Fortune-telling boom spells gloom for some..

Every time Chinese New Year rolls around, housewife Lim Gek Poh makes it a point to take her husband and two children to the same fortune-teller in Waterloo Street. 'Just before New Year is the best time for us to 'change our luck' and find out what we should avoid during the coming year,' said Madam Lim, 49, in Mandarin.

She is one of hundreds of Chinese Singaporeans who make the annual pilgrimage to over a dozen fortune-tellers plying their trade along Waterloo Street in the Bugis area. These elderly Chinese men set up their makeshift booths with nothing more than a stool and a battered suitcase of fortune-telling paraphernalia.

Despite the festive cheer these fortune-tellers add to the area, a small group of shop owners and members of the public are seeing red over what they say is overcrowding. According to nearby stall owners, the human traffic generated by these fortune-tellers has doubled over the past two years.

Published on Jan 25, 2012, By Elizabeth Soh, Straits Times

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Extracts of communication with client:

Client: “Hi I made payment but did not get the answer to my question. Pls assist. Thank you.”

Happyfate: “Thanks for your feedback, may i check which question you have selected? And DOB data. Kindly advise, will resolve to you soonest. Thanks. Sincerely”

Client: “Hi, the question on “when will i be married”. Is your system based on Bazi? My DOB is xxxx, Thanks.

Happyfate:

“1. Regarding this error, i experience once on the first day of my website opening.

2. It was due to the time period set-up for "from entering pay-pal data to getting the answer" was too short. We lengthened the processing time set-up to 5 mins, since then there was no case until today.

3a. May i confirm are you experiencing the same problem in this case? => meaning is the time taken in entering your credit card & other information to getting your answer exceed 5 mins?

3b. We also checked that there are also other purchases today, and there are no issues with customers.

4. Would appreciate your information for our improvements.

5. Thank you.”

Client: “Hi Happyfate, Thank you so much for your prompt reply and extra reading, Very kind of you. I appreciate it.

Regarding the error, yes, i believe i took >5mins to confirm the order after I logged into my PayPal account because I wasn't sure if the site is genuine so I actually went back into the site to look around again before confirming my order. Hope it helps. Thank you for your help. Regards”

Happyfate answers query from client online.

Client email to Happyfate:

“So is not by birth date? ...don’t understand what it mean and how to get those things also..”

Happyfate explains to client :

1) Yes, the answer is based on your birth details to determine the direction of the item is placed.

2) Different people has different direction to take note depending on each bazi. I attached a picture of the plant for your reference, this plant can be purchased in many places, cold storage, ntuc fairprice, shengsiong, florist plantation etc.

  

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Calendar system : Li Chun (立春) brief introduction

The common date we use in school is derived from the western calendar, which is also known as the Gregorian calendar (阳历). Another widely used system is the Yin calendar, which is also referred to as the lunar calendar (农历/阴历). Besides these two calendars, there is also another system of organizing time, which is known as the Solar calendar (节气历).

Bazi and fengshui studies employ the Solar calendar. Different calendar systems have different ways of recording and labeling time. The differences of the three calendars can be summarized as follows:-

Calendar System	Western calendar	Lunar calendar	Solar calendar
Start of the year	Starts on 1st January	Starts on 1st of lunar month	Starts on “Beginning of spring” (立春). Usually on 4th or 5th Feb of the Western calendar
Start of the month	Starts on 1st of Jan, 1st of Feb, 1st of Mar etc	Starts on 1st of 1st lunar month (初一) or 2nd lunar month etc	Starts on 1st day of every solar month *

*12 Solar months: From the viewpoint of Bazi studies, the 12 Solar months can be indicated by 12 earthly branches (地支) as follows:

Lunar month

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

地支

寅

卯

辰

巳

午

未

申

酉

戌

亥

子

丑

Western calendar

4th or 5th Feb

6th or 7th Mar

5th or 6th Apr

6th or 7th May

6th or 7th Jun

7th or 8th Jul

8th or 9th Aug

8th or 9th Sep

9th or 10th Oct

8th or 9th Nov

7th or 8th Dec

6th or 7th Jan

From the above table, you may notice that the months usually start around 6^th in the first half of the year and around 8^th in the second half. Therefore, the western calendar is actually an accurate and convenient system to derive the transitions between the 12 solar months too.

When establishing a person Eight Characters (八字), the Solar calendar is used to determine the Year Pillar (年柱), Month Pillar (月柱), Day Pillar (日柱) and Hour Pillar (时柱). Eight Characters is also called the Four Pillars of Destiny (四柱八字).

Happy & Prosperous Dragon Year 2012

A friend shared with me about her working relationship with a colleague

She was complaining that one senior colleague in her department had been very uncooperative, egoistics, gossiping and affecting the teamwork of the department.

After hearing her story, I asked for friend date of birth and calculated her recent years luck cycle. I extract some of my analysis as follows:

2010
1. 后园桃李树：除了正业之外，另再从事他业，防背后之病。=> health back problem, moonlighting... 
2. 茵蘿素絹扯：是非吵架，战爭又起，谁也不让步。=> quarreling, dispute, none want to give way...

2011

1. 立志孤高昂：立向独特，只有自己方能做到，气勢強。=> self conscious, confident, strongwill...
2. 鸞鳳棲梧桐：在不佳团体中工作，恐白忙力气。=> unfavorable teamwork, wasted efforts...

I told her to look on the bright side, 2012 will be slightly better in comparison:

2012
1. 身行分吳越： 同时分兩地奔波，辦事，而且速度快。=> busy working, more projects, fast & efficient...
2. 蟬傍水池边： 依赖心较重，只顾自己，保护自己。=> know to protect oneself, dependent...

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"天有不测风云, 人有旦夕祸福"

“天有不测风云, 人有旦夕祸福, 蜈蚣百足行不及蛇, 家鸡翼天飞不及鸟, 人有凌云之志, 非运不能胜达, 君子失时, 拱手于小人之下...扰不过命, 巧不过运. 万般皆由命. 掌握人生命脉, 祸福自定自移, 此乃知命掌运之最高指导原则...”

Life is full of uncertainties. It can be full of joy in one moment, and frustration in the next. It is either auspicious or inauspicious, and may be blessed with fortune or faced with bad luck. No one is able to run away from his or her fate.

Your personal yearly luck analysis reports will provide you an additional guidance in your life. If you know a certain year luck is average or not good, you may want to be more conservative in your approaches or avoid aggressive investment. On the other hand, if your luck is good, you may want to make that major decision or be more pro-active in chasing your goals.

如何布置我的读书开运风水?

布置我的读书开运风水

◎在书房的「北方」或卧房床铺的「左侧」摆放四盆黄金葛，并让书桌的「右边」靠墙，再纳入西北方、正西方、东北方、正南方的吉气，就可以帮助您增强读书运或考运。◎ 自古以来，文昌星和魁星就与学业考试有密不可分的关系，在风水学上，通常用四支毛笔（代表四绿文昌星），或用魁星点斗图，挂在文昌位上祈求学业进步，或考运顺利。但是这个方法需要开光，还要选择吉日吉时，不是一般人所能轻易运用的。若您想要让学业更顺利，或准备参加各种考试，我们可以提供您一些操作简便且效果又好的方法： 第一、请您在书房的「北方」，或在卧房床铺的「左侧」（也就是您在床上仰睡时的左侧）摆上四盆黄金葛盆栽（排成一直线），就可以帮助您快速增强读书运或考运。如果您准备参加的考试很重要，或很困难，请您在考前一年把黄金葛摆放好，这样的时间长度才可以让黄金葛发挥最大的功效；如果您正准备参加的考试不是很重要或不会很困难，请在考前一个月到三个月把黄金葛摆放好就可以了。另外，请务必好好照顾黄金葛，房间内的光线要充足，空气也要流通，黄金葛长得越漂亮越茂密，对读书运或考运的帮助也就越大。黄金葛若有枯叶，宜随时摘除，也不需要常常浇水，每周浇一次水即可。 第二、请您把指南针或指北针放在您读书座椅的位置上，往正南方、东北方、正西方、西北方看过去，是否是您读书空间门窗的位置，如果不是，请想办法移动一下书桌，使得读书空间的门窗在您座椅的正南方、东北方、正西方、西北方（东北方及正南方最佳，西北方及正西方次之），这样读书运或考运也会顺利许多。 第三、读书的座椅一定要有靠背，这样念书才容易定心，考试才会有贵人。此外，书桌的「右边」（也就是您坐在书桌前的左边）最好要靠墙，这样念书才容易进步，考试才容易有信心。 以上三个方法，只要符合第三个方法，读书环境的风水就能立于不败之地，也就不容易有考试失常，力不从心的感觉，或是念书明明没有问题，但考试成绩就是无法进步的现象。若是还能符合第一及第二个方法，那么对于读书运或考运就会有锦上添花，如虎添翼的功效了。

Happyfate大师亲算: 问任何一个问题.

◎ 問題: 你好我想問1978年6月15號辰時出生的男生喜歡怎麼樣的女生, 他是怎麼樣的一個人与他的一生是個有財富的人嗎? 謝謝

大师批算:

您好：

根據我個人多年的經驗，這位先生的八字十分特殊，不能排除有潛在性向認同的問題。這點先供您參考！但假設沒有這個問題，他喜歡較柔弱的女生、較楚楚可憐的女生、較白皙的女生、較骨感的女生、有原則的女生、較冰冷的女生、像母親的女生（他也有點戀母情結）。

他是一個很天真，個性憨厚的人，個性上過於自信，但又有自卑感的矛盾個性。朋友很多，但沒有知心朋友。家道中落，家庭未來要靠他中興。他的才華很不平均，某些特別強，某些特別弱，因此在某些地方他非常有吸引力，但某些地方他又出奇的弱。他缺乏保護自己的能力，往往都靠老天、靠運氣來化險為夷。38歲後個性上會有很大的轉變，會內斂許多，也許之前很會放電，之後就會收斂了；也許之前很伶俐，之後就會收斂了；也許之前很想表現，之後就會收斂了。這對他是好事。健康上要注意肝膽及關節的保健。

他17歲之前，財運非常差，很可能家中經濟中落。18-37歲，他很有才華，但懷才不遇，因此空有武功但不容易賺到錢，就算賺到也存不住。38-43歲、48-67歲這25年他才有真正的財運，會有大財收入。但重點是他能否在這段時間守住財，不然68歲後又要辛苦了。他一生中，財運很不容易守，一直在破財，為朋友、兄弟親人、亂花錢、亂投資等等。一定要改善這種現象與個性。

敬祝您

一切順利 吉祥如意

林淳寬 敬上

Bazi analysis on what subjects are most suitable for my study?

What majors are the most suitable for my study?

You were born lacking the water element of thinking, so it is helpful to your future career and business to study certain subjects. Even if you didn't study any of these suggested topics before, you can pursue further self-study to change your fate and destiny. By reading related books and magazines or participating in related seminars and activities, you will contribute to your business and career, and gradually change your fate and destiny. Recommended subjects include: International Trade and Finance, Media Design, Visual Design, Public Broadcasting, Television Broadcasting, Film, Media and Information, Advertising, Broadcast Engineering, Languages, Applied Languages, Literature, Translation and Interpretation, Marine Hydraulic Engineering, Water Conservation, Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, etc.

Bazi analysis on how to arrange better feng shui for my study?

How to arrange better feng shui for my study?

In Feng Shui, the Wen Chang star affects the luck of taking exams. If you are preparing for exams to pursue further study, to study abroad, or simply any tests and exams from school, then you must increase the energy of the Wen Chang position. The general Feng Shui teacher will hang four Chinese brushes in Wen Chang position to represent the four green Wen Chang stars for good luck. We suggest a better method by replacing the Chinese brushes with pathos vines because the leaves are green, round and very effective in bringing you good luck. You can position four pathos vines on the north side of your room to improve your luck in exams. Remember to thoroughly water them once a week, allow sufficient sunshine and good air circulation, and always remove withered leaves for them to grow well. You can move the pathos vines to a veranda or balcony after your exam for future use. Make sure you position them back in your room one year before a national exam, 49 days before a major exam, and seven days before a general test for good results.  (result as per personal Bazi given)