Cecil Lee

1. Thanks for the sketch. 2. Based on the simple sketch, so long as the lamp post does not seem to "slice" towards especially the main entrance door or "open windows" then it is not an issue. 3. Please see attachment: The simple test is: If you are standing at A looking towards B; is there any openings e.g. main door; sliding glass door or open windows? If so, do you have an additional fencing (closed type etc...) 4. If the lamp post does not slice into anything from Marking A to B, then there is no "visible" threat towards your lower ground floor. 5. If your home has a second floor; usually part of the lamp post can also go as high as the windows of the 2nd floor. Again, if there is no opening at the 2nd storey, then it is fine or OK - no visible threat.

This place is haunted! A group are performing an activity to help bring these lost souls to be freed! However, one lost soul plead with the group to be on earth for one more day! Why? By the way, the location is in Singapore. And this lost soul wanted to queue up for an Ipad; the launch is tomorrow, Friday 23 July 2010!

It is always rewarding especially for those who found out they came from a good family tree.. Like this Italian family!

Toh H. wrote: Hi, Can you kindly advise what items to buy or bring when moving into a 2nd house? Thank you. Zoey 1. Wow! Congratulations: Youare so rich!To own a " 2nd house!" 2. Anyway, there is no difference between procedure of 1st house, 2nd house or 2ND HAND-resale home. 3. You can find all the resources related to: first time open door totypical move-in procedure from this url:- http://info.geomancy.net 4. I believe in Singapore, only 2 to 5 percent own 2nd house (erh.. home!) You must belong to this "special" category) hahahaha! However, it is common for many to sell and buy a resale home... P.S. *Joke* Your forum thread shows 2nd HAND house

1. Frankly, this kind of finding your Chinese roots kinda of thing, you have to really spent some investigative work. 2. For example, try to check with your elders e.g. parents: dad or mum (if applicable) and other older relatives. 3. The most logical questions are: 3.1. What dialect group is your grand-father. 3.2. For example are you a "pure hokkien" or say pure "teochew". 3.3. Pure breed = grandfather and grand mother pure hokkien as an example. 4. Usually the clue comes from the Surname: Hwang, Ng, Chan means yellow. For example many hokkiens use the surname Ng. But if one is a cantonese they don't use the hokkien dialect Ng but instead: Surname as Chan. Both Ng and Chan are one and the same. 5. For example, if one is a hokkien, some parents can remember or recall say their grand father came from the Fujian province: e.g. Kim Meng, Anxi etc... 6. There are many Singaporeans who after knowing which province and village their grandfather came from and then go to China to find out where their ancestors were buried. 7. Last year, met a person, who did this. He suddenly had a dream and in his dream; he dreamt that his ancestors asked him to go back to China, to "pray at their grave". 8. This person, knew where his relative's province was, checked with the records kept in that county and he was at least $20K poorer as he had to pay for the investigative work in China; and 9. The interesting thing was, when he arrived in China, to that province, he told me that suddenly, for a few days, people queue up to collect a Hong Bao (red packet) from him. That is why he was "broke" or poorer by $20K. 10. Frankly, this kind of thing is not like arm chair investigative work. 11. In Singapore, there are clan associations and some can remember which clan their grand parents or great grand parents belong to. Can go to such a clan to check it out. 12. In my opinion, I know which clan and which province my grand father came from. But the heck with all the protocols e.g or giving away "foolish" money to people who queue up for it. 13. For most of us overseas Chinese, so long as you know which provice e.g. Fujian and which county.. should be good enough! And if one really wants to visit the province in the future, do so - as a "simple" tourist. Personally, if it is me; I won't want to announce to the whole village that I am coming..!

Well good luck in finding your roots. Generally, there are two "types" of clan associations: 1. Based on dialect e.g. Hakka,Teochew... clan (province related) and 2. Surname related ones... Chan, Lim clan associations Yeah.. go dig out your past! Don't worry.. no skeletons in the closet!

Under the Chinese Horoscope (zodiac signs); the pig's worst pairing is with the snake!

Who are the conservatives and who are the modernists? Please click this link to have an understanding of the term main door and the frontage... These are some other considerations when determing the "facing direction" (which may not may not necessarily standing inside the main entrance door looking outwards):- 18. Historical precedence 18.1 As mentioned earlier, for a home that was stayed in for sometime: with some history; a few flying star chart could be plotted to see which is more accurate. 19. The concept that earth luck is STRONGEST at the ground level than at higher floors. Thus, some Geomancers felt that they consider the facing or stack more important at lower floor levels. 20. Compass directions; morning / afternoon sun and it's influence on the apartment (if any) to further fine tune whether which side of the home (if any) is more yang than the other side. Others: 21. Usually, the analysis of say how suitable the home is to the breadwinner should be especially the main person who earns the most money. 21.1 Thus the subsidary proprietor of the apartment often is the male breadwinner (by virtue in the past of male, first). 21.2 However, if you subsequently own the most money, and become the most important breadwinner; then it makes sense that priority for the best shouldgo to thebreadwinner. 21.3 For example, for practical reasons, the breadwinner should have more advantages e.g. sleep in a good sector etc... (Other than filial pietywhich is not mentioned, here). 21.4 In such situations, one may (I say) may not necessarily be the actual paper owner of the home. AgainIT DEPENDS!There is no right or wrong answers. 22. I remember some doctors are naive and to them; like the famous book : Grey Anatomy ... doctors know that what you see in the book on human anatomy is: What you see is what you get: WYSIWYG. 23. But Feng Shui or Geomancy is far from the truth! In Geomancy, our heart may not be in the chest cavity! Our mouth may not be on our face! 23.1 Some mouth end up at our anus and... some anus ends up at our mouth! Here, some back of the home is really the front or facing direction (because of it's lovely view and activity) and the main door is really only the back side! Just think or ponder over it!

11. In fact, many good geomancers or even those who try to ascertain the facing direction of the home; for the experienced geomancer would often, observe or check with the home owner things like:- 11.1 Does the owner's leave the main door opened e.g. housewife or housemaker leave the main door (with the grillegate closed). 11.2 Does the owners' go to work and only on weekends leave the door open? or slam-shut it - never leave it open e.g. Many condo owners seldom if ever leave their main door open. But there are some. 11.3 Which part of Singapore one is staying. For example, those staying in Marine Parade and quite alot of the flats are North - South facing. During the day, the land is heated up (low pressure zone) and usually the sea air will blow inwards. Come night, the land mass cool down and often, the land air will blow towards the sea. Here, where are the windows, and what type of flat e.g. those 3 room flat slab type or those five room point block ones or those wavy ones like the Mandarin Gardens. 12. For those who have stayed for several years, often, one may even draw up a few flying star chart to see which is more accurate. 12.1 Thus: hopefully, after reading this two parts...appreciate, please don't ask me: "You have not answered my question." 12.2 Like I say, "IT DEPENDS". And many experienced Geomancers don't sit on a desk top, and give straightforward advise typing out advice on a flat piece of PC screen. Anyone wanting to squeeze out a 100 percent so called answer, might as well, flip a coin = 50 / 50 heads or tail sort of thing. 12.3 We also look at the direction of the entire block, what are in-front of, the compass directions; NE of Singapore e.g. affected by the North-East monsoon etc.. etc... 13. Anyone that can claim otherwise that their "method" is 100 percent must be a GOD. Best therefore is go for the "most yang qi" as the facing direction if one is truly unsure as this may not necessarily be a door of an apartment which can be at "odd" areas or passage way. 14. As I emphasie again: what is the purpose or exercise trying to achieve? 14.1 It is trying to derive a 20 Year Flying Star Chart that hopefully, taps on where is the MOUTH of the home and if we do so, we can try to maximise the proper star numbers for better Flying Star Feng Shui. 15. However, the key point is: LOCATION, LOCATION and LOCATION. 16. Here, we should not just eat, bathe and sleep on Flying Star only. Flying Star is just about the interior four walls of especially for most of us, a home. But, just imagine, when we step out of the home... everything else crumbles... the clue here is : higher weightage is on Shapes and Forms Feng Shui. 17. For example, you can read up on or Search for things like "Quantum Leap" in Feng Shui.

These are some of the considerations:- 1. In the past; the facing direction is very straight forward. 2. Many LANDED homes havea main entrance area and the facing direction is like today; you usally stand inside the property looking outtowards often the main gate area. Many homes have the main entrance door directly facing towards the main gate area. 3. Some Geomancers apply this concept religiously. Cannot blame them as they can "quote" a certain Feng Shui book and say hey! To them the proper way of taking a reading is always as what the book (akin to a bible) says. Always stand inside the main door and take a reading looking out of it. 4. Some Geomancers, to reinforce; say this is what ALL Feng Shui "bibles" tell you to do. So there is no ifs or buts, here! 5. However, one must understand the RATIONALE for finding where is the FACING direction of a home. 6. The main reason for finding the FACING direction is so that one can try to work out a Flying Star Chart that maximises the Feng Shui. 7. And the key success factor is " WHERE IS THE MOUTH " of the home? 8. Frankly, as you had mentioned, your HDB apartment may have it's main door at odd sectors in-fact just to suit the corridor leading towards your unit. BUT, in essence: it may not necessarily be the mouth of the home. 9. Today, the consensus amongst most Geomancers is to locate the area of the home which has the most "YANG" qi. For example, you have mentioned that you can define the facing direction of your apartment. 10. Frankly, no one can guarantee that they have got your "facing direction correct". ... / continue in Part 2...

Some of us have a great wife and family. But, for some, it is a real pity... may be the saying goes "Love grows from a distance". This man loves his wife; but his wife calls him and tell him; don't come home with your car, darling..... How can this be?

These are some considerations:- 1. Never save on getting proper expert advise. 2. Usually, you should start from the exterior e.g. imagine how rain falls on the property and how it drains OUT of the home. This can affect the wealth and/or power authority or even range from loss to misfortune if not done properly. Anonymous wrote: Is itok to put the stairs or the toilet/shower areain the north sector? The north sector has flying stars 5 and 2. I asked this because I was informedNOT to putstairs nor toilet inthe north sector. 3. You must have got some advice ".. I was informed.." If it is your Geomancer, then please clarify with them. 3.1. Hopefully your Geomancer does not apply the "Kindergarten" type of superficial Feng Shui where North = career... etc... If so, better think twice with such an advice... be it a geomancer or a friend with "expert Feng Shui knowledge". 3.2. Generally, it sounds reasonable to have the toilet at North IF this sector is not the main breadwinner's Eight House = prosperity sector. And the 20 year flying star says what you had mentioned. 4. Please check out the last message where a user here asked about the altar. Go do a search in this forum and you will find so many links and advice on the forum. For example:somepast resources on the altar:http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=15799&new Anonymous wrote: Dear Master Lee, I will be constructing a 3-storey house. The main door& the house will face West 2. I was born inDecember 1966 withKuanumber 8. Is itok to put the stairs or the toilet/shower areain the north sector? The north sector has flying stars 5 and 2. I asked this because I was informedNOT to putstairs nor toilet inthe north sector. The master's bedroom will be on the third floor and will occupy the SW, W and NW sector. (By the way,thehouse has a floor area of 75 sq. meter or 807 square foot per floor.) Where should I put my toilet? In the SW, W or NW sector since all are good directions based on my kua number. What is a good sector to place the altar? Is it good to place other bedrooms in the East (flying stars 3 & 4)and NE (flying star 7and 9)? Looking forward to your advise. Many thanks. 5. It is best that you get a Geomancer to review all the other various questions as this forum focus is more on General Advice not specific to the dot advice. 6. Since, it looks like you are hopingor Want to build your dream home? There are more than meets the eye to just applying Flying Star.

1. Yes, there is such a thing as Yang and Yin Feng Shui. 1.1. Yang Feng Shui is for the living: Earth luck for the living 1.2. Yin Feng Shui is for the dead. And this range from burial site to placement of the altar in a location or home. 2. For example, if we need to place BOTH a deity like Guan Yin, then when facing the altar; the GOD should be to our right. And the ancestor tablet or frame is on the same altar but much lower to it's left. 3. And in addition, all proper altar has to follow Feng Shui ruler dimensions e.g. 49 3/4 inches where the Feng Shui ruler is auspicious for BOTH the living and the dead. 4. Do a SEARCH in this forum and you can find lots of information on where one should place an altar in a home environment:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=15799&new

But what happens if I always GIVE and she always TAKES IT ALL? Can this happen? WHY NOT?

1. Frankly, if one drawsa comparison with the Western zodiac signs; the Western zodiac signs in general also goes by the month and not the Year. 2. Thus, the Western Zodiac signs also goes by MONTH not YEAR; as shown, below:- Aries (Ram) March 21 to April 20. Taurus (Bull) April 21 to May 20. Gemini (Twins) May 21 to June 21. Cancer (Crab) June 22 to July 22. Leo (Lion) July 23 to August 22. Virgo (Virgin) August 23 to September 22. Libra (Scales) September 23 to October 22. Scorpio (Scorpion) October 23 to November 22. Sagittarius (The Archer) November 23 to December 21. Capricorn (Sea-goat) December 22 to January 20. Aquarius (Water Bearer) January 21 to February 19. Pisces (Fish) February 20 to March 20. 3. Therefore, if one looks closely this is really nothing new, or out of the extraordinary nor the concept did not come from thin air. 4. Even the Chinese Horoscope does have a more complicated version e.g. Tze Wei Tou Shou which is close to the Ba zi element analysis. 5. Thus, just imagine, when we go to a certain school. There are as many as 10 classes for those born in each year (some schools and their capacity). And if the teacher were to ask how unique are all of you; we are all "earth-horses!'. This is no longer unique. Looks like a "bunch" of homogenous homo sepiens... 6. Furthermore, ba zi element calculation is based on the "mother of all" common denominator = The Five Elements concept. 7. The ba zi calculation goes as far to tell you whether you are a WEAK or STRONG fire person. Contrast this to just using the YEAR of birth: earth-Horse. 8. So, is your earth-horse : WEAK earth-horse or STRONG earth-horse?

Further to what I had mentioned, as you did not provide your dd.mm.yy (and time of birth); Take alook at an extract of TWO ba zi's of people born within your year of birth = 1978 (within the Chinese New Year of 1978) Sample Male born 1978, Male - 23 Mar 1978 9.00 a.m. to 10.59 a.m.Lunar Calendar: 1978, 2nd month, 15 day Sample Female born in 1978, Female - 24 Nov 1978 11.00 a.m. to 12.59 p.m. Lunar Calendar: 1978, 10th month, 24 day If you see the attachment, both persons like yourself that are born in the YEAR of 1978 are as you had mentioned = Earth-Horse. Thus, the three of you are all born as under the YEAR of the Earth-Horse. So what? Under traditional Ba zi; please see sample chart. There is not only the simplistic YEAR of birth; but there are such things as Day, Month, Hour and even House of Life and House of conception. Under the Ba zi analysis, your more specific element is based on one of the lowest common denominator: THE MONTH that you were born. Why MONTH and not YEAR? Which is more focused Year or month? Under the Ba zi, time can even be left "blank" as often, many other complications like some cannot remember or some say different time in different parts of the year. Thus, anyone Tom, Dick or Harry can be an earth-horse; so can any Ah Lian, Ah Hui and Ah Swee also. So what.

1. If you talking about the kindergarten type of analysis via the horoscope, yes, you are an earth-horse. 2. For example, under my Chinese horoscope site, you are considered as an earth-horse:- http://www.lovesigns.net/horoscope/astro/ehorse.htm 3. Please note that anything above this line has more to do with "kindergarten type of anaysis. 4. For example, everyone born between 7 Feb 1978 to 27 Jan 1979 are considered as an EARTH Horse. http://www.lovesigns.net/horoscope/ayear/a60-80.htm 5. Ba Zi analysis is more specific: the reason why you are a "fire horse" is on your DAY of birth. 6. Which is more specific?Your YEAR of birth or DAY of birth "pillar". 7. Ba zi looks at the minimium of DD MM YY and HH. It also considers two other pillars forthe living: House of Life andHouse of Conception. 8. Basic Chinese horoscope such as those found in my lovesigns.net are very popular in the 1950's to the 1970's. But, as mentioned,these are really kindergarten standard.. type of thing.

Erh.. what you mean by Up mountain, Down water? Simple: All units are UP there! While all basement area enjoy "down water"! OIC! down got water! That's true!

Oops! Can I blame it on poor dimensions of this sausage on my poor sales? Yeah.. go ahead.. make my day!

The stork did not pay attention to what the Geomancer told him. The stork is now confused? To whom should he deliver the baby to? The stork is confused as the baby has yellow skin on his legs and fair skin on his face and body..hmmm.....

Can Feng Shui be a cure all for everything: even bad businesses? Let's all take a powernap, first!

Yes, the location of a dustbin can affect the Feng Shui of a home. What happens if there is no choice but to place the dustbin in a "good" sector? Then make sure that one uses a "designer" type of dustbin at that location.

Say... what is the difference between dogs and bulls? You should ask instead: What is common between the two?

1. In my opinion, there are other considerations. 2. For example, in this Sample Male person's chart, under "Your Ten Deities & Key Characteristics" Authority (zheng guan) = 4 3. Here, one considerationis that one can compare each partner's Authority (zheng guan). 4. For example, if his partner (wife's) Authority is higherthan his; then in Singapore context we can say that his wife will dominate him: 5. And in such a situation,his wife can be considered as " The Minister of Finance and Defence at home".Andthe man? His position in the home is akin to a "Minister without portfolio". 6. There are lots more that ba zi can derive information between the two parties. 7. Often, rather than reading between the lines; one may consider expert help from a geomancer to look at both partner's chart. 8.In my opinion, is for practical reasons, if one has already committed to the other person; for the female,especially if she has been "broken-in" then no point in seeking such help: this can lead to auto-suggestion and self-fullfilling prophecy! 9. If onehas fallen in-love; so be it.... don't look or dwell into this "art" of compatibility.... For example, in the past, many marriages survive very long especially between match-made couples! So what the heck! For girls, if you are not sure, don't open your fly trap to the man will do! Cheers!

The 20 Year Flying base or palace star. Co-incidentally, this years annual star is #5.