It is indeed sensible to see feng shui as an interior design method that makes sense and is practical especially the placement of furniture and items for a better 'flow'. An air of harmony in the house is a universal need lor.

What puzzles me about feng shui is that there are all sorts of funny illogical aspects to it. Example, hang a windchime here for better love life, paint this part blue for better career, put a metal dragon here for long life... this seems 'superstitious', as if a plastic China-made amulet can change the course of your life. Very Lillian too. Even Joey Yap is resorting to that, it seems: 'products'.

In regards to my kitchen dilemma I think it's true that a poster said the stove-window placement is considered 'bad feng shui' because of the draft of wind that can ruin the flame, and not because your livelihood will 'flow out of the window so you won't be healthy/you will face financial problems'.

But if I don't fix that, there is always the nagging problem behind my head about how this 'might just make your life bad'... like a placebo effect. Almost like a belief that if you are a good Christian you will go to heaven. It's getting a bit complicated.

Bro catpowder,
So, you have been reading up on Lillian Too and Joey Yap. Their Feng Shui concept differs. After reading them, you will even be more confused

JY more on selling knowledge, services, and his books.

LT more on pushing China products.

Then why would you read something that even makes you more confused? Sometimes ignorance is bliss although I hardly think that this can be called ignorance. There are just a little better read than National Inquirer or the new closed down News of the World

Like JY say, if don't believe is ok. He can give some bad sector go back activate it. 3 months, can see result?

So anyone want to give it a try, go to East sector of your house make some major renovation or major movement. Let us know 3 months time how

The toilet are just above the main door few feets. In Feng shui, it no a good signed and been advise either remove / convert the toilet to other, or move out...
So if you the owner, what you do?

Toilet bowl above the main door yes, entire toilet not really. My main door also above toilet. But not the WC.

As I was saying earlier, if you believe in it, then you have to do some thing about that.
If you don't believe in it then it does not matter

I have a neighbour who literally shifted her main door to the other side if the living room as the front door is below the master room toilet. In the process, the living room look awkward.

Logically is also funny, what if the toilet leak.

FS indeed very related to ID as you call now. But the problem now is most of us don't like use old or china type of design in our home. And FS is very Chinese and most of the sifu learn using Chinese thing to counter the FS. That make us think this thing very scary. But do have some sifu which they do use new way and design for FS.

FS Relate a lot of thing. Not just wind and water. The building shape, material, color, soil, surrounding, light etc. It is not easy to graduate.

For your kitchen, if it border you, just modify it. And rest the case. You will get the effect result between 3mnth to 9mnth. According to FS said.He....

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Added on July 11, 2011, 11:55 pmIn my case, it is not easy do not believe it.

This post has been edited by ozak: Jul 11 2011, 11:55 PM

quote=catpowder,Jul 11 2011, 01:28 AM]
Hello, I have a feng shui problem in regards to the placement of the stove in a kitchen.

The stove is now placed directly below a window, for ventilation purposes because we don't want to install a hood. It seems to be a bad placement because it means there is no 'backing', therefore it would be hard to gain support/financial security. Refer to the below pic:

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I am wondering if this is really so true? Most feng shui people, plus the internet, says this is a big no-no.

I have a friend who had this same placement in his house. Once he covered the window up, things became 'smoother': his father won the lottery, he got bigger projects at work, etc.

If this is a big problem, is there anyway to rectify it without resorting to a full re-hacking of the tiles or re-locating the windows? There's really 'no room for error', literally. Maximum headache!

Should I dismiss this as purely superstition?

Thanks!

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As my kitchen is newly build, Initially my table top is just below the windows same as urs, hence I decided to shift to the another wall which not facing the windows

[quote=kelvyn,Jul 11 2011, 04:41 PM]
Bro catpowder,
So, you have been reading up on Lillian Too and Joey Yap. Their Feng Shui concept differs. After reading them, you will even be more confused

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I have give up lilian too as she is so commercialise as the product is so expensive. Joey yap is very complicated. Since then, I had been follow Soo Man Fung from Hong kong. His recommendation can as easy as I just need to buy a yellow carpet to put in front door or buy a small plant.
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Just wondering how would placing a yellow carpet in front of the door helps...

Make me wonder too..

If so easy, the world will not have poor people.

ppl who always use scientific reasoning will never understood fengshui. why a yellow carpet ? why not other colors? how a cup of water increase wealth? all this questions will pop up later.

if you don't believe... no one force you to. but i see those very rich use fengshui..for me, no harm trying... besides a carpet just worth rm10... a cup of water how much? 10 cent? hahaa... no need to think deep la... if it doesn't work... i won't suffer heavy losses.

not too sure if feng shui made these people rich ...

Most of the chinese businessman are using FS for their company and home. Well, it is not difficult to search. Just look at uncle lim genting. Even mahatir using FS for his twin tower.

Rich ppl pay high price for FS sifu to guide them how/where to buy/renovate their home. Not like us listen/read here and there to as a guide.

i personally love FS - you can get a great bargain if you buy a house that has lots of bad FS but is otherwise fantastic.

That's the different frm Master Soo compare others. Because this year me against the Tai sui, he recommend to put a yellow thing facing my front door. A small carpet is an example. If refer to lilian too or Joey, I will need to buy tones of statue that cost me hundred bucks..example like to avoid blood tragedy, Master Soo will recommend to go dentist to treat as got blood to avoid tragedy..try read some master Soo books u will understand and is not as complicated as LT and JY. Anyhow that's my opinion after been follow LT and JY and decided to switch to Master Soo.

When ur life is threaten with hassle and difficulties, and a simple feng shui does help to improve. That's where it come handy and does not matter these masters make big bucks. That's just my humble opinion.

Gary1981, where do you find JY recommend to buy objects? I know he always ask to go join his class or buy his book. Never see anythings object he selling.

Unless you talking about compass as the many things he ask to buy.

JY dun sell, but ask u to buy from others like matra, vase and etc..and his book is very complicated.. Not like LT got her own outlet.