Cecil Lee

These are some considerations: 1. Unfortunately in reality; what you mentioned is true. 3 + years ago; bigger brand new 99year old condo units can go for 800K or 900K. 2. Thus, today, when the supply has not caught up; be prepared to pay even 1.5M for a new 99 year old leasehold apartment. 3. Frankly majority would prefer to buy brand-new. Even for freehold apartments. 4. If you have no choice from 2013 to early 2015; can understand, you may have to adjust your personal THRESHOLD. Given that you have a size constraint. 5. Thus, in real life; after 2015; when the glut especially more and more supply + TOP; then I feel the threshold of $1.2M is achievable. 6. For practical reasons; the current insurance is at least a 99 leasehold (close to or next to) an MRT is better than one that is no where near one. 7. For example, one of my old client; wanted a bigger flat. They sold their freehold condo in River valley road. And the criteria is to get a bigger flat. 7.1. As originally, wife can't conceive. And by coincidence; after the Feng Shui; just gave birth to a baby boy. Went with them to view several flats. We had a chat and fortunately, they nearly wanted to buy a penthouse for >1.2m at Parkview EC; Sengkang. 7.2. They instead finally bought a 99year at Kovan Residence. (quite new as TOP pretty recent). 7.3. Although 99 years but just a few metres away from Kovan Residence. 8. Thus, given that they had similar constraints "bigger" flat; at least their trump card is still a home that is "next" to an MRT. Compared to the Parkview EC. In rental or resale; which will be a better insurance?

These are some considerations: 1. In period 7; usually if Flying Stars are applied; you should be looking for the location of the following numbers: Mountain Star (MS)#7 and Water(W)#7. As at that period : 1984 to 2003; the reigning wealth star is = #7. 2. In period 8; using the same Period 7, SW1 chart; 2.1. #7 becomes the past prosperity number. 2.2. #8 becomes the CURRENT prosperity wealth star. 2.3. Thus there will still be no change in the flying star chart. But locate where the MS#8 is at and the W#8 also. 2.4. For example, in period 8, theWater star#8 is located at North and the Mountain Star #8 is at East sector. 3. In period 9; especially if the house is not completely torn down or major renovations done; one should still use Period 7, SW1 chart. 3. But since this will be period 9; then locate where are the Water#9 and MS#9. As in Period 9; #9 becomes the current prosperity star(s) while #8 becomes the PAST prosperity stars. 4. Your sum of fear is realised! In fact, in Period 9 and if we still retain the Period 7 SW1 chart; the MS#9 flies to the SE and Water #9 files to the South. These two sectors will have auspicious "Current" prosperity stars. 5. Thus, based on THE FACTS; most likely your friend's master MAY be pulling a fast one on your friend. 6. A Period 7, SW1 facing home will have MS#7 and Water#7 at it's frontage, thus as I had mentioned previously #7, today : is the PAST prosperity star(s). 7. BUT if you are using Period 8, SW1 stars then you will find the Water star = #8. While the Mountain Star (MS) = #8. Thus, if there is visible frontage at the frontage of such a house and there is sufficient back(ing) at the home; then in theory; this is a good house. 8. Thus, frankly, I have clearly illustrated, above that there is nothing difficult about applying Flying Star. And the fact speaks for itself. 9. To sum up: if the house has no major renovations done or torn and rebuilt usually it is still a Period 7 e.g. SW1 home. 9.1. Only thing to remember that if this is 1984 to 2003; then locate theLeft (MS) and Right (Water) stars = 7 = CURRENT prosperity during that period. 9.2. Correspondingly, if this is 2004 to 2023 (under Period 8); then locate where are the #8's ? 9.3. If this is 2024 to 2043 (under Period 9) then locate where are the #8's; that's all. 10. From this logic; I am afraid; if purely based on Flying stars; your friend's master has just pulled a fast one on him! Your some of concerns are realised... Lots of smoke coming from that master's ears for sure!

Attached is a chart showing my personal threshold for purchase of a home in Singapore: 1. I don't mind paying $1m to $1.2m for a 99year leasehold especially if it has certain advantages e.g. short distance to an MRT station (not LRT). Or within 1KM to a good school. 2. I will not consider anything above $1.2m for 99year leaseholds; in my opinion and not as mentioned under Para 1. 3. 999 years come under the above consideration. In Singapore, most if not all 999 year homes as if I am not mistaken they have only around 7xx+ years left.

In the government master plan; there seems to be a new MRT station on the existing North-South line. In the master plan; it shows "Canberra MRT station". If so, in the future (perhaps) it would be good news for the aged Yishun Emerald condo; the newly under construction Eight Courtyards; One Canberra and near-by Yishun flats. As the people; there may perhaps one fine day; do not need to take a feeder service to the Yishun MRT station. Attachment showing the suspected future (don't know when - if ever) Canberra MRT station

Some of the partitions mentioned in the attachment are considered inauspicious.

Center of the photo showing the auspicious infinity loop symbol.There are many standarddesigns based onMandarin word characters also likeLongevity, Prosperity. Often, also seen on the clothings of the figurines: Fu Luo Shou... etc...

These are some considerations for a partition:- 1. Usually, and not a must. Often partition size are: 35" (pretty small); 42" or huge 49 3/4" in width. The thickness for practical reasons is not that critical. 2. Ideally, under common sense; there should at least be 900 cm clearance from the door to the partition to allow ease of bringing in things into the apartment. 3. Best not to have flimsy partition e.g. those that e.g. have a few panels. Again for practical reasons; such partition may topple down. Thus if one really likes to place a partition; it should be able to withstand "wind" blowing from inside of the house out of the door and vice versa. 4. Thus a partition that sway with the wind is often irritating, to say the least. 5. Where possible; do not have vertical panels that are even numbers as often, when standing at the main door; even number of panels can symbolise a split e.g. 2 panels or 4 panels is considered "inauspicious". 6. Where possible; the panel should not have highly reflective panel facing the main door. Again, this is common sense. Where for some; when returning home; may get a "shock" seeing a "figure" or shadow when entering the home. 7. The two panels that you have shown are acceptable. In fact; in the 1990's I do see some having panels with koi fishes etched into the glass panel(s). 8. In the past; the first generation HDB flats have doors and door frame that have auspicious "openings" e.g. 35". Thus, it makes sense that the partition could be auspicious dimensions as mentioned under Para 1, above. 9. In addition, contrary to popular belief; a partition need not be "air-tight". But can be see thru. And may contain display shelves. Again, these shelves must not have a vertical split where there are even number of display shelving. 10. Do avoid having a circle design for the partition. 11. For Chinese motif; such as Longevity, Prosperity or infinity symbol are equally popular for those who like all things Chinese. These are typically seen at some Chinese restaurants e.g. in San Francisco Chinatown and elsewhere. 12. The partition also need not reach the full height of the ceiling. For some homes partition height are kept at the main door frame height or lower to allow light to bounce up above the partition to bring more light to the foyer. 13. Avoid placing a set of Fu Lou Shou figurines facing the main door e.g. if the partition has a display shelf. Some say that it is like employing them as security guard for the home. (Disrespectful). 14. There are more common sense, stuff; but for now: I tried to recall as much as I could.

Apologies, this is only a general forum. And specific to .... http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=33017&new=

Please note that the attachment is based on guess work and should not be relied upon for purchase of any home(s) or apartment(s) nearby. From one of the government blue-print; there seems to be an MRT line running from Jalan Kayu to "Neram" station and downwards.... As one can see; I find that the actual Neram Road and it's surroundings are fully built with landed properties. Most likely, the government would not take-over any of the landed properties as it is costly to do so. Before the new "highway' was up; I thought that the location could be the old post office. But it seems; that location is a road leading to the new aerospace park at Seletar. I suspect that Neram station MAY be located opposite Greenwich shopping centre or near-by : once pig farm. See attachment. As mentioned in the illustration: I am not responsible if the station does not materialise. Thus don't rely on what I mentioned if one intends to purchase a home there. Your guess is as good as mine... Caution: Let's face it; sometimes; the Seletar Line may never be built or there may not be a station called Neram or Greenwich. Or by the time the lease of the property drawn down to below 60 years; suddenly the line may be built. Or if they did a tunnel below Jalan Kayu towards Seletar Road; may cause soil settlement and worse; the development becomes unsafe... and need to be acquired by the government.... Lastly; although the condo is amidst landed; but it is only a miserable 99 years old (for the room type; the lease costs greater than $1.5 or MORE million of dollars. And can only perhaps last0.8 of ageneration and say bye bye to it)

Best of Luck! Actually; many Feng Shui concepts are derived from common sense. Some of the common sense concerns of a flat facing a lift entrance are: 1. Privacy. When the lift door opens; the people inside will naturally look out. And if the unit main door directly faces the lift.... think about it... 2. Fire concern. It can be both ways.Touch wood; that is why most flats close to the lift use 1/2 hour rated doors. Seldom; a lift catches fire. Sometimes; it is simply pure common sense. The rest has more to do with "human factors". For example, some do a Feng Shui audit; for that "peace of mind" thing. Same as human factors and never discount: that "try to feel at ease or good"... Best of Luck, Tina!

Sorry for the side-track. Last year, I bought a freehold home 1km from Tao Nan / CHIJ. I reviewed and most likely felt that one of the stations is at the location as shown in the attachment. Early this year; a client told me that; coincidentally, she spilled out that a reliable source told her that one of the new stations for the Marine Parade Line is opposite the Marine Parade community centre. Which is exactly as shown. Again, I am not liable for any loss if anyone purchase based on this. My hope is that this will realise.

Generally, sentiments aside; Feng Shui is acceptable. (Subject to best facing direction for the "breadwinner" and maybe more in-depth review or simply for now; based on personal instincts. Please take a-look at the attachment. Sorry, if it is abit blur. But looks like in the future, practically every where got MRT or LRT. Don't quote me; but I had previously reviewed and looks like there is a line from Jalan Kayu. And most likely at first I thought that when they pull down the post office at the Junction of Jalan Kayu / Yio Chu Kang to earmark for an MRT station. Most likely, I think the "Neram" MRT station should be around the location or opposite this site; which is empty.... Personally, I missed the ground floor units which are approx. 4 metre high ceiling. If ground floor units; pretty good "buy". But sandwiched in between these and before penthouse; I did not consider buying it. But I am pretty sure or have a feeling, the Neram MRT could be directly opposite Greenwich .... maybe that empty plot of land.. If so, it is a plus for Seletar Park Res... 100 metres away.. maybe...

In my opinion; the best situation is if there are EXTERNAL openings. Thus, if the study room has "external" openings; can try to activate it. For example, of course, when out of home; close the windows; but if at home especially after a heavy rainfall; or if you know that there is a constant "hi" and "low" pressure zone occurring; can open the window to allow good qi to flow in: even in the kitchen if there are windows.. not necessarily just the windows at the stud area.

Frankly besides Feng Shui; Seletar Park Residence being only a 99 year lease property; even for a 3 bedroom (not 4 bedroom) is costing around $1.55M; to me I could easily get a FREEHOLD apartment, now for much less. It is a pity; 99 year lease within a blink of an eye... for $1.55M or more is like handing over money later to the "government". My personal belief (not Feng Shui is that); today; for anything below $1M or even $1.2M (if near MRT) is ok for 99 leasehold. But anything above that amount; pretty silly to pay for a 99 year (miserable) leasehold. When reach 60 years.. harder for bank loans and CPF disbursement!

Sorry for the poor image, as I simply took a photo from an existing brochure that I have for Seletar Park Residences

Early I was attracted to the place. As when I drive in to the show room; it seems serene and peaceful. And I believe; the most attractive was the ground floor units which has very high ceiling. But believe most ground floor units taken. Must be careful of specific units that may be cut by the roof ..... For example 4 bedroom Type D2 stack 61 has to take extra care that the roof of the club-house does not slice or cut in that unit's frontage. In the end; as the price of 99 has caught up with freehold; decided to purchase a freehold 1km from Tao Nan in Katong area. I (strongly) believe; this is not Feng Shui; but a future MRT station will be close to it.

Frankly; I feel that Fu dogs has more to do with decorations. From a "human" factor; perhaps, if placing "something" makes one feel at ease (or in psychology = uplift or makes one feel good ... no harm right? So go ahead...) It is not the "size" that matters; but take a cue from why people place a laughing Buddha at home usually face the main door... when one comes into a home again.. it is suppose to make one feel at ease.... As mentioned, above "size" does not matter. When one purchase such an object; in theory; under shapes and forms:- 1.1. each of the Fu dog should be well endowed e.g. plumb and well nourished and actually SMILING... and not fierce ... 1.2. In theory; often it should be white to represent = metal element. And often under Five Elements concept; each dog should be wearing a red ribbon and a "pearl" each...

Reference: http://forum.geomancy.net/wiki/Types_of_Ba_Gua_Mirror Yes, generally, a convex mirror is used to "deflect" sha qi i.e. be it a lamp post or tree trunk or even facing a lift. The Ba gua trigram used in the outer dial of the convex mirror is the correct type of "Trigram" formation. This type of mirror is considered as a dual role mirror i.e. the convex mirror is to deflect sha qi. and the outer rim i.e. the ba gua trigram formation services another purpose i.e. suppose to "protect" the home from "evil-forces". There are some who only use a larger eg. 3 inch convex mirror surrounded by a red plastic circular frame is equally common i.e. without the outer-ringba gua trigram.

In my opinion; if one is planning to D.I.Y. Feng Shui; often no two situations or home / apartment are similar. This involves: Understanding resources; prepare various reports and analyse them. In fact, no site can ever spoon-feed any-one again in a D.I.Y. environment.

3rd Gen HDB 5 Bedroom Point-Block Flats located opposite Ris Grandeur Condo. These type of flats were built around late 1980's (1988 to 1990's).

Yet to be launched Executive Condo at Punggol called: Waterwoods. Another sheer coincidence that Trees produce wood? Erh.. might as well also call it WaterTREEs condo... So far this development seems all so "square". The site is squarish; all blocks are built along an outline of a square. And this development has units that are purely Flying Stars: N2, S2, E2 and W2. A simple design, yet fully functional with lots of clear space between each stack. One of the better "safe, safer, safest" Shapes and Forms design around. Immediately, this gets 100% marks under this area, alone.

This is what you get when you combine robotics, the projection-mapping of 3D computer graphics, and an actor all working together in perfect synchronization. It's a five-minute short film called "The Box" ? and it's nothing short of revolutionary. The short film was produced by San Francisco-based design and engineering firm Bot & Dolly. It's the first of its kind ? an achievement the producers believe will "radically transform theatrical presentations and define new genres of expression." The creators describe the film as being both an ?artistic statement and technical demonstration?, one that explores ?the synthesis of real and digital space through projection mapping on moving surfaces?. To create this stunning effect, Bot & Dolly used an actor, two high-resolution projectors, two 2D monitors, and three industrial robots (one for the camera) that were synchronized and controlled by integrating their own software with Autodesk's Maya. And yes, this live performance was all captured in camera. http://io9.com/this-short-film-just-took-projection-mapping-to-the-nex-1383033085

Many designers often predict what colours would be popular for the following year. Same here in Singapore. One step further is that developers follow a trend in naming their condominiums. In the 1990's, many condominiums start with THE e.g. THE Bayshore etc... In 2010, many condominiums use Residence e.g. Kovan Residence By coincidence, I happen to visit newly TOP condos that have the word TREE in them: Tree House @ Chestnut avenue / Petir Road and 100 Trees @ West Coast (formerly Hong Leong). I can assure you that I had counted the trees at 100 trees and the inventory are as follows: this condo as at middle Sept 2013 has: 101 trees and 100 small plants (bushes).... Hope that the trees don't fall below 100 trees. Else dread to think that it should be changed to "99 Trees condo".

Tree House condo has just TOP. It has an unusual cage like pavilion...

With Singapore being a pretty small country, it's easy to kid ourselves into thinking we know all there is to know about the city. But after a long stare at this infographic (oh, how we love a spot of data porn), it became fairly obvious that we know far, far less than we thought. Who knew that we had a gazillion different trees? And we're super speedy when it comes to getting around on foot? And the huge wheel that we tend to forget about is the hugest of them all? Check out the infographic for yourselves to discover even more about our proud little island:- http://www.exmag.sg/ex-files/infographic-10-cool-things-about-singapore