Cecil Lee

Many years ago, drinking water was brought via bullock carts. Chinatown is also named after "buffalo carting water".... Photos are around the 1910's to 1930's. Did you notice that they come in pairs?

In the past, it is common for HDB flats to install some sort of a shade: be it a concrete shade or such panels. Thus, in the past, whenever one sees such panels protruding from a block of flats; this often implies that such stacks are facing the afternoon sun. Nowadays especially new flats built from 2010 onwards don't seem to have such "refinements" anymore.

Nowadays, few go for such designs. But, the photos shows : 1. The partition panel uses traditional motifs. 2. Although some don't like the motifs e.g. circle enveloping a hexagram; these are still acceptable "safe" motifs or designs or patterns in a home

One of the photos showing an offering of 5 Vitagen /Yakult drinks; apparently to the 'five spirits' : North, South, East, West and Center ghosts or spirits.

Metal element is represented by circles. And water by waves.

Chinese Funeral procession

Can't image... contrast this with today's Lavender Street. The photo does not even look like a STREET...

At a first glance, one may think that this is the killing fields! A field laced with so many skulls. But erh.. look carefully.... In the 1930's coconut plantation. See how the actual coconut (the fruit or nut) is placed onto the ground to grow each tree?

Jalan Besar in the 1910's..

Strait settlement days ... Geylang 1910's

Boat Quay in the 1930's

Straits Settlement period around 1900's to 1920's There was once a bridge at the junction of WaterlooStreetand Stamford road in the 1910's

Battery Road around the 1910's (1912)

Singapore in the 1900's. Just look at the photo. So peaceful and serene during those period. Wait till we have 6.9million citizens.

During the era of the Straits Settlement days... South Bridge Road

Singapore Supreme Court building

To soon to release the completed review.

Advice?: Don't stand below a durian tree with a durian fruit above your head.

Perhaps, whenever a home owner places a pair of qi lin; the owner is trying to imply that his/her home is protected by "an alarm" system?

A pair of enamel coated green coloured qi lin.

This is an interesting claim ...

1. Please see attachments. 2. Under symbolism in Feng Shui; the house number 2B placed on the gate pillar symbolises UP. 2.1 While the house number 2B can actually be considered as "UP". But, because the number 2 is up and the next B is down; some may have doubts in it's placement.

Watercolours EC: 3 bedroom units. In some of the 3 bedroom units; the illustrated layout shows a TV set : be wall mounted or on a table top may be sharing the same wall as the (partial) master bedroom's bed-head. Some may ask. So? What is the concern? Some are concern that; for example a wall mounted TV; may emit some "emissions". IF in doubt, best not to do so.

Location: Watercolours EC Attached is a sample illustration that I had drawn. The red arrow shows the potential poison arrow(s) from neighbouring block/stack towards another neighbour's stack/unit. For example: #08 is aimed at # 13; #20 aimed at #16; #06 at #09 etc.... Thus especially if all the blocks are not parallel to each other in a development but at 45 degreeor more angles; one has to take greater precaution not to get a unit that has a sharp corner of another building aimed towards it. Fortunately Lush Acres does not have such a concern. The main concern for Lush Acres that it does not have many facing directions to choose from i.e. North or South facing directions. Unlike the Watercolours where literally, there are so many facing directions that can appeal to those of the East / West group.

The Watercolours Executive Condominium: Although Blocks 21, 23, 29 & 31 has it's advantages. However, stacks like #16 may get a poison arrow in terms of a sharp corner of #20 aimed towards it. Another concern with the Watercolours executive condo is that when the pools are "surrounded" by all the blocks; there is more of a concern of the swimming pool (dirty) water filtering into some of the lower floor units - especially if those units are the only ones that open their windows. More likely for young children living there to get lung "problems". Thus, one could appreciate how the architect laid out the blocks in Lush Acres that are parallel to each other. A friendlier way to "harmonise' all the blocks and still get the maximum out of qi flow within the site.