Cecil Lee

Case Study 14: Should I leave the lid of the WC up or at the closed position? Lets look at the example of the yard toilet of Ola Type B3 layout plan 1. Common sense 1.1. All toilet seats have rubber studs that provide a padding between the ceramic toilet bowl and the plastic seat. 1.2. Thus even if one were to close the WC toilet seat lid; there will always have a ring of small gap. 2. Now. Assuming if one were to flush the toilet bowl. Water rushes into the air-pocket within this WC. And ultimately, forced out through this gap. 3. Below: Is a rough representation of the micro-droplets spraying out of this gap:- (Of course in real life, these droplets will have a uniform spray all round the toilet. But above is to illustrate it can spray towards the stove. 3.1. One might say who cares! The food that I cook will have additional flavours found no where else. And my visitors (victims) always says I cook so well.. LOL 4. Much like someone sneezing and spraying their micro-droplets a distance away. 5. What's the problem? I can always leave the toilet lid at the open position. Or close the toilet door when not in use. End of story... Just to highlight that it is not the end of a "tasty meal." P.S. Studies have found that leaving the toilet lid open also do allow some "air" from the toilet blow to "move" vertically upwards.. instead of horizontally. Therefore, there is no such thing as one is better than the other. However, most of us are healthy so often can be resistant or no issue with this.

Feng Shui suffers a bad reputation, today. As many Feng Shui Masters are themselves a Feng Shui Store. Their core business is not authentic Feng Shui. But rather making big bucks by selling lots of useless commercial products in the name of Feng Shui. Please recognise, this. Please give me a good reason not to buy such products. Here's one:-

Feng Shui suffers a bad reputation, today. As many Feng Shui Masters are themselves a Feng Shui Store. Their core business is not authentic Feng Shui. But rather making big bucks by selling lots of useless commercial products in the name of Feng Shui. Please give me a good reason not to buy such products. Here's one:-

Case Study 6: Do you know that even if a geomancer says that the site is excellent, all sites are govern by the concept of the Bell Curve 1. Remember, even if a geomancer says that this is a good development. However, a good unit also depends on where it is within the development: 2. Is your potential unit under the Good, the Bad or the Ugly? 3. Often if one is lucky, even if the unit is not so fantastic superficially. Some units are like an unpolished gem. While others unfortunately may be a hopeless rotten apple. 3.1. Just imagine, if the unit is like a 10 year old rundown 1,000 cc car. Even a good Feng Shui Master is unable to turn it into a good unit! 4. Under Habit 1, one possibility is by ranking one's bedroom type by stack/unit: 1st choice, 2nd choice etc... Reference: Habit 1 can be found under this link:-

Case Study 9: Do you know that even if a geomancer says that the site is excellent, all sites are still govern by the concept of the Bell Curve 1. Remember, even if a geomancer says that this is a good development. However, a good unit also depends on where it is within the development: 2. Is your potential unit under the Good, the Bad or the Ugly? 3. Often if one is lucky, even if the unit is not so fantastic superficially. Some units are like an unpolished gem. While others unfortunately may be a hopeless rotten apple. 3.1. Just imagine, if the unit is like a 10 year old rundown 1,000 cc car. Even a good Feng Shui Master is unable to turn it into a good unit! By the way, (above) this falls under Habit Number 11. 4. Under Habit 1, one possibility is by ranking one's bedroom type by stack/unit: 1st choice, 2nd choice etc... Reference: Habit 1 can be found under this link:-

Case Study 8: Do you know that even if a geomancer says that the site is excellent, all sites are still govern by the concept of the Bell Curve 1. Remember, even if a geomancer says that this is a good development. However, a good unit also depends on where it is within the development: 2. Is your potential unit under the Good, the Bad or the Ugly? 3. Often if one is lucky, even if the unit is not so fantastic superficially. Some units are like an unpolished gem. While others unfortunately may be a hopeless rotten apple. 3.1. Just imagine, if the unit is like a 10 year old rundown 1,000 cc car. Even a good Feng Shui Master is unable to turn it into a good unit! 4. Under Habit 1, one possibility is by ranking one's bedroom type by stack/unit: 1st choice, 2nd choice etc... Reference: Habit 1 can be found under this link:-

Case Study 5: Sample of a potential sha qi or sharp corner from stack #432 aimed towards stack #400 A quick sample of this estate shows a potential poison arrow:-

Case Study 7: HDB Canberra Vista's stack/unit numbering system uses all odd numbers. 1. As this development's stacks/units use only odd numbering system. This is a blessing in disguise. 2. As there no possibility of having unit numbers like #404 or #414 or #444! 2.1 Below: Good that all the 4xx units don't have the infamous #4 as it's last digit number! 3. Contrast this with HDB Kim Keat Ripples. Where one can find stacks such as #444 or #414. 4. Imagine owning a unit #14-444 or #04-444. 4.1. Even if one is neutral to such numbers. In a future re-sale situation, the potential buyer(s) may not be too keen on your unit. 4.2. Some even have the "cheek" to try and give a "low-ball" offer. 4.3. It is interesting to note that Block 376C has conveniently left out a stack #144. Thus there is 143, 145 only.

Case Study 6A: Please check where is the common bins in relation to the unit's frontage or main door. 1. If location in red are low see through railings: Standing at the main entrance of stack/units 107 and 109 can see the common bin lobby. This is best to be avoided. 2. Below: Stack/unit's frontage = master bedroom windows are close-by to the common bin lobby and bins. 2.1. Just imagine someone leaving durian shells at the common bin lobby. And if one leaves the master bedroom / bedroom windows; in certain circumstances... one might even smell the durian flavour. 3. As the frontage of the home (living room/bedroom side) is important, let it not be close to the common bin lobby / bin area. 3.1. In addition, when it is time to re-sell the unit; hopefully this does not become a potential issue to the seller of the unit. Case Study 6B: Equally depressing to find stacks #295, #397 & #417's main entrance is close-by to the common bin lobby (CBL). 1. Even #293, #395 and #415 are also not spared being close proximity to the CBL. 2. Although stacks #297, #399 & #419 are further away; it would be nice if the CBL can be further and further away!

Case Study 5: Potential Sha Qi from a "long corridor" towards a unit's main entrance door 1. Potential Sha Qi if there is a long corridor aimed towards a unit's main entrance: #109 #335 #355 #379 2. For stack #389. Less of a concern given that the direct corridor is just a short length. 3. In blue legend (see below) = No issue. Note: Please note that the above are samples and may not be just the stacks/units involved. Do study the stack/unit that you are eyeing and do the same due diligence, please.

Site plan. And typical unit layout plan for some blocks As this is a freehold development even if it is aging, I still do get Feng Shui requests for this estate.

1. Frankly, the above resource meant to show the symbolic relation of three lights in a straight row representing "three joss-sticks" praying to the dead. That's all. 2. Thus, there is really no symbolism associated with two, one or even five lights. 3. Of course, four pendant lights again has more to do with the Cantonese association of 4 with death. 4. If one wants to go ahead. 5. Common sense: 5.1. Nowadays led bulbs are light weight. 5.2. Distance between the 2 pendant lights 5.3. Glass material or abstract plastic 5.4. Based on common sense, if a home is windy and if the pendant lights are close to each other + light weight.. hope not that they become an unusual "wind-chime" in the wrong sense of it. LOL

Case Study 4A: Kudos to the designer/planners of this estate's placement of the common bins for two (2) blocks = 268A and 269A. (But not that great for Block 270A.) 1. HDB Kim Keat Ripples applies the traditional classic placement of the common bins (recycle and refuse):- 2. In two above blocks, it is great to learn that even if stacks #422, #424 and #414 and #416 are close-by to the common bins. 2.1. Fortunately, the blue colour codes shows that the common ins are bounded on each side by two emergency exits. This implies that from the main entrance of these units or for that matter the kitchen area; no unit has a view into the common bin lobby. 2.2. In addition, even if one were to stand at say stack #412 or #426. Also in general cannot see into the bin lobby. 3. However, do take note that there is a high possibility if one is standing at the main entrance of stacks/units #440 and #442 = might see into the common bin:- 3.1. This is the only complaint. Case Study 4B: There is a stigma attached to stacks/units such as 444 or 414. 1. Often (unfortunately, this has more to do with future re-sale value. 2. Thus even if one is neutral to such numbers. One can never sway a potential future buyer to be concerned with such a number. 2.1. Or even worse, give such potential future buyers and agents the excuse to "low-ball" the offer!. 3. Therefore if one is in doubt, do skip these stacks/units.

Case Study 4A: Homes (Stacks/units) facing a water position be it an open drainage reserve or a canal or a sungei (river) is governed by the concept of the Water Classics. 1. The key elements of the Water Classics are:- 1.1. Compass directions 1.2. Drainage or river water = there is a difference between flow from left to right or right to left of a development. 2. Thus for example, thus if one is considering purchasing stacks such as #107, #109, #111 and #113 all the more vigilant. However, if the drainage is fully covered, this is considered neutral. Thus no issue. 3. Below: Under Flying Star Feng Shui, Block 376A Stacks #107, #109, #111 & #113 faces NW3 328 degrees (which falls within 322.5 to 337.4 degrees). 4. Below: Extract from Geomancy.net's Group Report which charts the which direction should the correct water flow be for auspicious luck:- 4.1 Block 376A Stacks #107, #109, #111 & #113 falls under Flying Star NW3 facing direction. Thus under the Water Classics Feng Shui; when standing inside the living room looking outwards, water flow (be it an open drainage reserve or river) 4.2 Discounting high-low tides, generally, the drainage reserve would normally flow towards the sea. 5. If so, if one were to stand inside the living room of stack #111; for auspicious luck, the water flow should instead be from RIGHT to LEFT. 5.1. And not LEFT to RIGHT as shown, below:- 5.2. Thus under the Water Classics, Block 376A Stacks #107, #109, #111 & #113's drainage flow is inauspicious. 6. Overview of the drainage of the area: showing the location of Canberra Vista (indicator is it is next to Canberra NS12 MRT station). 6.1. And Majority of the time, common sense says the trail of water drainage should normally be flowing towards the sea. ============= Case Study 4B: Fortunately, (see below) although the Water Classics should be considered, however, as such units are facing real water, there is much room or buffer to begin with. 1. And more often than not, it's advantages (facing real water) supersedes or negates the concern of water flow.. left to right or right to left of the frontage, most of the time. 2. Stacks: 305 307 377 379 407 409 427 429 facing Sungei Simpang Kiri 2.1. Generally, water flow from this river (Sungei) is towards the sea. 2.2. Thus for Stacks: 305 307 377 379 407 409 427 429; most of the time (other than certain conditions of the tide) water should flow towards Kiri (left): assuming we are standing inside the living room looking out towards the river. 3. However, under the Water Classics, best that the water flows from left to right INSTEAD. 4. Fortunately, as mentioned earlier, as this is a real river; more forgiving to such stacks/units. Given that Location, location, location or L x 3 accounts for a whopping 70% of the total Feng Shui luck of each unit. 2.

Today with the wake-up call of the COVID-19. Seems like more people will be Unsettled ... living close to one.

Please understand this...

This is a snapshot of an earlier posting. See below: Most likely you missed this posting. Another consideration is during construction of the education institute (school) as highlighted by this red box:-

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Location: Jalan Tua Kong 1. Bamboo trees grows in clumps. From a few clumps to like a cluster of bamboo trees: 2. Above: These bamboo trees are like overgrown toe nails. They keep on multiply. 3. Above: Luckily the trees were amputated at the solid part. 3.1 Else if chopped at part of it’s compartment area.. may become a breeding grounds of mosquito larvaes. 3.2 As it takes just two cents shallow height of water to be able to breed the larvaes. 4. Another disadvantage of bamboo trees is it’s ability to shed lots of leaves! 4.1. Lots of maintenance both in the need for frequent trimming as well as cleaning it’s surrounding areas. 4.2. Snakes often find refuge within the bamboo trees. 5. Really, what more can I say!

On 9th March 2020 It has been quite sometime I visited this condo. Previously was also for Can or Cannot buy. Pool timing is unusually late in the morning... often it is 7am onwards or latest is 8am. 10pm is the norm. LOL Condo has that serene feel...

Nerium Oleander Hardy Red Oleander Evergreen Also near to this tree...lovely pink and maroon flowers.. Really brightens the day! SUN: Oleander prefers full sun. It will also tolerate partial shade, but its foliage won't be as dense. It is also tolerant of heat, drought, wind, and coastal conditions. SOIL: Plant in well-drained soil for best results. Oleander shrubs can adapt to many kinds of soil conditions: poor soil, sandy soil, and a range of soil pH levels. WATER: Water whenever the top inch of the soil becomes dry. BLOOM PERIOD: Spring to summer, sometimes early fall, and year-round in warmer climates. USES: Great for flowering hedges, cottage gardens, coastal gardens, Mediterranean gardens, city gardens, or large containers.

Pencil Tree (Euphorbia tirucalli) - Tree with stick-type of leaves Two more photos.

Pencil Tree (Euphorbia tirucalli) I have observed this tree in a smaller form in several locations, though not frequently. It brings to mind the longtong dish featuring long beans, or popiah that includes French beans... This tree is devoid of leaves. Alternatively, its leaves resemble twigs more closely.

Plain Thosai At Springleaf Prata Place on 9.3.2020 (Vegetarian diet) To carnivores like myself.. this is also another example of comfort food..