Cecil Lee

Dear Edwin, In my opinion, TUAH CALU seems more appropriate:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ramaa, In my opinion, every location is a `wealth sector'. And it is important to know what is good or bad at this sector. If one uses Compass School (Flying Star) Feng Shui, each sector has three elements. And depending on a sector and location, we can either try to neutralise a sector (if it has bad stars) or enhance the sector. For example, if a sector has bad stars such as #5 or #2, then we try to neutralise these elements if they create an imbalance at that sector. If a double 7 is found at the main door. 7 represents metal. And since this is the frontage of the house; we can further enhance this metal sector by introducing e.g. a water feature say at the garden. Here, the metal elements help the water element. If it is the backdoor and if a mountain star has been detected, add a mountain or a symbolic moutain object at this sector. Coming back to your question: if the sector can support or assisted by wate element, a wealth sector with metal or valuable of metal may help water grow. In general, the more important consideration therefore is to see what elements are at a specific sector, first. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Tien Sze Thank you for attaching a sketch of your room. Please see below:- It is best to avoid placing wind chimes at sectors that are considered `too yin'. In Flying Star, its numerology can share light to whether it is yin at certain sectors. The two most problematic sectors are: North-East (Devils gate) and South-West (Devil's back door). Where possible try to avoid (be careful) it at these two sectors and also at West. 1. Feng Shui is about priority and sensibility (commonsense). 2. I am sad to say that, recently, some people who called me enquiring on Feng Shui audit asked me whether, I would recommend placement of beds at `weird' or odd locations. For example, some Feng Shui practitioners literally ask their clients to place e.g. the bed in the middle of the bedroom. And at other unimaginable locations. 3. Frankly, all these does not make real sense at all. This is because, it is all so easy to make recommendations for others to sleep at weird locations. Since, most likely, the practitioner themselves may most likely not do it by themselves. And the poor client has for his rest of his (miserable life) live in such a state if he were to occupy this house. 4. The priority must always go to Shapes and Forms and Yin and Yang concept. 5. In your attached layout plan, it is not practical to study facing the sunlight or source of natural sunlight coming into the room. If your windows are exposed to direct sunlight, light filters from the West comes directly into your study room. This may result in having to draw the curtains especially if you are studying in the day. 6. It may not be good to study long term facing a light source. This can be glaring and sometimes if the pages are shinny may affect or increase our spectacle degree or asmathism. 7. Please refer to the first layout plan: studyrm.gif 7.1 Try to be careful of marking `1' as it can be a poison arrow (in both of the attached layout plan). 7.2 Even if this direction is considered favourable, it may not be advantages under Shapes and Forms/Yin and Yang to place your study table this way. Especially since, you have also mentioned that your `back' is facing the study room door. 7.3 Under marking `2' it is best to place the table against the wall (for support) 8. It is preferred that the study table be placed based on this file sf-layoutplan.gif as it better conforms to Shapes and Forms and Yin and Yang concept. Natural light (during the day is better than electric lighting) Just be careful of the poison arrow under this first attachment. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cindy, Thank you for your message. Yes, we be holding several public and many private talks for organisations and clubs especially in the month of January 2003 on the topic of the Year of Goat 2003. For example, there will be a public talk for Automobile Association Singapore (members/non-members) on the evening of Tuesday, 21 January 2003. The event will usualy be published in next issue of AA magazine. For those who are interested, will keep you posted once this information is out. I will be preparing some write-ups by mid-December and a summary of what is in store to 2003 will be posted b/4 31 December 2002. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Dragana, I will try to work out a case study and post it by next week end. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sue, Please see below:- Yes, the extra utility room should be included. Under Flying Star Feng Shui, if you house was built prior to 1984, and with this extra utiltiy room built after 1984 and renovations done at the exterior facade, the birth chart of your 3i flat should now be changed to Period 7 (1984 onwards). The above is for info, if you are using Flying Star Feng Shui. Based on Eight House Feng Shui, there is not much one can change the above base on this concept. One the house has been purchased, nothing can change this aspect of Eight House theory. This theory can tell how suitable a house is to the owners but it has its limitations. Usually, it is best to compensate this by boosting luck in other areas or using other concepts. For example, I have mentioned under this forum, that one can apply Shapes and Forms, Flying Star (to neutralise and boost any sectors) if any. And also harmonize each room based on ba zi. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Further to what I mentioned, for the House Number for apartments or known as Vertical Flying Star Feng Shui, it is best to note the following: 1. In numerology, there are so many different methods of interpretation. 2. The best use of this House Number for apartments report is basically in chosing apartments within the same block. For example, if it is a new development. And if several floors are still available within the same block. If units #03-xxx, #05-xxx or #12-xxx are still available. Then one can use this report to check which apartment is a better choice. Other than this, as mentioned earlier, there are lots of interpretation and methodology of numerology. And differing results can be obtained by different methods. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Frankly, there is nothing one can do, this this are physical constraints. But make sure that you do not really sleep directly below the sewerage pipes or the toilet bowl. And the piping should be in good repair. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wendy, 1. Have you done the flooring yet? If not, you can add a little protrusion where the floor tile radiates in a semi-circle. I have added this info in the forum recently. 2. The resource is available under the conference: Info: Feng Shui Tips & guidelines. The posting is: 'Protective' Main Entrance Floor tile. Or do a SEARCH in this forum for Main Entrance Floor tile. 3. In addition, if the sharp pointed pillar is in your home, is it possible to e.g. grow a creeping plant on it. 4. The next best alternative is check what this pointed pillar is made of? 5. If it is made of wood, then, you can place a 6 rod metal wind chime directly facing it. 6. If it is made of concrete, then use a wooden wind chime to neutralise it. Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear Cynthia, Feel free to call me at HP: 97853171. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Maureen, Flying Star Feng Shui can be used either horizontally and vertically. The regular 20 Year Flying Star, Year, Month Flying Star looks at homes/offices/buildings horizontally. Especially in Hong Kong, vertical Flying Star Feng Shui is used to look at each qi at different levels of a building or apartment. You can use the free House Number Flying Star chart found under the members page to look at the significance of the unit numbers that you had furnised below. Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear Anthony, Where possible not to. But given the fact that your apartment is small, there is not much you can do here. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Some of the major considerations in the placement of an altar are: 1. It must not face a dining table. The rationale here is that, it would be considered disrespectful to eat in front of Guan Yin. Imagine the god salivating while one is eating. 2. It must not be placed on the same wall as the toilet (especially the toilet bowl). 3. Try not to face into a bedroom. This is considered unclean (looking into bedroom[s]/ 4. Where possible the figurine should not be facing the main door. We do not want to the god to be the security guard. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Diane, Since you do not use the main entrance, this should be ok. But if you are using the carpark entrance, try to relate the qi flow from this into the house. Is it possible for you to provide a sketch, for a better understanding of the situation. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Emily, Frankly, wearing a pendant is not a norm in our culture. But many Toaist purchase a clear crystal bracelet and a set of string for `protection' This has nothing to do with Feng Shui. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Usually, the best method is to use a screen. If this cannot be done, see if there is any possibility of placing a potted plant in direct view. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Christina, Please refer to our teleconversation, today. Wishing you and your family all the best! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Attached please find the correct placement of this popular figurine. The most common locations is the living/dining room area of a house. Please check to see if you have placed the figurines correctly. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Analia, 1. For a Period 7 house or houses built between 1984 to 2003, this Lunar year is rather `interesting'. 2. This is because the Year Flying Star numbers coincide with the 20 Year Flying Star numbers. 3. For example, in majority of Period 7 homes, East Sector has a base number #5 and the year number is also #5. 4. Similarly, for all other sectors, the base number matches the year chart. 5. Thus this implies that just looking at these two influences, each sector can already by `default' be very bad or very good. 6. For example, since East has 2 constant #5 or Misfortune sickness, due to time dimension of Feng Shui, the chances of another bad star such as any of these extra" bad stars #2 (Sickness), #5 (Misfortune/Sickness) , #4 (Bad wood) or #3 (Bad wood) can `fly into' that sector creating problems for that sector either in a specific month, day, or hour of the day. EAST sector with constant Base #5 and Year #5 and any combinations of it with either #2, #4, #5 or #3 will create problems or major imbalances for that sector. And the chance or probability is very high. Frankly, I have not looked at the Year chart for next Lunar Year 2003 to see if there are the same, but I do not think so. It is for the above reason that things can get bad or very good for this Lunar year. As mentioned above, because of this year's numbers identical to the 20 year base star, it is best or prudent to maintain such a neutralising agent at least for this Lunar year. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ai Ling, In my opinion, this is not so bad as compared to two equal mirrors that totally `split' a person into two. So far, I have yet to come across any major problems with what you had mentioned. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Tammy, 1. For the benefit of other forum members, I have attached the illustration of two trapezoids. This file name is: trapeziod-goodbad.gif 2. One trapeziod is acceptable while the other is inauspicious. 3. This is based on Shapes and Forms Feng Shui. 4. More importantly, if one looks carefully at the first trapezoid with blue wordings, or the acceptable shape; One will find that the based is broader than the frontage. This is symbolic of a mountain effect. Even if a trapezoid shape is not the best configuration. 5. For the second trapezoid, the is the mirror image of the first. And it is considered inauspicious if the front is broad base while the back (mountain) is narrow. 6. Attached please find another illustration: trapezoid-ok1.gif This file shows acceptable methods of landscaping for this type of plot of land. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ai Ling, 1. In my opinion, some websites may not be too familar with Chinese culture. 2. In fact, many of the `English' speaking Feng Shui practitioners especially if they originate from Hong Kong or learned from a Hong Kong master usually look kindly to mirrors especially in the dining room. 3. The rationale is because, majority of the Feng Shui Masters in Hong Kong are from the Cantonese dialect group. And they or their forefathers originate from Canton in China. 4. For the Cantonese dialect group, many have the belief that a mirror (full mirror) at the dining room can `multiply' food or symbollically have abundance of food on the table. 5. In my opinion, perhaps, many practitioners even if they are Chinese or immigrants to US or Canada, may not understand the above significance of the Cantonese belief. 6. But it is best not to anyhow place a mirror for the following reasons:- 6.1 A mirror at a wrong location may bounce back twice the bad luck. 6.2 Too many mirrors all over the place may not necessarily be good as qi flow tend to be deflected.. good or bad depending on the distance of each wall etc... 6.3 In my country, where majority of the population stay in an apartment, many contractors cannot bring in a single piece of mirror to cover the entire wall. 7. In such a siuation: AVOID, having two mirrors of the same size hung on the wall. This two mirrors are thus joined together to complete the full mirror at a specific location. 8. This is inauspicious. Because, if one stands at the middle of the wall with a mirror, one can see a split of the person/body. And this symbolises a `divorce' or `spilt. 9. In such a situation, it is best instead to order 3 pieces for this mirror. Thus the centre piece should be the largest that can fit into the lift/elevator. And two other smaller sized mirrors are used. When the entire full mirror is installed, this will become a three piece mirror. 10. Under the Yin and Yang concept, anything that is even number e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.. is considered yin. While 1, 3, 5, 7 or any odd number is considered yang. Thus, mirror is often considered as yin. And, this is balanced by e.g. say a three piece mirror or (yang). In your case, it is still ok to have many smaller pieces. This is better than a two piece mirror. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Yes, in some authentic traditional Feng Shui schools particularly in Hong Kong, bottle gourd (even if it is gold - metal element) has been used at locations with #2 - sickness sectors to suck in bad qi. In some of the mystical Chinese shows, we see of a Chinese god, holding such a bottle to suck in a bad spirit and retaining it. Same idea, thou. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In some of the past forum message(s), I mentioned that some traditional FS practitioners do recommend the use of a bottle gourd `to suck' in sickness stars. Sometimes, this is prescribed by a FS practitioner to be placed in say the toilet if the wall is next to a bedroom. Alternatively, it is hung on the bed next to the sickness sector (if found under the Flying Star) Feng Shui. It does not matter if this is gold or made of natural dried bottle gourd. In Chinese culture, some of the pagodas were said to be erected above inauspicious veins running below it. And the pagoda is said to be used to neutralise such sha qi. But a symbolic pagoda should not be used as a subsitute for a jar of salt / 6 coins. Usually, a pagoda, again of some traditional (authentic) Feng Shui school is placed on a child's table (right side edge), to help improve on his studies. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Yes, this can be done symbolically. In the past, it is common to find the grandfather (elder) anxious about the `Ming' or life of their grand child. And, they would approach a geomancer to select a name that is suitable to the child. In many instances, this can be done because it is common to find a Chinese with a three character name. The first character is the surname. And this cannot be changed. But the surname or each Mandarin character represents an element. If the child lacks a certain element, the two other characters can symbollically represent the missing elements. And the name chosen best to add the missing element. Here, it represents a good start for the child since, if the analysis and name is given correctly, it implies that the child has a `perfect or near perfect balance of elements. Robert Lee is an expert in this area and everyday, he helps more than 3 or more clients on the selection of a child's name or help those who may require a change of name. This is quite a common thing for us Chinese. Warmest Regards, Cecil