Last Sequential Date for the Century: 12-12-12

Its here. Wednesday 12-12-12. So what? It could be a special numerical day on the calendar and there will not be another with so many sequential dates in another 100 years but so be it then.

Of course it is one of the century’s most significant dates. Wednesday 12.12.12, the last of the great repeating sequential dates to occur in our lifetimes not until Jan 1, 2101 (unless we are alive till then). That’s bizarre to me! Despite the excitement of this milestone date, 12.12.12 doesn’t seem to be quite a big deal at all. For some it was believed to represents luck whilst for others, it’s a day that one may not forget for a lifetime. But for most of us, it is just another day. Regardless of your beliefs, 12.12.12 comes along with rather amusing facts and superstitions. 

Delving into 12s obsession was something exaggerated and people just got carried away with it. When I sat down on Wednesday morning flicking the newspaper, the news was so hyped about the triple 12s, where expectant mothers are booking themselves in for C-sections to ensure a fortuitous birth date for their offspring, and young couples around the world are tying the knot. Perhaps these triple nifty numerals were blindly hailed as a lucky number. However, to a numerologist, it’s just not an auspicious date although it can be memorable. In a mind of a frenzied person, the will definitely go all out to imprint the remarkable date into their lives for remembrance. Seemed like 12/12/12 just wasn't going to get enough respect. 

I am just a little jaded after so many numerical notables during the past decade, from 1/1/1 on up. The hullabaloo over the sequential dates doesn’t excite me at all. It’s just another date that pops up in our calendared years. So same goes for me on this 12.12.12, where I was back to work after a day off on Tuesday and ready to mingle with the bacterial cultures and date with my oodles of ‘ACGT’ data. J I am getting worked up in lieu of my scientific meeting. It’s more worthwhile doing something that I love to do rather than becoming dramatic over a mere triple date? Funny!

Certainly, another triple set of 12s won't happen again for another 100 years, in 2112. Or any more repeating digits until 2/2/22 (2022), and certainly not the same three-in-a-row style until 1/1/1 (2101), depending on, well, you know. So let’s bid adieu to the 12.12.12!