Repair and Despair

Permission has been sought from my client to publish this case study.

A family portrait that hangs on the wall of the living room captured my attention when I first stepped into the house. It is a typical picture taken in the studio with the parents seated and the 3 siblings standing behind them – all smiling. My client, the only son of the family and one of his sisters specially donned their graduation gowns for the shooting.

Nevertheless, the atmosphere in the house is in stark contrast with the portrait. The house is gloomy and you can sense that the air is filled with a shade of melancholy. What makes me more uncomfortable is the unbearable noise that comes from the construction site which is just stone-throw away from this HDB unit.

I am engaged by my client to take a look at this 4-room flat, located in an old estate, which he has spent his last 34 years there. So much sentimental values attached and yet so many heart-wrenching moments for him especially over the last few years.

Life was normal until the public housing department decided to call for a major upgrading to add a small utility room at the rear of all units. Well, in Singapore, most of the old flats will be slated for such Repair and Redecoration (R&R) exercise in time to come.

After the work had been completed for the entire building, strange things began to happen. The negative energy kicked in less than a couple of years and when it came, a series of unfortunate events unfolded just like the falling dominoes and hit them real hard.

The father was first diagnosed with pancreas cancer and within the same year he passed on. My client suffered from a strange illness in the subsequent year and that had him bedridden for a few months. Fortunately, he recovered.

On the surface, things were quiet for the next 2 years but something malevolent was probably brewing. The next wave of shocks arrived when his sister was diagnosed with uterus cancer. That was also the year (2008) the new condominium construction work commenced in the north direction. In the following year, the mom was discovered to have lymphoma cancer and within the next 6 months she succumbed to the illness. The construction is now only half completed.

The family is now left with my client and his 2 sisters. One of the sisters got married and moved out. My client is now holding the fort and he has to shoulder the emotional and financial burden as a result of his cancer-stricken sister.

I believed the main reason that he has approached me was not to hope that I could turn the situation around, but rather for me to help him find an answer for what had happened. I did my calculation and as what I have expected, the unfortunate events were a result of untimely renovation and construction work carried out at sectors that were plagued with negative annual afflictions like Tai Sui, Sui Po, 3-Killings and Earth sha. Who in the family gets it first depends on their birth year hexagram or the one who resonates at the same frequency with the bad vibes, scientifically put.

I am quite sure that his family is not the only one having such issues. True enough, I was told that the neighbours staying in the same block are also suffering from health and money problems.

Had the commencement of the construction work been pushed to another year, things will be different. Unfortunately, it is a pity that such things are beyond our control.

Moving to another house will be the best solution for my client but it is going to take some time. I have prescribed some fengshui solutions with the aim to mitigate the sister's condition. I just hope that she can walk out of her depression and fight a good battle with the illness. I cannot do miracle but I can lend her some strength through divine means.

I will continue to assist her with all my means.