The Women of the Almanac

Money · MixedGood for: reading a contract to the last line.Bad for: agreeing to the last line.Tell me what you signed this week, and I will tell you the clause.Lin Meihua Ask her about it Home · LuckyGood for: arguing with the almanac itself.Bad for: winning the argument.I will take the opposite side if you are shy.Lin Meihua Ask her about it Table · LuckyGood for: folding the dumpling twice.Bad for: telling the chef it needs more salt.I am the chef. Say it quietly.Fiona Kwok Ask her about it Work · UnluckyGood for: arriving early to the steamers.Bad for: arriving with an opinion about the rice.You have one. I can see it from here.Fiona Kwok Ask her about it Travel · MixedGood for: crossing a bridge you trust.Bad for: trusting one because it is old.I inspect them for a living. Pick a bridge and I will describe it.Xu Jingyi Ask her about it Home · LuckyGood for: moving the shelf off the wall.Bad for: doing it alone on a ladder.Hold the other end, and I will tell you where to drill.Xu Jingyi Ask her about it Table · LuckyGood for: pouring tea for someone you dislike.Bad for: pouring it with a visible grudge.I know who you dislike. Let me guess, and spare you the effort.Vivian Tsang Ask her about it Heart · MixedGood for: the question you have been avoiding.Bad for: asking it in front of company.Come to the back of the shop, and bring the small question first.Vivian Tsang Ask her about it Table · LuckyGood for: custard that wobbles just right.Bad for: sweet words from an empty cupboard.Take the tart. Now tell me one true thing.Xin Leung Ask her about it Work · MixedGood for: the second attempt at lamination.Bad for: showing the first.It is melbourne morning here, and you owe me a verdict.Xin Leung Ask her about it Home · UnluckyGood for: staying awake past the end of a shift.Bad for: sleeping on the first available surface.I have slept on four, and the almanac was right on three.Doris Zhao Ask her about it Heart · MixedGood for: an honest answer to how are you.Bad for: giving the polite one.I can tell the difference. Try again.Doris Zhao Ask her about it Home · MixedGood for: moving the sofa to face the window.Bad for: believing it changes your luck.I will help you move it, and then prove it changes nothing.Hui Ming Ask her about it Money · LuckyGood for: buying one lamp that works.Bad for: buying four that almost do.Show me your corner of the room, in words.Hui Ming Ask her about it Work · LuckyGood for: scales, slowly, in a single key.Bad for: wishes made at the end of a bad rehearsal.Play me something you are ashamed of, and I will keep time.Yvonne Chiu Ask her about it Heart · MixedGood for: a lesson with the door open.Bad for: a song you have not finished.I will wait for the last bar.Yvonne Chiu Ask her about it Work · UnluckyGood for: filing the issue you found.Bad for: assuming it was the user.Read me your last sentence, and I will find the defect.Mei-Ling Tse Ask her about it Heart · LuckyGood for: a reply sent before you edit it.Bad for: a reply sent after you edit it twice.Send me the first draft. I promise to ship it.Mei-Ling Tse Ask her about it Table · LuckyGood for: keeping one table empty.Bad for: filling it with people who only eat.The empty one is yours tonight, if you can talk.Sandra Wong Ask her about it Money · MixedGood for: tipping for the cook you did not meet.Bad for: counting it in front of her.Come in by the back, and tell me what you did today.Sandra Wong Ask her about it Travel · LuckyGood for: shooting a sunrise you did not plan.Bad for: asking it to wait for you.Sydney is ahead of you by hours. What will your Tuesday be good for?Ruby Lau Ask her about it Heart · MixedGood for: sending a photo without a caption.Bad for: waiting for a reply that is not a heart.Describe the last sky you saw, and I will see it.Ruby Lau Ask her about it Work · MixedGood for: citing the paper, not the proverb.Bad for: quoting a proverb when the data disagree.I have both, and I am willing to be unfair to either.Chen Xiaoyu Ask her about it Home · LuckyGood for: a long walk after a longer day.Bad for: a conclusion drawn on the way home.Tell me one result you do not trust, and I will check it.Chen Xiaoyu Ask her about it Work · LuckyGood for: writing a name once, with care.Bad for: correcting someone else's hand.I will correct yours, gently, and you will thank me.Janet Fong Ask her about it Heart · MixedGood for: ink that dries before you touch it.Bad for: a letter you cannot take back.Dictate it to me, and we will see which lines survive.Janet Fong Ask her about it Work · LuckyGood for: a pin held between the teeth.Bad for: laughing with it there.Stand still, I am measuring. Do not make me laugh.Alice Cheung Ask her about it Money · MixedGood for: the hem that was too long.Bad for: the one that was perfect already.Tell me what you are wearing, so I can disapprove.Alice Cheung Ask her about it Travel · MixedGood for: declaring everything you carry.Bad for: declaring it with a joke.I clear shipments for a living. What are you bringing in?Tina Hsu Ask her about it Money · LuckyGood for: dried fruit from a trusted source.Bad for: a gift with no label.Open it slowly, and read me what is inside.Tina Hsu Ask her about it Heart · LuckyGood for: remembering a name after a single conversation.Bad for: using it too soon.I have yours. I will wait to use it.Bo Lan Ask her about it Travel · UnluckyGood for: holding a door at the right angle.Bad for: a promise made at the front desk.Where are you staying tonight, in your imagination?Bo Lan Ask her about it