November 5, 20186 yr Author Staff Non-religious Chinese customs: Can u check for the fruits, can all put in a big red plate or must put each in different plates? Reply: No specific rule. As you can see anything goes Pick and choose what you like, here
December 2, 20186 yr Author Staff Client selecting items for first time open door:- 1st choice Fa Gao If don’t have the above, this chocolate coloured Fa Gao still okay. As there are red dots on the TOP of the Fa Gao.. Red grapes preferred over green ones Maroon plates preferred over white party plates
December 2, 20186 yr Author Staff Hi master If my official move in date is xx Dec can I start bring things slowly before the actual day Reply: Very common = ok
December 14, 20186 yr Author Staff Question on Move-in custom:-- Hi Master Lee, good morning. I'm moving in tomorrow. May I ask: I'm referring to the handbook u shared: 1. if i not bringing a charcoal stove, a piece of charcoal wrap in red paper ok as well? Do i need to keep this piece of charcoal in the house? 2. the items such as pineapple, fa gao etc, after bring in house, put at stove? When can discard if not eating? 3. if i following religious procedures from parents to burn the gold paper, these praying items to put in house before move in? As in don't bring when move in? Reply:- 1. if not bring. then no need piece of charcoal. But make sure that tomorrow the actual kitchen stove must be used. Can be boil water or cook something 2. Pineapple can anytime consume. Such as keep in the fridge and makan anytime. Fa Gao if it is new and edible, each family member just get a small bite. and can throw away. but if it does not look appertising then two or three days later throw, throw 3. Can do so. But becareful of smoke detectors around. Such things based on common sense as no bible or procedures for these
March 6, 20196 yr Author Staff Burn incense not compulsory right? (Newly TOP CONDO UNIT) Response: If you are non religious. no need. Anyway, if so, better check with them (Developers representative/facilitator/MA) where to burn. Because, outside the corridor of all unit lobbies got such thing as a smoke detector. If need to burn, then inside your unit and close doors. No need for most people. Other than the religious fanatic
March 6, 20196 yr Author Staff hi master, do the kids need to be around when we move in? Frankly, this is based on common sense For example if the children are schooling.. and if move in is on a weekday, poor excuse to ask children to absentee from school. Or if the children has an important exam etc... on that day.
April 12, 20196 yr Author Staff Master Cecil, for the first time open door procedure, the fruits, tea leaves and Fa Gao placed in the Centre of the living room, is there any specific placement? Or it is ok just to put all in the Centre? Reply: Yes in the centre for major fruits. In any arrangements as shown in these samples
April 28, 20196 yr Author Staff Wow! This must truly be the icing on the cake! At High Park Residences ... in one of the units...
October 19, 20195 yr Author Staff Client sent these photos... Record breaking tall growing sprouting green beans! Tallest so far!
November 23, 20195 yr Author Staff Hi Robert, With reference to the house move-in procedures posted on your website, " CHARCOAL - A red charcoal stove (Optional) - A charcoal (representing gold) wrapped in Red paper. One can bring this in and need not light it up. But if one wants to light up, then do it before the auspicious time. And bring in the red charcoal stove into the house. In this option, the stove has to be kept permanently in the house e.g. kitchen cabinet and must not throw it away.(Optional) An alternative is to light up the charcoal red-hot and when it is time, transfer the charcoal from the outside of the house to the kitchen stove-top. " 1) Does it mean that charcoal stove is optional but charcoal wrapped in red paper is needed? 2) There is no need for" light up the charcoal red-hot and when it is time, transfer the charcoal from the outside of the house to the kitchen stove-top.", right? Thanks! Reply: 1. Optional. If no charcoal stove, charcoal wrapped in red paper is also not needed. This is because, when time to keep the charcoal stove, good to place wrapped charcoal on top of the stove. 2. Nowadays more and more skip this for safety reasons. And also for ECs or condos, there is a smoke detector outside each lift lobby at the common area
December 26, 20195 yr Author Staff The concept of even if we don’t stay there applies... Question: No need salt right? I see some of the neigbours take salt Reply: 1. Salt usually for old homes. 2. Salt is acidic... sprinkle at own risks especially on laminate floors. 3. This is the reason I did not add it in
April 1, 20205 yr Author Staff 31.3.2020: As the years drag on.... the charcoal stove is like a bye gone era... Thus no longer that prominent, today. The charcoal stove belongs to a Long gone “grandma” era...
June 24, 20205 yr Author Staff Another 1st time open door non-religious. These are instead Chinese customs and practices... nothing to do with Feng Shui... No fixed layout.. for the display of fruits in the living room:-
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