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A lady friend told me she went to a famous local Singapore master to pick an auspicious date for her baby to be delivered via c-section, instead of natural birth.

This old master, who appears regularly in chinese new papers, is well known for selecting chinese name to match with the new born baby's bazi (八字). His shop is located at Geylang and he charges $100 per consult for his services. Almost every couple I know go to him, hoping to get a good name for their baby. However, most of the time, his disciple will be the one that gives the advice. Maybe the shop is overwhelmed with so many customers that I have feedbacks that the consults were often done quite casually. Anyway, that's not the crux of today's story.

Recently, over a dinner, my same lady friend was sharing her experience on her meeting with the master. She is already a mother now. Knowing that I have some knowledge on bazi analysis, she shared her daughter's one with me. She was at first a bit apprehensive if her daughter's bazi was correctly and auspiciously designed and selected. To ease her anxiety, I did a check for her and told her that her concerns are unnecessary. In fact, I would classify it under a close-to-superior chart. Why?

The daughter is a yang wood (甲) person born in early spring. On both sides next to the 日元 on the heavenly stems are yang fire 丙 and yin water 癸. According to the ancient classic 穷通宝鉴, this is a 富贵双全 or a noble and prosperous chart.

Picture this, a tree in early spring when the weather is still cold. Essentially, what it needs most is the warmth from the sun and dew or rain for the tree to grow. AND BOTH ELEMENTS ARE PRESENT ON HEAVENLY STEMS. I may have over simplified the analysis. But this is because it is not appropriate for me to display the entire chart. Coupled with the luck cycles, this lady will excel in her career. Climbing the corporate ladder will hence be a whiz too. Maybe a Ms Somebody next time too.

After looking at her chart, my opinion towards the old master changed. I thought he really lives up to his name. However, my lady friend then told me the hour of birth selected by the master was initially not this. In fact, the master has proposed the c-section to be carried out in the morning instead of late afternoon (being the most auspicious timing). It was her gynae that suggested to her to pick a later hour as the operation fee would be less costly. She later went back to the master with the gynae's suggestion to verify and very quickly, the master said: "Also can la."

When I tried to plot the chart using the morning hour, I realised that the quality of the bazi dropped from a B+ grade to D- grade. What happened was that this set of bazi does not contain a single drop of water - not even in the hidden stems. Hey, based on your common sense, what do you think will happen to a young tree that receives no water?

Phew. I think this lady friend of mine must have accummulated some good karma. So much so that she met her gynae who has given her a twist of fate - instead of a fortune teller. What an irony.