I saw a number of threads where the reno work includes input from so called Feng Shui master.  The recent one is on removing the tree in front of the house as tree/lamp post is considered bad for feng shui.  Personally, I dont believe in a lot of the Feng Shui stuff other than those that are more sensible such as dont buy a house that is at the road junction as I do not want to see some car in my living room!

As for the tree thing, i had a tree shared by myself and my neighbor.  I thought was OK but I was surprised one day when I returned from work, the tree was gone and I was not informed previously!  Interesting thing is my neighbor is Malay 

I believe this is a mind over matter thingy.  If you believe it, then you will somehow find reasons to justify it. But how true is it really?

Just like when fengshui master telling husband & wife, this child won't bring good luck to the family hence the parents treat the child badly.  Always find fault with the child, marah-marah.  So, how is that going to bring harmony to the household?  Then when the child grows up and leave the parents or don't care about the parents, parents said the child memang bring suih to the family.  Whose fault? Parents own stupidity is to be blamed in the first place la....

So, fengshui for me?  Neh.

Not same? But I heard some fengshui master do some calculations based on time and date of birth bla bla bla and tell about compatibility.  Donno lah...  lucky I'm not into this. 

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!

First of all, do you believe in this or not?
If you do not believe in it, then it is of no issue and you just proceed with life. 

If you believe in this, then you will just have to either cover up the window or relocate the stove to another location.
Having said that, if you believe in this, there is also a "guide" that the stove should not be place next to the sink (anything that contains water like fridge)

Actually I am 'culturally superstitious', having been brought up in a traditional Chinese family where everything is taboo. Having said that, I am very skeptical too, being an atheist and all.

So I am somehow torn between dismissing it as a social taboo just like 'cutting nails at night is bad', or I guess just wait and see... some people say hang windchimes above the stove or cover the window up with plants... hrmph.

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?

Even after use FS... ppl still can get sick, arguement, divorce, retrenched, broke, accident.... we live in the house not for one day ma... for many years to come... bad things can happend even with FS set up well... but it can improve the situation... that's my own belief.

Any concrete proof it improves "bad" situation above?

I can also play the same tune and say Feng shui is "evil" coz it cause losing 10k INSTEAD of 1k,  whole leg hurt in accident rather than a toe.

But obviously when you apply Feng shui... a 100k renovation becomes 150k. Thats LOSING 50k .

shopping malls drive the house prices higher....

look at the ameera. the units price soar right after they announce jusco wanted to go into ss2 mall but of course it didn't materialized. in the end the price is still high...

look at BU as well. without 1U, BU will not be so expensive. whether got FS or not, not everyone can own a house in BU these days.

I really laugh reading it.... sound like not about FS anymore... like that all the boss need to calculate their employees' ba zi before hiring them..    noting to do with FS.

Just curious... if one day you have a son/ daughter.... you found out the bazi not good for you... will you disown him/her and ask them to move out from the house... just based on bazi alone?...(this is not a FS question of coz...)