dialect group,instead, 14 is considered inauspicious. As 1 = Sure and 4 = die. Thus when we add the two together symbolises: SURE TO DIE.Thusauspicious or inauspicious numbers arehighly subjective! Quote On 12/2/2009 5:09:26 PM, Anonymous wrote:Last week, I was seated at the14th row of a SingaporeAirlines - Business Class seatand I stared up at theoverhead compartments.I counted Row 11, Row 12...and then Row 14. There is noRow 13!Numbers are like: one man'smeat is another man's poison!To some 13 seems unlucky.. toothers lucky.Even to some Chinese: 4 or 44or 444 seems unlucky. Forothers... ok, neutral or evenlucky....Thus numbers are consideredmore personal to a person,this culture and even hisexperience with it.Perhaps, Singapore Airlinesfelt that for commercialreasons, some numbers are notgood for business!: Majorityof 13 Rows are frequentlyunoccupied?Even banks e.g. DBS Tower 1has certain flows that are notoffice buildings.. e.g.maintenance levels ... whenyou are next at DBS Tower 1,Shenton Way, take a peek atthe lift numbering...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted May 30, 2013 Staff Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Many Chinese considers No. 13 neutral unlike in the west.Even in the west: "one man's meat is another man's poison applies". Quote On 12/2/2009 5:09:26 PM, Anonymous wrote:Last week, I was seated at the14th row of a SingaporeAirlines - Business Class seatand I stared up at theoverhead compartments.I counted Row 11, Row 12...and then Row 14. There is noRow 13!Numbers are like: one man'smeat is another man's poison!To some 13 seems unlucky.. toothers lucky.Even to some Chinese: 4 or 44or 444 seems unlucky. Forothers... ok, neutral or evenlucky....Thus numbers are consideredmore personal to a person,this culture and even hisexperience with it.Perhaps, Singapore Airlinesfelt that for commercialreasons, some numbers are notgood for business!: Majorityof 13 Rows are frequentlyunoccupied?Even banks e.g. DBS Tower 1has certain flows that are notoffice buildings.. e.g.maintenance levels ... whenyou are next at DBS Tower 1,Shenton Way, take a peek atthe lift numbering...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted January 12, 2017 Author Staff Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 To some Chinese 4 means die. For this Pernakan (Nonya) restaurant; it proudly displays 04-04 Thus the adage: One man's meat is another man's poison applies... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted September 2, 2017 Author Staff Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 1. In the Japanese society; number 4 has identical meaning. As number 4 sounds like "die" in their written language. 2. Thus, in many hospitals and hotel rooms in Japan, they avoid both levels 4 and even in some instances numbers 4 or 44. 3. In addition, the Japanese also avoid the number 9. As to them it is interpreted under their language as "suffer" or "suffering". 4. In Japan houses or hotel rooms numbers lke 49, 499 are avoided. 5. Also please avoid giving 4 pieces of gifts: e.g. 4 ceramic plates. 6. By coincidence these two Japanese unlucky numbers 4 + 9 = 13. 6.1 Where 13 is more of a western unlucky number. 6.2 As mentioned in an earlier post.. Singapore Airlines or SIA does not have a row 13 for any of the seats in their fleet of airplanes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted October 7, 2017 Author Staff Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 For sure, one may not find any Japanese PRs staying in this block of HDB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted November 29, 2018 Author Staff Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Devil’s number to Christians. But to some Chinese especially Hokkiens 6 sounds like Luck. Thus 666 sounds like Luck x3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted November 12, 2019 Author Staff Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 1/12/2017 at 7:23 PM, Cecil Lee said: To some Chinese 4 means die. For this Pernakan (Nonya) restaurant; it proudly displays 04-04 Thus the adage: One man's meat is another man's poison applies... Went to the location recently Beauty World. Already closed for good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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