Cecil Lee

More old Malay Kampong scenes

Having frequent: Conflicts, quarrels, disputes and legal problems? Blame it especially on Flying Star number #3.

Punggol Emerald Sales Brochure: Site Plan and Floor Plans punggol-emerald.pdf However, for Fernvale Grove; really what a pity; the architect placed the multi-storey car-park (MSCP) next to or as a buffer between the estate with the Sengkang Riverside park! The architect should have swopped the MSCP with three blocks: 472A, 472B, 472C and 471C. See sample illustration.

Both Fernvale Lea and Fernvale Grove share the same plot of land. And both developments (site/ neighbourhoods) are considered as being parallel to the "grain" of the land. And most of the blocks follow the contours of the road i.e. parallel to the road and plot.

HDB Punggol Emerald has a neighour: Treasure Trove Condo to it's right. And another neighbour: HDB Punggol Sapphire. Some NE facing Stacks at PDB Punggol Sapphire: 267A, 267B and 267C have sharp corners from the uncompleted development HDB Punggol Emerald (Estimated TOP 2014) pointed towards it. It is quite a concern for some of the stacks in Punggol Sapphire. When Sapphire TOP a few years back, I could see the outline of the foundation of Punggol Emerald especially stacks 266C, 266D and 265Dsome of the corners pointed towards HDB Punggol Sapphire.As shown in RED arrows. However, many of the purple arrows (aimed towards) Treasure Trove condoeither missed it's mark or are too far to be considered as a potential threat.

Sorry this is beyond Free Advice. Reference: Can or Cannot Buy: http://geomancy.sg

4 bedrooms By ranking of Cityvue @ Henderson In my opinion, by far this development has one of the most number of considerations. And the considerations can be found under "Legend" in the attachment.

HDB Compass City Vue @ Henderson are standard flats with a total of Five (5) Blocks. Majority of the flats are either North / South facing. With a fewer that are facing West and East. Majority of the flats faces towards this development's 4/5th storey multi-storey car-park. If so, for such stacks, best to get a unit higher than 6th storey (if possible). Else the rest of the flats face the road(s) : be it Henderson or Tiong Bahru Road. From a Feng Shui point of view better stacks are those that face South 2 (S2) facing especially for the East Group persons.

Review of CityVue @ Henderson: By ranking of 3 bedroom types at CityVue @ Henderson

Review of Twin Fountains EC By ranking of 3 bedroom types

By Ranking of Lush Acres 3 bedroom suites.

A Malay fishing village

Old Serangoon Road

In the past, it was known as the main gate to the government house (today it is called Istana). Today, you can still see the same gate: entrance to the Istana guarded by several policemen carrying sub-machine guns along the orchard road / side.

A rubber plantation in Singapore in the 1930's. Rubber tapper at work

Singapore used to have a zinc mine in the 1920's to 1930's.

Many years ago, drinking water was brought via bullock carts. Chinatown is also named after "buffalo carting water".... Photos are around the 1910's to 1930's. Did you notice that they come in pairs?

In the past, it is common for HDB flats to install some sort of a shade: be it a concrete shade or such panels. Thus, in the past, whenever one sees such panels protruding from a block of flats; this often implies that such stacks are facing the afternoon sun. Nowadays especially new flats built from 2010 onwards don't seem to have such "refinements" anymore.

Nowadays, few go for such designs. But, the photos shows : 1. The partition panel uses traditional motifs. 2. Although some don't like the motifs e.g. circle enveloping a hexagram; these are still acceptable "safe" motifs or designs or patterns in a home

One of the photos showing an offering of 5 Vitagen /Yakult drinks; apparently to the 'five spirits' : North, South, East, West and Center ghosts or spirits.

Metal element is represented by circles. And water by waves.

Chinese Funeral procession

Can't image... contrast this with today's Lavender Street. The photo does not even look like a STREET...

At a first glance, one may think that this is the killing fields! A field laced with so many skulls. But erh.. look carefully.... In the 1930's coconut plantation. See how the actual coconut (the fruit or nut) is placed onto the ground to grow each tree?

Jalan Besar in the 1910's..