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HDB Tampines Greenforest BTO launched in January 2013 site plan and floor plans Sales Brochure: tampines-greenforest.pdf

HDB Fernvale Lea BTO launched in January 2012 Site plan and Floor plans fernvale-lea.pdf Lease Commencement Date: Year 2015

The attached window design feature: Casement windows encased by a distinct rectangular `protruding' enclosed brick shape sloping design was popular in the early 1970's. Many semi-detached and bungalow homes both in Singapore and Malaysia feature such an iconic design. Slowly as many owners redesign or do A&A works, such designs are disappearing gradually. As often, such homes are considered relatively "new" i.e. 30 to 40 years old and not worth conserving, yet. From a Feng Shui point of view, it is a stable design as rectangle represents the earth element. While circle designs during that era (1970's are rare and least desirable for large window openings). Often, th…

Auditing nearby Cambridge Road. Stop over at Pek Kio. Pek Kio Etymology 1. Pek Kio, or "white bridge" in Hokkient, refers to the quaint neighbourhood enclosed by Moulmein Road, Balestier Road, Race Course Road, Kampong Java Road and Thomson Road. 2. One of the earliest references to Pek Kio was a newspaper article published on the Singapore Standard on 2 October 1953. 3. In the newspaper article, it was reported that the tenants of the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) flats had formed an interim committee to establish a community centre called Pek Kio Owen Estates Community Centre. 4. Early Pek Kio residents named the residential enclave …

Here are some of the popular auspicious Chinese borders found on edges of books, home decorations, tiles etc...

1. Although all the table tops comes from the "earth" itself; colours does play a significant part in identifying which of the five elements the table-top materials (and colours) are made-off. 2. Distinct colours like:- Green = wood element Red = fire element Violet (purple) = fire element Water = blue or black 3. Some other colours are harder to differentiate. Some colours show up differently under lighting; lightining tones : cool day light; warm lights. 4. Colours especially brown or brownish (wood element)is often associated with tones of yellow or cream colour (earth element). There is really no right or wrong answers, here. 5. Some of the brownish with cre…

HDB Sunshine Gardens BTO in Choa Chu Kang launched in January 2012 Site plan and Floor plans sunshine-gardens.pdf

Latitude is a luxurious freehold development (High-end condominium). It is located at 31 ? 35 Jalan Mutiara in District 10. Recently TOP in 2011. It consists of three blocks comprising 127 units.

If one has one's own garden, it is advisable not to anyhow place unknown scultures such as those in some of the pictures taken in the Imperial garden. This is because; under symbolism in Feng Shui, we try to avoid any objects that may look like "hungry mouths" or monster looking figurines.... these are considered inauspicous especially if their mouths are aimed towards one's home.

Jewelry of the Ming period More than 200 pieces of jewelry were unearthed from Ding Ling. Majority are hair pins and eardrops; made with gold, silver, pearl and precious stones. The patterns on these items are mostly of good luck and happiness. The workmanship is superb, almost reaching near perfection.

Again, this is pure commonsense that if we can avoid; try to avoid staying near to petrol stations. Where possible, since this new estate: Compassvale Beacon does not have any units on the ground level; try to avoid staying on the second or even third level; as a safety precaution against vapour or fumes from the daily pumping of petrol / diesel and the storage and filling up by petrol tanks..

Aloe Vera originates from North Africa. And some even call it "The Mother of all Miracle Plants!" Aloe vera is very popular as it is called the Elastoplast or a First Aid buddy. Thus it is used if one has cuts or even insect bites or even as a sun-block (sun-screen). It is also popularly used in skin care, shampoos and even as a refreshing drink that holds chunks of aloe vera. In ancient times, in Egypt, it is one of the ingredients or items used for embalming! Do be careful, if you walk along Kovan Road... as the owner of the home has planted a whole garden full of Aloe Vera plants both in his garden as well as this field of five-foot-way grass verge!

A large development: 99 years Riversails condo

Ngee Ann City, is another mega development that has twin towers. It has a magnificant frontage which is guarded by two huge lions. It also has a Ming Tang (semi-circular water position radiating outwards of this entire building).

This picture shows the symbols associated with the Eight Immortals

HDB Punggol Parcvista BTO launched in May 2011 site plan and floor plans punggol-parcvista.pdf

Watch out for the future review... a 99 years leasehold development where Singapore Press Holdings seems to have diversified into the property segment... From the above streetmap: the layout of this condo looks conservative and mostly straight rows...

Location: recently TOP terrace houses at Pavillion Place; off Bukit Batok Road The lamp post is aimed towards the side gate opening directly towards the middle of the living room. Note: The house number has been partially masked out in RED.

This is the 2014's HDB variant version of the "Point-block". But with the additional of two "attached" stacks: #97 and #99.

How to place a pair of bamboo flute to neutralise a concrete ceiling beam: Attached please find three pictures: 1. Picture 1: Shows how two bamboo flutes are placed on a ceiling beam. 2. Picture 2: Shows how a pair of bamboo flutes are placed i.e. the Dragon flute is placed on the `East' side. The phoenix flute faces the `West' side. 3. Picture 3: Shows how the two bamboo flutes form the profile of a Ba Gua trigram. Para 3 is not compulsory. I.e. u do not need to buy a dragon/phoenix flute. In most cases, it does not matter which side the pair of bamboo flutes are hung on the ceiling beam. This cure is so old school. And da…

This is the back-yard (backside) of the house. The back of the house has a small door leading towards the main road: Yio Chu Kang Road. (Near-by to the new Greenwich Shopping Mall).