Dear Joey, I am in a dilemma - to continue constructing my hill slope bungalow house facing a gently flowing stream at the lower level that is curving outwards in a North East direction at the left boundary of my land as per the Architectural plan or orientate the facing position of the house to face South East perpendicular to the stream by paying a high price in the repositioning of the house. The architectural plan positioning the house facing North East is determined by the contour of the slope from the Architect point of view. In having the front of my house facing the North East direction, the stream water flowing from right to left in front of the house is gradually flowing away from the front of the house in a North Easterly direction, more so when the stream curves towards NE at the left boundary of my land. I am really not at all happy with the positioning of the house facing NE direction and consciously knowing that the water is flowing away from the front of the house. From the feng shui point of view, my house should face South East and perpendicular to the stream where the water passes in front of the house from right to left and changes course towards the North East direction only after passing through my land. To me, the ideal facing direction of the house with the stream in front is the South East direction and not the North East direction as determined by the Architect. I can reorientate the positioning of the house to face SE according to my liking, but the time and the cost involved may not be on my side. I would be grateful if you could kindly advise me the remedies available to overcome the problem which I have to face in the house facing the NE direction with the stream water also flowing in the same direction away from the front of the house. The stream is approximately 50 yards away from the front of the house. I have to meet the Architect and the contractor in a few days' time to come to a painful decision where I have to weigh the extra cost involved in the reorientation of the house as the construction of the house is going to commence soon. Thank you. Yours Sincerely, Mah Kim Chow

Dear Susie, this may sound cliched, but it does seem like you can benefit more by consulting a Feng Shui practitioner. Hope you understand that there is only so much we can do online. Although you have given a fine description of the landform, but what the architect sees may be different from what a practitioner sees. There are many other factors to consider other than the incoming/outgoing water. Cheers - SN