Cecil Lee

Birds and trees are secret weapons of Feng Shui

These are some considerations: 1. Sun rays 1.1. Ideally, in an East / West direction; avoid the altar "soaked" in direct sunlight. 1.2. Thus if there is direct sunlight that shines and heat up the altar say from 7.30am to 10.30 or even 11 plus depending on the location it is placed, then there should be a blind or screen or curtains to shield the altar from direct sunlight.. 1.3. The above is more so, if the altar faces or has part of it soaked by the afternoon sun. It is not like you can go and buy a rayban sunglass for e.g. Guan Yin. 2. Ideally, the altar should not share the same wall as the toilet and also avoid having it face the bedrooms etc.. 3. Both in the Indian Vastu principles and Chinese principles: avoid placing an altar along the NE to SW alignment : as this can inadvertently create a portal : where NE is the devils main gate/door and SW the portal's backdoor. 4. Look at it another way: If you home is tiny and if you still want to have an altar: the maxim goes: "Which you prefer the devil or the deep blue see to place that altar?" 4.1 If you have lots of alternative then talk. If none, then unfortunately"shut-up".

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Stop buying modern commercial Feng Shui products. Don't end up having a huge inventory of useless Feng Shui products. When the Buying Stops, the Selling Can!

Anchorvale Fields Sales Brochure: Site Plan and Floor Plans: anchorvale-fields.pdf Lease Commencement in Year 2018 HDB Anchorvale Field's Block 351B and 351C I feel that it is a nice-touch to have both Block 351B and 3551C's central rubbish bin : quite centrally located and also placed next to the common staircase an excellent well thought out design. Looks like this development has a common rubbish chute and a "green" chute, also

Yes, if google map does show the outline of your new home; you can use the method I mentioned earlier via a protractor to determine the correct facing direction of a home. Even if one is standing on an empty land try to take a few readings as sometimes there may be metal objects embedded in the hidden ground. Things like a manhole cover can give off false reading. Or a concrete path which often has a metal mesh to strengthen it. Anything with metal is detrimental to the compass reading. Alternatively, as mentioned previously; you couldseek help from the architectural firm to provide you with the blueprint of your home. Mostof such blueprint should actually have a North marking on it. Or the sales brochure listing the entire estate may also have such a marking.

Another common sense approach is the "unknown" plot of land especially if one's block/stack is facing it. For example, in the HDB West Edge @Bukit Batok; some stacks in this development are facing the Future school plot. What to look out, here? 1. Other than the "noise" from the morning & afternoon assembly (if any) one has to watch out for the roof-line of the future school. For example, often the roof line / edge can pose a poison arrow depending on it's height. Thus, one may in the future find the roof-line aimed towards e.g. a 5th storey flat.

Part II: Yes, it is very common when using an ordinary compass to get mixed compass readings. Often, this is due to things like re-enforced steel rebar embedded into the concrete structure i.e. flooring or walls etc... In modern times; if one can get hold of a printed streetdirectory or an electronic one (as shown in the sample) One will notice that all street directories have the North 0/360 degrees on the top of the page. Even google maps have this geographical north marking in this format. At the equator; the geographical north and magnetic north is very close and are nearly identical. In Canada, the geographical north and magnetic north varies a few degrees. But, this is better than having wide fluctuations in compass readings. A professional compass like the Suunto brand makes compass for different regions. For example: countries in the equator; they sell one for "region 3" that is for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and all countries at the equator. For Canada, should be region 1 and most parts of USA is also within region or zone 1. Anyway, I don't think you do have or would need such a compass if one needs it for just one instance. Thus, you should try to use the streetdirectory or if googlemap captures the outline of your home's building, print it and use a protractor to get the compass direction. Similar to shown in the attachment.

This link shows a Suunto compass that was "balanced for zone 3". Countries that are around the equator:-- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=6&mid=12503&new=

These are some considerations:- Part 1: Hopefully, the home has a properly drawn architect/draftman's plan. If so, there should be a North marking on it. Most of the time, this North marking is accurate. However, in some instances, it may not be accurate.

Sales Brochure: Site Plan and Floor Plans west-crest-@-bukit-batok.pdf Usually, I am more cautious when it comes to housing in close proximity to a petrol station. In my opinion, the main concern are the combination of several factors:- 1. vapour fumes from the storage tanks and/or during customers pumping petrol into their petrol / diesel tank(s). 2. Down-wind or the "right conditions" that may bring the vapour fumes towards the HDB West Crest @ Bukit Batok Estate. These are the two main concerns. Although a fire although not likely is a remote possibility, here. The illustration shows a visualisation of the flow of the vapour fumes (IF ANY) The motto is: Better safe then sorry.. applies, here

Sales Brochure: Site Plan and Floor Plans west-rock-@-bukit-batok.pdf The good news is that for Stacks 720, 722, 724, 726, 736, 738, 740 and 742 fall safely under Flying Stars Period 8 NE2 west-rock-@-bukit-batok.pdf

Is the compass readings at NE1 and SW1 respectively or N3 and S3 respectively? Read on... Blocks 461A and Blocks 461D have stacks are either NE1 facing or SW1 facing. While for Blocks 461B and 461C only stacks 716, 718, 728, 730, 732, 734, 744 and 745 are facing SW1. When this development is completed, it is best to confirm the compass markings closely as these stacks are very close to the borderline of N3 and NE1. For example, when I plotted the protractor onto the sales brochure sitemap, it shows a reading of 23 degrees. While NE1 ranges from 22.5 to 374. And 23 degrees is very close to the borderline of 22.5 degrees! Similiarly, the reading for the SW flying stars show it as 203 degrees. While SW1 falls within 202.5 to 217.4. Again, hopefully, the flat does not become inauspicious if it falls in the middle of the "no man's land" of 202.4 to 202.5 degrees!

1970's airy gate and fence design. In the past, it is common to have homes that have "airy fencing". Usually such homes are on at least on a 5,000 sq ft property. And the homes are built further in and thus can afford to have such "open view" fencing and gate.

Various main gate deigns of landed properties

In today's fast paste Singapore and with so many high-rise flats; Sometimes it is good to take a step-backwards; especially when "touring" the small enclaves of few landed properties left in Singapore. One of the most unappreciated or often; too common to be appreciated is the main gate of landed homes. Many take it for granted. But, I always try to look at the design of landed property homes and the design of their gates.

Before getting that great layout of yours signed-off! Always superimpose e.g. the ground floor layout onto the second storey and look out for the location of the stove(s) and toilets and vice-versa. Often, this is to check on whether the 2nd storey toilet is directly above the main door and/or dining table and/or altar and/or bed location on the ground floor etc...

Blk 664B Waterway Sunbeam: I am glad that the architect avoided a stack or stacks directly facing the drainage/canal that leads towards the sea. By angling the two stacks and creating a void; this negates the inauspicious Shapes and Forms for the two stacks.

Please see attachment. House no. 22 Tosca Street. This house no. 22 Tosca Street has built a "buffer" at the house compound. For example, you can see the outline of the house with a generous compound at the location which may be affected by the T-junction. This house has built a buffer from the T-junction.

House no 5 Fidelio Street is at a T-junction and is considered a "bigger" threat than the house no. 23 Jalan Terang Bulan. Please see attachment

Let's look at the attached onemap.sg. Although house No. 23 Jalan Terang Bulan is located at a T-junction. But if one can visualise from the map; the T-junction is just a small dead-end or no-thru road. And this is just a short road. Not enough for any vehicle to gain MUCH speed (if any) on this short-strip of road. Given this major consideration and the fact that house no. 23 also has brick/cement wall other than it's main gate opening; this house is considered "pretty" safe - from the threat of a fast moving run-away vehicle - which is virtually impossible threat - if any!

Please see attachment photo. In theory, houseNo. 23is considered to be facing a T-junction.

A huge gigantic roman guard? Really?

Applying (MING Tang) or Bright Hall effect in Feng Shui... A mature frangipani tree has both its branches and leaves that are spread out. There are in general two colours: white or pink/reddish. This home although has a large frangipani tree; compared to the mango tree; this tree does not overwhelm the front yard. It also is lovely to look at with its pinkish flowers.

A mango tree that is planted in the ground and often more than 10 years old will have lots of closely packed leaves and can grow tall and "rounded". Often, such trees will encroach or cover area making the ground below very dark and "yin". It is not that favourable for homes e.g. in this attachment to have huge mango tree(s).