Cecil Lee

Case Study 9: "Even if I don't stay there, I will try my best to make it as practical as possible a home for you!" 1. Under the 12 Habits of Feng Shui, let us take a look at what is Habit number 10? 2. Even if the architect/designer of a development may not stay at the place they designed; they should jolly-well make it like as if: "Even if I don't stay there, I will try my best to make it as practical as possible a home!" 3. Taking a sample of Type B6. 3.1. There are three balcony sliding panels especially for the living room. 3.2. Thus the opening or key-lock is as shown as a red "X". 4. For such a layout plan, never purchase the living room sofa in advance. 4.1. Common sense says that if the sofa is too large or too high; one may end-up blocking the lock/unlock of one of the sliding panels. 4.2. Perhaps give and take a few years, family members arm muscles or they fingers may be distorted given that it is difficult to lock/unlock the panels. At most, some end up not locking it at all. But may impact of leaks - in the event there one does not have an external zip-track/blinds and or strong winds and rains:- 5. Traditional model or pretty common in the past was four panel balcony sliding panels. As shown by the BLUE "A" marking. 5.1. Take a look at the illustration. 5.2 Quite possible especially if one does not install an external zip-track or even if one has, and if there are really strong winds and heavy rain; during such a period if one forgets to close the sliding panels, there may be a possibility that rain may come into the unit! 5.3 Contrast this if there were four panels. For a four panel sliding panel, even if we leave some panels slightly ajar around marking in blue "A"; less likely for rain to "splash" into the living room area. 6. For bedroom 3 and if the bed-layout is as shown in the illustration, sometimes leaving the panel beside the head-area would mean that it may be too cold to the person. It would have been better, if the sliding panels again is at "A". 6.1. Again, if heavy rain and very windy conditions may mean that an open sliding panel in bedroom 3 closer to the feet area ... may "splash" rain into the bedroom (wooden panels) damaging it etc... 7. Please take note that this entire topic has more to do with pure common sense and not really Feng Shui. 7.1. It may become a Feng Shui issue if say a person in bedroom 3 falls sick due to Para 6. above. Or somehow, one forgot to close the panel and damage say the speakers or some electronics at or around the TV console area. Where if the panel opening at Blue marking "A" is less of a liability, here. 8. One past culprit is that of Sol Acres EC. Where virtually all living room balcony sliding panels are also odd or 3 panels similar to the above layout. 9. The morale of the story is? Let's hang the architect/designer? Hope so... but wishful thinking.... Hopefully one fine day... the architect/designer gets to stay in such a home.. and.. something like that befall on him/her.. LOL

Case Study 8: This development's common bin is at the lobby of each level. Therefore, please ask for a copy of each block's common bin. And avoid signing on the dotted line if the unit's main door is beside a common bin and/or facing it! 1. A sample layout shows no sign of something similar to this to denote a rubbish bin within the unit 2. If so get the developer's representative to provide it. And or mark the location of it. 3. Developers like CDL often provide two: common and recycle common bins. However, many other developers only provide a common bin for each common area at each level. 3.1. But no harm to confirm that there is only one bin for each block. 4. This is because, yesterday, I was discussing a client's layout plan. Currrently they were renting a unit at Commonwealth Towers. So happens that there is a rubbish bin in each of the units. 4.1. When I told the client that there is no internal unit bin; they were surprised and kinda of shocked. 4.2. Hoping or crossing fingers not to win "lottery" luck of getting their keys to Queens Peak condo and later find out that the common bin could be beside their unit main door. (Fingers-crossed!)

Case Study 7: Where is the bin centre (BC), electrical sub-station (ESS) & emergency gen set (EGS)? 1. If I am not mistaken, this is one of the few brochures that could have "accidentally" left out the bin centre, electrical sub-station and gen set. 1.1. Scientifically, the ESS is a non-issue. But if one's unit is say at #01-13 or #02-13 or even #14; this may affect the resale value. As potential buyers may either low-ball or stay clear of it. 1.2. EGS is often a white elephant and at most tested once or twice a year. As it uses diesel oil; during the testing.. it is like inhaling toxic fumes... kinda like the weekly fogging done at the estate. Often, the tell tale sign of this fixture are the smoke tubes on top of each EGS. 2. Even the guard room is not shown in the brochure. Frankly even if the guard room is obvious, many other developer's sale brochures still note it as a legend. It is clear that the guard room is marked as G by me. 3. Most likely it looks like a high possibility that the BC is at marking "X". And ESS / EGS at Y? 3.1. Do check this out. Especially if one is looking at low floors of Block 76 = stacks #13 and #14?? 4. Appended by Cecil Lee: 4.1. Okay, managed to see that the Bin Centre, Electrical Sub-station, Outdoor Gen set are all found in this sitemap:- 4.2. What is quite worrisome are two Legends: 4.2.1. Ventilation Shafts = which means ventilation fans. Which also means do expect some noise when the ventilation fans are turned on. 4.2.2. In the past, I remembered that some clients were wholly disappointed when ventilation fans directly below their bedrooms were turned on. 4.2.3. Thus these ground floor units were unhappy that even at night when windows are opened, such noise was unbearable. 4.2.4. Unfortunately, there was no way to dampen the noise when the fans were working. 4.2.5. I understand that later on, they reached a compromise. And these fans were turned on only during specific timings. 4.2.6. Has also to do with the design of the basement car park. If the architect had added more open areas between the basement car park and the upper floor; there is really no need to have to permanently turn on such ventilation fans to exhaust the CO2 levels. 4.2.7. Furthermore, vehicles should not be idling for more than 3 minutes or more if parked at a lot.

Case 6: Potential Sha Qi/Poison arrow from the sharp corners of OLA Grand Lobby GL (may) be aimed towards stacks #16, #17 and #22 1. Based on the artist impression (see below) the roof-line / sharp corner of the Grand Lobby (GL) seems to be at the same levels of the window area up to level #04. 2. For example units #01-16, #02-16, #03-16 and #04-16 may have the sharp corner of GL aimed towards the side of the balcony as shown by the RED arrow. 3. Another type of Sha Qi happens to be as shown as a purple arrow. Here, there is a possibility of an opening e.g. a bedroom has half of it's frontage facing a "wall" and the other an opening. In general, this PURPLE arrow is another type of Sha Qi. 3.1. As Block 76 with stack #16 and #15 tilted at an angle against the GL; even if there is perforation of the GL; Notice that if wind flows from Y towards X, one will notice that it will slowly compress when it reaches close to the fringe of the living room balcony of stack #16 (levels 1 to 4). 3.2. This can cause disturbed qi at the frontage especially for #16. 3.3. Thus my recommendation is to avoid or "siam" #01 to #04 of #16 totally. 4. As for stack #22 it is nice also to avoid levels 1 to 4 given that there is a possible shar corner as there is a certain thickness of the pillar of the GL which might aimed towards these units. 4.1. Of course, best that the physicall development is completed and this should be accessed within the unit. 4.2. As for stack #17 the main concern for levels #01 to #04 is where the windows open partially towards an opening and partially against the GL "perforated" wall. 4.2.1. For stack #17 since the stack is parallel with the GL; not as bad as described earlier of stack #16. 5. To be on the safe side, just scrap looking at these units.

Case Study 4: Good that the single Precinct Pavilion (PP) is located at one corner of the development. 1. Thus only low floors of stack #630 has a direct view of the PP. While #632's living room at a slight angle can see into the PP. 2. During funeral activities or even occasions like a wedding at the PP, stacks like #634, #640; in addition to stacks #630 and #632 can or may hear the noise activities (if any) at the PP.

Thank you very much! P.S. For confidentiality all private information has been masked-out! Finally! Can study this development!

Case Study 3: Any concerns with the two Electrical Sub-Station (ESS) at HDB Toa Payoh Ridge? 1. Even if stacks #606, #634 and #636 are closest to the two ESS, they should not be a concern at all. As there are no documented concerns of a person staying close-by to magnetic influence from the electrical power station (if any). 1.1. Firstly, both ESS are only 1 storey high. And relatively a distance from the above three stacks. 1.2. To be on the safe side, avoid purchasing #02 and #03. 1.3. This is to totally eliminate the concern of future re-sale value (if any).

Frankly, I have been unsuccessful with obtaining an ebrochure. As nowadays, Agent / Developer site wants to capture HP no. ; email address. And later, lots of spam from them. Thus anyone care to share a copy, here. or Email: support@geomancy.net Thanks!

What a name...for a development... Tedge: the gate of a mold.... Source and credit:

Case Study 2: Is it inauspicious to purchase a unit facing a junction? 1. There are two perspectives:- 1.1. Common sense 1.1.1. Around 3 years ago, after a client moved into their unit at Prive (EC) Punggol. 1.1.2. The client told me that at times it was quite scary to hear heavy braking + often metal kissing metal. 1.1.3. What the client wanted to say that there is a higher possibility of accidents occurring at traffic junctions; then say a home facing a road. 1.1.4. He was staying at high floor; yet could still hear all these unpleasant encounters. 1.2. Another is hear-say from someone who says that a runaway vehicle may in a one in a million chance plough towards the "home". 1.2.1. Fortunately, here the home is not a landed property but a unit in the "sky". 2. Some junctions can be "dirty". Dirty in the sense that at sometime or other, if one is unlucky, death had occurred at a specific junction. 2.1. If so, this is not good. Thus could inadvertently invite some malignant into the house.

Case Study 3: Avoid buying a low floor unit that faces the entry/exit towards the development. In this example, stack/unit #410 directly faces the entry/exit into Kim Keat Ripples estate service road. Thus avoid low floors as the vehicles coming into the development can "displace" sha qi towards units like #02-410 and #03-410.

Case Study 2: Male breadwinner purchasing a unit at Kim Keat Ripples + Fire at Heaven's Gate 1. Based on a sample of one of the stacks/units = #430; part of the kitchen and most likely the stove could be located at the inauspicious Fire at Heaven's gate. 2. Do look out for similar or same facing and orientation of the layout. As they might also be affected by the above concern. 3. Learn more about this Fire at Heaven's gate, here: P.S. Coincidentally the above is another estate at Kim Keat.

Dalvey Haus consists of two blocks: 1 block at 3 storey and 1 block of 4 storeys communal facilities and basement car park. A total of 27 units in this small development. Expected T.O.P. is under Period 8: 31 December 2022.

In today's digital communication landscape, it is essential to prioritize meaningful interactions; therefore, individuals should refrain from sending unnecessary messages if there is no substantial purpose. This approach not only enhances the quality of communication but also respects the time and attention of others.

Master , dreaming of cats under the car is it good or bad Many cats generally means wants more freedom..or career change Lol So true woe

Practical approach to Feng Shui...not just NE etc...

You wrote: "Why is the facing based on the window rather than the main door?" Please check out this link:- You wrote: "What are the pros and cons for NE or SE facing?" This depends also on the interior layout. For example, often for even a NE facing unit; one layout has the master bedroom located at say the SE sector. But another layout has instead the master bedroom at NW sector. It is best that a person plot the relevant Flying Star Feng Shui chart and analyse each sector individually in relation to their ba zi...

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1. Frankly, this has more to do with Chinese customs + symbolism. 2. Thus as the above implies, more related to the Chinese culture. 3. Therefore, if one is a non-Chinese, often can overlook this area. 4. In our Chinese customs, it is bad luck for someone to give another Chinese a clock (such as a wall clock) as a gift! Here, it implies that one wants that other person dead, ASAP! 5. Coming back to your question: When we enter a house, a clock facing (us) when we open the main door.. symbolises hope for death.. towards the persons living, there. IN SUMMARY " The text highlights the significance of Chinese customs and symbolism, particularly the negative connotations associated with gifting clocks, which are perceived as symbols of death and bad luck within the culture. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these cultural nuances to avoid unintentional offense. " - Cecil Lee, Geomancy.net

On 3 March 2020 The text highlights a lack of consideration for others, as indicated by the late-night WhatsApp messages from an unidentified Singapore phone number. This behavior underscores the importance of being mindful of the time and its impact on others.

No choice. Had to try it. As Guan’s noodles and the beef kway Teow which were my favourites = both stores permanently closed at this food court.

Most probably the worst fried rice that I had tasted... The rIce meant for the fried rice was mostly uncooked (hard). Vegetables especially the tiny cubes of carrots (raw) not cooked... one bitten, twice shy.. LOL The only thing nice was a few tiny “crystal” prawns... Not worth the $6.80/- for it.

Odeon beef kway Teow ...

Same food court.. but always snaking queues at the Chinese rojak stall

Vegetarian Hor Fun Healthy with lots varieties of vegetables ...