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The free auspicious dates report at: http://dates.geomancy.net
already stated: "as it is".
Anonymous wrote:Hi Master!
I will like to check what is auspicious time for me (1981 Roaster) and my hubby (1980 Monkey)to open door to our new house on 08/06/2010? Able to advice?
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Further to what I had mentioned; these are some other considerations:-
1. Even if we do want to collect statistics on how many own brass beds and then split up; the statistics can be misleading:-
1.1. For example, a young couple; having to secure loan on their home; car and have max their credit card.. Yet, still use credit money to buy the brass bed. Some brass beds are not cheap as compared to wooden bed.
1.2. It is a well known fact that "couples" in $$$$$ debt; have a high chance of split up!
1.3. Compare the same queen sized bed at Ikea with a similar brass bed and the price difference is quite huge.
1.4. Some Geomancers; blame of all things: crystal's screwed onto the brass bed as being incompatible to having "water" in the bedroom.
1.5. For the Chinese; it is a well known fact that many Chinese don't like some of the or in-fact most of the traditional brass bed-head design as it looks liek the profile of a Chinese casket.
2. Thus, brass bed is relatively new "invention". China has a 5,000 year history and for most part of it; even when one goes to visit the forbidden city; the emperor's bed is made of carved wooden bed and not brass bed.
3. If I stay in a high spot and prone to lightning strike; I won't want to sleep on a brass bed for heaven's sake! Don't want to be first in the world to get strike by lighting on a bed...
4. There are many more examples.. on the brass bed vs wooden bed...
5. One thing is for sure; Singaporeans especially youngsters or those who started owning their first home and doing Feng Shui; I have yet to come across any of these 1,000's of clients having a brass bed.
6. As I mentioned; newly married have a responsiblity in managing their finances.
7. However, it is not the same for middle aged clients. Under this category; I do encounter like: roughly1 out of 80 having a brass or gold plated bed.
8. Here again; commonsense prevail that thesegroup under Para 7;in Singapore, have sufficient cash reserves and more importantly; their children had grown up. and thusthere is no more young children to jump up and down their bed...
9. For safety consideration, if given no choice; better to get hit on the head by a wooden structure than by brass...
10. Lastly, given an elderly person like myself; I would weigh the consideration: If I am living near a water position such as a canal; there is a higher chance of termite infestation...
10.1 Either, I would invest in a solid good quality bed.. that has been treated against termite or here, no choice - a fail safe "brass type" of bed. Have you heard of termites attacking "brass beds?"
10.2 In such a situation (termite attack) I would not even consider Ikea furniture... just imagine having a good night rest and suddenly, the whole bed drops down on the floor... Worse still those beds where you climb up to sleep and below you is the work area...
11. There are lots more... I can think about.. this issue of "brass bed".. but... there are better things or quality time to be spent on other areas.
12. Just use your imagination and I believe... one can up with lots more...
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These are some of the considerations:-
1. Long long time ago; beds are commonly made of wood. Even with the wealthy; wood beds are the most common if not the "only" material used. Given that other materials e.g. metal is either rare or not in-use many centuries ago.
2. Conductivity:
2.1. The idea, here is that wood is a poor conductor of both heat and cold. This is why; the preference is to use parquet flooring in many "luxury" homes.2.2. In Singapore; 99.9 percent of all condo bedrooms use some kind of wood: be it parquet flooring or layered wood surface. Why?
2.3. The simple idea is that in the morning; when "barefeet" when we wake up and step onto the floor; it should not be "stone-cold". Everyone in the west or cold countries do understand this. That is why, some use carpeting and or even heating built into the floor.2.4. Some practitioners "put-two-and-two" together and have the idea that a brass bed is no good; because; it cools down relationship: as metal is a good conductivity of cold or heat.
3. Frankly, this idea is relatively new concept since brass bed is only more common from the 1950's onwards.. Else, if it is in the 1940's for heaven's sake; metal was melted to create war machines or bullets to kill the other guy.
4. In war times; citizens of Britain also hand over metal objects to be melted down. And here; whoever sleeps on a brass bed is either thick skinned or truly too anti-war person.
5. In my opinion; if one analyse carefully, only the main structure of the brass bed is metallic; many of the support "spring" uses pieces of wood to support the matress.
6. Look at it this way; it is not like one is sleeping "on a bed of nails" or something like that. Other than the legs and the bed-head brass outline; other parts are mostly hidden from view.
7. I personally feel that toying around with 50-50 whether it is good to use or not to use the brass bed is only a very small issue. There are better things to do!
8. The other argument to counter the senario by some that the brass bed is "cold" so it will cool down the partners sleeping on the bed. Here, one plus point is that at least one has metal in the bedroom. And metal element is suitable to neutralise many bad stars e.g. #5, #2 etc...
9. Frankly, there is no right or wrong answer, here. Perhaps, if one is too free; then may conduct a survey with divorcess e.g. One question asked is: During your previous marriage; what type of bed are you sleeping on?
Multiple choice:
1. Brass bed
2. Wood bed
3. sleep on the floor
4. sleep with someone else... forgot what bed it was...
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1. Please note that there is a free next 30 Days auspicious dates report at this URL:
2. Since the dates provided are individualised to the person; it can be used for e.g. move-in or start of renovations.
3. From the resources under this link:-http://www.geomancy.net/resources/yearly-forecast/fortunes-2010.htm
Take note the following sectors:-
- Sickness Star this year is at North-East
- Misfortune/Sickness Star this year is at South-West
- Disputes/Quarrel Star this year is at South
- Education/Romance Star this year is at North
- Grand Duke this year is East-North-East, 60 Degree.
- Avoid sitting facing the grand duke or disturbing him by having renovations. - Location in Conflict is North.
- Avoid having renovations done opposite the location in conflict
- Sickness Star this year is at North-East
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These are some other considerations:-
1. The lowest common denominator: The Five Elements Concept.
2. The most powerful "Holistic Approach to Feng Shui" is what is known as Ba Zi Feng Shui with Flying Star Feng Shui.
3. Why?
4. Ba Zi's lowest common denominator is: The Five Elements Concept. For example: an individual can be classified as say: weak metal or strong metal; weak water or strong water; weak wood or strong wood; weak fire or strong fire and weak earth or strong earth.
4.1. Belonging to each of the above is distinctive from each one or the other.
5. Flying Star Feng Shui's lowest common denominator is also based on the Five Elements concept. Here e.g. #6 = strong metal ; #7 = weak metal etc...
6. The most powerful "Holistic" approach is applying both concepts.
7. Even a house facing can be classified as an element. For example a south facing home can be considered as a Fire element.
8. In the past, I had already uploaded a sample of "House Hunting Report" which has this ba zi element with house facing based on again the Common Lowest Denominator: The Five elements concept.
9. Why Ba zi Feng Shui vs Eight House (East/West) Group
9.1. This thing called the Eight House (East/West) group uses mainly the person's Year of birth to determine whether one is East or West. Contrast this to the Ba Zi: where at least DD MM YY and HH (non compulsory) is used.
9.2. Thus, based on Feng Shui concepts; many masters would often say that between Eight House or Ba Zi; Ba zi should be the more accurate method and if there are both methods; Ba Zi should be the 1st choice method.
10. However, as I had mentioned in my last message; the main flaw of Ba Zi Feng Shui is not really the flaw of Ba Zi but rather not all Ba Zi analysis are created equal.
11. For example; in my opinion only 3 out 10 Geomancers can get a person's ba zi element and strength correct! As the saying goes " garbage in garbage out". There is vast difference of a person being a weak water vs him being correctly analysed instead as a strong water person!
12. The reason why many geomancers get their ba zi analysis wrongly: FAQ: Ba Zi (Lunar Vs Xia), Timezone Etc
http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=2&mid=23906&new=12.1 In fact, I had mentioned this before: an internet user tried the ba zi analysis from a "famous author" and found that it differs from this site. A year later, this same user went back to the site and found that the site had changed it's result. And coincidentally, the result was similar to the very first analysis done using our free website service.
12.2 There are still many who were bewildered by different results from different websites. Thus it is this " Ba zi analysis is not created equal by all Geomancy sites ".
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1. Yes, if one feels uncomfortable about it; do give it a pass.
2. One of most commonsense approach is always to bring family members along and get their opinion.
3. In addition, if one is "late" in looking at a development and when there are few homes left; caveat emptor applies: let the buyer beware of such unsold units/plots! (There can be few gems but more "blackholes" in such units/plots).
3. Good Luck in your house hunting!
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1. Strictly under the definition of say a house is at a T-junction or in your case an L-junction, the premise is the main concern of the "openings" of the home.
2. Thus the main situation is about the house " or the 4 walls " of the house.
3. More importantly, the main entrance of the home is considered as the "mouth" of the house. Our mouth is very important organ. Thus it has to be protected".
4. In addition, any openings: be it a window or sliding glass doors should also be protected.
5. As for the main gate, "barriers" can be erected or certain materials can be used e.g. overlapping wooden pieces but still let air in thru the slots are ways to deflect or neutralise the qi towards the main door.
6. As I mentioned, one of the key ingredients of Shapes and Forms is "QI". Thus, use imagination to understand things like: an uncontrolled car coming from a straighline towards the home... where will it hit and smash thru the home.
7. If your 4 walls is 15 metres away from the main gate; it is a plus point.
8. It is good that you mentioned that yours is a RHD country. But on your own, you need to perhaps, sketch out arrows of how cars flows in relation to the main gate and more importantly where is the four walls and main door /openings. No doubt you had mentioned this but just looking at the current sketch.. is like the Chinese saying " catch no ball" or Hokkien : "Lia bo Qu "... literally ......... cannot fully comprehen the too simplistic sketch..
9. The smarter way is to use technology... some use things like the google map... which does show clearly...
10. As I emphasised: in recent messages: Just imagine a run away vehicle (car).. which goes in a straight line towards house X. Where will this car smash thru?
11. Things can't get simplier than this as a simple test of whether a home is affected by the house at a "T-junction" or your "L-junction".
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You can check out this write-up by Robert Lee, Geomancy.net:-
Traditional & Modern Wedding Procedure:-http://www.geomancy.net/info/wedding-procedures.pdf
As we Chinese have so many provinces and dialect groups; there are also many variants of Traditional Chinese practises. However, Robert Lee, has written this article many years back to give one an insight into the most common and typical Chinese practises.
For example, selecting say a woman who is "barren" (no child) to a woman who has given birth to lots of child; the natural choice is to select a woman who has given to lots of (healthy) child as a helper is the obvious choice.
Thus all these has to do with symbolism and feel good factor.
In some practises, some dialect group asks for a healthy boy child to roll over the bed as the preference is for a healthy boy than a girl! To carry on the name of the family etc...
Again, there is no "bible" or truly what is right or wrong, here. So long as the advice makes sense (not stupid) then go ahead with it.
Certain cultural as additional practises. For example, traditional Teochews requests for Four (yes 4 types of gold) ... for the wedding.
What is more important is to check with both parents. And usually if the grand mother is around; the family would seek further advice from them. Overall, the idea is that both immediate family are happy over the arrangements.
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These are some of the major considerations:
1. Use some simple imagination: for example, just stand at the main gate area and whenever a car/vehicle comes to "you";
2. Can you see the car come directly at the main gate? Yes or No?
2.1 If no, then, check whether if it should come in a straight line; does it hit any part of the home.
2.2 For example, you may have a garden without trees and in a rare circumstance, if it does plough into the home does it hit say the living room area?
3. As alast resort;
3.1. How far away the main house is from the road:
3.2. How well "protected' is the main door from the "curved" sha qi of a car coming straight and turning out of the L junction?
3.3. In America, many homes don't have heavily fortified "fencing" and the main concern again is to avoid a car ploughing into the house.
4. Thus the last resort is to build a solid wall that often stops most cars dead in their track.
5. Frankly, although you had sketched it out; but overall, it means very little (unfortunately) as it does not show the way traffic flow : as there can be a vast difference between a LHD or a RHD (by the way LHD = Left Hand Drive and Right Hand Drive)...
6. If in doubt, don't buy it.
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These are some of the considerations:-
1. Your question in fact has been asked many (many) times in the past. Thus it is not something new. Or something that someone suddenly wakes up having a nightmare of it.
2. For example, there are concepts like these:-
http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Master_Bedroom:_Which_side_must_I_sleep_on3.There are more millionaires and billionaires staying at ground level. And majority of them look, first at the macro Feng Shui. For example, they often get good advice on a home and how to "suck" as much wealth from the environment for their home.
4. Go do a search in the forum for things like "Quantum Leap in Feng Shui". And in doing so, questions like "Oh we now earn the same pay ... da da da di di di "
5. Such things are peanuts when we consider the bigger picture. A home with superior Shapes and Forms can be 100 times better than a home that one argues between " is it better for me or for her? You must tell me!"
6. Statistically; there will always be 50-50 of persons belonging to the East or West group.
7. Go find out more about " Ba Zi Feng Shui ". In theory, if there is a choice between selecting a home using the East-West group; the Ba Zi Feng Shui method is often the superior one. But wait! unfortunately, if you go to 10 Feng Shui practitioners; maybe only 3 can get a person's "element and strength" determined correctly.
8. This is why, it is better to get correct than totally wrong. For example, how hard is it to determine whether one is an East or West group. Because the calculation is close to even Primary 6 grade child can do it; there is less or NIL chance of getting it wrong. But professional Ba zi is uses no less than 6 x 2 sets of interactions of sets of Earthly branch and Heavenly steps to derive the answer.
9. The saying goes: Even if someone coats the interior of one's house with gold; but outside of the house and it's four walls are crumbling... one will certainly not have good Feng Shui.
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FIVE YELLOW
These are some of the considerations:-
1. Frankly, it is so easy to ask someone else: " it is too risky " to stay in THIS BEDROOM.
2. You have correctly coined it "risks". Everything we do, we have to accept some risks.
3. In practical sense, many of us don't own a home with "x" number of bedrooms. Many in fact, have so few bedrooms. And just asking a family not to allow family members to sleep in a room is close to "kicking" them out of the home!
4. Of course, one can say that it is much better than being an "eunuch". But hey, ifthe family has all "girls-team" this statement becomes irrelevant.
5. In my life-time; I have noted comments by some clients who had their homes Feng Shuied before. One "culture-shock" was that some were even told never to use themaster toilet!
6. My GOD! Isn't this worst than being an eunuch (for the male breadwinner) who is suppose tooccupy say the master bedroom?
7. One of the dreaded coloursespeciallyfor a bedroom is "BRIGHT YELLOW".Thus one could reduce the incidencealso by avoiding "warm light" vs "cool daylight" lamp.
8. Risks are inherent in our life!
9. Usually, Feng Shui is not a "doom-all" neither is it a cure all! Everything or every risks cannot be borne on the shoulders of blame on Feng Shui.
10. The main blame is also on human (man factors) like healthy exercise; not staring the computer screen all day long.. And not about all the "rich" food that we consume.
11. Commonsense things like: space clearing; cleaniness in the bedroom; personal hygiene counts. Positive, non-duress or stress - from work can also affect one's health.
12. Modern inventions like air-cleaners or such cleaners cum ionizer's does wonders.
13.If at home, often open windows to let fresh air come-in.
Morale of the story? I may consider asking the person who recommends me to "shut-down" my master toilet to become an eunuch.
I will challenge him - are you man enough to use the sissors to "cut your joy-stickoff? By the way (BTW); my policy is one for one exchange. You bring one of those; I give you one of those play stations! Fair enough?
Kevin K. wrote:
Hi,
If it is a 9-5 with base 2 (or combinations of them) , it is too "risky" to stay in the room even with metal cure?
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These are the considerations:-
1. It depends!
1.1. Based on Flying Star theory; one has to determine what 20 Year flying star are at a specific sector(s), first.
1.1.1 Thus if a sector has say star combinations like MS #6 with WS #5 Base star #1
then such a combination just looking at "moving average" of the combination of these three stars - need not use metal cure.2. If a sector (based on the 20 Year flying star) has #9 with #5 with #2 or combinations of them; then even without looking at the annual star; preventive measures like the use of "metal" cure can be used.
3. Metal cures can also include: grandfather clock or mechanical ones that make "tick-tock" sound or those old Germain mantle clocks e.g. by Junghans or British Smith.
Kevin K. wrote:
Cecil,
3. But still need to install "metal" cure right?
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The familar twin door gods common in many temple main entrance door in Singapore... The two guardians... -
1. Unlike the Interlace condominium, this seems like transporting us back to the mid-1970's high-rise development.
2. Many family with staying in their parents 5 Room HDB Point Block flats would find their unit very familiar to the many 5RM HDB Point Blocks dotting the entire Singapore especially those of the HUDC Laguna Park/View (at Marine Parade)and HUDC Braddel flats that were constructed in 1976. This is a plus point in terms of Shapes and Forms Feng Shui.
3. Point Blocks have an advantage in that usually if we do not open the main entrance door; often, there are three sides where "wind" can circulate freely in such a home. Here, the Eight Blocks of flats have sufficient space between.
4. Expected date of completion should beeither end of this year or perhaps by mid-2011 since progress is good. This development hasa total of 521 units. And is just 1 to 3 minutes walk to theNorth-East MRT line. (The MRT station is just beside it)
5. The developer is CENTURION KOVAN PTE LTD
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Kovan Residences Site Plan and Floor Plans
kovan-residences condo.pdf
Additional photos... (these photos were taken on 12 May 2010)
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Circular steps are not "ederly" and "baby" friendly. However, this picture shows an auspicious "total of 5 steps" and semi-circular design... -
The pictures shows the common Malay style roofs.
These roofs tower over the car-park behind the Geylang Serai Market and Food Complex:
http://www.rednano.sg/sfe/allsearch.action?allsearch=true&view=map&querystring=1+geylang+serai
Some of the apartments in either of Housing & Development Board (HDB)flats: Blocks 412, 414,416 will be affected by thetriangle roofs of the Geylang Serai Market and Food Complex.
Picture tells it all. Photos taken fromnearby Joo Chiat Complex.
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Seen this?
Our aim is to keep this bathroom clean
Gentlemen
Your aim will help. Stand closer; It's shorter than you think.Ladies
Please remain seated for the entire performanceCredit: This notice was placed in a Rocky Master outlet at Bras Basah / Seah Street corner..
Next time, if you do use their "throne" room; please follow their advice closer!
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1. You can check whether the apartment unit's number from this free link http://www.geomancy.net/reports/reports-list/hselist-houseno.htm
2. Please note that it is not possible for me to look at every stack in the various condos. Sometimes, I do it selectively. At other times like this, when I am involved various project; I am unable to look at the many daily requests.
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Please refer to my previous illustration: where standing at A senario. If it does not match what was mentioned previously, then......
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These are some of the considerations:
1. The overall concept of placing the flutes or two flutes has more to do with SYMBOLISM in Feng Shui than anything else.
2. When it comes to symbolism; there is no hard or fast rule.
3. For example, it is not like studying to become a real life doctor of medicine. Here, a doctor must have an exact understanding of say where all the internal organs and veins in a person.
4. Symbolism in Feng Shui can be wide ranging and subject to lots of various interpretations. So long as it sounds reasonable, it can be used.
5. Thus the most common method of placing flutes especially a pair of flutes is shown under this link:-
http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=19&mid=11871&new=)
6. What you mentioned, whether the mouth piece should be up or down differs greatly from many people.
7. Frankly, para 6 does NOT matter! As I had mentioned, there are even more concepts like buying a SET of Dragon and Phoenix flute. So, here again, there can be an issue of should I place dragon left or right of the phoenix.
The placement of the dragon and phoenix flute: http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=13759&new=)
8. Again, IT DOES NOT MATTER!
9. What matters is symbolism in Feng Shui. The rationale for slanting the flutes is to symbolise a Ba Gua profile or outline!
10. Please see attachment. Feng Shui is not like medical science. Under Feng Shui, a person's heart, lung and even intestine can be all over the body.. and it is still absolutely OK!
11. The morale of the story, here is: If one wants to apply Feng Shui; don't study anatomy!
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1. Frankly, the picture can't really tell anything as it is taken at angle and not a view directly standing e.g. as shown in the attachment marking in red "A" looking out towards "B".
2. Roughly, if the railway tracks is running parallel to your apartment block; this is acceptable or no major issue.
3. As there is a power line tower; this can pose as a sha qi or poison arrow. For example, if any of these power line towers slices into your apartment window or balcony opening; then this is a sha qi. Here, please see attachment.
4. The other concern is often "noise pollution". And some people may be affected by noisy train movements. This is not Feng Shui but does have an impact of Human or Man Luck factors. And even for children who may need concentration in their studies.
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In my opinion, 99.99 percent of all Shapes and Forms Feng Shui can be related to "commonsense".
Ranging from toilets, bedrooms etc...
Thus, if it has no basis in commonsense, then most likely it is hocus pocus and not Feng Shui.
One major technique of Shapes and Forms is QI. And it is very useful to use our imagination especially to see how qi moves, meander - flows.
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These are some considerations:-
1. Your question is too (too) general.
2. For example, see attachment. There is a difference if your home's frontage is at B, C, D or E.
3. Other considerations include how the water drains from the home out of the home premises.
4. Any water position e.g. large canal behind the home or if the home is facing a T-junction etc...
5. There are frankly too many unanswered questions.
6. Equally important is the top-view or helicopter view of outline of the whole house and whether the home is squarish /rectagular or same trapeezoid outline of walls.
7. Frankly, in such a "state"; might as well flip a coin: Heads (auspicious) Tails (inauspicious) or vice-versa = anybody's guess.
Claudine E. wrote:Hi
I am looking at a property which is on land shaped as a right-angled trapeezoid. (see attached)
The front of the property is the non-pointed part and the back is the point.
Is this classified as a trapezoid or a triangle lot and is it too difficult to remedy?
There are many such properties in my area.
Thank you,
Claudine
House face WEST
in General Help
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These are some of the considerations:-
1. There are two sides to assessing the Feng Shui of a home:-
1.1. Shapes and Forms Feng Shui
1.1.1 Here, location, location and location plays a very important consideration.
1.1.2 It is often said that there are more millionaires staying on the ground level or floor. Firstly, some even have control over the way, their home is constructed etc...
1.1.3 Sunlight.
1.1.3.1 Some people are shocked to learn that simple things like sunlight or no sunlight or filtered sunlight or direct sunlight has a bearing on Feng Shui.
2. This is why in some newspaper advertising; without considering how well the home suits a person say based on the Eight House concept; the home is advertised as a North-South facing... which guarantees only filtered sunlight and no directly sunlight to the home.
2.1. Under this area; even if a home or apartment faces "west"; some are "lucky to be blocked or shield somewhat by another apartment some are not so lucky.
2.2. The worst senario is that if the surface area is unblocked and facing the afternoon sun; often, the heat can ooze out from the wall for several hours in the evening ... furthermore, some bedrooms are facing the afternoon sun e.g. children need to study.. In such situation; how often can everyone affected turn on air-con daily? While a fan does not help as it simply shifts the heat around in say the bedroom.
3. The other "half" of Feng Shui uses the compass to take a reading. The Compass School of Feng Shui has two concepts:-
3.1. The Eight House concept = mainly how suitable the house is to the person
3.2. The Flying Star Feng Shui = determing the facing direction of a home and plotting a "birth chart of the home".
4. Your question, from the compass school Feng Shui point of view is considered vague and a big huge question mark.
4.1. Here, the Flying Star needs inputs like: when your house was born or built ... and other variables such asthe EXACT compass degree : not just west but the compass degree is say 271 degrees.
4.2 Under this concept, it is no use saying it is a "west" house. But rather my home's facing direction is: 271 degrees.
5. If you intend to D.I.Y. (Do it Yourself); frankly, no one can help you but yourself.
6. This "part 2" of Feng Shui: the compass school, you need to help yourself into the intepretation and analysis of all of it. Many do the next best thing; get paid help from any competent Geomancer.