Feng Shui World - September 2015 MY

40 THE POWER OF THE
GREAT AMAZON RIVER
SPECIAL
FEATURES
46 DEAR LILLIAN LETTER

FROM THE CONDERS
10 EMMA WATSON: THE
24 HOW CHANGING THIS
NEW FACE OF FEMINISM
COUPLES BEDROOM
LIGHTING BROUGHT THEM
THEIR FIRST CHILD AND
SAVED THEIR MARRIAGE
Australian Conder family share their

miraculous story of how King Gesar took
them to Paris, Monaco and Lion Safaris
for a whole month!
Harry Potters genius magician matures

into a hot young actress with a cause! We
chronicle her spectacular rise to stardom!
15 POWERFUL BLESSINGS
FROM THE GODDESS
TARA IN LILLIANS
BIGGEST SPIRITUAL
FENG SHUI
EVENT YET!
Lillian Too reveals the
secrets of the Nine
Tara Mandala, and

powers of Tara! If
you missed her
spiritual feng shui
event, catch the
highlights here!
40 THE
POWER OF
THE GREAT AMAZON RIVER

the worlds largest e-Commerce empire!
Hanni Lim tells this heart-warming true

story of this English couple avoided a fourth
miscarriage after correcting their feng shui.
LIFE & LIVING
28 THE ART OF LIVING
ACTIVATING THE METAL

ELEMENT
MAXIMALLY
45 5 MINUTE FENG SHUI:
Lillian Too shares her philosophy of ProsperityProgramming and how you can adopt the same

Pakua.
32 WILL DONALD TRUMP
54
BECOME THE NEXT U.S.

PRESIDENT?

have what it takes to make it to the White

ingenuous PR strategy!
38 BODY SIGNALS WE MUST

NOT IGNORE

and warns her readers of medical signs that
DISHES FIT FOR A KING

Dato Kee Hua Chee attends the grand
16th Anniversary of the Imperial Chakri
Palace Thai Restaurant and chats with

grandson of His Royal Majesty King
Mongkut.
58 HOW TO HAVE A GOOD

DAY EVERYDAY!
Start the day right! Here are simple things

60 KOREAN FESTIVAL ROCKS UP LONDON

Helen Oon takes us on a photo journey through Londons Korean
Festival, showcasing colourful dancers, Korean automotive and
electronic technology, fashion trends, food and music!
65 DIANA MICHELLE CULEY: DESIGNER

EXTRAORDINAIRE
Meet the young and rising British-Malaysian designer whos

taking on Hillary Clintons election campaign!
68 DATO FARAH KHAN CELEBRATES HER

5TH LUNAR CYCLE
Fashion mogul and CEO of the Melium Group throws a huge 60th

72 GOURMET GODDESS PROSPERIT Y

VEGETARIAN SPECIAL

prosperity! Salivate over these scrumptious dishes: Baked
Pumpkin with Lotus Seeds and Water Chestnuts, Gado Gado and
Golden Pineapple & Cashew Fried Rice.
78

FENG SHUI OF YOUR HOME
Uncle Lim shares potent secrets of using info in your Paht Chee
chart to improve your feng shui!
80 SWIMMING POOLS
Chris Yeo reveals the architectural secrets of designing swimming
pools that are auspicious and aesthetically pleasing to the eye!
94 DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS BEST FENG

SHUI FRIEND!
Bling is in! And super lucky too! Every girl needs her very own
lucky diamond.
IN EVERY ISSUE
83 GOOD & BAD DAYS TO CUT YOUR HAIR
84 FLYING STAR UPDATES FOR
SEPTEMBER
85 FENG SHUI LIFEST YLE PL ANNER FOR
SEPTEMBER

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86 ASTROLOGY READINGS FOR

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Lillian Toos Feng Shui
Extravaganza 2016 in KL
job in the world? And what kind of President would he

make? While his campaign started out as a big joke, the
polls are now swaying in his favour, and like he points
out, If I werent a successful person, it wouldnt work so
well. Voters have great confidence in me because I really
have been successful. He is no doubt a showman, and
yes even a TV ratings machine, but will he make the cut?
Lillian gives her opinion.
This issue we have a collection of some really fabulous

stories. When the art and science of feng shui first came
into prominence with the earliest of Lillian Toos books
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui, it started
a worldwide craze where everything feng shui and related
became all the rage. Even primetime TV shows like
FRIENDS and THE SIMPSONS had their token feng
shui episodes. Then came the Zen period, when some
advocates of feng shui started popularizing clutterclearing and minimalist living.
From the movie world, we feature Emma Watson.

Everybodys favourite witch from the Harry Potter era is
now all grown up and finding her voice. She was appointed
to the United Nations as a Women Goodwill Ambassador
last year and has since made their womens rights campaign
HeForShe her own. Together with her humanitarian
work, she continues to make movies at a prolific pace, with
at least three soon-to-be-released films featuring big-name
co-stars like Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke and Luke Evans.
She has a long bucket list, but looks to be checking off
each task with great efficiency. We take a look at her Paht
Chee chart with some interesting findings.
eptember for us is when we officially start

gearing up for the coming year. We have just
sent our Fortune & Feng Shui 2016 books
for each of the 12 animal signs to print and
these will be available for sale before the month
is up. Lillian Toos Feng Shui Extravaganza
2016 tickets are also available now through our usual
channels (MPH, www.wofs.com and SISTIC) at Early Bird
discounts for those who get their tickets early, so do book
your seats soon!
Lillian was then approached by publishers to write about

this minimalism and decluttering to further elaborate
on her expertise. She thought about it, but then said,
minimalism is not feng shui! In this issue, she introduces
the art of Maximalist Living, a powerful mindset she has
always subscribed to and lived by, one which assumes a
state of abundance in ones life always. This mode of living
permeates ones lifestyle from the way you think, to the
way you dress, to the way you decorate your home but
try it! It is uplifting, it is liberating and it attracts truly
fabulous good luck your way.
Our personality this issue has to be Donald Trump,
billionaire magnate and US Presidential hopeful. So
does he really have what it takes to get picked for the top
On the business front, there is no success story quite like

the Amazon.com story. Named after the greatest river
in the world, Amazon.com has forever changed the face
of the book industry, and is now conquering everything
else. If you look at the Amazon River and how it meanders
across South America, it resembles a mighty Water
Dragon; in terms of total water flow, it is the biggest river
in the world. Founder Jeff Bezos is a known believer and
practitioner of feng shui, and the name he chose for his
company surely was not one picked just by chance. We
look at the incredible mind of Jeff Bezos and his attitude
towards work and business.
Having just completed Lillian Toos Spiritual Feng
Shui event where she shared the benefits of invoking the
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London Korean Festival 2015
Goddess Tara, with Khenpo Delek Rinpoche leading a

one-of-a-kind Puja, we bring you full coverage of this very
special afternoon. Friends and followers flew in from all
around the world to attend this event, and among them
this year were Lynn and Phil Conder from Perth who
share their incredible real-life story of how the trip of
a lifetime manifested for them following last years
King Gesar retreat. Hanni Lim brings all the
details of this powerful aspect of feng shui the
Spiritual aspect.
I know so many friends wanting to start
families, and in todays world where women
work, settle down to family life later, and
juggle so many different responsibilities and
aspects of living, fertility has become a real
issue. IVF doctors are more in demand than
ever, with couples having greater difficulty
conceiving or carrying to term. Hanni Lims
case study zeroes in on this matter, where
a simple feng shui tweak was all it took to
turn a childless couples flagging marriage
around, blessing them with two beautiful
children. We also have a Pregnancy Taboos
list for all expectant mothers to take note of!
Helen Oon brings us Korea in London,
a festival showcasing all that this colourful
country has to offer. Their marketing motto
made full use of the K prefix, from their
world-famous K-pop, to K-fashion, K-cuisine
and K-content. Perhaps they too have heard about the

numerological power of the letter K, a master double.
She also introduces us to the lovely Diana Culey, a
Malaysian designer making a name for herself in the
UK. Dato Kee Hua Chee meanwhile interviews Chef
McDang, a member of the Thai Royal family who is
lending his name and expertise to the newly opened
Chakri Palace, whose latest location in KLCC mall
serves up Royal Thai cuisine (different from your
regular Thai fare!)
Phillip Lim goes deeper with his Paht Chee,
explaining how to ensure your main door
conforms to both your feng shui Kua number
and your Four Pillars birth chart to maximize
the benefits it can bring you. Chris Yeo
discusses swimming pools and how to ensure
they look good as well as being an auspicious
addition to your home dcor, while Lim Han
Jin gives a snapshot on the Metal element in
feng shui.
We have some even more exciting news and
offerings, but that can wait till next issue. In the
meantime, stay tuned to all our social network
accounts for day-to-day updates!
Emma Watson
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Emma Watson is
boldly redefining
what it means to be
a feminist, and in so
doing, is winning a
lot of people over.
EMMA
WATSON
THE NEW FACE
OF FEMINISM
BY JENNIFER TOO
Emma Watson burst onto the

worlds consciousness as
Hermione Granger, or the
Harry Potter girl in the most
successful film franchise in
Hollywood history. Catapulted
into the limelight at age 9,
and filming almost one movie
a year for a whole decade,
she grew up in the public
eye, and by the time she was
17, acknowledged that she
technically never had to work
for money again. But then for
Emma Watson, money was
never the end goal. She has
much bigger plans than that.
rom an early age, Emma Watson

learned to be very independent.
Born in Paris, she moved back
to her native England when she
was 5 when her parents divorced.
Growing up, her parents shared
custody of her and her younger brother, with
her mother in Oxford and her father in London.
Because her parents worked, she stayed back at
school most days, taking part in every extracurricular and after-school activity imaginable.
On set, unlike her fellow child actors, she didnt
have her parents as chaperone because they had
to work. Says Emma, My parents couldnt take
the time off, they had careers and they werent
together. They couldnt swap in and out like
Rupert Grint or Dan Radcliffes parents. But
she never felt neglected. This however led to her
getting used to making a lot of her own choices.
Before Harry Potter, she had never acted
commercially, although she was a keen member
of the Oxford branch of the Stagecoach Theatre
Arts company. It was her acting teacher there
who recommended her to casting agents looking
for a little girl to play Hermione. Like her Harry
Potter co-stars, she had to go through 8 rounds of
auditions to get the part, but writer JK Rowling,
who retained creative input in the movie versions
of her books, supported Emma Watsons bid from
the start when watching her first screentest, and
fought for her to get the part.
Indeed, as the series unfolded, Emma
Watson started to eclipse both her male co-stars
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Emma Watson was

appointed a United
Nations Goodwill
Ambassador in 2014.
Her brand of feminism encapsulates

what the crux of feng shui is about. Says
Emma, We need yin and yang. We need
balance. We need female representation.
Emma is
determined to
use her fame to
bring attention
to causes that
she believes in.
Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert

Grint in terms of popularity,
awards and critiques. Today, of
the three Harry Potter child stars
from the series, she is probably
the best known. While we will
always love her as the bossy
and self-assured Hermione, she
has successfully shaken off her
Hermione persona and taken
on more and more diverse
material, sometimes well beyond
her age. Playing Ili in Darren
Aronofskys NOAH opposite
Russell Crowe, she channels a
young mother fighting for the
life of her newborn babies most
convincingly, despite obviously
never having gone through
childbirth or motherhood before.
In 2009, she was ranked 6th
on Forbes list of Most Valuable
Young Stars and by 2010, she
was named Hollywoods highest
paid female star, having earned
19 million in 2009. In interview,
she has a confidence that belies
her age; if you go back and
watch her in her 11 year old
interviews, she had that then too.
She attended Dragon School in
Oxford, followed by Headington
School also in Oxford, and kept
up her studies during filming.
During gaps in filming, she would
go back to school, and when
asked if it was difficult to work
and study, she said it was like
having the best of both worlds.
My life felt like both parts were
a holiday, coz Id get a break from
school and go and do something
really exciting and fun. Then Id
get to come back again and see all
my friends.
She achieved straight As in
all her GCSEs as well as all her A
levels, and earned herself a place
at Brown University in America.
She was also offered a placed at
the University of Cambridge, but

she chose America because of the
breadth and choice offered in the
American curriculum. When it came
to renewing her contract for Harry
Potter to finish the series after the
5th movie, Emma didnt sign on
immediately. She wanted to pursue
college, because acting wasnt the only
thing in her life. She said, I wanted
to have my cake and eat it. I wanted
to do everything. But at the same
time, she said it was difficult to let
go of a role like Hermione. After
a series of talks with the producers
to stagger filming to allow her to
pursue University at the same time,
she signed on.
Emma Watson is definitely
someone terrifically driven. As well
as excelling in both the world of
acting and academia, in 2009 she
added modelling work to her resume
with contracts with Burberry and
Lancome, and got involved in People
Tree, a fair trade fashion brand. Says
Emma, Fashion is such a great
way to empower people and give
them skills. Rather than give cash
to charity, you can help people by
buying the clothes they make and
supporting the things they take pride
in. Today, she has become a leading
voice in humanitarian work, having
been appointed as a United Nations
Women Goodwill Ambassador
in 2014. She helped launch the
HeForShe UN campaign for gender
equality with a speech at the UN
Headquarters in New York City in
September of last year.
She wrote the speech herself, with
no speech writers. At first, when she
got the appointment, she started
writing out drafts, sending them on
to her family and friends to vet. But
everyone had a differing viewpoint of
the angle she should take, and what
she should change or tweak, that she
herself started to get really confused.
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So she threw all those drafts away and

wrote a brand new one without showing
it to anyone before delivering her
address. She aims to win over both men
and women in the fight for equality.
Says Emma, Were never ever going to
be able to fly as high unless were both
in support of each other.
Her brand of feminism encapsulates
what the crux of feng shui is about.
Says Emma, We need yin and yang.
We need balance. We need female
representation.
She observed that feminism over
the years had become a dirty word,
synonymous with man-hating. But this
was not the case at all. Her fight for
feminism is really a fight for equality in
every sense of the word, which perhaps
could be more accurately termed as
humanism. Just as women should have
equal rights as men in the worlds of
business, politics and society with
equal pay and equal opportunities
men similarly ought to have equal rights
to display their more sensitive side, to
be allowed to play just as large a role in
parenting, to not be scared to appear
less macho without being ostracized.
She is boldly redefining what it means
to be a feminist and in so doing, she
is winning a lot of people over.
Just as she did in school when she
straddled two worlds, she continues
to do so today. In between all her film
work, she champions her cause and her
work with the UN. Says Emma, Youre
not going to get rid of me until I get to
see an equal number of female prime
ministers and presidents and CEOs,
and more men that feel like its OK
to express how they really feel about
things. And while I live in a world where
there is a narrowly defined definition of
masculinity and femininity, Im just not
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Emma Watson has come a long

way since her Harry Potter days.
gonna go.
A look at her Paht Chee chart gives
an inkling to what really lies behind
that steely backbone of a personality.
We can see that her self-element is
METAL, accompanied by her Month
and Day heavenly stems also being
Metal. Her Day and Month earthly
branches are both EARTH, which
produce more METAL, making her
a super STRONG METAL person.
Her Hour Pillar earthly branch brings
yet more Metal. When a chart is so
terrifically skewed, it makes it easy
to catapult to overnight fame and
success when one goes through a
period that brings the chart back
into balance. But her STRONG
METAL persona imbues her with an
unshakeable resolve when pursuing
the things she believes in, while her
obvious intellect ensures her success
and popularity continue to grow.
When Emma Watson announced

to the world she was going to
University, she says, People kind of
got confused. They were like, why
would you want to do that? If you
want to be an actress, surely you are
already doing what you want to do.
But that was just it. Emma Watson
doesnt want to just be an actress,
although of course she is not going to
give that world up. She has a string of
upcoming movies, with Ethan Hawke
in REGRESSION, Tom Hanks in
THE CIRCLE and Luke Evans in
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. She
also has a list of directors and actors
she says she would LOVE to work
with in the future. So she is not done
yet. Not by far. But at the same time,
she will not just act. She will act and
then some. From the look of things,
Emma Watson will have her cake and
eat it.
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Our Spiritual Feng Shui event in Singapore at

the Marina Mandarin Hotel brought crowds
from over 15 different countries! It was a huge
success and the energy was truly uplifting!
Khenpo Delek Rinpoche, Lillian Too together

with Lama Kunchok, Hanni Lim and Emillie
Lee performed the condensed Puja of the
21 Tara Praises while the text was beamed
on-screen for the audience to follow.
Khenpo Delek Rinpoche

was very kind to make an
appearance during this event.
Jennifer and Mr Too here with Pralad & Yal Sunnasee

from Mauritius, and another student from Russia.
Lillian gave a powerful

lecture on the benefits of
practicing Tara.
Faina Sandzhieva
from Kalmykia with
Lillian and Hanni
Everyone in the audience

got a chance to offer
milk serkyem to Tara!
LILLIAN TOO & KHENPO DELEK RINPOCHE
INVOKING POWERFUL
BLESSINGS FROM
THE
GODDESS
TARA
IN HER BIGGEST SPIRITUAL FENG SHUI EVENT YET!
By HANNI LIM
Every year, we look forward to

our annual Spiritual Feng Shui
show in KL and Singapore,
where Lillian Too devotes two
consecutive Sundays to impart
spiritual feng shui knowledge
to her annual audience of
friends and fans! Last year
Lillian invited Khenpo Delek
Rinpoche to perform King
Gesars Protector Puja and
the Hooking Abundance
ritual for prosperity! This year
Lillian goes BIG on placing the
Goddess TARA firmly in our
consciousness. She once again
invites her dear friend and
lama, Khenpo Delek Rinpoche
to bestow precious oral
transmissions of the 21 TARA
Praises and Mantras!
he spiritual energy
generated in our spiritual
feng shui events are
always mind-blowing! Its
quite a departure from
Lillians Feng Shui Extravaganza which
happens at the beginning of each year.
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Here there are no charts to read or

directions to take!
Lillians spiritual feng shui event
focuses exclusively on the secret rituals
and methods that make up the third and
most powerful branch of feng shui the
cosmic spiritual dimension.
Khenpo Delek Rinpoche

and Lillian Too
In the beginning, Lillian did

not know if this subject matter was
something her audience was ready
to embrace. But the overwhelming
response from our growing audiences
has been so encouraging. We find
ourselves having to look for bigger
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Reconnecting with friends from all around

the world! Back row (L-R): Jennifer Too, Lama
Kunchok, Drolkar Chen, Julie Tan (NZ), Lily
Noon (U.S.), Pamela (Hong Kong), Amelia Neo
(Singapore) and Fainas husband (Kalmykia)
Middle row (L-R): Lee Lee, Lee Hwang, Faina
Sandzhieva, Yal Sunassee (Mauritius).
venues as the number of people

attending our events continues to
grow.
It is heart-warming to receive the
awesome support and feedback that
we do; this is what keeps us coming
back, but more importantly, it gives
us the conviction that we are on the
right track, knowing that there is a
definite hunger for greater spirituality,
and instinctively, a deep need to seek
out the right kind of guidance that
enables all those who attend the Event
to tap the vast, infinite and powerful
forces of the spiritual realms.
It tells us that we are very much
in sync with the energy vibrations of
the current Kaliyoga age, an era where
we are see an explosion of spiritual
awareness and a desire to connect
deeply with our inner selves and lie in
a state of such wonderful Mindfulness
becoming more aware than ever that
there is indeed a third dimension, and
a fourth and fifth to the practice of
living auspiciously and meaningfully.
Spiritual feng shui methods bring
swift and tangible results. We see it
manifesting in our own lives as well
as the lives of others! We receive
wonderful letters from our students
and fans who attend our spiritual
events and follow Lillians advice to
the tee. Our students rave about the
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miracles unfolding in their daily lives

and are always keen to share their
stories with us (read Lynne and Phil
Conders letter in this issue)!
Lillian began giving lectures on
Spiritual Feng Shui five years ago.
Since then weve seen a rise in the
number of feng shui masters who
have come out to reveal that they
also use spiritual methods. While we
celebrate the sharing of such powerful
ancient knowledge, we also recognize
that there are spiritual methods being
taught that are NOT SAFE to practise.
Here is where we want

to caution our readers
on this subject.
You must be aware
that there are white
spiritual feng shui
methods and black
spiritual feng shui
methods. To practise
spiritual feng shui
correctly and safely,
you must be very sure
you are learning the
white methods.
White spiritual feng shui methods are

always beneficial, and the motivation
that gives it power is always pure and
good. The black methods do not tap
the white forces of the cosmic realm.
They tap the darker forces, which can
be harmful if one does not know how
to have the right spiritual protection
or if one cannot call on a strong and
stable life force and spiritual essence.
It is important to be aware of this
crucial distinction between white and
black practices. It is for this reason
that Lillian is now introducing her
audience to the PRACTICE OF
TARA, which is very much a white
practice known by everyone of the
Buddhist Traditions.
Especially for this year and next
year, both 2015 and 2016 are known
in astrological terms as dark years.
Dark years are years where the cosmic
and worldly energy forces are severely
afflicted.
Natural disasters and tragedies
increase in such years. When the
energy vibrations are dark, we need
white magic practices to shine a
light through the darkness. Black
years are not necessarily unlucky
years; they are just black in the sense
of there being greater illness and
death, with energies being more
quarrelsome.
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The KL Spiritual feng shui

was held at the Gardens
Hotel Ballroom. Here is
Khenpo, Lillian, Lama
Kuncok, Emillie Lee and
Hanni Lim performing
the Tara Puja.
Lillian pointing out the

importance of inviting the 9
Tara Mandala into the home
Hanni Lim and Jennifer Too

with Dato Kee Hua Chee
and his friend.
WOFS Business partners from

New Caledonia, U.S., Japan
and Kota Kinabalu
Russian singer and

performer Natalia
Pravdina who is
Lillians student flew in
to attend her event.
Our Tara Retreaters with Khenpo

Delek Rinpoche, Lama Kunchok
and Lillian.
TARA A POWERFUL WHITE

PRACTICE
Tara is the ultimate female Buddha.
She is an enlightened being and is thus
full of compassion and wisdom. As a
fully enlightened being, Tara sets no
conditions to helping anyone. If you
request her help with sincerity and
pure good motivation, Tara will always
answer and come to your aid. There is
no necessity to convert into Buddhism
and there are no spiritual debts to repay
later in return for her help. She helps
because she personifies the ultimate
virtue of bodhicitta, which means
kindness to all
With Tara, you can always be sure
that youre on the right track. You can
be 100% sure that youre engaging in
clean spiritual methods that always
lead to beneficial outcomes. Those who
are schooled in spiritual language call
the practice of Tara a white practice.
This means that it is a peaceful (and
powerful) practice that leads to love,
harmony, happiness and goodwill.
The TARA practice is not an
Ordinary kind of white practice!
The Practice of Tara

is an extraordinary
kind of practice that
surpasses all others
in scale, power and
completeness. For
every worldly or
spiritual problem you
may be experiencing
in your life, there is a
manifestation of Tara
that provides the right
kind of help. There
really is nothing that
Tara cannot help you
with. Tara is skillful
and intelligent; her
guidance is never
wrong! We spend a
good deal of time
explaining this because
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it is so vital to have this

confidence in Tara,
and to feel secure that
what you are practising
is genuinely good and
real.
When we start engaging in spiritual
feng shui, our senses become more
sensitive to the invisible forces around
us and how they affect our lives. These
forces have always been there, they
have always affected our lives, but now
that we are armed with the methods of
spiritual feng shui, we have the ability
to harness these invisible forces to
change our lives and the lives of others
for the better.
These invisible energies around us
can be good, but they can also be evil.
When we rely on Taras Goddess energy
and protection, we are protected from
all categories of bad forces, and aided
by all the good forces of the cosmic
realms. This is the powerful benefit of
practising Tara!
In Lillians spiritual feng shui talk,
she taught her audience six easy ways
to practice TARA and to invite her
Goddess energy into our lives:
THE PRESENCE OF
TARA
1 INVITE
This is the first step to invite the

image of Tara into your home. Tara
appears in over 1000 different forms,

but her principle form is GREEN in
colour. Her right hand is in the mudra
of granting your wishes, and her left
hand sports the triple gem mudra
while holding a blue utpala flower
that represents her unlimited and
unparalleled kindness. Tara can also
appear in the colours of white, blue,
yellow and red. You can invite a thangka
print of Tara or a statue of Tara! Choose
a Tara you feel an affinity with, or be
like Lillian and have them all!
THE NINE TARA

MANDALA
2 INVITE
This is the celestial abode of Tara.

The Nine Tara Mandala comprises a
three-dimensional palace that houses
the Nine Taras: Green Tara at the
top, four outer Taras at the cardinal
directions and the four inner Taras
in the secondary directions. The four
outer Taras protect us from harm
that originates from external forces
violence, robbery, imprisonment,
natural disasters and black magic.
The outer Taras also prevent us from
inflicting the same dangers on others.
The four inner Taras protect us from
harm brought by destructive internal
emotions either from ourselves,
or from others: jealousy, stupidity,
arrogance, attachment and anger.
Just by having the Nine Tara
Mandala in our home, we benefit
from Taras protection, and at the same
time, we channel the magical blessings
of Tara into the energy of our home.
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Khenpo Delek Rinpoche blessing

every individual who attended.
Offering milk or
juice serkyem on
Tara Day multiplies
the blessings of
prosperity.
WEAR THE ENERGY OF

TARA
The easiest way to come under Taras

protection and guidance is to wear
the energy of Tara. This allows her
Goddess energy to be near you at all
times. Amulet pendants made in her
image, watches imprinted with her
mandala, mantra necklaces and Taras
seed syllable TAM in gold carry the
subtle energies of Tara.
When we wear them, our auric
fields merge with the energy of Tara
and this is how we create an invisible
veil of protection around us. Lillian
has designed many different Tara
pendants and scarves to suit different
tastes and budgets! Pick one that you
love, and wear it everywhere you go,
especially when you travel.
OFFERINGS TO
TARA
4MAKE
When we make offerings to Tara,

we accumulate a spiritual bank of
brownie points that translates into
prosperity and abundance! The most
basic set of offerings to Tara are the
eight offerings. These are eight bowls
that represent the following: water for
drinking, water for washing, flowers,
incense, candlelight, food, perfume
and music. Each of these offerings
has a special significance, and when
we offer them to Tara, we create the
spiritual merit to receive it back from
Tara!
For example, offering flowers
to Tara brings beauty. Th e more
flowers we offer to Tara, the more
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beautiful and attractive we appear

to others! Offering candles brings
intelligence and wisdom! Children
who light candles to Tara increase
their knowledge and improve their
powers of analysis! In addition
to the eight offerings, Lillian also
highlighted the significance of
making these other offerings:
i. Mandala Offering This
is most powerful for
attracting prosperity
and wealth. A
mandala represents
the entire universe! The
mandala offering encompasses
the symbolic representations
of the sun and moon, eight
offering goddesses, the seven
precious royal emblems, four
wish-granting emblems,
parasol and victory banner.
ii. Wish Granting Trees
Offering wish granting
trees to Tara brings
spiritual, material and
emotional growth!
iii. Serkhem Offering of Juice
and Milk This is very
beneficial to offer at least once
a month on Tara Day, which
falls on the 8th day of the
Tibetan lunar calendar. The
serkhem offering comprise
of pouring milk or/and
juice over a chalice filled
with five kinds of grain.
THE PRAISES and

MANTRAS of TARA
5CHANT
Taras mantra is OM TARE TUTTARE

SOHA. This is her essence mantra that
invokes all the Taras! To get really close
to Tara, Lillian advises her audience to
chant this mantra and recite the praises
to the 21 Taras daily!
To e m p owe r e ve r yo n e w h o
attended, Lillian invited Khenpo Delek
Rinpoche for the afternoon session to
give the complete oral transmission of
the praises and mantras of the 21 Taras!
It was truly magical! For those of you
who were not able to attend our event
on the day, you can still benefit from
watching the video which we will be
making available through Lillian Toos
Mandala Ezine.
You can also join us in practising
the praises to the 21 TARAs once a
month through our webcast online.
To participate, write to us at
tarapuja@wofs.com if you wish to join us!
THE
MEDITATIONS OF TARA
6PERFORM
Finally, Lillian taught her audience two

powerful meditations that can be used to
solve all our problems with the help of Tara.
The first meditation is a Wishfulfilling
Meditation, a technique for increasing
prosperity, abundance, intelligence, long
life and success! The second visualisation
technique she taught her audience is
specifically for overcoming difficult
situations with others! This Obstacle
Removal meditation can transform
even the most difficult boss into our allies
and friends!
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Tara appears in a variety of forms; but mainly she manifests in white, yellow,
red, green and blue. Lillian explained that these five colours of Tara have
great importance as they symbolize the five categories of magical powers
she is able to perform.
To channel these kinds of blessings from each of the five coloured Taras,
Lillian designed five different brass mirrors with the image and mantras of
the Five Taras. Just by having these five mirrors, one is able to utilize these
powers to improve situations in their own lives. Here is a summary of what
Lillian explained on the day, and how the mirrors can be activated:
WHITE
TARA
epitomizes the
magical siddhi of
Pacifying and
Healing. When
we use the
Mirror of White
Tara, we channel
her power to pacify
ourselves and others.
White Tara calms anger and
reduces hostile emotions. She can
also extend life, heal diseases and
nullify poisons. The mantra for
activating the White Tara mirror
is OM TARE TUTTARE TURE
PRAJNA HRIM HRIM SOHA.
Whenever someone is angry at you,
reflect their face into the mirror to
calm them down! When someone
you know is ill, run White Taras
mirror over their crown down to their
feet and back up again. Do this as you
chant the mantra.
YELLOW TARA
specializes in
increasing. The
most popular
Ye l l o w Ta r a
is known as
Vasudhara, the
Goddess of Wealth
and Abundance. She
increases prosperity, wealth
and assets. Yellow Tara can also
be called upon to increase ones
life force, ones lung-ta and ones
spiritual knowledge.
The mantra for activating
Yellow Taras mirror for Increasing
is OM TARE TUTTARE TURE
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SOHA. Use the Yellow Tara mirror
to reflect whatever you would like
to increase i.e. your house, your
money, etc as you chant
the mantra.
R E D TA R A s
specialty is
control or
enthrallment.
She raises our
confidence
levels and helps
us develop skills to
influence and control
others. When we supplicate
Red Tara, we develop a special
kind of charisma that makes us
irresistible to those around us.
Our power of speech multiplies,
and we find ourselves able to
persuade or dissuade others.
Re d Ta r as m i r r o r i s
activated by the mantra OM
TARE TUTTARE TURE
B O D H I C H I T TA
SOHA. Use this
mirror daily to enhance
personal charisma and
authority. Especially vital
for anyone in a leadership
role.
BLUE TARA helps

us to subdue
difficult people
and cope with
severe hostile
situations. She
can remove
danger, violence,
black magic and
dark spells. If someone
you know is under some kind of
spell, you can reflect him/her into
Blue Taras mirror to help remove
the affliction.
Blue Tara keeps you safe from
enemies and just by carrying her
mirror, you come under her
powerful protection. The Blue
Tara mirror can be activated
by the mantra: OM TARE
TUTTARE TURE BENZA
TAKA HANA LITSA PHAT
SOHA.
GREEN TARA
embodies the
collective
powers of the
Taras in all her
manifestations.
She swiftly
conquers all
obstacles that stand in
our way to success and
attaining our wishes. Green
Tara is particularly effective
for repelling jealousy from
others. All career professionals
can benefit from Green Taras
mirror. Activate the mirror
with Taras mantra: OM TARE
TUTTARE SOHA.
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casestudy
how changing their
By HANNI LIM
BEDROOM LIGHTING
brought them their first child and saved their marriage!
any years ago while

I was living in New
Zealand, Patrick
and I became
friends with a lovely
English couple who lived in the same
neighborhood as us. Mary* and I got
to know each other through work. She
represented the school who was one of
my clients at the time I was working at
a digital web firm.
Mary and her husband Andrew*
came from Kent (UK) and they moved
to New Zealand because they wanted
to be able to afford a beach and batch
lifestyle. Mary is a secondary school
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teacher, and Andrew was a Network

consultant in one of New Zealands
largest IT consulting firms. They were
such a lovely and beautiful couple...
truly the nicest and most polite people
we have ever met! Things looked very
cordial and picture perfect from the
outside, but as I got to know them
better, I realized that all was not as
hunky-dory as it seemed.
Mary and I became dog-walking
buddies. We met up every weekend
to take our pooches out for walks in
the park near our houses. She had a
gorgeous Golden Retriever named
Katy and I had a bouncy little Jack
Russell named Gypsy. One day as we

were having one of our walks around
the park, I plucked up the courage to
ask her a very personal question.
Mary you dont have to answer
this, but I was wondering why you
and Andrew dont seem to want to
have children? It was then that Mary
started tearing up as she poured her
heart out to me. She told me that she
and Andrew loved children. In fact,
she and Andrew got married while she
was already pregnant with their first
child! As soon as they got married,
they moved into their new home.
Unfortunately, soon after moving in,
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Mary miscarried at five months!

A year after the miscarriage, Mary
fell pregnant with their second child.
They were both over the moon but
again, tragedy struck. Her second
pregnancy did not make it past four
months this time. And then, a year
after her second miscarriage, Mary
got pregnant again. This time, the
pregnancy didnt make it beyond the
first trimester!
After their third miscarriage, things
between Andrew and Mary started to
fall apart. Mary spiralled into a state
of depression, and Andrew began
to withdraw into his man-cave. He
refused to talk about any of their
miscarriages and by the end of the year,
he had turned their third bedroom
(which was allocated as a nursery)
into a store room for his bicycles and
tramping gear. He even went so far as
to remove all the nursery decorations
and repainted the walls a dark blue.
A year passed and they stopped
talking about having children. When
Mary suggested they look at adoption
options, he would fold his arms and
not talk at all. They stopped going
out on date nights. And they stopped
having sex. Whenever Mary initiated
anything in the bedroom, he would
turn away and ignore her advances.
Another year passed and Mary
began teaching night classes at the

school to avoid Andrew when he got
home. Andrew also started working
late and weekends. Both would speak
to each other or have meals together
only when friends came over for
dinner. Conversation was minimal
only mundane topics like paying
bills, running errands or taking Katy
to the vet, or fixing a broken faucet.
Things got so bad that Mary began
entertaining thoughts of divorce.
Finally, Mary confronted Andrew and
issued him an ultimatum: she told him
that their marriage was over unless he
agreed to start seeing a therapist.
Both then began attending couples
counselling sessions. By the time I
met them, they had already been
seeing a counsellor for eight months
and things seemed to have improved
slightly. At least they were talking and
laughing with each other again. Even
so, they were still avoiding the topic
of adoption or having babies. By the
time she finished telling me all this,
she had cried so much that her t-shirt
was soaking wet! I had to give her a
big hug. I could not believe that all
this was happening behind this happy
couple veneer that I saw!
I suggested to Mary that I could
take a look at the feng shui of her
house. At the time, Mary had not even
heard about feng shui, but she was very

open to my idea. I explained to her that
feng shui was an ancient Chinese art
of arranging furniture to channel good
energy into the home, and she just said
to me Yes. I need good energy now!
But I would like to wait till Andrew is
out as hes not keen on friends visiting
his bedroom.
That very same weekend, I came
over when she called me. Andrew
has gone tramping so hes going to be
out for half the day! Come over now!
I hurried over with my compass and
when I got there, I realized exactly
what was wrong! And luckily it was
not difficult to fix!
The good news was that all the
important sectors of the house were
intact. There were no Southwest or
Northwest afflictions in her home.
Both Andrew and Mary shared the
same Kua number and their home
was facing their Nien Yen direction!
This was a very good sign it meant
that from a feng shui point of view,
this couple had a real chance of
establishing a family! The Nien Yen
direction is a family and descendants
direction and this was also probably
the reason why they had not split up
yet!
The main feng shui problem was
their bedroom! Their bedroom was
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located in the WEST which is the

sector that represents descendants.
The intrinsic element of the West is
a METAL. But their bedroom was
decorated entirely in RED the
element of FIRE! In the feng shui
element cycle, Fire destroys Metal
and the red colour scheme was
destroying their descendants luck!
But worse than that

directly on top of their
bed, Mary had installed
a huge designer ballshaped lighting feature!
It was a beautiful
lighting feature, and
really big as large
as one of those Swiss
exercise balls!
This large designer ball lighting
feature was hanging directly above the
bed in such a way that when she slept,
it rested about 2 feet directly above her
belly! Mary told me that this was the
lighting fixture that sold her the house
- she thought it was so special and it
has been in their bedroom since they
moved in after their wedding!
I advised her to remove the
lighting fixture immediately, and
replace it with a simple dome ceiling
light. I explained to her that this light
fixture was what caused her to have
her miscarriages. It was beautiful
but definitely it was hanging in a very
UNSUITABLE place! I advised her to
move it elsewhere and I also suggested
she place a framed photograph of a
beautiful baby in the West corner of
her bedroom.
Mary was a little skeptical but she
felt that it was time to do something.
She told me that that the red colour
scheme and that light was a regular
source of tension with Andrew. He
didnt like the big lighting fixture to be
placed above the bed and had always
wanted to move it into the dining
room! He also preferred a more neutral
colour for the bedroom!
We agreed to keep this as a secret
from Andrew. But over the next three
months, Mary was able to persuade
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Andrew to help her redecorate

their bedroom according to all my
suggestions. Here is what they did:
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the bedroom which would
strengthen the descendants
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enhance her marriage.
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bedroom. She welcomed this
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lighting-fixture above her bed
and replaced it with a simple
ceiling light. The designer
light fixture went into the
dining room as Andrew had
always wanted!
As they worked on their makeover

project together, things between her
and Andrew starting getting better!
Their redecoration brought them
close again as Andrew loved housepainting, and he was glad to have a
new project to keep himself busy over
the weekends. He was also thrilled
that she finally decided to remove
that light and even happier when she
suggested they paint their bedroom a
neutral beige!
By Christmas that year, Mary was
pregnant again! And by August the
following year, their first daughter Carrie
was born! I visited them at the hospital
after Carrie was born and honestly, I
have never seen a happier set of parents!
Today, Mary and Andrew have TWO
lovely children! Their son James was
born just three years after Carrie.
It just goes to show how important
it is to ensure that nothing is placed
above the bed when sleeping. This
very simple change offered her a fourth
chance at having children and saved her
marriage. Since then, Mary has become
a fan of feng shui. Her new house
by the beach has been decorated
according to feng shui colours
appropriate for all the different sectors
according to the Pa Kua.
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THE ART OF LIVING
MAXIMALLY
The art of living maximally is a powerful mindset that assumes
a state of abundance in ones life always. This is a mental
attitude that generates a life of plenty, where you make sure
there is an abundance of good food on the table, plenty of
beautiful clothes to wear, lots of cash to spend. You are always
thinking big, aiming high. Yours is a state of mind that propels
you towards attaining the best of yourself. You dare to think
big, dare to dine like a king, dare to dream enormous dreams,
dare to live beyond your limits, not just occasionally but
always, and spontaneously. Constantly programming yourself
for prosperity, and forever rejecting a scarcity mindset.
For this to be your reality, you should surround yourself with
abundance, breathe and live abundance, until this abundance
becomes a part of you. BY LILLIAN TOO
DINING IN ABUNDANCE
There is always more than

enough food on your table.
When you eat at home, the dining
table should always be laid out with
many dishes, and at least visually,
the scene should be one of filling
up the table space to its maximum.
This must suggest choice and variety
of food.
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The Chinese believe that at least

once a day, you should have a meal
where food is laid out like there is not
enough space to fit all your dishes. The
food can be served altogether or be
served one course at a time, in which
case there should be at least eight
courses. And food should be served
with all the decorations, on large
plates and deep bowls. The mindset
must be one of plenty. There should

not be any lingering or subconscious
fear that you are spending too much
OR you are serving too much on the
table OR that the food will go to
waste. These are negative thoughts
and they are the result of scarcity
thinking. It is always better to have
too much than to have too little. This
is the key that unlocks a confidence
that leads to a state of abundance!
Wealthy people NEVER worry
about there being too much food on
the table. When they eat with the
family, they dine with quantity and
quality; when they invite guests to
dinner there is an even greater show of
abundance. There are bigger serving
bowls, more courses and a show of
greater opulence. This generates yang
chi which in turn attracts greater
prosperity into the home. Meals
served when guests are around must
look like a banquet.
Reject scarcity mentality and
minimalist thinking. This kind of
negativity becomes an obstacle to
your success path. It causes you
to fumble and stumble. If you are
entertaining a client or business
associate, you will appear nervous
and lacking in confidence. If out on
a date, you will project an image of
stinginess. If you are a guest, you
will definitely look like a loser if you
appear uncomfortable with a wellstocked table. But dine in abundance
and you will come across empowered
and confident. You will look like
the winner you are, someone who
knows that your flow of plenty is a
continuing flow.
LIVING IN ABUNDANCE
All your rooms should be

furnished and arranged to
achieve an air of elegance that is borne
of good taste and ongoing prosperity.
Never make any of the rooms in
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nooks and corners of your home.

This not only gives your home such
depth of character, it also suggests
you have the time, the inclination,
the eye for beautiful things and more
importantly, the money and good
taste to appreciate the fine things in
life.
Living amongst things you love
is living in abundance. It emphasizes
how you are maximizing the energy of
your space. Nothing attracts a greater
mindset than this.
Each time you look at your welldecorated room, filled with so many
things you love, you become aware
of their presence; that they are there
for you to savour and enjoy, and with
this realization, you begin to develop
a sense of appreciation.
And when you appreciate your
possessions, your furniture, your
Decorate your living space with

the highest level of opulance and
style that suits your budget! Living
in a grand setting has a way of
tuning your mind into a prosperityattracting wavelength!
your home look like you lack the

means to have all that you need to
live comfortably. Living minimally
is a very limiting state to be in. It is
neither comfortable nor stimulating.
Living maximally surrounded by the
warmth of beautiful possessions that
spell wealth and abundance is a far
more stimulating state to be in, and
also a lot more comfortable.
Hence go for the most comfortable
plush lush of sofas and chairs. Let your
living room have lots of comfortable
sitting space. Have well-decorated
tables and sideboards. Have walls
made beautiful by decorative art and
antique screens. Let your plants be
placed inside collectible porcelain.
Have curtains that keep the glare
out. Have beautiful windows that
bring the sunlight in. Have decorative
lamp shades that bring subdued light
that is bright enough in all the right
places, and have touches of elegance
that suggest taste and breeding.
Focus on emphasizing abundance,
not on the lack of it. Let your living
area suggest depth and creativity. Let
the space be clear of clutter, but not
clear of statement pieces such as having
a culturally rich corner that showcases
a set of your antique furniture and
also create other charming corners
that get lit up by auspicious carpets
and coffee table books, and lots of
other things that make you feel great.
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Collect
something!
Suggest an
eccentricity, a
passion, even an
obsession that shows up
clearly in the decor of your home.
Collect auspicious things, protective
creatures, art. This always suggests
you are living a prosperous life.
Collecting symbols of good
fortune also brings wonderful good
feng shui. Collect porcelain, owls,
horses, elephants, birds, specific
art styles, spiritual thangkas, sacred
objects, wines, good whiskies, stones,
crystals Collect anything at all and
let your collections show up in the
Be a collector! Collect all your

favourite objects and always
display them with pride!
Fill your living space with all your

favourite figurines and line your
floors with beautiful carpets! Make
your living space a place that
makes you feel rich!
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tables, your decorative pieces, your

collectibles, your home, your space,
your life and all the things you have
so successfully displayed for your daily
enjoyment... that is when you will also
start to deeply appreciate your friends,
your family, your inclinations, your
work, and most of all, your wonderful
life!
This calms your mind. The
appreciation of your life soothes
your soul and turns whatever may be
making you feel sour at any particular
moment melt away; and instantly,
all that is positive and happy in you
emerges. This turns your mind to the
opportunities that have come your
way. Each day, you see all that you
may have missed, and in time, just
sitting in your home, all you have
invested in it to make it special to you
will manifest wonderful realizations.
These open your vibrations and
frequencies to the greater abundance
that is coming your way even as you
appreciate what you already have.
Living in abundance truly the best
way to live, as it stimulates your mind
and strengthens all that is positive
in you. The mindfulness within you
starts to weave ever greater magic in
your life!
NOTHING LIKE
WARDROBE
ABUNDANCE
Apart from eating, the most important

part of our daytime life revolves
around our wardrobe, so having an
abundance of clothes that cover all
spectrum of the fashion conundrum
is what a good life is all about our
daytime wear, our night time wear,
our casual and formal wear, our work
clothes and fun clothes, and most of
all, our accessories - our jewellery
(rings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces,
pins, brooches our diamonds,
pearls, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and
all kinds of super expensive crystals
) couture clothes, designer bags and
shoes
Want to live maximally? Build
your collection! Buy regularly what
you can afford. Indulge yourself
and create a wardrobe bursting at
the seams to give you the choices
you need to make you feel like
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Fill your closets

with plenty of
clothes so that
youre always
spoilt for choice
when it comes to
dressing up!
an Empress. There is such great

abundance in fashion. Indeed, the
more attention we pay to the way we
dress, to our clothes and accessories,
and to the way we carry ourselves, the
greater the air of positive sang froid we
exude.
No m a t t e r w h e t h e r c a s u a l
wear, clothes meant for play or
clothes to impress at some grand
occasion, remember that the more
you consciously add on what I call
the trimmings - the jewellery, the
accessories, the scarves, jackets, vests
and other adornments - the greater is
the air of abundance you can create.
This is the inspiration behind our
House of Too line of jewellery
creations.
There is no need to overdress, or
carry overly expensive Hermes Birkin
crocs to suggest wealth or good taste.
You can have an abundant wardrobe
with lots of choices for auspicious
dressing through the day without
having to own a fat checkbook; just be
clever and organized, and look for real
value genuine finds at super sales.
There are so many deals being offered
that as long as you shop smart and
organize your wardrobe in a clever
Dont be afraid
to accessorise
and collect
precious stones
in every colour!
way, you can easily live in a state of

fashion abundance!
In recent years, women wear ten
rings on ten fingers instead of the
conventional one ring on one ring
finger. They expertly mix and match
and dress in layers of tops accessorized
with jackets and shawls, bags and
sunglasses to create their very own
version of boho chic so nonchalant
in their dressing and even sometimes
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So you get the idea.

Prosperity programming is about
replacing scarcity vibrations with the
more appealing feelings associated with
an affluent ambience.
How do you do this?
Silk scarves in
bright colours
protect and
activate
your throat
chakras!
Complete your
abundant look
with a trendy
handbag, fancy
shoes and bag
charms!
Multiple layers can

work wonders.
unconventional, yet everything that

is worn is done with attitude!
It is the attitude that defines the
air of abundance, and this comes
from having so much to choose from.
Personal confidence then comes
naturally, helping you to carry off
what you wear with aplomb.
T h e s e d a y s , d re s s i n g w i t h
abundance can appear casual, but it
reflects the spontaneity of the current
generation. We now wear and carry
more pieces to accessorize the outfit
than ever before. We wear three layers
of tops (the secret of tres chic) and
carry two handbags, so IN these days
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for busy and successful career woman.

Now even fashion is keeping up.
Hemlines now come in two or more
lengths hence the wavy hemlines that
have made them shorter in the front
and longer in the back.
Every fashionable and successful
lady today creates racks to hold her
clothes, plenty of drawers for her
jewellery, sunglasses, sling bags, tote
bags, clutches, shoulder bags, highheeled stilettos, wedges, flats, rubber
shoes, boots, sandals our women
(and men) are so spoilt for choice, tell
me anyone who does not have more
than ten, twenty or if not more of
everything and in every colour too!
We shop with a passion and sense of
real and joyous abundance. This is the
art of living maximally!
Dressing to please and impress at
the same time reflects the glory days
of today. We live in a richly developed
consumer society where social media
publicizes every new look, new colour,
new cut and new designer the minute
they come on the scene.
There is instant availability of
whatever is in demand - originals
as well as fabulous fakes. It is so
easy to buy. Abundance is no
longer about expense alone. Todays
celebrity culture sways the taste of
contemporary looks, and abundance
is always about having plenty of
choice.
1. Hang out with people who

have an abundance mentality.
Read, listen to and watch
empowerment gurus who
preach the power of the
positive.
2. Follow success stories in
books and magazines.
3. Have a positive attitude
towards the abundance and
the success of your friends,
family and co-workers.
4. Hang out with people in
real life who have more of
an abundance mentality and
less of a scarcity mentality. Be
selective with who and what
you put into your mind.
5. Create your own environment
of abundance and start
immediately.
People with an abundance mentality
are always happy living incredibly
maximally. Plus they work at creating
mutually beneficial relationships
where they always emerge from
each others company feeling good
about themselves. Instead of creating
competitive mind frames, theirs is a
feel-good mindset, so they praise and
share, and they enjoy life with supreme
confidence.
A new trend - to have rings on

ALL of your fingers. The trend
is to adorn all ten fingers with
jewels and precious metals
like gold or silver!
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WILL
DONALD
TRUMP
BECOME THE NEXT U.S.
PRESIDENT?
BY LILLIAN TOO
a n t h i s Ne w Yo rk
Billionaire whose name
everyone must by now
know surprise the
US political world,
Republicans and
Democrats alike and probably the
rest of the world too by winning the
American election next year?
He is currently ahead in ALL the
opinion polls leading into Election
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Year 2016. He has a winning slogan,

M A K E A M E R I C A G R E AT
AGAIN, something that seems to
be resonating with Americans across
the neo-political divide. Everyone is
watching, and we are as fascinated and
as entertained as everyone else. These
days I am taking him seriously as he
plays a robust national reality game.
His campaign is totally
unconventional; he refuses to play
ball with the political big shots; he is

direct, arrogant, even insulting and
definitely not diplomatic. He enacts
the magnificent tycoon to the hilt.
Asked why he is so interesting and
why so many people are tuning in to
watch, he says simply, Its because I
am rich! He is most likely not wrong.
We all find him irresistible because he
is a billionaire who keeps talking and
talking and everything coming out of
his mouth makes us laugh but he
also wins our grudging respect! Go
watch his series of interviews with
CNNs Anderson Cooper and you
will see what I mean.
It seems like Donald Trump is
the global main event of the Summer
of 2015, the ultimate Reality Star
in the ultimate reality show, and
even as he marches steadily towards
achieving his quest of wrenching the
Republican nomination from a clutch
of Presidential hopefuls, he could
even go on to beat the candidate of
the Democratic Party (be it Hillary
Clinton or Bernie Saunders or some
other!)
Can the Donald bring the TRUMP
name to the American White House?
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Donald Trump is known all over

the world. Many years ago when his
name first burst onto the international
scene, he was busy consolidating his
New York real estate empire. He
became famous for his divorce from
his first wife IVANA, who coined the
catchphrase of First Wives around
the world when she took him to the
cleaners, wresting reportedly a record
payout in their infamous divorce.
Ivana taught all women cheated on by
their rich husbands, Dont get mad,
get even!
Ivana Trump is a formidable
woman in her own right. She gave
Donald Trump three incredible
children, all fabulous looking and
as capable as the both of them.
Their daughter IVANKA TRUMP
is the ultimate daughter smart as
anything, diplomatic where her dad
is not, and the perfect role model for
modern mums and daughters of the
new generation.
The personality of Ivanka Trump
makes her everyones friend; she
is admired and feted wherever she
makes an appearance, as much for her
beauty as for her charisma and smooth
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delivery each time she speaks. She

was chosen by her Dad to introduce
him when he declared that he was
indeed in the race for the Presidency.
She is easily Donald Trumps most
powerful secret weapon. And like
her two brothers, Donald Jr and
Eric, who are themselves equally
well-honed role models for upwardly
mobile young men, she works for the
Trump family firm. Like them, she is
as fiercely loyal!
Watching his children, including
a younger daughter, Tiffany Trump
(from second wife Marla Maples) and
another son Barron, by his current
wife Melania Trump, and indeed his
entire family, I am filled with huge
respect for this man. They all work for
the Trump organization. Donald and
his three elder children all graduated
from Wharton Business School.
Tiffany is currently studying there
and is likely to join the family firm.
Together they have helped
Donald the Patriarch make the
family name T-R-U-M-P probably
one of the worlds biggest and most
highly-admired brands. The name
TRUMP spells wealth, elegance
and classy living. Trump brands

the properties he develops around
the world, alone or in joint venture
with other property developers. But
Trump is also into high-end hotels,
entertainment, resorts, casinos and
golf courses.
Donald is a bestselling writer
and a big time TELEVISION star
of his APPRENTICE series, which
has survived six seasons and is still
going strong, now helmed as much
by his daughter and sons as by him,
and of course, he owns the highly
lucrative MISS AMERICA and MISS
UNIVERSE franchise. His three
older children play crucial roles in
his business empire, valued according
to him at around US$20 billion,
although his detractors scoff at this
figure. Nearer to U$2 billion they say!
Who cares. He is still a billionaire
and a mighty showy one at that! He
has two private jets, lives at the apex of
New York luxury and has a beautiful
wife in short ALL the sort of wealth
trimmings that the rest of the worlds
wealthy want to emulate, and maybe
all of us mere mortals too. He surely
epitomizes the American dream.
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The Trump family (from left):

son Eric, with his wife Lara
Yunaska; son Barron; Donald
and his wife, Melania; Vanessa
Haydon and her husband,
Donald Trump Jr., with their
children, Kai and Donald III
JEB BUSH or one of his rivals will

come up alongside him and pull
ahead. They are saying that Trumps
strategy of inciting controversy for
the sake of controversy is definitely a
risky campaign strategy.
They are also saying that Trump is
unlikely to really want to be President,
as tempting as it might seem. Being
President would mean giving up
direct control of his global business
empire. He would also have to forfeit
the hundreds of millions of dollars he
gets in endorsement deals each year.
Four years as President, cut off from all
business dealings and steady cash flow
from endorsements could seriously put
his financial situation at risk.
Wishful thinking surely!
The Celebrity
Apprentice 2015
Donald Trump with

his beautiful and
capable daughter
Ivanka Trump
Now he is in effect saying to all his

countrymen, Look at me! I am rich,
I am clever, I am a great manager,
a wonderful innovator, a successful
businessman, a great father, and I am
beholden to no one. I am using my
own money to run. I can make this
country great again. I can be the best
President you ever had.
One has to admit his rhetoric has
enormous appeal; and being a true
blue American, he surely knows the
way to win the hearts and minds of
his countrymen. As of this month,
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Donald is a bestselling writer and a big time

TELEVISION star of his APPRENTICE series,
which has survived six seasons and is still going
strong, now helmed as much by his daughter
and sons as by him.
Donald Trumps run is looking good!
Trump critics on every side are
getting increasingly desperate. They
want to believe that Trumps current
popularity is as high as it will ever
go. They point to the miserable
1% climb in his popularity among
likely Republican voters after the
Fox News debate - from 23% to
24% - to suggest that he is simply
getting the vocal fringe vote. They are
praying that TRUMP will not emerge
victorious at the Iowa Presidential
Republican caucus, that most likely
Donald Trumps bus alone with

the Make America Great Again
slogan extending across its sides
creates an irresistible oasis of celebrity
politics amid a desert of minivans
and shopping carts wherever it goes,
whether or not Donald Trump is
inside.
For many Americans watching
the Trump Presidential campaign,
all eyes must be on Iowa. This is
not just about a billionaire talking
bombastically on television. In Iowa,
Trump must beat all the veteran
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politicians at their own game. He has

to count not on television rhetoric but
on the stumping reality of political
campaigning; so he is building one of
the most extensive field organizations
in the Republican field.
He is laying the groundwork
and he has a sizeable Iowa staff of
10 paid operatives, a number that
is fast growing. This is the clearest
sign yet that the Donald Trump,
the unconventional candidate, is
looking beyond his summer media
surge as he takes aim to win the firstin-the-nation caucuses in February
2016. And should he win and the
Republican Party kicks in with
real, solid backing, Donald Trump
would be well on his way to actually
becoming Americas new President.
I took a bet with a good friend of
mine in Singapore. I am saying Donald
Trump will win the Republican
nomination. He is betting against
me. The bet is dinner anywhere in the
world selected by the one who wins!
My friend is betting against me
because he does not take Trump
seriously. He describes Trump as a
joke, with his wacky over-the-top
statements.
Indeed, after Trumps first,
incendiary remark about Mexican
immigrants, things got complicated.
Univision dropped its coverage of
his Miss America pageant. NBC
cancelled his Celebrity Apprentice
show. Businesses started to distance
themselves from him.
But something else happened.
The anti-Mexican insult inadvertently
struck a chord with the fringe element
of America that once embraced the
tea party and knighted Sarah Palins
strident vice-presidential run four
years ago. Suddenly, Trump has started
pulling ahead in the polls, even as
the political world shakes in alarm.
Suddenly he is a force to be reckoned
with.
So we are seeing disenfranchised
supporters of the American electorate
steadily growing behind Trump.
Political pundits bristle at his
popularity, strongly insisting his
brand of blowing hot air cannot
sustain his popularity. They say
that Trump must present concrete
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I took a bet with

a good friend of
mine in Singapore.
I am saying Donald
Trump will win
the Republican
nomination. He is
betting against me.
The bet is dinner
anywhere in the
world selected by the
one who wins!
solutions and not just heckle the
political veterans. Whatever anyone
says, Donald Trumps presence in
the race is profoundly impacting the
political landscape of America.
The reason the experts are getting
it all wrong about Donald Trump is
because they continue to look in all
the wrong places for evidence that
proves he can never become President.
They refuse to entertain the unnerving
possibility that a politician can win
simply by inspiring the voters, getting
them seriously worked up about issues
that are raw and real to them about
FOUR
HEAVENLY
KINGS
TM
jobs, about making enough money to

live a decent life!
Trump knows the deal. He can
play the political game conventionally
too. So he has promised to issue
specific policy plans, and whos to
doubt that what he puts on the table
to the electorate will be as good as,
or even better than that put forth by
other candidates? His money can buy
him plenty of politically savvy policy
paper writers.
Nevertheless, in the end, it is
not the dry position papers nor
high sounding economics nor clever
promises that win votes. It seems these
days it is the Donalds brand of reality
show type unscripted spontaneous script
that appeals to them. Plus a BIG dose
of success luck!
In 2016, Donald Trump enjoys
very good lung ta, the Windhorse
luck that propels him to great success.
He is a Fire Dog who enjoys excellent
health luck but suffers a net cash
outflow in presidential election year;
not surprisingly! He is likely to
become several hundred million
dollars poorer. But surely becoming
the most powerful man in the world
is worth it! America has elected a
movie star to the White House, they
can elect a Magnate.
Four Heavenly Kings in your living

room stabilises your life and keeps
all 4 directions of North, South,
East and West protected.

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GUARD AGAINST
Invite the Garuda Bird into your home to protect
against illness brought by Nagas!
BODY
SIGNALS
YOU cant
By LILLIAN TOO
IGNORE
I
had been looking forward to August. We had

arranged to put on the SPIRITUAL FENG
SHUI event in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
Preparing for it had given me a wonderful feeling
of joyousness; and as it turned it, both events
were awesome, for me mentally and also spiritually.
I benefitted as much as those who came, and for us
here at WORLD OF FENG SHUI, reconnecting
with old friends who arrived from near and far from
our home ground, KL and Singapore and also from
as far away as USA, Russia, Australia, Japan, India,
Indonesia and Philippines meant a great deal. The
energy in the hall on both occasions was powerfully
potent. I felt it and many in the audience did too.
What may not have been so obvious was that my right
leg was in a great deal of pain, to an extent that I could
barely walk. In between the sessions, I had to apply tons
of Counterpain and wear a knee guard to add strength to
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my walk. It started the day before we flew to Singapore

and continued through the week into the following
Sunday of the KL event.
But heres the thing on both Sundays as soon as I
stepped onto the stage, my legs felt normal, and it was no
problem at all standing through the day, but the moment
I stepped off the stage, the pains came shooting back and
they were trust me - quite excruciating!
Then two days after the KL event concluded, I woke
up unable to move my right side. Turns out I had suffered
what the doctors refer to as TIA Transient Ischemic
Attack; not quite a stroke but feels like one with the limbs
becoming completely numb, not with pain but with a
heavy immobility that is quite scary. My right shoulder
through my right upper and lower arms, as well as my
thighs and lower legs froze up. Naturally, I assumed it
was a mild stroke as I could not get out of bed. Thank
goodness I always have ASPIRIN next to my bed, so
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I immediately took two tablets. I

knew this would help, as aspirin is a
blood thinner, which aids the flow
of blood.
Two days earlier, I had been
assailed by a tingling sensation on
my right side as I was having a
shower. At that time, taking two
aspirins had caused the tingling to
subside. What I did not realize was
that little episode of the tingling
nerve ends was actually a warning. I
had not followed up on the warning.
For sure, this had been a mistake.
Then I did something even
more foolish. I was investigating the
possibilities of Essential Oils and a
friend came over to my place the day
after the KL Event to demonstrate
to me just how wonderful these oils
are. She seemed very knowledgeable
and was also very charming and
soft sell. I believed her and I let her
take two kinds of oils, which she
applied straight onto my knee and
then proceeded to rub them directly
into my right leg, which had been
hurting. Then she rubbed in a layer
of another kind of oil, again directly.
Next, she used another oil to rub
directly onto the base of my scalp
just above my neck.
The pain in my leg eased off and
I felt very happy. Mentally I started
thinking of all the different ways I
could try more oils, and use them
within a wider context. I had at first
been doubtful as I thought perhaps
oils are too strong and had to be
diluted before being applied directly
onto the skin, or even consumed.
But my friends assurances eased my
doubts away.
Alas, the very next morning was
when I awoke with the TIA. I realize
now that my body had been sending
me so many signals, and while I did
not altogether ignore these signs, I
had not taken them as seriously as I
should have. I started feeling afraid.
I am diabetic and am fully aware
that one of the dangers of diabetes
is suffering a stroke attack. My own
father had died from a stroke, and
I had also seen old lamas suffering
from this terrible affliction.
Jennifer and Hanni were amazing
probably because they are young
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people who are very clued on about

medical symptoms. They are also
expert Googlers and within minutes
they had come up with enough
information to get a good idea of
what had happened to me.
I am lucky, I guess. My husband
encouraged me to take the B
Vitamins. My family doctor came
and took my blood pressure, after
which he assured me that mine was
not normally considered a stroke,
just a mild one that must be read
as a warning sign. My girls Jenn
and Hanni called Khenpo Delek
Rinpoche and Lama Kunchok, who
were both in town and who both drove
to my home immediately and we did
two important pujas and prayers.
The spiritual response to illness is
ALWAYS vital and can spell the
difference between full recovery and
a worsening of the symptoms.
Next day, my very dear friend
Siew Yong came over, and when she
found out what had happened, she
immediately advised I had to move
quickly; that I must NOT ignore
the signs. She instantly arranged for
me to see the specialist doctor at
her AYURVEDIC center. She was
absolutely confident that this was the
best way for me to get a long term
remedy. She said if I did not heed
the signals my body was sending me,
if I did not respond to the warning
signs, the next time I would not be
so lucky. The next time it could be
a real stroke
Since I do not smoke, dont have

hypertension, am not stressed out
and am almost a vegetarian (note the
word almost, so not quite yet but
trying...) the healing process would
be easier. So here I am writing about
my experience, in the hope that those
of you who may be diabetic or getting
on in age will find this experience
of mine useful. Responding quickly
and correctly is the key to full
recovery!
The AYURVEDIC massage
treatment using special herbal oil
and powder massage remedies is
truly excellent. I can feel the hardness
inside my limbs and body surfacing
and softening; and I can feel my
nerve endings coming alive once
more and my flexibility returning.
The full treatment can take anything
from two weeks of daily massages
and medications, and I have to say
I am beginning to enjoy the feeling
of release, which the hot oil massages
are giving me.
I had forgotten the joy of having
mobility. It had been only a few days
when my limbs had freezed up on
me. Now I feel relieved that I can
actually walk upright again and even
though I need to walk slowly, still I
can walk like normal! This is kinda
important as there are few things I
enjoy more than walking my dogs
every morning.
This experience that I am sharing is
actually something quite common, as
many people hitting the big SIX-O
need to be aware of. We are not as
flexible or as nimble as we used to be,
and sitting at the computer as often
as so many of us do, our bodies can
freeze up on us. I consider myself
very lucky and blessed.
I am realizing now that my acute
leg pains are not so much unlucky
obstacles to my work. No indeed,
they are a result of the blessings I am
being showered with. Rather than
getting struck down with something
truly tragic, I feel lucky I am being
given a chance to repair my body;
that all the causes and conditions
happened to have Khenpo pray for
me, to have the diagnosis, the doctors
and the treatment I need to recover.
These surely are such great blessings!
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THE
POWER OF
THE GREAT
AMAZON
RIVER
mazon.com is just like

the great Amazon River,
winding its way across
the jungles of South
America, awesome in
its unrelenting flow even as it curves
its way across 6500km, depositing
the largest water discharge - 209,000
cu meters every second - into the
great Atlantic Ocean. Just think of
the power this entails! Just imagine
the supremacy of this kind of Water
Dragon, this sort of massive global
feng shui empowerment!
JEFF BEZOS is the genius behind
the Amazon model and the meteoric
rise of this enormously successful
company through the past 21 years
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boils down to the innovative sales and

commercial strategies he put in place.
Amazon.coms logo is in white with
a hand-drawn yellow arrow under its
name. It is likely the awesome hidden
strength of the Amazon River must
have weighed in on his choice of name
and logo. Word has it he has a healthy
respect for all things Chinese. He is
fully aware of the power of feng shui
and from thereon, he knows about
the great significance of natural water
flows bringing huge success, drawing
on the natural landscapes of the
jungles to generate the fast growth he
has experienced.
The mindset of Jeff Bezos who
founded the company and remains
its President and CEO is worth

investigating and getting to know!
Let us try to understand Jeff Bezos. To
examine the way he thinks, study his
approach to work. Imbue his attitude
towards building the company and
follow his strategy and business model
for Amazon.
This is not an ordinary man. He
hangs on to everything he believes.
Jeff Bezos was a high-powered
Vice President in an investment
firm when he founded AMAZON
in 1994 at a time when the future of
the Internet was simply a pipedream
for many people. Nevertheless, he
left a financially secure position to set
up Amazon. When TIME magazine
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When Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1994, he named

his website after this great and winding river. The company
lost money in the early years but it has since gone on to
become the most powerful DISTRIBUTOR of books, and
today, of almost everything sold online! It now dominates the
worlds book trade after successfully changing the structure
of the book industry forever, causing the slow deaths of
bookstore chains around the world, including previous giants
BORDERS and BARNES & NOBLE in the USA.
interviewed him, he explained then, I

knew that if I didnt try this I would
regret it, and it would be inescapable.
Bezos first rule in life is to
REGRET NOTHING. Setting
up Amazon reflects his attitude of
always making sure he keeps to the
Regret Minimization Framework he
considers to be his guiding principle.
Bezos second rule is to PLAY
THE LONG GAME. The early days
of AMAZON were not profitable
days. Bezos explains that he warned
his investors that the company would
be years away from turning a profit.
Indeed, to quote what he said at a
business interview he gave in 1997,
We are going to be unprofitable for a
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long time. That is part of our strategy.

The company grew very quickly in
the late 1990s, developing innovative
customer service strategies that burnt
through all the cash being generated
by its online sales.
But Bezos was always adamant and
he put it all on the line. It was not
until 2003 that AMAZON earned
its first full year profit. His vision
accepted that building an Amazon
size business meant having to forgo
profits to grow and grow and grow.
Bezos knew he had to generate a sales
turnover as huge as the great river his
company was named after, and with
that kind of power, the profits would
come flowing in. Once at a Bank
Cocktail he whispered to someone
who asked Look at the length of the
Amazon see how far it has to travel
before it reaches the ocean.
Bezos third rule is to START
NARROW, THEN DIVERSIFY.
Amazon has long arrived at the
wondrous great ATLANTIC ocean.
The company started narrowly a
niche business dealing exclusively with

book distribution. Today, Amazon has
diversified up and down and sideways
and more, much, much more. Today,
Amazon sells just about everything
from books to movies to clothing and
groceries. Now with Amazon Prime
and Amazon Studios, it has even
entered into the business of media
production.
Note that Amazon started by
selling one thing only: books! Selling
books was Amazons proving ground to
investors. The strategy was to start with
ONE specific product and building
a totally superior way to do it. The
Amazon model of E-Commerce is
today second to no one. With this
infrastructure in place, it is diversifying
into everything. Bezos vision was
always to create the EVERYTHING
STORE, and thus Amazon has become
the global E-Commerce Giant of the
world with warehouses and fulfilment
centres around the globe and with just
about everyone dying to be distributed
by Amazon!
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Amazon.coms warehouse
employs robots and runners to
store, pack and ship out over
a billion products each year!
In 2014, Amazons shipping
revenue amounted to 4.49
billion US dollars
Bezos vision was

always to create the
EVERYTHING STORE
and thus Amazon has
become the global
E-tail Giant of the
world with warehouses
and fulfillment centres
around the world with
just about everyone
wanting to be distributed
by Amazon!
And finally Bezos fourth rule
is to understand that you must BE
PREPARED TO FAIL if you want to
be innovative. Amazons success today
is the result of not just innovation on
his part; it was a very big risk at that
time in 1994 to put all his bets on the
success of the Internet, and to believe
that he could generate the billions of
dollars in E-Commerce sales that he
needed to justify all the investment he
was putting in place to establish the
fulfilment centres.
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Amazon.com started by selling

only books and today their
selection of books is the largest
in the world!
As anyone in the E-Commerce

business will tell you, fulfilment is a
logistics nightmare, and to perfect it
takes guts, superb process engineering
and tons of investment! It should
surprise no one that even Bezos did
not expect the company to succeed.
Indeed, he had even told those who
invested in Amazon that there was a
70% chance they would lose all their
money!
Bezos describes risk-taking as
very liberating. As he puts it, Thats
actually a very liberating expectation,

expecting to fail. Although, make no
bones about this, he may have expected
to fail, but his mindset was always success.
Bezos never doubted himself, never
regretted anything he did, never looked
back.
He is always looking ahead, and he
minds when his company is described as
unkind. When recently THE NEW YORK
TIMES ran a big (and very unflattering)
story about the Amazon corporate culture,
Bezos quickly responded.
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Yes, Jeff Bezos is data

driven. He is a logistics
guy, a metrics man, an
algorithms empowered
person. This is the
heart and soul of
Amazon.com
The Amazon River in South

America is the largest river
in terms of volume of water
in the world. In feng shui,
water represent wealth. An
auspicious namesake indeed.
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Yes, it is admitted, Jeff Bezos is data

driven. He is a logistics guy, a metrics
man, an algorithms empowered person this is the very heart and soul of Amazon.
com. As if to explain the corporate
culture of Amazon, he once shared the
story of how he attempted to stop his
grandmother smoking. It is a story he
told the Princeton University graduating
class of 2010, I did not beg or appeal
to her sentiment. I just did the math for
her, calculating that every puff cost her
a few minutes. Youve taken nine years
off your life, he told her. He was ten
years old at that time. She did not say he
was smart. She simply burst into tears.
Jeff Bezos has not changed. Indeed,
it is his unswerving, calculating brain
that has become the engine that drives
Amazon.com. Thus we see an Amazon
today that is a totally impersonal
company powered exclusively by metrics
and algorithms to get the most out of
every trade. No one runs Amazon; it
is the algorithms as worked out by the
computers that run the company.
Ask anyone who sells through
Amazon. We dont deal with anyone
human at Amazon; how our products
sell, how much help Amazon gives to our
product, all depends on the algorithms,
and if you dont understand what this is,
it will be hard for you to be successful
selling through Amazon!
Bezos himself admits that it is harder
to be kind than to be clever. Telling his
grandmother that her smoking would
take 9 years off her life was him being
clever, not kind. This is the way he still
is, but he is not an unkind man. His
leaning towards metrics, working out
what everything costs in terms of time,
money and whatever else he wants to
measure - when actually calculated out,
makes him act in a seemingly harsh and
unrelenting manner, and this can well
trickle down to how his staff behave.
Hence this becomes part of the Amazon
corporate culture.
Just like the great river which flows
unrelentingly towards the ocean, it
flows on totally unsentimental, and
completely devoid of feeling. The great
river does its job, generates the flow,
delivers the products and captures
the profits. It does the job for anyone
with total efficiency. Amazon is sure
to efficiently deliver anything and
everything we order online.
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5 MINUTE FENG SHUI
with Lim Han Jin
n the second part of this series, I

would like to focus on the Metal
Element. Just to recap, knowledge
of the five elements form the core
framework in the Chinese sciences
of geomancy, medicine and basically
how the world works from a Chinese
perspective. Like the all other elements,
the Metal element has both a Yin and
Yang state. Yin Metal is represented
generally by ornaments and objects that
do not move or make any sound. A good
example of this is a set of Fuk Luk Sau
made in brass.
Yang Metal can be represented by
items such as clocks, where there are
gears inside that can move and make
some sound. Windchimes are perfect
examples of Yang Metal as the chimes
move in the wind, creating vibrations
that generate sound.
In the cycle of elements, the Metal
element is produced by the element
of Earth, which fuels it and makes it
stronger. The Metal element is exhausted
by the Water element, and is destroyed
by the Fire element. It destroys the
Wood element, and exhausts the Earth
element. Therefore it can be used to
cure afflictions based on other formulas.
Placing Earth energies in Metal sectors
will enhance them, Water element
energies will weaken them and Fire
element energy will be destructive. With
this in mind, we can then start to apply
these principles to the various formulas
in Feng Shui.
Eight Aspirations
Under the Eight Aspirations formula,

the West sector governs Descendants
Luck. Its element is Small/Yin Metal
and you can activate it by using Yin
Metal energies. So if you would like
your family to grow larger, you can
activate this sector with lots of metal
ornaments to bring more children for
yourself if you are still young; while for
the older generation, it can help secure
a fertile marriage for your children, thus
producing lots of grandchildren.
The Northwest sector represents the
element if Big/Yang Metal and represents
the mentor luck of the occupants
within the home. It can be activated
with windchimes or clocks to actualize
mentors in your life, whether for your
career or if you are looking for a spiritual
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ACTIVATING THE
METAL ELEMENT
guru. Once activated properly, you
will find that mentors that appear
at different stages to impart the
knowledge you require at that point
in time.
Using Metal in
Flying Star Formulas
In Flying Star Feng Shui, Metal is

represented by the Auspicious Star
6, which can bring windfall luck and
authority luck. As it is an auspicious
star, you should place Metal and Earth
elements in the sectors where the #6
star appears, to enhance the good luck
it brings.
The other Metal element star is
the Robbery and Accident Star 7. This
star, unlike the 6, brings bad luck that
can cause you to lose money or even
get injured causing you to see some
blood, which can mean minor cuts or
even accidents that may cause you lose
a limb or two. To cure this, we use the
exhausting cycle where Yin Water (still
water) is placed in the affected sector.
A good symbolic cure for this star are
the Blue Rhino and Elephant.
The Metal element can also be
used to cure Earth stars such as the
Five Yellow and the Illness Star 2,
both of which are of the Earth element.

Traditionally, Metal element cures come
in the form of windchimes and bells.
Do note the use of Metal to cure Wood
element afflictions will make the energies
even more unstable, which could end up
worsening the affliction.
Metal Elements
in the modern age
Today, metal objects are very common

as everyday objects, and we have to
take special note that the Metal element
can reduce the luck of Wood elements
sectors. For example, if you have a
clothes hanger in the yard and it is
made mostly of metal, if placed in a
Wood sector, especially the Southeast,
it can harm wealth luck of the home.
Similarly, cars are also made of metal, so
when designing your house, placing the
garage in the Northwest or West sectors
will be beneficial. Avoid building the
garage in the East or Southeast sectors
of your home.
Look around your space to see if there
are metal element objects in your Wood
sectors and check that you have activated
the correct sectors with Metal energies.
This will help ensure the environment
you are living in is in balance.
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LETTER FROM LYNNE AND PHIL, AUSTRALIA

Dearest Lillian and the WOFS Team,
n behalf of myself and my family Phil,

Courtney and Krystall, we really want to
thank you and your amazing team for the
wonderful work you all do each year and all
you have done for our family! I want to share with you
the awesome GIFT that was given to us by King Gesar
and Guru Rinpoche after we attended your Spiritual
Feng Shui Event last year in 2014!
Last year, my whole family and I flew from Australia
to Singapore to attend your Spiritual Feng Shui event.
During your lecture, you introduced us to King Gesar
and the magical ritual of Hooking Abundance which
you explained is especially powerful for the fulfilment of
wishes, prosperity and success. You told us that the ritual
text says that this prayer is recited 108 times, definite
blessings will manifest for us. And because we were doing
this ritual together with a thousand others during that day,
the power of the ritual was multiplied!
I was really so thrilled, as I had already made a mental
checklist of all the wishes I wanted to hook and attract! I
especially asked for Phil and I to be able to spend quality
family time together with my two girls, as both of them
study 600kms away (6 hours drive) from our home! Its not
like they can just pop home for dinner anytime! I really
miss them dearly every day!
At the event, we were so excited as you had arranged
for Khenpo Delek Rinpoche, yourself and your M.A.F.I.A.
friends to perform this ritual on stage with us using the
daktar hooking wand. Hanni had told us in the morning
to get these wands before they were sold out, and Im so
happy that all four of us managed to get one!
Just before the afternoon puja started, I noticed that
everyone in your group had a daktar on their prayer
table except Mr Too- who did not have his own daktar. I
signalled to Hanni that she could borrow mine and she
came over to bring my daktar to Mr Too! I felt so lucky as
I knew it would empower the daktar even more if it was
used by one of your MAFIA members during the ritual.
As we were learning how to hook in the abundance, I felt
incredibly fortunate that such a powerful ritual was being
taught to us. The event was a huge success and we felt
energized and so positive after attending!
When we arrived back to our home, which is situated
outside of Perth in West Australia (six hours flight and
another six hours drive to our house from the airport)
we were so exhausted and jetlagged but so happy and
glowing from our trip! As we took a rest at the dining
table, I was just giving myself and my family a pep talk
about unpacking and all that when
A phone call came from the radio station, telling us
that we have won their major prize of a four-week trip
Lynne and Phil Conder and

their two daughters Krystall and
Courtney at Lillian Toos Spirtual
Feng Shui event last year.
Khenpo Delek Rinpoche and

Lillian taught the audience how
to use the daktar to hook the
abundant blessings of King Gesar!
to France, Monaco and Disneyland for the entire family!

It was an all-expense-paid trip, complete with business
class tickets, lavish meals, top-notch accommodation and
plenty of VIP highlights and events rolled in! The lady on
the phone asked me when my family and I could go, and
I said I cant right now, I still havent unpacked from our
Singapore trip!!!
Wow! We could not believe our good fortune we
knew without a doubt that it was King Gesars blessings
that we received at your event! What a remarkable blessing
it was the answer to my wish but much, much MORE!
It would be a whole month of Phil and I spending super
amazing quality time with my girls, all paid for!
Finding the right time to go on this trip wasnt easy
as we have two businesses to run, and my girls are at
university most days. As taught by Lillian and Khenpo
Delek, Phil and I prayed to King Gesar every day for a
month and hung his flags all around our business. Our
business seemed to be getting very busy since King Gesar
entered our lives and so we prayed hard to find the time
to do this trip.
How cool is that its like King Gesar

tailored this entire tour just for our
family - fulfilling every dream each
of us had! It was amazing! And the
fun didnt stop here theres more!
The four of us,
visiting Notre Dame
Cathedral.
Dream come true for us visiting the Eiffel Tower all

together as a family.
Here we are at Euro Disney with

Mickey Mouse. We were very well
looked after and felt like happy
little children all over again.
PARIS THE CITY OF ROMANCE!

Almost exactly a year later, we finally found a window of
time for all of us to go on this trip. It was truly the trip
from heaven! We spent four weeks travelling in Paris and
all around France and Monaco!
On the first week there, we were hosted as VIP guests at
Euro Disney where they put us up in their AUD$10,000
family suite while giving us guided tours and exclusive
no-waiting access to all the rides and parades! We had
such a glorious time like being little children again! It
was magical!
Then they took us to Paris for shopping and

sightseeing! We visited the Louvre Museum, Notre
Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe, Versailles
and even cruised down the Seine River to visit designer
shops like Chanel! It was truly Krystalls (my eldest
daughter) dream come true to be able to visit the original
Chanel shop. We were given special access to view Coco
Chanels private apartment and her famous mirrored
staircase which all Chanel fans and models want to be
photographed on!
As a keen gardener myself, I particularly enjoyed
Claude Monets House and Gardens and the Villa
Ephrussi de Rothschild estate, which were on my bucket
list from way back, and is now being fulfilled without
my having to organise anything myself! At night, they
took us to the Eiffel Tower and we stood there together
as a family, marvelling at our great good fortune, taking
in the breathless beauty of the lights and views of Paris.
Courtney, our youngest daughter, had watched Moulin
Rouge on video so many times and had always wanted to
be here. And what do you know, they took us to watch
Moulin Rouge live which was such a BIG highlight for
her!
We then travelled for the next 14 days to the south and
north of France. I loved Provence, Arles where Vincent
Van Gogh the great artist created his master pieces. We
also visited Nice and the French Riveriara where we
were told was a hot holiday destination for celebrities! We
were completely blown away at the extravagant mansions
and toys of the rich and famous!
Here is a breathtaking view

of Monaco Harbour. The
weather was just perfect
throughout our stay there!
Cruising down the

Seine River. Each of
us are wearing Lillians
Popularity scarf with the
Seven Royal Emblems,
which made our trip so
smooth and lovely.
MEETING WITH ROYALS AT MONACO

And then there was Monaco! They put us up at the
fabulous Monte Carlo Hotel which is very famous for the
F1 cars racing under the hotel. This is where Phils dream
came true of driving a brand-new red Ferrari around
the city and along the Grand Prix circuit!
How cool is that its like King Gesar tailored this
entire tour just for our family - fulfilling every dream each
of us had! It was amazing! And the fun didnt stop here
theres more!
We all enjoyed the visit to the Royal Palace of the
Grimaldis and marvelled in amazement at how lucky our
timing was! Princess Carolines son - Pierre Casiraghi was
having a pre-wedding ceremony to his long-time girlfriend
and model Beatrice Borromeo! Then 2 days later, while
on our flight back from Nice to Paris in business class
we were seated near Princess Stephanie and her daughter
Pauline Ducruet. Lillian once told us that meeting up
with Royalty by chance is always an auspicious sign and
we felt so blessed that our Monaco trip brought us in close
proximity with not one but two royals!
WALKING WITH LIONS AT MAURITIUS!

Finally, our whirlwind vacation concluded with a stop-over
at the island of Mauritius (on the way back from France to
Australia)! Even this little stop-over was arranged for us.

We were taken to the Walk with Lions safari and here
you can see from our photos that we really got up close
and personal with these majestic furry creatures! It was a
little scary to come up so near these lions, but something
inside us knew we were protected by King Gesar, Tara
and Guru Rinpoche and that there was nothing to fear!
Lillian, these popularity scarves that you make are
truly a God-sent. All of us wore your amazing amulet
scarves throughout the trip and we were truly greeted
and treated royally like real VIPs! There were absolutely
ZERO obstacles we didnt lose anything, there was not
a single delay in our flights or tours. Everywhere we went
we were met only by friendly faces and helpful people.
In fact we were constantly told by the people hosting
us this is your lucky day we have a surprise for you
or something extra is happening today! So auspicious!
Even the flight attendants actually thanked us for wearing
these scarves as they felt that just by having us in their
plane, they felt safer! It was very surreal and yet all this
happened to us!
This trip was really filled with the most memorable
and cherishing moments! Phil and I realized that it was
a real blessing from the Buddhas - something that cannot
be afforded or even arranged by us even if we tried. It
was really something that that can only happen to your
life if you are lucky enough to win or have hooked your
wishes and dreams.
Our family had the most amazing time together, and
throughout the trip we felt the hand of King Gesar, Guru
Rinpoche and Tara fulfilling our wishes and guiding us
the whole time. Thank you Lillian and your amazing
team for introducing King Gesar to us and for sharing
your knowledge with the world. As soon as we got home
from our trip we rested for 1 day just to pack ourselves
and make our way to KL for this years event. We just
had to share this trip with you and thank you!
We Love YOU so much!
A Walking with Lions- Safari

Tour was a great culmination
of our trip. Heres Krystall (who
will be a vet one day) petting
this lovely mama-lion
SUPERSTITIONS
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
Traditional beliefs around the world place great importance on

rules for pregnant women to follow to ensure baby goes full term.
Expecting mothers must put attention to observing these taboos,
especially during the early months of pregnancy!
AVOID PINEAPPLE
According to Traditional
Chinese Medicine,
consuming pineapple
clears the lining
of the womb. So
eating pineapple
while pregnant
is a big NO-NO
as it can lead to
miscarriage!
Avoid at all
costs.
TIE A RED THREAD

In Russia, pregnant ladies
and new mothers believe
that babies can catch
bad luck when the mother
is out taking a stroll. To
ward off bad luck, it is
customary to tie a red
thread onto the babys
stroller. Pregnant ladies
also tie a red thread on
their clothes to ward off
bad spirits!
PRAISE OTHER BABIES
If a pregnant woman
criticizes someone elses
child, their own baby will
look and act like the child
or baby they criticize.
During pregnancy, the
best advice to follow is
for the expecting mother
to keep all her thoughts
and negative opinions to
herself.
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AVOID USING GLUE

The Chinese believe that
touching anything with
glue or adhesive can cause
the baby to develop an
unsightly birthmark on
the face. This can also
cause the birth to be
very difficult.
NEVER GO OUT OR
GIVE BIRTH DURING
SUN OR MOON ECLIPSE
A solar or lunar eclipse
is considered very bad
luck. You must never look
at an eclipse! Expectant
mothers are advised not to
go outside or schedule any
births during an eclipse.
Babies born during an
eclipse are considered a
bad omen.
NO USING HAMMERS
OR TOOLS
Do not knock the wall or
heavy furniture as doing so
can result ugly birthmarks
on the baby. If
you strike an
animal during
pregnancy, the
newborn child
will look and
behave like that
animal.
DO NOT SIT BY THE

DOORSTEP
In Indonesia and rural parts
of Malaysia, sitting by the
doorstep or on the foot of
the stairs while pregnant is
believed to tempt wandering
spirits to enter into the
womb and cause labour
difficulties!
AVOID FUNERALS
pregnant mothers and
newborns should NOT go
anywhere near funerals or
cemeteries. These are places
filled with spirits that can
easily attach themselves
to a developing foetus
or a small infant! If
you must go, the
convention is to tie a
red ribbon around the
baby bump together
with a strong amulet!
CANNOT USE SCISSORS

Avoid placing sharp objects such as knives or scissors on or
near the bed. In fact, the expecting mother should refrain
from using scissors even to cut paper or cloth. Doing so can
result in the baby being born with
a cleft lip. Sometimes this can lead
to the baby getting scarred.
NO GRANDMAS IN
THE DELIVERY ROOM,
PLEASE!
The pregnant womans
mother can be present at
delivery of the first child,
but should not be there for
subsequent children.
WEDDINGS & LARGE

PARTIES CAN BE TOO
MUCH!
weddings and large parties
can cause their foetus to
meet up with jealous ghosts
that cause miscarriages or
deformities. Avoid them
towards the last trimester.
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THE LAUGHING
BUDDHA
BRINGS ALL
VARIETIES OF
HAPPINESS LUCK!
By HANNI LIM
nown as Budai to the

Chinese, the Laughing
Buddha is revered as one
of the most powerful
Buddhas in the Chinese
pantheon of Buddhas. This happy,
smiling bot-bellied Buddha cant help
but lift your spirits and inspire a smile
when you look at him! His presence
in the home brings an enormous dose
of happy energy that dispels all your
troubles and woes!
Over the years, we have heard
many uplifting stories from our
fans, telling us how their lives have
transformed for the better just by
inviting the Laughing Buddha into
their lives. One lady we know was
going through a bitter separation with
her husband and then one day, she
came across an oriental store that was
selling a beautiful porcelain Laughing
Buddha seated with his right hand
raised as if to say Stop.
He l o o k e d s o h a p p y a n d
contented, and I was feeling so
depressed that day. I felt that like
he was calling out to me, telling me
that he could stop my unhappiness
and that he would lend me some
of his happiness energy, she said.
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She brought home the

Laughing Buddha that
very day and placed him at
the entrance of her home. That
year, she and her husband made
amends and the two are now still
happilly married!
Another woman who came for
one of our courses told us how the
Laughing Buddha helped her get
married! She had been single for many
years and had great difficulty finding
a good man to marry! On her 30th
birthday, her best friend gave her a little
white Laughing Buddha with children,
and told her it was a wish-fulfilling
Buddha! She held the Laughing
Buddha close to her heart and made
a silent wish to find a wonderful man
who would make her happy in every
way. Within a month, she moved into
a new apartment and met a lovely man
who lived right next door to her! He
swept her off her feet completely and
the two are now happily wedded with
a baby on the way!
The Laughing Buddha is truly
the best antidote to all kinds of
unhappiness. He appears in many
postures to symbolize his ability to
alleviate all kinds of complications
from your life! But no matter what
he is carrying or wearing, he is always
depicted with a huge potbelly, always
laughing and always relaxed and
contented.
His large belly is said to symbolize

the happy and content life that comes
from abundance and prosperity, and
having enough to eat. His laughing
expression reminds us that life does
not need to be so serious all the time
and whatever suffering we have is just
a temporary illusion. He reminds us
that whenever we feel sad, all we need
to do is laugh!
The Laughing Buddha is usually
seen carrying or sitting on a huge
sack. The sack does not carry money;
in fact, it carries all our problems and
obstacles! This signifies the Laughing
Buddha suppressing and removing all
our difficulties, obstacles and sadness!
HE REPRESENTS THE
FUTURE BUDDHA
The reason why the Laughing Buddha
generates such powerful happiness
energy is because hes not an ordinary
ornamental figure. He is a bodhisattva
and the manifestation of MATREIYA
the Future Buddha. According to
Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha
Matreiya is predicted to appear on Earth
(like how Shakyamuni and the Buddhas
before him came to the world) to save
the world and re-establish the teachings
of the dharma when it is degenerated to
an almost non-existent state. Until then,
Matreiya appears in many different
forms the most popular being the
Bodhisattva Laughing Buddha.
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Making a connection
with the Laughing
Buddha creates a karmic
link with Matreiya and
ensures that when he
returns in the future,
our future life will come
under his protection and
guidance. This is another
reason why everyone
should invite at least one
form of the Laughing
Buddha into their homes
and place him in a
respectful place!
Matreiya has taken the form of
the Laughing Buddha with the sole
purpose of helping us enjoy a happier
life. Having a good life that is free from
major obstacles is not only desirable, it is
essential for the attainment of spiritual
growth in the long-term! When we are
financially secure, it becomes much
easier to be generous and practice a

giving attitude. When we are happy
and secure in our relationship with our
spouse and our family members, we
are in a much healthier mental state to
practice compassion for others without
anger and jealousy. When we are happy,
our minds become stable and strong.
This is the right mental state and happy
attitude that allows our inner spirituality
to rise to a new level!
You can invite whichever Laughing
Buddha that you feel an affinity, or be
like us and invite them all! You can also
wear the Laughing Buddha as a pendant
to keep him close to your heart at all
times. Its very beneficial to learn how to
chant his mantra. If possible, copy this
mantra, print it as many times as you can
on a yellow piece of paper; then roll it up
the paper and place it inside the body of
the Laughing Buddha. If your Laughing
Buddha is solid, print his mantra on
a very small piece of paper, roll it up
and hang it over him. His mantra is as
follows:
LAUGHING BUDDHA for WEALTH

& OVERCOMING FINANCIAL
DIFFICULTIES
You can always tell which Laughing Buddha this
is, as he is always depicted holding a huge ingot.
The Ingot represents wealth and prosperity so this
Laughing Buddha specializes in bringing greater
financial stability and removing money problems. If
you are struggling with your finances, need to reduce
debt or find a new job to help with paying the bills,
this Laughing Buddha is for you.
There are several posture variations of this
Laughing Buddha. Sometimes hes shown seated and
holding the ingot on the left hand, other times hes
lying down. Another version shows him standing
up, holding the ingot above his head. Weve been
advised that the appearance of laughing Buddha
holding it on his left hand (either seated
or lying down on his side) is the most
suitable for the home, and
the version holding the
ingot above his head
is best placed in the
office to stabilize
financial matters in
ones business.
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MAITREYA SOHA
All the different Laughing Buddhas
each carry a different implement to signify
his forte in solving different problems.
In this issue we feature some of his most
popular poses and they can come in
white porcelain, brass or coloured resin.
White porcelain (and painted porcelain)
Laughing Buddhas are especially valuable
to collect as the skill of making them is
fast becoming a thing of the past. Skilled
porcelain sculptors in China are becoming
scarcer and more difficult to find - as most
porcelain manufacturers have stopped
making figurines and instead, channeling
their resources towards making toilet
sinks and bowls. So if you come across
a beautiful Laughing Buddha made
from porcelain, dont miss out on the
opportunity to invite one home! Not
only will he bring you such a lot of good
luck and blessings, he will become truly a
collectors item in the future!
LAUGHING BUDDHA
for EXCELLENT
DESCENDANTS
LUCK
This Laughing Buddha
is always depicted with
at least three children
a r o u n d h i m ! He
specializes in creating
family happiness and
can help resolve quite
a number of family issues. If
you are single and looking to get
married, this is the Laughing Buddha for you. If you are
having trouble conceiving, invite this image of Laughing
Buddha and chant his mantra!
Along with children, this Laughing Buddha is also
shown holding a RuYi scepter which symbolizes control
over children! This is Laughing Buddha to invite into the
home if you have disobedient children and need help with
controlling them. Parents who have problematic children;
i.e. kids mixing with the wrong kind of friends, children
who struggle with their studies, children being bullied in
school by friends or teachers, these are all the problems
that can be resolved by this Laughing Buddha. Invite him
into your home and place it in the West corner of your
living room, or in your childrens room.
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LAUGHING BUDDHA for

AUTHORITY & CAREER
ENHANCEMENT
This is the CEOs Laughing
Buddha as he is seen carrying
a Ruyi and generally his other
hand is either carrying an ingot,
or depicted in a wish-granting
mudra. The Ru Yi symbolizes high
authority and mandate and the ingot
represents prosperity. The wish-granting mudra
where the palm is held up as if to say stop is where
blessings of wishes flow! This Laughing
This Laughing Buddha is the best one for removing
obstacles and harm related to office politics and
gossiping. Most importantly, the Laughing Buddha
protects you against hidden enemies in the office! If
you have aspirations for promotion and elevating your
career prospects, then invite this Laughing Buddha into
your home or your office.
If you are struggling at work your boss hates you,
or you have no friends in the work place who support
you then invite this Laughing Buddha into your life.
The best is to get the white porcelain ones or one that
wears a red and gold robe.
LAUGHING BUDDHA for A HAPPY

OLD AGE
All of us will eventually reach retirement age and
wouldnt it be nice to have a relaxed, happy old age that
is free from money and health worries? This relaxed
Laughing Buddha, languishing with
his hands held behind his head is
exactly the Laughing Buddha who
looks after us when we grow old!
Invite this Laughing Buddha into
your home once youre over the
age of 40. It also makes a great gift
to give someone for their 40th,
50th, 60th and 70th birthday.
LAUGHING BUDDHA WHO PROTECTS

AGAINST DEMONS and ENEMIES
If you work or live in a dangerously competitive
environment where your enemies are always lurking
around or hiding in the shadows, then you need this
powerful Laughing Buddha. He is the
meditative form of Laughing Buddha
with one hand holding a set of large mala
beads and another hand holding
a lasso or a rope loop. The lasso
symbolises the ability for the
Laughing Buddha to catch
anyone spirit or human
who means to cause harm to
you and your family.
LAUGHING BUDDHA for WISDOM

AND IMMORTALITY
This Laughing Buddha is shown holding up a pair of
pearls which signify two things. The first interpretation
is that the Pearl signifies a special kind of wisdom.
The outer meaning of this wisdom is intelligence and
academic knowledge. This Laughing Buddha is thus
associated with academic success and is excellent for
children or young adults. The inner meaning of the
pearl is associated with spiritual knowledge and mind
transcendence. Those who are involved in esoteric
sciences can benefit from this kind of wisdom pearl!
The second interpretation associated with a pair
of pearls is health and healing. Legend tells us that
these two large balls are actually medicine pills that were
given to the Laughing Buddha by the Naga King. One
pill is for healing diseases and extending
ordinary long life. The other pill is
for spiritual immortality - signifying
the attainment of a high spiritual
level that allows to enter a paradise
heavenly land after we have passed
away. This Laughing Buddha is
thus excellent for both very young
children and very old people!
WEALTH CAT
FOR BUSINESS LUCK
Need more sales opportunities? Place this lucky cat
next to your cash register or office phone to
activate commercial luck!
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THE POWER OF 9
This beautiful red plaque invokes the blessings of the

Nine Powerful Deities. By placing this in your office and reading the
text daily, you generate power in your speech and attract friends and
benefactors who will support you in all your activities.
Royal Celebrity
Chef McDang
Imperial Chakri Palace Royal

Thai cuisine restaurant at
KLCC celebrated its 16th
anniversary with 16 new dishes
worthy of royalty as approved
by Thailands celebrity Chef
McDang, great grandson of King
Mongkut or King Rama IV.
hakri Thai restaurant at Suria

KLCC celebrated its 16th
anniversary by introducing
16 new dishes at a celebratory
dinner in the presence of M.L
Sirichalerm Savadiwat, who was the guest
of honour. In Thailand, M.L means Mom
Luang, while the higher rank is M.R or Mon
Rajawongse, which may roughly be translated
as Tengku.
Chef McDang is famous throughout Thailand
for his cooking, cookbooks and column in
Thai language Daily News.
Despite the natural inclination to think
of McDonalds, Chef McDang has nothing
to do, God forbid, with fast food. Explains
the affable and youthful 62 year old, I used
this name by combining the nicknames of my
father Merk and my mothers pet name Daeng,
but non-Thais stumble over Merk Daeng, so
I shortened it to McDang!
As a member of the current Chakri
dynasty, Chef McDang commands the
most coveted credentials, as not only is he a
marvellous cook, he was accustomed to the
finest dishes as he grew up in a real palace!
Grins the chef extraordinaire, I was raised
in Sukhothai Palace by Chao Phraya River and
BY DATO KEE HUA CHEE
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Imperial Chakri Palace

Director Caleen Chua
and Royal Celebrity
Chef McDang from
Thailand.
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This differs from normal Thai cuisine in three

ways. The first is balance which means there
are no extremes in flavours---never too sweet,
sour, bland or spicy! Second, only the freshest
and best ingredients are used as vegetables
must be garden fresh and not bruised and meat
must be newly slaughtered. Finally there must
not be any bones anywhere!
lived with my great aunt Her Majesty
Queen Rambhai Barni who passed
away in 1984.
As a child, I used to explore the
kitchens and see how things were
cooked, so I had a natural flair for
cooking. Growing up in Sukothai
Palace, I was accustomed to what is
called Royal Thai Cuisine.
This differs from normal Thai
cuisine in three ways. The first is
balance, which means there are no
extremes in flavours - never too sweet,
sour, bland or spicy! Second, only
the freshest and best ingredients are
used, as vegetables must be garden
fresh and not bruised, and meat must
be newly slaughtered. Finally, there
must not be any bones anywhere!
The fish bones and meat bones must
be removed before serving, so in
theory, everything on the dish can be
eaten! The pits must be removed and
if possible, all fruits and vegetables
must be carved so when presented, it
is both pleasing to eye first and then
palate!
Chef McDang sat and dined at the
same table as Queen Rambhai from
age 12 onwards when I was expected
to be able to behave!
He recalls, We dined Russian
style. This means Her Majesty sat in
the middle of the table with the guests
of honour at both sides or in front.
No one sat at the head of the table like
in England where the Queen or host
and hostess would sit at each end of
the table.
Queen Rambhai preferred red
rice and all dishes were served only
for her on silver plates and crystal with
her emblems. Each of us had our own
cutlery with our own emblem and
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we used western style cutlery. Dinner

was always a formal affair and usually
lasted two and half hours!
He was lucky as being a child and
the precious pet of Queen Rambhai
he was not shackled by too much
protocol. But he still had to grovel at
her feet daily before he could kiss her
cheek! At 18 he had to use formal royal
language.
I loved having afternoon tea with
Her Majesty in her boudoir, gardens
or verandah. She was raised in Britain
and used the most fabulous tea sets. I
am so lucky to enjoy such a privileged
childhood!
How did he begin his culinary
career which was never planned?
Many years ago but not too
many I was a young student in
England, away from home for the
first time. Desperate for a taste of
home, I ventured into the kitchen for
the first time to make my very first
meal: kai pullo, or Chinese-style fivespice-accented pork belly and boiled

egg stew. It tasted good! Growing
up in Sukothai Palace, I experienced
firsthand the traditions and artistry
that go with cooking top-flight Thai
food.
I was also lucky to have as a
mentor my father, M.R Thanadsri
Svasti, who was and remains a
pioneer in food education in Thailand.
He is a brilliant man, able to parse very
complicated concepts and ideas about
food into language readily understood
for the layman. My love of Thai food
(and, hopefully, my ability to translate
the intricacies of Thai food to a wider
audience) come from him.
Her Royal Majesty
Queen Rambhai
was Chef
McDangs aunty
and mentor. She
brought him into
the palace and
raised him.
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dishes are always wellgarnished to suit the eyes as
well as the palate! This is how
Kings and Queens dine!
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Launch of the new menu by Dato Eddie Choon Founder

President of Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA),
Dato Garry Chua (MD of Rotol Food-Chain), Caleen Chua
Director of Rotol Food-Chain, Royal Celebrity Chef McDang and
H.E. Mr. Damrong Kraikruan (Thai Ambassador).
But it took me a while before I

realized food would be my calling.
This occurred when I was a young
college student at Georgetown in
Washington where I was studying to
be a diplomat. I saw Julia Child on
TV, and became so enchanted I put an
apron on, started cooking and my life
changed. I got a job as a lunch cook
at the Back Porch Caf in Delaware
before taking over.
I began voraciously studying
everything food-related I could get
my hands on. It was as if someone
had turned the lights on in a dark
room. I never looked back.
Today, I consider myself a
diplomat of sorts; only this time,
the medium is food. Whether on
television, through my lectures or my
website, I have spent a lot of time in
many different places showing people
exactly why I think Thai food is so
special.
People all over the world
are interested in learning about
Thai cuisine its origins, history
and ongoing evolution and the
fundamentals that make Thai food
the marvel it is. Our food is our
peoples most brilliant invention, and
I am privileged to be able to export
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The Imperial Chakri

Restaurant employs chefs
that have been trained
to prepare exquisite and
refined food in the manner
that is fit for royalty.
What strikes me
most about Thai
cuisine lately is that
few people
including Thais have
a concrete grasp of
what it really is.
my love of Thai food to people
across the globe.
Because I frequently
t r a ve l t h ro u g h o u t T h a i l a n d ,
d e m o n s t r a t i n g m y f a vo u r i t e
recipes for my television show and

writing my food column, I consider
myself primarily a teacher. When
I travel abroad, lecturing on the
principles of Thai cookery to nonThai audiences, I become a sort of
Thai food ambassador.
Both pursuits are tremendously
fulfilling and sharpen my perspective
on Thai cuisine. What strikes me
most about Thai cuisine lately is that
few people - including Thais - have a
concrete grasp of what it really is.
We are at a kind of crossroads for
Thai food identity (and possibly Thai
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identity in general) spurring people to

develop their own understanding of
what Thai food is like. Unfortunately,
that also leads to some pretty confused
Thai food.
There is nothing more
disheartening than entering a Thai
restaurant abroad, only to be met by
an embarrassed-looking Thai ownerchef who apologizes for his food
before you have even taken a bite.
Our food is for foreigners, they
invariably say. You should have told
us you were coming earlier. What
is left unspoken is that a completely
different cuisine is being served to
people - a parallel Thai food with
only a passing nod to the wonderful
things we have at home.
Dont get me wrong. I love that
more and more people every day are
tucking into Pad Thai (char kuay
teow) or slurping up a bowl of thom
yum goong (spicy prawn soup). Thai
food is an integral way to share Thai
culture with the world.
I want people know the real
McCoy, the original Thai food and
how the cuisine has evolved over the
past decades touched by Western
influences.
Of course, one assumes Chef

McDang owns a 3 Michelin star
restaurant in Thailand or a chain of
popular eateries. Ironically, he has
none!
I owned 3 restaurants, all in
USA and none served Thai food!
he laughs. Back then, Thai cuisine
was maybe too exotic for Americans!
I owned one in Key West, Florida,
Charms restaurant which served
French Pacific Rim cuisine and
Back Porch Caf in Delaware, which
served seasonal food. I sold all before
returning to Thailand in 1993.
I decided never to open another
restaurant simply because I had to
work during big festivals, holidays
and important occasions! I dont
want to toil in the kitchen when my
friends are enjoying and partying
outside! chuckles the bon vivant.
He has no favourite dishes either!
It depends on my mood, personal
cravings, seasonal produce and the
weather!
In 2009, he decided to write his
first cookbookin English! Not
many Thai read English books. I
wanted to write in Thai originally.
Then I read a survey saying the
average Thai read 8 sentences in

a book in a year! So I decided to
write Principles of Thai Cookery
in English! Mind you, I continued
writing 6 more cookbooks in Thai!
Says Caleen Chua, director of
Chakri Group, Three of Chakris 16
new dishes are from Principles of Thai
Cookery, while the rest are inspired
and approved by Chef McDang.
Enjoy.
The sun and moon creates

powerful currents that fuel
success and happiness luck!
Place in the centre of your
living room to benefit from
powerful lunar and solar
energies.
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HAVE A GOOD DAY
EVERYDAY
1. Hum a happy tune as
you rise and shine
Put your frame of mind into a good

mood as you wake up. This sets the tone
of your day in the most effective way. It
activates your face muscles into a wide smile and
brings happy thoughts into your mind. You can be
spontaneous in the tune you choose or you can sing a song
that means a lot to you. Avoid choosing sad goodbye-type
songs and instead go for joyous tunes, rousing marches or
even patriotic melodies.
For years after I returned from studying at the Harvard
Business School where I spent two of my happiest years,
I would sing AMERICA the beautiful, simply because I
just so loved this song; not because I loved America but
because I loved the sentiments the song invoked in me, the
way the song made me think of my own homeland and
caused me to love my own country so much. Funny how
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the secret rituals of happy living

BY LILLIAN TOO
melodies touch the inner soul. So let a powerful melody
bring you a beautiful start to your day.
2. Start the day with the triple

infinity hand sign
And as you walk through your front door to go out into

the big world out there, walking confidently to your car
to go to work, use your right hand to create the triple
infinity sign. Extend your right hand into the air on the
right and then bring it to create the figure of 8 which is
also the infinity sign. Repeat this three times. Oh my, how
powerful a ritual this is! Do this daily until it becomes a
habit, and you will discover that the energy that surrounds
you will instantly improve. The world and everyone you
meet will dance to the same tune as you, and will operate
at the same frequency as you. This is one of the most
powerful secret rituals of living that I have made my own
for a very long time, and to everyone I have shared this
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with, this triple infinity hand ritual has brought resolution

to so much stress. Try it!
3. Say hello to your car
Greet your car with some small

praise gee, you smell good this
morning, brush your hands over
the dashboard and give it a pat
as if to acknowledge just how
much you appreciate the car
serving you, taking you safely to
work and back each day. Treat the
spirit of the car with genuine warmth and caring, and each
time you clean and wash it, generate these same thoughts
in your mind. And if you are one of those who sings to
the morning radio, imagine the car singing happily along
with you. Not many people realize how much their cars will
love them back, if only you will consciously love your car.
4. Smile to the first person

you see
This is such an easy thing to do. Putting a smile on your

face is a powerful way of relaxing your facial muscles, and
automatically making your whole body lose whatever
tension that may be knotting up your insides. As you go
through the motions of walking into your office, smile at
every stranger and make the smile even wider when you
encounter a familiar face. The warmth of a smiling face
spreads amazing goodwill just try it as soon as you can.
Precede every request with a smile, and you will see just
how nice people will be to you. Nothing really makes for a
greater happiness ritual than actually smiling at the world.
It brings enormously good feng shui!
5. Eat a light lunch, but tuck in

if you skipped breakfast
It really is advisable to keep your lunch light. There have

been so many research studies that advise against taking
too heavy a lunch it makes you drowsy and causes you to
feel lethargic. Instead, keep your lunch intake light unless
for some reason you happened to have skipped breakfast
that day. Otherwise, avoid getting bloated in the middle
of the day. Keep your thoughts happy and lighthearted,
and try to avoid working lunches. This time of the day is
not conducive to getting stressed out working, strategizing
or making the mind get over-activated.
6. Find time for a 5 minute

walking meditation in the
afternoon
It is such a great habit taking a five minute walking

meditation as you make your way back to office after lunch,
or if you do not work, to find a quiet corner to quiet the
mind in a five-minute meditation. Do not sit, but instead
walk slowly. Even in a confined space, it is so good to stay
upright and mobile.
Take very deep breaths, as this is simply so good to
strengthen the body muscles and to bring new oxygen into
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your stomach. Inhale in as deeply as you can through the

nose and exhale as slowly as you can through the mouth.
As you breathe in, stretch your torso slightly, and as you
breathe out, come back to normal. This daily breathing
meditation is a reminder for your mind and body
to stay balanced and relaxed. It really is a great
habit this taking three deep breaths each day and
letting the mind wander it is the best form of
spontaneous meditation.
7. Say three nice things

through the day
Make it a habit to think up nice things to say to people

you interact and work with through the day. Few things
are as empowering as thinking positive thoughts about
the people around you and when you actually give voice
to these thoughts, it increasingly enhances the power
of your daily speech. This is a happiness ritual the most
successful people in the world engage in; praising others by
saying something nice about them that you notice at any
moment in time is such a powerful spontaneous gesture
I wonder why not more people do it. This just creates
such an enormous difference in the quality of the energy
around two people like bringing in sunshine rays onto a
dark gloomy day. So just imagine how much you can cheer
up someone thinking unhappy thoughts?
8. Share a happy anecdote...
An even more powerful thing to do is to share a joke, a

happy anecdote or a joyous event. I love watching comedy,
all kinds, and even the silly slapstick kind gets me. I want any
excuse to laugh out loud, as I know just how much oxygen
I take in each time I have a good laugh. I also love listening
to someone tell me about something funny, weird, strange,
even gossipy that happened to them. Sharing a story or an
event that makes you happy usually makes others happy too.
It is in the sharing that makes life so meaningful and joyous.
Get into the habit of making happy conversation this way,
at least once each day, and let this interaction with someone
make your day for you and for that other person too!
9. Write down your thoughts

once a day
This is one of the best ways to become self-empowered. It

is far, far more effective than taking a selfie, simply because
when you write down your thoughts, you are outputting
the way you think, how you see the world, your reactions
to everything around you. Writing down your impressions
and recording words you heard that touched you in some
way will make sure you never forget them, and by the
end of a month, a year or more, you would have created
a written record of the world as YOU see it. This way
you learn so much about yourself, things that are sure to
expand your awareness of how you react to people and
how they respond to you. These days, you can even add
COLOUR into your life, as we see now the incredible rise
in popularity of colouring books. It is simply so therapeutic
to write and to colour. Start making these activities a part
of your daily ritual.
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London Korean
Festival 2015 rocked
up Trafalgar Square.
KOREAN FESTIVAL
By HELEN OON
ROCKS UP KOREA IN LONDON
he heat is on at Trafalgar
Square in London one
sunny Sunday in August
and I am not talking about
the unusually hot weather
that day. Korea has come to town to
rock up London and is firing on all
cylinders to showcase the dynamic
culture of East Asias most innovative
developed country. It also boasts of
the worlds fastest internet connection
speed. Today Korea excels in almost
everything they set out to do and this
festival is to create awareness among
the British of this awesome country
and to show them that there are more
to Korea than kimchi, Taekwondo,
Samsung, Hyundai-Kia and LG. Let
the show begins!
Ever y programme at the
festival is branded with the prefix
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The Fan Dance by pretty

girls in traditional Korean
costume.
Hanbok Fashion Show
All Photos courtesy from Michael Oon
K-Hyundai sports cars were

on full display!
The Korean Festival may have opened the eyes

of the British to a country that has a legion
of both natural and man-made attractions
abound with stunning scenery, ancient
temples, a shoppers paradise and beyond.
K including K-music and dances
both traditional and contemporary;
K-cuisine, K-fashion; K-Contents
and all things Korean. It is a country
steeped in tradition but at the same
time embraces and innovates world
trends and technology with fearsome
efficiency and dynamism rushing into
the 21st century at break-neck speed.
Its film and modern music industry
branded as K-pop have gained world
recognition and has massive following
globally. In fact, I have known many
friends and family members who are
hopelessly addicted to Korean dramas
on television that make mega stars out
of the cast.
On a huge stage under the shadow
of Nelsons column, nymph-like
female dancers glide round the
stage in vibrant pink and white
hanboks, the traditional South
Korean costumes, doing a fan dance.
It is a graceful dance that needs
precise synchronised movement to
form spectacular moving patterns
with the fans. The dancers executed
the choreography perfectly. The
huge audience send up a rapturous
applause. Not to be outdone, the
male dancers all clad in white come
on stage to perform a fast-paced dance
and show amazing skills of twirling
white strips of ribbon attached to their
headgears by rapid head movements
without once tripping on the long
trailing ribbons. Once again the
crowd roared with approval. Classical
musical instruments accompany the
dance routines in rousing rhythmic
beat. All the folk dances that follow
are as riveting and amazing with
their gorgeous costumes and lively
dance steps that require great skill
and co-ordination. Korean cultural
dances are famous for their dynamic
choreography and fabulous costumes
and they deliver on very count at this
festival.
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To s h owc a s e t h e c o u n t r ys
contrasting culture of traditional
performing art and its pulsating pop
industry, Koreas world champion
b-boy group, Jinjo Crew, burst on to
the stage much to the delight of the
younger members of the audience
who are obviously big fans of the
group. They take break dancing to
a new level throwing some breathtaking moves with awesome leg works
and gravity-defying head and hand
stands. I am breathless just watching
the high-octane dance moves of these
young street dancers. The highlight is
the b-boy battle of Jinjo Crew versus
UKs b-boy group, the Mavericks.
There are no holds barred in the
dance off as each group tries to outdo
the other with mock hostility and
spectacular street dance movements.
Uproarious cheer from the crowd
as they cajoled the rivalling dancers
and bray for more action amidst the
eardrum-bursting high tempo ultra
yang music enough to wake up dead!
Lord Nelson on his colossal column

probably looks down with disapproval
at the racket. A famous girl band
called f(x) also strut their stuff with
their electro-pop melodies and daring
costumes. K-pop represents the hip
youths of Korea who are marching
into the 21st century with attitude,
zest and a badass taste for music that
put them on the world stage of the
pop industry.
Following the theme of marrying
classic with contemporary designs,
the Hanbok Fashion Show paraded a
stunning collection of haute couture
of a modern take of the hanboks
in sumptuous colours. The ladies
couture features the jeogori or longsleeved blouse worn with uneven
length skirts, shorter than a traditional
hanbok at the front with a long flowing
back skirt creating an elegant and
sophisticated look yet still capturing
the look of the hanbok. I want one!
The male models wear the traditional
robes like an overcoat worn over the
paji or baggy pants in vibrant colours
funking up a simple design into
fashionable attire with a modern twist.
This fabulous fusion of haute couture
trend is just the tip of the iceberg in
the Korean fashion scene. They are
famous for their luxurious silk and
brocade fabric, intricate embroidery
and costume jewellery and they are
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not afraid to rock them up with

contemporary touches.
It would not be worth its salt if
Korea did not showcase its technology
intelligence and inventions, which
surpass many countries in this field.
I swear by their wonderful products
such as my Samsung phone and
LG electronic and electrical goods
in the home. The K-Contents stalls
exhibit various animation screening,
gaming, technological gadgets and
electronic goods attracting large
crowds who subscribe to these modern
phenomena.
The festival will not be complete
without promoting Korean cuisine.
Various stalls are selling typical
Korean fares while the show kitchen
cooks up a storm with its cookery
demonstrations by selected chefs from
Korea and UK. Judy Joo, a KoreanAmerican from New York has made
a name for herself in London in her
cookery programmes in the Good
Food Channel called Korean Food
Made Simple. She is the trump
card at the festival championing the
healthy aspect of Korean cuisines
and promoting kimchi, Koreas
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national pickles
of vegetables and
Junior fans of
K-Animation
fruits fermented
screening
with garlic and
chillies. She has
opened a restaurant called Jinjuu in
central London featuring signature
dishes from her programmes. Korean
cuisine is not quite in the same league
as Japanese or Thai food yet but it is
slowly climbing up the culinary chart
in London. Judy Joo has become an
unofficial food ambassador of Korean
food in UK and after her programme
came on air, Korean supermarket in
London was cleared out of gochujang
Korean chilli paste and doenjang soya
bean paste after she used these two
ingredients in most of her recipes. Her
viewers, including myself, were eager
to try her seemingly easy recipes. I had
some success in following the recipes
and they were delicious.
Korea is not a natural choice for

British holidaymakers as it has no
historical link with the country but
it is slowly gaining popularity as a
destination from UK. The Korean
Festival may have opened the eyes
of the British to a country that has a
legion of both natural and man-made
attractions abound with stunning
scenery, ancient temples, a shoppers
paradise and beyond. It is not called
the Land of the Morning Calm for
nothing. I know where I am going
again for my next holiday. Next stop
Korea revisited!
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for further information on Korea
Helen Oon is the author of the Globetrotter Guide to

Malaysia and the Wildlife Guide Malaysia
(www. newhollandpublishers.com).
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By Helen Oon
SEEKING GREENER PASTURES
ue to its British colonial past and as a member

of the Commonwealth, Malaysia maintains
a very strong link with Britain. Thousands of
Malaysians including myself have adopted
this country as our home while still maintaining
our roots in our homeland. Many of us come to the UK
for education and better opportunity or just to broaden
our horizons. One of the newest Malaysian diaspora in
England is Diana Michelle Culey, who hails from Sabah
and has recently made Liverpool her new home.
She has British DNA in her bloodline from her English
grandfather who is from Leeds. He was with the British
Army in Malaya during the war and married a local
Sabahan girl, Dianas grandmother. He still lives in Kota
Kinabalu in Sabah today. In her short spell in the city
famed for the famous four the Beatles and the recently
deceased Cilla Black - Diana has made quite a name
for herself. She has been featured in the media with the
Lord Mayor of Liverpool and in the New Straits Times in
Malaysia for her outstanding designs.
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Diana trained as a graphic designer,

and after five years in the field in
Sabah, she decided to seek greener
pastures abroad last year. She says, I
moved to England in March 2014.
It was something I had thought a bit
about as my granddad is originally
from Leeds and my father was born in
Leeds, so it was always an option for
me to come to England. After working
as a graphic designer in Sabah for 5
years, I felt the time was right for a
change, and to try and further my
career in a new environment where I
could learn new skills. So that is how
I came to end up living in Liverpool,
though I was aware of Liverpool
beforehand due to the popularity of
the football team and the rich history
of the city.
After some initial challenges getting
used to a new way of life and culture in
England, she soon got into her stride
and secured a design job in a local
company. While working on a project,
she was recruited to do some design
and a branding job for a company in
Liverpool. She says, It has been a busy
2015 really. One of the members of the
team had an idea to try and create some
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commemorative items to celebrate the

Cunard three Queens celebration in
May-July 2015 and asked if I would
come on board as a designer. I ended
up designing various commemorative
items and building and designing the
website.
Diana designed limited edition

Cunard china Plates featuring
Cunards original ship Britannia
on her transatlantic maiden
voyage to Halifax.
DESIGNING FOR THE

PRESTIGIOUS CUNARD
Dianas designs were chosen for a

limited edition of 350 sets in bone
China including a plate featuring
Cunards original ship Britannia on her
transatlantic maiden voyage to Halifax,
Boston and New York on 4 July 1840
from the Mersey. The second plate is of
the Queen Mary 2, which re-enacted
the maiden voyage to celebrate the
companys 175th anniversary. The
plates are signed and initialled by
Diana bearing her DMC initials as
hallmarks of being genuine articles.
How cool is that, a Malaysian has
engraved her name on such esteemed
commemorative gifts on the Cunard!
Cunard is the most renowned and
established cruise company in the
world, and owns three famous liners
all named after British queens Queen
Victoria, Queen Mary and Queen
Elizabeth II. The company celebrates
their 175th anniversary this year with a
momentous occasion when all the three
Queens sailed down the Mersey into
Liverpool on 25 May 2015. Liverpool
was the former home of the Cunard
Line. They are well known for their
ultra-luxurious transatlantic voyages.
Due to the nature of the work on
the Cunard celebration, and my
colleagues connections, we managed
to get the local Mayors of Liverpool
involved, as well as the Mayors of
New York, Halifax and Boston purely through gifting a copy of the
commemorative plates to them. It
snowballed from there really; Cunard
were very impressed by the plates and
the Captain of the Cunard flagship
Queen Mary 2 has also had plates
presented to him as a gift from the
Mayor of Wirral (part of Liverpool).
REBRANDING THE MAYOR!
Throughout the design process, I was

also delighted to have the opportunity
to meet and complete some design
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work, redesigning official charities

logo for the former Lord Mayor of
Liverpool, Diana elucidates and she
continues, After learning about the
history of the Cunard Line and its
unique relationship with Liverpool
as a port, I was really keen to create
something that captured the illustrious
history of the Cunard Line. After
seeing the ships close up in real life,
it was hard not to take inspiration
from how spectacular they were.
Asked if she is surprised with the
recent recognition of her work and
what makes her stand out, she answers
modestly, Im not so sure I stand out
just yet in my profession, as I am still at
an early stage in my career, but I guess
as a designer, I love to work on a range
of styles, right through from complex
programs on mac and pc, to hand
drawing and oil painting, whatever is
required. When a project captures my
imagination, I am extremely driven
to create something that I am 100%
happy with.
Diana is settling down nicely in
her new home in Liverpool and she
is amused when I ask her if she could
understand the broad Scouse accent
(nickname for people from Liverpool)
which even the English, especially
those from southern England, find
hard to understand sometimes. She
chuckles, Haha, yeah my Scouse
accent is coming along nicely now. On
a recent trip home, my family were all
laughing at my Scouse impressions.
After a few difficult initial months, I am

now completely at home in Liverpool
and can understand everyone here
perfectly.
HILLARY CLINTON NEXT
Who knows what will happen in the

long term, but I am certainly very
happy here, and hope one day to be
very successful here. There are a few
things I have in the pipeline, but the
main project I am currently working
on is in tandem with Hillary Clintons
Presidential campaign for 2016.
From a humble graphic designer in
Sabah to designing for Mrs Clinton is
a giant leap of a step-up, and will be
the icing on her portfolio. Way to go
Miss Culey! Diana is also a talented
artist and has started her own business
as a side-line, taking commission
on artwork. She also specialises in
painting pet portraits, which has a
growing demand in the UK.
Like most of us living abroad, we
still miss our native land, and Diana
reminisces with nostalgia, I miss my
friends and family a great deal, but
I know they are always available via
skype, whatsapp or on the end of the
phone, but it was lovely to see them
again on my recent visit back to Sabah.
The other main thing is the food! As
much as I enjoy the vast choice of
foods and restaurants in Liverpool, I
still miss my Sabah traditional food,
Sabah mango and my Mums home
cooking.
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Having been educated

in a Chinese school,
and having close friends
and family with Chinese
heritage, feng shui is
always something I am
aware. I take particular
notice to numbers, colour,
and money feng shui.
When shes not designing for

clients, Diana loves making
portraits of animals.
Diana was born in the year of the

Horse, with Fire in her earthly branch
and Metal in her heavenly stem. With
Kua 8, Liverpool in the northwest of
England lies in an auspicious direction
for her. People born in the year of
the Horse are generally energetic,
enthusiastic and courageous and very
single-minded in achieving their goals
with tenacity and discipline, fired by a
Diana incorporates feng shui in

her life. Says Diana, Having been
educated in a Chinese school, and
having close friends and family with
Chinese heritage, feng shui is always
something I am aware. I take particular
notice to numbers, colour, and money
feng shui. Based on her chart, her
lucky colours are red (Fire) and white
(Metal) and her lucky numbers are 9,
6, and 7. For money luck, it would be
beneficial to energise her Southwest
direction of wealth by placing herself
or positioning her workstation to face
that direction when working.
It takes courage for a young girl
like Diana to uproot herself from
her comfort zone in Sabah and leave
the bosom of her family unit to seek
a new life in a foreign land. But this
dynamic filly is on the right path to
gallop into fame and possibly fortune
with her talent and vision. May the
feng shui force be with her and may
this young and exciting talent prosper.
penchant for financial gain. They are

very sociable creatures with a passion
for adventure, but they always guard
their independence fiercely.
To view or order Diana Michelle

Culeys commemorative Cunard plates
click on www.3queens1city.com
and for pet portrait commissions, visit
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Dato Dr Farah Kahn at cake

cutting ceremony with
Shaan, Karim and Dimitri
DATO DR
FARAH KHAN
CELEBRATES 5TH
LUNAR CYCLE
By DATO KEE HUA CHEE
Most women balk at admitting their age but the

indefatigable Dato Dr Farah Khan shouted it loud and proud
at her 60th birthday party last July at Grand Hyatt KL.
Dato Dr Farah
Khan with
darling friends.
Arrival of Dimitri
and Dato Dr
Farah Khan!
round 250 dearest and

nearest family and friends
swanned into Grand
Hyatt ballroom to toast
the ever glamslam, slim
and youthful Dato Dr Farah Khan.
For the terminally uninformed,
Dato Dr Farah Khan is the founder
and president of Melium Group,
Malaysias leading purveyor of luxury,
upscale designer labels. Today,
Melium retails over a hundred coveted
designer labels, including her own
brand simply and effectively called
Farah Khan Collection and her
diffusion line FK. Sold in 44 cities
across the globe, Farah Khan is
Malaysias first and only international
upmarket label.
The birthday girl looked practically
half her age under subdued lighting,
and her infectious laugh echoed
merrily as she welcomed guests and
ensured everyone had a good time.
Graced by Her Royal Highness
Sultanah Kalsom the Sultanah of
Pahang and His Highness Tengku
Arif Temenggong Pahang Tengku
Fahd Sultan Ahmad Shah, the
evening started with speeches by Dato
Farah Khans long term companion
Dimitri Pantazaras, Dato Thong
Kok Khee, executive director of Insas
and Dato Steve Day, founder operator
of MIGF (Malaysia International
Farah Quinn
of Jakarta
Gourmet Festival) and Vision KL

magazine.
Dimitri described Dato Dr Farah
Khan simply as as good as it gets
and even showed a video clip from the
movie of the same name starring Jack
Nicholson who uttered the immortal
words, You make me want to be a
better man.
Observed Dato Thong Kok Khee
of public-listed Insas, Farah is very
brave to ask me to speak on such a
big occasion as I have never given a
speech before other than once at my
daughters wedding. And I certainly
aint a media baron and poster boy like
Steve Day. And I certainly dont have
Steves reckless spontaneity, his efficacy,
his many brilliant epiphany moments
or his ability to do the Gangnam dance
when all else fails.
Today, I have been asked to talk
about life and friendship. That is a
challenging and serious subject, but
here goes.
On life at 60, one of Farahs
friends recently wrote, At 60, a
person has gone through 5 cycles of
the lunar calendar and is reborn as
a new person. I dont completely
understand all this wisdom, but it
sounds pretty profound to me!
At 60, we have experienced a lot.
I learned the rules, changed some
rules, reveled in the strength of my
youth, found my love, raised a family,

laughed with my children, cried for
them, found some success, faced my
failures, did some smart things and
many stupid things, had some regrets,
lost my breath, found a new wind,
discovered a newfound confidence,
made new friends, discovered my true
friends, discovered some wisdom in
my older age and on balance, realised
its been worth it all. That is my take
on life at 60 in one breath.
According to Dato Farah Khan,
True friendship is about a relationship
of understanding values over time,
but to me, character is defining.
Americas top universities sometimes
ask applicants to write essays on what
constitutes their defining moment.
Good character produces virtue,
lack of good character tends to
compromise virtue.
Dato Thong has spent 18 years in
the boardroom of Melium with Dato
Farah and both have enjoyed many
defining moments.
He said, Not only in terms of
work, but seeing her define her own
humanity. She cares and has natural
warmth and love for people, especially
her family, staff and friends. I dont
know anybody who has so many
good friends all over the world! These
moments engender respect, and
respect engenders deeper friendship.
Glamorous ladies at
The Glamorous Ball!
Malaysias most
beautiful, famous
and sexy actress
Zahidah Rafik in
Farah Khan couture
Che Puan Nurlisa

Abdullah the mother
of the Crown Prince of
Selangor Tengku Amir
Sultan Sharafuddin
Idris Shah and Tan Sri
Dato Wira Jason Goh.
Party time!
On friendship and virtues,

there is a very beautiful phrase in the
Chinese language called yan ching,
which literally means human love.
Yan ching means granting favour
or helping a friend from the heart,
not from the head, with no ulterior
motive or expectation of payback.
Another beautiful phrase is kwai
yan, literally meaning precious
person. These are people who have
carried us through some of our lifes
twisted corners in our hour of need,
or have been with us through such
major episodes that we just cant
imagine having lived a life without
them.
The irrepressible Dato Steve Day
revealed, At Farahs birthday parties
over the years, weve often played a
game making words that describe
Farah Khan using her initials F K.
The letter F is obvious ..
Fashion, Fabulous, Flamboyance,
Fantastic and Fun. But the F words I
think of most when I think of Farah
are Family, Friends and Fearless.
Family and friends are paramount
in Farahs life. And as for Fearless
this describes Farah when it comes to
dreaming up new ideas, overcoming
challenges and seeing them through
to the end.
So thats F taken care of. When
it comes to the letter K, lets face it,
we all get a bit stuck. Some of the
ladies present - and I wont mention
who they are - normally suggest words
that we gentlemen would never come
up with like Kinky. Kissing
..Knickers!
Of course, we guys who are
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friends of Farahs are

far too gentlemanly to
entertain such thoughts
and besides, were all too
scared of Dimitri.
Friends of Farah, for
me the obvious K word
Puan Sri Liza Teo, Datin
Catherine Lai and Dato Kee
that stands out for Farah is
Hua Chee with massive dragon/
phoenix necklace for good
Kindness. And its Farahs
feng shui.
kindness that acts like a
magnet to us all.
Fa r a h w i l l d o
I think now is the time. Mind you, my
anything for her friends and because life has been totally unscripted and I
of her kindness, Farahs friends will like it that way! This new venture is
do anything for her.
also inspired by her son Karim.
When responding to Farahs
Dato Steve Day comments that
requests, they dress up, turn up and the fashion industry can be catty and
never give up once Farah has asked filled with socialites and wannabes.
them to help her charity work. The He asks how Dato Farah keeps up.
most recent is the magnificent Tatler Her reply? I dont. I dont try to
Melium 25th Anniversary Charity compete but lead my own life. I look
Auction which raised over RM3 at people from a positive viewpoint. I
million for charity!
focus on their plusses instead of their
Farah has the Knack (another minuses. I see what inspires them and
K word) of getting the best out of try to learn from them to create my
her friends and getting them to step own reality.
outside their comfort zones.
They even chatted about Dato
She cajoled Dato Steve Day into Farahs 50th birthday bash, which had
playing the role of interviewer with a Playboy bunny theme!
her as interviewee in a video clip
Finally, Dato Farah took the
called Steve Day Live. Dato Steve microphone and announced the
Day asked questions which Dato Dr names of eleven women who made an
Farah Khan answered candidly ala impact on her life. This was followed
Oprah Winfrey-style!
by the cake-cutting ceremony
She reveals one of her unrealised surrounded by family and friends
dreams is to be --- DRUMROLL lustily singing Happy Birthday. And
PLEASE --- a childrens book writer! what could be a better present than
Not open a fancy restaurant, club or that?
hotel as might be expected! I can
Oh, and Limkokwing University
reveal it now as I have just found had just awarded her a doctorate
the perfect illustrator. I have always in humanities, so this was a double
wanted to write childrens stories and celebration!
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in the dark periods of 2015 and 2016
Vegetarian Special
by JUANITA LEE &

HANNI LIM
o the Chinese, the humble

N a n g n u a ( p u m p k i n )
symbolizes gold emerging from
the earth! Consuming pumpkin
is also believed to generate strong
descendants luck, causing ones children
to have an illustrious future! The lotus
seeds within the dish signify purity and
fertility. Water chestnuts not only add a
lovely crunchy texture to the dish, it also
symbolizes family unity.
Gourmet Goddess Juanita says,
This is one of my favourite dishes! Its
so delicious, and fancy enough to impress
even your most gourmet vegan guests!
If youre making a meal for a dinner
party, cook this dish first, as youll need
to place the pumpkin inside the oven
for 40 minutes and then another 20
minutes after placing the filling inside.
If you are pressed for time, you can skip
the baking; just cut up the pumpkin
into chunks (without the skin) and cook
together with the ingredients. While it
wont look as ornamental, itll taste just as
good! Remember to boil your lotus seeds
ahead of time. Save the bell peppers for
last part theyll cook nicely inside the
hot steaming pumpkin!
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Prosperity, family unity and a

healthy dose of descendants luck!
INGREDIENTS
1 whole pumpkin (about the size
of a half a football)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Aluminum foil - large enough to
wrap the pumpkin.
Pumpkin filling:
80g of canned button mushrooms
(cut into quarters)
80g of fresh water chestnuts
pealed & sliced into 1cm pieces
50g of red bell peppers cut into
2 cm chunks
70g of lotus seeds boiled for 20
minutes till soft
1 cup of freshly squeezed
coconut milk
Seasoning:
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For the onion paste:
50g shallot onions
1 stalk of lemon grass
3 kaffir lime leaves
3 dried chilies soaked in
boiling hot water till soft
2 cloves of garlic
4-inch fresh galangal
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METHOD:
1. Bake the pumpkin: Heat oven
to 200C. Using a brush, coat the
whole pumpkin with a light layer
of oil.
2. Wrap your pumpkin in aluminum
foil, place inside the top rack of
your hot oven. Set your timer for
40 minutes.
3. Prepare the onion paste: soak
dry chilies in boiled water until
soft (10 minutes). Place the dry
chillies, shallots, lemon grass,
kaffir lime leaves, garlic and
galangal into a food processor and
pulse until a coarse paste.
4. Cook the filling: Heat 1 tbsp oil
in a non-stick wok. Saut onion
paste over medium heat until
fragrant and slightly brown.
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5. Pour in the coconut milk and

let it simmer for about 3
minutes.
6. Add in the mushrooms, lotus
seeds and water chestnuts. (If you
are not baking your pumpkin,
this is the part where you add the
pumpkin chunks).
7. Add in all the seasonings
coriander, cumin, pepper and salt.
Stir and let everything cook for
about 3 minutes. Switch off the
heat and set aside.
8. Fill the pumpkin: Remove baked
pumpkin from oven when the
timer goes off. Using a sharp knife
(and while wearing oven mittens),
gently slice off round the top of
the pumpkin at an angle: save this
as the lid.
9. Scrape off the seeds from the lid

with the knife.
10. Use a soup ladle to scoop out the
pumpkin seeds. Be gentle and
careful not scoop out pumpkin
flesh!
11. Now fill the pumpkin - alternating
between the cooked filling and
raw bell peppers. The steam inside
the pumpkin will help cook the
bell peppers and fuse the flavours
together.
12. Reposition the pumpkins lid and
wrap with foil.
13. Place it back into the oven for
another 20 minutes. When done,
switch off the oven and leave the
pumpkin inside. Serve hot from
the oven when your guests are
seated!
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Long Life and Continuous Prosperity Growth

Peanuts (fa-sang) symbolize
long life as well as continuous
growth and expansion! And
whats more, this zesty dipping
sauce provides at least 35g of
nut protein and goes extremely
well with every kind of raw
vegetable that takes your fancy.
Gourmet Goddess Juanita
says, This is my all-time most
popular dish. Every time I
make it for my friends, Im sure
to get requests for the recipe!
It comes from Indonesia (my
home town) and literally
means mix mix. The secret to
getting that extra zing in the
peanut sauce is kaffir lime leaves
so dont skip this ingredient! I
just love how flexible this salad
dip is! You can serve it western
style with celery, cucumber,
zucchini, and carrot; or go
traditional Indonesian with
blanched cabbage, long beans,
tofu and bean sprouts. The best
part is you can make it ahead
of time and keep in the fridge
until your guests arrive! Its
also a great pot-luck dish to
bring to your friends place,
as it doesnt change texture or
lose flavour after cooking, and
it doesnt require reheating.
INGREDIENTS
For a Traditional Indonesian Gado
Gado Salad:
4 pieces of fried Tofu
cut into 2 triangles
1 cup of cooked bean sprouts
trimmed and blanched
1 cup of cooked long beans
trimmed, cut into 2 cm, and blanched
1 cup of cooked cabbage cubed
(3 cm) and blanched
1 cup of cooked kang kung
washed and blanched
1 cup of cooked bayam leaves
washed and blanched
A bag of Vegetarian crackers (bought
from a Chinese vegetarian restaurant)
OR
For a Western Style Salad with
Dipping Sauce:
2 carrots - peeled and julienned
2 cucumbers - peeled and julienned
1 large zucchini sliced or julienned
(any other raw vegetable you like)
PEANUT SAUCE:
130g of peanuts roasted and husks
removed.
3 kaffir lime leaves
100g of palm sugar (Gula Melaka)
chopped up into small shavings
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40g of tamarind paste

2 cups of freshly
squeezed coconut milk
2 cloves of garlic
2 big red chilies
2 small chili padi (skip if you prefer less spicy)
1 tbsp ABC sauce
tsp of salt
METHOD
1. Make the Chilli paste: Grind chillies and
garlic in a food processor or bash it in a mortar
and pestle until a fine paste is achieved.
2. Prepare the Tamarind Juice: Mix 4 tbsp of
water with the tamarind. Use your hands to
remove the pulp from the seeds. Mesh the
mixture through a metal strainer to get the
juice out.
3. Start Cooking: Heat your wok with 1 tbsp of
oil. Saut the chili paste and kaffir lime leaves
over medium heat until fragrant.
4. Add in the tamarind, palm sugar, coconut
milk and salt. Let it simmer and cook for
about 4 minutes.
5. Place roasted peanuts into a food processor.
6. Pour the cooked mixture into the food
processor and pulse it a few times. Be careful
not to over-pulse the mix, as you want the
peanuts to remain slightly chunky.
7. Return the pulsed mixture into the wok and
turn on the heat.
8. Stir in the ABC sauce and let it simmer for
about 3 minutes. The sauce is now ready.
PLATING THE GADO GADO SALAD
1. Layer the vegetables in this order: start
with cabbage, followed by long beans,
bean sprouts, bayam, kang kung and finally
tofu.
2. Arrange vegetable crackers around the
salad on the side.
3. Top with a generous helping of peanut
sauce on top. Enjoy!
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Prosperity and Gold has arrived!

Pineapple (ong-lai) has always been associated with
abundance and good luck ripening! Its for this reason that
pineapples are always displayed prominently during the
Chinese New Year. As for cashews, their shape resemble
the ancient ingot and is thus associated with money!
Gourmet Goddess Juanita says This is a great dish
to serve during an auspicious occasion like a birthday or
a birth celebration! The turmeric gives the rice a lovely
yellow color that makes it look like youre eating gold!
The secret to this dish is to be generous with the shallots
and make sure you saut them really well in sufficient oil!
Youll also get the best results from using overnight white
rice from the fridge as its much drier than freshly cooked
rice making it fluffier and more conducive to soaking
up the flavors. Fluff up the rice with a fork or a pair of
chopsticks to ensure there are no rice lumps. Eggs can be
skipped for a more vegan-friendly dish.
METHOD
1. In a non-stick wok, saute shallots, turmeric
and garlic in oil until fragrant and shallots have
caramelized slightly.
2. Add pineapple and saute for a further one minute.
3. Add the fluffed up rice and stir well until all the
rice is coated with an even yellow colour.
4. Add light soy sauce and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
5. Toss in the cashews, raisins and peas and Stir-fry
for another minute.
6. Add salt to taste and mix it well. Rice is now ready
for plating!
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INGREDIENTS
5 cups of cooked white rice (fluffed up with a fork)
120g of fresh pineapple cut into 1 inch cubes
100g of thinly sliced shallots
1 clove of minced garlic
2 inches of fresh turmeric peeled and grated finely
cup of roasted cashew nuts
cup of black raisins
cup of frozen green peas (washed and thawed)
2 eggs
2 tbsp soy sauce
tbsp salt
3 tbsp vegetable oil
EGG GARNISH
1. Beat up the eggs with a fork.
2. Heat up a large, flat, non-stick fry pan. Add a bit of
oil.
3. Pour the egg mixture on the pan and roll the pan
around till the egg mixture spreads evenly.
4. Once the egg is cooked through, turn it over onto a
large chopping board.
5. Let the egg cool, and then roll it up.
6. Slice the eggs thinly and place over the fried rice as
a delicious garnish.
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Paht Chee with Phillip Lim
To have a lucky life, we

need to ensure we have
high levels of each of the 3
kinds of luck: Heaven Luck,
Earth Luck and Mankind
Luck. Heaven luck is the
luck potential we have when
we are born, and we can go
some way predicting this
using Paht Chee analysis.
Earth luck comes from our
surroundings and we can
predict its potential through
Feng Shui. Mankind luck
comes as a result of our
own actions, behaviour and
attitudes.
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hen we look at
our Paht Chee
chart, among
the most
important things we look for
is balance in our basket of
elements. We need to identify
what elements are deemed
lucky for us by determining the
strength of our self-element.
In traditional practice, the
consultant would recommend
you add the required elements
by advising on what colours
are lucky for you, and may
also recommend that you add
the required element into your
home.
For example, for someone
whose self-element is Strong
Earth, and lacking Metal element

in their chart, we would ask them
to wear colours that represent
Metal - purple, silver, gold and
white. We may also require that
person to place either a bowl of
coins beside their bed, or to place
6 dynasty coins tied with red string
underneath their pillow. We may
even go as far as asking them to
sleep on a metal bedframe, as well
as having a work desk made of
metal.
When it comes to Feng Shui
however, we identify their Kua
numbers based on their date of
birth, which separates them into
either East or West group people.
We then say that East group people
have lucky directions of East,
North, South and Southeast. While
West group people are luckier
tapping West, Southwest, Northeast
and Northwest. According to the
original Pa Kua formula, we also
know that each of the 8 directions
represents an element. Thus North
is of the Water element, South
is of the Fire element, West and
Northwest are of the Metal element,
Southwest and Northeast are of
the Earth element, and East and
Southeast are of the Wood element.
So how do we identify which
kind of facing direction for our
home would be the most ideal,
taking into account both the Kua
formula (from which we know our
lucky and unlucky directions) as
well as the principles of Paht Chee?
If you refer to the table included,
you can see how we have combined
both formulas, making it easier
for you to decide the best facing
direction for both your Kua
number, as well as from a Paht
Chee perspective.
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FACING DIRECTIONS AND YOUR KUA NUMBER
Element
Good for
East Group
West Group
Kua No : 1, 3, 4, 9
Kua No: 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8
NORTH
SOUTH
EAST &
SOUTHEAST
NORTHEAST &
SOUTHWEST
NORTHWEST &
WEST
Water
Fire
Wood
Earth
Metal
weak water
ZHDNUH
weak earth
weak metal
weak wood
weak earth
ZHDNUH
weak metal
weak water
strong earth
strong metal
strong metal
strong water
strong earth
strong metal
strong water
strong earth
strong wood
strong wood
strong wood
strong water
VWURQJUH
Strong Water
Strong Fire
Strong Wood
Strong Earth
Strong Metal
Strong Wood
Strong Earth
Strong Fire
Strong Metal
Strong Water
weak earth
weak metal
weak metal
weak water
weak earth
weak metal
weak water
weak earth
weak wood
weak wood
weak wood
weak water
ZHDNUH
VWURQJUH
Bad for
ZHDNUH
Let us look at a couple of examples:

For a man born in the year 1965
(Year of the Snake) of Kua 8, whose
self-element is Weak Earth: we know
that this person belongs to the West
group, and his lucky directions are
Southwest, Northwest, West and
Northeast. When you look at the
chart, we see that for him, having
a house that faces either Northeast
or Southwest would be the most
favorable since the chi element that
comes from Northeast and Southwest
are the elements of Earth.
Since his self-element is Weak
Earth, this means that Earth element
is especially good for him. Of course,
it would also be most advantageous
for him to sleep and sit facing either
Northeast or Southwest. However,
if his self-element was Strong Earth,
then selecting a house with a main
entrance facing Northwest or West
would be better for him, since
Metal would be one of his beneficial
elements. So in this case, he should
also position his bed such that he
sleeps with his head pointed either
to the West or Northwest.
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weak wood
Another example: a lady born

in 1979 (Year of the Sheep) of Kua
number 3, whose self-element is
Weak Fire. In this case, her lucky
directions would be North, South,
East and Southeast. However, when
we add the strength of her self-element
into the equation, we find that of the
four good directions, South, East
and Southeast are more suitable for
her Weak Fire. This is because South
VWURQJUH
ZHDNUH
brings her Fire element, while East and

Southeast bring Wood. So for her, it
is most advantageous to have a home
that faces South, East or Southeast. She
should also sleep in the South, East or
Southeast room with her head pointed
to one of these three directions as well.
Of course, if her self-element were
Strong Fire, then the most suitable
direction for optimizing her luck
would then be North.
MAHABODHI STUPA
Place the Mahabodi Stupa in
the centre of the living room to
completely subdue the hostile
vibes of the #3 star and to
overcome hostility, quarrels and
misunderstandings.
TM

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ARCHITECTURALLY
SPEAKING
DESIGNING LUCKY
SWIMMING POOLS
One of the greater luxuries of

life is to be able to relax and
enjoy the sanctity of ones
own personal swimming
pool. To know that there is
one place in the home you
are able to unwind and be
in touch with nature. So how
do we go about designing
our pool? There are a few
things to think about when it
comes to pool designs and
these comprise the following
factors: Size, Materials and
Shape (SMS). Let us discuss
the importance of size. There
are many ways to design
a pool, but there is a limit
to how big or small a pool
should be before it stops
becoming a pool and ends
up either as a water feature
or lake.
A small sized pool

where the walls
dominate the space
creates a claustrophbic
experience
WHAT IS BIG AND

WHAT IS SMALL?
Always avoid an oversized pool. No

matter how impressive it may be or
how much real estate you may own.
The reason being, there comes a limit
where the pool loses its intimate
qualities and starts to imitate a public
pool. So how do we begin?
Start by thinking of the number of
lanes a person is able to swim laterally
Avoid pools that are too
large for the space
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through the pool. Always stick to 4-5

lanes but never more, as any excess
would end up being a swim meet. In
addition, always avoid incorporating
swimming race lines as part of
the design, as this would instantly
cheapen the aesthetic quality of the
pool.
On the other spectrum, you
shouldnt have the pool smaller than
two swimming lanes, as this would
create a long narrow feature, which
would emulate a landscape or lap
pool design. The next element to
consider is the surrounding areas
adjacent to the pool. If we can
only afford to set aside a small
section of the house to build a pool,
make sure that the pool is built in
proportion to the surroundings.
Avoid placing a small pool where
the walls dominate the entire space.
Doing so creates a claustrophobic,
suffocating experience.
Similarly, avoid building a pool
that is too large for the space, as this
causes the intimate relationship with
the water to be lost and you will then
start to feel as if you were cast away
in an ocean.
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Now that we have established the

parameters on the size of the pool,
we will need to start looking at
materials. First off, we need to
ensure that the pool materials we
select do not match up with any
tiles you have selected in any of the
bathrooms.
The second thing to look at
are materials as a means to create
features. Consider the use of motifs
to create a central feature within the
pool rather than the monotonous
tile effect. By introducing a logo
eff ect on the pool fl oor, you are
able to pull the attention of the user
to indicate a section of the pool is
somewhat diff erent, and special.
This is a great technique to use to
indicate steps for entry into the
pool, or to indicate a feature such
as a hot / cold tub or jacuzzi.
The use of motifs as

opposed to monotonous
patterns helps differentiate
different parts of the pool.
A wall of complementary height to the

pool creates a balance effect.
The merging of elements

can be done through the use of
integrating the beauty of stone
or timber as a mirror element
to the pool. In this example,
there is a symbiosis of form and
materials between pool and wall.
By introducing a wall that is
similar in height as to the width of
the pool creates a vertical element
to balance out the longitudinal
element of the pool. But the play
of yin and yang, or opposites,
allows the vertical dominating
form of the wall to succumb to the
feminine peanut form of the pool,
creating an interesting, visual
relationship.
FOOD OFFERING
PRAYER FOR
PROSPERITY
Place this powerful invocation text on
your dining table and recite before each
meal. This Tsog Offering Prayer brings
abundance and prosperity.
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CREATING INTIMACY
Now that we have understood how

size and materials can affect our
perception in appreciating a pool,
how do we design it such that we are
able to create a sense of intimacy?
This comes down to how adventurous
you are in designing the shape of
the pool. The easiest shape is the
rectilinear form, which is perfect for
laps and general pool usage. But to
introduce a special element into the
pool feature, all we need to do is add
a small element. In this scenario, the
semi-circular form anchors a central
viewing platform where the pool
and deck intersects, creating a single
prominent vantage from which to
soak in the element of water and view.
The daring night sky
effect of this indoor pool
offsets the monotony of
the regular shape.
In this example, even though it is a

public pool, the T-shaped form serves a
dual purpose. First it indicates an entry
/ exit point into the pool, and secondly,
it allows the pool to be visually split into
two parts, whereby the square element
indicates a shallower play area, while the
rectilinear element indicates a lap pool.
So when you consider incorporating
a swimming pool into the home, always
think of the following SMS elements.
Make sure the size balances out with the
surroundings, and is in itself a suitable
size for swimming / playing in. And
once you have determined the size,
think of ways of how to play around
with materials either through pattern or
form. Finally, look at the shape and see
how you can start with a rectilinear form
and introduce another shape to create a
node to serve as a highlight to the pool.
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The semi-circular form

creates a prominent
vantage point.
In this example, the use

of LED ceiling lights creates
an artificial moonlit sky
effect offering the experience
of swimming under the stars
(indoor). While the shape of the
pool may seem to be regular, the
use of an irregular wall pattern
helps offset any monotony effect
the room may have.
The T-shape here, as
well as making the
pool more interesting,
indicates an entry + exit
point and allows the
pool to visually be split
into two parts.
For Interior Design services and consultancy, contact

Chris Yeo at chris@eminentbuilders.com
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There is a little-known and rare sutra which reveals the consequences

of cutting your hair on the wrong days and the extraordinary benefits
of cutting it on the correct day. The right and wrong days are based on
the Tibetan Calendar and for your benefit, Feng Shui World has transcribed
these good and bad days into the Western dates for you.
Monday
Tuesday
GOOD
You receive
posessions
and gifts from
others. People
will value your
friendship.
Good news
related to
property and
vehicles.
BAD
You will
contract a
contagious
disease. You
could develop
a skin rash or
an acute viral
infection.
7
BAD
Shortens life
span. Elderly
people over
60 and sickly
individuals
should avoid
cutting hair on
this day.
14
GOOD
Increases your
OLIHVSDQ$
good day for
elderly folk
above the age
of 60 to cut
their hair!
21
GOOD
Cutting your
hair today
brings auspiciousness. Your
life becomes
smoother and
you are blessed
with good
timing on all
activities.
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GOOD
Brings the blessings of happiness. Your spirits
lift instantly.
Problems will
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Heart break will
dissolve. Good
news is coming.
8
BAD
You could get
sick or contract
DGLVHDVH$YRLG
cutting hair or
shaving if you
have low life
force or poor
health this year.
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
GOOD
You will meet
with helpful and
honest people.
$PHQWRUIULHQG
or relative will
RIIHUDGYLFH
support and
assistance when
needed.
BAD
$MRERIIHU<RX
will lose your
main source
of income and
the support
of someone
LQXHQWLDO$
dark cloud will
form over your
head.
BAD
You will catch
a debilitating
disease or fall
very ill. Young
children and
elderly folk are
most vulnerable
and should not
cut hair today.
GOOD
$MRERIIHU
or promotion
will come to
you. Bosses
will notice and
recognise you.
You could be
given a money
making-opportunity.
GOOD
Your enjoyments
increase in all
ways. You receive
good news
and be guided
owards a happier
and more
comfortable life.
GOOD
Your good
karma and wish
IXOOOLQJSRZHUV
increase. You
attract kindness
and generosity from others
around you.
Smile!
BAD
You will have
misunderstandLQJVDQGFRQLFW
with others. Your
relationships
ZLWK\RXUVSRXVH
relatives
and friends
deteriorate.
BAD
Your mind and
spirit essence
weakens
considerably.
You become
vulnerable to
VSLULWKDUP
depression
and mental
illnesses.
BAD
You attract
unpleasant
spiritual
disturbances
IURPJKRVWV
wandering
spirits and
night demons.
12
13
GOOD
Your possessions
will increase.
You will acquire
a new asset: i.e.
DFDUSURSHUW\
electronics or
clothes.
BAD
You could be
sued in court or
get in trouble
with the with the
authorities.
BAD
Your inner
essence and
vitality gets
weaker. You will
feel depressed
and sickly.
17
18
19
2
GOOD
Your good
karma and wish
IXOOOLQJSRZHUV
increase. You
attract kindness
and generosity from others
around you.
Smile!
9
GOOD
You will attract
a sudden
windfall of
high value - a
VXUSULVHERQXV
expensive gift
or opportunity to make
money.
16
10
GOOD
You will have
brighter
complexion.
Your aura of
attractiveness
increases and
people will
gravitate
towards you.
11
GOOD
Friendships
RXULVK7KRVH
interested in
romance will
meet someone
QHZRUUHNLQGOH
DQROGDPH
You may run
into an old
friend.
GOOD
Power and
authority
comes to you.
You could get
promoted or
asked to lead
a new project.
Your powers
of persuasion
improve.
GOOD
Your intelligence
and knowledge
ZLOOLQFUHDVH$Q
excellent day
for students and
young children
to cut their hair.
BAD
Brings danger
and violence.
You could have
DQDFFLGHQW
JHWPXJJHG
be attacked or
fall into a hole.
$YRLGDWDOO
costs.
23
24
25
BAD
Lowers your
inner resistence
to dark magic
and spells. Your
complexion
will grow pale
and you could
meet with an
accident.
GOOD
You receive
posessions
and gifts from
others. People
will value your
friendship. Good
news related to
property and
vehicles.
GOOD
You will meet
with helpful and
honest people.
$PHQWRUIULHQG
or relative will
RIIHUDGYLFH
support and
assistance
when needed.
22
29
30
BAD
You will lose
your main
source of
income and
the support
of someone
LQXHQWLDO$
dark cloud will
form over your
head.
GOOD
Good fortune
comes to you.
Luck in all
areas of your
life improve.
Small obstacles
are overcome
without much
effort.
26
BAD
You will catch
a debilitating
disease or fall
very ill. Young
children and
elderly folk are
most vulnerable
and should not
cut hair today.
20
GOOD
Wealth accumulation
and possessions increase.
Investments yield
good harvests.
You could
aquire new
property or new
business.
27
GOOD
$MRERIIHURU
promotion will
come to you.
Bosses will notice
and recognise
you. You could
be given a
money makingopportunity.
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8th Month of the Yi Wei Wood Sheep Year (8th Sept 2015 - 7th Oct 2015)
In each of the 9 grids, you will nd 2 numbers. The number in the upper left corner
indicates the annual star and the number in the lower right corner indicates the
monthly star. Use a reliable compass to determine yourdirections or locations;
the relevant grid for the kind of luck that will affect everyone in the household
during that particular month. Also, if the room you occupy is located in the north
sector, then you will be experiencing the kind of luck indicated by the stars there.

SOUTHEAST

EAST

NORTHEAST
If your main door or

bedroom is in this sector,
you will receive unexpected
windfalls and increase of
opportunities in your life. Heaven shines
upon residents of this sector. Enhance good
fortune luck by placing a Wish Granting Tree
in this part of your home or office. To keep
the annual star under control, place a Golden
Garuda next to your bed if your bedroom is
located here, and hang an All-Metal 6-Rod
Windchime in the Southeast of your house to
protect against any negative energies.
The monthly five yellow

brings health problems
related to the liver and also
general misfortune to the
resident. Use a Bejewelled Dorje and/or Heart
Sutra Pagoda to suppress the negative Chi. It
is best to move to another room or use another
entrance if either your bedroom or main door
are located here. Place a pair of Golden Wu
Luo on either side of your entrance and a
Longevity God in this area for improved
health luck. You may also run into cash flow
problems. Display a God of Wealth in this
area to attract wealth luck. Do NOT renovate
this sector this month.
There is good financial and

career luck for residents of
this sector. Promotions and
recognition are forthcoming
to those who seize them. This is an extremely
lucky this sector this month. Enhance the luck
here with a Lotus Roots with Water and a statue
of Kwan Kung. If your office room is located
here, place a Chinese Calligraphy Set on your
desk to enhance creativity and ideas, and display
a Golden Arowana to give your career a huge
boost. Use a 21 Tara Plaque on your desk to
remove all obstacles to success this month.

SOUTH

CENTER

NORTH
The monthly illness star

joins the annual #7 to bring
danger of eye diseases & heart
attacks. Wear sunshades to
protect your eyes if you reside here. Those with
heart conditions should move out of the room
for the month. Display a Wu Luo with Garuda
by your bed and carry a Health Medallion while
you are on the move. Display an Anti-Burglary
Totem here to protect against robbery. Young
females face troubles related to office politics, as
unscrupulous colleagues cant seem to halt their
wagging tongues. Display a Rooster to protect
against harm from politicking.
You need to be extremely

careful this month as there
are high chances of robbery
and burglary. This applies to
all households, as the burglary star has flown into
the middle of the house. Violence and blood is
in the cards. Keep this place quiet and avoid
arguments. Use a Still Water Feature to calm
the fiercely clashing energies here. Carry the
Nightspot Amulet keychain to protect you from
robbery and accidents, especially when you are
out of the house. Avoid late nights and walking
alone during night time. Display a figurine of
the Red Robe Laughing Buddha to transform
bad energy into good.
The annual prosperity star

is blocked by the wood star
energies this month. A clash
of elements occurs in this
sector bringing disagreement and the stressful
energies of gossip. It is worth watching what
you say in daily conversation. There is a
tendency for misunderstandings to arise out of
nothing at all. Keep a Red Tara Lamp Light
on and display a 7 Royal Emblem Plaque here
to suppress the inauspicious energies. Display
a Lotus Flower with Carps to enhance the
annual prosperity star.
SE
SW
6 2 4
5 7 9
1 3 8
NE
NW
SOUTHWEST
This month is very

favourable for those who
are still single. The lucky
#4 star brings romance luck
and makes you very attractive to the opposite
sex. Display a Painting of Peonies or Rose
Quartz Mandarin Ducks here to boost your
love luck. This sector is auspicious for students
this month as it brings excellent examination
and study luck. Residents will also find this
month much better in terms of productivity
and opportunities to excel. Display a Bejeweled
7 Level Pagoda for examination luck and a
Crystal Globe to enhance study concentration.
WEST

NORTHWEST
You may find the children

or females at home more
short-tempered than usual
this month, especially if the
West sector is a public area of the house. Try
not to spend too much time in this sector as it
is unlucky this month. Stress levels and blood
pressure can soar, so take it easy if you are
prone to health problems. Place a Heart Sutra
Pagoda or Metal Pagoda Windchime in this
area to control the bad chi. Do not leave candles
or stoves unattended here, as there is danger of
fire. Display a Laughing Buddha with Ingots
to bring prosperity luck.
This is the luckiest sector

this month. The prosperity
star brings financial success
and wealth luck to the
whole family, especially the patriarch. Display
a 6 Tier Water Feature here to enhance
money luck. If your living hall/dining area
is located in this sector, you could enjoy
increased income! Those in the academic
or literary fields will have a smooth and
successful time. Prospects are good when it
comes to affairs of the heart. Display Peonies
or Mandarin Ducks in the living room to
enhance luck in love.
FENG SHUI LIFESTYLE PLANNER
FOR WEALTH, HEALTH and HAPPINESS

Our lifestyle planner tells you what to wear, what to do and
which amulets to carry to make the most out of the energy stars
visiting. The numbers represent the days of the month just mark
them on your calendars and follow our guide!
7 16 25
DZAM PENDANT KEEPS
MONEY SAFE
These are days where there is

danger of money loss due to
being cheated or robbed. The
best is to wear the DZAM pendant
to counter such energies. Lock
away any lose cash lying around
the house! Its also a good idea to
avoid going to the ATM machine
on these days.
10 19 28
ACCIDENTS. WEAR
YOUR STRONGEST
AMULET.
These are really

dangerous days as
accidents and injury
are predicted. Dont
leave home without
wearing a strong amulet! Wear the Guru
Rinpoches pendant throughout the day.
Not a good day to commence travel or
drive long-distance. If you dont have
a choice, make sure you are wear the
Travelling Scarf if flying abroad, and stick
the Guru Rinpoche sticker on your car
windshield if driving.
9 18 27
TARAS AMULET PENDANT
BRINGS GOOD LUCK
Good news! These are some of the

days where the luck is auspicious.
Wear the Tara Pendant to receive
powerful blessings on these
days and increase success
potential!
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WINDHORSE PENDANT SAVES

YOUR REPUTATION
There are no physical dangers indicated

on these days but your limelight is
danger of being stolen! Someone at
the office could take credit for your
best work and leave you to clean up
the messes! Wear the Windhorse
Pendant amulet to ensure that
victory will be yours!
5 14 23
ANTI-INFIDELITY AMULET
PROTECTS RELATIONSHIPS
Oh dear. The infidelity star of external

romance gets much stronger on these
days. Relationship temptations increase
and those with weaker will-power
could find themselves being led astray!
Protect yourself (and your spouse) by
carrying the Anti-Infidelity Amulet for
the day. Place the Rooster with a Fan
prominently at the entrance to fend off
any unwelcome advances! It might be
a good idea to keep the Rooster there
for the month!
2 11 20 29
4 13 22
LIFE-FORCE IS LOW. BE
CAREFUL.
Your internal resistance to illness and

depression is controlled by the level of
your life-force. These are days where
the general levels of everyones lifeforce is in danger of being stolen by
harmful spirits. Wear the Life-Force
Producing Chakra Amulet on these
days. Senior citizens and sick people
should wear this for the entire month.
8 17 26
ROBBERY: AVOID LOUD
JEWELLERY
The double 7 appears on these

days so be very careful when going
out. Better to carry a sling bag and
avoid wearing loud jewellery on
these days. Carry the Anti-Burglary
Amulet or wear the Anti-Burglary
Scarf to stay protected. Display
Guru Rinpoches Black Scorpion
Amulet near your entrance to keep
your home safe from dangerous
people. Do not let strangers or
workmen that you are not familiar
with into your home on these days.
QUARRELS COULD
LEAD TO FIST-FIGHTS
The atmosphere is moody
and quarrelsome on these
days. Disagreements
can easily get out-ofhand and cause physical
fights to ensue! Refrain
from participating in any
heated arguments. Most
importantly, wear the
Popularity Scarf and clip the
Peace Amulet onto your
handbag when going out!
3 12 21 30
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FENG SHUI ASTROLOGY: SEPTEMBER
1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996

Although money luck is good, you may
find yourself more quick-tempered
than usual. This could stem from stress
or working too hard. Try to keep your
temper under control to avoid negative
repercussions. You have promotion
luck, but only if you can maintain good
relations with your boss and colleagues.
Weaken your argumentative tendencies
by wearing the color red and displaying
a 3 Harmony Warrior on your work desk.
Enhance wealth luck with a stack of
Gold Bars placed in the North this month.
If you play your cards right, you could
be welcoming a promotion to a better
position and higher salary in the near
future.
1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997

You re-enter a good luck period
which continues till next month. You
find yourself more energetic and
efficient in doing work. Take on exciting
opportunities that come your way. You
succeed easily in things you invest in.
Friendship luck is good and
you will not be short of friends
when you need them. Business
and career luck are also
good. Place a Friendship
Windchime in the Northeast
to enhance career and
business luck. When it comes
to love, if you are married,
think of some romantic
ideas to spice up your love
life. For singles, this is not the
most fruitful time to expect
to meet your life partner. But
you can improve this luck by
placing a Bejewelled Horse in
the South.
1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002
1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003
Luck is neither good nor bad this month,

but you need to watch out for your health.
There are illness energies in your chart and
you will tend to be more accident-prone.
Protect your health with a Garuda Wu
Lou placed by your bedside. Your wealth
luck is good and this is a fruitful time to
start building your nest egg. Be alert to
outsiders trying to
come between you
and your spouse/
partner. Your love life
walks a hazardous path this
month and there will be
temptation along the
way. Do not let flattery
and vanity get the
better of you. Protect
your relationship by
wearing the Double
Happiness Symbol
as jewellery, or carry
it as an amulet in
your wallet.
Your luck improves. This is always a

good sign for the rest of the year. You
will have plenty of support from helpful
people this month. Relationships are
particularly enjoyable and fruitful, and
there is plenty of passion in your life.
You are bursting with creative energy
and great ideas this month. Avoid wet
blankets and those
who spoil your fun.
There is nothing wrong
with enjoying yourself.
Harness romance
luck with a Magic
Mirror reflect
both the moon and
your face in the
mirror at the same
time. Display a Wen
Chang Pagoda in the
Northeast for career
and study luck.
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1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998

This will be a successful and fulfilling month.
You are on top of your responsibilities and
still have plenty of energy to do more!
Career and money luck is good and there
is a room for promotion or a pay-raise. Do
not resist when friends or relatives try to
help you. Have an open mind and you will
have much to rejoice about. To enhance
for career luck, display a Bejewelled
Throne in the Northeast. For more
opportunities, wear the Opportunities
Scarf. This will help smooth away any
obstacles in pursuit of your goals. If you are
looking for love and romance
in your life, wear the
Double Happiness
Symbol. The best
stone to wear this
month is the citrine.
This will bring luck in
all your endeavours.
1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
Your luck this month is a vast

improvement over last month, although
it is not entirely auspicious by any
means. You will suffer from stress and
fatigue, especially if you are working in
a company with office politics and other
such intrigues. Do not be tempted to
play politics yourself, for as they say, if
you cant take the heat, stay out of the
kitchen. Protect yourself by wearing
protection from Office Politics Scarf and
ensure you do not sit at a desk without
support. This is an excellent month to
prepare for the coming year, not one
to reveal grand ideas or plans just yet.
Hold your ingenuity till next month when
the stars are more
in your favour. You
can celebrate
when it comes to
your love life, which
will give you much
to smile about this
month.
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DANGER
1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999

This month you are plagued by misfortune
luck, which brings danger, loss and injury.
Be extra careful when it comes to money,
personal safety and risk-taking. It is better
to lie low. Do not attempt to show off
your knowledge to others. Even though
you are helpful by nature, efforts to lend
a hand may be seen by some as pushy,
so it is best to mind your own business.
Wear a Golden Mystic Knot to help bring
success into your relationships
and dealings with people.
Health luck is at top alert.
Avoid staying in a East
sector bedroom this month.
Carry the Golden Pagoda
Keychain to control the
bad chi affecting you.
Try not to get too
near anyone who is
infectiously sick.
BE CAREFUL
1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000

Your luck changes for the better. This
is a month full of opportunities. There is
change in your chart, which could be
a change of residence, change in job,
etc. but this change in your life will be
a positive one. Your secret weapons
this month are your friends. You have
powerful comradeship luck, which can
be enhanced by keeping a set of your
horoscope friends and allies near you
at all times. You are also helped by fate
and heaven luck. Activate
by placing a Precious
Minister Windchime in
the Southeast. Luck in
love is great this month.
Enhance for passion
and romance by
placing a Rooster in
the West. Or wear one
on your wrist as a Love
Bracelet Charm.
1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005
1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
Your luck takes a turn for the worse

this month, and all the good luck
you experienced last month could
evaporate like a puff of smoke. Do not
fear, for the bad luck you experience
this month will end as quickly as it
started. But for now, lie low and try
not to take on too much. Hold off
important events like finalizing business
deals, getting married or making
important decisions. Place a
large Heart Sutra Pagoda in
the west to suppress bad
energy this month and
wear gold jewellery to
boost the metal energy
surrounding you. Build
yourself a Wealth Vase
to ensure money luck
is good throughout the
year. Do not speculate or
gamble this month.
This is an especially lucky month for

you, the kind that brings big breaks
and opportunities. There are so many
coming your way that youll wish there
were more of you so you can take
advantage of them! Enjoy the wealth,
money and relationship luck heading
in your direction. But do not let your
good fortune get to your head, or it
may be short-lived. Make yourself a
wealth vase to lock in the good wealth
energy of this month, as it will be some
time before your money luck is this
good again. Stay focused, driven and
single-minded about your ambitions
and you will be able to realize them
this month. Wear
the Wealth and
Power Medallion
and display a Wish
Granting Tree in
northwest.
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EXCELLENT
1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001

You are blessed with luck from
heaven, which means nothing you
do will go far wrong. Success comes
easily if you have a mentor guiding
you. Activate mentor luck with a
Kuan Kung in the Southeast. Many
opportunities come your way, in
your career, business, and love and
also with friends. Life will seem a lot
smoother than before. You will also
feel physically and mentally stronger.
Activate for opportunities with a
Phoenix in the South. For career and
business luck, place a
Dragon Horse next to
your desk. To
spice up
the passion
in your love
life, display
a Horse in the
South sector.
1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
You receive luck from the eight

directions. Things go well for you in all
areas of your life. You have money luck,
career luck, relationship luck and health
luck! You will be feeling very energized,
so do not waste this precious energy. Put
it to good use. Do as much as you can
and want. When making decisions, be a
little more courageous than usual. Wear
the Kalacharka Pendant to enhance
the positive energies in your chart
and also carry the annual
harvesting amulet to
bring you good wealth
and harvesting luck.
For love, wear the
Double Happiness.
Display the
Orgyen Norhla
in the northwest
to improve your
wealth luck.
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SIGNIFICANT
SPIRITUAL DAYS
SEPTEMBER 2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
This comprehensive spiritual calendar

marks all the signicant and powerful
days to chant mantras, perform pujas
and conduct powerful rituals that will
increase your wealth, success, love and
happiness. Please take note of these
dates and read the explanation on the
facing page.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
10
11
12
13
Avalokiteshvara Day
Partial Solar
Eclipse (7m)
Dakini Day
Shakyamuni
Day
14
15
16
17
18
Samadhi Rajah
21
19
20
26
27
16 Arhats Puja
23
22
Tara
Day
Guru
Rinpoche
Day
24
25
Medicine
Buddha Day
Thousand
Buddhas Day
28
30
29
Amitayus Day
Avalokiteshvara
Day
Amitabha
Day
Kalachakra
Day
VITALITY POINTS OF THE BODY
NAPE
CROWN
THROAT
HEART
NECK
CROWN
NECK
HEART
THROAT
FOREHEAD
LEFT ELBOW
LEFT SHOULDER
RIGHT ELBOW
LEFT FINGERS
RIGHT FINGERS
RIGHT SHOULDER
LEFT HIP
RIGHT HIPS
LEFT WRIST
LEFT KNEE
RIGHT KNEE
RIGHT WRIST
LEFT ANKLE
RIGHT ANKLE
LEFT HAND
LEFT HEEL
RIGHT ANKLE
LEFT PALM
LEFT FOOT
RIGHT HEEL
RIGHT HAND
LEFT TOES
RIGHT TOES
RIGHT PALM
RIGHT FOOT
RIGHT TOES
RIGHT HEEL
LEFT HEEL
LEFT TOES
RIGHT ANKLE
LEFT ANKLE
LEFT FOOT
RIGHT KNEE
RIGHT HIP
LEFT HIP
RIGHT ANKLE
RIGHT HAMD
LEFT HAND
LEFT KNEE
RIGHT PALM
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LEFT ANKLE
RIGHT WRIST
LEFT WRIST
LEFT PALM
RIGHT ELBOW
LEFT ELBOW
RIGHT SHOULDER
LEFT SHOULDER
Vitality
Point
(Women)
THROAT
Vitality
Point
(Men)
HEART
September 1
The table here shows the locations of your bodys vitality points on each day of the month. Getting bruised or injured, or performing
surgical operations on the joints or organs located at or near these points weakens your life-span and vitality considerably and can
be fatal if your life-force is already low. Refer to this table when setting dates for medical operations. When going for a deep-tissue
massage, ask your masseuse to avoid pressing deeply on the vitality points of the day.
PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

ON A SHAKYAMUNI DAY
This month we have a partial solar eclipse day occuring
on the new moon day! Karmic meritis multiplied billions
of times. Use this precious day to chant mantras and
sutras, and perform increasing wealth and health rituals!
Offering Tsog to the Dakinis on the 7th and to Guru
Rinpoche on the 23rd brings prosperity luck! Refrain
from negative speech, thoughts and bad deeds on
these days and take note of the activities to
be avoided (e.g. no funerals, medical, etc).
Incense Puja Good days for offering incense to

Buddhas, protectors and local deities.
Protector Puja Offering Black Tea to King Gesar and
all protectors on these days brings powerful protection
against obstacles and black magic.
Long Life Sisters Puja Offering Black Tea and Milk to
the Five Long Life sisters on these days brings protection
against disasters of the five elements
Naga Puja Offering Medicinal incense to the Nagas
on this day brings protection against misfortune and
skin/lung diseases.
Tsog Offering - Reading the Food Offering Prayer before
all meals multiples your good karma millions of times.
TARA DAY Chanting Tara Mantras and

praises on these days multiplies success
and removes obstacles. Join Lillian Too and
her Dharma friends online in performing Tara
Puja on the 8th day of the Spiritual Calendar.
Write to tarapuja@wofs.com for details on
how to participate.
Medicine Buddha Day Chanting the 7 Medicine
Buddha names and mantras on this day purifies 30
eons of negative karma and brings swift healing
to those who are ill. It also brings BIG success for all
activities.
Thousand Buddhas Day Reciting the names of the
Thousand Buddhas of our fortunate eon on this day
purifies 200 eons of negative karma and prevents
rebirth into the animal, ghost and hell realms. You
remove obstacles to wish-fulfillment.
Amitabha Day Chanting his mantra purifies 200
eons of negative karma and leads you to Amitabhas
heaven land. You develop strong powers of speech.
Avalokiteshvara Day Chanting his mantra purifies
90 eons of negative karma and brings blessings of
happiness, peace and goodwill. You become lucky
in meeting people who will constantly help you.
Amitayus Day Chanting his mantra increases
longevity and healing for those suffering from terminal
illness like cancer and AIDS. You remove the karma
of premature death.
Shakyamuni Day Chanting Shakyamuni mantra and
praises purifies 1000 eons of negative karma and invite
rains of blessings! You reverse the karma of spiraling
into darkness and will be led irreversibly towards
happiness and enjoyments in this life and future lives.
Guru Rinpoche Day Making lavish offerings to Guru
Rinpoche and chanting his mantra on this day invites
the Protection of Guru Rinpoche. You will be led
irreversibly to happiness, comfort and a life filled with
powerful spirituality. Read the Tsog prayer.
Dakini Day Making incense and food offerings to
all the female deities and dakinis brings good fortune
and merit. Read the Tsog prayer.
Court Days Harmonious days for resolving disputes and

attending court hearings, mediations and trials.
Long-Life Rituals - Powerful days for reciting mantras
of the Long Life Buddhas Amitayus, White Tara and
Namgyalma. Also excellent for animal liberation rituals
Wealth Rituals Powerful days to offer water to White
Dzambhala Wealth deity and chant his mantras. Also very
auspicious for making and consecrating wealth vases and
chanting mantras & sutras for attracting prosperity luck.
Chant the Sutra of Norbu Sangpo.
Parties & Weddings Parties and Celebrations performed on
these days multiplies and increases happiness luck.
Success Rituals Powerful days for chanting Noble Stack of
Auspiciousness, Hooking Abundance and making prayers
for success.
Prayer Flags Raising Wind Horse & mantra flags on these
days bring good fortune and blessings.
Start Spiritual Journey Very auspicious days for starting
retreat, pilgrimages or performing new spiritual practice
for the first time.
House Blessings - Excellent days to conduct space cleansing
rituals and to invite a holy man to bless your home.
No Court Bad days for dispute resolution, divorce, court

trials, hearings & mediation. Disagreements & disharmony
prevails.
No Funeral - Bad days to perform funerals, burials,
cremations and conduct wakes.
No Medical Bad days for major surgical/medical
procedures. Medical treatment will have obstacles.
No Starting Business Starting or officiating businesses on
these days bring un-ending obstacles to the business.
No Prayer Flags Hanging Wind Horse or mantra flags
on these days bring constant obstacles that will plague
success.
No Weddings/Parties Holding gatherings, parties or getting
married on such days bring discord and disharmony. Friends
will turn into enemies.
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AUNT
AGGA
If you have a
problem you think
feng shui can solve,
ask Aunt Agga
by emailing her at
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DAUGHTERS
BEDROOM HAS THE
ILLNESS STAR
According to the Flying Star chart, my

apartment faces East2/3. This means that
my daughters bedroom has the illness star!
According to Lillian Toos book, this is a really bad star
that can cause serious diseases and even death. Im
scared for her. What should I do?
The illness 2 can be deadly if it is not controlled.

The good news is that this star is not difficult
to suppress. You need metal energy, and
powerful feng shui symbols that can suppress
illness. The best antidote is the Garuda image. Place
a Garuda image and 2 Golden Wu Lou cures in your
daughters room. This will suppress the 2. Next year,
the 2 becomes very strong so increase the number
of Wu Lous in her bedroom. I also highly recommend
inviting the image of the Medicine Buddha Mandala
and hang it inside her room.
FAILED DRIVING
TEST THREE TIMES IN
A ROW
I live in Canada and have failed my driving

test 3 times in a row. I know how to drive
but somehow, on test days I cant seem to
make a good judgements when driving. Ive even tried
picking a lucky time and date but still no success. Im
born in the Year of the Snake.
You seem to have some kind of karmic

blockage with transport. I suggest that you
make some donations towards any charity
that cares for the welfare of horses. It is also a good
idea to chant Vajrasattvas mantra 21 times every
night before going to bed to remove obstacles: OM
VAJRASATTVA HUM. Then, offer incense often to all
your local spirit deities and ask for their help in making
you pass your car test. You should also chant the
mantra of Manjushri every day
OM AH RAPA CHANA
DHIH as this will increase
your intelligence and good
judgement. Make sure you
offer incense inside the
car you are driving as well
as cars also have local
deities! Make sure you do
this on exam day! You will
definitely see a difference!
BEES BUILDING A
NEST AT MY HOUSE
Q
A
Lately I have been noticing swarms of bees

flying around my car porch area. I think they
are building a hive under my car porch roof.
Is this a good or bad sign? What should I do? I cant
keep them!
Whenever bees make a nest in your home
its always a good sign! If youre in business
it could mean a meaty new contract or new
money-making opportunity. If you are a working
professional this could indicate a
promotion or career change. As you
cant keep them, please enlist the help
of a professional bee keeper who can
safely transport the hive somewhere
else. Whatever you do please do NOT
burn them or destroy their nest, as this
creates seriously bad karma for you!
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I HAVE NO LUCK IN
LOVE
My relationships always fall apart after a few

months. I have bathrooms in the Southwest.
Ive tried to suppress this with mirrors on
the doors and 5 rod windchimes inside the toilet
but things have not changed. Ive also activated SW
corners of my living room and bedroom but not much
has changed. Help! Im 29 years old.
Poor thing. Southwest bathrooms are not easy

to remedy and this is one of the most basic
feng shui taboos to avoid. I suggest you start
looking for a new place to live which does not have
this problem. In the meantime, you can enlist the help
of the Red Goddess of Love. Wear her scarf daily and
preferably wear her mantra necklace OM TARE TAM
SOHA. It will be very helpful if you chant this mantra
daily as well. Red Tara removes obstacles to finding
stable relationships she will not only help bring
someone suitable into your life, she will also support
you in finding a new place that has better feng shui
for you. Good luck!
MY MOTHER-INLAW IS POISONING
US WITH BLEACH
My husband and I have been carers of my

90 year old mother-in-law for 23 years. We
discovered she has been secretly poisoning
us with Clorox! She is also abusive as my husband
is her least favourite child. She curses at us every
day, warning us that we will die before her. We
look after her as this was my father-in-laws
final death wish! We are Tibetan Buddhists
and I believe the Buddhas have saved us from
death even after ingesting these poisons. But
what can we do? We cant put her
in home, but I dont want us to die.
Im so sorry to read about this. Old women

are naturally crotchety and difficult. You are
both repaying some kind of karmic debt with
her... think of it like this and you will find it easier to be
patient and tolerant. Meanwhile, install locks on your
cupboards to store away all the Clorox and whatever
poisons you have in your home. I strongly recommend
you hang Guru Rinpoches Dusum Sangye plaque
in her bedroom and chant Guru Rinpoches Dusum
Sangye prayer for her as I suspect she is under some
kind of negative spirit influence. For you and husband,
I recommend wearing Taras amulets and chanting
Goddess TARAs mantra: OM TARE TUTTARE TURE
SOHA. Tara will protect you from poison and whatever
curses your mother-in-law hurls at the both of you. You
will also start to see a real change in your mother-in-law.
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FEMALE STUDENT
CLIMBED OVER
HUSBANDS HEAD
DURING HER TIME
OF THE MONTH
My husband allowed one of his female

teenage students to climb over his head
and sit on his shoulder while tying a rope
on the tree. Apparently she was having her period
at the time! My mother-in-law was horrified when I
told her and says this will bring serious bad luck to
my husband! Is it true? And what can I do to get rid
of this bad luck?
I would have to agree with your mother-inlaw. In fact, this could cause your husband
to develop an unwelcome fondness over that
young girl! You need to clear this INSTANTLY. Make
a special cleansing water with this recipe: place
petals from seven different kinds of flowers, kaffir
lime leaves and pomelo leaves into a big bucket
of water. Have your husband wash his hair and his
entire body with this water for seven days in a row.
This should dispel the bad luck. This is best done
during the waning cycle of the moon (between full
moon and new moon).
IS MY EMPTY FISH
TANK CAUSING ME
BAD LUCK?
Q
A
Does an empty fish tank in our house bring

bad luck?
Oh dear! This is a very bad feng shui taboo.

You must never display an empty or broken
fish tank inside your home! If this is your wealth
corner, it can cause you to lose your wealth and
source of income. Wrap it up and keep it away in the
store room if youre not using your fish tank. Throw
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