Office Fengshui

Some fengshui tips for a friend, Shu Yee, who is changing to a new job soon. Dos and Don'ts for office fengshui.

Do -
1. A clean and neat desk.
2. A clear view of your subordinates.
3. Have a solid wall behind your seat.
4. Place an auspicious fengshui ornament to boost your luck.
5. Have your table in correct position.


Don't -

1. Do not sit under a beam, this will bring you alot of stress and pressure.
2. Do not have your back facing an office entrance or pathway.
3. Do not face any sharp corner.
4. Do not sit in a position which is inline with door opening, unless you are receptionist.
5. Do not sit near to toilet.

Good luck my dear friend! Cheers!

Rainbow!

Some of the rainbow photos which I took yesterday evening.

Looks like there are alot of people out there have witnessed the rainbow yesterday evening. I am proud to say that I was one of them too! The last time I saw a rainbow was quite some time back, cannot even recall when was it. But I can still remember those rainbows which I saw were not as spectacular to the yesterday rainbow.

Yesterday rainbow was a full rainbow, or rather a semi-circle shaped rainbow, which started from one side and touched the opposite side. Guess everybody was quite happy to see such a beautiful rainbow after such a heavy downpour. On that note, let's hope that our economy can recover fast just like yesterday heavy downpour and surprised us with a beautiful rainbow.

Q & A

Some of the common questions which people asked me. Here they are :

Q : Is there any website which can plot bazi?

A : There are alot of website which provide such free service, just do a google search on it.

Q : How to determine the correct element (day master)? Using year of birth? 

A : Day master is determined from day pillar, not from year pillar. Alot of people got it mixed up with the year element.

Q : Why are there 2 elements on a day?

A : Every other day is made of 2 elements, it can be same element or it can be different element. The top portion is Tian Gan 天干 a.k.a Heavenly Stem, while lower portion is Di Zhi 地支 a.k.a Earthly Branches.

Q : Can I just pick up a birth date for a baby, just based on the element shown on that day? 

A : Not adviseable to choose a birth date without understanding the whole bazi structure, is better to consult a professional Ming Li Shi, Master for a newborn date selection.

Q : When come to choosing a birth date for a baby, is there anything else to consider?

A : Yes, the gender of the baby and the Estimated Delivery Date (EDD in short)

Last day for praying Tai Sui

Tomorrow will mark the last day for praying Tai Sui. For those who have chong Tai Sui, and wish to pray to Tai Sui for a smooth riding year, you still can do so by 24 Feb 2009 Tuesday.

Good luck!

Temples

Yesterday, a friend of mine brought me to few temples. To see some of the temples which are more than 100-year-old. Most importantly, to see how temples were built and appreciate the beauty of the temple. See photos to believe.

Red lanterns

A temple on top of a hill, is believed to have good fengshui.

Short message

I will not be updating any entry for next two days, I will be back on this weekend to update. Do stay tuned!

Last but least, wishing you a great weekend ahead!

Tai Sui Wei - Not to be offended

Throughout my ten years of experience in construction, I have witnessed a few "incidents" related to fengshui. Incidents that I would not forget are; works that were carried out at Tai Sui wei - Grand Duke, would never complete smoothly, it seems like problems ranging from minor and major would just arise.

There is one particular incident which I want to share here; an electrical worker was tasked to do a simple cable termination work at one of the electrical distribution boards at basement. The simple work which was supposed to complete in 30mins time but was completed a few hours late!

And to make things worse, that electrical worker even tripped the whole distribution board and caused a blackout to the whole basement! I was curious why would a simple task would end up in such a mess, later I discovered that the work was carried out at Tai Sui wei. So that could be the reason that work ended up upside down!

Nice Songs by a young lady

This evening while I was driving back home, I tuned to my favourite radio station, the DJ was interviewing one Taiwanese singer - Joanna Wang, on her new album, "The Adult Storybook".

I have heard her lovely songs from her first album before, but that was without knowing who was the singer. Finally today, I got to know who she is. Anyway, here are some songs taken from youtube. Do enjoy!

Lost in Paradise from her first album, "Start from here".



And Times of your life from her second album.

Late entries

Last few days, I have been trying very hard to access to blogspot to update my entries. It seemed like my internet browser was protesting; my browser simply refused to work, it kept prompting to me that certifcate issue. Gosh.... what happened?

Think I need to get an IT personnel to settle for me. Guess I will not be able to update my entries till my problem is fixed! Anyway, at this point of writing, I am using another computer to access blogspot. Just want to wish my following friends on their special occasions.

But first I would like to wish a Belated Happy Valentines Day to all! And Congratulations to Shirleen on her ROM on 14th Feb 2009, last saturday.

Today is my friend's brithday, Happy Birthday Angel !

Make a donation

Australia Red Cross is seeking donation for Victorian Bushfire. The proceed will help those families who got their houses burnt in the recent bushfire, this disaster has caused more than 100 deaths and alot of victims are homeless now.

If you are able to do your part to do some donation, please click on this https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp

On behalf of Red Cross Australia, I thank you for your kind contribution.

Building shape

This photo was taken last year april while I was in Beijing attending fengshui convention. When the moment I saw the building shape, I could not figure out why was rational for them to choose such an unique shape design for building? Maybe that explains the proverbs of "One man's meat is another man's poison." ?

Anyway, when I took the picture, the building was still under construction. It was scheduled to be opened in October this year. But it looks like there will be a delay in the official opening now, this is due to last monday blaze, which was caused by illegal firework. In today's chinese newspaper, there was a report that master commented on the building structure and described the relationship between building shape and fengshui.

For more details on that report you can refer to Wan Bao dated 11 Feb 2009. Wish you happy research!

Love from Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme has introduced new heart shaped donuts in their stores, in anticipation of Valentine's Day on this weekend. How cool, isn't it? Anyway, it seems my love for Krispy Kreme is getting stronger. Really love their donuts so much that I could finish 2 donuts at one go!

Anyway, if you want to get those heart shaped donuts, you have to fly to Australia - Melbourne.

Wedding date

These few days, I have been busy looking for auspicious date for wedding. Usually, when come to wedding date selection, there are few factors to consider such as shortlisted date will it clash with bride and bridegroom's bazi. In addition, parents' year of birth also take into consideration. Also there are few lunar dates to be avoided.

Once the auspicious date is selected, the next challenging issue will be looking for venus to hold the wedding dinner. You will be suprised while trying to book the venus, the selected date can be so popular that the place that you want to book would have been fully booked. To avoid disappointment, is better to book the desired venus early.


Looking for an auspicious date to wed for a 23-year-old bride-to-be.

xishi 喜事, Happiness - Double happiness for wedding.

Looking for an auspicious date in Tong Sheng.

Tong sheng

Thaipumsam 2009

This is my first time in my life to attend Thaipusam, and I even had the chance to witness the process of pins and hooks going through the skin! I was so close to the Hindu devotees who were carrying the kavadis, something which I never even did dream of.

The process of carrying kavadis is a form of giving thanks to God Murugan as what Hindu believe. Usually Hindu would make a vow to offer a kavadi when a request to the God is fulfilled.


Thaipusam 2009.

Devotees dancing outside the temple to mark debt bondage.

The preparation of kavadi. Look at the man standing on top of the metal railing, a balancing act?

A little girl drinking milk, while watching the devotees preparing the kavadis.

The temple at Serangoon.

The process of getting the pins into the skin.

A little boy who is also one of the particpants.




Devotees walking out of the temple, they are making way to the temple at Tank Road.

Ladies are not left out.

Including young girls.

I suppose on top of her head is a pot of milk.

Picture of many hooks onto the skin.

Supporters singing for their friends.

Good Luck

There will be few more millionaire this evening. Good luck to those who have bought $10 million Toto draw. Make a wish now, maybe you will be the next lucky person.

More people are consulting Geomancers

Two days ago, while I was reading the online news, I came across this article that reported more people are consulting Geomancers in the midst of bad times. Masters even confirmed that they had more people going to them.

Well, it seems like people want to ensure that their wealth are at least properly maintained and not flowing out, especially in our present situation. But there again, I have to inform you that fengshui is not a magic, so do not expect after fengshui service, things are going to work like magic.

It takes time for fengshui to work, the fastest time that it could take effect would be within 24 hours, sometimes it could be as long as 6 months period!

So if you feel that you need a fengshui service, start looking for one now!

Welcome Year of Ox! Happy Li Chun

Welcome Year of Ox! Yes, year of Ox starts now! To be exact, Li Chun 立春 or year of Ox starts at 0052hrs on 4 Feb 2009.

In case you are wondering, didn't year of Ox started on first day of Lunar New Year? The answer is no. Therefore, babies that were born on first few days of Lunar New Year are belong to year of Rat. Babies that are born after 0052hrs on 4 Feb 2009 are considered as year of Ox.

Is beautiful!

"Wow, this is beautiful!", I exclaimed. That was how I reacted when I first saw this picture. Initially, I thought it was a photo but when I took a closer look, then I realised that it was an oil painting.

Don't you agree with me, the oil paint looks very real?

This oil painting was painted by Joyce Ang, photo taken by Chinwei.

Qi Men Du Jia - To check what is going to be asked

It was 6th day of lunar new year, my overseas friend wanted to ask me something. I quickly picked up my handheld and checked QMDJ chart.

The chart was as follows:

When the moment I saw the chart, in my heart I knew what he was going to ask me. True enough, the question asked was exactly what I thought. Can you make a guess what was the question asked?

The answer is right at the bottom

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Answer : - Is about girl.

Kai Gong 开工

Some of you may have resumed work last week, while some of you may have just started work today. Anyway, I would like to wish everyone 开工 大吉大利，顺顺利利。Huat Ar!

A 100-year-old Bodhi tree

Recently, I found a blog entry, it was about a 100-year-old Bodhi tree. In the blog, it mentioned that the Bodhi tree is located on a good fengshui location. So I did not want to miss out the opportunity to see this rare 100-year-old Bodhi tree, I got my friend to go along with me.

As my friend and I was about to enter the temple main entrance, there was a man standing right behind the entrance welcomed us. He even explained to us the temple origin and etc. I guess the man was either a temple helper or temple management staff. Anyway, we did not arrange any appointment with the temple management prior to our visit, we were rather surprised that the temple would provide such an "extra service".

After the man left us, another lady came and greeted us with 2 cups of plain water, she even brought us around the temple. Here are the photos on the temple:


Jin Long Si 金龙寺 , that is the name of the temple. Direct translation from Jin Long will be Golden Dragon.

The name on the metal plate looks rather unique from this angle.

This way please, to the 100-year-old Bodhi tree.

That is the tree 100-year-old Bodhi tree, is a big tree!

Is tall too!

The Bodhi tree's position is located on a "hill top" that overlook the Bartley Road.

Photos of old Jin Long Si.

The present Jin Long Si. That is the back of the temple but this is the first thing you will see when you enter the main entrance.

The main entrance of Jin Long Si.

If you want to view the 100-year-old Bodhi tree, here is Jin Long Si address: 61 Lorong How Sun. Or you can check out their blog at http://jinlongsi.blog.com

For more detail on the blog entry which I found Jin Long si http://www.chinesetemples.blogspot.com/ .

Thank you to the man and lady who served us during our visit at the temple.