Advice on choice for Gem Residences Units

[myfs_161508]

Dear master,

I red your post on the units for Gem Residences, and confused on the article. You mentioned the better ones are those facing south, however toward the end you also mentioned the south facing units can view the temple, which should try to avoid.

So which facing is better in your opinion? North or South? e.g. comparing no double 8 benefit v.s. facing the temple fringe, which will be the recommended stacks ??

thank you.

[Cecil Lee]

Thanks for your question.

1. Feng Shui is based on TWO (2) schools:

1.1. The Compass School

1.2. Shapes and Forms Feng Shui

2. Under the Compass School of Feng Shui: one tool is the Flying Star Feng Shui.

2.1. Thus, my first set of comments are based on this Compass School Feng Shui. Where under this Flying Stars analysis; the best units are South facing.

3. My second opinion is based partially on Shapes and Forms / Yin and Yang concept + Human luck concepts.

3.1. Generally, under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui it is ideally best not to be staying in a home that can view the temple.

3.2. As GEM is considered as under-construction stage; one cannot simply walk in. And a temple has it's roof-line

3.3. Some temples are "clean"; some can be "dirty".

3.4. In addition, human luck is about beliefs and concerns. Thus, often, sometimes just one or two relatives uttering words like "it is bad luck to see a temple" from one's home. Then how?

3.5. It is not like, one can carry the home and turn it towards another direction.

4. And eventually when one wants to sell a unit; if one can think of Para 3.4; there are lots more concern by other potential or not potential buyers.

5. The most recent case is/was the T.O.P. of Thomson Grand.

5.1 I got so many on-site calls to advice on whether to buy or not to buy certain units there that are facing or full view of the temple there.

5.2 In addition; some who bought a unit there asked me to Feng Shui the place.

5.3. Fortunately, the temple there is "clean".

5.4. Else part of the occupational hazard in my line is having my Chinese Luopan going crazy and having to throw them away.

5.5. For example, many years ago; I got a call from a owner at a unit in Block 3 Haig Road.

5.6. A little history of this unit:

During that time; the government joined two three room units to make it bigger. Much like some flats of the same period at Commonwealth.

5.7. After this"operation of joining the two units as one by HDB; the flat was left empty for nearly a year;

5.8. So happens, an old man died at a wake at another block close-by.

5.9. When I visited the owner; I could see that his eyes had that ring of bad aura.

6. I walked around the home with my luopan. And at the kitchen, I asked this "old man" what is he doing here.

6.1. The old man said, that this is his house. And the living beings are intruding into his home.

6.2. I asked the owner. And he said that his two sons had on many occasions being "strangled" .

6.3. Here, part of the problem lies with this new owner. He saw two beautiful Qi Lin and a Guan Yin left behind by the previous owners.

6.4. He did not have the heart to throw them away and instead created a "housing" to house it/them.

7. Chinese ghost busters : Your choice:

7.1. A local priest may negotiate with a temple to bring this old man there or

7.2 2nd choice : get a Thai priest to destroy the old man's soul forever.

8. Sorry for the long story. Thus If Para 7.1. is done; some temple may be "dirty".

9. And for us Chinese there is a NE (devil's gate) front door and a devil's back door. A similar situation also for the Indians.

10. Under Indian Vastu principles (their equivalent) of Feng Shui; especially if a temple is aligned NE to SW; this can be pretty bad luck for the residents staying at lower units.

11. Here, around 8 years ago; there is a certain temple aligned in this method; and unfortunately, a family's flat is along this "highway". They had the worst years of their life when they stayed in that home. But after I done the "correction" it was ok.

12. Some temples are also "dirty" as they also have some priests that dwell not in "white magic" but "black magic" such as rearing of "baby ghosts" etc..

13. Under Human Luck; and marketing reasons; when one wants to sell a unit facing a temple; there will always be those that are fearful of buying one.

13.1 There are lots of reasons, fear etc.. Some even say that a temple is a depository of sadness. I have even mentioned that some temples are a depository of "dirty" things.

Not to scare you or anything like that, please.

I am trying to answer as frankly as possible.

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On 5/24/2016 3:36:45 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear master,I red your post on
the units for Gem Residences,
and confused on the article.
You mentioned the better ones
are those facing south,
however toward the end you
also mentioned the south
facing units can view the
temple, which should try to
avoid.So which facing is
better in your opinion? North
or South? e.g. comparing no
double 8 benefit v.s. facing
the temple fringe, which will
be the recommended stacks
??thank you.

[myfs_161508]

Dear Master Lee,

Thank you very much for your detailed explanation, it's really a great guideline to be considered.

Just a quick question, do you know whether the Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong, is a "clean" or "dirty" temple? I read from the news seems it started with doing charity and giving free medical consultations, which seems to be good intension.

However recent years they started to buildcolumbarium to get more "income", and plan to increase the 3 level columbarium into a 5 level one, guess intension is to get more"income", this seems to be a quite greedy approach ...

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On 5/24/2016 7:17:02 PM, Anonymous wrote:

[Cecil Lee]

Further to what I had mentioned; these are some old links:-

http://forum.geomancy.net/resources/art/art-grandpa1.php
http://forum.geomancy.net/resources/art/art-grandpa3.php

One of the links shows my grand-father's grave.

He had to die because he literally "chopped" of the head of his bungalow house to construct a huge extension.

My next door neighbour also did the same after they saw how grand our home was.... but...

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On 5/26/2016 8:12:43 AM, Anonymous wrote:
This are some considerations:1. In my
opinion, just a year ago; I had an audit
near-by the temple. 2. So far, at that
time; I found this temple to be clean.3.
Actually, there is a difference being
buried and cremated.3.1. For example,
once a body is cremated: "Ashes to
ashes" this is neutral. 3.2. This is
why, unlike a burial site; urns can be
stacked one on-top of each other and
"packed" side by side.4. I remembered
clearly when I did my reservist training
in the late 1980's; 4.1. Then I was a
brigade reservist chief clerk with 2nd
Peoples Defence Force. (By the way, then
I had to serve 2 1/2 years of National
Service. My primary camp was the former
Beach Road Camp next to the NCO
club.)4.2. One of my battalion was doing
a simulated exercise at Yishun. By the
way, that area then was once a Teochew
burial site. 4.3. I arranged for the
police to investigate. As we did not
know whether the body was a recent body
or one that was buried many years
back.5. Coming back to the point:
majority of CHINESE cemeteries are
suppose to the one of the best Feng
Shui.6. Thus, one clear example was the
cemetery at Orchard (previously CK Tang
was facing this site). Now the site is
the Orchard MRT. 7. Another is Bishan
Park. Which was one a cemetery.8. In the
past, especially the 1960's; the rich
could buy a plot and bury their dead in
a detailed and expensive plot.9. For
example, my grand father's plot is one
of them. 10. As we visited his grave,
year after year; we suddenly noticed a
"lump" of soil to the left and right and
many places.11. We then realised; that
the care-takers were offered money and
they allow the poorer people to bury
their dead at "unmarked" graves. One can
understand that during our early years;
it was un-heard of to cremate a body.
Thus, I was born in a well to do family
thus... correct me if I am wrong; have
never seen a cremation near me.12. As
ours are documented; and if there was an
order to exhume; they have a record for
it.13. Thus, I suspect the one at Yishun
was an unmarked grave. 14. In one of the
past forum posting, many years ago in
this forum; I had photo of another grave
/ with body discovered in another HDB
block... when they were digging to add a
new lift to that block.15. Thus, if a
cemetery is 100% digged out; and if
something is built over it; this is
still an auspicious land and very much
so.16. But, if bones or skeletons are
not 100% dig-out totally; it can affect
the Feng Shui of those staying e.g. at
that specific block /stack or unit.17.
Therefore, don't worry: Once cremated;
this is neutral. Similar to throwing /
sprinkling the ashes into the sea. Again
so true "Ashes to Ashes".On 5/25/2016
9:41:51 AM, ZHIJIE YIN wrote:
Dear
Master Lee, Thank you very
much
for your detailed explanation,
it's
really a great guideline to
be
considered. Just a quick
question,
do you know whether the Toa
Payoh Seu
Teck Sean Tong, is a
"clean" or "dirty"
temple? I read
from the news seems it
started with
doing charity and giving
free medical
consultations, which seems
to be good
intension. However
recent years
they started
to
buildcolumbarium to get
more
"income", and plan to increase
the 3
level columbarium into a 5
level one,
guess intension is to
get
more"income", this seems to
be a
quite greedy approach
...On
5/24/2016 7:17:02
PM, Cecil Lee wrote:

[Cecil Lee]

This are some considerations:

1. In my opinion, just a year ago; I had an audit near-by the temple.

2. So far, at that time; I found this temple to be clean.

3. Actually, there is a difference being buried and cremated.

3.1. For example, once a body is cremated: "Ashes to ashes" this is neutral.

3.2. This is why, unlike a burial site; urns can be stacked one on-top of each other and "packed" side by side.

4. I remembered clearly when I did my reservist training in the late 1980's;

4.1. Then I was a brigade reservist chief clerk with 2nd Peoples Defence Force. (By the way, then I had to serve 2 1/2 years of National Service. Mycamp was atthe former Beach Road Camp next to the NCO club.)

4.2. One of my battalion was doing a simulated exercise at Yishun. This battalionliterally dug in indefence of ourisland.By the way, that area then was once a Teochew burial site.

4.3. I arranged for the police to investigate. As we did not know whether the body was a recent body or one that was buried many years back.

5. Coming back to the point: majority of CHINESE cemeteries are suppose to the one of the best Feng Shui.

6. Thus, one clear example was the cemetery at Orchard (previously CK Tang was facing this site). Now the site is the Orchard MRT.

7. Another is Bishan Park. Which was one a cemetery.

8. In the past, especially the 1960's; the rich could buy a plot and bury their dead in a detailed and expensive plot.

9. For example, my grand father's plot is one of them.

10. As we visited his grave, year after year; we suddenly noticed a "lump" of soil to the left and right and many places.

11. We then realised; that the care-takers were offered money and they allow the poorer people to bury their dead at "unmarked" graves. One can understand that during our early years; it was un-heard of to cremate a body. Thus, I was born in a well to do family thus... correct me if I am wrong; have never seen a cremation near me.

12. As ours are documented; and if there was an order to exhume; they have a record for it.

13. Thus, I suspect the one at Yishun was an unmarked grave.

14. In one of the past forum posting, many years ago in this forum; I had photo of another grave / with body discovered in another HDB block... when they were digging to add a new lift to that block.

15. Thus, if a cemetery is 100% digged out; and if something is built over it; this is still an auspicious land and very much so.

16. But, if bones or skeletons are not 100% dig-out totally; it can affect the Feng Shui of those staying e.g. at that specific block /stack or unit.

17. Therefore, don't worry: Once cremated; this is neutral. Similar to throwing / sprinkling the ashes into the sea. Again so true "Ashes to Ashes".

18. Another interesting thing to note that such YIN"entities" are also like us; they TEND to prefer lower floors especially 1st choice: GROUND floor or 2nd most common is 2nd storey.

18. Perhaps, they also need some effort to go up to say 15th storey. I suspect they don't have a lift to bring them up so high.

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On 5/25/2016 9:41:51 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master Lee, Thank you very
much for your detailed explanation, it's
really a great guideline to be
considered. Just a quick question,
do you know whether the Toa Payoh Seu
Teck Sean Tong, is a "clean" or "dirty"
temple? I read from the news seems it
started with doing charity and giving
free medical consultations, which seems
to be good intension. However
recent years they started to
buildcolumbarium to get more
"income", and plan to increase the 3
level columbarium into a 5 level one,
guess intension is to get
more"income", this seems to be a
quite greedy approach ...On
5/24/2016 7:17:02 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:

[Cecil Lee]

Another past forum message on the similar subject of cremation / urns /ashes:-

http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=26696&new=

[Cecil Lee]

I just dug a trench and found a coffin in my trench!

My superior officer ask me to take a flower bath. What is this?

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On 5/26/2016 11:28:27 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Another past forum message on
the similar subject of
cremation / urns
/ashes:-http://forum.geomancy.
net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2
&fid=1&mid=26696&n
ew=

[Cecil Lee]

Fake Feng Shui Masters are a plenty in Singapore and all over the world!

Recognise that many Feng Shui Masters are really Feng Shui Emporiums in disguise!

Ask: "Must I BUY from YOU?"