Cecil Lee

HDB Buangkok Woods under construction

HDB Buangkok Tropica under construction Background: Block 996

HDB Buangkok Edgeview flats. These main doors are so dim.. thus should not be considered as the frontage of the home.

HDB Buangkok Parkvista under construction and it’s partial green outline of a sweet Apple green hues

Would you believe that there are six sided homes? Look no further than Faber Park, Faber Drive and Faber Walk

HDB Anchorvale Grove and the circular motifs.. Below: Actually this is oval shaped. And not an optical illusion:- Oval shaped:-

Block 991 HDB Buangkok Square .. a Shopping centreshopping centre

From block 996B HDB Buangkok Edgeview; one can get a glimpse of the Kampong:

Buangkok Edgeview Sales Brochure: Site Plan and Floor Plans buangkok-edgeview.pdf HDB Buangkok Edgeview Just T.O.P. This PCN starts from Gerald Drive and goes thru Anchorvale and towards Punggol PCN. To the left of the photo (hidden) is the last KAMPONG Buangkok:- Finally, a small shopping centre. The nearest is Giant which is around 800 metres away.. View of Fernvale (furthest) then Seletar Springs condo and the nearest is Mugliston Park. A small enclave of landed properties. Many years back the river was the resting place of broken down Sampan wooden boats. Thus this place was called “Tongkang picha” or broken down boats.. The linkway from carpark to Block B at 8th storey

1. The marking labeled "A" indicates that the three blocks, 25, 27, and 29, with their stacks oriented towards the expressway, are indeed quite noisy. 2. The marking labeled "C" represents a potential site for housing or facilities. In contrast, marking "B" denotes a smaller plot, with the specifics of what may or may not be constructed there still to be determined. 3. The Holcim batching plant frequently serves as a mixing point for cement and aggregate. It is hoped that it does not contribute to a dusty environment, if such an environment exists. Regardless, this situation may not be permanent, as once the majority of construction, particularly in Sengkang West, is completed, it may be closed. 4. All of the aforementioned factors are often taken into account, as even high-rise floors with unobstructed views may eventually be obstructed. Additionally, there is the consideration of construction noise over a two to three-year timeframe. 4.1 It is hoped that the buildings (if any) at markings "B" or "C" do not feature sharp corners directed towards these two stacks. 5. Noise from the expressway is anticipated; however, it is not expected to be significantly worse than that experienced at Bellewaters marking "A". 6. Anchorvale Crescent Road is not classified as a major road, and currently, only one bus service operates there. Therefore, residents on higher floors should not be overly concerned about traffic noise. 6. Both stacks are situated away from the guard room, alleviating concerns regarding vehicles turning into the development and approaching either of these two stacks. 7. It is unfortunate that, according to Flying Stars Feng Shui, the double auspicious wealth stars #8’s x 2 are wasted at the rear of the unit. Consequently, from now until 2023, the "luckier" stacks or units are those facing south. 8. The presence of a hospital is another factor to consider, whether positively or negatively. The closest facility to the Sengkang community hospital is The Vales. 8.1 Particularly concerning The Vales, there is a certain stigma associated with living in proximity to the hospital, especially for those units facing it. This may influence the resale value if potential buyers take this into account. However, some individuals may not perceive this as an issue. 8.2 On the positive side, I understand that some buyers at The Vales purchased their units for their potential rental value. Similarly, Treasure Crest, although located further away, remains within walking distance from the hospital. 8.3 Where is the Pathology department located within this hospital? The Pathology department, also referred to as the 'collection point', serves as the area where the deceased are transported to this waiting space. Here, a family member is responsible for identifying the body and making arrangements for its transfer to a mortuary or casket company. It is hoped that this area does not directly face the current Heavy Vehicle carpark, as proximity to such locations is generally considered unfavorable in terms of luck. 9. Once the Heavy Vehicle carpark is removed, there remains uncertainty regarding what might take its place in the future. It is highly unlikely that a school will be established there. It could potentially accommodate support or ancillary facilities, or perhaps even a type of 'kopitam'. If this occurs, it may influence the atmosphere of Treasure Crest, in addition to introducing the odors of cooked food, as well as the presence of cockroaches and rats, among other concerns. 10. What is the location of the Central rubbish chute? Its placement is not ideal if it is situated next to the main entrance of the unit.

Case Study 12A: Lamp posts, pillars, roof-lines and tree trunks 1. Any of the above should not be aimed towards a unit’s opening such as a window or balcony. 2. If aimed towards the living room windows or balcony practically hardest to cure (if any) 2.1. Photo (below): Lamp posts on the roof garden of HDB Multi-storey car par (MSCP) car park. 2.2. HDB's Sales Brochure will indicate how high the MSCP is. Given that there is no standard floors. Some MSCP are 5th storey with a garden at the 6th. Others are 7th storeys etc... 2.3. It is a Sha Qi or poison arrow if such a lamp post slides towards the window of a unit. Especially towards the living room windows. 2.4. If so, it is "harder" to cure. Unlike a bedroom. Where one can "permanently draw-down the day curtain". 2.4.1. Here, if it is not "seen" it is no longer a threat applies. 2.4.2. But it would not be great if we "permanently draw-down the living room's day curtain or night curtain". 3. Please note that this illustration is from an MSCP of a Tampines estate. 3.1. I chosen it to illustrate Sha Qi or poison arrows of one form or other: 3.2. Possible poison arrow from lamp post if it is aimed towards a neighbouring unit’s windows (if any): 2. Remarkably the lamp post is not the culprit. But the roof line of the MSCP’s roof is:- Below: Lamp post not a threat. But the MSCP roof-line is a threat, here:- Sometimes corners of an MSCP may become a potential Sha Qi or poison arrow: 3. Thus be careful of the roof-line of a shelter or pavilion also aimed towards a unit's opening such as a bedroom/living room windows:- Case Study 12B: Sha Qi or poison arrow from a tree trunk aimed towards a unit's opening. 1. A Sha Qi from a tree trunk is like a vertical knife slicing towards a unit's or several unit's openings. 2. Just imagine this: If a car was say to slam into this tree. And if the tree trunk is as thick or thicker than this two examples; where supposely the car splits into two. 2.1. Then this is a Sha Qi. 2.2. The above illustration is imaginery. But gives a general idea that one should consider the thickness / hardness of the tree trunk. 2.3. For example, if the tree trunk is from a young papaya tree; some effort and the tree trunk topples. If so, there is no concern from this. LOL. 3. In this example, the Palm tree's trunk is aimed towards a unit's balcony/balcony panel:- 3.1. When Ecopolitan Just T.O.P. 4. Photo (Below). Another photo of another unit at Ecopolitan:- 4.1. When this palm tree matures, and as the trunk gets taller and taller. 4.2. 2nd, 3rd, 4th storeys etc.. may be affected by this Sha Qi. 5. Unfortunately, there is no way one could find out where the landscapers would place each tree in a under construction development.. 5.1. Often, one only finds out often too late during key collection. 5.2. If aimed at a living Cum dining room balcony open; then it is more difficult to cure. Vs it aimed towards a bedroom window. Here drawing the day current "permanently" is a possible cure. 6. If in doubt or to avoid the above, do skip these units. (Where possible). Related:

Case Study 11: Interested in purchasing a unit at the highest floor of the block. 1. One of the main concerns of purchasing the highest floor is the concern of a leaking ceiling. 2. Some are also concerned with the potential heat if there is no proper insulation. 3. Recently I was doing a can or cannot buy evaluation at a highest floor unit at Parc Palais condo. 4. Both the potential buyer and myself saw what looks like water leak stains in several areas : kitchen and rooms / toilet(s). Here, the water tank is directly above this unit. My client decided not to purchase this unit. 5. Location: Just T.O.P. Buangkok Edgeview roof-TOP unit:- 5.1. The left most round water tank is around this unit’s living room. And the other water tank is above the bedroom(s):

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1. Frankly, this piece of triangular land can be subjective. 2. Thus if one were to asks several Feng Shui Masters (FSMs), I believe, the majority will quickly say that is an inauspicious shaped land. 3. Frankly, I see it differently. Given that this is a virgin piece of land. 3.1. Thus, I will personally try to figure a way to make this piece acceptable with proper Shapes and Forms Feng Shui. 4. In addition, the first time I would do is to understand where is the possible entry and exit in/out of the property. Given that under common sense, most drivers would not expect a vehicle to slow down and turn into a property lot. 5. Therefore, applying both sound Feng Shui principles: a squarish /rectangular home + a safer entry and exit of this property, this is my proposed solution:- 6. If we consider the virtual red-line above, then the profile of the land no longer looks like a triangle lot. 7. Since there is no physical boundary, then marking in yellow "A" is considered as "bonus" corner land does work, here. In fact, there are many places where this area A is for recreation or a pavilion. 8. In addition, another saving grace is that this plot curves outwards and not inwards. Thus not perfect but acceptable.

Between these two: door beside rubbish chute is worst of the two.

This is based purely on "Symbolism." Yes, a conservative geomancer would consider water flowing out of the "mouth" of the house. Be it a lion's mouth or other creature's mouth. On the same notion: some geomancer say that if the water flow stops. Then, it may be the reverse. Looks like a "hungry" lion with an open mouth towards neighbour's home.

Frankly this has nothing to do with Feng Shui. Feng Shui is scientific. Thus, there is nothing hardcoded. And if one were to ask 100 persons; most likely it is as good as flipping a coin... heads or tail; yes or no. For the Chinese; it is a taboo to move the “bed of conception” during the pregnancy. Or participate in anything remotely resembling the renovations or move-in.. for fear of touchwood accidents etc.. that’s all.

In Asia, green roof was common especially for places of worship. In the 1970’s some homes use green roof tiles. But the most common today is the traditional clay or orange coloured tiles. Well green is in my opinion still an okay colour.. under your description, above.

Frankly, there is usually more than your neighbour's main door. However, you are considered praticing trial and error ...... https://www.geomancy.net/wiki/The_Customer_Engineer_Concept Perhaps, since your friend has already placed the item(s).. whenever someone place something.. wait for a week or two before placing any other "cures" or enhancements. So that one can incrementally (if any) know if it may or may not be the right thing. For example, maybe somewhere in the home or in a bedroom, there could be some bad Feng Shui stars such as #5 = misfortune/sickness combined with #2 sickness as found in this sample illustration:- In the above illustration #5 with #2 signifies = sickness or illness. Stomach, hands and legs injuries. This is why I mentioned, "usually more to it than meets the eye"...

1. D = Forfar Heights block 48 and E = block 52 is quite a distance away. Thus although there may seem to be poison arrows; it is in my opinion a distance away. Thus not an issue. 2. F = Forfar Heights MSCP = block 53A is not an issue. 3. G = Church of the Good Shepherd does not have a church cross. And there is no church cross on the spine of the roof-top aimed towards this unit = okay. 4. C = The roof-lines of Blk 82 and 83 of Dawson.. are also not an issue. 5. A = this road is also no issue. 6. B = MRT track with noise reduction barrier is parallel to the unit. And no threat. Except expect some "noise pollution" from the noise generated by the trains wheels...

You wrote: "First question: is this a good land to build a house? " Looks like the entrance leading to the home is a cul-de-sac. Thus so long as the main door or the door or any openings, here do not face a straight path with the driveway towads the home is okay. For example, your proposed home should not look like this. Where the yellow zone is so exposed to the purple arrow. You wrote: "I will make the back door where my students enter larger and showier than the front door, which will look more plain. Is this a good idea??? " Under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui, one can take advanage of the creek view. And have the FRONTAGE of the house facing the creek (side) of the house. Especially if there are outstanding views, there. In such a situation; although the house-to-be will face SW; the actual facing direction or frontage as defined by Feng Shui could be NE direction.

The Moon Cake Festival with a Child's Style Mooncake On quiet Mid-Autumn evenings, when the full moon hangs low and round like a lantern in the sky, some of the most vivid memories are not of the mooncakes themselves, but of something far humbler: a small, golden-brown pig made entirely of mooncake skin, sitting snugly in a bright little “pig basket.” Its glossy back shines under the fluorescent lights of the old bakery. Around it, neat rows of proper mooncakes sit in stately boxes stamped with calligraphy and gold foil. They are gifts for adults—filled with lotus paste, red bean, salted egg yolks. The piglet, by contrast, is clearly a child’s treasure. It looks like a toy before it looks like food. Yet for many children, that pig-shaped biscuit is the true taste of the Mooncake Festival. --- A Pig in a Basket A mooncake-skin biscuit shaped like a whole little pig, placed in a distinctive “pig basket”. These colourful baskets look just like the old rattan baskets farmers once used to cage their pigs when transporting each one. During the Mooncake Festival, these colourful baskets each hold a pig-shaped biscuit made from mooncake skin. The biscuit tastes exactly like the baked outer skin of a traditional mooncake. Parents and grandparents often bought these child-friendly, bite-sized “pig-shaped biscuits” for their children or grandchildren.The only difference from actual mooncakes is that there is no red bean paste inside them—just pure mooncake skin—truly a treat many children eagerly waited for in earnest every year. Circled in red: the yellow, purple, pink, and red baskets... At first glance, the whole ensemble is playful, almost whimsical: a mooncake-skin biscuit shaped like a plump little pig, placed carefully in a miniature “pig basket.” These colourful baskets—often yellow, purple, pink, or red—look just like the old rattan cages farmers once used to transport live pigs one by one. The resemblance is deliberate, a tiny echo of a rural past. Inside the basket, the piglet biscuit lies curled, its body rounded, its snout slightly upturned, tiny ears pressed back as if listening. Its surface is the glossy tan of well‑baked mooncake crust. Break off a piece and it tastes exactly like the outer skin of a traditional mooncake: faintly sweet, with the fragrance of baked flour, sugar syrup, and a hint of oil. No salted yolk, no lotus paste, no red bean paste—just pure mooncake skin. And that is precisely its charm. For children who found traditional mooncakes too rich or cloying, these piglets were perfect: light, crisp at the edges, slightly chewy at the centre, and sized for small hands and small stomachs. Parents and grandparents would buy them not only as a snack, but as an unspoken promise: *You are part of this festival too.* --- A Child’s Mooncake The piglet biscuit is, in many ways, the “children’s mooncake.” It mirrors the adult version but strips away all complexity. Where the mooncake is dense and symbolic—round like the moon, heavy with layered meanings of reunion, prosperity, and continuity—the piglet is simple and immediate. It does not require an explanation; it is simply fun. Children rarely care about the poetry of ancient scholars admiring the moon or the dynastic legends whispered around the teapot. They care about texture, colour, and delight: the satisfying crack as their teeth break the piglet in half, the pleasure of carrying their own little basket by its handle, swinging it back and forth as they walk under the paper lanterns. That bright basket was part toy, part treasure chest. The moment a child received it, the festival became personal. While adults sliced mooncakes into careful wedges, debating which bakery’s recipe was superior this year, children hugged their piglet baskets close. The festival was no longer just about watching adults perform tradition; it was about having something of their own to look forward to, year after year. --- Memory Woven into Plastic The baskets themselves are small marvels of cultural memory. The modern ones are usually made of colourful plastic, but their design is rooted in older rural life. Once upon a time, farmers transported small pigs in rattan cages—sturdy, airy enclosures that allowed the animals to be carried to markets or new owners. That same shape has been transformed, miniaturized, and dyed in cheerful colours: violet, canary yellow, candy pink, bright red. In an era where many children grow up in high-rise apartments, far from farms and animal pens, this pig basket is a tiny bridge to an older world. It is an object that quietly carries history, even if no one explains it outright. A grandparent might smile and say, “In the old days, real pigs were carried like this,” and with that a line is drawn between a child in plastic sandals and a farmer decades ago trudging through muddy lanes. The pig in the basket becomes more than a snack: it becomes a story. Between Past and Present The Mooncake Festival—also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival—is often portrayed as a grand, elevated celebration. There are tales of Chang’e flying to the moon, of Houyi the archer shooting down nine suns, of secret messages hidden inside mooncakes to start rebellions. Lanterns glow, tea is poured, the moon is admired in its perfect roundness. But somewhere beneath those legends lies the everyday reality: festivals endure not just because of myths, but because of small, repeatable joys. The pig-shaped biscuit is one of these. It marks the festival on a very human scale. You do not need to understand mythology to enjoy it. You do not need to stay up late reading poems about the moon. You just need to reach into that basket and snap off the pig’s ear. For many, the memory of these piglets is tied to a specific kind of anticipation. In the weeks leading up to the festival, bakeries would start displaying them in their windows, often arranged in neat pyramids of colour. Children pressed their noses against the glass, eyes drawn not to the premium mooncakes in ornate tin boxes, but to the rows of tiny pigs smiling out from their baskets. That yearly wait—for *your* piglet, in *your* chosen basket colour—was part of the festival rhythm. The sight of those yellow, purple, pink, and red baskets signalled that the holiday was truly coming. --- The Taste of Childhood What lingers long after the festival is over is not just the flavour, but the feeling associated with it. Ask an adult who grew up with these piglet biscuits, and their description becomes oddly specific: the soft crackle of the plastic basket handle, the faint plastic smell mingling with the aroma of baked dough, the way the pig’s snout was often the first part to go. Some remember saving the basket long after the biscuit was gone, using it to store marbles, rubber bands, erasers, or tiny secrets. Others remember siblings fighting over who got which colour. The biscuit itself was modest, almost plain, yet it became infused with meaning because of all the hands that passed it on. A grandparent choosing it with a careful eye. A parent hurrying home from the market, clutching the basket so it wouldn’t be crushed on the bus. A child receiving it with the kind of joy that adults often forget they once possessed. The piglet biscuit is proof that not all traditions are solemn. Some are light-hearted, even playful—and it is precisely these small, gentle rituals that fasten themselves most firmly to the heart. --- More Than Just a Cute Snack Today, the world moves quickly. Mooncakes come in ice cream form, in low-sugar, vegan, or durian flavours, packaged in boxes that look like luxury handbags. The humble piglet, sitting quietly in its simple basket, can easily be overshadowed. In some places, it has already become a nostalgic curiosity—something older generations point out in photos: “We used to eat these when we were young.” Yet its quiet significance remains. It reminds us that festivals are not just about elaborate displays or expensive gifts, but about accessible joy: something a child can hold in their hand and finish in a single afternoon. It shows how culture can be transmitted not only through grand rituals, but through small edible tokens of affection. A pig-shaped biscuit in a colourful basket may seem trivial compared to the moon’s vast glow or centuries-old legends. But in the private night sky of memory, it can shine just as brightly. For those who once waited all year to receive that little pig, the Mooncake Festival will never be only about the moon in the sky—it will always also be about the pig in the basket, the crunch of mooncake skin between their teeth, and the warmth of a hand that placed it gently in theirs.

My first encounter of a condo that has a spring loaded refuse bin door. In addition, the door has fine mesh on it. A good idea. But apparently this specific door takes much effort to “prise open”. Thus can be a hassle for an elderly or a young teenager... Hopefully the tension can be adjusted or fine tuned.

DJitsun Mall @ Bedok Central TOP in 1st Quarter 2018 Under the Five Elements concept this mall which is rectangular is considered as belonging to the earth element.