Procedure for 1st time Opening of entrance door
Procedure for 1st time Opening of entrance door
1) Door open - ALL call out " PING AN FA CHAI ", then throw in PINEAPPLE (x1 pcs); (For a new condominium; the developer's representative (RD) would follow you up to your unit for the hand over of your unit. If so, before the RD open the main entrance door; you should get ready the pineapple. Once the main entrance door is opened both husband and wife call out " PING AN FA CHAI " and roll in the pineapple.)
2) Prepare RICE and GREEN BEANS - Husband & wife (no outsiders except for own or family members can be around) to sprinkle ALL over the house
- Mix the rice and green beans together. (Leave a "cup-full" of green beans - for later placement at the living room area). - During this procedure, make sure that no outsiders are inside the home.
- For example, if it is a condo, the condo facilitator must leave the apartment. Own family members can remain eg. parents). - The purpose is to "sow" wealth into the apartment. Thus, it is not a matter of sprinkly lots of rice/beans but rather, try to sprinkle all over the apartment inclusive of the toilets/yard.
3) Prepare FA GAO (x2 pcs - can be brown, yellow or pink). If white colour FA GAO make sure that a circular red paper to be stuck/placed on top of the FA GAO.
- Place one FA GAO in the middle of the room - while the other FA GAO with 3 oranges and 1 red packet with some money e.g. 2 dollars, 20 cents or 80 cents will do - on top of the kitchen stove.
4) Prepare 5 types of FRUITS such as ORANGEs/ KUMs, RED APPLES, RED GRAPES, BANANAs). AVOID: PEARS ONLY.
- Grapes should preferably be purple or reddish. But not green or black coloured grapes. - for countable fruits such as oranges (Kum) & apples please purchase 5 each to be placed in the middle of the living room. For a bunch like banana, or grapes, no need to count. - NOTE: For the 5 types of Fruits, the pineapple which was thrown in should also be included as ONE of the Five types of fruits. Thus:-
- For example: 1 Pineapple (Don't purchase FIVE! One will do) 5 Oranges, 5 Apples, 1 BUNCH of Banannas and 1 BUNCH of Grapes will do for the middle of the living room.
5) Prepare TEA LEAVES (tie kuan yin) and place it in the middle of the living room.
6) Prepare COTTON WOOL , WATER and a DISH for germinating the GREEN BEANS and place it in the middle of the living room.
Item# 3 - 6 : These are to be placed at the middle of the living room.
7) In addition, at the 4 corners of the LIVING & DINING room, place a set of 2x ORANGES + 1x Red Packet of 20cts - total : ORANGES x8 + RED PACKETs x4
8) In addition, at the KITCHEN, place FA GAO x1 and ORANGES x3 on the stove.
- with an ang pow with 20cents or 2 dollars or even number notes/coins will do. - Do not sweep the floor on the three days of placement. For example, if placed on Saturday, only sweep the floor after Monday i.e. from next Tuesday onwards ONLY. - After this date, all the ang pow money can be used to purchase sweets or sweet-drinks for own family consumption.
FAQ for 1st Time Open Door Procedure
Unclear Steps Over The Initial New House Door Open Reference Forum Msg: http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=24570&new=
QUESTION: What the purpose of preparing the following for the "initial opening of door for the 1st time". And what do we do with it after 3 days? - cotton wool, water & a dish for germinating the Green deans & place in the middle of the living room?
ANSWER: It is SYMBOLIC of "GROWTH".
The picture, in this link shows how this household did the procedure:-
http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=19&mid=22648&new=
Isn't the tray with the green beans which turned into bean sprouts, lovely?
Please note that these are vegetables. And usually can last a week. Thus, if the green beans does not sprout like in the picture:
1.1 Make sure that it is placed in a location where there is light. As light and water is needed for germination.
1.2 Even after three days, you can still add some water.
1.3 Once it grows until as lovely as the picture, time to throw it away!
1.4. As vegetables are unlike plants where they don't strive for too long! But goodness me, please don't cut it or remove it and fry Char Kway Teow (Hokien Fried Mee ) with it, please!!!
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