
Everything posted by Cecil Lee
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Installation of Floor Boards: Should they run across the hallway or align with the bedroom entrance?
Upon analyzing the Shapes and Forms Feng Shui principles, it is evident that Fig 2 does not align harmoniously with the door frame of the bedroom. Additionally, it gives rise to a visual phenomenon known as a "zebra crossing" effect, where the floor panels appear to clash with the entrance to the bedroom space. Kindly refer to the attached document for further details.
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Installation of Floor Boards: Should they run across the hallway or align with the bedroom entrance?
Thus in the attached illustration of a TOP-VIEW Fig. 1, it shows a more harmonious flow of the "capping frame" with the way the floor tiles were laid vs the attachment showing TOP-VIEW Fig. 2.
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Installation of Floor Boards: Should they run across the hallway or align with the bedroom entrance?
1. Again, this laying of floor board laminate especially corssing the path of the bedroom doorway can also be explained via "visual" commonsense. 2. Please see attachment: 3. Just imagine, the top-down view of Figure 2 or Fig. 2. 4. Often a "capping" frame is placed on a raised laminate flooring so that when one enters the bedroom doorway, one would not trip on the unlevel surface. 5. Thus it would be visually appealing if the floor board laminate "flows" with this capping frame.. vs what is shown in the attachment Fig 2 (Top-view).
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Installation of Floor Boards: Should they run across the hallway or align with the bedroom entrance?
In my opinion, Fig. 1 (ONE) is preferred.
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Auspicious Day
What you mentioned has more to do with "Nice-to" have. Frankly, nothing to do with Feng Shui what so ever. It is like personal preference: if you want to"do it" go ahead.Asit is not a MUST-do sort of thing. And mostly, this is a freecontrolled country... but there is no law to govern such things...
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Auspicious Day
Oh! I forgot! This is a gentle reminder... It is totally unfair to look at your auspicious date only, hor! I mean, if the house belongs to the two of you, you should look at combined auspicious dates... Again, it won't be fair the the family members rite? One must also look at auspicious dates for family members: children and parents if they are staying with us.. Oh! Don't forget the pets also!
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Timezones True to the SUN, or not
I am very glad that you understand, now that putting up superfical talk on the subject in relation to all "western" talk or noises is not the best way to go. As it will further confuse many others reading it. Thus, unless one can claim to be an expert in this field and perhaps write adoctoral thesis that benefit mankind.. in Singapore, our current president has termed this simply"noises". What people want are facts not noises.
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How big should the middle sector be for Pie Chart
Further to what I had mentioned; the link below is a useful Paradigm or model to use to try to understand whether a concept can be linked to pure commonsense. http://www.geomancy.net/wiki/The_Three-Step-Approach#What_is_the_Three-Step_Approach.3F Posted in: Info :: Feng Shui Tips & Guidelines Posted on: Fri, 11 Jan 2002, 21:03 PM
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Bamboo in back and side yard
There are various varieties of bamboos. These bamboos were recently planted at the newly T.O.P. condo : Livia at Pasir Ris. Unlike trees that have a single tree trunk; bamboos grow and multiply in clusters. Some matured bamboo clusters are much thicker than the one shown in the photos. As bamboos contain pockets of "spaces" or "air"; just imagine, if the bamboos were not properly maintained, e.g. cut-off partially, it could easily contain or rather retain stagnant water. And thus as a result become breeding points for mosquitoes.. In many situations, snakes.. may take refuge also in the undergrowth of bamboo stocks.. Again, the above explaination; is based purely on: Common sense! For example, some people felt that the Chinese invented compartments in ships.. such that in the event of one or more compartments in a ship being flooded; it may still not sink. And some say that most likely the Chinese took this concept from the way larger bamboo trees subdivide their compartments... I read that bamboo is a problem in back and side yards (but good in the front yard) - that it leads to money problems and effort gone to waste. We live in housing provided to us so cannot make changes to the yard. If bamboo is a problem in those areas, how about burying metal coins to control? We also have a (very little used) street pointing at our front window (which faces west). I've hung an eight-pointed gold star (actually a Christmas tree ornament) in our entry right by the window. Is there anything I can do to deflect the sha qi at the angle it points at the window? Thank you for your help!
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Club House Trellis can 'shoot' poison arrows...
There are many trellises around the newly TOP Livia condo @ Pasir Ris Grove... Some of these trellis "spikes" are aimed towards the ground floor units of CERTAIN units. However, most of these trellis are fortunately.. too far away...
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Shifting Office
Appreciate if you can make the effort to re-read my last reply to you. Everything is stated clearly in that thread.
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How big should the middle sector be for Pie Chart
These are some consideration:- 1. The advantage of the pie chart method is that it is suppose to "pin-point" extractly the centrepoint or center-of-gravity. Thus we know the "proper" centre of the house. 2. Frankly, it does not take much commonsense if one literally wants to know the size of the middle sector. 3. Actually quite simple. Again, this is another question that uses commonsense vs cow sense? 4. If you are so concerned with the sectors; using logic; what is stopping you from super-imposing say a 9 grid area into the same pie chart? 5. Commonsense says that the 9 grid is good for such things even in your layout plan. 6. Again, don't need a cow sense geomancer to point the way. Such things are non-geomancy or Feng Shui. It is pure cow sense! 7. Thus, it is the thing.. some of us think that just because it is Feng Shui related; everything must ask a geomancer. Logic, logic and logic... Thank you. The Cow Sense geomancer
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Moving into an EMPTY house
These are some considerations: 1. Items Pineapple and Huat Kueh (Fa Gao) 1.1. Bottom of the instructions will indicate that these should preferably be removed after the third day i.e. on the fourth day. 1.2. Especially for those flooring is completed and such as marble or granite; should always bring along a container to place the pineapple. Why? This is commonsense. Some over ripe pineapple, may ooze their juice and it could STAIN expensive marble or porous granite tiles.... 1.3. For all these items; they may / could be eaten or thrown away... (if not appertising then commonsense says throw them away)... never given away e.g. to the workers.. as symbolically this is akin to giving away one's wealth. 1.4 Thus "unfortunately" more often than not, they are thrown away) .. not left below a tree for the dogs or cats... or rats or cockroaches... Singapore is suppose to be a "beggar" free country so.. no issues with this group of people ... 2. Germinating bean sprout... 2.1 This has more to do with commonsense. 2.2 If one is not starting renovations soon or not moving in to a completed home, can leave the germinating bean sprout but if visiting the home remember to "water" it ... 2.3. Since this is a vegetable and not a plant; often vegetables can only last 1 to 2 weeks the most. Commonsense says that don't expect it to sprout into a tree! 2.4. Since it is non-lasting, after 1 or 2 weeks; throw it away. So far, I have yet come across any silly fool who had brought it home or to their parents to "fry Cha Keow Teow" with it. There is always a first, if anyone wants to do so... But don't say the idea, came from, here.
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Fire Safe Box
These are some considerations:- 1) Must the safe box place in a particlular position or direction ? - It would be "Nice-to" have it placed at an auspicious mountain star e.g. Mountain star #8 or #1 location. 2) Must the safe be hidden in the wardrobe or must be cover up (In term of Feng Shui view) - Commonsense and not Feng Shui 3) Is the safe box consider Metal Element? So is it cannot place near window or toilet? - Whether it is metal element or not : it has no direct association with say a toilet or window. - Commonsense says that it is not advisable to place it near or next to a window. Especially if there are young ones at home. Else if house has no grille(s) or even there are; and if this is a high rise; a child may just climb on top of it; imagines that he/she is superman or woman and fly down ....
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History of this forum
Milestones of this General Advice forum: June 1996 to November 1996 - I started this general advice forum in June 1996. It was hosted on a third-party free forum website. (Note: The third-party free forum has seen closed down). Our forum was called: The Support Bulletin Board (BBS). From December 1998 onwards, Robert Lee, created and hosted our existing forum. And it has been in use since then! Forum interface revision in 2002 (Perl) and 2005 (PHP), has made the forum into the current version that everyone is familiar with. The best part is that all our messages since 1998 can still be searched and read in it's entirety. And the very old link was from our Homepage:-http://web.archive.org/web/19981201230551/www.geomancy.net/fs/index.htm And our very first (third-party) forum looks like this:-http://web.archive.org/web/19990824060338/3dglobe.com/cgi-bin/bbs/bbs.cgi?action=ShowSubjects&thread=Free_advice&Newsgroup=NEWSGROUPS.FreeAdvice&ConfigFile=/drv1/web/sites/web784be/cgi-bin/bbs/bbs.cfg
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Timezones True to the SUN, or not
Frankly, since you are so interested in this area, go dwell scientificallyfurther intoit. You also forgot that the Chinese hours are 2 hourly: 11 to 1, 1 to 3 etc...
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My Chinese wife get me interested
Frankly, if one has to apply proper authentic Feng Shui:- 1. Additional information like the "year of birth" of a home ; not just my house is 28 degrees.... 2. Shapes and Forms Feng Shui has to be considered; the exterior and the interior layout in relation to the feasiblity of placing a water position. 3. At best, no worries, here.. you could still practise "Trial and Error"; see where you like it then place it, there.
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flying star question from a greek member!
We know, everyone is so eager to jump in and practise Feng Shui. In particular, you must likely have generated a Flying star chart from somewhere. Honestly, for any new thing or subject.. you really have to "study" and understand them. Frankly, it is so easy to post a few lines to text.. but this Flying star thing, or knowledge does not and cannot drop down from the sky. If you intend to DIY, you really need to go learn it. or read up about it.. and this may take time. Reading is one thing, but understanding and applying it... is really another. Please note that this forum is only a catalyst and not a we do it for you nor spoon feeding .... Just imagine.. for a baby, he/she has to learn to crawl, first then walk and need to attend many years of school. In reality you have to be realistic in your expectations. Furthermore, many users of this forum are not going to be interested in how your personal layout plan looks like, how your flying star chart looks like, how you are going to place your stove etc.... As this is more of your own layout plan. The saying goes "Who cares too hoots about your specific layout plan... everyone else cares only about their own, also..." As many of us know; the most used words in the English dictionary are "I' and "me". Here, in this forum, it is about US and we... sort of thing..
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Ang Mo Kio Town, Singapore
The name Ang Mo Kio has been used since the mid-1800s, with early 19th-century maps marking the area as Amokiah, from whch its name is derived. But the meaning of Ang Mo Kio is unclear. In Hokkien, it can mean a foreigner's bridge or a tomato. The town was also the firs to be designed in metres and centimetres instead of the imperial system of feet and yards.
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Ghost marriages involve rituals similar to living
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Toilet behind the Altar Table
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Stairs in front of my main door
You wrote: "Do you sell Feng Shui things? " What do you think? It is so stupid not to sell Feng Shui things! Frankly, the easiestway to make tons of money isthrough sellingcommercial products in the name of Feng Shui. By quoting the name of Feng Shui; one would automatically guarantee very high mark-ups! What do you think? Would you want to be my re-seller?? . . . . . . . . . . UNFORTUNATELY, or rather fortunately Please refer, below:- 80+ GOOD REASONS NOT TO BUY FENG SHUI PRODUCTS STEP 1: Find out WHY? And Geomancy.net's views on FENG SHUI PRODUCTS STEP 2: Learn more about Commercial Products. Just imagine, during our parents and grand-parents time; there were no Feng Shui products. Today, these commercial products are sold in the name of Feng Shui to guillble people. Guess who pockets your money? One should understand that the rich gets richer not by buying Commercial Products nor getting conned through using their Credit Cards to roll over their credits. Please support our Campaign on Facebook for "Say NO! to Feng Shui PRODUCTS"On FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/GeomancyNet/177582862295808?sk=photos
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Stairs in front of my main door
1. Thanks for making the effort to post the photos! Many Thanks! 2. In my opinion; I also personally feel that the zig zag staircase at the "frontage" does not seem to have good Shapes and Forms Feng Shui: http://forum.geomancy.net/upload/Staircase%20Zig%20Zag.JPG 3. The above can be considered as a or ONE major leak. And the above link is not common and in plain sight is considered "quite ugly" and contributes to bring down the "luck of the home/apartment. 4. In order usually to have bad Feng Shui, a home and it's surroundings combined often need to have around 2 to 3 or more major "leaks". Anyway, this is beyond this free general advice forum. 5. Things like the straight path in one of your interior layout plans "can often" be "corrected".
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Mirror facing dining table in liu sha sector
In my opinion these are some of the considerations:- 1. The Traditional Paradigm or Model is that the "six killings liu sha" signifies: things like scandals, missed opportunities & legal entanglements. 1.1. In particular, in the past; the Chinese like many societies; the girls or ladies live in a relatively conservative society and what would be worse was to have girls in one's family or home involved with scandals with opposite sex. This was unheard of as girls or ladies were suppose to stay at home and cook. 2. The Paradigm shift. 2.1. In modern times; women (girls & ladies) are often considered equals in many fields. And women are now involved in many different types of careers that involve interaction with people e.g. Sales & Marketing; Public Relations and social intercourse. 2.2. And with the change in the mindset of society especially viewing ladies; in an open society; "socialising" is not necessarily a bad thing after all. Given that it helps many ladies in their career. 2.3. Thus, this is I believe the rationale some geomancers would argue that:- 2.3.1. The key here is each individual exercise self-control. If not, then; the negative effects of activating such a sector is the age old "scandals". 3. In many instances; especially for a single lady; would definitely feel that it is worth the while activating such a sector. 4. But for housewifes who wold want to activate such a sector; may inadvertently cause the hubby to be involved in scandals. 5. Therefore, if one is especially single and in Sales and Marketing line; can consider what you had mentioned. 6. For those who STILLhave a husband; even if the 7th year itch is not up; yet; but if you activate the sector; not only may the husband have the 7th year itch; he may even end up having monthly itches!
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Is Convention Oven consider as 2nd stove?
1. Frankly, it is common sense. 2. But this cow sense geomancer has to add these sentences... 2.1. As many of us know; in the English language: 2.2. We know what is the difference between a stove and an oven. How? 2.3. One cow sense way to differentiate the two is: 2.3.1 In the English vocab; we add an "a" in-front of stove. While since an oven starts with an "o" when we make a sentence out of "oven" we have to add "an" in-front of the word "oven" Right? 3. And since stove starts with S ; while oven starts with O: they are not the same rite? Got it? Get it? 4. Common sense says that the proper way to describe a microwave is not just microwave but mircowave OVEN. 5. So are you clear about the two terms? Or you still believe that an oven = stove? 6. In science, if you consider a microwave Oven; it uses microwave at the wave length of 800 plus hertz to cook food. Why does a potato explode in a microwave; unless you "poke" "poke" poke" holes in it? 7. Since microwave travels deep into the core of the food; it cooks it from inside out.. Thus... scientifically, and based on this; a microwave Oven should belong to the "metal element" and not fire. Unlike the ordinary stove where fire coming out from the hobs as flames... 8. Appreciate, don't ask so many "peanut" questions as to what an induction stove is; a toaster oven element is etc.... There are better things in life then to entertain your questions. 9. Furthermore, the local Malay word "OTAK" would apply, here. Use your brain grey matter and put it to good use.. (Otak = brain). 10. Common sense tells me that let's hope you don't watch too many of these transformer cartoons! And then imagine an oven transform into a stove and vice-versa...