30Jan13 - Five Elements

The Wu Xing (五行) or five elements, is used commonly in Fengshui
to explain alot of things, from our body to the universe.
The Five elements are

-Wood

-Fire

-Earth

-Metal

-Water

The constructive flow (xiangsheng 相生) of the elements are;

Wood feeds Fire,

Fire creates Earth (ash),

Earth bears Metal,

Metal condenses/contains Water

Water nourishes/grow Wood. 

A basic diagram to explain the constructive flow of the elements.


So you need to increase on your water element, you can increase on metal so it will create more water. This is especially useful when you don't want or can't have water elements like
water features and the color blue in a particular place.


What colors and shapes are associated with each elements?
What is the destructive flow?

We will get to that soon :)

Cheers
JJ

29Jan13 - Stop and Smell the flowers

This week is my ICT (reservist) week so I have to wake up at 5 30am in the morning and
be out by 6.

I take this chance as a good break from the normal busy working routine and also
to to sleep early and wake up early! ( my normal waking up is around 8 30am!)

Ever slow down your pace and stop to smell the flowers?

Still two more weeks before CNY, so it is good to tie up all loose ends and
have a little break before the start of the lunar new year!

Read from a FS master that the 4th of Feb is a good time to make a cash or cheque
deposit into your own bank account. And to wear red too! Doesn't really cost you
anything, just a bit of your time, so lets try it out ya! ^__-

4th and 5th is also a good time to go temple and make an offering and light a candle.

He suggested going 3 temples, but I think it is not too difficult to find them.

Most important of all, have good intentions! 

Have new saving plans for 2013?

25Jan13 - We have a facebook page!

Click on the beautiful ammonite to view my Facebook page!
我们有Facbook了！请帮忙给个 LIKE！谢了！

24Jan13 - Busy Week

It has been a busy(but productive?) week! 

Will be going back for reservist next week for a week so hopefully can post a bit more...

Been really busy at work lately, I guess bosses expect more when they increase your salary.
Pretty logical in their point of view. As the saying, either spend the time to work your ambitions or
help others accomplish theirs.

We only live once, so isn't it better to be always doing something we like, rather than something
that we feel we should do, based on others opinions.

No matter what you choose, there will always be opinions. All they do are talk, they have nothing to lose,
but you are losing against time.

Think about what you always wanted to do when you were a kid. you might be surprised :)

Cheers!
JJ

Citrus candle gel, good to lift your mood!

20Jan13 - Raining weekend

It has been raining for 2 days straight!
Luckily I don't have any errant to run so I am slacking in my bed hehee

Finally moved my crystal to my living room cai ren (wealth corner)

Not easy to squeeze in the stand with all the speakers! ( my dad's) Moved my little laughing buddha here too, facing the main door.

Shall slowly decorate with more auspicious things! ^^

A good and well spent weekend is about to end and a new one awaits!

JJ

18Jan13 - Battle

TGIF (Thanks Guan Yin Ma Is Friday!)

Started off the day not so well, came in office and a have list of (unnecessary) changes,
but managed to finish it before lunch....

 Been reading Gidden Ko (九把刀) book, 《我買過最貴的東西，是夢想》
(the most expensive I ever bought, are dreams). Is a collection of his blog posts so it is an interesting read.
One of his fave sentences is

人生就是不停的戰鬥
Life is to keep battling

A good read, I should get the first 3 books too.


No matters how things in life get going, we should keep battling! for our dream!


Cheers!
JJ

17Jan13 - Good people

Today I went in search for a wooden vase stand for my crystal geode.
It has to be quite solid as the crystal is over 10kg.

Went to a 2nd hand furniture shop call Hock & Co, quite a few interesting things but
couldn't find any suitable stand.

Many small and interesting discoveries if you spend the effort to find

Next I went to SanTat, a secretive shop with all the walls covered with posters and no photography inside.
They sell mainly beautifully crafted high end furniture, saw a few good stands, ranging from $350- $600 plus, but they are value for money I would say.

Nice table that serves as a display. Can put nice crystals inside!

It is still a bit out of my budget as I had spent a bomb on my crystal geode... So I went to the next shop, WorldClassicRoseWood. They have a bigger range of good value stands, but they are all generally the same height, with slight variation of design...

Bought a simple one, at a lucky price haha

Met a few nice shop owners and also a kind taxi driver who helped me carried it off his taxi,
shall pass on the good deeds! :)


Will transfer my geode to its new home tomorrow! And hope it will suck in all the wealth!
HUAT AH!


JJ