Cecil Lee

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

Dear Alison, 1. Frankly, if `wealth' sector is so easy to find, everyone can easily find it. Or enhance it. 2. Feng Shui is a "holistic" approach to enhance luck. Thus, it is not like placing all the eggs in a basket aka `paying homage to the "wealth" sector' 3. A `holistic' approach to Feng Shui involves: 3.1. If one's house generally has good Shapes and Form, 50 percent of the battle is worn. 3.2. There are other Feng Shui theories and each is specific to certain situations. Warmest Regards, Cecil