Feng Shui Tips & Guidelines

Cove Lights: Common sense & Feng Shui Open cove lighting such as shown in the photo is a "blessing" for lizards... Did you manage to see the lizard in the photo. Clue: "in red arrow"

Feng Shui Case Study Baby ofcot sharing wall with WC In addition, most Chinese prefer not to sleep with their bed-head against a bay window wall...

Feng Shui of HDB BTO Skyline 1 & 2 @ Bukit Batok Flying Star Feng Shui & the zone of Emptiness. So what's wrong if my apartment falls between the borderline of two sectors. ... For example: Block 296A stacks #62 & #64 found to be facing compass direction 22 degrees. Here, when the block is completed, it could either be in-between or belong to one of these sectors:- Flying Star N3 7.5 degrees to 22.4 degrees or Flying star NE1 22.4 degrees to 37.4 degrees What is worse, if the apartment falls exactly between N3 or NE1? This is known as an "Empty" home i.e. neither here nor there: no man's land.... If so, this is considered a "broken" home and wi…

Worked example of a previous TOP apartment at Foresque Residence: A. Key Summary of this unit: 1. Flying Star Feng Shui: In a north facing home; the wealth stars are wasted at the "back" of the home:- "As this unit is sitting south facing north: wasted that the double auspicious Flying stars #8's are wasted at the air-con ledge & kitchen area of the home." 2. Master Bedroom: 2.1 Option 1: Under Option 1, the bed-head direction favours "MR" and who sleeps where is also determined by the Eight House concept. 2.2. Option 2: This bed-head direction favours "MRS" and MRS sleeps closer to the balcony side as this is closest to the NW sector and her "longevity" sec…

Under symbolism in Feng Shui; this sharp arrow-tips are less then ideal: as sharp pointed arrow-tips are considered as poison arrows. Thus, if can avoid; best to avoid such arrow-tips at one's main door area.

Avoid being at the roof top during rainy days ... lighting strikes

Symbolism: Can I hang this type of light @ balcony

Under Symbolism in Feng Shui; best to use even number of chairs for a dining table. What about a bench? Does it count as one chair? No. Thus, if one has a bench and 4 chairs at a dining table; the bench is not counted. Thus ideally, best to avoid having a bench with 3 chairs at a dining table. Based oncommon sense, best to avoid gaps such as those shown in the photo: Asoften,such gaps may "pinch" one's skin. Not exactly comfortable, rite?

For example, if someone is seated on the THRONE, the legs may get in the way of the swing door. Don't let an accident wait to happen. Touch wood, it may not be so; but prevention better than cure. In case another family member rush in; push hard on the door while another family member is doing some business on the throne.... See illustration.

Question: Hi Cecil, just to check. Is growing of cactus ok for household? (Refers to a condo unit) Reply: If you have a landed property, and if are afraid of someone climbing in at an "exposed" area is acceptable. Otherwise, unless you or wify (wife) are cactus lovers, then ok.

In this illustration, the master bedroom has inauspicious Flying Stars where one should best avoid: Bright Yellow and Red. But, to circumvent this; one can always use items or e.g. bed sheets with all the primary colours.

Under symbolism in Feng Shui; it is nice-to if possible; try to avoid a split in the middle of the bed-head...

Question: Master, may I do a quick check? Can son's bed be pushed back all the way to the wall where the window is? Reply: More to do with common sense then Feng Shui: 1. Installed grille? If not child can climb onto the window. 2. If windows open; strong winds and even some rain may come in. 3. If cigarette butt from top floor. If window always shut; no issue. Thus this has more to do with cow sense then Feng Shui.

Stop buying modern commercial Feng Shui products. Don't end up having a huge inventory of useless Feng Shui products. When the Buying Stops, the Selling Can!

Poison arrows from neighbour's bamboo poles

1.IsBlock 508B stack #66 considered as a block at a "T-junction". 2. Yes, technically, this Block 508B is at a "T-junction". 3. But one should ask a further question: Is the T-junction a concern for stack #66? 4. Based on Common sense and "crime scene" enactment. 4.1. Try to imagine the country one is in. Right or left-hand drive? 4.2. Next, draw an indication of which side a road a vehicle would normally move along say Yishun Street 81 towards the junction between Yishun St 81 and Yishun Ave 4? 4.3. Please see attachment. 4.4. The red line(s) and arrow shows an imaginary situation if a vehicle plows through Yishun St 81 and straight towards Block 508B stack 66. 4…

In my opinion, this has more to do with common sense. Please see sample photo. The test is whether a person or child leaning on the edge of a table can topple it down? Thus this has more to do with the centre of gravity of the legs of the table and how stable the table top is.

This is not Feng Shui. But because some say it is inauspicious and cannotdraw a line between what is Feng Shui andsymbolism in Chinese culture. Under symbolism in Chinese culture, it is best not to have a straight row of three (3) pendant lights especially at the dining table. These lights are often found installed above a dining table and/or bar counter and/or breakfast niche.

You have a choice of 27 different colours to choose from for the wrough iron gate...

Which is a good day to re-open for business on Chinese New Year CNY? For start of business on Chinese New Year (CNY) 2015; for a business that cannot afford to close too long; then the next best date to re-open is on Tuesday, 24th February which is the 6th day of the 1st lunar month. Or if one can afford to close longer; than one can consider to re-open for business on a Thursday, 26th February which is the 8th day of the 1st lunar month.

1. Please see attachments. 2. In one of the attachments "in red": A, B, X and Y. 2.1. Originally, the recommended altar 1st choice position was in position A. Or at worst position B. 2.2. Client asked whether she could position the altar at location Y. In the illustration; one can see that if the bedroom door is in an open position; the pillar at marking X would become a poison arrow (sha qi) aimed towards the proposed altar location. Which is not ideal.

Can we use vertical bar window grilles? This has more to do with common sense then Feng Shui. For example, if one's grilles are casement windows; it does not matter that much if the window grille bars are horizontal or vertical. However, if the one has sliding windows; then it makes more sense if the window grille bars are horizontal. Why? Pure common sense. In order to open or close sliding windows, the most efficent grilles are those that are horizontal bars. This allows for swift motion to slide the windows unobstructed with horizontal grilles. But if vertical grilles were to be installed, one may have to frequently remove the hands and place it into one or more vertic…

Under Symbolism in Feng Shui; it is not ideal for kitchen appliances like e.g. a toaster oven or an oven or kitchen knifes directly face an open bedroom door. Here, based on symbolism; there is a "health" related concern. For example, if a toaster oven faces the bedroom door; then the concern of "having a fever etc"...

Under symbolism in Feng Shui; it is best not to have a "split" directly in the middle of just any "decorative" piece. If one looks carefully in this painting, one can see that it was made up of two paintings. And the line in the middle can directly be seen. (This is considered less than ideal)... Fortunately, this is very rare...

For some, it can be quite a nightmare taking compass readings as most built up areas have lots of embedded re-inforced steel bars - that will often cause the readings to differ greatly from various locations within a premises. Nowadays, especially in Singapore, which is close to the equator, the True north and magnetic north is the closest; one may consider using a tool like electronic maps from sites like: onemap.sg which uses the official govt. survey maps. Another useful tool is to purchase a good quality protractor. As all street maps both paper version and electronic automatically shows a layout in relation to North-South, try to look for the sitemap of the building.…