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Dear Daniel, There are different ways to determine the best colour of carpet: 1. If one considers determining the colour under Feng Shui, it would involve finding out the person's element and it's strength. For example, if your element is a weak water person. You can consider a blue or green carpet (which represents) water element. A weak person need more water to balance him. Alternatively the productive element for water is wood. So go for a green or brown carpet. 2. If one considers two persons e.g. husband and wife and wants to find a binding element, can make use of the Pillars of Comparison at www.geomancy-online.com (for members) to find the binding element (colour…

Dear Penny, Yes, he is born in 1952. The earliest book written on SM Lee is by Alex Josey. He has written two books on SM Lee:- Josey, Alex, 1910-1986. Lee Kuan Yew / Alex Josey. Singapore : Times Books International, 1980. Josey, Alex, 1910-1986. Lee Kuan Yew : the crucial years / Alex Josey. Singapore : Times Books International, 1980. Perhaps you can try the first book: Lee Kuan Yew. Or check out books written on SM Lee to see if Mr Lee Hisen Loong's birth date has been recorded. Well, give a try, perhaps at the library. Or, try posting a the question on Young Pap forum website at http://www.youngpap.org.sg (Perhaps, you may have to give a "good reason" for aski…

I was told that for Chinese (lunar) age, we have to add 1 year. So isn't it known as 39 years old iso 38 years ? From the day we are borne till we cross the Chinese New Year 1st day (likely to be early 1969), we will be considered as 1 year old, then when we hit Lunar June in 1969, it should be 2 years old. That explain why Chinese age is always +1 year from English age. Please confirm lunar age.

1. Under Symbolism in Feng Shui, the main concern of the bed-head sharing the same wall as the kitchen is IF the location of the stove is directly opposite one's bed-head position. 2. Thus, there is no major issue so long as the above Para 1 does not happen. 3. If directly behind the bed-head is a preparation table or small breakfast table area or fridge or even washing machine - all no issue at all. 4. Again, there is very few homes (if any) that are totally "perfect". Even those we tend to built from scratch also may have some issues. 5. Therefore, a missing corner at South is not that bad. 6. Flying Star considerations. 6.1. Assuming that such an apartment Flying…

Further to what I mentioned, Oops! I forgot: I strongly believe many house-husbands will not be so forgiving as all the great mums around! Most like, he could "accidentally, let loose these dogs, rabbits and other pets. And if the house-dad's do get too angry, these dogs may end up being shipped to Beijing, China to be served as dog meat, rabbit meat etc...! Frankly, in my opinion, if one is starting to rear fish, then, it is best not to go for three tanks at one go. Try out one and go from there, Warmest Regards, Cecil

Robert Lee wrote: No. Water star influence can only be activated in Clear Space (ie living room/balancony). It cannot be activated in rooms/toilet. The only other star that can activte in the room is Mountain star. But both stars will be useless if they fall in the toilet sector. Thanks for your prompt reply, Robert. Sad to hear that my WS8 is useless,no wealth luck for the next 20 years. Can I activate'5m-1b-9w'by water at NE which is in the living room? Some said NE should not see water.

Dear Anon, If we strictly consider based on Chinese Astrology, the Rat is considered diagrammatically opposite the Horse. As such they are suppose to be one of the worst pairings in the Chinese Astrology (zodiac) signs. Reference: http://www.lovesigns.net However, phew! 50 years old? Go get a life, and since life at 50 is "really, really short"; why not.. even cannot MUST make it POSSIBLE! We can understand if one is 18 to 30 years. May be head-strong, stubborn or combative. But at 50 years old? Gosh! One should hopefully have mellowed down! And be more understanding! With regards to both the Chinese as well as Western zodiac signs: You see, many of us often read ou…

Dear Anon, In reality once we already have a permanent home, we have to make the best use of it. From a Feng Shui point of view, try as possible to apply concepts that further help to reduce wealth leaks and or to enhance wealth Anonymous wrote: I am very happy to got this site of feng shui!!! Thou i am not really sure of how can i raise my questions properly. I live in the Philippines and my house was just built last year. Since this is, i thought my dream hose already, i got hooked on reading alot of bad and good feng shui. By doing so, i realized that the construction of my house is a very bad feng shui and now i am wondering how to correct it??? I am not sure if i …

Dear Anon, Please see below:- Yes, it is advisable to keep the ceiling simple. Avoid sticking things on it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Linda, Thank you for your words of encouragement:) You should exclude the garage if you are doing a Feng Shui assessement using the Compass School theories such as Flying Star and Eight House which subdivides the various sectors. If you have the time to upload a sketch of your house and indicate the location of the garage, I can help you find the centrepoint of the house. If the file is small, e.g. in .jpg (Jpeg format) you can attach it to this conference or for a larger file, attach it to the conference: "Conference for Attaching Layout". In Feng Shui, under the Compass School, the Flying star theory has two modules: 1. The common Flying Star Chart ana…

Dear Anon, From your description, the house must seem very peaceful. In fact, all of us one fine day must also die. (especially old age) For your home, to me I feel that it should be ok. So long as you do not hang wind chime(s). Since your home is further separated by a rural road, this is even better. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Hi Anon, Frankly, you will need to identify what are the key problems with your life. Only then can you will you have the knowledge to attempt to improve your life. As I keep mentioning in the forum, a person has to review all his Heaven, Earth & Human luck. You need to see whether your problem arises from say your Heaven Luck (maybe you are in a very bad luck period this year). Or is it due to your home maybe having very bad feng shui or some illness or misfortune star etc. My best guess is that you either have one or both the problems in your Heaven Luck as well as Earth Luck. Plus a little bit of Human Luck (ie worrying too much). Sometimes, all these bad thin…

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: We recently moved to a new Apartment home and our front door is on the SW.ie.., when facing the door from inside my apartment, i face SW direction.I want to know whether the technique i am using is correct or should my back be towards the door n i should face within the house to determine the actual direction of the front door(which then would be NE).Apart from that SW are the bad directions for both me and my husband.Firstly, can you confirm what level your apartment is on? 1) Low Floor (2nd - 7th level), you take the main door as your facing direction. So you stand inside your house looking outwards. 2) High Floor (8th level and up), you t…

The scope of Chinese Metaphyics is based on the holy trinity of luck:- a. Born with (ba zi) The ba zi or commonly known as Four Pillars or Pillars of destiny has its own tools which include things like : when is your romance period (and how good or how bad it is), your personal compatiblity, your luck and destiny. b. Feng Shui (home & office) In general, it affects your general wealth luck and sometimes, romance luck can be looked at and fine tuned. For example, certain homes have bad Shapes and Forms that can affect romance luck. While applying Flying star can detect and help to properly cure bad stars like #3 (romance, lawsuits, entanglements etc..). c. Human o…

Based purely on Ba Zi interpretation, it would stillbe good for the person to be a "strong wood" person in order to benefit from a "metal" career. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, It is good that you bring up this question. 1. You see, the Five elements also has an equivalent relation with numbers. For example:- 5 = Strong Earth 6 = Big Metal 7 = Small Metal 1 = Water 4 = Small Wood 3 = Big Wood Here one has to understand that take for example, small wood refers to a small plant while big wood is = a tree. 2. Traditional Feng Shui practioners use either of the following as a cure or enhancer: a. Water positions b. Plants c. Lighting Some feng shui practioners recommend five rounded bulbs to `light' up a location. As they believe light creates beneficial Qi. Natural lighting is still the best. The reason why they use five rounded bulbs is…

Master Cecil, In this situation, can a cactus be placed in front of the staircase to have the same effect? Ai Ling?

Dear Daniel, I am glad that you brought up your viewpoints. What you have mentioned in general is what some Feng Shui practioners practise: " Generalised Feng Shui ". One good thing about generalised Feng Shui is that one do not need to explain and analyse Feng Shui based on e.g. The Five Elements relationship. It is so easy to `preach' Feng Shui based on our feelings and to be on the safe side, use a fixed template. Anyone can practise such Feng Shui in hours. Each of us can write a book based on our experiences. To speed up things, one person writes about the Career Sector in the North. Invert the template for the South and this becomes a sensational book on Feng Shui f…

Dear Anon, 1. In the past, a butcher is a butcher, a merchant is a merchant. 2. But nowadays, due to multi-skilling, one person may perform various (varied) tasks, it may be much harder to identify the exact element of an occupation. 3. For example, a doctor can be involved in part research. This part of his work can be considered as `wood' element. 4. What can generally be classified under the Wood element? 4.1 Well, think or imagine a tree. For the most part of it's life, it is continously growing (unless of course it is diseased or eaten by termites). 4.2 Therefore, a wood element suggests anything to do with new projects, new technology or growth. Developing new med…

Dear Cheryl, cheryl ludwig wrote: My best directions for my desk to face are SW and NE. The way my office is situated, for me to move my desk, it would sit diagonally. However, I thought that anything situated like that would not be good feng shui. What is the best possible thing to do in a situation like this? Thank you in advance. It is nice to get everything suitable to your personal feng shui. However, sometimes due to constraints this might not be possible. Especially, for office sitting directionis limited unless you own a room to yourself. Often, most people do not have much choice or flexibility in such changes. From what you mentioned, the current position woul…

1. To be honest, it is no value to take a compass direction and not use it. The Compass School Feng Shui, is not only about taking a general reading and (full stop). 2. To enhance a sector, or neutralise a sector or problem; the Compass School Feng Shui (especially Flying Star) has both the TOOLs as well as the means to understand each sector. 3. Under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui, a tree trunk should preferably not "slice" thru the main entrance door or window of our home. If it slices the neighbour's -- not our concern... (This is still a poison arrow or sha qi towards that neighbour - not our home). Nancy W. wrote: I have used the compass direction to determine that…

Thank you very much for your advice, Cecil. We will observe accordingly.