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Dear Wasis,

Thanks for your e-mail and sharing with all of us the lovely pictures taken:)

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On 11/12/2002 10:08:00 AM, Wasis Sugiono wrote:
>Dear Cecil,
>
>I just came back from Hong
>Kong and China. I would like
>to share my observation during
>my journey.
>
>1. The trend in Hong Kong now
>is wearing a crystal bracelet.
>Or one could wear more than
>one. Black crystal is said to
>bring luck/fortune whereas
>yellow one to counterfeit bad
>luck. Those bracelets cannot
>be touched by anyone else
>except the owners. And before
>a seller hand over one to a
>buyer, he/she must say a
>mantra (or pray, I'm not
>sure). When I asked my cousin
>how to differ that kind of
>crystal among other common
>crystal, she said that kind of
>crystal has some "eyes"
>inside. The price is more than
>HK$ 100 depending on the size.
>I have seen a man wearing one
>with the size of each crystal
>is bigger than marble. My
>cousin said it was recommended
>by a fengshui practitioner.

In my opinion, this has more to do with commercialisation. Much like buying a rabbit's foot for luck.

Frankly, since it costs not much, there is really no harm wearing them. Unless, one may be `conned' to buy anything more than say US$50 or more. Usually, the purchase price for a crystal piece is not more than US$5 or US$20 dollars at most.

Locally in Singapore, lots of buddhists/toaists also purchase these beads be it crystal or made of wood. The longer ones are also hung inside the car i.e. strung along the rear view mirror at the dashboard side.

The original purpose of such beads were intended for e.g. a monk or a follower to feel each bead at a time and circulate the movement with the thumb and index finger during meditation. By doing so, it is some sort of exercise as well as a routine to keep some monks awake.

Frankly, as mentioned, there is relatively no harm using such beads.

There is another set of beads that come from a specific tree. This type of bead is popular with buddhists (India) where a hole is made in each bead and strung. Some claim that such natural beads depending on the flower pattern on it yields some power.

>2. There is one more product,
>crystal cave. It is said to
>capture fortune. The price
>could be more than HK$ 16000.
>I'll find the picture on the
>internet. It can be easily
>found at many crystal shops.

Yes, this is quite common. Sometimes, it is made of purple quartz exterior and contains white crystals.

To activate mountain under Flying Star, something cheaper or equivalent even a red brick can be just as effective. But if one really has the money to depart with, then, frankly, there is not much problems.

In fact, some other cheaper versions include molded clay that looks like a small mountain can be used as an alternative.

>3. In Beijing and Guangzhou,
>many banks place a pair of
>male common lions made of
>brown fiberglass, instead of
>stone Chinese Lions. At the
>CCTV Tower, they place a pair
>of dragons.

Yes, sometimes because such stone lions may be too heavy and exceed the specific load of an area in a building, these `solid stone' or `metal lions' cannot be used at some locations due to the resticted load or kilo newton load imposed on a specific floor area calculated by structural engineers.

This load limitation is especially true for some older designed Automated Teller machines. And one way to offset this limitation is to spread the load with a specified piece of metal sheet placed either prior to the exterior floor tiles or placed under the machine to spread the load of the floor area. Fibre glass ones can be used, since one key element in Feng Shui is the `power of symbolism'.

>4. Some restaurants attach
>capsized "fuk" character on
>their windows. This kind of
>character is copied from
>Prince Gong's Palace.

Yes, an upside down Fu character is equally commonly used in some Chinese homes and business. These are equally widely used by overseas Chinese in the Far East e.g. Singapore, Malaysia and HongKong.

>5. Many hotels in Beijing use
>semi-circular design such way
>like to retain wealth. For
>example: Grand Hyatt,
>Sheraton, Swissotel.

Thanks for these pictures. This semi-ciruclar design is a traditional profile.

This is widely called " Ming Tang or bright hall". The `flat' semi-circular feature provides clear space. Thus this is why the frontage of the building is called `bright hall'.

Since there is clear space at the frontage of the building, there is thus light or `brightness' at the front of the building. Thus conducive for good business.

In addition, the semi-circular shape (usually with water inside it) radiates out of the building providing added protection.

And this "Ming Tang or Bright Hall" is a standard feature (if one has space at the frontage of the building to do so).

Usually, a Feng Shui Master who provides advise to clients of such buildings would thus opt for this safe and well used method. Like they say it is best to " follow the crowd".

>6. When I attended
>electronicAsia exhibition, I
>saw an interesting product:
>electronic windchimes. No need
>to worry about no wind because
>it generates virtual wind. But
>the company doesn't produce 6
>rod windchimes yet. I already
>suggested to produce that one.

Yes, if we are going to introduce metal to neutralise a sector or enhance a water feature with metal; then it is indeed a good method to use such an electronic windchime.

A heavy windchime for show that does not make sound may be considered ineffective. Since it does not make constant metal sounds especially to neutralise bad earth #5 or multiples of #5 or #5 with #2 or with #3 and #4.

Good luck in your production. If your wind chime is available, do let us know:)

>Could you please make some
>comments based on my
>observation?
>Regards,
>Wasis

Once again, thanks for sharing with us all the available information:)

Warmest Regards,
Cecil