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Dear Anon,

Please see below:

On 2/23/00 7:54:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
>Hi Cecil
>
>Me again. I am dog year (1970)
>, fire element. Lucky element
>is wood

1. Generally, if you are a weak fire person, wood would be useful. As wood helps fire.

2. But if you are a strong fire person, then water would be a better alternative as it helps `cool' down the strong fire.

If wood is used, it would further increase your strong fire resulting in health or competition at work.

>(1)I had placed a small bamboo
>plant on my metal hifi
>cabinet. Is this ok?

A small plant would normally make little impact. This should be ok.

>(2) I had also place one
>laughing buddha and one god of
>wealth on my TV. Both status
>are individually sealed inside
>a round plastic with water and
>a few gold coins. Are these ok
>too?

Generally, this is more towards `belief' than Feng Shui. It should normally be ok.

>(3)I had put two pineapple
>decoration on my hifi speaker
>(the speakers are hanged on
>the wall). My one-seater sofa
>is under one of the hifi
>speaker. Does this consider a
>"overhead beam"?

This would be considered `inauspicious' in Feng Shui. On one hand, it does look like a overhead beam.

The other (not FS), is to check how secure it is.

>(4) Is it ok for both adult
>and baby to wear other people
>old clothes? Or is it only
>good for baby but not adult?

Under Chinese beliefs, it is not so much of one wearing old clothes but rather, avoid wearing torn clothes.

`Torn' clothes symbollically imply `poor' or cannot afford to buy clothings.

I know some people would `squeal' especially those who both torn (but fasionable) jeans:) *Joke*

Generally, the `older' folks avoid wearing `feasonable' torn clothings:)

>(5) Is it true that one's main
>door and walls should not hang
>too much decoration? If yes,is
>it ok to hang new yr
>decoration and take out when
>the 15th days of new year is
>gone?

It is best to take down Chinese New Year decorations a few days after Chinese New Year. Yes, it is the general belief to remove after the last day (15th day).

>(6) My house is surrounded my
>schools. One of the school
>building has a /\ shaped roof
>top pointing at my master
>room. But my floor level is
>higher than that building. Is
>this consider poison arrow? If
>yes, what will it affect me
>and how can I solve this?

The test is to stand at the window. If you can (at eye level) see the /\ it is a poison arrow.

But based on your (above) description, it does not sound like a poison arrow. A curtain would be effective to shield from such a poison arrow.

>There is another cone shaping
>(look like a rocket) building
>with sharp roof top infront of
>my master room too. Does this
>also consider poison arrow?
>Pls see the below shape.
>
>/ \
>| |
>| |
> -
>Thanks for your patience.

Usually, this is not a threat to the master bedroom. If it is on the right of the window, it can be considered a `penmanship peak'.

Where if one studies on a table overlooking it (on the right), it is said that `the child can become a scholar.' I have covered this in some past messages. Perhaps can search for " penmanship " or peak.

The worry concern would be if this object is directly outside the frontage of the house. Some Feng Shui practitioners may consider it the equivalent of a joss stick.

But the direct `threat' is usually a chimney stack e.g. thin and narrow shape. Which may spell `death' to the breadwinner.

This falls under, Symbolism in Feng Shui and Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil