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spend one third of our time in the office on most

days.

days. No

No doubt,

doubt, the office

the office environment has

environment has a crucial

a crucial im-

im-pact to

pact to our physical

our physical health and

health and mental well-being.

mental well-being. This is-

This

is-sue of ProsperTimes™ discloses Feng Shui tips in our

sue of ProsperTimes™ discloses Feng Shui tips in our

workplace.

workplace. It recommends

It recommends enhancements that

enhancements that you

you can at-

can

at-tempt to put in place to liven up your working environment

tempt to put in place to liven up your working environment

and cautions you on certain taboos to avoid.

Have you ever wondered why career advancement

opportu-nities do not come knocking at your doors despite the hard

nities do not come knocking at your doors despite the hard

work and

work and effort that y

effort that you put in?

ou put in? Why do

Why do your projects

your projects al-

al-ways

ways face challe

face challenges and

nges and obstacles?

obstacles? Why a

Why are yo

re you alway

u always

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overlooked during your company’s promotion exercise?

Why is it that your team members cannot work

harmoni-ously with

ously with each other?

each other? Read on

Read on to find

to find out if you

out if you can find

can find

some clues in answering these questions.

Still focusing on career, this issue’s “BaGua Mirror” shares

with you some palm reading techniques to shed some light

on your

on your career luck.

career luck. Learn how

Learn how to identify

to identify the Career

the Career Line

Line

and take note of the ups and downs of your career path.

Look out for these luscious insights in this segment.

The Flying Star Feng Shui series will continue

The Flying Star Feng Shui series will continue to share with

to share with

you

you some

some tips

tips in

in applying

applying simple

simple Do-It-Yourself

Do-It-Yourself (DIY)

(DIY) Feng

Feng

Shui for the month of June. A small amendment in the

placement in a particular sector may help to alleviate the

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BBAA G GUAUA M MIRRORIRROR—P—PALMALM R READINGEADING C CAREERAREER L LINEINE Quick and easy guide to read your Career Line on your palm.

Quick and easy guide to read your Career Line on your palm.

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Feng Shui Tips For Office

It

is is all tall too oo familiar. familiar. The The manager manager an- an-nounces a relocation, a restructuring or rolls nounces a relocation, a restructuring or rolls out expansion plans, and people scurry to out expansion plans, and people scurry to survey the new office layout plan and start survey the new office layout plan and start to put their name tags on their new ideal to put their name tags on their new ideal work desk.

work desk.

“I need to sit here so that I have an “I need to sit here so that I have an unob-structed overview of my team,” says one. structed overview of my team,” says one. “I need to sit next to a window with a good “I need to sit next to a window with a good view to stimulate my creativity,” says view to stimulate my creativity,” says

an-Everyone wants to sit in a favourable Everyone wants to sit in a favourable loca-tion, good sector and overlooking an tion, good sector and overlooking an opti-mal direction.

mal direction.

To many, selecting a good seat in the To many, selecting a good seat in the of-fice is as important as attending the fice is as important as attending the year-end appr

end appraisal. aisal. This is This is not not surprising asurprising as mosts most of us spend more than one-third of the day of us spend more than one-third of the day in the

in the office. office. A conducive A conducive working enworking environ- viron-ment will bring many gains and benefits. ment will bring many gains and benefits. Similarly, a good Feng Shui office layout Similarly, a good Feng Shui office layout with proper and pragmatic space planning with proper and pragmatic space planning

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Get Your Auspicious Directions

Based

on your Chinese Animal Zodiac, there is on your Chinese Animal Zodiac, there is an easy way to determine your auspicious an easy way to determine your auspicious direc-tions.

tions.

If you have been an avid follower of If you have been an avid follower of Prosper-Times™, you would have probably known how to Times™, you would have probably known how to determine yo

determine your auspicious ur auspicious directions. directions. I have I have gonegone through it step-by-step in my March 2010 issue through it step-by-step in my March 2010 issue (Page

(Page 8-10). 8-10). For thoFor those of se of you who you who are are readingreading ProsperTimes™ for the first time, you may access ProsperTimes™ for the first time, you may access

my previous issues on my website

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www.CHANGConsultancy.com/publications.php).). Once you have determined your auspicious Once you have determined your auspicious direc-tions, it is ideal to sit in or face one of your tions, it is ideal to sit in or face one of your auspi-cious directions in your office.

cious directions in your office.

Recall …

How to Determine Auspicious Directions

Office Feng Shui Tip:

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Always

remember to keep your work remember to keep your work place clean, neat and tidy.

place clean, neat and tidy.

A cluttered work place may stifle your A cluttered work place may stifle your creativity and impede your analytical creativity and impede your analytical abilities.

abilities. It costs yoIt costs you time in u time in locating yolocating yourur right document and it portrays a right document and it portrays a

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Clear the Clutter

Look around you, if there are items that Look around you, if there are items that you haven’t seen for a while and you you haven’t seen for a while and you don’t even know that they exist, it is don’t even know that they exist, it is good time that you discard them straight good time that you discard them straight away.

away. Don’t Don’t wait. wait. Start Start today.today.

A clean and neat work place will allow A clean and neat work place will allow you to focus better and give you a you to focus better and give you a

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Where is my Backing?

to co

to concentrate mucncentrate much better. h better. You wouYou would- ld-n’t want people peeping over your n’t want people peeping over your shoulders to see what you are up to and shoulders to see what you are up to and

We

need supporters in our proposi- need supporters in our proposi-tion.

tion. We We need peoneed people to ple to believe in believe in ourour

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You

do not need to be in the lime- do not need to be in the lime-light but your work place has to be light but your work place has to be brightly lit.

brightly lit.

There is no absolute value to the optimal There is no absolute value to the optimal brightness.

brightness. Different Different people people have have differ- differ-ent pref

ent preferences. erences. As long As long as tas the envirohe environ-

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bearing

bearing on people. on people. A brigA brightly lit htly lit room isroom is naturally more inviting as compared to a naturally more inviting as compared to a dim one.

dim one. A bright A bright room makes room makes you wayou wantnt to work and thus, raising the productivity to work and thus, raising the productivity bar.

bar.

On the contrary, a dim one gives you a On the contrary, a dim one gives you a more relaxing feeling and causes you to more relaxing feeling and causes you to

Turn on the Lights

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It

is extremely detrimental to sit un- is extremely detrimental to sit un-der a

der a beam. beam. A beaA beam is m is a sta structuralructural element

element of a of a building. building. It sustIt sustains trains tre- e-mendous stresses and strains to hold mendous stresses and strains to hold the

the architecture architecture in in place. place. UnknownUnknown to many and invisible to our naked to many and invisible to our naked eyes, the beams exert a tremendous eyes, the beams exert a tremendous downward pressure.

downward pressure.

If your desk is situated under a beam If your desk is situated under a beam or you are sitting under it, shift away or you are sitting under it, shift away JUNE

Avoid the

Beam at

All Costs

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This

point further reiterates my point further reiterates my earlier point on the importance of earlier point on the importance of having a “Mountain” at your back. having a “Mountain” at your back. Doors or corridors are transitional Doors or corridors are transitional spaces an

spaces and ad areas oreas of af activities. ctivities. It isIt is crucial that you avoid sitting in an crucial that you avoid sitting in an orientation where your back is orientation where your back is fac-ing transitional spaces like the door ing transitional spaces like the door or

or corridor. corridor. You You will will feel feel uneasy,uneasy, thus affecting your work thus affecting your work perform-ance and

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Do Not Turn

Your Back

on Doors or

Corridors

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It

is also undesirable to sit at your work desk fac- is also undesirable to sit at your work desk fac-ing the sharp pointed edge of a wall or pillar. ing the sharp pointed edge of a wall or pillar. The unstable air flows from these sharp pointed The unstable air flows from these sharp pointed edges have a negative impact to our health. edges have a negative impact to our health. These could also lead to more conflicts and These could also lead to more conflicts and scandals in t

scandals in the work phe work place. lace. The simplest waThe simplest way toy to avoid it is to

avoid it is to move away.move away.

If you cannot move away for certain reasons, If you cannot move away for certain reasons, you may consider constructing a partition or you may consider constructing a partition or se-ries of cabinets such that they are flushed with ries of cabinets such that they are flushed with the edge

the edge of the of the wall. wall. If budget If budget is a is a constraint,constraint, place several potted plants to act as a shield place several potted plants to act as a shield against the undesirable influences.

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Shield Up Against

Sharp Pointed Edges

Living

plants make your environment lively plants make your environment lively and

and act act as a as a natural natural air air purifier. purifier. ResearchResearch studies have shown that there is a correlation studies have shown that there is a correlation

Use Living Plants &

Avoid Dried Flowers

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There

are, of course, much more to are, of course, much more to Feng Shui techniques in commercial spaces. Feng Shui techniques in commercial spaces.

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Final Words

BEFORE

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Mirror

a light-hearted column on ancient & cultural beliefs & practices

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It

would have been a normal working day would have been a normal working day

for John (not his real name) if his manager

had not called for an unusually early

meet-ing.

ing. Dark Dark rings shrings showed up owed up under under his ehis eyesyes

and weariness in his bloodshot eyes was an

indication that he had not been sleeping

well the night

well the night before. before. John was aJohn was anxious andnxious and

nervous.

nervous. Due to Due to the globathe global economic l economic crisis,crisis,

the MNC that he was working in had not

been doing

been doing well. well. There were There were rumours rumours of re-of

re-structuring

structuring and and retrenchment. retrenchment. This This earlyearly

meeting that his manager called for made

John a

John all the moll the more uneasyre uneasy. . With With his wife curhis wife cur-

-rently unemployed and staying at home to

rently unemployed and staying at home to

take care of their 2-month old baby boy,

John needed his job more

John needed his job more than ever.than ever.

Then the moment that he dreaded came.

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and

and John John was rwas retrenched. etrenched. John John stared astared att

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the envelope. envelope. His mind His mind was blank was blank and and hehe

did not even notice that his body was

shak-ing

ing uncontrollably uncontrollably at at that that time. time. The The paypay

package might help to cushion the impact

but

but for for how how long? long? John John was dowas down. wn. John, John, atat

the age of 34, faced a low point in his

ca-reer.

reer.

John’s story, as illustrated above, is not an

uncommon

uncommon example. example. We We face face ups ups andand

downs

downs in oin our ur career career path. path. When When we awe arere

successful, we should be humble and

con-tinue to

tinue to work hard. work hard. When When life does not life does not turnturn

out the way that we expect it to be, we

must take it in good s

must take it in good stride and pick ourselvestride and pick ourselves

up quick

up quickly. ly. At successfuAt successful times, we l times, we must amust alsolso

make ample preparations and be ready to

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Identify Your Career Line

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For

simplicity sake, males - simplicity sake, males - check out youcheck out your left palm. r left palm. Females should Females should look atlook at your right palm.

your right palm.

The Career Line is the cent

The Career Line is the center line on your palm. er line on your palm. It runs from the It runs from the lower part of youlower part of yourr palm (near t

palm (near to your wrist) towao your wrist) towards your middrds your middle finger. le finger. It governs yoIt governs your career luckur career luck and gives you an indication on how well

and gives you an indication on how well you will do in you will do in your career.your career.

The ideal Career Line should preferably be long and continuous, extending The ideal Career Line should preferably be long and continuous, extending be-yond the Wisdom Line and Love Line.

yond the Wisdom Line and Love Line.

If you happen to have 2 Career Lines, it means that you will have 2 jobs or If you happen to have 2 Career Lines, it means that you will have 2 jobs or em-bark in 2 different businesses at the same time.

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Know Where You Stand

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Now

that you have identified your Ca- that you have identified your Ca-reer Line on your palm, I shall show you how reer Line on your palm, I shall show you how you can determine the different stages of you can determine the different stages of your

your career career path. path. The stThe start oart of tf the Careerhe Career Line, which is at the lower part of your palm Line, which is at the lower part of your palm near to the wrist, signifies career luck at 15 near to the wrist, signifies career luck at 15 years old.

years old.

The intersection point of the Career Line and The intersection point of the Career Line and the Wisdom Line on your palm represents the Wisdom Line on your palm represents career luck

career luck at 35 at 35 years old. years old. This implies thThis implies thatat the length of your Career Line from the the length of your Career Line from the start-ing point to the intersection point with the ing point to the intersection point with the Wisdom Line governs your career luck from Wisdom Line governs your career luck from 15 to 35 years old.

15 to 35 years old. 35 yrs old35 yrs old

50 yrs old 50 yrs old Beyond 50 yrs old Beyond 50 yrs old

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Spotting

ups and downs on the Career ups and downs on the Career Line is easy.

Line is easy. High poHigh point of yoint of your career ur career is repre-is repre-sented by an upward line that branches out sented by an upward line that branches out from your main Career Line.

from your main Career Line.

On the contrary, your career low point is On the contrary, your career low point is indi-cated by a downward line extending out from cated by a downward line extending out from your

your main Career main Career Line. Line. Check youCheck your palm r palm nownow

Ups & Downs

on the Career Line

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Flying Sta

Flying Star Feng Shr Feng Shui encompasses spaui encompasses space and tce and time dimensions. ime dimensions. At differAt different times,ent times,

there will be different

there will be different energy influences in diffenergy influences in different sectors. erent sectors. This segment presents toThis segment presents to

you the energy influences for this period of t

you the energy influences for this period of time (6 June 2010 to 6 July 2010)ime (6 June 2010 to 6 July 2010). . The ef-The

ef-fects will be more acute if you have your main door or windows in that particular

fects will be more acute if you have your main door or windows in that particular

sector or facing a

sector or facing a particular direction. particular direction. The following chart The following chart shares with you the impshares with you the impli-

li-cations and so

cations and some recommendatiome recommendations. ns. The larger number The larger number represents the arepresents the annual star,nnual star,

while the smaller one symbolises the monthly star.

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