Cecil Lee

Dear All, There is another talk, on Thursday, 19 September 2002, at same time and venue organised by City Developments Limited Due to limited sitting capacity approx 40 persons, on a First-come-first serve basis. Once the sitting capacity is full, from past experience, will be turned away. http://www.cdl.com.sg/customer_relations/pdf/CDL_Home&Deco2208.pdf See you if you are able to make it! Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Further to what I mentioned earlier, attached please find an illustration (top-view) of the placement of a water position. For the water positon:- 1. Best to avoid ambiguous objects such as a fish with an open mouth and or a frog with an open mouth facing inwards of such a house. Here, this is inauspicious since, such open mouths implies a `hungry fish or frog' that sucks in your already depleted wealth leading to ultimate calamity. 2. If possible, the water feature should have all five elements if possible:- Metal element: circular bowl represents the metal element or a circular ball spouting out water Water element: Needless to say, this is the actual water used in the water feature Earth element: The water feature should preferably be made of stone or earthware or granite etc... Wood element: It is preferred to have a plant placed inside the water feature. If not, it is placed close-by. Fire element: Where possible, place a low voltage e.g. dc current aquarium or underwater spot light. Depending on your preference, it can be turned on e.g. in the evening for a few hours e.g. 7.30pm to say 10.00pm using a timer unit. This will negate the " House of Wealth " that gets Free wealth from the `second house with bad Feng Shui'. Warmest Regards, Cecil P.S. The morale of the story is: An EXCELLENT house usually has good Feng Shui and foremost, sucks wealth from it's surroundings. Perhaps, this is why it is simply called a truly EXCELLENT house!

As a follow-up of the earlier article, my chief concern is that if one is a `salaried worker' and should one day, this salaried worker goes into retirement (voluntary or otherwise), one major consideration is to how to `continue' living without any more steady income. Especially since, living in a condominium already has fixed costs of not less than say S$250. Even more so, if one is `entrapped' unable to sell one's condominum due to some of these major considerations:- 1. It is a 99-year lease. And, usually the lease could easily go down to 75 to 60 years left. Many banks would not loan potential buyers - even if they want to buy it if the property falls below say 60 years lease left. 2. With the glut of condominiums both new and old at competitive prices, many buyers may instead opt for totally new - and wait for TOP. 3. In addition, if one has invested in a condominum that looks much like any public housing, it is hard put for them to sell these units or sell them at a reasonable price. To recoup their savings. 4. I have visited many condominums and in my opinion, some of them other then their `skin' or cosmetic look - other than private grounds and security guard, look like any other public housing. Note: I have nothing against public or private housing. But rather base my opinion on future re-coop of capital investment - to sustain a person, his wife thru their old age. Not withstanding that one or more may have to incur major surgery or operation - using their own funds (not considering public or government subsidy). In my opinion, some examples not worth considering investing they are:- Windermere Condominium Address: 20, 22, 26-32 Choa Chu Kang Street 64 Developer: ST Technologies Properties Pte Ltd Tenure: 99 years TOP: 2002 Total of 395 units (MRT is not exactly near) Current price per sq feet of larger unit is approximately S$330 for units of 2,700 sq feet. This low price reflects the market sentiments of such high rise development. Woodsvale condominum Location: 5 to 11 & 15 Woodlands Drive 72 Developer: Capitaland, Singapore Tenure: 99 years TOP: 2001 Total of 492 units Poor price per square foot between S$380 to only $422 psf. Hougang Green Condominum Location: 5 Buangkok Green / Hougang Street 51 Developer: Hiap Hoe Group Tenure: 99 years Top: 1988 with 99 units This development is almost undistinguishable from nearby public housing. Can you spot more examples in the area where you live? It is important to safe-guard the value of your property especially if they are of 99 year lease properties. More importantly, your house should be marketable at anytime - should one ever need cash funds for any emergency - not withstanding personal savings. How fast can your property be converted to cash in reation to capital gains instead of loss. I am not saying that one should totally forgo condos with 99 year leases. But rather choose wisely. Based on commonsense approach on marketability:- 1. Convience to good transport e.g. MRT 2. If they are e.g. low height e.g. 4 floors can be considered 3. disadvantages if these apartments seem to `look into' a neighbour's unit. Happy Hunting! And erh.. Cavet Emptor! Warmest Regards, Cecil

This is the close-up picture of the situation. 1. Yellow arrow shows leak from second house with bad Feng Shui to the strategically positioned main gate of the `House that receives wealth from the second house.' 2. To reduce the leak, one should place a round water feature with water spouting towards its own house i.e. second house with bad Feng Shui. 3. For the multiple poison arrows (mentioned in the earlier forum message), one can either on a more friendly Feng Shui cure use wooden plank side wall fencing. For an offensive approach, use instead arrow heads, rounded and aimed back towards the offending house. - " Serve them right for messing the second house Feng Shui". Sometimes, one really has no choice given such offensive `tactics' of unfriendly neighours. The saying goes " Either YOU or I". In this case study, you can also find that the "House that receive free wealth" is much lower or at a yin location as compared to the higher ground - second house with bad Feng Shui. Wealth is thus considered `drained' from this second house. And wealth retained by the lower `yin' house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wasis, 1. Please take a look at this aerial view of the estate where the second house sits. 2. I refer to the markings:- Marking `A' =========== One will see a yellow arrow. Notice carefully that the main gate of another house is directly facing this `second house (with bad Feng Shui)'. In actual fact, the site is slopping towards this house with the main gate facing the `second house (with bad Feng Shui). Here, there is already a leak from the `second house (with bad Feng Shui)' towards this house - under Marking B. Or we can say that wealth flows to house Marked as `B'. MARKING `C' - House with multiple poison roofs ======================================== Please refer to Marking `C' Many small or multiple Poison Arrows (triangle roof profiles) from this house give additional threat to the second house with bad Feng Shui. With several of these disadvantages to the second house with bad Feng Shui; and since these leaks are not fixed, it is thus disadvantages for the owners/tenants to stay in such a house. Else, they will be plagued with misfortune and financial distress. The morale of the story is " FIRST FIX ANY LEAKS IF ANY before even think of purely enhancing a house for WEALTH!" - This is the Key failure of many people and surprisingly, same thing goes for poor advise given by some FS practitioners. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear all, 1. This paper and several others that follow takes into account a working life cycle of typical Singapore families. 2. This paper looks at `Strategic Planning to safe guard one's old age or retirement.' Note: This paper DOES NOT TAKE into consideration FENG SHUI. 3. Introduction 3.1 10 years ago, in Singapore, we hear of 95 percent of Singapore population staying in Public housing. 3.2 I do not exactly have the correct statistics but overall, this implies that only 5 percent of Singaporeans life in either condominums + private residential properties such as terrace houses, sem-detached or bungalows (purely landed property). 3.3 Today, the figure is something like 85 percent of Singaporeans live in Public Housing while 15 percent now live in either condominums and private housing. This figure can be quite alarming! Especially since, to-date, there are more than 800 condominums sprouting on this tiny island. 4. My fears are:- Let's say that you are staying in a condominium with 500 units today. If one is generally simply just a "worker" or salaried worker, there will come a time when one has to retire. So, what's so wrong with retiring? 4.1 Many Singaporeans would still be servicing their loan on their beloved condominium even close to retirement age or later. (Unless one is lucky to have made a substantial sum selling off e.g. a previous public housing). Or if one had amassed sufficient sums to pay off the loan. 4.2 Even so, the question here is can one afford paying the monthly maintenance plus other daily essentials? Case Study 1:- ------------ Usually, on average a condominum monthly maintenace fee can come to S$250 to $350 depending on the units and size of your property. Assuming that there are two persons living in the condo, the retiree and his wife. There are also the unexpected costs of health care (as one grows older) and also daily basic maintenance. The situation may arise that out of 500 existing residents - and if all of them age appromiately around the same time, there can be quite a substantial amount of `first' residents that may be forced to downgrade to smaller homes. Both to recoup money (since they have already retired) or since their purchaing power is down, may have no choice but to do so. In fact, even today, during my continous audits, I have seen this happen. Many young couples purchase even resale Government 5 room type of apartment from retirees who prefer to downgrade. Therefore, if one between 30 years to 40 years old may 20 to 30 years down the road, find many of their neighbours moving out for this reason. In the next article, we will look at more case studies and how to protect your interests - i.e. especially look out when one purchase a condominum. For example, some condominums although afford privacy, pretty much looks like any other public housing. Such as poor view - apartments in close proximity `looking at each other'. Since, more and more condominums are sprouting around and the price per sq feet for new ones are very attractive i.e. $400 per sq foot (psf) or more. Would seem to be more affordable, if one had inadvertenly purchased a `rotten apple'. Without Feng Shui, this is as good as entrapping one' self in a rout. And perhaps forced to sell a truly a loss. More about this later.... Warmest Regards, Cecil PS. Presently, Singapore is a country with a high majority of salaried workers and fewer enterpreneurs. Perhaps, one day, this may change slightly.

This is a collection of photos (close-up) of the front view of the entrapped house. In several of the pictures, one can see that this entrapped house is virtually abandoned. Tell tale signs include partial broken awning. In my opinion, there is virtually no cure for such a entrapped house. Yeah! Move out! Not fit for human living. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Yes, what you had described seems OK. For example, when you stand outside the main door facing into the house, one should not see the dining table. In fact, my home faced this same situation as what you have mentioned:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Marcia, Try to do a SEARCH using the Search feature under this forum. You can find the various alternatives to neutralise a beam. For example, I just did a SEARCH in this forum and the first two searchs show this two links:- 1 Photo Tours of Interest (with Pictures) Another alternative: bamboo flute 9/3/2002 2 Photo Tours of Interest (with Pictures) Another alternative: bamboo flute 9/3/2002 If your beam is made of concrete, the above can show you how to neutralise it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear All, 1. This concept is much like the use of a semi-circular floor mat radiating outwards of the house. 2. There is another floor tile concept, which I will share with you later on. But do look at this illustration. 3. In this illustration, imagine, standing at the front door looking outwards. If you have not yet done any renovation to your flooring or perhaps, are considering renovating your floor tiles, you may consider using this profile. 4. This profile - or a semi-circular protusion of your floor tile from the front door is akin to or similar in `protection' afforded by using a semi-circular carpet radiating outwards. 5. In fact, this is advantages if you have thick floor tiles and slight protusion or rounding it helps to afford protection especially if your door faces a long corridor etc... 6. Can this be used in conjuction with other `protections' e.g. semi-radiating carpet? Yes, why not. You can do so - if you want to. This is considered as `white Feng Shui' or good friendly Feng Shui. As opposed to using e.g. a Ba Gua mirror. 7. In fact, there is another method, of configuring the tiles other then this protusion. This will be covered in a later tip. Warmest Regards, Cecil P.S. Despite last month's 7th lunar month (Hungry Ghost), there was much activity for us as we were pretty busy with on-site audits. In fact, this month, under the 8th lunar month, we are much busier than ever! Cheers! Cecil

Dear Peck Wun Please see below:- Last month, while doing a house audit, I noticed that my client also stayed at a long corridor. In addition to this, my client's house is also at a long corridor. Please refer to the attached illustration file. In this file you can notice that from inside the house, one can see a neighbour's directional sign (with an arrowhead) slicing thru the main door. This is indeed a threat to my client's house. With such a threat, one has no choice but to use a Ba Gua mirror to neutralise such a threat. Unless, one can speak nicely to the neighbour and hopefully, they take down this threat. Else, one needs to neutralise it. In public housing, unfortunately, it is difficult to request for the removal or reduction of plants along the corridor(s) unless they really pose a nusiance. Or other valid reasons e.g. if the corridor is too narrow for say a disabled using wheel chair etc... As mentioned earlier, if one stands inside the main entrance door facing outwards, and if you can see protrusions or objects that slice thru the main door, this is indeed a threat to the home. There is really not much one can do unless one remove or request to (kindly) remove the threat. You need to fully evaluate whether they are or not threats. Since sometimes, they may seem to be threats but actually not aimed at your house thru the window. Anyway, one can apply the concept: If one can no longer see it; it no longer becomes a threat. Simple solutions include e.g. using day curtains or blinds. Sorry, I am not able to fully visualise what you mean. But, for the main door, one has to be careful about leaks. A leak usually occurs if your main entrance opens directly towards an open area e.g. balcony or window. Where Qi flows in and out directly in a straight line. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Water positions are often determined based on: 1. Shapes and Forms Feng Shui 2. Flying Star Feng Shui where metal elements e.g. #7 or #6 are present In one or both of such situations, a sector may be enhanced with water e.g. water fountain etc... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, The placement of the stove should be placed based on several `rulesets' and it differs in each layout. Ideally, under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui, it is good to have the stove face inwards of the main door. On landed property, it can still be on a side wall (to maximize the layout plan of a kitchen). Besides this, other `rulesets' apply:- 1. Where possible, the stove should not face a toilet door 2. It should not be placed with an open window. The wall behind the stove should have a solid backing. 3. where possible (especially if the stove is located at the North compass direction) of the house, it should not face a water position direction (or in line with it). 4. Commonsense approach (Egronomics) in the placement of a stove vs wash basin:- Please look at the attached illustration:- For safety reasons (not so much of Feng Shui); the wash basin should preferably be positioned such that after cooking eg. hot utensils can immediately using body motion to swing it towards the stove area to the wash basin. With just a side movement of the body. This is much preferred over having the wash basin behind you. If so, and if one have small children, one may have to look carefully first (carrying the hot utensil) and bringing it from the stove area, towards the wash basin. This is akin like looking left, right or down to see if anyone is around before bringing the hot utensil to the wash basin. Usually, under Feng Shui, there are some Feng Shui practitioners who believe that the stove should favour the elements of the breadwinner. Some believe that it should instead favour that of the spouse (wife). While some other Feng Shui practitioners feel that this should be a bad location as it helps to burn away `inasupiciousness'. Whatever, it is, the concept behind the importance of the stove is that it is considered important as this is the place or that the warmth of the house. Nowadays, it has to be placed based on many considerations and also safety aspect as mentioned under the illustration. Usually, the placement of the stove is also limietd by the fact that especially apartment buildings have small kitchens. And other limitations include the entrance to the kitchen, the wall opening or window (usually for wash basin) and the passageway to the utility or back area of the house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Melissa, 1. Many people would encounter the same problem that you have faced. Especially if one partner is an East House while the other is a West House person. 2. If one is currently finding a new house, then look at the intangible force affecting each spouse at the main entrance and their bedroom. Go for smoother combinations e.g.: Prosperity vs Irritation or other such combinations as opposed to combinations such as: Longevity vs death or disaster. Under Ba Zi Feng Shui, one should consider `binding elements' or elements that can help bind both partners. For example, Strong Metal person vs Weak Earth person, one should use a binding element e.g. Fire element. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, When planting plants or trees avoid having the tree trunk slicing into the house. If so, it may become a threat. In all my audit rounds, if the bedrooms are at the west and affected by direct sunlight, the interior layout especially the position of the bed and even the study table should be carefully looked at both from Feng Shui and commonsense approach. Locally, it can be quite hot especially if the bedroom is in direct contact of the sun eg. west. And it is the brickwall, one can even (if one places one's hand) next to this wall, feel the heat as much as 3 or more hours after sunset. Thus, if one were to place a bed parallel to the wall, the person sleeping here may feel uncomfortable or require to turn on the aircon. Similarly, it is not prudent to place the study table with the occupant facing direct sunlight. The study table should be positioned such that one's back faces away from the light. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Another picture of house with bad Feng Shui

This second house also have bad Feng Shui. In the next installment we will understand the rationale why this house also has `similar' bad Feng Shui as the earlier case study of: House with poor Feng Shui. One of the pictures clearly also show the house remaining vacant. Most probably, the owner is plagued with financial problem. Please see attached...

The wealth of the house with bad Feng Shui is run-off to the house at the lower end. The house at the lower-end places its mouth or main gate to receive automatic wealth at the expense of the house with poor Feng Shui. You will find that the house with bad Feng Shui has been left vacant. Mostly due to financial problems - whilst staying in the house. Please see more pictures. Warmest Regards Cecil

This second installment provides more pictures in understanding the situation: 1. From the side view pictures, one will notice two distintive problems:- 1.1 Besides the different or non-uniform roof, one can see the side windows. These windows are slanting much like the hull of a ship. This shape is inauspicious as it is symbolic of a boat abeit a SINKING SHIP. 1.2 Instead of the metal mesh fence, this side of the slope could do with a brick wall (much like the frontage of the house). Please look at the various photos. Comments will continue under the next installment. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Introduction: Type of House: Single unit (Bungalow) - Landed Property This introduction page focus on the distintive bad Feng Shui of the house. Please take a look at this first picture. You will notice that:- 1. The roof is unbalanced because one side is higher than the other side. 2. Look carefully at the picture. You will find that the land on which the house sits on is sloping. Although this can be `cured' by Feng Shui e.g. use of a water position. It has not been done. 3. On a later second installment, you will be introduced to two more problems relating to the bad Feng Shui of this house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Nowadays, it is quite rare to find the Yearly Chinese Alamac or Tung Shu placed above the main door of Chinese homes. Traditionally, some Chinese would purchase a new Tung Shu (Yearly Chinese Alamac) and place a new copy of it every new year. It is said that this is to ward off evil and provide good luck. To understand what I mean, I have chanced upon an apartment....

Dear Gordon, In my opinion, I have seen yin and yang symbol tattooed before on a body. Basically, there should not be any issue with it being tattooed other than on e.g. private parts or locations like battock or the bottom of the feet. Should therefore, tattooed in appropriate locations e.g. arm ... The yin and yang symbol is in total, comprise a wide field much like the Swastica symbol used by Buddhist on Buddha. (Unfortunately, the Germany Nazi SS copied and used this symbol also). Therefore, the yin-yang symbol unlike the Ba Gua symbol as shown under the url: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/art/art-pakua.htm In particular, the First Heaven Sequence Ba Gua trigram should not instead be tatooed. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Thanks for your sketch of your plot of land. 2. Overall, your plot is not a `worst case' senario. Frankly, it is quite common to find such a layout plan. And in many situations, there should not be an issue here. Provided, here is no canal or large drain at the back of the house. Planting trees behind the house is a consideration. 3. Another approach done is shown in a rough sketch - attached to this message. It shows a semi-circular profile radiating outwards of the house. 4. First of all, this may not be applicable to most houses as it implies e.g. planting trees in a semi-arch along the `yellow' boundary of the house. Impratical as it may sound (because we need to take care of the garage e.t.c) the is a Shapes and Form method of `compensating' for a narrow front. If the building itself looks like your plot of land, then e.g. the front door area or floor can have this semi-circular e.g. carpte tiles radiating much like that in the attached illustration. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear David, When we look at water positions in a house, we should look at it from two view points:- 1. Is it beneficial to the home e.g. under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui? 2. Your Ba Zi element. Since your Ba Zi element is `weak fire' element, it is best to avoid placing a water position (inside) the house. But you can still place a water position - outside the house. For example, if you have a balcony, and if after an audit it is found that you can benefit from a water position, then we say that based on Shapes and Forms Feng Shui, water can benefit you (Your Home). Therefore, in your situation, when it comes to the interior of the home, it is less beneficial or can even be `threating' to have a water position within your home. 3. From my personal experience, i.e. colours e.g. wearing green:- 3.1 So far, the major influence in our life will still be e.g. the Feng Shui of a home. And sometimes, we read life threating cases. For example, a bad Feng Shui house can even lead to calamity. 3.2 The next thing we look at under the Ba Zi is one's Luck Pillars or the current 10 year luck period. Here, if the season does not favour one's element, then, one should use more of one's favourable element both in the home and personal self e.g. dressing. 4. What happens if I am staying in an existing home without progress? In a Feng Shui assessment or audit, a person's and family members Ba Zi is analysed together with the home Feng Shui. For example, if the Ba Zi e.g. of the breadwinner is inauspicious under the current 10 year luck period plus, the home Feng Shui is poor, then both are considered pulling down one's luck. However, if the Ba Zi looks OK, but the home Feng Shui is poor, then the chief culprit is the home Feng Shui. And appropriate action should be taken to FIX-THE-LEAK and at the same time, make enhancements. The aim here is to bring up the total luck for the person. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Generally, death by natural causes will not be an issue. As the imprint is usually, momentary. You can cleanse the shop by throwing salt and rice into the various sectors of the shop. Is it best to choose an auspicious date for construction and later, move-in. ? Across Usually, this should not be an issue since, your side of the road is away from it. Warmest Regards, Cecil