A Niche Market

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Fully air-conditioned. Lavishly decorated and carpeted. Smart access system. These are the features that I would, hitherto, never associate it with a columbarium. I did not know death can be so comfortable and extravagant.

I was introduced to the various suites during the tour led by the sales director who has invited me to this place known as the Nirvana, located at Singapore's old Chua Chu Kang Road. I thought I was in a 5-star hotel.

Each suite requires a card to access. Scan your ID, punch in a few numbers, you will see a little red light appearing on one of the niches. You walk over to it, gently press on the glass panel, it opens up to a space where urn(s) can be snuggled into it.

You can either purchase the niche for your own consumption or some people actually invested in them and later on sell it to their friends or relatives - much like a property transaction.

While it may take many years holding on to the niche space until the day arrives, some decided to leverage on it to change their own luck through the method known as life burial. The person (still alive) would clip his/her nails, cut the hair, draw some blood and together with other intimate items, placed them into the urn. With a very auspicious timing, the urn is then positioned in one of the niches that has the good fengshui which matches with the bazi. How do you know which niche space has been used for life burial? You can either ask the sales person or just look for those with the word "寿" or longevity pasted on it.

One of the key criteria for a niche space to enjoy good fengshui is to have a good Ming Tang or circulating space in front of it. Other factors that I will consider is the direction and how the niche is going to tap into the incoming or exiting water. In this enclosed hi-tech building, there is obviously no gutter surrounding it. What you look out for is the entrance to the suite. You can use San He Water Method or Xuan Kong Da Gua Feng Shui to select. Different means to the same end.

By the way, the more expensive niche space is usually at the eye level, especially if it directly faces the buddha.

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How to Feng Shui your BTO flat

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BTO or Build-to-Order is an unique public housing scheme launched by the Housing Development Board (HDB) of Singapore. Couples who are excited to own their first HDB house will apply for the scheme and be given a queue number to see the officer to select the unit they want. Once they are decided, they will place the deposit and wait for 2 to 3 years for their new HDB flat to be ready.

When the demand or application for certain launches meets a certain minimum number, the HDB will then ask the builder to commence construction. Up to this stage, the selection of dream home is based merely on brochures, estate plan and unit floor plan with facing direction on the corner of the page. This selection process is very much like buying a condominium from a new development.

For BTO, a favourably used acronym, can create unintended consequences between couple. Stress over which unit to choose, panic-attack suffered by the couple when their preferred units got taken up, quarrels over which facing to select are just some of the common sights.

Of late, I have been receiving many requests from friends and clients to help them choose a BTO flat with the best fengshui followed by 2nd best and 3rd best and etc. Is there a way to fengshui a virtual BTO flat since the construction work has yet to start? And if there is, how do I do it?

You see, we fengshui practitioners must rely on the luo pan or chinese compass to help us take the exact degree from the physical unit so that we can plot out the energy distribution of the house to see if the fengshui is good. Unfortunately, for houses that are not physically there yet, we can only rely on the floor plan's compass to help us extrapolate.

The good news is that, based on my past experiences, the facing direction indicated in the plan does not vary alot from the unit when it is built. I must compliment the authority for adhering closely to the plan.

In this regard, when my clients come to see me to shortlist a few units for them, I would check the plans and superimpose my 24-mountains stencil to get the sitting and facing directions. With that I would use flying stars and Purple-White system (a great tool for this purpose!) to chart out the fengshui of the house. The following are my guiding principles to determine which units have better fengshui:

1. On a macro level, check if there is any pond or pool (usually for condo). If there is, check whether does it comply to Ling Shen position. If it complies, it is very good for money making opportunities.

2. Shape of the unit. A regular shape with no missing corners are of course preferred. Triangular rooms and huge chunk of missing sector is a no-no. Toilet or bombsehlter in the middle of the house is a taboo. However, you realise that nowadays the HDB architects are quite radical in their design and it is quite difficult to get a squarish house. So, just make sure that the missing sector does not correspond to your existing health issue. For instance, if you have gastric problem, do not choose a unit with missing southwest.

3. I will zoom into what energy is residing at the main door, stove and master bedroom. For those that have read my previous posting, certain energies at the main door can cause serious health issue. Stove located at wrong sector in kitchen may hamper the plan of couple who wants to make babies.

4. On a more detailed level, we try to match couple's Gua number to the house to make sure the bedroom energy can support them. I will also check what business or occupation they are in to make sure the house can support their endeavours.

5. If your queue number for the BTO is quite in the front, then it would also be easier for me to tell you which level to choose. Different floor, different qi.

6. I would also want to find out which sector your main door is located so as to see if that level energies can support the door. (Method 5 and 6 are based on Purple White system)

7. Last but not least, give me a call before you go for your appointment with HDB to tell me which of the shortlisted flats have been taken up. In case you are left with only 2 units that are not the top choices, I can still help you decide on the best one. This is reality.

NB: Colour scheme has nothing got to do with feng shui and hence do not be too concerned about the painting of the flat.

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4th Run of Bazi Workshop - Some controversial topics

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Thanks to the support of blog fans, clients and fengshui/bazi enthusiasts, I am organising the 2-Day bazi workshop again which objective is to teach participants how to do practical bazi reading and offer practical solutions to their friends and clients.

You can click this link to my previous post to see some of the questions that we will address.

On a technical level, we will address some of the concepts that have always been subjected to alot of controversies and heated arguments. We must acknowledge the fact that there are many school of thoughts in the study of bazi and in this class, we will try to make sense out of some these theories. For instance:

- Daymaster born in season is not always a strong chart. True?

- Rich people are not always strong Daymaster. False?

- When does a chart becomes a follower and when it is not

- Under what situation do you consider a combination that remains a combination and does not transform. What does it imply in real life?

- Yin+Hai and Si+Shen = separation or combination?

- Daymaster born in earth month. How do you know it is really earth month and not born in season. For example, a Fire daymaster born in Chen month.

- Can Useful God be not in your bazi?

- Fan Yin Fu Yin must be sad event?

- Yi wood daymaster is certainly cunning? Then what is the role of Ten Gods for?

- Does earthly branches carry more weights than Heavenly Stems? Then why do most of the important classics like Qiong Tong Bao Jian and Di Tian Sui talk about stems if it is not important?

- Can my bazi turn from weak to strong because of the Luck Cycle?

- No wealth star in bazi and yet millionaire.

- Strong wealth star and yet went bankrupt. [Arbitration Useful God is missing]

- etc. etc. etc

If you are keen to see bazi from a different perspective, I welcome you to join us on 30 & 31 July 2011 in Singapore. Drop me an email at joching@destinyasia.com.sg for course details and early bird fee by 20 July 2011.

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Different Folks, Different Strokes but Same Objective

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The 3rd run of Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection Class ended yesterday after visiting 2 HDB flats and 1 retail shop. From the west to the east, the cars formed a convoy, bringing everyone from one point to another but stopping over at 136 Tampines Food market to satisfy our hunger after visiting an interesting case at Bukit Batok West. This is a period 8 HDB flat (sitting Wu facing Zi) with missing sector in the NE, which is the cause for the occupants' chronic health issues. What is the health issue and which Life Gua are affected? It is all in the Xuan Kong.

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All participants have the good chance to see how the cosmic trinity in Xuan Kong Da Gua is applied to usher in prosperity. Although everyone came from different schools, the zealousness in everyone to pick up this ancient knowledge has sparked off exciting exchanges on topics from flying stars to date selection to luo pan models.

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Participants were also taught on exceptions to use XKDG date even when the day and hour branches were clashing. In fact, some grandmasters have termed such dates as "instantaneous prosperous san sha formation".

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旺气归中 or loosely translated as "Wang Qi returns to centre", are auspicious XKDG date formation that not only ushers in great wealth but also for healing purposes. This was discussed during the 2-day theory class.
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The last destination got us to my client's house near Tampines Junior College . This is a good case study to illustrate how door tilting is done so that 7-star Robbery broke into the house. No, this is not a feng shui boo-boo that subjects the owner to "robberies" but to help the house to rob the prosperous qi for them. My client told all of us that to date, since she moves in in April, she has "kena" 3 times of 4D - or lottery. I hope she has recovered her renovation cost.

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On behalf of the class, I would like to take this opportunity to thank her, Ms Meow Meow (you know who u are :)), for the fragrant coffee, paos, teas and warm hospitality!! And also a big thank you to all the participants who have made this class so interesting and hilarious with all your "heated exchanges" with each other....

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It is all about Within the Gua

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Dear Participants of tomorrow's Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection workshop,

GM Zeng Zi Nan, the Guru of San Yuan Di Li Xuan Kong Da Gua, and the man who was holding on to the most sought-after closely guarded secret of Xie Zi Fa, passed away in 2006 at the age of 100.

I believed he must have carefully calculated and waited for this most powerful date of Xuan Kong Da Gua to arrive before he called it a day.

This is to ensure that his future generations would benefit from this nobility- and prosperity-guaranteed Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Structure set-up.

There is a saying for this formation "卦不出位, 代代人尊贵."

It implies if the hexagrams of the formation in this date structure is within-Gua, every descendant in the future generation will be noble and well-respected.

So, what the hell did one of our greatest contemporary San Yuan masters choose for his own burial timing?

You will find out tomorrow.

Yours Truly

White Tiger and Green Dragon

When come to the selection of unit in a row of shop-houses, I would normally check the external fengshui using naked eyes then followed by luo pan to determine the energy distribution within the unit. Of course, what is very important is also how the main door of the shop is positioned.

Doing feng shui without luo pan is not about casting a divination (卜卦 ) on the spot using Yi Jing to determine the auspiciousness of the house. It is merely based on the concept of yin and yang. Before all the formula-based fengshui methods were established, this millennia-old art simply relies on the yin and yang surrounding of the house to determine its prosperity, health, relationship and affected occupants.

An intimate understanding on the concept of white tiger, green dragon, black turtle and red phoenix or right, left, back and front respectively (十字天心) of a property is able to reveal juicy stories happening inside. Henpecked husband, sickly wife, sexual problem, haunted house, politicking, poor business, prosperous business, high staff turnover and etc are some examples of using yin-yang concept to do the reading – just by standing in front of the house and without even dishing out the luo pan.

How is this done?

You see. Either green dragon or white tiger, it is associated with certain attributes. For instance, the tiger side represents woman, the front of your house is wealth, the back is health/relationship and the left or dragon side is man. Just to name a few. And you are supposed to see water, mountain, building, drain, empty land , road and etc only in certain area.

In a street where there are 2 rows of shop-houses, which shops actually prosper depend on which side they are located. In addition, we also look at whether the dragon side is stronger. How the road is sloping pass the shop is also a major consideration. Is the road sloping from the tiger to the dragon side or is it the other way round.

For your shop to make money, you should have higher ground on the right of your shop. You will then receive what is known as reverse water. On the other hand, if it is other way round, your business will not be too good compare to your neighbor opposite. Furthermore, be mindful of staff issue especially if you employ mostly ladies.

What if you are not able to tell which side is higher? Then may I suggest you visit the shop during raining day and you will see how the water is flowing on the road.

Above is just a simple illustration. There are more layers to it. I will slowly peel the layers of onion.

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Xuan Kong Da Gua (64 Hexagrams) Date Selection Course [3rd Run]

The Right thing at the Right Place with the Right Timing for the Right Person!

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Qn: Is your feng shui creating fast result for you?
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Answer: My personal experience is result can be as fast as within 1 week in urban building. Your bazi must match with house and match with timing. I will explain to you the technique.
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Qn: Why did my neighbour tilt his door? Does it work?
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Answer: This is to change the flying stars chart to reap the benefit of prosperous stars. More importantly, we tilt to a better hexagram in the chinese compass to bring in the missing element in your house, for instance, wealth or child. I will teach you.
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Qn: I need to install a fish pond or water feature outside my house at the garden. I hope to have more income $$$. How can Xuan Kong Da Gua help me?
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Answer: First observe the principle of direct and indirect spirit. Then, we can pick a good XKDG timing and using main door as the reference point in relation to the pond, we align to the correct hexagram. I will illustrate to you.

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In this 3-day workshop, we have specially dedicated a day for practical lesson for participants to understand how fine-tuning to 1 degree in your luo pan is carried out on your door, your bed and your office desk to create fast result.
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You DO NOT need to know Yi Jing. You are only required to have basic concepts of flying stars and bazi (4 Pillars of Destiny).

Course Details :

Date : 24 to 26 June 2011 (Fri/Sat/Sun)

Time : 10 am to 5.30 pm
Venue : To be confirmed (will be in Singapore central area near MRT)
Course Notes : Will be Provided
Note : We will also like to invite participants to volunteer their Houses, HDB, Condominium or Office for practical lesson to make the whole learning experience REAL!

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Please email me at joching@destinyasia.com.sg for course outline and fee.

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