Sembawang Shopping Centre

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I brought my family yesterday to the relatively new Sembawang Shopping Centre (SSC). Before the building was revamped in 2007, it was an old shopping centre that was probably near its obsolescene. It re-opened in 22 December 2008 and had gotten a whole new face-lift and reasonably good tenants-mix.

It was a Saturday night during dinner time and I expected the place to be filled with shoppers or diners since it was also the 7th day of Chinese New Year where families would normally find a good eating place and get together. Nevertheless, to my surprise, most of the shops, including the food courts and restaurants were pretty empty. I actually asked one of the retailers and he told me this is usually the case although sometimes on certain days the crowd "would be slightly better".

Before I left for home, I did some checks on the main entrance, environment, the contour and also traffic flow. The SSC is facing a road and backed by hill with landed houses. On the right hand side of the building, there is an open land while on the left, there is a small road sloping down from the hill and merged with the main road (water mouth). Slightly further to the left are shophouses and residences. Please see picture.

I did not bring my Luo Pan so I could not measure the water exits. But based on mere observation of the landform (which is one of the divinative techniques), you can instantaneously tell that the yin and yang of this building is off balance. Yes, the white tiger and green dragon's fundamentals have been violated. Overly yang white tiger in this case represents power issue with women in the management team there. On the other hand, the dragon side is too cluttered and yin.

I also observed that the land is sloping away from the main entrance towards the main road. This is known as the Out-going water. Good or bad depends on the Xue (穴).

I am going to bring my Luo Pan there on another day to measure the Xue and the Double Mountains. I think the water flow is causing a leakage in the wealth.

Any solution to make the building a prosperous one? Yes but it involves structural change to the building like opening of another entrance.
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