Dear Master Cecil,
Thanks for setting this forum for us to enquire on the FS doubts.
After I found by condo unit "centre of gravity" I have drawn my layout into pie chart. As shown in the attached picture, my kitchen is between North and NW (Fire at the heaven gate) sector .
Appreciate you can advise which sector is the actual location of my kitchen belong to?
Thank you very much.

This type of layout reminds me of the going to TOP (Clover at Bishan)

However, as you did not provide the full or complete layout; how to help you find confirm center of gravity as this has a bearing on the sector. In addition; assuming you plotted the cardinal lines correctly, also.

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On 7/19/2011 11:27:10 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master Cecil,Thanks for
setting this forum for us to
enquire on the FS doubts.
After I found by condo unit
"centre of gravity" I have
drawn my layout into pie
chart. As shown in the
attached picture, my kitchen
is between North and NW (Fire
at the heaven gate) sector .
Appreciate you can advise
which sector is the actual
location of my kitchen belong
to?Thank you very much.

Thank you very much for your reply, attached is the full layout for your reference.
Yes, this is clover @bishan.
The centre of gravity is found using the cupboard method that you recommended for irregular layout.
Appreciate your help on this.

These are some considerations:
1. Unclear about where is the CARDINAL point of each sector. For example; if the reddish line is suppose to be each of the cardinal point. And if so, the stove could be exactly on NORTH. If so, then this is great!
2. If the CARDINAL point falls within TWO reddish lines than the current stove is at the fringe of say the NW sector.
2.1 Para 1 would be great. While Para 2, the good news is that the stove is not directly along the dreaded NW cardinal point. This would be worse off than the stove along the fringe or border between North - NW sector.
2.2 Therefore, it makes lots of difference between Para1 and 2 in this "not so clear-cut setting". Although for such layouts; a pie chart is far more superior than the 9 square grid plotting.

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On 7/19/2011 1:44:09 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Thank you very much for your
reply, attached is the full
layout for your reference.Yes,
this is clover @bishan.The
centre of gravity is found
using the cupboard method that
you recommended for irregular
layout.Appreciate your help on
this.

Thanks Master Cecil for your kind input.
I've applied the pie chart onto the layout as shown in the attached, and found the red line 'B' is on NW3 (337 deg), in this case the pie from 'A' to 'B' is N1 and 'B' to 'C' is NW3.
Hence the two hobs are in N1 sector and 1 hob in NW3 sector, can I still consider the stove in North sector which is "FU WEI" ?
Sorry for my ignorant and hope you can enlighten me more on this. Thank you very much.

Dear Mr. Cecil, sorry still awaiting your reply on the below.

Apologies, frankly, I had opened your image for viewing three times... including just now.
The resolution of the compass markings were very hazy i.e. very poor resolution.
It is similar to such a caricature....
Please post a better resolution...

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On 7/28/2011 12:14:12 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Mr. Cecil, sorry still
awaiting your reply on the
below.

Dear Mr Cecil,
Attached is the layout of my unit in the pie chart, hope u can help .
Thanks!

1. The good news is that the stove is at the fringe of the NW and not directly at the NW cardinal point. This is a plus point.
2. There seems to be an opening in-front of the wash basin. While equally there is a large opening at NW area. This is to determine which qi has the strongest influence rather than be nic-picky over whether the stove lies at North or NW.

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On 7/28/2011 3:47:03 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Mr Cecil,Attached is the
layout of my unit in the pie
chart, hope u can help .
Thanks!

Dear Mr Cecil, thank you so much for ur enlightenment. Will u further explain what is strong or weak 'qi' in the kitchen ? Do u mean the 'qi' in the kitchen sector itself or the 'qi' from dining room sector or the 'qi' from the owner ? Thanks.

Your kitchen comes under two main sectors North and North-West.
Simply, in plain English: which would deem as having the highest influence on that sector; that's all.

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On 7/28/2011 8:34:25 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Mr Cecil, thank you so
much for ur enlightenment.
Will u further explain what is
strong or weak 'qi' in the
kitchen ? Do u mean the 'qi'
in the kitchen sector itself
or the 'qi' from dining room
sector or the 'qi' from the
owner ? Thanks.

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About The Master

Cecil Lee is a Singapore-based author and creative visionary whose work blends the practical wisdom of Feng Shui with satire, humor, and ceremonial artistry. Known for his earlier publication *A Unique Book on Common Sense Feng Shui*, Cecil has long championed the idea that Feng Shui should be accessible, practical, and rooted in cultural authenticity. Today, he has a vast body of work that uses satire and mythic visuals to challenge, entertain, and enlighten.

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- Make Feng Shui approachable through humor.  
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- Encourage readers to see wisdom in chaos, order in satire, and meaning in mythic symbols.  

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