Cecil Lee

Dear Nina, In my opinion, I would classify this type of question into two categories:- 1. Potential Sha Qi or poison arrow and/or 2. Commonsense approach. Under Para 1, above, a tree may become a poison arrow if it ends up with a thin tall tree trunk. And if one stands at the window (even) of a low rise house; should this thin trunk (or pole like) object slice thru the window, it then becomes a potential Sha Qi or poison arrows. Under Para 2, it shares a common situation e.g. like a bedroom above a kitchen. Where in some situations, fire is more likely to break out in a kitchen. Therefore, a common sense approach. Or it is not good to have a toilet or sewerage pipes above the main door. What happens if there is a leak. And persons going thru the main door, is showered with the leak. Under Para 2, "Commonsense approach"; there are instances where, trees if they are not trimmed properly can provide: 2.1 In some instances: Honet bees, makes nest on these trees or 2.2 Ants, use the tree or branches to move between the house and the ground. Ants may have nests also on the branches of the trees. (Not considering termites etc)... 2.3 Animals such as stray cats and even rats have been known to climb the trees and the untrimmed branches is like a gateway for easy movement. 2.4 In my country, the crow population can be considered as `out-of control' in some locations and they do use the trees as perches etc.. And there is known evidence of e.g. flu virus passing between birds to humans etc... I am not trying to exagerate but some of the above may happen in some cases. While, I must admit, if the trees are properly trimmed, they should not pose any problems. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Diana, 1. Thank you for your message. 2. I had difficulty replying to your mail because frankly, when I see DOB's quoted in any of the forum messages; I really do not have the time to look at each individual's DOB not counting that there were several DOB's quoted in the mail. 3. Therefore, any questions, added with such information, I will have to usually skip answering any of the additional questions. 4. For more information as to how to get quick answers, the link or rationale as to why some questions - never gets answered can be found under the following link-: http://www.geomancy.net/contact/contact-forum-etiquette/contact-forum-etiquette.htm 5. Guidelines to installing a waterfall:- 5.1 Ideally, if the site (contrast this to a single unit i.e. house): A site e.g. a development such as a commercial building; a industrial building; shopping complex or a condominum project. It is beneficial to install e.g. a "waterfall". 5.2 Symbolism in Feng Shui The key success factor in " Wealth generation" in Feng Shui has to do with retention of wealth. The clue is given under this URL:- http://www.geomancy.net/events/Rotary_Club_FS_Talk/rc_talk_slide_28.htm In the above slides, one will notice that the concept of Wealth is one where symbolically, wealth is received or retained. Similarily, the clue can also be found under this link:- http://www.geomancy.net/events/Rotary_Club_FS_Talk/rc_talk_slide_19.htm Here, it symbolises two hands clasped together to receive wealth. 5.3 Therefore, it will not help much if one purchases a Water fountain or Water fall and instead of retaining wealth, such water fountains - IF THEY DO SPURT OUT water i.e. waste water where instead of water flowing in.. water gets scattered away... this is equivalent of " spending money ". 6. In such a situation, choose the waterfall or fountain carefully. In the above case, referred under:- http://www.geomancy.net/events/Rotary_Club_FS_Talk/rc_talk_slide_28.htm This location is the Suntec City Water fountain where if one notice carefully, water is gathered into the centre. And the ring or circular ring shown is made of metal element. There is a Three Harmonious Element combination at work here:- Earth element: wealth at the centre. Where water falls into the `earth' in the middle. Metal element (the huge metallic ring - as seen in the picture) Water element (from the fountain) Under the Five Elements Concept, Productive cycle: Ref URL: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/theories/fs-5element.htm One will notice the harmony of EARTH with METAL with WATER. Making this a three cycle flow of productive sequence. 7. This particular water fountain, located in Singapore, has been officially declared as the World's Largest Water fountain. And the Suntec City is famous as it was a joint venture of Hong Kong Million/ Billionares built seriously on Feng Shui prespective. 8. Frankly, it is very difficult for me to comment whether it is good or bad to install a waterfall, based on a few words of description. As I try not to `imagine' too much. For fear, that I may guess wrongly. There are many other considerations for placement of a waterfeature in or outside the home. Other considerations include (importantly) what is the neighbourhood like, the frontage, the back and even gradient and plot of land. Other compass issues like West, Tiger side and NE (devil's gate) and SW (devil's backdoor). 9. In general, all I can say is that it is safer to install a water feature at the frontage so long as it is not tall but provide clear space. I.e. a waterfall, may inadvertenly create a mountain effect at the frontage. It would be nice to see a picture or more information with regards to the Shapes and Forms. The more information provided here, it is felt, the more confident I am, of providing better advise. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, It would be preferred or advisable to use the Chinese `i-ching coins' with square holes. This is in my opinion the preferred choice. Nowadays, there are lots of `imitation' or lots of such newly minted coins and are not that costly. The rationale why the i-ching coins are preferred is because it has a square hole at the centre. Under the Five elements concept: Earth produces metal and thus `make it stronger'. And this type of coins are proven. The rationale why the Singapore $1 coin was used as a "poorer" alternative is that it has the Ba Gua or eight sides and thus was used. Therefore, the silver coins you mentioned has so far not been proven: I am afraid, I have to say that one may have to use it "at one's own risk". Warmest Regards, Cecil

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"Thank you very much for your response.... Thank you again, you are a tremendous help." - Kelly Roberts, Wed, 13 Mar 2002

Dear Carlos, 1. Numerology can be highly subjective. 2. And it should preferably not be used in most instances. This is because even in Chinese Numeroloy, the interpretation can be pretty diverse. 3. To give you an example: Although, one constantly hear of #5 as bad or `evil' under Flying Star Feng Shui; it is specific to this domain only. 4. For example, #5 also represents the harmony of the Five elements or the Five elements concept: Water, Wood, Fire, Metal and Earth element. 4. Thus, if one asks only a person skilled in Flying Star, he/she may concur and say that anything to do with 5 or double or triple 5's are no good. 5. But on the other hand, another practitioner who users Five Elements or may not be aware of Flying Star will say that 5 is indeed good. 6. In fact, some Feng Shui practitioners favour 5 and make recommendations like:- "It is good to have a 5 bulb lighting at a specific location". Where the practitioner considers number 5 as representing all the 5 elements in harmony. And light is considered good qi." "Some Feng Shui practitioners also recommend, a plate of 5 elements e.g. red, blue, green, yellow and white or gold in specific locations" And this represents " Five " (five elements). 7. Therefore, on one hand, 5 can be considered as `bad' while on the other hand 5 can be considered as bad. The best recourse is to ignore, numerology altogether. As it is of secondary importance. 8. The main important consdieration of a house is: if there is a problem " fix the leak ". This is the first priority. Thus even if we try to enhance the house, but if there is a leak, no matter what is done, the leak may lead to a serious crack... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Vera, 1. If possible (top priority) the staircase should never be facing the main entrance door. This is considered inauspicious. 2. And should be cured if it is an existing house. 3. A staircase can still face the dining room. This is a better option. 4. Where possible avoid having a circular staircase as this is not a good configuration. 5. It is good to have a turning or a landing for a staircase. 6. Therefore, in my opinion, avoid having it face the main door (at all costs) if your house has not been built yet. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kelly, Yes, although it would be better to look at pictures, from your description, your house looks or rather sounds Ok to me. For off-site audit, I personally handle the all off-site audits. In many of the off-site audits, many of our clients either fax us and/or if they need urgent responses can use reliable courier services such as FedEX and DHL. So far, many of our US clients use FedEX - which has benn proven to be very good. Or if one is not in a hurry sent the information thru snail mail i.e. postal service. Which has a turnaround time of just one or two working days. Alternatively, scanned images or scan layout are equally acceptable. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Lindsey, To test whether the power pole is a threat, stand at your main door or the window. And look out of it. If the power pole is tangent to or seem to slice thru the main entrance door or a window, then this is a threat. Else if one can still see the power pole but it does not seem to slice thru the main door (directly) then there is no threat. I.e. the power pole must be seemed to be slicing thru the main door or window. If the power pole is diagonal then there is no threat at all. For the property line, if you have a fence or a bush, then this would be better. Warmest Regards, Cecil P.S. graphic illustration of " No threat zone "

Dear Sarita, 1. Overall, a 747 is in general not a very good combination as 7's are weak metal vs #4 which is bad wood. 2. There are some good double 7s or 717 combinations houses. I chose my existing house with the main door (North with 717 which in my opinion) is a better double 7's as compared to the 747 combination. 3. As mentioned in my earlier posting, one should not only look at just one sector. But instead check out the 20 year flying star fo the two periods. 4. As in my earlier reply, I mentioned that under the current 20 year Flying Star for Period 7; there are two `quirks' associated with it: 5. That is a Period 7 house has two distinct (bad sectors) namely at the East and South. And like this year has shown that the Flying Star year numbers created double the `bad situation' e.g. where originally there is say a #5 (misfortune) in one sector but because of the year influence there can be another #5 flying in. Giving compounded problems. 6. Therefore, it would not be fair for me to give comments as to whether a 747 or 858 is better. As mentioned in my earlier reply and above, one must: First compare: Period 7 vs 8 -- 20 year Flying star charts of the same house Next draw out and look at the Yearly charts of 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 to see what interaction it has for the 20 year Period 7 and 8 house. Only one has done this, then one can fairly make a proper conclusion. Therefore, I am unable to give you an outright answer. If you want to, you have to do the above type of analysis and form a conclusion. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In my opinion, there is not much one can do if the `Eight House' chart is unsuitable for a person. Unless, one moves out of the room or find a new house -- assuming a worst case senario. 2. But more importantly, no matter how, the bedroom should always (top-priority) conform to good Shapes and Form Feng Shui. I have given many examples of this in previous messages. 3. For example, where possible, the bed should not rest on the same wall as the bedroom door. Where possible, it should be on the opposite wall as the bedroom door. 4. Usually, to further reduce or minimize on problems, it would be helpful for those who wnat to further improve their Feng Shui to apply e.g. Flying Star Feng Shui. This will help to look at the birth chart of a house and through proper cures, help neutralise any imbalances. Thus improving the house Feng Shui. Flying Star Feng Shui in such a situation is considered as a `active' form of assistance or help. Contrast this to good Shapes and Forms, in particular a `solid' or good Shapes and Forms of the external environment, site and land / where the building /house sits. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kitty, Please see below:- 1. This refers to the Eight House or 4 good & 4 bad directions. Since there are only the East Group or West Group of persons, 50% of the population will have issues that you face. 2. Statistically; 50% of all partners will have one spouse belonging to the East Group and their partner the West Group. 3. Thus, you are not the only person with this situation. 4. If one is choosing a new house one can follow the following guidelines:- 4.1 Where possible, try to find a house that is suitable to the `breadwinner'. Usually, the definition is that the breadwinner is the `male' of the house e.g. the husband. But what happens if the `female' earns more or provides roughly equal income to the family? Then, if it is a new house, one should try to buy houses with any of the following combinations at the main entrance door:- Excellent/Irritation Prosperity/Irritation Health/Irritation Longevity/Irritation or Excellent/Spook Prosperity/Spook Health/Spook Longevity/Spook If one already stayed in an existing house, there is no miracle cure. One has to live with the type of house "chosen ". But in the master bedroom e.g. at North; if the husband's intangible sector is Health and the wife is disaster; then the husband should sleep closer to the North sector, while the wife sleeps on the opposite site. And use the husband as a shield. There is no miracle cure for this as mentioned above. In the above situation, it is good to look at the bedroom and the intangible force there. An try to sleep closer to it. In recent years, it does not seem that even a cross does not really matter here. For personal comfort, one could perhaps, place one there -- just for personal peace of mind - thats all. Yes, it is not auspicious for couples to sleep on twin-sized beds. Even if we place a king sized or queen sized bedsheet on it. It would be best to use a single king or queen sized bed. In addition, avoid any pointed triangle e.g. above the bedroom door designed triangle window. Or any triangle windows that would symbolically `spilt' the couple. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Yew-Meng, Frankly, I hope you understand that it is still difficult for comprehen whether the site is auspicious or inauspicious. Overall, what you had mentioned, made sense i.e. with rapid development on the site or land is good as it means that by 10 years time or more, the area would most likely be fully developed. And from what you had briefly mentioned, there seems to be a good harmony between the river and the hill i.e. the hill is in an embrance with the river. It would be particularly good if the river you had mentioned is meandering and not too straight especially if it is not at the end or near the mouth of it. Perhaps, in the future, if you can provide some photos it would be nice. For the hill area, it should not be the only property or if so, there should be sufficient trees etc... else winds blowing directly at a house is not ideal. Especially if it is barren land and offering no protection to the side of the house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sarita, 1. In general without taking into consideration the Base # as #5, double 8's at the main entrance is suppose to be good under Period 8. 2. However, because of the combinations 858 this is not a good combination as #8 represents weak earth and #5 is the bad misfortune earth. 3. This combination is not ideal as there is too much "earth" without taking into consideration the yearly flying star and even monthly flying star. What happens if there are additional elements of #5 or #2 both bad earth elements. It can still be neutralised but require more attention. 4. In addition, it is best to look at both Period 7 20 year charts vs Period 8 20 year charts. And compare which chart is better. It is also good to look at the Year chart for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. To see it's `impact' if any on both the 20 year Period 7 and Period 8 chart. 5. In my opinion, only when we compare both charts i.e. 20 year and how the yearly charts of 2004, fly then perhaps, a better picture can arise to see if Period 8 could perhaps be better -- or worse. I have known of situations where, Period 6 charts were good periods and because of renovations, and using similar method to check out, found that unfortunately, in many instances, good Period 6 houses had taken on some of bad effects of Period 7. In particular, for a Period 7 house, compass directions East and South has alway never been good sectors. And usually, caution is placed by many FS practitioners of the bad effects of combinations of #2 or #5 that fly to that sector or East (this year). In a Period 7 house, therefore, more attention need to be taken (or care) should be taken for rooms located at East and South. (Note: Above is a general observation) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kelly, 1. The most important criteria is that the townhouse must fit in with the landscape or the house, situated on a land should fit in with it's surrounding. Here, the frontage of the house is crucial. 2. Only after this then should we then see how well `humans' fit into the house. Thus, one consideration is how suitable is the house to the breadwinner. If the house is not as suitable to the breadwinner, there is not much a breadwinner can do other than move house or find another more suitable house. Overall, one need not usually go thru such a drastic step. In a recent forum reply, I summarised houses into roughly several general specific types:- Type 1 ====== Excellent house with breadwinner suitable Excellent house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Here, it does not really matter much. Wealth creation is favourable. Type 2 ====== Good house with breadwinner suitable Good house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Feng Shui can boost the house. Not to Type 1 level but can give a significant boost. Type 3 ====== Average house with breadwinner suitable Feng shui can help to boost some luck. When comes to money, it can be smooth flowing i.e. must work for money. If lucky, or favourable shapes and form enhanced, can help to boost to Type 2. Type 4 ====== Average house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Feng Shui can help to boost it to a Type 3 house. Can try for Type 2 living standards. Type 5 ====== Inauspicious (poor) house - especially with inherent Shapes and Form Feng Shui. For example, inasupicious house where the house itself is sloping backwards or toilets placed at inauspicious sectors etc... If it is impractical to shift the toilet then e.g. not much can be done other than try to boost other luck. Please note the " Excellent/good/average.. house " refers more to good Shapes and Forms. And suitable or unsuitable, in general refers to the Eight House Theory. Or if Ba Zi is used, then Ba Zi Feng Shui. "Sector" Feng Shui or paying homage to a sector is too general to be of any use to anyone and what you mentioned need not necessarily is true. Traditional Feng Shui has specifit tools for specific analysis. Knowing and applying the specific tool can help us better understand ourselves and our house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Yew-Meng, Frankly, it has to be looked at on a case-by-case basis. For example, if there is a river, the contours of the river in relation to your environment/site and location. Also the size, gradient and the `interaction' of the hill with other features on the ground and the river is another consideration. Even the type of rock formation should be taken into consideration. As an exposed hill or a hill bearing more than it's fair share of weight/gravity, may or may not be affected by e.g. landslides etc... Overall, I can't say for sure at the moment. Feel free if you have a section or topo of the profile e.g. `street map' you can upload it to the forum for some comments. (More details the better.) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Chee Siong, 1. Yes, this is a recent and very common sight in HDB (Housing and Development Board's) design of not just your apartment but of many apartments. 2. Usually, the driveway or drop-off point is a single lane road. In my opinion, there is not much issue or worry with it. Even though one may worry that it looks like a partial `sickle' e.g. as found under the previous Russian communist flag. Where the sickle is like a Sha Qi or poison arrow. The rationle for not worrying is that it is not elevated and it does not pose a problem. Contrast this with e.g. a railway or mass rapid transit rail tracks. If one stays at e.g. storey or floor/unit 3, and if so happens that the railway track `cuts-in' or slice into the floor/unit 3, and if one's home is just directly at it's path, this will have a major impact on that unit. Therefore, usually if one stays at higher floors, there is no issue or impact. In fact, I have audited several condominiums which also have this circular drop-off points and they are even larger as they `circle' between two or more drop-off points. For example: Parc Oasis Condominum, in Jurong - next to the MRT station. But if one is living on a landed property, then, it would pose a concern since, it will affect the house Feng Shui in particular a single or double storey house. Otherwise, because of the mass of your building and the `threat' is not an elevated threat nor is it a vertical one where you there is a sharp corner aimed at the full height of the building, this is not major or considered of relatively low threat - if any. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wasis, When I have the time, I will take pictures of some examples. Do take note that when I mentioned basin (apologies) it is not literally a basin but:- 1. The area is a natural area which is slightly lower than the roads or main roads leading to it. 2. Sometimes, the main roads have been `raised' a few metres higher. Or due to it's natural profile, roads or main roads are built on these higher ground. And houses within it is acessible at a lower level. 3. In some instances, yes, without proper irrigation and when there is an exceptionally high tide, places like " Opera estate " did e.g. once in 20 years had flooding problem. In recent years, the government had built some `automatic' flood gates close to the river mouth and increased the drainage system. 4. Another good example, for those who stay in Singapore is the stretch of Upper Bukit Timah road area. 5. I remembered many many years back, where the University of Singapore, was located at Upper Bukit Timah road. Whenever it rains, flood occurs e.g. something like once or twice a year. Thru the efforts of the government in the late 1970's, the drainage was deepen and overall, today, there is no longer any more flooding. 6. The rationale for the lower land is it is slightly more yin. And in such situations, is a conducive environment for insects such as the highly prized crickets & grasshoppers. These makes the land exceptionally good environment. This area, Bukit Timah is a choice site and has good Feng Shui. 7. But as you have correctly mentioned, without proper drainage, it does not matter. Contrast this to countries that make lots of effort, money and commitment. This is where their fruits of labour counts. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Further to what I mentioned earlier, there can also be a 6th category i.e. Type 6 - Houses that no human can live in. Fortunately, this type of house is either rare or has been built badly under shapes and forms. Where, one can still stay in the house but may bring calamity to the owners. General example: frontage facing a hill. Or `chopping' off the head of the house to build a new extension. Or a house where on both sides is surrounded by a house on each side. Here, both breadwinner can `die' in the space of 1 year after they have moved in. Note: this type of house is `rarer'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Further to what I mentioned, a house Feng Shui can be summarised broadly (GENERALLY) into the following categories:- Type 1 ====== Excellent house with breadwinner suitable Excellent house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Here, it does not really matter much. Wealth creation is favourable. Type 2 ====== Good house with breadwinner suitable Good house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Feng Shui can boost the house. Not to Type 1 level but can give a significant boost. Type 3 ====== Average house with breadwinner suitable Feng shui can help to boost some luck. When comes to money, it can be smooth flowing i.e. must work for money. If lucky, or favourable shapes and form enhanced, can help to boost to Type 2. Type 4 ====== Average house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Feng Shui can help to boost it to a Type 3 house. Can try for Type 2 living standards. Type 5 ====== Inauspicious (poor) house - especially with inherent Shapes and Form Feng Shui. For example, inasupicious house where the house itself is sloping backwards or toilets placed at inauspicious sectors etc... If it is impractical to shift the toilet then e.g. not much can be done other than try to boost other luck. Please note the " Excellent/good/average.. house " refers more to good Shapes and Forms. And suitable or unsuitable, in general refers to the Eight House Theory. Or if Ba Zi is used, then Ba Zi Feng Shui. Overall, Flying Star Feng Shui can be considered `neutral' to all of the above senarios. As it can help any type of house e.g. Type 1 to 5 in balancing the birth-chart of the house. It is recommended that for houses especially those that fall under Type 1 onwards, Ba Zi or Pillars of Destiny be used in-conjunction. Overall, Ba zi Feng Shui is a better option for any type of house e.g. Type 1 to type 5. I have given a general overview of a very general classification of houses into Type 1 to 5. Overall, how to know which type of house I have? If you have stayed in the house for 2 or more years, in general, one can broadly classify the house based on i.e. Excellent, good, average or inauspicious/poor house. For a new house, the clue is usually based on Shapes and Form Feng Shui. And how suitable or unsuitable, can generally be known using Eight House. Or for more advanced users, Ba zi in relation to the house. Here, I mentioned in past forum messages; "For example if one purchased or had inadvertenly purchased a four door car. The most one can sit or squeeze 5 or 6 people at the most in the car. To squeeze more than that is impractical i.e. tie the person or persons to the roof, bonnet etc... Thus, in such situations, a MPV which can sit 6 or more people would then be practical. One cannot squeeze what one had inadvertenly paid for ... for more and more. This is known simply as " Practical Feng Shui at work ". And it is not good to hear from a FS practitioner " that.. no, there is no such thing. Employ my service and I will do wonders for you ". In such a situation, cavet emptor.. let the buyer beware! One may most likely be `conned'. Quantun Leap cannot exist for every situation or every home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, It is not wise to give a stereo-type answer and it depends on individual layouts. If you do not mind, feel free to either sketch and save under graphic format. Then attach it as a forum message. Or simply fax it to:- 065-64820570 Please make sure that you have your e-mail address. If you have a personal fax and would like to receive a return reply thru fax, then quote the fax number. As mentioned above, it would not be good to give a direct reply as it may be misleading to forum users. Rather, the preferred method is to look at individual layouts prior to making comments. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Darius, If you are taking the reading of the building, then, the audit is meant for the entire building. And your house is just a mere (specific) sector or `grid'. If you need confirmation to confirm the centrepoint or to confirm the layout, feel free to either:- 1. create a sketch in graphic file in any of the popular format i.e. .jpg, .bmp, .gif and upload to this forum. alternatively, simply fax it to:- 065-6482570 I will be more than happy to assist you to confirm your layout / main door direction. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Flannery, Please see below:- In my opinion, it is best not to apply "Sector concepts" as this is too general. For the bathroom in the center of the apartment, is a concern. There is not much that can be done here. If it is feasible, not to use it or keep it bright and dry. My front In my opinion, I would not be too concerned with the `Relationship area'. The staircase over the main entrance is acceptable. So long it is not a toilet - which is inauspicious. There should not be any problem using the main entrance door. Overall, you may consider checking out using the Free Eight House Report to check on how suitable the house is to you and what intangible force influence in the various bedrooms for various persons staying in the house. If there is a toilet at the center, I would sincerely recommend that you can do a audit of the birth chart i.e. using Flying Star Feng Shui. Here, it is favoured because, it can help to neutralise any bad or inauspcious sector of the house and make the house more favourable for you and your family. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my opinion, it is difficult to pin-point your actual problem. The rationale here has to do with the concept of " Quantum Leap " in Feng Shui. For example, you may have inadvertenly chosen an "average house". One key ingredient of an average house is that its `wealth retention' is not fantastic if compared to e.g. houses with " Quantum Leap " in Feng Shui. Houses with quantum leap have specific characteristics:- 1. Excellent location (not just the land on which it sits but the site or surrounding site). Here, good shapes and form prevail. 2. It uses the concept known as `receiving wealth'. For example, imagine two hands clasp together to "receive wealth". Many of the houses with quantum leap in Feng Shui have such characteristics. Either: 1. it is e.g. in a nice basin where if we put our two hands together, it receives wealth or able to retain it. Such landform have houses that are in this basin. And it is able to create wealth. Good examples are the private esates along Yio Chu Kang road where the houses are not "spectacular" or noticeable where to get to the place, the road usually slope down. Even, estates like `Opera estate' in the East coast is in a basin configuration. Contrast this to public housing where, many of the apartments sit on an artificial hill or raised land area. Imagine, the difficulty in retaining wealth. Apologies, if I had gone off track abit, but this is to highlight the `expectations' e.g. in a house. If the house is an avearge house and coupled by the fact that it may or may not be as suitable for the owner, would mean that even if Feng Shui is applied, the return is marginal. I.e. there may not be a `miracle cure' or quantum leap in Feng Shui luck. But rather, such houses are best or most effective if there are problems related to health or misfortunes. I am not pulling your hopes but, I have to be honest and realistic on this aspect. My aim here is that one may have to be weary especially if one approaches a FS consultant who may promise the world but could not deliver. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Under Eight House theory, there is not much one can do. As this theory is particularly useful to select houses prior to moving in. If it is under Flying Star Feng Shui, this looks at the birth chart of the house. And since it is based on the common denominator i.e. Five Elements Concept, then if any of the sectors are considered `inauspicious' - it can easily be balanced or neutralised. Once this is neutralised under Flying Star, there is not much worry with the sector -- under Flying Star Feng Shui. However, it does not mean that it will automatically `cure' Eight House. Since, the Eight House has more to do with one spending time there. Warmest Regards, Cecil