Woodlands (Central)

Woodlands (Central): Golden Coin-storing Bowl

Woodlands Checkpoint Is Singapore's Throat

Woodlands Checkpoint is Singapore's northern gate.

Tens of thousands of people, including Malaysians and Thais, pass through here daily, proof of its critical position.

Everyday, a massive supply of vegetables, fruit and seafood is brought in through the checkpoint. As such, Woodlands Checkpoint acts like the throat of Singapore.

According to feng shui theories, Woodlands Checkpoint sits on a superlative gourd land -in fact, there are two gourds here. The bigger one sits at Johor and the smaller one at Woodlands, their mouths facing each other.

Before the separation of Malaysia and Singapore, people from the Federation of Malaya, especially the Johoreans, used to visit and spend lots of money in Singapore.

Today, Singaporeans flock to Johor. This is the amazing effect of the bigger gourd.

Inverted Gourd -Losses Outweigh Gains

In feng shui theory, the gourd possesses seven kinds of energy -suck, draw, reap, obtain, enter, close and seal. The highest level of feng shui theory terms this seven sword fairies of the inverted gourd.

These seven swords are not really inverted, but instead possess seven different kinds of power to lure people into gambling dens with no chances of winning. For this reason, this formation was commonly adopted by gambling dens and brothels in the past.

It is said that Macau's casinos also favour using it. Thus, no talisman or magic trick employed by patrons will be able to withstand the seven sword fairies of the gourd. Visitors will only chalk up more losses than winnings.

Though the vicinity of the Woodlands customs still retains the shape of a gourd, the BKE has cut the gourd in half, causing Woodlands to become less attractive. Moreover, BKE is built from high to low, resulting in an outflow of water from the gourd. Water symbolises money and the loss of water here is immeasurable.

In fact, Woodlands is a good location where the Central Dragon forms its den upon touching down. The Woodlands' land form consists of many undulating hillocks spread out in all directions. lts new town is built right in the centre, with an outstanding effect similar to the golden treasure basin of the Bukit Timah Turf Club then located at Bukit Timah's fifth milestone.

Although the basin at Woodlands is shallow, it is still capable of accumulating wealth. Woodlands New Town appears to be a golden coin-storing bowl. This district is conducive for wealth accumulation. It is also capable of accumulating strong wind and absorbing qi. In the study of feng shui, lands which absorb and retain qi are hard to come by. This is the best place for people with poor health to recuperate.

As a result, Woodlands New Town ought to build more parks, amusement grounds, holiday resorts and nursing homes, so that when arriving at an auspicious land people will feel comfortable and carefree. The most favourable bearing in Woodlands is south base facing north, so as to absorb the prosperous qi from across the Causeway.