Cecil Lee

Lion figurines are very popular for the homes, office, factories, temples and just any building frontage or main gate pillars.

This is another design of the same concept: Three Leaf Grille Gates. Photos were taken at the Clementi Hub (Blk 441) of flats. It has a very simple rectangularish design. This design does not have the bottom covered.

1. Based on your most recent description; there don't seem to be any threat from the tall building (or condo). 2. Frankly, the concept of "You stay there; we don't" or "Someone stays there; we don't applies!" 2.1. Thus, please put on the "thinking cap" or alternatively apply Commonsense (or cow-sense) Fung Sway: "Whyinthe hell do we want to place an irritating piece of wind chime in our bedroom?".Frankly, no offense; it simply makes no sense; at all. 2.2. On the contrary; from a Feng Shui point of view; look-here:`a wind chime' is not the only mother of all Feng Shui tools: there can be sucha thing as a silent objectsuch as those conVEX mirror sort of thing. But, please, don't go to those car-parks or supermarkets and go steal one of those 1/2 metre long conVEX mirror. Nevermind ifone's face issplashed on the newspaper! What is worse is; no longer sleep in that luxurioushome-bed.... 3. Please note that conVERSE to Para 2.2. other tools include a conCAVE mirror.One must understand the difference between the two. In some instances; a conCAVE mirror is used to capture a good view. 4. Morale of the story is: "Best to understand all the tools of the `trade' before commiting to just one single tool or becoming myopic in some sort of way."

These are some considerations: 1. For sure, most of us would definitely say that roof tops in the immediate vicinity i.e. those belonging to low level homes or buildings are no threat. 2. As for the towering apartment blocks; they are quite a distance away. This is a plus point. 2.1. As to whether there is a poison arrow of the roof (perhaps shaped like a triangle or not); the photos looks unclear of the roof area - whether it is pointing towards INTO the bedroom is also unclear. 2.2. The photo is taken from "top down" instead of parallel to the window opening; as such can't tell whether it pose a threat or not. "A threat is where; say the roof top has a triangular piece facing directly towards the opening (windows) of the room where the photo was taken from. 3. Thus good effort but; photo can't tell the exact situation.

1. Please note for practical reasons; the macro consideration is to determine a suitable facing direction. 2. Instead of re-inventing the wheel; as the saying goes; attached is the way in which as many concepts are brought together to AID in making sense out of which homes or (apartments) is best expressed for House Hunting. 3. The sample report shows how far we can go to combine: Bazi Feng Shui, Eight House concept and Flying Star Feng Shui. The only concept not found, here is the Shapes and Forms Feng Shui. Finding a Good House This report is generated for: Sample Period 8 N3 20-Year Reigning Period: 8 (2004-2023) Owner: Sample Mr A Gender: Male Date of Birth: 23 Feb 1978 Analysis of 24 different Main Door Facing Direction:- Analyses the Various Stars, Combinations, suitability with house & ba zi suitability.(Refer to attached .pdf file for example of how one looks at the big picture in finding one's dream home and it's many variables). Of course, it will never end if we have to draw the individual sector chart. But; at least the report is considered as a good start! Executive Summary This shows you a summary list of which are good sectors to look out for arranged in a compass direction. NW2 315 307.5 - 322.4 NW3 330 322.5 - 337.4 N1 345 337.4 - 352.4 N2 0 352.5 - 7.4 N3 15 7.5 - 22.4 NE1 30 22.5 - 37.4 NE2 45 37.5 - 52.4 NW1 300 292.5 - 307.4 North-West North North-East NE3 60 52.5 - 67.4 W3 285 277.5 - 292.4 West Select the closest exact direction of your main entrance (eg main door). Assuming that each outer square represents a 15 degree angle. East E1 75 67.5 - 82.4 W2 270 262.5 - 277.4 E2 90 82.5 - 97.4 W1 255 247.5 - 262.4 E3 105 97.5 - 112.4 SW3 240 232.4 - 247.4 South-West South South-East SE1 120 112.5 - 127.4 SW2 225 217.5 - 232.4 SW1 210 202.5 - 217.4 S3 195 187.5 - 202.4 S2 180 172.5 - 187.4 S1 165 157.5 - 172.4 SE3 150 142.5 - 157.4 SE2 135 127.5 - 142.4 This shows you a summary list of which are good sectors to look out for arranged in a table summary. Type of House Direction of Main Door Excellent House N1 (337.5-352.4) , N2 (352.5-7.4) , N3 (7.5-22.4) , S1 (157.5-172.4) , S2 (172.5-187.4) , S3 (187.5-202.4) Auspicious House E1 (67.5-82.4) , E2 (82.5-97.4) , E3 (97.5-112.4) , SE1 (112.5-127.4) Auspicious/Average but Unsuitable House SE2 (127.5-142.4) , SE3 (142.5-157.4) , SW1 (202.5-217.4) , SW2 (217.5-232.4) , SW3 (232.5-247.4) Inauspicious House NW2 (307.5-322.4) , NW3 (322.5-337.4) , NE1 (22.5-37.4) , NE2 (37.5-52.4) , NE3 (52.5-67.4) , W1 (247.5-262.4) , W2 (262.5-277.4) , W3 (277.5-292.4) , NW1 (292.5-307.4) If you can find a house in Excellent House, you should select this first. The order of priority goes to Excellent, Auspicious, then the best of the Auspicious but unsuitable house. The analysis takes into consideration the powerful Flying Star analysis of each 24 different main door direction, and then cross analyse the details with Pillars of Destiny, Eight House, Eight Characters Feng Shui.

These are some of the most memorable sms exchanges:- Client who SMSed me about her contractor: "They claim is abt the same.. Beige category.. Just slight difference... Nevermind, I will ask them to change to barley white then .. They said lily white is less beige than barley white" Cecil Lee's reply: "Lily white is slightly pinkish not the same as barley white. Lily white and barley white are not twins but rather distant cousins" Client: "Hahaha I like your way of drawing the slight difference.. Twins but rather distant cousins. Best! Thank you for your advise. Will get them to change:-) ============================= After several SMSes (advice to another client):- His reply: " Ok, thanks for the call earlier. I get a clearer picture of `must have' and`good to have' and safety/practicability issues.

Latitude is a luxurious freehold development (High-end condominium). It is located at 31 ? 35 Jalan Mutiara in District 10. Recently TOP in 2011. It consists of three blocks comprising 127 units.

The three leaf (fold) gates found on newer HDB flats completed in 2011. (Location: Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) The major improvement of all 2011 onwards three leaf (fold) grille gates is that the entire bottom area is covered. This is to prevent either someone trying to peer into the gaps of the door and/or prevent animals such as cats or dogs to escape or run-into the home!

1. Some say that "Curiosity kills the cat". But getting involved in understanding thingsisafterall not a bad thing after all. 2.When I was young, I always had a habit of opening up all my toys. And removing all the various motors; the magnets and the drive shaft of these mechanisms. 3. Thus simingly; trival things like the design of grille gates to many is just something pretty common. But for me; I would often like to understand how functional it is. 4. A bit of imagination is good. As the way we place the grille gate; it's opening to the left or to the right has a "permanent" impact on those staying at that home. Sometimes; it is a pity that we see some of the gates open at the wrong side. Thus either intruding towards a neighbour's main door or it simply does not make commonsense to open towards a specific direction. 5. Please see attachments. 6. Looks like much effort has been considered to develop this three fold (leaf) grille gate. Why do you say so? 7. I have seen this design in the 1990's. And till today; many of the new government Housing board flats (HDB) flats continue to use this design! 8. The saying goes... if sometime is practical; and useful; why not continue to provide it?

Besides the twin lions guarding the main entrace of this HDB flat. This home owner also install one of those traditional door knockers...

1. The Casablanca Condo shares it's wall with the northern side of the Rosewood Suite condominium. 2. It is a good thing that the individual blocks of Casablanca condo has gaps between them. And these gaps are like "dragon gates" where on a windy day; funnels qi towards the 'NORTH" side of the Rosewood suite condominium. 3. Under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui; this is considered advantages to the majority of the "north" facing side of Rosewood Suite condo. Where this is the boundary between the two condominiums.

In this photo; this tree is relatively young. Only the uncovered area where the tree trunk can be seen could be a potential poison arrow; especially if it were to be facing an open window or main entrance door.

Lion figurines are always very popular with Chinese Singaporeans - no matter where the place is! To the Chinese; RED is considered a very auspicious colour.

Convex mirrors are to deflect poison arrows, In this case an exposed corridor area...

1. Compatibility based on Chinese Astrology http://www.lovesigns.net/horoscope/acompare/acompare.htm 2. Another compatibility is via Ba Zi analysis. You can use this link:- http://www.geomancy.net/reports/free-report/freerpt-element.htmand other tools: http://www.geomancy.net/reports/reports-list/reports-list.htm

Topic (2/6):House Direction Trouble - Urgent Advise Needed Pls Posted in: Discuss :: Free Advice (General Feng Shui) Posted on: Wed, 04 Mar 2009, 06:38 AM, Reference: http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=24666&new= 1. There are many factors to consider for an apartment:- 1.1. Shapes and Forms Feng Shui 1.2. Flying Star Feng Shui 1.3. Eight House (East / West Group) 2. The "unknown" factor, here is how good or bad the Shapes and Forms of the new apartment. 3. Flying Star Feng Shui: What period is this apartment? Period 6 or 7 or even 8? What facing direction it is: S1 or S2/3 under Flying star Feng Shui It would be considered good Flying Star Feng Shui if the home is a Period 8, S2 or S3. But for S1, hopefully, the toilet or kitchen is not drowned at it's North side. Some homes that have better Flying Star can withstand "poor" Eight House of the owners. Since this overall luck is higher, than the individual Eight House incompatibility. For your previous apartment, both Period 7 and 8 only have good stars at the frontage, otherwise, they need to be disarmed or neutralised as other than the frontage every other sector has relatively nasty stars that need to be disarmed. 4. Thus if apartment has good Shapes and Forms of both the external and interior laout, this would be a plus side! 5. With these two major unknowns; it is a question mark, here. As especially NW Period 7; even if it suits both you and your brothers may not equally have good luck as all Period 7, NW apartments have their water wealth (clear space) locked up at the centre of the home. And most of the time, even if one wants to try to activate water wealth #8 for such a home, it is only giving "small luck". In GENERAL, a west group person may consider NE or SW facing homes as having better wealth (but need to disarm health issues). 6. Usually if we single handledly consider just the Flying Star, in GENERAL, ranking of facing directions (excluding Shapes and Forms) are:- Ranking by Flying Star choice ===================== Rank 1: NE or SW facing (But beware of afternoon sun) Rank 2: South facing Rank 3: East or West facing (But beware of afternoon sun) Not so fantastic facing directions are usually:- Last Resort 1: NW or SE (But if under Period 8, can consider) Last, last Resort 2: North Rank 1, 2 and 3, would benefit greatly if they are Period 8 apartments. However, again, individual layout plans has to be evaluated. As the above is a very GENERAL guideline based on "Academic" Feng Shui and does not look into the greater details of room layouts, living rooms (clear space) where are the kitchen / toilets etc....

Further to what I had mentioned; 1. If the apartment is either stacks: 17, 18, 21, 22 or 23; and if we consider the facing direction as having the most "yang qi" then these stacks belong the Period 8: North-west 3 facing direction. 2. For a Period 8: NW3 facing apartments (and conversely the SE3 facing) these flats only advantage is the frontage. Otherwise, the rest of the other 8 palaces or sectors have very nasty flying star numbers. And this could be one of the CONTRIBUTING factor(s) in pulling down the luck of the apartment. 3. In many of the past forum messages: NW and SE "facing homes" under Period 8 are ranked lower than better facing directions: SW / NE.

In my opinion; the term "It Depends" applies to any unit or stack. The plot especially with the slanted block three slants; and with a top-view or helicopter view: the two blocks form a triangular looking outline. From a micro Shapes and Forms point of view; for Tangerine Grove; the more stable block is that of Block One. While Block Three's slant from a broad pespective is not the "norm" if we consider how mother nature intends it to. For example this slant is to accommodate the site-layout and not the other way around. For this reason; it pulls down the score for Block Three. Thus before starting a race; it would seem that one is perhaps already at a disadvantage. In fact, for such site and block layouts Block one and three; like the hot and cold continuum; there can be extremes: some units have bad Feng Shui equivalent to the tsunami or earthquake scale of 8.5 to 10.0. While some other units will enjoy tremendous luck! Usually on it's own; can still sustain any major "leaks". But not for long; if a series of more "leaks" are/were detected. This include how suitable the unit is to the breadwinner(s) and more... In your case, your unit most likely have three or more "leaks". Perhaps; the church may be considered a leak. And there should be at least one or two more "leaks" that have pulled down your family luck so badly. Hope you understand; it is difficult to comprehend given the limited information. From an "eyeball" look; the Feng Shui Flying Star chart may also not be fantastic as often your facing direction has only good stars while the rest of the other sectors; most likely have "nasty" Flying star numbers; from an educated guess could also be a contributory factor. In my opinion all these "negatives" could perhaps pull down the "luck" of your unit so badly.

1. Sorry to learn about your situation. 2. As you have not mentioned whether you are staying alone or with your family; 3. If you are staying with your family; then it is best to discuss with your (partner) or family members on a move. 3.1 Hope you understand; most of us are just by-standers when we look at your message. 3.2 And being by-standers; it is so easy for us to utter the words "move!'. Thus, based on the Holy Trinity of the Chinese system: one of the key ingredients is "Human or man" luck factors - group concensus. 4. On a practical side; it is so easy to say "move". But, of course; all of us hope that we can move to a "better" location and not .. worse-off location. This is a question mark. 5. If or should you have had your home Feng Shuied (earlier) then best to remove any items that were placed in the home - if any. Or if you had DIY Feng Shui and (if had) bought lots of Feng Shui stuff (again if any); then best to remove all of them. Good Luck!

Many of us can so easily spot poison arrows! Those circled in RED in the three photos may pose a threat to near-by neighbours who are of the same height as these poison arrows. However,just looking down on thesecircled objects or roofs does not mean that it can be a threat. For example; if the poison arrow in the form of a triangular roofisat "16 storey" high; then a near-by buildingof the same height and have openings facing the triangular roof would be affected by the sha-qi.

Sorry to hear about your PC problems. As for credit card information; never store your credit card account (inclusive) of the password on your PC. So far, in my opinion; all browsers with secure lock on shown on the browser is encrypted at the point of time of maing any transaction(s). Please confirm that the source of the original photo that you had posted. Did you take the photo or did you copy from some source. Thanks.

A. In my opinion; these are some of the considerations regarding the use of Flying Star: 1. Macro Feng Shui: 1.1 If the entire property needs to place a water position or landscaping works; then drawing a full Flying Star chart of the combined TWO dwellings into one. 2. Micro Feng Shui: 2.1 If you want to map out your interior layout plan; it is more practical to apply it say to your specific dwelling instead of the combined TWO dwellings. The rationale is simple: if you use the combined TWO dwellings; then half the compass areas are no longer within your zone. Thus one may end up with only half the areas like: North, East and SE sectors... While West, NW, SW could belong to the other half of the dwelling.How does one reconcile these sectors. Furthermore, these sectors are out-of one's domain or control. 2.2 For a Flying Star chart or even Eight House chart; one can even draw a chart based on a small room e.g. one's bedroom - if one want's to. 2.3 In many complexes (office complex or factory complex) e.g. a complex has many units within it. These units are "carved" out from a single complex. Thus in a complex; there may be 100 units. If a geomancer was tasked to do a reading for a specific unit; he would plot the chart for that specific unit. Much like your TWO dwellings split into two type of situation. Hope that helps.

Frankly, as explained; in my previous message. One has to be realistic... I don't get to see your layout nor working.. and I have already shared the "best practise" technique.(In addition; it is implied that the compass readings and even the flying star chart = is correct).

These are some considerations: 1. In my opinion; many practising geomancers would prefer to use the "Pie-chart" method. 2. While many book authors would prefer to illustrate using the9 grids or called by whatever other terms. 3. Flying star is about Qi or (wind). Thus, for me; I would use the Pie-chart and see which openings fall closer to a true compass bearing. 3.1 For example; the balcony windows run across say NE sector. While a solid wall is behind East. 3.2 Thus, I would consider the qi coming into that sector as being stronger for NE. Thus, I may/might consider that sector being more greatly influenced by NE than East. 4. There is no straightforward answer in every layout plan: after plotting each layout plan and mapped againstsaya "pie-chart"; if it is myself; I would eyeball each area to see which qi could/should be or have the strongest influence.