Born in Cambodia to a Chinese family, fortune-teller Lok Long, 63, learned the Chinese horoscope system in the 1980s. According to Lok Long, time is recycled every twelve years. Each year of the twelve-year cycle is represented by an animal: the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For the year of the dragon, Lok Long has made predictions about good and bad fortunes and also offers advice to people who were born in each year.

Rat

You are lucky this year. Property will go to you constantly. However, the Chinese horoscope indicates that you may face a ‘white tiger.’ This means that you may face a traffic accident, so you have to be careful. To avoid this accident, you should do an offering ceremony at Wat Phnom or at a Chinese temple in Takmao where a tiger statue exists. You must put a piece of fresh pork and two fresh eggs, one with a picture of a tiger on it, into the mouth of the tiger statue before you light three ancient sticks. Then you take one egg, the one with the picture, and throw it away on the road. March, June, July and October are unlucky months for you, so you have to be cautious during those times. Blue and green are good colours for you, and the lucky numbers are 3 and 8. You should display a picture of a monkey in your house.

Ox

Your fortune is average this year. This means that you may face both good and bad luck. You will be lucky if you meet anyone who was born in the year of the monkey or the rat. The horoscope suggests that you should do anything to help a poor person so that your dignity will be raised up. It also warns the old people, who were born in the year of the ox, not to have a love relationship with the younger, or it will bring controversy into your family, especially between you and your spouse. For men, you should avoid arguing with women. Both men and women need to watch out for exploitation. You can be cheated by anyone who was born in the year of the horse, sheep or dog. April, June, July and October are unlucky months for you, so you have to pay close attention during this time. The good color for you is gold, and the lucky numbers are 5 and 10. You should display a picture or statue of a rooster in your house.

Tiger

The Chinese horoscope shows that anyone who was born in the year of the tiger will be promoted to a higher position at his or her workplace. However, it also shows that you have a sign of mourning or property destruction. It warns that in May and August you should not attend a funeral ceremony. If you have to go, do not watch the corpse or the coffin nor should you accompany the corpse. If you travel at night, you have to be careful between 3 am and 5 am because it is an unlucky time for you. When you do business, do it properly and do not cheat others. Also, this year you have to spend your money carefully. The good colour for you is black and the lucky numbers are 1 and 6. You should wear a necklace or clothes with the picture of a pig.  

Rabbit

You just got out of the overlapped year (the old year), so you are luckier than last year. This year, your business will be glorious, but you have to conduct your business fairly. Do not gamble! The horoscope shows that you may meet a ‘fierce female giant.’ This means that you are vulnerable to being infected by disease. So this year you should avoid working too hard and making your body too exhausted. In September and December you should not get angry with anyone. The food that you eat has to be hygienic. If you plan a trip, do it during an appropriate time. The good colour for you is blue, and the lucky numbers are 3 and 8. Any time you exercise, you should wear a necklace or clothes with the picture of a monkey.

Dragon (overlapped year)

Civil servants and students will have good fortune this year. Your horoscope predicts that you will do an outstanding job and that everyone will be proud of you. Anyone who was born in 1976 would do well trading in gold or iron, but someone who was born in 1964 should invest in wood. However, the overlapped year is not really good, so the horoscope suggests three things. (1) Do not build a house, repair a house or stay close to a construction site. (2) Do not attend a funeral ceremony or watch the corpse. (3) Do not watch any offering event of the wedding ceremony. To avoid bad luck, you should make an offering of food and gifts three times this year. The first time is on February 6, 2012, the second time is on August 6, 2012, and the third time is on February 4, 2013. The good colour for you is golden yellow, and the lucky numbers are 5 and 10. You should display a picture or statue of a dragon with nine heads in your house.    

Snake

Men are lucky while women are unlucky. However, both men and women are lucky if you can get married this year. The horoscope warns both men and women not to gamble, or you will be the loser. All women have to be cautious of your love relationships because the horoscope predicts that you may lose your love this year. If you are a married woman, you should not argue with your husband if you find out that he has another girl because your argument can bring greater harm to you. So you should deal with it peacefully. The good colour for you is bright blue, and the lucky numbers are 3 and 8. You should wear a necklace or clothes with the picture of a rooster.     

Horse     

Chinese people admire the horse and dragon because they are both fast animals. Anyone who was born in the year of horse is lucky this year. You will have a lot of money. But in your family, you should not have five members who were born in the same year of the horse because it can bring bad luck. Also, do not display a picture or statue of three horses at home. This is believed to be bad, according to the ancient Chinese king who used five horses to destroy the corpse of his enemy. The horoscope recommends that you do not join the funeral ceremony because you have a sign of mourning this year. If you have to go, please keep a pomegranate flower with you. Do not contribute the money with even numbers such as 2, 4, or 8 to the ceremony. As well, you should use a different path to return home. You should take care of the health of your grandmother or grandfather. The good colour for you is golden yellow, and the lucky numbers are 5 and 10. You should wear a necklace or clothes with the picture of sheep.  

Sheep

The women will have good fortune while the men will be unlucky. For women, you will have good fortune to do trade this year. But for men, the horoscope warns you not to gamble, drink too much alcohol or become romantically involved with many women. If you see people arguing with each other, do not assist as the negotiator, or you will be beaten. This year you will hear rumours everywhere, so you have to do your best to solve such problems. The horoscope warns that you should not to go to court. But if you must go, you should wear a necklace or clothes with the picture of a horse because it may help. Also, the horoscope recommends that you avoid doing business with people who were born in the year of the rat or the ox. If you cannot avoid it, you have to hire a lawyer for help. The good colour for you is golden yellow and the lucky numbers are 5 and 10.  

Monkey

You are lucky this year. If you wear clothes or a necklace with the picture of a rat, it will help to bring your fortune higher. For this year, your business will be successful. But you have to be cautious of ill-intentioned people, because the horoscope finds that you may have an argument that will bring you to court. Also, you have to be careful with your security because the horoscope shows that you can be attacked from behind. So it will be good for you if you can ignore other people. April, September and December are the times that you should pay close attention because those months are unlucky for you. The best time for you to gain a lot of profit is during Chinese New Year. The lucky colour is golden yellow, and the lucky numbers are 5 and 10.

Rooster

The Chinese people hold that the rooster and dragon are generally the best year horoscopes. But the best year can be a bad year too. So anyone who was born in the year of rooster in 2012 should not let down their guard, especially in March. The first thing that you have to be careful with is disease. The second is robbery. The third is women and alcohol, because you can be brought down. The fourth is cheat. You should give a generous donation to the poor, so that your fortune will be raised up. The good colour for you is golden yellow, and lucky numbers are 5 and 10. You should wear clothes or a necklace with the picture of a snake.

Dog

This year you will have bad luck when you meet anyone who was born in the year of the dragon. This bad luck can destroy some of your property, so you should not trust anybody. April and October of 2012 and January of 2013 are bad months for you, so you have to pay higher attention during these times. The horoscope recommends that you do three things: (1) Do not build a house, repair a house, or stay close to a construction site. (2) Do not attend the funeral ceremony or watch the corpse. (3) Do not watch any offering event of the wedding ceremony. You are prohibited to gamble or argue with anyone. The good colour for you is red, and the lucky numbers are 2 and 7. This year you should wear clothes or a necklace with the picture of a snake or rooster.  

Pig

You are lucky this year. You will become a tycoon who has a lot of property. Men and women between 18 and 30 should get married if you love each other, because this year is good for your wedding. You should be cautious during May and August because these two months can lead you to trouble by chance. The horoscope recommends that you do an offering ceremony. On the full moon of each month, between 7 pm and 9 pm, you should make an offering of food and gifts to a god named ‘Lengtek.’ The good colour for you is light blue, and the lucky number is 3. You should wear clothes or a necklace with the picture of a tiger.