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lifestyle
Stove it right
WHERE THE COOKING RANGE
IS PLACED IN THE KITCHEN
REFLECTS ON THE WELL-BEING
OF THE HOUSE OCCUPANTS
by Master Soon
THE stove is an important
element in house feng shui. It
affects the health and financial
status of the occupants. From
the feng shui practitioner’s
perspective, the postioning
of the stove can be adjusted
to fine-tune the occupant’s
physical health condition and
improve his financial status.
Here are the do’s & don’ts:
» The stove must be placed
at a ‘hidden location’ in the
kitchen. It is not advisable for
it to be visible from the main
door specifically, and back
door or side door generally.
It means that you should
not be able to see the stove
when you are standing at the
main door entrance.
If the stove can be seen
from the main door, it not
only means that money will
be leaking out, which results
in weak money luck, but also
indicates that the housewife is
exposed to outside seduction.
If the stove is facing the
side or back door directly,
this would cause money to be
‘lost’.
» The stove should not be
placed at the centre of the
house. This could bring
misfortune.
» The stove should not be
facing the toilet door directly as
this would bring poor health.
The situation would be even
worse if the stove is facing the
toilet bowl directly.
» If the stove is in a position
with the toilet above it on the
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» A drainage system Members of
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(from left)
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REAL founder Suria, Sekolah
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social relationship for the
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must be kept in a drawer and
» A stove facing the kitchen not be visible all the time.
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