Cecil Lee

Dear Anon, Under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui, so long as the frontage or the "head" portion of a house is not "chopped-off" to be re-renovated. For example, for some homes, the owners left the back part of the home intact but started to built a new front of the home. If so, it is still best to demolish the entire home and start from fresh again. Generally without looking into the finer details, how squarish or rectangular or how odd shaped the property is, all these will affect the final outcome as to whether we should "join" back the house. If it is just adding back walls that were previously knocked out, in general, if done properly, it may be acceptable to do so. Warmest Regards, Cecil Quote: Anonymous wrote: House built in 1904, turned into 2 flats now in 2008 turned back into a house- is this a good or bad house to live in ? If bad what cures do you recommend?

Dear Mr Ang, 1. Strictly based on Flying Star Feng Shui ie. without looking at the interior room layout, suitability based on Eight House and placement: 1.1 As you had mentioned, in terms of sickness issues; the two most "health issue" bedrooms are: Rm2: SW sector, MS9, MS5, BS4 (Equally bad with MS5 fuelled further by MS9) Rm3: W sector, MS5 , WS9 , BS9 (Extremely bad as there are double #9's fuelling MS5! Rm1: In terms of health issues still have the #2 sickness stars. And of course "theft/robbery - loss of wealth" x 2 #7 in the bedroom. Frankly, have to look at the layout. Based strictly on Flying Star Rm1 : health wise can be controlled much more effectively -- without moving metal to constantly destroy stars like #5's. Warmest Regards, Cecil Quote: Ang A. wrote: Dear Cecil, Istay in a3 bedrms HDB but since 2007 I felt that my health is going down hill with pain in back, frozen shoulder and etc. Can you advise which of my 3 rooms are more suitable for me to improve on health ? Rm 1: S sector, MS7 , WS7 , BS2 Rm2: SW sector, MS9, MS5, BS4 Rm3: W sector, MS5 , WS9 , BS9 Based on my limited understanding, it appears that all 3 isn't great in Period 8. My is a period 7 house. Thks

A very good article on renting a home and the tenancy agreement.

Dear All, In Singapore, some clients managed to purchase the fake Chinese ancient coins to be laid before the entire flooring of the home or apartment has been completed. Make sure that the coins are "metallic" e.g. copper coins not plastic. And last year clients purchased it at approximately S$2.50 or 25 cents each... But heard that some clients purchased at S$3.50 for 10 pieces - now (at The Bencoolen) which is diagonal to Sim Lim Square and The Bencoolen is opposite to The Burlington Square and also directly opposite OG Albert complex. See attachment. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Irina, 1. For info, only, unless it is Chinese name (mandarin or even dialect characters); each Chinese character(s) is represented by an element i..e. water, wood, fire, earth or metal. Quote: Irina M. wrote: I have recently started a health & fitness club. The name of the business is Platinum Fitness. 2. If one is a strong earth person, then under the Five elements concept; best elements or colours for such a person are: 2.1 Colours: Metal (White or silver, gold) type of colours Your wealth colour: Wood (Green or brown or wood tone) Neutral colour: Water (Blue, black or grey) 2.2 Since wood is your wealth colour; then I would strongly suggest e.g. your logo be say GREEN in colour ...... wood is represented by something like a tree trunk type of shape ... tall and tin. But if this shape is hard to use e.g. it can also represent "undernurishment" "thin" or fragile, then you can go for a Metal logo: where metal represents circle or oval shape. The other option is that you can also incorporate wavy patterns (Water element the neutral element). Attachment: Shows the recommended number of colours for a company signage and also that the signage should have odd length and even height. All the best, Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear All, Please see attachment. Illustration showing a white quartz tied with red string. Regards, Cecil Lee Quote: Cecil L. wrote: 2. The most common cure for infidelity is to purchase a white quartz crystal or a reddish or purple amethyst stone (the shape and size of a baby boy's penis). And use an entire red string and wound round the entire stone. Next place it sandwiched below say the box-bed or in-between the bed and the platform support.

Dear Chris, For relationship issues: 1. Especially for a landed property, avoid placing a water feature i.e. when standing inside the home (main entrance) looking out avoid having a water feature on the "right" side of the compound. 2. The most common cure for infidelity is to purchase a white quartz crystal or a reddish or purple amethyst stone (the shape and size of a baby boy's penis). And use an entire red string and wound round the entire stone. Next place it sandwiched below say the box-bed or in-between the bed and the platform support. 3. Usually, another concern is to check where is the SW sector of your home. If possible, keep this sector "bright" or clean or clear space. 4. For those who familiar with Flying star Feng Shui could consider checking where is your #3 (romance) sector in your home: In particular, if there is a WS#3 and if this happens to be the location of a water feature, erh... not too good an idea. If cannot move the water feature, than suggest refer to Para 2, above. You can also enhance this year's star #3 or try to avoid having a water feature, here. Under the Five elements concept: #3 is a wood element. And under the productive cycle, water fuels wood. Thus making it worse off! Under the Five elements concept: Water -

Attached, please find a sample: typical Singapore Government Housing Development Board (HDB) apartment plan. Many local Chinese place their altar as shown in the attachment - at or close to the centrepoint (or center palace) of the apartment / flat. Quote: Cecil L. wrote: In the past when Singapore Housing and Development Board (HDB) developed apartments, especially those of the four and five room HDB. One will notice that many Chinese who had placed an alter would place it at this location. Since there is a base # - current prosperity, this altar is symbolic of a "solid object" with mass. In addition, it is in a central palace of the home.

If one looks at every 20 Year Flying Star Chart, the base star (center palace or middle box)for that 20 Year Flying Star Chart is always the "current prosperity" star. For example, under Period 8, you always find the base# as 8. Under Period 7, the base# is 7 , and so on... Frankly, one does not need rocket science to figure out that in a modern home, a large percentage of homes either have a toilet at this or near this location or it may be close to the passage-way. Thus, try to figure it yourself. How many pages one can write about "imprisonment". In the past when Singapore Housing and Development Board (HDB) developed apartments, especially those of the four and five room HDB. One will notice that many Chinese who had placed an alter would place it at this location. Since there is a base # - current prosperity, this altar is symbolic of a "solid object" with mass. In addition, it is in a central palace of the home. Expecially for a business, some clients may be advised to built a storeroom at this central palace to imprison in particular if the sector has particularly bad stars such as a #5 with #7 or even double #5's. Many living in landed property, have taken advantaged of the requirement to build a "bomb or we call household shelter" at this location or close to this location. Again, for a person who e.g stay say in a condo or an apartment, has to depend on the layout of your apartment. "Imprisonment" is a simple enough concept. Thus, it does not take more than a few sentences to elaborate on it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

1. Attachment 1: Usually, one has to find out what colours are suitable to the person. Under the attachment 1: Mr ABC has two daughters. He has found out their individual best colours. In addition, if he decides to place both daughters in the same bedroom, then, Mr ABC, has already worked out their combined best colours or simply known as the binding element. 2. Since you know that your home is SW, but you have to determine under Flying star whether your home is a SW1 or SW2 or SW3 home or apartment. Afterwhich.. one has to draw a flying star chart. A sample is as shown, under Attachment 2.

Dear Cah..., I strongly suggest you go and read or re-read some of my other replies.... Clue: 1. Situational approach: No two situations or "flying star charts are" the same.... 2. Yes, try to be more conversant with the "Five Elements Concept".. 3. In a 20 year flying star chart.. there are more than 1 variable.. e.g. MS# WS# and Base #. 4. Sometimes.. when the cure is "very complicated"..... please check out my very recent posting on "Yin / Yang " concept as the higher food chain of the Five Elements concept..... If so: please evaluate what you have said " In flying star concept, we need water to activate water star and we need wall to activate mountain star, is it true ?" ... Instead.. I should be asking you: TRUE or NOT? Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear All, Note: In the attachment, only the "middle" bedroom window is affected by the Sha qi "sharp edge" of the other building. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Amelia, Please see attachment - same illustration. Here, you must find out whether the sharp edge of the other building is "really" aimed at your unit or not. And if it does, where is it aimed at? In the attached example, it is aimed at the centre bedroom, thru the windows. A convex mirror can be placed, as shown to deflect the sha-qi. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cah, 1. Both Eight House and Flying star belongs to the : Compass School of Feng Shui. 2. Ask yourself: What is the underling difference between Eight House and Flying Star? 3. YES/NO? Cannot think of a difference? 4. How about Time dimension? 5. The clue, here is that the Eight House is a STATIC model. Where else Flying Star : 20 year; Yearly, Monthly, Hourly is based on slightly more dynamic time factor. 6. From the above, try to imagine for yourself which is more dominant? A dynamic system or a static system? I don't want to say further. Warmest Regards, Cecil Quote: Cahaya H. wrote: Dear Cecil, According to eight house concept, south east sector is a wealth sector and need to activate. If at this sector we found star #2 and #5, is it still auspicious to activate this sector, with water ? Which concept more dominan, Eight house or flying star ? Regards, Cahaya Harapan

Dear Cah, So far, this combination of stars happen to be under the 20 Year Flying Star, Period 8, West 2 & 3. The entire story, here is that under P8, West 2 & 3; unfortunately sector NW has this MS 7 WS 9 and BS 9. Thus it is NOT exactly true to say that this is a location where we can enhance. BUT rather, a location that we SHOULD neutralise bad stars. Why? #9 or the purple star 9 is = Fire element And in addition to this, this sector has twice the number of #9's (x 2) Furthermore, the combination of MS7 with WS9 reacts resulting in sexual problems. Thus, you or the Master is correct to try to introduce "Water" into the sector. Water can help to drown or reduce the double #9. Furthermore, NW belongs to the Heaven trigram and also belongs to the Head of the House sector. If we do not drown this sector with water or alternatively introduce "earth", it will be very inauspicious to the Head of the House. In addition, it is very, very inauspicious for the kitchen to be located in the NW. "Fire-at-heaven's gate". Thus activating water feature is only as it seems "half the story". In this example, we have to not only look blindly at all the three variables MS# WS# B# but which sector it is located. And which part of our home it has landed into. One also cannot activate a water feature if it is especially the kitchen area. But may have to introduce colours or "earth" to that sector as an alternative "cure". Warmest Regards, Cecil Quote: Cahaya H. wrote: Dear Cecil, Some master said, activate your water star #9 in period 8 and you will get unexpected wealth, is it true ? Let say, MS 7 WS 9 and BS 9. Activate this sector with water feature is auspicious. Regards, Cahaya Harapan

1. We always hear: Location, location, location. 2. Thus the most important consideration is the location : The Landscape, The Site, The Building andthen the interior. 3. The rich gets richer because thecan afford to buy homes that have good Feng Shui. And in the past, I have mentioneda term called "Quantum Leap" in Feng Shui. 4. Here, many rich people can buy property(ies) and either these properties are already good and in addition, these homes can "suck" wealth from neighbours. It is not like you can callreport itas arobbery. You can't. 5.For example, in an estate whereall the homes are "earth like" e.g. rectangular etc... A person can actually build a building inthe wood element .. Under the Five elements concept, this home is able to suck wealth from neighbouring buildings. I have posted quite a few examples in the past... 6. Many people have a misleading understanding of Shapes and Forms vs Flying Star Feng Shui. Both are equally important! 7. The main difference has more to do with us human beings and our perception than whether Shapes and Forms or Flying star is the better choice. 8. For example: all of us are either "left or right" brain inclined. Some of us fair better at the spatial or cognitive area. While others are more "mathematically" inclined. 9. Thus, we often see many scholars... those who fair better in the arts than science .. may go to ivy league school like Harvard e.g. lawyers, human resource, behaviour management courses. While those who are mathematically inclined, may go to Berkley or MIT etc.. 10. Thus for some who are more mathematically inclined.. if you tell them "from a shapes and forms" persepective that the landscape has a wealth sector due to its form.. this person.. cannot imagine it. But if you tell this person : Hey! This frontage has a double #8 combined auspicious current prosperity star! He will see it clearer! 11. Recently, I have posted an example of a House Hunting Sample Report under Period 7 for a sample male person. You can check out this report to better understand the relationship of Kua / Eight House in relation to how Flying Star is integrated into this report. 12. This House Hunting Report is a fine example of the balance of comparing each 15 degree flying star sector vs each person's kua number and how, many use it to find a better home. 13. Shapes and Forms for a landed property include things like where the drainage flows out of the home etc... this comes under the Water Dragon classics. There are of course many other considerations for buying a home... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Surprisingly, in the many years of practising Feng Shui, locally in Singapore, 20 to 30 percent of existing homes have either toilet above a kitchen or between kitchen / dining area. Frankly, it has more to do with "Commonsense Approach" to Feng Shui than actual issues. Many toilets (today and even in the past) have water proofing done for the entire toilet. If so, 90 percent of all one's worries are gone! (or disappear!) The other major issue is to look out for the plumbing or those "U" troughts or piping relating to sewerage movement and or the pipes that drain the toilet of water. So long as these pipes are (under Feng Shui) not directly above a STOVE or if possible kitchen work-top or area, it is perfectly acceptable. It is obvious that should there be a leak in the piping, all the "sewerage" or dirty water will immediately fall towards that specific area. And under Feng Shui, it is inauspicious to have sewerage piping above the stove (full stop). To be honest, if we want convenience "upstairs" e.g. each bedroom has an attached toilet or many shared toilets, then we have to live with it. That is why, it is always good to look and re-look toilet positions especially where we site our toilet bowl in a home. Where possible, for a NEW home or homes that are undergoing Additional Renovation works, should try to have the toilet bowl piping sharing an EXTERNAL wall. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Cah, 1. The main concern here is that #9 is a fire element. Or some call it the purple star. Where purple is also the colour of fire element. 2. In many previous messages regarding Flying Star; especially taking into consideration the 20 Year Flying star : where there are three variables: Mountain# ; Water# and Base# 2.1 Again, we must look at all these three variables in order to see whether #9 as a Water star "can be enhanced or not". 2.2 Under Period 8, even for comparing just the Mountain# with Water#; there are lots of instances where there are MS#5 with WS#9 and worse many sectors have Base#2 or #5. In this case, unfortunately, insteadof enhancing #9.. one must try to neutralise such sets of #9 inflaming or fuelling #5 or #2. 2.3 In another instance: Mountain star #4 with Water star #9 and Base star #4;In this example, activate a mountain star in this sector toboostthe "water-star #9" future prosperity (or distant) luck. 3. For those who have little/poor or limited understanding of the Five elements concept with Flying star numbers may have difficultyinterpreting how a#9 fire element interacts with the water star. 4. Thus under thiscurrent Period 8: where the wealth stars are: #8 earth element (current prosperity) #9 fire element (future or distant prosperity) #1 water element(future, future or very distant prosperity) 5. Frankly, many people also be stumped by #1 being a water element found on the Mountain star side! 6. Under Period 9 Again it will be trickly for some people to interpret or use #9 as that period's current prosperity star as it is a fire element. And #1 also. If one has sound or solid foundation, should able to work out proper solutions (if any). Warmest Regards, Cecil Quote: Is it auspicious to activate water star #9 ?

Dear Anon, The easiest way to classify is to focus on two things: 1. The Industry and it's element 2. Job Scope and it's element 1. The Industry 1.1 For example, as you have mentioned, car industry can be broadly classified as "metal" because majority e.g. especially most car's outer shell is made of steel or alluminium and majority of cars have a high percentage of metal parts. Even tempered glass, because of it's high density is considered as a metal element. 1.2 Generally, the industry that BUILD's ship is also considered under the METAL industry especially for ocean or cargo or oil tankers or freight carriers. Since many of the commercial ships are made largely with steel hulls, etc... 1.3 But a specialist ship builder of some luxury private ships may contain hull made of wood and many interior designs largely of wood. With equal amount of metal. Thus, this builder can be considered as belonging to the Metal-cum-Wood industry. 2. Job Scope: 2.1 Since you specialize in handling car shipments, thus your KEY strengths are: 2.1.1. Wood 2.1.2 Fire Co-ordination, planning and scheduling has much go to do with the wood element. This would be the main job scope. Partially, you may also be doing "selling or marketing" when you handle clients needs for shipping cars. 3. A ship on water does not mean directly that it has to belong to the water element unless one can find a link, here. If the ship has a bar or beverage outlet selling water or drinks than the person working as a bar tender may be considered as the water element. Quote: I am thinking of setting up a Nail salon.Beauty line is under Water, does it mean Nail bar/salon is also under Water element? 4. It is not wrong to consider say Beauty INDUSTRY overall under water. In some beauty industry that is selling botttled mixtures of beauty products may even be considered as Fire element as these beauty products contain specialised chemicals e.g. face whitening gel etc... 5. If your MAJOR job scope in a nail salon is to create beautiful art on the fingers or "heal" the fingers nails etc.. then you can still be considered as the Wood element. 6. Actually I should not be "talking" so much! GO WITH YOUR FEEL! For example, many people have started as a hobby and made it their livelyhood! For example, last year, this person, in Singapore mentioned that she started an organic store .. for "health" reasons... and so forth! If we treat our work as a hobby, work and play is so much fun! For business, one has to look at it from a business perspective! If the business model is no good, no matter how one wants to make a livelyhood.. also cannot. For example, in Singapore, several years back, some FOOLs asked me to Feng Shui their "Lohan" fish shop... I told them forget it... selling such fishes are a fad.. Again, several years back, many people opened "Bubble Tea" shops in Singapore! Again, I told don't waste my time! Anyone with some capital can set up such shops. And in Singapore, there is no habit to drink such sweet and cold drinks! For those who want to start up a business, good to read up Michael Porter.. and his "Five Forces" concept... etc... Warmest Regards, Cecil Quote: Anonymous wrote: Hi, I got a list from a fengshui consultant with me but am confused abt shipping. I am in freight forwarding company and I specialize in handling car shipments. I am under the weak fire element. According to the list, I will benefit from jobs under Wood, Fire and Metal. a) Car industry belongs to the metal element. Transport belongs to Wood element but shipping which is associated with ships on sea be under WATER element (which is really bad for me)?? b) I am thinking of setting up a Nail salon.Beauty line is under Water, does it mean Nail bar/salon is also under Water element? c) Is clothings,shoes and bagsboutique business good for me?

Dear Xenia, To be honest, with limited information available, it is difficult to comment based strictly on Feng Shui concepts/principles or issues with it. In general, for a large bedroom, a sink is acceptable (especially nowadays, many modern homes have an attached bathroom but in addition, these larger homes with larger bathrooms have a wash or powder room type of area. In fact, it is very common to find even single storey homes with the bedroom at the frontage area of the home. Try to make the home as comfortable as possible for yourself and family members! Usually, for an old home, a fresh coat of paint, would be nice to refresh the home. And avoid too much clutter, also. Warmest Regards, Cecil Xenia S. wrote: I am going to move house soon, and apparently it is a very old house, the bedroom I will have to use is quite large, and it contains a sink! I am worried about the effects the sink may have on my health and wellbeing according to feng shui, as it would seem to be ?draining? energy. What can I do, or what cure can I use to fix this problem?

Dear Ang, Please take note that even for a Period 7 apartment or home. Where some books may say double 7 is good in Period 7. However, we are now in Period 8 (2004 onwards). Thus under Period 8: #7 = PAST prosperity #8 = Current prosperity ( usually between 0 to 2 years luck period) #9 = Future prosperity (usually between 2 to 5 years luck period) #1 = Future, future prosperity (5 to 10 year luck period) For info, the double #7's are past prosperity. AND #7's has turned bad i.e. "theft of luck - robbery star - or simply luck aways pass-by". Thus a Period 6 home with double #6 is also, forgone prosperity or past prosperity. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anthony, Like mathematics, the 20 Year Flying Star has three variables, quickly it is the Mountain star, Water and Base star. And primarily when we engage a Feng Shui practitioner to look into the home, he/she will work out the Feng Shui qi based on these three variables. Since it makes sense that even for a Period 7 apartment, the qi will be based on this 20 Year Flying Star. Since the home is still considered as a Period 7, one has to use this as a BASE. If you are able to look at it under the Year star, then in general one should be careful of sectors like South (where the annual Five Yellow) is. In general, so even if South has good 20 Year Stars, as you have mentioned such as Mountain Star 1,Water Star 8, but you did not mention what is the star for base. You still have to look at all these three variables. Supposing if the Base star is another 8, and the annual star is #5: the more concern is the monthly star also in that sector. Thus 20 Year MS1, WS 8, Base 8, Annual 5 but monthly star is #6 you don't need to do anything. But if the monthly star is also #5 in that sector than one can place a cure for #5 for that sector. Thus, Annual star along is just one variable. The 20 year has 3 variables. The monthly is also another variable. For those who are Flying Star frantics may also consider the Day star or (to be abit crazy - consider the hourly star). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear San, 1. Sorry, I could not view the link despite cut-paste the link. 2. Actually, it is very common especially for landed properties to have bed-head resting against the window. 3. Locally in Singapore, it is also common to find some people sleep with the bedhead against the window in particular if it is landed property especially if the window bay is well shielded especially from the rain. Or shielded from heavy winds during heavy rain fall with strong gust of wind. 4. Thus, try not to be mistaken that it is "no good" to sleep with bed-head against the window especially if it is a bay window. 5. The concern is meant more for high rise living. For example, in Singapore; both private and public housing: there are many instances where: inconsiderate directly higher floor may throw down a cigarette or the danger of placing a bed so close to the window; and the concern of a young child climbing out of the window. In addition, many of these apartments do not have good window ledge to protect the room from strong winds. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. It is best to simply cover the big statue (if you can) rather than building a podium. 2. A simple solution is to use any clean bedsheet to cover it from top to bottom. 3. It is good to have a clean and bright room. If your room has a window, it is best to allow as much natural light into the house. 4. Usually, by moving in, for a few days, the vibes of the old tenants should be cleared. Unless, there are very old antique furnitures. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Mr Ang, The yearly Flying Stars can be found under this url:- URL: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/yearly-forecast/fortunes-2008.htm 2008 Flying Star Forecast North 2 6 4 3 1 8 7 5 9 South Take note the following sectors:- Sickness Star this year is at North-West Misfortune/Sickness Star this year is at South Disputes/Quarrel Star this year is at West Education/Romance Star this year is at North-East Grand Duke this year is North, 0 Degree. - Avoid sitting facing the grand duke or disturbing him by having renovations. Location in Conflict is South. - Avoid having renovations done opposite the location in conflict. You can also check the monthly Flying stars in the above link. For 2009, this is the link:- URL: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/yearly-forecast/fortunes-2009.htm Warmest Regards, Cecil