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There are many reasons for his success, his long waist-length straight hair, his fashionable look, the sharpness and directness of his criticism, the fluent hyper-speed recitation of the Ba-zhi diagnoses, etc., but his quirk cannot sustain his fame if he is not truthful enough.
And his most truthful quote, is "the highest level of feng shui, is random guessing."
Sounds very demeaning to the great Chinese system, but his words are absolutely true.
Feng shui, as he often says, is statistics, is a collection of statistical knowledge (though impressionised rather than hard number facts) through thousands of years of observations in the human behaviour in relation to the geography of the surroundings in China. Hence feng shui can affect people's living conditions in certain good or bad ways in general, but there are always exceptions.
See what Dr. House has to say about the feng shui of his office (Season 8 Episode 5).
Surprised that westerners care about feng shui too? You'll be even more surprised after Googling English books on feng shui.
Back to my previous point, what Dr. House felt was really no joke. Feng shui is a lot about comfortability.
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This, to me, actually makes sense.
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"Feng shui isn't foolproof".
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"Anything regarding Gods and Demons, I have zero idea!
Feng shui is statistics, not religious studies." -- Master Peter So.
Here's an article which demonstrates his firm belief in statistics.
Feng shui masters hit the investment trail
By Li Tao (China Daily)
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After reading the above article, I did some research myself. I found this article dated Dec 3rd, 2008, and it shows a chart and 2 tables.
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From the above chart, and the table below obtained from Hang Seng Indexes,
Month-end weighted average P/E Ratio (Table 1) Image from hsi.com.hk |
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Month-end weighted average P/E Ratio (Table 2) Image from hsi.com.hk |
Since 1973 till today,
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- January and March each have 7 times being the lowest PE month, while other months are quite even, this could mean January and March are likely to be the best time to buy stocks in Hong Kong.
- At the same time, December has 12 times being the highest PE month, followed by February with 8 times, then January and July with 5 times, meaning that these months are likely to be the months at which the stocks in Hong Kong are the most expensive.
But the questions are,
- How do I know which January is the highest PE or the lowest PE month?
- Should I buy in January and then sell in February?
These are questions which need more analysis to be done, after I have found out, it will be my feng shui.
More on that later.
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Vocabulary:
recitation -- (n) [C] saying a piece of writing aloud from memory
quirk -- (n) [C] an unusual part of someone's personality or habit, or something that is strange and unexpected
fame -- (n) [U] when you are known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc
demeaning -- (adj) causing someone to become or feel less respected
comfortability -- (n) [U] how comfortable one's is about something or someone
ceiling beam -- (n)[C] A beam is a horizontal structural element that is capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting bending.
power transmission tower -- (n) [C] a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line.
foretell -- (vb) [T] (foretold, foretold) literary to state what is going to happen in the future
tumble -- (vb)[I] to fall a lot in value in a short time
slump -- (vb) [I] (of prices, values or sales) to fall suddenly
breakout -- (n) [C] a violent escape, especially by a group, from prison
bottom out-- (phrasal verb) to have reached the lowest point in a continuously changing situation and to be about to improve
eschew -- (vb) [T] formal to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up
lucrative -- (adj) (especially of a business, job or activity) producing a lot of money
differentiate -- (vb) [I or T] to show or find the difference between things which are compared
mercurial -- (adj) changing suddenly and often
aesthetics -- (US also esthetics) (n)[U] the formal study of art, especially in relation to the idea of beauty
cynic -- (n) [C] disapproving a person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
plausibility -- (n)[U] seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed
Resources:
Feng shui masters hit the investment trail @China Daily
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-02/22/content_9483738.htm
Transmission Tower @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_tower
Feng Shui @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui
House MD - "Feng Shui" @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyKp9QgapIg
Hong Kong Market At Huge Discount! @ fundsupermart.com
http://www.fundsupermart.com.hk/hk/main/research/viewHTML.tpl?lang=en&articleNo=3104
Peter So Man-fung @ HK Asia City
http://hk.asia-city.com/events/article/peter-so-man-fung-renowned-fortune-teller
Master SoTurning the wheel of fortune @ CUHK
http://www.com.cuhk.edu.hk/varsity/0012/people/masterso.htm
@ Master So Classroom
http://masterso.com/classroom/classroom4_02.php
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTE2MDgzMzI=.html
Hang Seng Indexes
http://www.hsi.com.hk/HSI-Net/HSI-Net
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/quirk?q=quirk
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/fame?q=fame+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/demeaning?q=demeaning+
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_(structure)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_transmission_tower
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/foretell?q=foretell+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/tumble_1?q=tumble
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/slump_1?q=slump+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/breakout?q=breakout
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/bottom-out?q=bottoming#bottom-out__2
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/eschew?q=eschew+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lucrative?q=lucrative+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/differentiate_1?q=differentiate+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/aesthetics?q=aesthetics+
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/cynic?q=cynics+#cynic__3
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/plausible?q=plausibility+
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