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Commenting on “Feng Shui Unleashed”
FENG SHUI UNLEASHED
After I touched on Feng Shui briefly a few days ago, I read a message from a member who requested advice about her intended renovation of their (hubby included) house.
I am interested in Feng Shui but not an expert. However, I try to explain the rationale behind certain Feng Shui beliefs using my scientific knowledge and logic.
Bedhead should not be under a window that can be opened. The reason is simple - a window that is not sealed properly or can open to the external can be draughty, and you may get a chill while sound a sleep.
It is also not "good" to have anything directly over the head like a shelf that hold books, picture frames, or flower vases. Similarly, large pictures or painting should not be over the bedhead too. Obviously, this is to avoid things fall over and cause an accident.
By not installing the airconditioning split system module or the old style airconditioner over the head minimises the risk of the unit falling over you while asleep. In addition, the noise level is higher if the units are closer to the ears.
Bed facing a door is not lucky. I cannot find logic to dispel this, but Feng Shui stipulates that a deceased body is carried out through the door. Well a motionless people in deep sleep is not dead! LOL
I do not like my bed to be facing the door for a different reason. If I am fast asleep, and someone, say my wife, enters the bedroom, light from outside the room will shine through to my eye direction, and therefore disturb my sweet dream.
Good Feng Shui stipulates that kitchen and toilets must not be in the middle of the house.
The reason why it is not good to have a toilet in the middle of the house instead of near a window, is simply due to lack of fresh air to displace the foul one.
Can you imagine in the early days when electric ventilation or exhaust fan was not around, and after one had done his big business, the foul smell would linger on for a long time, and the quality of air was definitely not good for health.
Similarly, can you imagine cooking belacan or salted fish in a kitchen not close to any window, even with the best exhaust fan, the smell can be quite unbearable.
Having a kitchen in the middle of the house presents additional risk. If the a fire breaks out, it can spread to more parts of the house than one located near the external wall with windows.
Obviously some modern designed house, especially apartments, have not taken this risk minimisation into consideration. Domestic exhaust fan is generally not powerful enough to exhaust the strong smell for some Asian cooking.
Even with the use of an electric ventilation fan, it is best to draw in fresh air from the outside, and expel the "bad" one externally.
Having the kitchen and toilet near a external wall also reduce the cost of plumbing due to ease of connection, and future maintenance.
Thank you for reading.
Commenting on “Feng Shui Unleashed”
FENG SHUI UNLEASHED
After I touched on Feng Shui briefly a few days ago, I read a message from a member who requested advice about her intended renovation of their (hubby included) house.
I am interested in Feng Shui but not an expert. However, I try to explain the rationale behind certain Feng Shui beliefs using my scientific knowledge and logic.
Bedhead should not be under a window that can be opened. The reason is simple - a window that is not sealed properly or can open to the external can be draughty, and you may get a chill while sound a sleep.
It is also not "good" to have anything directly over the head like a shelf that hold books, picture frames, or flower vases. Similarly, large pictures or painting should not be over the bedhead too. Obviously, this is to avoid things fall over and cause an accident.
By not installing the airconditioning split system module or the old style airconditioner over the head minimises the risk of the unit falling over you while asleep. In addition, the noise level is higher if the units are closer to the ears.
Bed facing a door is not lucky. I cannot find logic to dispel this, but Feng Shui stipulates that a deceased body is carried out through the door. Well a motionless people in deep sleep is not dead! LOL
I do not like my bed to be facing the door for a different reason. If I am fast asleep, and someone, say my wife, enters the bedroom, light from outside the room will shine through to my eye direction, and therefore disturb my sweet dream.
Good Feng Shui stipulates that kitchen and toilets must not be in the middle of the house.
The reason why it is not good to have a toilet in the middle of the house instead of near a window, is simply due to lack of fresh air to displace the foul one.
Can you imagine in the early days when electric ventilation or exhaust fan was not around, and after one had done his big business, the foul smell would linger on for a long time, and the quality of air was definitely not good for health.
Similarly, can you imagine cooking belacan or salted fish in a kitchen not close to any window, even with the best exhaust fan, the smell can be quite unbearable.
Having a kitchen in the middle of the house presents additional risk. If the a fire breaks out, it can spread to more parts of the house than one located near the external wall with windows.
Obviously some modern designed house, especially apartments, have not taken this risk minimisation into consideration. Domestic exhaust fan is generally not powerful enough to exhaust the strong smell for some Asian cooking.
Even with the use of an electric ventilation fan, it is best to draw in fresh air from the outside, and expel the "bad" one externally.
Having the kitchen and toilet near a external wall also reduce the cost of plumbing due to ease of connection, and future maintenance.
Thank you for reading.
