Cecil Lee

Further to what I had mentioned, this is a graphical illustration of a home in a bad location. The idea behind this is: 1. NE (devil's gate) 2. SW (devil's back door) 3. "The actor" - Rogue or `dirty' (unclean) temple 4. The idea that `spirits' travel in a straight line. This is why, often, it was suggested that if the main door is facing NE, the should should be `tilted'. By doing so, as the spirit, cannot negotiate turns, it would `stop' them from entering the home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wasis, 1. In the past, I often encounter situations where a temple is close-by to a housing development. 2. Is this temple clean? Often, if the temple is meant soley for worship, and often if it is relatively new, there is often no issue with `evil lines'. 3. But somehow, "bad things" had been done at the temple e.g. a bad priest had performed say ... black magic, or in some cases.. had played with bad spirits or any of these, then the temple is not clean. 4. For example, let me relate an incident. This temple is located somewhere in Bishan, Singapore. 5. One day, I was invited to Feng Shui a 5 room housing board apartment. This house happens to be along the NW to SW alignment of the compass direction of this temple. 6. To elaborate; if we draw a line, the house runs smack on a straight line NE towards SW (the temple). This temple had kept urns of the dead. 7. When I used my luopan inside the home, the compass needle rotates irratically. When I went outside in the open air facing the temple (the temple is approximately) 800 metres away, the needle seems to move irratically. 8. After this incident, I immediately felt sick afterwards and had to throw away the luopan as it has been unfortunately contaminated by this bad event. 9. In my opinion, this is my personal definition of the evil line. 10. In another case, this home in Tampines, Singapore is on a North-East to South-West alignment. The main door is at NE while a specific bedroom is at SW. This bedroom happens to be the bedroom of the two young children who coincidentally happen to be of `weak' wood persons. 11. During my Feng Shui, I could feel my hair stand in this SW room. When I went back to calculate the flying star, indeed, this room and the main entrance had in particular VERY YIN stars. And this is confirmation that things are not that correct. 12. On my audit assessment with the family members. I had asked the parents, whether did anyone see something in the room? The mum cried out: YES!, she in fact is also belonging to the `weak' element. And she told me that she and her children had seen `something' in the room. 13. This apartment (by coincidence) is also along the NE to SW alignment or one can say the evil line of sight. Fortunately, this time round, my luopan did not `detect' anything. But instead, in particular, as I am a weak wood person, I could feel such presence during that stage. 14. Just two months ago, I went to this vacant home. My compass also gave very strange readings and literally, the hair on my body `stood-up'. Fortunately, I believe, the `spirit' had momentarily left the house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wasis, 1. Thanks for posting a very interesting question:) 2. In the past, a butcher is a butcher; a merchant is a merchant; an accountant is an accountant. 3. You are correct to say that nowadays; every industry has it's specific specialisation. 4. For many of us, even say, we are an accountant, an accountant may peform various task - not necessarily accounting alone. 5. This term is commonly known as `multi-skilling'. Many years back, in country, many people who had joined American/European multinationals often do not practise multi-skilling as much as the Japanese firms. 6. Many Japanese firms practise multi-skilling early in their business. This is where an employee, not only does their job but also learn to perform other tasks. For the ladies, it may not be `lucky' as some Japanese companies also require the ladies to make tea! 7. As you had mentioned correctly, an industry like Finance does seem to fit the "metal" element. But wait... 8. Within every business, there are various functions. Therefore, today, it is better to look at jobs with regards to the function. 9. One key method is to look at our Job specifications or Job description. 9.1. For example, within the banking industry, say if one is a Credit analyst; which requires to do marketing, then, this can be considered as a " fire element " job. Similar jobs in the `fire element' of finance industry includes: Private banking relationship officers or anyone that does marketing. Therefore, it is best to first determine the - main component of one's job. For example: for the above credit analysis, if his main job is to assess the credit worthiness of his clients and to make recommendations for loans, then, this is more of a marketing job. (Even if this employee has to perform some admin job e.g. paperwork or take part in joint-committees. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. The key success factor in a home is: location, location and location. 2. There is a difference between a "good house" and and "excellent house". 3. An excellent house is overall a `good house' plus it takes advantage of it's environment - to give it better Feng Shui. 4. An excellent house often makes use of it's external surroundings to give it a greater advantage i.e. it `sucks' or `soak' in wealth. 4.1 For example, it's main door is posited at a specific location that `collects' wealth from other developments or houses. Much like water draining (wealth) into the house. 4.2 Often, if the above is rare or cannot be physically achieved; the next best thing is to look at the surrounding homes for a `clue'. 4.3 What is this clue? Look at your neighourhood. And determine the element of the homes. For example if most of the homes have flat roof e.g. earth element, then, one can take advantage of the exterior design of colour to create wealth for one's home i.e. either the home can be designed to e.g. wood element, then one's home is a wood home, much like the roots of a tree, go into the ground to `crush' the earth thus creating wealth. 5. One consideration for your case is to see if the main door can be tilted to fit the breadwinner (if possible). 6. Often, I elaborated that a North-South or South-North house is the most favourable for several reasons:- 6.1 Such a house is often much `cooler' than a East-West or West-East facing house. 6.2 Often, there should be sufficent lighting filtering into such a home. 6.3 A East-West or West-East house is often not ideal because of `heat' built-up. For example, imagine that you are west house persons, if your bedrooms are in the west and many of the walls/windows face this direction plus if there are no other building to screen the afternoon sun; and on a hot day; the walls get heated up and it can even be unbearable as the heat is still retained on the walls right up to 6 or 7 pm. 7. Feng Shui of such homes is no longer a `wealth' issue. But rather more of a health issue. What is the use if the house seems to fit the East/West group but, we personally have to live in a misery (cooked) up home which may be quite warm throughout the day (where one side is faced with morning sun and the other side, faced with afternoon sun. Thus too much radiated light falling into the homes thru the windows and heating the walls of our homes is in my opinion, not an ideal home. 8. What happens if family members constantly fall sick. Sickness, often bring more problems e.g. productivity for both adult and child. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Often, it is preferred not to have a mirror facing an open window or at the side of an open window - (based on "commonsense" approach to Feng Shui. 2. The main reason is "reflected light". Often, an external light source may inadvertenly shine into the home and is `captured' by say the mirror. If the light intensity is high, it may reflect `glare'. If we are `unfortunate' enough, we may be sitting down with the direct glare into our eyes and it feels so, uncomfortable. 3. Especially so, if there are shiny objects such as the profile of a vehicle. Light from it's body panel or windows may provide such a `glare'. 4. If you are confident that either reflected light or direct sunlight does not cause such a situation, then, overall, I personally find that there is not an issue. 5. The other issue, may of course be rain. And rain may seep into the back of the mirror and in the long term, causing the shiny particles to peel. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Carlos, 1. For an irregular shaped house, it is best to visualise, the flux of qi moving within the home. 2. Often, such a home (distorts) qi i.e. not smooth flowing or there are `substantial leaks' causing imbalances. 3. To find the centrepoint, one `crude' method is to place a copy of the layout on a cardboard. And `cut' out the profile of the house. Try to balance it with a pin or nail. (this is the centre of gravity). 4. Alternatively, try to `break' the profile of the home into two rectangles each with it's centrepoint. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, No, what I meant was, after one has bathed, then the last step is to pour the contents over the head (from the front to the back). Often, it is applied to the person, who is facing a hard time. There is no harm to do so for the rest of the family members. It is best not to use the toilet afterwards, say immediately or around 3 hours. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Danny, Please see below:- It is preferred that the master bedroom is a rectangular shape (without odd corners or extension). This is especially so for a newly married couple. Since you have a son, there could be other underlining reasons. Often, the Flying Star Feng Shui is used to diagnose sectors that have bad #3 and #4 wood elements which are associated with quarrels and disputes. This is one direction, that you may consider pursuing. Most probably, some of the bad stars had flew into especially the fish (tank) location. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Often, when coins are used, it is based on the number of coins. 2. I am not sure if there is any `commercial' agenda; but majority of the coins that we buy are often imitation coins or newly minted coins that seem to look like `antique' coins. (Don't be fooled by the greenish colour on these copper coins as it is very easy to `age' the coins) 3. The usual number for a big metal cure are a set of 6 emperor coins each. 3.1. Previously before the internet age, many shops were selling 5 coins. Perhaps their knowledge was essentially that of the popular Five Elements concept of Earth, Metal, Water, Wood and Fire. 3.2. But today, many are exposed to proper Feng Shui, less of such mistakes. Given that #5 represents misfortune/sickness under Flying Star Feng Shui. 3.3. 7 coins were often used in the past. But nowadays unpopular. As 7 represents “weak metal”. Less effective on it’s own if encounter a #5 etc... 4. A true test of commercialisation is: How much does the `special' set of coins costs? 5. In Singapore, mass produced `imitation' coins costs only S$0.30 cents each. (US $0.15cents). 5.1. However, a reasonable purchase price today should be between US 5 cents to US 20 cents per piece for imitation coins. 5.2. Many bought in the internet at 10 cents each is possible. Especially at Chinese online delivery platforms. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my opinion, based on your description, I personally, do not find it a `threat'. In Asia, many homes (landed property) has much higher fence(s). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. From my personal experience, often, problems occur when one has several major leaks in a home. 2. For example: 2.1. The house is very unsuitable to the breadwinner e.g. death or disaster sector (main entrance); 2.2. Toilet at the centrepoint 2.3. Ba Zi Luck periods in an inauspicious period for the breadwinner; 2.4 Perhaps, there can be other hosts of problems such as imbalances within the home such as a house under Period 7 - where the breadwinner sleeps in the east or south or for this year North. As there are imbalanced stars here. 2.5 Other leaks may include Shapes and Forms problems like qi passing thru a straight line from the main door towards a balcony. 3. Often, such leaks range from the equivalent of e.g. a "fractured arm" to an "amputated arm or leg". 4. Thus, 1 major leak alone, often can be considered as a `trigger' point. But not necessarily, the sole concern. 5. Just recently, a user asked " If I chopped off the tree .... will my problems disappear? ". If a full audit has been done to determine all these; and if most of the problems can be fixed, there is a high chance that `problems' will be reduced or disappear (depending on each individual case). 6. It is quite worrysome that some of us; perhaps, without much understanding.. are taking `too simplistic' steps to `chase away' our problem. (But problem should actually be replaced by problemS - not just one problem.) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, If there is a WC in there, then, it should be considered as a toilet at the center-point. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear All, 1. Our quest to learn or apply Feng Shui is based on this premise: " Try to learn and apply as much as we can : those concepts and princples that work for MOST PEOPLE, MOST OF THE TIME ". This is the only Guarantee Feng Shui can provide us. 2. We often hear "I was told, this FIGURINE is good for me." Or buy this ... figurine.. " It works wonders!" Working "wonders" can mean different things for different people. It certainly works " Wonders " for the seller, who will profit from the sale. Have we ever wondered... why is it that a product can do us wonder BUT, there is no guarantee attached to it. For example, a price tag could say " Buy me, and you will be guaranteed to win $20,000/-.... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sarah, 1. In the Far East (Asia), rattan or bamboo furniture were particularly popular in the 1970's. Especially with the cheap labour and raw materials. All that is needed is to sew cushions and presto! Many homes have them. 2. In recent years especially in 1990's till today, because labour costs had risen, many have opted for other various combinations of steel/wood ; wood / cushions etc.. as they can be manufactured cheaply. The slightly more expensive go for half-cow leather etc... 3. In my opinion, I do not think so that your bamboo furniture can be considered as dead wood. 4. The only basis of calling `dead wood' is if one keeps too many `antique' furniture. This is where some believe that those who surround themselves fully or clutter themselves fully with `antique' furniture, could be said to be rather `conservative' etc... 5. But, this is just people's comments. Personally, I feel that our up bringing has been shaped and formed once we reach 18 or 21 years i.e. our character (is this) and harder to change - unless, we encounter `bitterness' e.g. failures or life issues such as the demise of a love one etc.... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. A reasonable question asked is: ?Is this the only leak found in your home?" 2. Often, from my past experience, there is not just one leak (major) but several major leaks. Thus, in my opinion, taking this approach alone is too `simplistic' method. For example, if we try to `cover-our-backside'; it does not mean that our woes or problem may go away. In fact, we have protected our front-part which can be very vulnerable. Thus, we can still continue to be a " Virtual Eunuch "; even if we chopped down a tree. But it is an important step, nevertheless, if it poses or act as a poison arrow. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Hoa Luong, The report you generated is for the 20 year Flying Star for period 7. However, the Year 2003 report is based on this year, thus the difference. One should look at the 20 year Flying Star numbers first and relate it to (any additional adverse stars of the Year 2003) which may make the sector worse-off. For example, for a South-West house at 240 degrees, the 20 year Flying Star for Period 7 are as follows:- #3 mountain #2 water with base #5 and Year 4 while for North is #5 mountain with #9 water and base #3. And Year 2. In such a situation, for such a house; Year 2 flew into the North and made the sector worse-off! This is how, we relate the Year i.e. 2003 to the 20 Year Flying Star chart of say Period 7 house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sze Tong, 1. In fact, this is very common in high rise buildings i.e. sitting with our back against a wall. 2. However, it is common for all offices to have a row of cabinets (waist height) behind us - to provide additional storage. 3. This additional storage or half-height cabinet is symbolic of a mountain support behind us. This is sufficient to `redress' the situation. Warmest Regards, Cecil I am going to move into

Dear Anon, Please see below:- The rational person: I hope Feng Shui can bring harmony to my family. The greedy: There was a true story of this young financial university graduate.. who has worked for a company for several years:- I want a Feng Shui plan that maps out my financial wealth. Is this graduate over zealous in his requirements or has he read to much Financial planning? Hmm..maybe this person works as a relationship manager for wealth management bank? Is there such an equivalent in Feng Shui? Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Based on past precedence (experience); the only areas that one can apply FS to a small studio apartment is:- 1. Commonsense approach Minimize clutter. This may be hardest but, it does make commonsense:) 2. Yin and Yang concept Look at your life-style: Are you the type that uses your bedroom for sleep or work/study cum sleep? If you make your room solely more for sleep (rest), than create a more cozy home. If you often do your work at home, than, make sure that there is a specific location, where you have your study/work location. Have everything placed neatly for this activity close-by. Often, the ideal choice is to place this study/work location, close to a - perhaps have natural light filtering thru - for your work. 3. Otherwise, it is best to simply `forget' about Feng Shui, and get on with your life. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. I would take it as a `belief' or symbolism, then Feng Shui. 2. Often, we hear the term, if you are the `boss' one should behave like one. Thus, if one is the owner of the house, often, it is the belief that the owner (breadwinner) should occupy the master bedroom. 3. In my opinion, your question has few precedence or not common to many households. Thus, your guess is good as mine! 4. Often, under `commonsense approach' it is best to occupy any room (other than the store). This is because, if we do close the door of a room too long, it may have `stale air' or stagnant qi. 5. If the is closed entirely for a week or more, air in the room may progress to `suffocating qi'. But, it can easily be remedied, when we next open the windows etc... and often these effects can be neutralised say after 2 or 3 days. 6. It is often `feared' that, if we live a room e.g. a bedroom unoccupied for too long, and especially, if we have very old furniture - which we are not sure, where it was purchased from or if we do have large decorative Chinese vases. If we do have such vases, it is vital that we cover the top e.g. tie a red cloth over the `mouth' of the vase. Else, we may inadvertently `attract' something into the room. 7. It is ok to turn the master bedroom into a study /computer room. This is fine. 8. Often, another situation is that if we do not enter a room for long, we may see insects inside the room e.g. ants making nests or in some cases, infested with termites (for homes close to canals, rivers or where soil is moist.) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Looking at it from a different perspective:- This `silly' guy, not only is conned but seems to wait for the sky to fall. Or literally, wait for money to drop down from the sky. Guess who will sucessful? Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please check the material of the kirins. If the kirins are made of metal e.g. bronze or white (metal element), then, you can hang a Chinese red banner over the main entrance. Under the Five elements concept: Fire controls (destroys) metal. A ba gua mirror is a double edged sword above your door. If u use one, the neighbour may in-turn place an opposite set. I am not suggesting this but *hint* it would be great if the set of kirin suddenly disappears completely; each time the neighbour places a new set.. one may grow tired eventually. But, becareful.. the neighbour may become the suspect! - Just a thought ONLY. Warmest Regards, Cecil But our neighbour has 1 kirin Will Thanks &

Dear Alan, If it is a major renovation, your house would change it's birth chart. And Period 7, seems a sensible idea. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, I cannot agree more with this statement. However, these are my added comments: 1. Personally, for me, if I choose my house, I prefer to choose a north-south or south-north house. They key here is `radiation'. 2. A east-west or west-east house (depending on location) often may be exposed to direct sunlight or far more sunlight radiation. 3. A west facing house or bedrooms facing west (and exposed) to the west sun can be `unfortunate'. In Singapore, near to the equator, often, the sunlight is very strong and the evening even around 7 pm, the wall may still radiate heat. Imagine, a poor child sleeping next to the wall. 4. Even if the child does not sleep close to the wall, the entire room can be quite warm. 5. I have also illustrated on the effects of the morning sun that rises and evaporates the stagnant water in the Rivervale condo and recently, the newly TOP Lilydale Executive condo may face such problems. Please such for " Rivervale condo " - this article is under Singapore Properties conference. 6. The key to understand why Hong Kong practitioners prefer a South facing house is because of tradition. In China e.g. Beijing, most houses face south. Because north faces the mountain and often, wind will bring the yellow dusk from the north. And this is why most homes prefer to face south. 7. But this does not mean that it has to become a taboo that all good houses must face south. 8. Nowadays, many of us, have read so much of the 4 good and 4 bad and will often rush to buy homes that face ANY of the good facing directions without often considering the `radiation' or natural radiated sunlight filtering into a home. The radiated sunlight coming into the house is equally crucial. 9. Today, for example, I recieved a question from a client: why does her friend's Feng Shui practitioner recommend that the wealth corner is at the master toilet. And they were told not to use it totally. 10. My reply is: look at it this way, a Feng Shui practitioner may visit a home for less than 2 hours. But (we) have to live in this house - for quite a while. Silly idea isn't it, to close the toilet. 11. This is much like the " how tolerant are we to mirrors" idea. 12. In the past, I mentioned that some of us may be less tolerant to mirrors in the room while others can sleep easily in a room. The often mentioned idea is that : when we sleep, our spirit leaves our body, sees the mirror and get a SHOCK! But wait.. WHAT IF? our spirit wants to comb hair in the mirror to look nice before it `flys' off? Some of us are tolerant to `chilli padi' or tabasco chilli, while others are not. So far, there is no reported case that anyone died because of placing a TV set in the bedroom. Our life is short. so we should enjoy ourselves... even so, many of the new TV sets like LCD or Plasma do not even have a shadow. Why, make our lives even more miserable as it is. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Many of the products are produced at their fraction of their costs. 2. For example, a medium sized wooden three-legged toad can be produced in currently with `cheap' labour in China for as little as US$15 per set. But, if we check out the " Feng Shui " stores, they can sell for a tidy sum. Locally, in Singapore, some of them can sell as much as US$228 or S$388 or more. 3. This simply illustration can show us such a very high mark-up! It is easy to wonder where all these money goes to? 4. In my opinion, many Feng Shui practitioners resort to selling all these highly marked-up items to `guillable' victims (or curely called `suckers'). 5. I am truly sad to see, that if we venture to " Feng Shui " websites, 99 percent sell such items. And they do earn a huge profit. 6. Often, if you participate in forums hosted by such people, one often see these `pushed' to us. 7. The saying goes: The rich continues to think ways to make money. The poor, (poor can be anyone who aimlessly purchase objects) continues to be a " sucker " into buying useless things to clutter their home. 8. For example, the rich would buy say a 5 caret diamond to wear. The poor will buy a "cheap" crystal to hang and collect dust all over their homes. 9. The idea of greed begets greed is true: The ORIGINAL idea of Feng Shui is to allow us, to harmonise with our surroundings. Thus, promoting good health. With good health, we are able to `think properly'. Nowadays, many look at it differently i.e Feng Shui MUST EQUAL to $$$. 10. This, is why many Feng Shui practitioners CAPITALISE on our greed by touting Human Luck (ren cai) Feng Shui. The "trick" these practitioners employ include:- 10.1 Every home must have a wealth corner. 10.2 Every home must have a water position. 11. And, if you ask them, the `trick' here is that you should take up their service. As only these practitioners have the special means to let you know where they are. This is like robbing Peter to pay Paul. 12. Often, once we give hope to people, and it does not yield results and how often have we heard that these people are still (naive) and check with the practitioner why luck did not come? Often, the practitioner may say, you have not done it right? Huh? One may ask, is this true? 13. A more sensible approach is:- 13.1 Instead of spreading sugar coated hope, it is best that the practitioners be honest with their clients: 13.2 Try to diagnose any leaks if any. 13.2 Understand the breadwinner and family members ba zi and discuss with the family. 13.3 Realistically tell the family, what they are `facing' against. And what can or cannot help. Often, it may mean, in the long term.. a switch of home. For example, if one has stayed in the same home for more than 6 years with little progress? What's wrong... 14. The morale of the story is.. " Don't play to the open arms of the practitioner. " Warmest Regards, Cecil