Feng Shui, Architecture & the Lion City - Page 3

RafflesCity · February 23rd, 2004, 03:08 PM

1997 and 2001

huaiwei · February 23rd, 2004, 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff

Also, Singapore's shape resembles a crab, and a red crab is a dead crab, so the government started planting trees to make Singapore "live" again.

Oh....I actually tot the best permanent solution was to reclaim our way into a new shape!!

RafflesCity · February 24th, 2004, 02:07 AM

Well Singapore's reclamation have strengthened the crab's claws in the form of Marina South & Marina East

huaiwei · February 24th, 2004, 09:45 AM

?? So the crab claws are supposed to be facing south?

RafflesCity · February 24th, 2004, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by huaiwei

?? So the crab claws are supposed to be facing south?

yup..and the mouth of the crab is around the CBD area

huaiwei · February 24th, 2004, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by RafflesCity

yup..and the mouth of the crab is around the CBD area

Er..any graphic representration of that? Somehow the crab shape dosent seem to figure!

RafflesCity · February 24th, 2004, 01:38 PM

Claws of the crab and the mouth

huaiwei · February 24th, 2004, 01:42 PM

Huh...the claws so small and the rest of the island so big for the body??

RafflesCity · February 24th, 2004, 01:50 PM

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Originally posted by huaiwei

Huh...the claws so small and the rest of the island so big for the body??

Would be freaky if the shape of the island actually resembled a crab 100% isnt!

huaiwei · February 24th, 2004, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by RafflesCity

Would be freaky if the shape of the island actually resembled a crab 100% isnt!

Haha..but a bette resemblance would make better sense rite?

I prefer the analogy of the dove which i saw in a fengshui book.

RafflesCity · February 24th, 2004, 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by huaiwei

Haha..but a bette resemblance would make better sense rite?

I prefer the analogy of the dove which i saw in a fengshui book.

Thats the first I heard, did they mention anything on how that affects the destiny of SG?

huaiwei · February 24th, 2004, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by RafflesCity

Thats the first I heard, did they mention anything on how that affects the destiny of SG?

I dont think so, but there was a graphic of a dove over the island, and it looks damn perfect!

The head is where the CBD is lah, and it explains why the MRT route was good, coz it is like the three main arteries of the bird. That was before the woodlands extension appeared, of coz.

Cliff · February 25th, 2004, 12:57 PM

Hmm... I can't really imagine a dove.

Btw, if the new reclamed land is removed, then where would be the claws?

huaiwei · February 25th, 2004, 01:20 PM

The head is at the city (the beak facing the east), the tail is the that area up in the north between Kranji and Seletar rivers. One wing goes to the west and folds up towards Lim Chu Kang. The other goes towards Changi.

RafflesCity · February 25th, 2004, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff

Btw, if the new reclamed land is removed, then where would be the claws?

Not sure, but I know the Singapore River and kallang river form part of the mouth area of the crab....hmmm..

huaiwei · February 25th, 2004, 07:30 PM

So it only become a crab thanks to recaimation? Fengshui is so odd!

redstone · March 21st, 2004, 01:58 PM

The Gateway at Beach Road has affected the feng shui of the buildings nearby.

The Parkview Square ,if you notice ,is perfectly framed by the twin towers.This is to avoid the sharp edges from runnung into it.But ,unfortunately ,The Gateway East's edge runs into the Raffles Hospital.

The Concourse's characteristic mulit-faceted façade has something to do with Jalan Sultan running into it.

The same goes with Balestier Point's dizzying multi-recessing façade.

Kit · March 21st, 2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by redstone

The Concourse's characteristic mulit-faceted façade has something to do with Jalan Sultan running into it.

Hmm..... I thought Concourse's design was just another Paul Rudolph's trademark facade. You can spot an almost similar building in Jakarta but scaled down. Then there's also the former Lippo building in HK. Different facade finishing but similar form.

RafflesCity · March 22nd, 2004, 07:14 AM

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Originally posted by redstone

The Concourse's characteristic mulit-faceted façade has something to do with Jalan Sultan running into it.

The same goes with Balestier Point's dizzying multi-recessing façade.

Whats wrong with Jalan Sultan and does it run into Balestier Point too?

redstone · March 22nd, 2004, 07:58 AM

It is said that if a road 'runs directly into' your property ,it is unlucky ,so you have to change the wall or the intrerior or something.

Kim Keat Road 'runs directly into' Balestire Point.

February 24th, 2004, 09:45 AM	#44
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	?? So the crab claws are supposed to be facing south? __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

February 24th, 2004, 01:42 PM	#48
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	Huh...the claws so small and the rest of the island so big for the body?? __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

February 25th, 2004, 12:57 PM	#53
Cliff Tan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,282 Likes (Received): 1	Hmm... I can't really imagine a dove. Btw, if the new reclamed land is removed, then where would be the claws? __________________ www.clifftan.com cliffsuss.blogspot.com

February 25th, 2004, 01:20 PM	#54
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	The head is at the city (the beak facing the east), the tail is the that area up in the north between Kranji and Seletar rivers. One wing goes to the west and folds up towards Lim Chu Kang. The other goes towards Changi. __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

February 25th, 2004, 07:30 PM	#56
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	So it only become a crab thanks to recaimation? Fengshui is so odd! __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

February 23rd, 2004, 03:08 PM	#41
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	1997 and 2001

February 24th, 2004, 02:07 AM	#43
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Well Singapore's reclamation have strengthened the crab's claws in the form of Marina South & Marina East

February 24th, 2004, 01:38 PM	#47
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Claws of the crab and the mouth

March 21st, 2004, 01:58 PM	#57
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,068 Likes (Received): 0	The Gateway at Beach Road has affected the feng shui of the buildings nearby. The Parkview Square ,if you notice ,is perfectly framed by the twin towers.This is to avoid the sharp edges from runnung into it.But ,unfortunately ,The Gateway East's edge runs into the Raffles Hospital. The Concourse's characteristic mulit-faceted façade has something to do with Jalan Sultan running into it. The same goes with Balestier Point's dizzying multi-recessing façade. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

March 22nd, 2004, 07:58 AM	#60
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,068 Likes (Received): 0	It is said that if a road 'runs directly into' your property ,it is unlucky ,so you have to change the wall or the intrerior or something. Kim Keat Road 'runs directly into' Balestire Point. __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

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