Paikia_rav Neutral Newbie August 13, 2008 Share August 13, 2008 (edited) SINGAPORE, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) - Officials in Singapore have changed the direction of the world's biggest observation wheel because feng shui masters said it was taking good fortune away from the city, a report said Saturday. The Singapore Flyer, which opened earlier this year, had originally revolved so that it rose to face the business district and went down overlooking the sea, the Strait Times newspaper said. However, masters of the ancient Chinese art of geomancy convinced the wheel's management to reverse it so that it was not taking fortune away from the city. "A number of feng shui masters had approached us to tell us that the Flyer is on the perfect site to pick up the good qi (energy) flowing into Singapore, but it was going in the wrong direction," said Florian Bollen, the Singapore Flyer's chairman. "The Flyer was going against the sun and taking fortune away from Singapore." Bollen likened the change to the "completion of a perfect movie" to give a better story, but added that it cost the company a "six figure sum," the report said. For visitors now riding one of the wheel's 28 air-conditioned capsules, their view starts with beaches and housing estates in the east and culminates with a vista of the business centre. At 165 metres (545 feet), or 42 storeys, the Singapore Flyer is 30 metres higher than Britain's London Eye, said builders Great Wheel Corp. Despite being a modern city Singapore is a largely ethnic Chinese nation, where traditions still hold sway. Edited August 13, 2008 by Paikia_rav ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged August 13, 2008 Share August 13, 2008 (edited) W O L S as far i recall..has been posted twice in this section.. Edited August 13, 2008 by Shull Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikia_rav Neutral Newbie August 13, 2008 Author Share August 13, 2008 Well..... I didnt see the previous posts.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Try_conti 2nd Gear August 13, 2008 Share August 13, 2008 did they charge the 6-figure sum to these 'feng-shui masters' (presumably to retro-fit the wheel to reverse direction) or were they charged a 6-figure sum by these 'feng-shui masters' ....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged August 13, 2008 Share August 13, 2008 brudder...this type of news..you think MCF won't have anyone posting firsthand meh? RIght now, i think MCF news is faster than the CNA..esp those news coming from overseas.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super4 Clutched August 13, 2008 Share August 13, 2008 Like that also can?....LOL... CRAP. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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