I read something interesting the other day. Apparently, Singapore has changed the direction the Singapore Flyer (their version of the London Eye). Although it was on a good location, it was not channeling the Qi into Singapore.
Local Feng Shui Masters managed to convince the management that the Singapore Flyer was spinning the wrong direction. It was reported that they changed it according to the recommendation at a substantial financial cost to them.
Amazing…
Personally, I think that one of 2 things happened:
1) The Man (government) told them to do so on the recommendation of the Feng Shui Masters. This is not hard to believe considering The (Singaporean) Man is unofficially a mega-user of Feng Shui.
or
2) They had to do it for some reason or another and used Feng Shui as a PR stunt. It does make it semi-newsworthy. Hey… I’m blogging about it!
But for whatever reason, Qi flow is very important and Singapore is probably doing the right thing. one must always take note of movement and even symbolism of movement. For example:
1) Roads and waterways. If they are flowing out (downward sloping for example) and leading directly out your property. This is a no-no.
2) Water fountains, spinning wheels (mini-Singapore Flyers) and our favourite, the ever popular infinity pool that flow out of your property is also not advisable.
3) Even symbols like horses and ships should not be pointed at the door. You want them good stuff INSIDE. Not outside. 
Anyway, if you guys are interested, I have included the news article below:
Feng shui masters turn ‘wheel of fortune’ in Singapore’s favour
SINGAPORE (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 on 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.
Taken from AFP
Here are two renderings of the Wheel of Fortune from above. I could not find any real photos!
If the water is fast moving is usually bad. Dirty water is usually bad. If there is a big drop or fall before the water, is also usually bad. But other than that, it has about just as much chance of being good for you as having the water in any other direction. Water becomes a Sha Qi (or “poison arrow”) only when it is unstable, aggresive and causes the energies around the property to be imbalanced. You also do not want the water flowing directly away from your home too quickly as it too will leak the Qi away.
