Cecil Lee

Dear Members, 1. On member was asking on a book on choosing names. 2. Dr. Evelyn Lip had written a book approximately 110 pages. 3. One intersting topic is choosing names according to the number of strokes in each character besides other significance, symbolism and traditions in Chinese numbers. 4. In my opinion, the book is a simple introduction to Chinese numbers. And if you can find it in your local library, it is certainly worth borrowing it especially, if one wants to do a `research' into this area. (I think it should cost around US$10.00 or less.) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Further to my earlier comments: 1. Activites like buying a lotto or sweepstake ticket is also interesting. Here, it also gives a person Hope or for some people, something to look forward to. 2. Contrary to popular belief, even in Taiwan, not many people or the majority of population (like the west) are equally intriqued with Feng Shui and other of such activties such as face reading, and other geomancy fields. Feng Shui Masters are far and rare. In my opinion, it can be the ratio of e.g. the ratio of doctors to the population or less. 3. In Cate Bramble's website or article, you will notice that he `duped' prominent politicians and businessmen etc... 4. This is interesting because, many politicians and businessmen are good in their specific areas and does not mean that they themselves exactly know Feng Shui. 5. Fortunately, in countries like Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, I have yet come across a BTB practitioner. The practitioners may practise one form of Feng Shui or the other. For example, even some local FS Masters only practise the Eight House. While others practise Shapes and Form. Some others, Flying Star. A few others practise combined forms. Yet, I do not come across (as yet) BTB practitioners. This is simple because, the BTB reach is only isolated in Taiwan and from there spread to the US and some other western countries. Many practitioners in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, have not even heard of BTB. Again, the above is my personal opinion and understanding of how BTB came so popular to this day. Perhaps, many members here do have your own perception. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my personal opinion: 1. The leader is also a Chinese and makes it even more convincing. 2. `Fast Food Feng Shui'. All over the world, people, or human beings want quick answers. As humans, we prefer fast answers. For example, where is my wealth sector etc... If I were to tell someone, inorder to use Feng Shui properly, you must use this theory, that theory etc.... 3. Thus, many of us would prefer the easy way out. 4. `Simplicity' is the key to increasing the `followers'. What could be more easier than providing everyone hope. Hope such as an easy to use `Fixed Template'. The `plus' point here (I must personally say) is taht even if the `fixed template' may not work most of the time, the key ingredient is giving people `hope'. 5. It is like some who were `troubled' and e.g. go to church or temple. 6. Plus, the `charisma' of person or leader. 7. It is also a multiplier effect that most probably he got lucky and was recommended by `big' businessmen or Taiwan officials. Thus standing along a leader (even if you have questionable) links do give one good PR advantage. 8. Furthermore, one need not be a Feng Shui Master but rather anyone who is good at Public Relations or Marketing or can market themselves well, will have an added advantage. 9. Thus, one can be a highly skilled Feng Shui Master, but cannot speak English well nor does not have good PR skills. Will never be known unless, they are very very famous. 10. I have mentioned in past messages, usually, you get to hear only Hong Kong Feng Shui practitioners or those who migrated to the West such as US or Canada, teaching Feng Shui on the internet. 11. As Hong Kong was once a British colony, FS practitioners usually from this country are conversed in English. 12. Chinese or Taiwanese Feng Shui practitioners because of their poor English, never make it to `penetrate' the internet (where the medium) is English. Thus, sometimes, some of the theories thought have a biased towards the Hsia calendar or (Xia Li) calendar system which Hong Kong uses. 13. We are aware of this and would need to tip the balance. I thus usually broadly classifly this group of Hong Kong / Canadian / US practitioners the `Western Traditional School' of Feng Shui. 14. Thus, you can now better understand that, mostly, the voice of the `Eastern School (or Taiwanese) Masters, less heard nor those from China (who usually fled directly to China). Because of this disparity, I always believe, in using the best of both schools. 15. It is like Kung Fu, the more skills you have, the better you can select and choose. Warmest Regards, Cecil

We have to thank Cate Bramble, who is the most vocal critic of this "sect". Credit: http://www.qi-whiz.com/confess.html

Dear Anon, 1. The Chinese are very particular about phonetics or `sound like.. '. 2. For example, the Chinese dialect group: Cantonese, do not like number 4 because, to them it is `die'. 3. While number 8 to that is `Fatt' or prospher. 4. Unfortunately, the Chinese phonetic meaning for butterfly implies a person in his seventies. Which means `old age' or about to die. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. I believe potatoes contain carbohyrates. 2. The staple carbohyrate of the Chinese is `instead' rice. Rice is easily cultivated and the unique thing about rice is that it `aborbs'. 3. Rice can be eaten with other ingredients or cooked with food to absorb the flavour. 4. Thus I believe, that since, `we' already have sufficient carbohyrates, it would be best not to grow too many but instead other `food' or vegetables. 5. While potatoes are `different', it does not absorb what has been added to it. 6. For tomatoes, as it is a `vegetable' or some call it fruit, it is harder to grow, depending on the climate conditions. Most common vegetables include bamboo shoots, cabbages, lettuce etc.. which can even be salted and kept during winter weather. I am not sure how, one can `salt' or pickle tomatoes. Thus, most food or vegetables, can be kept all four seasons. You will be surprised to learn that Chinese even have `waxed' ducks, salted, or preserved pork meat etc... The above are my opinion only. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheui May, 1. You brought up a good question. 2. I would apply the "33.3 percent Rule set." 3. I call this the 33.3 percent rule set as a general guide to better understand certain Feng Shui concepts that are universal: For example, 3.1. When we determine a "missing corner", we usually, say that a missing corner is one where it is 33.3 percent missing or the area is greater than 33.3 percent. 3.2. When one wears e.g. a `T' shirt, and to enhance oneself, for example a weak water person could e.g. wear blue shirt. It covers more than 33.3 percent of his entire surface of his body. Contrast this with wearing a ring or many rings. This is just an example. 3.3. For water positions, it is best not to exceed 33.3 percent in a specific room. If so, I consider the room more YIN. Because too much water creates too YIN an environment. 4. Now, we come to "COMMONSENSE" approach to answer your question. Why commonsense? If we notice, it is impossible to place a huge rock in a house. The object usually would be small. But, `silly' human beings have the means to palce a 8 feet by 4 feet water tank etc... Thus, if you notice, we may consider, placing `more' WATER. But, I cannot imagine anyone as yet place a 200 kilogram rock. 5. The above is how I would analyse, the situation and in my opinion, explain why, I view the `smaller' object NOT a threat. Warmest Regards, Cecil " 33.3 percent Ruleset " (C) Cecil Lee, 1997 to 2000

Dear Members, 1. One of the key success factors being sane with applying FENG SHUI is to differentiate between AUTHENTIC + good practises and TABOOs. 2. If we look at it in another way, we should not become a SLAVE of machines. But rather, use it for our benefit. 3. Likewise, adopt Feng Shui methods that has a `possible' chance of working for most people and discarding the BAD practises. 4. There will come a time, (in the very near future, which I forsee, that spell out failures of `FENG SHUI'. It would be best that TRADITIONAL FENG SHUI SCHOOLS do their part in providing proper advise. And also be the FIRST to make sense out of the overwhelming materials that cause so much misunderstanding and `misfortune'. 5. If the trend continues, in no time, this may eventually come true. 6. Practise FENG SHUI sensibly and with moderation. I like to share with you my "interpretation" of this:-

Dear Members, 1. I recalled, in one of the messages that someone was told to bury `treasures' at corners of the house and even the center of the house. 2. It did him no good and `wealth' does not seem to come easy. 3. Fortuantely, I believe, these `treasures' are merely tokens. But they still cost some money. Either paid to the practitioner or purchased elsewhere. 4. Here, I call this `Credit Card Feng Shui'. For all you know, the person may have purchased it through his credit card and still continue to pay his `unpaid bills'. As we are aware, credit card interest rates are astromical. Here are some caricatures, which, bring light to `burying' wealth at wealth sectors. and As usual, the `Black HAT' does not help much

Dear Anon, 1. Currently, there are many factors that can attribute to the situation you face. 2. At the preliminary (without using proper Feng Shui tools for analysis), the two trees do not seem (in my opinion to be large ones) as you had mentioned that it is lower than your window. 3. More investigative work can be done. But generally, too many trees e.g. the two trees even though they may not be that large may in certain circumstances create a too yin situation. And based on time dimensions in Feng Shui, at certain timing, the location may become too yin and thus create such an imbalance. 4. Try, for the moment, not to take too drastic a step such as chopping the tree down. But you may consider, trimming it or pull over the curtains fully at night. Warmest Regards, Cecil

I often find `Fortune Tellers' placing tables at street corners telling people's fortune. I always asked myself this question " Since they know where the MONEY is, then how is it that they do not use it for their own beneift? "

The most uttered word is " I " or me. The most beautiful word is:- Can I have more?

Dear Anon, Please refer to my reply, to the similar question, under the message " How important is the door of the main door " 4/18/2000 posted under this forum (Free Advice (Gen Topics))

Under the `flawed' sector concept, we ask questions like " WHAT HAPPEN IF? ". What happen if my Wealth or even the Prosperity Sector is at the Toilet bowl area? Do we move our bed, TV set, and spent much of our time there? Thus, if we reason properly, does it mean we have to DO THIS? Warmest Regards, Cecil