Cecil Lee

These are some considerations: 1. We cannot assume your neighbour's intentions. As often, some thought that any ba gua mirror is good for their home. 2. Or even some were mis-informed and thus place a ba gua mirror. Most likely they have thought that it is good to deflect sha qi or whateever or to scare away bad spirits. These are the two main reasons. 3. For those who are in the above category, unfortunately are just as bad as those that wants to suck wealth. 4. Unfortunately, usually, traditionally, what your neighbour does do invite ba gua wars: one side place a concave the other places a convex one. Thus this is again by tradition the way things were are even done today. 5. I don't think your home has any threats if any e.g. an altar or gods or deities facing your main door leading to this senario. (To threaten the neighbour or they did it just that they want to). 6. If one does open your main door often; then you may have to consider placing a partition at the main entrance area. Or close your main door when not in use. 7. Under the Holy Trinity of Luck: Heaven, Earth (Feng Shui) and Human (feelings or feel good factor) 7.1. Under Human luck, if you feel more comfortable with what you mentioned, go ahead. As it has a bearing more to do with feeling more at ease after you "implement" your decorative items - feel good factor is a powerful tool.

These are some considerations: 1. Thanks for your detailed sketch! 2. Under a major concept in symbolism; all bedroom doors must open inwards: to symbolise "qi flow" into the room. 3. This is why often, all main entrance doors must open inwards. 3.1 I do clearly remember that a few years ago, a Vietnam developer had forwarded layout plan(s) for a large estate with all main entrance door opening outwards. 3.2 Here, this is considered not auspicious. 4. Ideally, for a home, it is best also that the backdoor should also open inwards. But if there is no back door (just a grille gate then no issue if the grille gate opens outwards). 5. Not to worry, for convenience and practicality, many verandah doors often open outwards. Even many apartments with Personal Enclosed Space (PES) has doors that open outwards. 6. Looking at your drawing, it is natural to be concerned with the bedroom door directly facing the verandah door. Of course, if possible, this layout is not so good. However, for your case, it has already "happened". 7. Here, just remember the On-off or in computer terms 0 and 1 bit. When your bedroom door is opened, then if possible, the verandah door is closed and vice-versa. It is good that you have a row of cabinets where your "extra" study table are (facing the main door). 8. We can consider this as a "leak" but as I mentioned above, it is not a fatal error. Especially if you take note of above para 7.

Last year, I took some photos of the newly TOP Kovan Residences. This condo has lots for "eco cars" and even would you believe a lot soley for a family! This family is deplicted or described as a husband and wife with the husband hand in hand with a child; while wife is pushing a pram.

You can go to this link:-- http://forum.geomancy.net/reports/reports.htm There is a free report called "Is this apartment number auspicious? To check whether the specific Storey is auspicious or not.

Saw these signs at the playground at Bishan St 22. The two signs had faded. No, the signs does not refer to a lover giving his beloved a flower! Yes, it implies NO PICKING of (flowers)!

These are some considerations: 1. Often, what seems to be missing corners may be the reverse i.e. a protusion or protusions. 2. Frankly, verbal descriptions like I have missing cornders at SW and SE. 2.1. Even within this simple sentence; there are lots of unknows: 2.2. How large a missing corner, whether the missing corner straddles between one true cardinal point(s) and or 2.3. How large is the missing corner(s) 2.4. Is the missing corner narrow or fat or thin or what...??? 3. Seriously, so far, I believe no geomancer or let's say in a doctor's situation: 3.1. Your posting is like calling up a doctor to describe some medical situation. What is even more pressing is, what you wrote is only one way. No feedback or two-way communication. 3.2. Thus, right now, you are the only one who knows exactly what are the facts. 3.3. Based on the concept of "Communication Channel" many of us even if we have the time to read and re-read your statements can't even properly draw out your layout exactly. 4. Thus, frankly, such postings are furtile.

These are some considerations: 1. Some purchase a brand new altar (or made-to-measure) at the new apartment. 1.1. If so, one can even have the space at the new apartment ready. For example, if it is a made-to-measure altar position, it would depend on the contractor to finish "everything". (Majority of renovations). 1.2. The above is common sense. If you have an existing altar at the present apartment and transfering Kuan Yin on Vesak Day, this is fine or OK. 1.3. What one is concerned is, to distrub Kuan Yin, as some have to remove Kuan Yin and place her and her ancillary items somewhere. And move the altar to the new apartment. 1.4. And what is most concerned is where to place Kuan Yin tempoary at the existing apartment. Not like you should place (her) on the floor tiles or at the shoe cabinet table top. 2. Yes, moving her on Vesak Day is fine or OK. 2.1 Often, avoid moving her after 2.59pm as this is close to the Yang-Yin period or the daytime where Yang element is at it's lowest. 2.2 Frankly, it does not mean that Kuan Yin is out of bounds by your husband touching her. Thus, no harm for him to carry her. 2.3 If possible, for devout buddhists, best that you observe things like try to avoid eating meat as a respect e.g. especially the eve and the day of moving her. (This depends.) 2.4. In fact, no harm having "strong arms" holding her instead of IN CASE if the female could be more feeble. Worse still, if the woman is in period, then it is best not for her to carry Kuan Yin. Although Kuan Yin is always forgiving; it is considered taboo or bad luck for a woman in period to do such things. 3. Usually, prior to a move; words are uttered in mandarin : "My or Our apologies for disturbing you. As we will be bringing you to our new apartment. And state your new apartment's address e.g. Block 888 Clement Avenue 1 #12-888. 4. By tradition, if there is a flyover or bridge, you may have to warn her that you are "crossing a bridge". If no bridge, just flat ground ignore this Para 4. 5. On reaching below at the void deck of your new apartment block; tell Kuan Yin that you had arrived at the ground floor. And that you will be bringing her up to your new apartment at e.g. Block 888 Clement Avenue 1 #12-888. 6. Then the usual, place her and do up the altar and give offerings. 7. For a new joss stick receptacle (incense burner) , try to wrap e.g. even number of coins e.g. 2 x 10 cents in a red paper and place it right at the bottom of the urn. 7.1. If it is an existing Joss stick receptacle (incense burner), never empty it fully. Try to leave 1/2 joss ashes to the new apartment. Thus never go and totally wash clean this receptacle. You also wrote: How about the Heavenly God incense burner - do I hang it up before Vesak Day or on that day? 8. It is common for many to completely purchase a new one (incense burner). And if possible follow Para 7 above. 8.1. Common sense says that if you are moving in on Vesak Day or only bringing in the gods on Vesak Day, which is an auspicious day, then best not do do drilling on that day. 8.2. Of course, if the hook is already in place and it is merely to hang the incense burner, there is no issue. 9. Please note that there is no ONE size fits all situation. Again it depends. So long as one seems to give respect, one is not going against the WILL of heaven. Look at it this way, by the fact that you are willing to invite the various "gods"; they would already I believe be appreciative of the situation. 10. Furthermore, Kuan Yin being the Goddess of Mercy is suppose to be the most obliging and "forgiving". And there is no Encylopedia Britannica strictly for such CUSTOMS.

Yes, please watch your step! When the buying STOPS! the selling CAN!

1. This is how an Eight Pillars Ba Zi Report would look like with two extra pillars: "Yin PIllars for the dead". 2. Even today, many Geomancers take the short-cut and don't even analyse two extra "Yang Pillars" = House of Life and House of Conception. 3. Few if any would be aware that there is such a thing as a complete set of EIGHT Pillars of destiny.

Please call me a Feng Shui Master and nothing else, please!

In a Ba zi that has 6 pillars: Year, MM, DD, HH, House of Life & Conception; There are 6 Heavenly stems and 6 Earthly branches that interact with each other e.g. resulting in triple combinations etc...

1. Further to what I had mentioned: http://www.lovesigns.net/horoscope/ayear/a90-2010.htm 1.1 You will notice that even under a specific year, the Heavely stem and Earthly branch will interact. 1.2 Thus a person born between; 27 Jan 1990 to 14 Feb 1991 is considered as a Metal Horse 2. The above Chinese astrology is based purely on Year of birth. 3. For month analysis, it is a different cup-of-tea. As the lowest common denominator: The Five Elements concept is used, here. And Month Analyis is associated with Ba Zi or Four Pillars or Pillars of Destiny.

These are some considerations: 1. Usually, most people started off under the Chinese Zodiac (animal) signs = Personal traits. 2. A sample can be found under http://lovesigns.net 3. Ba zi can be as detalied as analysing 4 pillars or even 6 or even 8 pillars etc.... 4. Another cousin is the Tze Wei Dou Shu counterpart of Fortune Telling (incorporating or combining Astrology and Chinese Zodiac.) 5. Even under the Chinese zodiac signs, because of the combination of the heavenly stem and earthly branches: even if one is say a Rabbit; there are also different kinds of rabbit e.g. the Metal Rabbit, the Water Rabbit, the Wood Rabbit, the Fire Rabbit or even the Earth Rabbit. 5.1. Each having it's own traits. 6. In a Ba Zi analysis, the terms of threats, punishments etc... is the interaction of all the variables of the YYYY, MM, DD, HH and even House of Life and Conception. (For the dead, two more extra pillars). With various permutations, interactions, clashes of all the elements, today we call this "need the assistance of computing power" to do these tedious tasks. 6.1. Even the generic term Ba Zi sounds the same; but in the hands of many practitioners, it will greatly differ and the analysis can range from a below par to mid level to Rolls Royce type of analysis. 6.2. Even experts can't get Para 6 correct, far lessa lay person.

The swimming pool in your backyard or condominium contains a common chemical used in your house for disinfecing and cleaning. In the past, when I was young, went weekly to the Chinese Swimming Club. Constantly the shower area would be damp and wet. But surprisingly, there is totally no greenish / black algae found anywhere in the dressing / bathing area. This is because, chlorine, the chemical used in the swimming pool kills most bacteria and it controls algae. Today, some of the cleaning liquids contains the simple chemical chlorine. And instead of scraping furiously to remove algae from a toilet. Just spray on the chlorine and presto! Algae growth halts in it's roots - totally - for a while that is... So, you think that swimming pool of yours is clean? Many swimming pools have additional chemicals not found in this simple chlorine. Urea! This is a real life case study involving blocks of flats that are symbollically joined" together. In addition, the swimming pool can be considered as a stagnant pool of water since, there is minimal interaction of the water with its surrounding. This development has two miserable, water spouts located at locations marked `B' that spouts very little water into the pool. Please go thru this graphic illustration, to have an understanding of the problems. Here, it is said that the Dragon Qi cannot flow in and out of this development. If the developers were `smart' they should make a `hole' at the centre of this U shape. Much like the earlier condo reviewed i.e. The Sterling Condominium (as a reference). Or space the condo like the Cote D'azur or The Tropica. The Tropical is in a u shaped configuration. And other than the back blocks, many of the blocks are distinctively individual blocks not joined together. This forms the basis of dragon qi flowing harmoniously within development. If you are new and have time, do search for The Sterling The Tropica for more ideas of what I meant (above). Warmest Regards, Cecil

An alternative is to LOCK up that location. HOW? Hmmmm......

After turning on the PLC or Halogen Lights for 24Hours.. someone placed this....

Fix-the-leak, First is akin to applying elastoplast and help the wound HEAL!

You are looking at a situation where water star is currently being activated...

Ah Choo! Ah Choo!

Remember: When the buying STOPS, the SELLING can!

An excellent illustration of The 40 Best anti-aging superfoods. In fact, many of these 40 foods or fruits or nuts are common everyday "stuffs".... The 40 Best Age-Erasing Superfoods By: The editors of Men's Health http://www.menshealth.com/ Here goes:- 1. Almonds 2. Flaxseeds 3. Tomatoes 4. Sweet Potatoes 5. Spinach 6. Rosemary 7. Wild Salmon 8. Blueberries 9. Green Tea 10.Dark Chocolate 11.Tuna 12.Carrots 13.Dried Plums 14.Whole Grains 15.Red Wine 16.Yogurt 17.Avocado 18.Walnuts 19.Tumeric 20.Black Beans 21.Apples 22.Alsakan King Crab (Huh?) 23. Pomegranates 24. Pak Choy 25. Oysters 26. Broccoli 27. Kiwis 28. Olive Oil 29. Leeks 30. Artichokes 31. Chili Peppers 32. Ginger 33. Cinnamon 34. Eggs 35. Figs 36. Grass-Fed Beef 37. Mushrooms 38. Pineapples 39. Furit or Vegetable Juice 40. Bing Cherries Source: http://www.menshealth.com/

Is he bringing the bricks to activate a mountain somewhere? Note: Source of photo is unknown. I will gladly add a Source & Credit if someone points out the exact source and origin of this photo.

Appended by Cecil Lee: After reading the above article, does anyone know whether is there any relevance to Feng Shui? Make a guess.. Source & Credit: Todayonline.com http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120423-0000044/All-open-spaces-should-not-be-part-of-floor-area All open spaces should not be part of floor area Letter from Kelvin Chan Yong Meng 04:45 AM Apr 23, 2012 I refer to the letter "Air-con ledges should not be part of floor area" (April 16) and agree that unusable floor areas such as air-conditioner ledges should be removed from the total floor area of units sold. The authorities should also look at the trend of even larger, unusable spaces that have been conveniently included in floor areas. Balconies, planter boxes and terraces seem to be taking up a rising percentage of floor area, despite homes shrinking in size. I believe this trend stems from the fact that such spaces are part of the total gross floor area. This is being exploited by developers, who are the only ones who benefit from this as, logically, their cost per square foot (psf) of these areas is lower than that of liveable areas. What is worse is that developers do not separately state the floor area of such open areas and instead quietly include it in the total floor area, treating it as a liveable area. Open balconies and terraces are of no use to residents, who are unable to build any shelter or enclosure in the spaces they have purchased, leaving them at the mercy of our unpredictable weather. Planter boxes, on the other hand, are essentially water troughs in our wet weather and thus contribute nothing towards our fight against mosquito breeding. Developers are, however, allowed to build and sell them at the same psf cost as liveable areas, even though they seldom, if at all, come with more than a metal railing and floor tiles. Yes, balconies, terraces and planters are essential to keeping green spaces in our concrete jungle. But they must not be exploited by developers as a method to maximise profits at the expense of buyers. This practice should be stopped soon, before home buyers end up paying for more unusable, rather than liveable, spaces. -- END OF QUOTE -- Source & Credit: Todayonline.com

For some of us, we will never associate this article with Feng Shui. Read on... This article is a good reminder that when we try to find the centerpoint or center-of-gravity especially a home, we always try to consider (as far as possible) only the liveable spaces. As far as possible (other than all those odd layouts with lots of indents and protrusions) often the garage, balcony(s) and exterior non-liveable spaces should be left out. Next time, when one plot the centerpoint, just remember this article.

Please refer to this recent link: http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=6&mid=31370&new= Which I added the following advice to another user:- === START == Further to what I had mentioned earlier, you could perhaps see if any of the following helps or not:- (In no correct order) 1. If you do apply some cures: The Customer Engineer Concept 2. Fix-the-Leak, First! Often your apartment should have at least two or easily three major issues. You really need to find out the correct issues or problems. Most common mistake is to take the easy way out and be taken in into buying useless commercial products in the name of Feng Shui. This is like for some; overeating to try to overcome or let them forget their problems. 3. Feng Shui Triage Reminder: If there is no proper trouble-shooting; Garbage in garbage out. 4. The Concept of Maximizing Marks This is mathematics of scoring points. Hopefully from a - D or - F to a pass or better! 5. No amount of written text as what you had written, can reveal what are the actual issues or problems. == END == You wrote: Some like 5 2 7 2 5 On my living room southeast, and I really dont like the idea that moust of feng shui adviser gives, of avoid this place, dont go there, sleep in another room... How true. Similiar thinking with this link:- You Stay There! We (Geomancers) Don't! If you are into DIY Feng Shui, then what I mentioned above and the various links are based on Applied Feng Shui: Real experience, Real life situations. Frankly, you really can't find such things in one single Feng Shui book or books.Furthermore, most books (if any) teaches how to calculate and either stops there or very vague or no info into cures. Thus, my advice is for those who wants to DIY, one way is to (no choice) Use the search feature for similar topics. I have keep all the resources in this forum since 1999 and they are easily searchable using the TOP-LEFT frame of this forum. In addition, Google robots update and if you use the above search feature and type in what you think you want to know; the more intuitive and accurate the search comes out. For example, sometimes I cant' remember the actual link or there are too many, I will use the Top-Left frame search feature and type in things like " SW by ranking " etc...