What Does June 6th 2006 Mean To You?

For Engaged Couples

Time to say "I do" and get hitched. Lots of people, especially the Chinese are looking forward to hold their holy union on this special day of good aligned numbering. Is it also a coincidence that six sounds almost like "luck" in Hokkien as well? I don't speak Hokkien, don't ask therefore.

For Armageddon Believers

Today shall be our last day on Earth. Come tomorrow everything that we hold dear shall perish and all life will end. The Earth will be destroyed, as the sign of the Beast is nigh. Repent of your sins, therefore and be prepared for the impending destiny that awaits all of humanity.

For Christians Worldwide

06.06.06 is translated loosely into "666", also known amongst Christians the world over as the mark of the Beast ala The Devil. According to the Bible, the mark will be clearly visible on the right hand or on the forehead. "Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of Man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six". In a simpler way, it means that all of Satan's followers will have this dreaded number branded on the aforementioned places during the Antichrist's rise to power.

For WWII Military Historians

June the 6th marks the anniversary of D-Day (real name Operation Overlord) every year. Considered to be the most important day and battle of World War II, D-Day commemorates the participation of 150,000 men of the Allied Expeditionary Force, landing on the beaches and parachuting into Normandy. Hitler's Atlantic Wall is subsequently breached. The tide of war has turned, and victory is imminent.

For Movie Maniacs

The Omen opens in cinemas tomorrow, courtesy of clever marketing gimmicks that takes the coinciding numbers "06.06.06" to the maximum advantage. This movie is a remake however, if you have yet to know it. The original Omen movie was piss-frightfully scary, and let's hope this one makes us wet our pants in fright too.