Cecil Lee

1. I think this is mostly about common sense. But some people connect it to Feng Shui because of certain concerns. 2. Common sense tells us not to store things right above the bed-head, because if something falls, especially if it’s hard, it could hurt or even blind someone. blind a person. 2.1 If you like taking risks, go ahead. It’s your own head, eyes, and face at risk, not anyone else’s. Just ignore what I say if you want. 3. You can store things like bed linens in the cabinet. Just hope that the top cabinet doors don’t fall off someday. Some may think that’s impossible, but you never know. Good luck. 4. Even in Singapore, where I live in Katong, we sometimes feel tremors from earthquakes in nearby Indonesia. What if the cabinet doors fall off during one? 5. Who wears a helmet to bed? And if you did, it should have a visor too. 6. An open shelf above the bed is okay if you only put light things like an alarm clock, photo frames, or dolls. 7. Honestly, all these points are just common sense. 8. I’m confused why so many people look at this from a Feng Shui point of view. 9. Next time, it’s better to think about it using common sense first. +++ Summary The above writeup emphasizes that safety concerns about storing items above the bed should be addressed with common sense rather than relying on Feng Shui beliefs. Key Takeaways - Use common sense to decide whether it's safe to store items above the bed, not just Feng Shui. - Heavy objects above the bed can seriously injure someone if they fall. - If you accept the risks, it’s your own responsibility. - Storing soft items like bed linens is generally safer, but cabinet doors can still fall unexpectedly. - Earthquake tremors may increase the risk of cabinets or doors falling. - Light items like clocks and small decorations are acceptable above the bed. - Practical reasoning is more important than superstition when making safety decisions in home design.

In my opinion, the position of the staircase on it’s own does not make or “break” the Feng Shui on it’s own. This and many other concepts does:

The morale of the story is this “Don’t always believe what you read from textbooks + the notion of one size fits all”. Furthermore, just because there is a stigma attached to triangle plots of land for homes; it does not mean that it applies across the board to all types of businesses, also.

Part 5: Starbucks @ Gateway West and looking above Feng Shui 1. Starbucks at Gateway West has operated at this site for many years. Recently they are upgrading. 2. It is a triangle plot. So who says cannot have businesses from a triangle plot. 3. Please don’t ever have a preconceived idea. 4. And because of lower rental, higher chance of surviving. For such trades, what is the use of a rectangular plot with large rental costs and/or many trades eyeing it... 5. Lastly: Feng Shui is but just one of the many considerations, here.

Part 4: Again this is not Feng Shui: The hidden benefit of such a plot of land 1. This irregular plot where the coffee shop sits has high density traffic. 2. Just imagine if this plot was rectangular: don’t you think that it would be open to more trades: thus may even push the rental higher? 3. Precisely because the shop is so irregular; less retail trades are less likely to bid on it and drive the price up! From 7-11 type of convenience stall to many other retail trade may compete to increase the rent! 4. Even larger coffee chains MAY also think twice to take up shop.

Part 2: Common sense 1. A reason why regular retail shop preferably have a more rectangular shape is to deter or prevent shop-theft. 1.2 Here, the owners want to be able to control or be able to monitor their goods... 3. Go check out MOS burger or many MacDonald outlets; they also take up sites that are equally irregular. 4. Thus in my opinion: how can one look at it and say: “One size fits all, matters?”

Part 1: These are some considerations: 1. One can still maximise and apply Feng Shui techniques. 2. Have you been to many other coffee shops such as Starbucks and many other chains. Their designs also work around odd or irregular spaces. 2.1 In fact, to be honest: personally if I meet clients at coffee shops or cafes: often I will try to find a seat that is at a unique or or corner especially if it is on it’s own and furthest from any other tables for added privacy. 2.2 If a cafe is rectangular in Shape; I often hoped that the tables are quite a distance apart. Else 2.3. If a cafe is rectangular in shape; often we may find ourselves surrounded with tables and chairs. Less privacy especially for me when we have to discuss... 3. There are so many of such outlets that were given no choice: Starbucks Waterpoint Punggol, Starbucks Hougang Mall etc.. 4. Thus, for such an industry it is perfectly okay not to work within a perceived type of area.

An add on to this resource:

Above: an Earlier review

Part 3: How the site looks like in 1966 on a streetmap Interesting to note that there was a Kampong Bugis nearby to the present site.

Part 2: Please note that the compass readings from the Sales Brochure DOES NOT match those from streetdirectory.com :- A. Based on the Sales Brochure: Flying Star Feng Shui of Kallang Riverside: This development has units that either face NW3 or SE3 directions. B. However, when I took the readings from the streetmap the Flying Star readings now become N1 and S1 respectively. C. Unfortunately, onemap which uses the government data.sg map will not show the profile of the block until T.O.P. Else, one could use this map with high confidence. D. Currently, I would tend to trust the streetmap more than the Sales Brochure based on past experience. Note: Based on my previous workings, I found this development faces either N1 or S1. Thus the North marking found on the sample layout is wrong, despite the Siteplan from sales brochure is okay. Thus I would ignore Para A. above.

Part 1: Reference and resource Floor plans of Kallang Riverside:

In my opinion, This area has more to do with symbolism in Feng Shui. Thus if the light(s) does not look threatening.. the no issue. Lights that are above the head or glaring has more to do with common sense that’s all.

These curved rooflines are not a threat as they are not aimed towards any unit

Evergreen Park at Hougang

More photos from Cashew Heights... enbloc talks...now on

HDB 325A Sembawang Crescent Predominantly interlinked circles

Around Evergreen Park...

Location circled in red. The temple is along Admiralty Street

Sembawang God of Wealth Temple in Woodlands

A foreign workers in Woodlands. The bike ranks are meant for larger wheel bicycles. This dorm has rows and rows of such bicycle ranks. With the ability to cater for at least 500 bicycles or more!

A 2007 streetmap shows that the site was formerly an enbloc development called Rainbow Mansions: Although the site is directly above a fork road of Grange Road and Chatsworth Road; there is no significant Shapes and Forms issue.

Under Shapes and Forms: A single “point-block design is a safe design. As it allows Qi or wind to flow around it.