Cecil Lee

Yes, yes, yes! I SOLD HIGH! BUT Oops! I also purchased HIGH! *SUCKS* No choice! If not, where am I gona stay? Around 12 years ago... property developers gave away or absorbStamp Duty + some give furniture allowance.... Today, the gimmicks includes:- 1. Standard discount = 12% 2. Absorb Stamp Duty = 3% 3. Referral or previous owner of developer's property e.g. Far East = 1%+ 4. Stay in near vicinity = 1% 5. Maintenance fees (6 months = Seletar Park; 5yrs Seastrand) 6. Renovation "voucher" = $10,000 or more 7. Also got: Move closer to what discount (Bartley Residences) 8. 9 yrs country club or $15,000 9. Others... God knows what else is free? So, did I hear that the property boom is starting to crash? severly in 2016? With the elections looming... for sure... the government will not be giving away PR citizenship and importing foreign talents so freely.. Therefore... a huge property correction will be guaranteed during that period....

Waterfront Key @Bedok Reservoir, very soon will TOP...

Several of the layouts at Bartley Residences also spot a WC next to the main entrance area. In Feng Shui, this is not ideal ....

Facing both reduced field of buyers + competition from nearby (Watercolours - EC & Sea Esta) Supply exceeds demand..... It has been a long time since we hear of:- 1. "absorb" stamp duty 2. Pay upfront maintenance fees for the next 5 years 3. Give 9 year's country club membership or accept$15,000.00 4. Some units also got "STAR BUY" DISCOUNT.. Note: this quote was given sometime back; thus may not be valid anymore.... but I believe, for sure, prices are going to go down.. not up.....

These are some considerations: 1. You wrote: "Regarding the stove, actually the stove is actually at the SE side but the knobs are facing NW. Is it consider fire at Heaven's gate." 2. Applying common sense; it is similar to this logic: 2.1. I own a home and I stay in it. My earth luck comes from this home. 2.2. I own this home and the entire home is rented out. Feng Shui cannot be based on remote control If you don't stay there, one is not affected by the earth luck of that (rented) home. 2.3. Para 2.2 applies to your above question. 3. You wrote: "The other way would be at the NE area but facing a window at SW. But if the window is 4m away, is it ok? Would doing a table top counter in between help?" 3.1. Only the writer knows what he is exactly writing about, here. Sean L. wrote: Thanks for the advise. Regarding the stove, actually the stove is actually at the SE side but the knobs are facing NW. Is it consider fire at Heaven's gate. The other way would be at the NE area but facing a window at SW. But if the window is 4m away, is it ok? Would doing a table top counter in between help? Thanks. Lim

These are some considerations: 1. Many property developers were caught with their pants down when the govt announced cooling measures in the residential property market. 2. Just imagine, this development and Seastrand @Pasir Ris are offering more than their fair share of goodies! 3. Take Bartley Residences: 3.1. The 3% Early Bird Discount By definition, early bird discount is given only to those who ...... 3.2. 3% Stamp Duty Discount Every other developer, today is offering this... 3.3. 2% District Discount / Move Closer Discount I personally find this the most "humourous". Some other developers I agree are offering those who stay close-by e.g. BoatHouse. But this is the first time I heard of a MOVE CLOSER DISCOUNT. Not only one is moving closer. ONE is actually MOVING INTO the area! Hahahahaha! 4. As I mentioned earlier; another development; seems desperate: Seastrand @ Pasir Ris. Early this year, I visited the showroom. And the Far East staff said; the price would most likely increase next week. 5. 3 months back, I re-visted Seastrand @Pasir Ris, after having visited Sea Esta @Pasir Ris and to collect and find out more of a Can or cannot buy at another nearby EC = Watercolours. 5.1. The Seastrand Far East sales person gave additional perks like: Star buy discount; Seletar Country Club or convert to cash and some other perks. 6. In conclusion: 6.1. Most of the property investors have disappeared... 6.2. From now to before these properties TOP around 2015; due to the non-existant of major new developments; property prices for EXISTING homes will still be in demand... 6.3. Come 2015 onwards when all these new HDB (BTO's, ECs) and condos and private apartments TOP; I believe; property prices will dip by at least 20%. So much so for your property's worth in "paper value" only. 7. The only property prices in SGP that will continue to increase are still the fewer landed properties that continue to see crazy price increases... 8. In the event that the government cave-in from their FT (foreign talent) policy... this is another variable that can decide the value of all properties.... 9. For sure, many who have booked a new condo unit just last year; I believe will continue to sweat in their pants... especially those who had purchased leasehold properties... already can see that they were not entitled to the 3% stamp duties and a year ago, they bought theirs for say "1.3 to 1.4 million" even now are seeing red... as these units fall to 1.1 million... already a loss of $100K to $200K in value.... 10. The good news is ... when no one is bitting; I believe Bartley Residences will further reduce their prices...... and when this development TOP, there will still be no takers for some of the units.. if price is not reduced further..... =================================================== This e-mail reads: From: "So & so" new.xxxxxsg@gmail.com

Superb Discount Scheme (For Limited Period!) 12% Standard Discount + 3% Early Bird Discount + 3% Stamp Duty Discount + 2% District Discount / Move Closer Discount =

Frankly, in order to do a good job in analysing the various harms, clashes (double, triple clashes) it is best to involve computing power to do the 'dirty" job ofanalysis and interpretation. But as mentioned, earlier; such mundane tasks although is important but the smart, would focus on having the right information to piece all the puzzles. A simplistic view is the attachment; where all 12 variables interact with each other ......

1. Common sense 1.1 In the past, if one has read some of the forum messages; from day 1, I always ask this question first and foremost? 1.2 Has "this" anything to do with common sense? 1.3 Only after having explored Para 1.2 in depth; then one should consider other factors. 2. For example under common sense, there are a host of concerns: 2.1. Locally in Singapore, we often like to use oil to fry as well as cook spicy chilli stuffs etc... And such spices can filter into our nose and mouth and make us quite uncomfortable. And the easiest common sense thing is that many elderly or seasoned cooks would often for this reason, hope to have a kitchen that has a door to close it when cooking such "heavy" duty food. 2.2. Safety concern Nowadays, many apartments are relatively small and compact. And most of us love to turn on the air con. Beside letting air-con leak into or out thru the kitchen; a door is advisable. 2.2.1 The main reason is, many homes have a corridor leading to several bedrooms. And just imagine if for one reason or another, if the fire suddenly get's extinguished; the gas still flow and such gas could leak into the bedrooms. 2.2.2 In Feng Shui, some say that it is not adviseable to have the stove directly facing a doorway. This is again common sense. For example, put up your hands and tell me how many humans have eyes behind our heads? 2.2.2.1 Some may be cooking and suddenly receive a tap on the shoulder... just imagine.. some people get a fright or shock and perhaps drop or spill hot oil or liquid. 2.3 Frankly, there are many other considerations.... 3. Under symbolism in Feng Shui, it is inauspicious to have a stove / oven or sharp objects facing a bedroom door. As the bedroom door is akin to the mouth of a bedroom. And if there is a stove /oven facing a bedroom.. under symbolism; there is a concern of the person in that room catching fever or illness... while sharp objects e.g. above a sink facing a bedroom may result in accidents or "cuts". 4. You brought up the concept of "Fire at Heaven's gate" where it is considered inauspicious to have the stove at NW. There are sufficient resources on this issue. 5. Other considerations again some are common sense include:- 5.1. Avoid placing a stove especially those with a hob on a stand alone island as one has to be careful of the wind (high pressure and low pressure zones) that may blow the fire towards one's stomach area or extinguish the fire. 5.2. Where possible a stove should not be too "vulnerable" to areas where there may be influenced by strong winds (wind vortex etc...).... 6. Thus, you already mentioned the concern of a window at SW. You have to weigh all these into consideration.

These are some considerations: 1. For a lay person, the most important consideration is the final result. 2. In this example, this person is considered as a strong water person. 3. And usually, this person's compatibility under ba zi is based on other person's element and strength and how favourable or unfavourable to that person. 4. Thus, for this person, his/her not so favourable "persons" are those who are e.g. also strong water person or even weak water person or even strong metal person etc... 5. What you refer to the earthly branch clashes etc.. is nothing mysterious. It is looking at all the various earthly branches e.g. hour = snake, day = mouse, month = rooster, year = pig etc.. and how they clash or harm each other in relation to also the various heavenly stems. 6. Thus if one makes a simple count; there are at least 12 variables in a person's chart! See attachment. And a proper ba zi chart looks at the relationships between all these 12 variables. 6.1. What do you mean by the 12 variables? If you look closely at the top half of the chart: there are the Hour / Day / Month / Year / Life / Conception. And each of the earthly branches and heavenly stems have a variable .... for each of these ..

Case Study 1: A past exercise : By ranking of specific stacks (type) at Watercolours @Pasir Ris, Executive condo

A past exercise: By ranking of specific stacks at Tampines Trilliant, Executive condo...

In some of the proposed layout plans of The Luxurie, it is not ideal to have the toilet bowl so close to the main entrance door.

LKY's Prescience - SG future foretold in 1970s

If you have the time, you can read this past article:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=23968&new More:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=7&mid=23896&new=%3EHouse%20Hunting%20:%20A%20Lot%20PositiOn%20-%20%3Cem%3EFeng%20Shui%3C/em

These are some considerations: 1. Using the eye-ball method: Here, it is based on experience to roughly have a feel for the centre-of-gravity of the unit. 1.1. Thus, in my opinion, the centre-of-gravity could most likely be close to the attachment. 1.2. In such a layout plan, there will surely be things like : protusion and missing areas. 1.3. From past experience, many of us always visualise (in many instances) only the missing areas. But often, will not imagine that there are also protusions. 2. A more accurate method is to photo-copy the layout; cut out the outline; paste it on a cardboard; cut-out-the outline and balance it on a pin. When the pin balances, this should be the centre-of-gravity. 3. Did you get something like what I had illustrated? This is where roughly the missing area equals the protusion.

Further to what I had mentioned, usually or often the person who initiates the black magic is someone close to the victim. (Sometimes, some people are not even aware that they are sleeping beside or rather with their enemy) For example, it could be a jealous partner, a partner trying to control or change the vicitmor someone for what ever reason is seeking revenge etc... The black magic person main aim is to make $$$$. And often, one should look at one's own backyard. As 70 percent of the time; the initiator is often the person close to or formerly close to the victim. The initiator is called the DOG; as like a dog, he/she will follow the instructions of the black magic practitioner to a "T". Thus if the black magic practitioner asks the DOG to eat shit; he/she will certainly eat-shit no questions asked. And with often with "insider" help; therefore, as I mentioned; don't even need one's time of birth (no less their DD/MM/YYYY). As the alternative can be the victim's personal posession or even not necessarily. As other methods include giving a potion to the victim etc....

These are some considerations: 1. Take for example a tiny red dot : Singapore. (Many countries also have day-light saving hours) 2. Even in Singapore's history, if we really look or dwell deeper into the "recorded" birth-timing; one will be amazed at the varied range of "birth-timing". 3. For example, many of us base our birth-time on our birth-certificate. And for a country like Singapore, I am aware that birth-timing even in those born in the 1930's are recorded on their birth-cert. 3.1. ?Standard Time? in Use in Singapore Period in use Time offset from GMT Reference Meridian Name of Time (unofficial) Until 1905 May 31 + 6hr 55m 25s 103 51 16 E Singapore Mean Time ====================================================== 1905 Jun 01 - 1932 Dec 31 + 7hr 00m 00s 105 00 00 E Standard Zone Time 1933 Jan 01 - 1941 Aug 31 + 7hr 20m 00s 110 00 00 E Daylight Saving Time 1941 Sep 01 - 1942 Feb 15 + 7hr 30m 00s 112 30 00 E Daylight Saving Time 1942 Feb 16 - 1945 Sep 12 + 9hr 00m 00s 135 00 00 E Tokyo Standard Time @ 1945 Sep 13 - 1981 Dec 31 + 7hr 30m 00s 112 30 00 E DST/MST/SST # @ 1982 Jan 01 - Present + 8hr 00m 00s 120 00 00 E Singapore Standard Time Source and credit: http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html 4. Why do I bring this up? 4.1. In the past, in Singapore, many births especially those born in rural Singapore; often register their birth-dates (and timing) some even a few weeks later at a municipal office. 4.2. Thus, especially for an orphan or even those whose parents don't disclose their actual birth-dates; their ba zi is as good as inaccurate even if this is revealed to a bomoh (black magic) person. 4.3. And common sense says that even in a tiny red dot (Singapore); even if someone else wants to know or the person accidentally reveals his/her birth date and especially timing; it can be inaccurate. 5. Contrary to misconception: black magic practitioners have many tools in their "dirty black bag". 5.1. Thus, do you think that even without revealing one's DD/MM/YYY/HHHH; such black magic practitioners can even go ahead and "Do it". 5.2. Black magic practitioners use many tools or various arsenals to place black magic without the need of a birth-date or even time of birth: 5.2.1 Like some CSI shows; they do swaps of a glass that a person slips from. Black magic practitioners don't use this; but rather, some get hold of things like the "victim's hair or blood". and/or 5.2.2 In relationships; a jealous wife may be tasked to get their partner to drink a potion and/or 5.2.3 Burn some charm and mix these into a drink and/or 5.2.4 Some black magic persons may even cultivate or control some evil spirits : and as the master, task these spirits to do their work for them. 6. Thus as I mentioned above, many of the above activities do not need (contrary to popular belief) one's birth date and time. As birth date and time as shown above, even if one is genuine; may be gotten wrongly. 7. For example, I don't believe that black magic practitioners are so educated nor use computing power nor a table or chart to re-calculate someone's birth timing accordingly. And many large countries have day-light saving hours... and one cannot expect the black magic person to be so conversant with the history of it. 8. The morale of the story is: If someone wants to place black magic on another; there are other alternatives as one's DD/MM/YYY/HHHH may not be 100 percent accurate. 8.1. And frankly, why should they be too concerned about your exact birth date? It is not like these black magic practitioners can go back in-time to change the course of history. What they care of is to "fix" the victim in the present. 9. If one is still so worried about giving one's time of birth than give it in the standard two hour range of the Chinese zodiac system e.g. 1 - 3; 3 - 5; 5 - 7; 7 - 9; 9 - 11 and then loop back to 1 -3 (either AM or PM). Thus one may give the birth-date as 1pm to 3pm instead of 1.39pm etc....

Not to long ago; even in the 1930's to as late as 1960's; a marriage broker may recommend a wife. And sometimes, the potential (rich) parents-in-law; would want to know what theyare "purchasing" for their son. More importantly,the girl would be asked to stand-up. And in particular; the bride-to-be's mother-in-law would inspect the girl's features. She would start to look at the legs andknees for any "deformaties" or "irregularities"and at the ball joint area. She will then look at the girl's hip and facial features. Howis the girl's nose? sharp or flat shaped; ears; cheeks: high or low. All for the sake that if her son were to marry the girl; her future grand children would not look ugly (assuming that in the first place; her son is a perfect specimen, himself)... The saying goes: Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder... This attached photos = figurine is considered "prosperous" and in some societies viewed as excellent ... as it implies a good visible healty reproduction system as this girl has large hips...

These are some considerations: 1. Several factors should be considered regarding home design and plumbing. Primarily, it relates to common sense, which Feng Shui principles often reflect. 2. It is not uncommon for homes to have a toilet situated directly above a kitchen. 3. However, a significant concern arises when sewerage pipes are positioned directly above cooking areas or places where food and drinking water are prepared or stored. 4. The rationale is clear: if a sewerage pipe were to leak, gravity would facilitate the flow of contaminants. 5. In some cases, homeowners have no alternative but to have sewerage pipes located above their stoves, and symbolic objects like a hulu or bottle gourd are sometimes placed between these pipes and the stove for protection. 6. Many contemporary homes mitigate this risk by waterproofing the entire toilet floor, making leaks less likely, except for the sewerage pipe, which typically remains unconcealed with a U shape. 7. Therefore, having a sewerage pipe directly above a stove is less desirable than having it above a sink or shower area. 8. The points raised are not particularly novel; they warrant reflection, although it is preferable for such situations to be avoided altogether. 9. From a practical perspective, achieving a perfect home is often unrealistic, as compromises are frequently necessary, even when constructing a new home from the ground up.

These are some considerations: a. Frankly, from a micro-level one of the basis is to compare the designs to determine which element it belongs to. (http://talk.geomancy.net ) b. In general: 1 = metal element; 2 = earth element; 3 = wood; 4 = water (but due to jaggered edges should be avoided). c. Thus designs with stars or pointed diamond shapes - if doubt avoid such wall papers. d. Neutral wall papers are those in the examples: 5 and 6. Or those grainly rock-wall rough creased designs. e. In addition, the colour of the wall paper should also be considered in addition to the design. f. Furthermore, there is a purpose for this saying : there are just "too many indian chiefs". Thus, as there are many geomancers, there are many varied opinions on such issues. This line is recently made famous by a Singapore Deputy Minister: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

These are some considerations: 1. Based on Shapes and Forms Feng Shui, generally, a "hill" behind a home is acceptable. Much like the concept of a tortise or solid back behind the house. 1.1. In common sense Feng Shui, a hill or solid back behind the house often implies that unlike a home with a sloping back; a home with sloping back in some circumstances could result in soil erosion; and in a heavy rain, sometimes, it may result in a landslide and affect the home. 2. However, in some densely packed area or even in your new home; if this hill (upward sloping in backyard) affects or restricts the wind flow; into the home; then this can affect "good" Feng Shui. 3. As I had often mentioned: the forms determine STARS and the stars affect the Feng Shui of the home. 3.1 Here, once above Para 1 to 2 has been considered; the Flying (STARS) is plotted and analysed. 3.2 The Flying Star Feng Shui has such thing as "Mountain" and "Water" stars and these are looked at to see if one can either tap good qi or try to neutralise sha qi (bad qi). For example, where are the current prosperity wealth stars Mountain#8 and Water#8. As this is based on the "birth-date" of a home. 4. Thus your wondering "is this house have good Feng Shui" has to be further looked into using holistic Feng Shui that utilises Shapes and Forms (which is explained under Para 1 to 2) and also looking at the STARS (not the stars in the sky) but rather stars that can Fly a.k.a. Flying Star Feng Shui. 5. In general, if it is too much of a hassle to apply Para 3; at least, most likely for now; the Shapes and Forms seems (generally) OK. Other than whether, there is sufficient air-flow.

What do you THINK? Do you agree?

1. Chinese are reknown for gaming. 2. During the Chinese 7th month, some gamblers even requests for a specific lottery (4-digit) number to come up... 3. In this case, did you spot a 4-digit lottery number? Did you see the number pasted in red on the wall? Above the Tiger and Dragon god? What number is it? 2xxx ?

1. Very often, many clients would asked me where should they or rather; where should they NOT hang "sensitive" photos (husband & wife wedding photos) and family portaits? 2. Again, one should think about whether is it related to common sense or not? 3. For example, if one is living on the ground floor and close to the "ground". 4. In the attached photo; of course, I merely use an outdated Iphone 4 with low resolution; and yet, I am able to take a photo of a 2nd storey apartment room. And if one can see, there are some pictures / photos hanging on the wall. 5. Thus, if one is living close to the ground and often, many don't fully close their windows; In such a situation, avoid hanging sensitive photos / portaits of family and loved ones ... to avoid someone else recognising us or our children... 6. Sometimes, an apartment is facing another neighbouring block (in close proximity). Hanging a sensitive photo/portait that allows others to see it.. is again... not ideal... and has more to do with common sense than Feng Shui. 7. Lots of times; I had mentioned: because of common sense.. that is why some relate it as a Feng Shui no no... It should be the other way around...