{"id":971,"date":"2020-01-31T17:19:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/?p=971"},"modified":"2020-06-13T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T10:55:22","slug":"the-hidden-fengshui-of-everyday-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/index.php\/the-hidden-fengshui-of-everyday-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Fengshui of Everyday Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"971\" class=\"elementor elementor-971\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd78152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd78152\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c404afa\" data-id=\"c404afa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7fcbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf7fcbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">The Hidden Fengshui of Everyday Singapore<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd88c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd88c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by Sammie Ng<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57efe26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57efe26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dca372\" data-id=\"8dca372\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d29e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d29e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>It\u2019s Chinese New Year and for Chinese Singaporeans celebrating the festival, it\u2019s a time to engage in practices which are \u2018auspicious\u2019, whether it is exchanging oranges, cooking a full pot of rice or eating pineapples and fish. We decided to do something fun and did a small research about how auspicious (or perhaps superstitious for some) the Singapore landscape is. Turns out, there is a whole fengshui industry catering to everyone who wants a bit of extra good luck, from tycoons building their next multi-billion dollar development to small business owners choosing a new office or shopfront location (check out this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayfengshui.com\/\"><span>online resource<\/span><\/a><span> where new residential developments are evaluated from a fengshui perspective). Whether for living, working or playing, it\u2019s all about location, location location.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daeba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4daeba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Basic Fengshui 101<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span>While we are no fengshui masters here at Accommodate, we did pick up some basic concepts which would be useful in understanding the examples of fengshui at work which we have picked.<\/span><\/p><p><span>There are so many aspects of fengshui to consider, and can be understood at different scales. Landform fengshui refers to the geographical location of the building, e.g. whether it\u2019s on a hill, surrounding by green or its position (north, south etc.) in a landmass. The architecture of the building itself will also lend itself to fengshui principles, with different shapes positioned at different angles corresponding to different shapes or formations or creating different levels of positive and negative forces known as \u2018<\/span><i><span>q<\/span><\/i><span>i\u2019. Now that we know these basic ideas surrounding fengshui, let\u2019s dive into so fascinating examples of fengshui in Singapore!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c9a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c9a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Carp in the Financial District<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63eee9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63eee9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Asset-1-768x558.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Asset-1-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Asset-1-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Asset-1-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Asset-1.png 1332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Author\u2019s own made using satellite image from Satellites.Pro and carp image from red png from pngtree.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d86ee5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d86ee5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c2af7c\" data-id=\"3c2af7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac53441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac53441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>The banking industry in Hong Kong and Singapore are well-known for its inclination towards geomancy. Most buildings are located near the Singapore River region, which is referred to as the \u201ccarp\u201d. Since there is a chinese saying which refers to the prosperity for the fisherman who catches the carp, the area is said to be extremely favourable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><span>A notable building located in the area is the OCBC Tower, which resembles the chinese character for shell \u201c\u8c9d\u201d to reference olden days currency. Many buildings in the financial district also have octagonal bases, so as to resemble the \u2018bagua\u2019 or coins to symbolise money. Some examples include One Raffles Place and UOB Plaza 2.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04f958e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04f958e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6784c62\" data-id=\"6784c62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5048cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5048cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Competing Skyscrapers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240b260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"240b260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/oo2Asset-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/oo2Asset-2.png 995w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/oo2Asset-2-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/oo2Asset-2-768x629.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Wikipedia images<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7093687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7093687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Given that there are so many skyscrapers in Singapore, the building of one skyscraper also needs to be in consideration with others from a fengshui perspective. In some cases they even compete with each other. There is a theory that when OUB built a 280 metres tower in 1980 (now it is the One Raffles Place tower), it was built with sharp features which were said to be masculine and \u2018yang\u2019, thereby overcoming the energy of the UOB Plaza 2, which was just 162 metres. This was said to have led to the prosperity of OUB over UOB, but the situation was supposedly reversed when the latter built the UOB Plaza One in 1992, which was equally tall at 280 metres. It is also said that together, Plaza One and Plaza Two form a twin-tower formation which has feminine or\u00a0 \u2018yin\u2019 energy, which counteracted the masculinity of the OUB building. UOB ended up acquiring OUB in 2001.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde0c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bde0c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2013\/01\/building-of-the-week\/#slideid-142231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/39afa433307c58adc958b26acb283d12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/39afa433307c58adc958b26acb283d12.jpg 660w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/39afa433307c58adc958b26acb283d12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Wired<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee5793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee5793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Another interesting example would be another I.M. Pei building, the Gateway. It is also known as the \u2018cardboard\u2019 building because it looks 2D when viewed from certain angles. This 2D effect is derived from the sharp trapezoid design, and is said to have led to extremely bad fengshui for anything surrounding it. It is thus argued that this is why there is such a big piece of undeveloped land around it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c28177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c28177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Our Reservoirs as \u201cHeavenly Lakes\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe5166e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe5166e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mapforfengshui-01-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mapforfengshui-01-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mapforfengshui-01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mapforfengshui-01-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mapforfengshui-01-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mapforfengshui-01-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mapforfengshui-01.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Author\u2019s Own using Satellite Images from Satellites.Pro<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ea35c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ea35c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9540ae\" data-id=\"e9540ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62a15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62a15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Not only are our reservoirs extremely important as one of our four national taps, they may play a geomancy role as well according to some fengshui theorists. Water has always been associated with wealth (\u201d\u6c34\u70ba\u8ca1\u201c) and there is also this idea of \u2018heavenly lakes\u2019. However, it is not just any body of water which can be a heavenly lake. To understand the formation one will have to zoom out to Singapore\u2019s position in the region. Singapore is a flat island surrounded by hills of Malaysia and Indonesia, thus forming a chinese gold nugget known as an ingot. This formation is known as \u201cTreasure in the Golden Basin\u201d, and three reservoirs in the center of Singapore &#8211; namely the Upper Seletar Reservoir and and Macritchie Reservoir and Upper and Lower Peirce Reservoir which are part of the Singapore Central Catchment Nature Reserve &#8211; is said to be collecting the wealth for the ingot.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40ff9f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40ff9f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f9cda5\" data-id=\"8f9cda5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db527ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db527ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Turtle or Pearl ? The Sports Hub<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67bfd29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67bfd29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8289789\" data-id=\"8289789\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a835c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2a835c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.activecitizens.world\/conference\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore_sports_hub_by_singapore_sports_hub_design_team_dezeen_ss.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore_sports_hub_by_singapore_sports_hub_design_team_dezeen_ss.jpg 784w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore_sports_hub_by_singapore_sports_hub_design_team_dezeen_ss-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/singapore_sports_hub_by_singapore_sports_hub_design_team_dezeen_ss-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Active Citizens Worldwide<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17efe42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17efe42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e722815\" data-id=\"e722815\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85e3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85e3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>The new Sports Hub has a very interesting and distinctive architecture which has captured the imagination of many Singaporeans. Some say it looks like a rice cooker, others may think it looks like a helmet. Even fengshui theorists are quite split on what the architecture is supposed to represent. One has theorized that it looks like a tortoise shell, thereby guranteeing its success for 100 years given how long turtles live. This is however challenged by the fact that the sports hub has a retractable roof (And turtle\u2019s shells probably don\u2019t have the same function). An alternative theory then, is that it is like an oyster shell which can open and close, thereby symbolizing a pearl, which is also very auspicious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Bonus: The Architect\u2019s Signature<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span>The three buildings designed by famed Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei is said to represent a character from his name. What a way to leave one\u2019s signature on the urban landscape if this was indeed intentional! Check out<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayfengshui.com\/imp-building\/\"><span> this article<\/span><\/a><span> for the full theory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c763e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c763e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd3ca6\" data-id=\"4dd3ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edad02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edad02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Sources:<\/b>\n<a>\n<br>\nhttps:\/\/www.asianentrepreneur.org\/singapore-and-feng-shui-its-powers-and-empowers-for-a-strong-nation-part-1\n<br>\nhttps:\/\/www.asianentrepreneur.org\/singapore-and-feng-shui-its-powers-and-empowers-for-a-strong-nation-2\/\n<br>\nhttps:\/\/www.aswesawit.com\/the-gateway-singapore-architecture\/ <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hidden Fengshui of Everyday Singapore Written by Sammie Ng It\u2019s Chinese New Year and for Chinese Singaporeans celebrating the festival, it\u2019s a time to engage in practices which are \u2018auspicious\u2019, whether it is exchanging oranges, cooking a full pot of rice or eating pineapples and fish. 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