KEEP CALM and WEAR JADE, and expect the best

Some random thoughts on the last Penang trip, thought I might share it here.

The sunrise was beautiful. If you have observed a sunrise before, you will notice that every single moment, a new image presents itself. One of the most volatile periods of a day, the other being evening, reminds me that change is constant, regardless of who we are, what we do. The stars are constantly moving.

 

There will be a time when things are changing for the seemingly-not-so-good. Like suddenly the light went off, the tunnel is pitch black, and darkness feels like eternity. 

But bear in mind. The light is coming. If it can change for the seemingly-not-so-good, it can surely and definitely change for the better, the fantastic and the prosperous. And the change might happen immediately. It might happen in the next door that opens, or the next phonecall.

And since the constantly moving stars are not something we can control, the only thing we can do would really be: KEEP CALM and WEAR JADE, and expect the best. Expect the best out of every person we meet, every opportunity that comes in our way.

There is definitely a reason to every change that happens. Perhaps it might be so grand that we don't understand just yet. Or it has not been revealed to us. But just be steadfast, wear our Lotus jadeite, and expect the very best. Because I believe we deserve it.

And, expect the best.

One upcoming change - that also can't be controlled: Summer is coming, in less than 12 days. Start of summer 立夏 is imminent. That means spring of 2014 will officially end, one-quarter of the Wood Horse year has gone by. 

That also means a great opportunity to up our aura, luck and prosperity. This is more than a change of month. This is a change of seasons - a brilliant and effective time to have your loved ones start with their first Lotus jadeite, or to up your own luck even further.

Seize our opportunities, seize our luck, seize our prosperity.

Let the Sun be Sun. Let the Rain be Rain.

I was in a discussion group, a council committee whereby I was elected a member and agreed to join recently, to contribute to a certain society.

During the discussion, a suggestion was made. A committee member has his view. I felt compelled to give mine too. My view, which happens to be different from most members' discussion, engaged everybody in a heated discussion. Well I gave my view, and tried my best to convince them to see things from an angle they have probably considered, and that's quite enough. That's the duty I am to perform and I have done it.

One member said: "I agree with what the president has said..."

I looked at him in his eyes with a faint smile. I thought you are suppose to give a view and cast a vote based on your conscience and conviction, and not based on what the president has said.

It is precisely because of this that I have turned down many committee and council group to be their president. With the status I am in, I would have invited a lot of votes from individuals who cast them not based on their conscience and conviction, but based on the relation they have or they want to have with me.

I believe the Universe gave a vision to a group of people, he would not give the full detail picture to just one person. If that is His purpose, He would have just made one person see and the rest of us blind.

The full vision of the Universe would be too much for just one person to contain and fulfill.

Yes the Universe may have given a picture to one person. But there will be detail pictures of certain parts that He gave to other individuals. The different individuals come together with their angles and views of the picture, and with each individual parts to piece the pieces together. That's when a dream comes true and the vision becomes reality,

Have true conviction to your conscience and aspiration. Then, there will be beauty and greatness.

It should be a dream come true not just from and to one person, but from and to each person.

Recently we have weird weather. The sun was uncomfortably scorching a few weeks, and then rain for many days. Then a miracle happens. Garden who have not bloomed for years suddenly burst into a palate of colors.

It won't work when the rain becomes so agreeable that it shines like the sun. It won't work when the sun shows loyalty by transforming itself into the rain.

They each must retain the integrity of the conviction that Universe has placed in them. They each must express the peculiar grace they are meant to shine.

It seems weird to have extreme weather (actually not so weird after all since we don't even have snow here). But it is through this weirdness that greatness and beauty are created.

We each speak, our own conscience and our own conviction. Then the miracle of beauty and greatness will be performed.

-- Master Yun Long Zi, 18 April 2014

Feelings, Logic and Faith

Feelings are essential. They must be given by God, both the happy and sad feelings are. Imagine you don't feel pain when you bite your tongue. That's serious, isn't it?

Life will loose its beauty and attraction without the feelings of happiness and romance.

But feelings are not exclusive to human beings. Animals have feelings too.

So...What makes human beings superior to animals? It's logic.

Logic makes us superior because animals perform very little (almost none) in logic. Contrary to most people saying that "feelings make us human," it is in fact, logic that makes us human.

Logic has many other names and adjectives, such as: common sense, sensibility, thinking, scientific, philosophical...And logic bridges the mind of one person with another. For each of us has our own unique feelings, but when we use logic, then there will be a common ground for us to begin our communication with.

So I believe in logic, precisely because I am human. I believe in planning, budgeting, focusing and also in keeping and fulfilling my promises. I believe I have to call a stone a stone, and a jade a jade. I believe in eating healthily, sleeping sufficiently and speaking honestly. Thus I believe in maintaining a high standard of quality in the products we sell, and I believe in not deviating from the essence of feng shui whether if people believe or disbelieve in me. And of course I believe in making profits as much as I believe in paying my rents.

Be logical. Go for the real and highest order of jadeite. Have faith. Believe in the real and highest order of jadeite.

Then it comes to "Faith". Faith does not operate without the presence of logic. It comes within and above logic.

How does Faith comes within logic?

When I started out my business, I believe I should sell only feng shui collections that are real and authentic. I do not believe that just because my clients believe in me (faith) then I can call a piece of plastic, or glass, or stone or any other kind of fake jade, a jade and it still works. I did not know if people are willing to pay such a high price for a real thing, thus I started out from home. The business boomed and I opened one shop after another. It's faith operating within logic.

And Faith operates above logic.

Ever since I started business, I told myself I must have a certain amount of money put into investment every single year.

I had a huge and beautiful crystal Guan Yin that has nine lotuses around her. Our price tag was above a million Singapore dollars . A couple of years ago, the staff in charge of it broke one lotus. I felt as though a brick has struck my head.

To comfort me, the managers then persuaded me to stick the crystal lotus back with silicon and still sell it. I refused. I went to take down the price tag and replaced it with a tag that says: "Not for Sale."

I sighed and talked to myself: "Maybe this year is the first year of my doing business that I have got no money left for investment."

That same year, I received more than a million cash out of a source I have never imagined. That year I invested in an investment biggest that what I have ever invested. It has also proven to make the highest amount of return afterwards.

Today, that Guan Yin is still sitting in front of my Lotus on Water Exquisite Buddha Sculpture Gallery. It is still, not for sale.

It reminds us that Faith operates within and above logic.

-- Master Yun Long Zi, 12 April 2014

Pessimism and Optimism

Why would people choose pessimism over optimism? Because it is easier. Much easier.

It requires very little effort to be pessimistic. It risks no hope and risks no pain of hope brokenness. It needs no effort to love and to believe. It needs no patience for the wait, effort for "just try it one more time". It requires much much less effort to kneel down and submit to "reality" than to stand up and build your own dream.

Optimism is not for the naive, but for the courageous. The one who is courageous enough to believe, to trust, to wait.

Optimism is not for the silly but for those with greatness, it is for those who see that their life is worthwhile -- worthwhile for the fight, worthwhile for creating a better world, worthwhile for the wait, worthwhile for anticipating what their heart can imagine.

Always look towards the sun.

Optimism belongs to those with pride, who refuse to let their world sink into the mud of mediocrity and despondency.

Optimism is for the grower. It is for those optimistic enough to pay the price of sowing the seeds, watering with perspiration, till the gold of the field send them fragrance of their harvest.

Optimism would need to pay, just like pessimism would. But optimism pays now and harvest later. Pessimism does nothing. They pay their price later so they feel as though they never need to pay. But the price for pessimism will come slowly but surely.

Optimism is for the warrior, the fighter, the creator, the exceptional, the minority.

Optimism is for those great enough to stand up and say: "See. This is what my life should be. And so it shall."

-- Master Yun Long Zi, 10 April 2014

A Dinner with a Musician

I met up with an old friend, who is a musician, and had dinner with her a couple of days ago.

I have not seen her for years. And she is doing well. She is a Chinese orchestra conductor who has helped many many Chinese orchestras win many trophies. She has always been a capable woman, a capable musician ever since I knew her. She was married last year and her husband is doing increasingly well.

I am very happy for her.

She told me she is thinking of stepping down from certain roles and responsibilities to focus more on her family life. And I am glad she has the option to do so.

This morning I thought of her again. And I was wishing something from her. 

I wish that she would compose more music pieces - Chinese music pieces, and happy Chinese music pieces, to be precised. 

Be happy. Smile, and prosperity shall follow.

Our gallery plays only Chinese music. We used to play the very famous "The Butterfly Lovers" but recently I found it rather sad. I want the music of my gallery to remind all of us a "happy ending" rather than a "sad ending".

I went to shop for Chinese music that is optimistic, happy, blissful, something that would lift up the human energy and spirit. There's very few. Except for Chinese New Year songs.

As a person whose calling is related to Chinese Culture, I wish that my Chinese orchestra composer friend, and to many other evangelists of the Chinese culture. Yes! We do need more sunshine, more optimism, more happiness in our arts and culture.

Let's all work harder to create this positive energy.

-- Master Yun Long Zi, 8 April 2014

Lotus on Water: The Origins

It’s a double decker SBS bus. Gold-yellowish coat of paint, with luxurious splashes of red and purple. You can’t miss it: Master Yun’s sitting portrait occupies the entire two floors. Like a giant, he stares at you. Some say when Master Yun looks into their eyes, it is as if he is piercing into the deepest abyss of their souls, knowing everything of their past, and more importantly, their future.

Right beside Master Yun’s glow writes this: Huatastic to Prosperity 旺事如意. One of the most “in” prayers of Lotus blessed clients.

The service number of this bus is 165. My hokkien-speaking clients love this. Read “165” in hokkien, it means “always having for the whole journey” – always prospering. And for the fans, this Lotus on Water bus has a name. They call it the Huat Bus.

The Huat Bus runs from Hougang to Clementi, passing through Upper Thomson Road. If you have taken the Huat Bus before, you will see the Lotus on Water Street – 4 Lotus on Water galleries standing proud.

The façade is bright and magnificent. Precious and treasured collections of carved crystals and raw jadeite boulders worth tens and tens of thousands SGD are generously displayed, shining radiantly into the walkway.

For the majority, these 4 Lotus on Water galleries are here as it has always been. There are those who remember there was a time when there were only 2 galleries, side by side. And there are the blessed clients who have followed the Lotus since it’s early days, would occasionally remark in the main gallery: this is where it all started.

The first Lotus on Water gallery started in June 2006. It shocked the fengshui market with its majestic touch and the highly valuable fengshui items. Before Lotus on Water, majority of the fengshui world was deemed as superstitious, uncouth and a nest of random soothsayers. Master Yun believes our culture deserves better. It should be treated with respect. After all, it is one of the oldest traditions with a rich history of prosperous dynasties. And the first thing to do to earn respect from others, is to respect ourselves. Hence, only the real and most precious fengshui collections, only the best and first-hand fengshui items, only the categories and standard of earthly treasures that the emperors once used are accepted.

And way before the revolutionary arrival of the first Lotus on Water gallery, Master Yun Long Zi, who is now retired, founded Lotus on Water and started the cause at his own home.

Receiving the mantle from his grandfather, the 5^th generation fengshui master in the family, Master Yun could have performed like his predecessors: practice the ancient art in private.

But Master Yun didn’t.

There is always this obsessively extremist characteristic in Master Yun. It is either he doesn’t do it, or he does it to the best. Many people say this, but few have done it. From what I know of Master Yun all these years, he always stays truthful to what he does and has the habit of makings things great. Not just good, but GREAT. When he was in university, his thesis was literally extraordinary. He was awarded first class honors – a prestige that the universities in Singapore had not seen for at least a decade before him – for his logic, sensibility, and I believe as well, greatness in mind and heart. Master Yun majored in both Chinese and English language and literature.

I believe it was also Master Yun’s great sense of responsibility that prompted him to reflect and revolutionize the ways of his predecessors.

In the humble beginnings of his home, Master Yun already insisted on the pinnacle of standards that Lotus on Water continues to uphold today. Only the natural, first-hand, and the best quality fengshui items were sold; there was no tolerance for anything less. He did not know whether anyone would buy the Lotus jadeite, perhaps no one would, because the real stuff were much more expensive that the man-tampered or fake jadeite that flooded the market then. Master Yun only knew one thing: to do what is right.

Only the best, natural, first-hand jadeite.

And faster than what was expected at all, Master Yun and Lotus on Water gathered faithful followers. There are always like-minded people who are after the best things in life; people who appreciate the value of precious and rare earthly treasures; people who aspire for greatness and victories in their lives and take action to make it happen – these individuals resonated with the cause of Lotus on Water. The blessed clients who followed the Lotus since its dawn, bought jadeite directly from Master Yun’s place.

In the wondrous jadeite collection then, there was this jadeite Guanyin statue. The Guanyin sits on a lotus flower and holds a stalk of lotus, yet to bloom. It was one of the most expensive collections then and several offers were made to buy this jadeite Guanyin. Master Yun hesitated. He felt his affinity with this Guanyin. Yet, to not sell this jadeite Guanyin would mean to forsake a huge amount of money.

Master Yun offered incense to the Guanyin and prayed: if the affinity is for the Guanyin to stay in Master Yun’s place, let there be a huge income in 10 days’ time.

The other jadeite Guanyin. This jadeite Guanyin is standing. It is currently housed in the Exquisite Buddha and Deity Sculpture Gallery. The only jadeite Guanyin left since the dawn of Lotus on Water.

And Master Yun went on with his affairs, nearly forgetting about the prayer, till a client from Netherlands called.

He called and requested Master Yun to do fengshui all the way in Holland. Master Yun replied that he only goes overseas to do fengshui when there are at least 5 locations or houses.

The Dutch client said: it’s not 1, not 5, but 21. There were 21 houses waiting for Master Yun to fengshui in Holland.

When this Dutch client last met Master Yun, Master Yun told him that there is a large pool of windfall coming to him. The Dutch client went back to Holland, flipping through his bills, and remembered the prediction. He sneered: the “Chinese magician” said I would have a windfall, but look at me clearing huge bills here! Just as he was saying this, he remembered a lotto (equivalent to our Toto) ticket he bought before he left for Singapore. No surprise – he won. I don’t remember how much, but apparently it was such a windfall amount that he sprained his back in the excitement of jumping around. The Dutch client owns a restaurant. And he told every one he came across about the story of the fengshui master from the east.

He called Master Yun exactly on the 10^th day of the prayer.

So, to the disappointment of many, the sitting jadeite Guanyin stayed in Master Yun’s place, not for sale.

Master Yun’s faith and insistence on quality bought him something else even greater: the power of this jadeite Guanyin was so immense that the amount of money earned from this Holland trip was sufficient to start the first Lotus on Water gallery.

The first gallery was started in June 2006. Every June, we celebrate the anniversary with a big bang. We celebrate Lotus on Water’s great leap to greatness, and also to remind ourselves the importance of great faith and the unquestionable tolerance for only the highest order of fengshui collections. They are the foundations on which Lotus on Water bloom, from nothing to something.

From 1 gallery to 2, then to 4…the rest is just prosperous history.

Here’s the guide to get your first Lotus jadeite, step-by-step

Here’s the guide to get your first Lotus jadeite step-by-step.

Which shall be your first Lotus jadeite? It will be the most important piece. It will be the piece that starts your path to prosperity, into a world of infinite possibilities.

We celebrate daily the small victories and big harvests of our blessed clients. Sometimes, it would be things are getting smoother at work, or perhaps your son scores fantastic for his term exam, or a sudden surprise of a billion dollar deal – the biggest single deal ever in your business. Maybe you have been watching your friend prosper magically and happily for a few years, maybe you have been following the progress of our blessed clients on Facebook for a few years – this is your chance.

And all the surprise harvests, abundant prosperity and happy privileges…it all begins with your first Lotus jadeite.

I propose 5 choices here for your first Lotus jadeite:

A. Laughing Buddha with ingots (valued at 8,669SGD)

The Laughing Buddha holds out the gold ingot for you. Sitting on his giant wealth bag at ease and smiling big, your wealth luck is happily in abundance. For your happiness and wealth, wear the Laughing Buddha with ingots.

This is a wonderful piece. It might not be the most powerful piece, but it has helped many of our blessed clients picked up from nothing, and prospered to where they are today.

In 2008, she stepped into Lotus on Water. She remembered clearly that it was the Qing Ming festival, because it was drizzling. That was the most dejected valley in her life. Her husband was a successful businessman, but lost an astronomical amount in underground gambling – he lost 500 million SGD. Houses after houses were sold. They moved into a rented apartment; they sold their valuables to pay for the debts; they sank to the deepest sinkhole of their lives.

She was a home-marker. She was fifty-plus years old, and it was 30 years since she worked in the society. She knew only one thing: she had to do something about her luck and the luck of her family. This was when she stepped into the Lotus.

With her below-the-pillow savings, she bought her first Lotus jadeite – the Laughing Buddha with ingots – at a painful pinch.

It was make it, or that’s it.

Time went by. Stars shift and shine at those who are prepared. Luck changes, but continues to favor those who made the commitment for breakthrough.

In 2012, she showed us her floorplan of her new house. It was a beautiful and generous bungalow in the east. In 2013, she bought her dream exquisite Lotus jadeite bangle worth 380k SGD. In 2014, she bought another brilliant and prosperous exquisite jadeite Guanyin, worth 380k SGD. The rest is prosperous history, and it all started with her first Lotus jadeite – the Laughing Buddha with ingots.

Go for the Laughing Buddha with ingots: http://bit.ly/lotusjadeite

B. Money Magnet Grand Wealth God (valued at 18,868SGD)

The Money Magnet Grand Wealth God brings grand and premium harvests in wealth. He holds the Ruyi in his left hand, granting your wishes and fulfilling your dreams; the ingot in his right hand, giving you the grand wealth very right now!

All surrounding him is cai dai 彩带 – the ribbon of wealth, bringing you streams and streams of direct and unexpected riches. At the end of the ribbon, is the favorite wealth pot with overflowing gold ingots and coins. Now, no one would mind excess wealth, I presume…

There are mainly 5 Gods of Wealth in the Chinese tradition. The Money Magnet Grand Wealth God is the grandest of them all, the superior of the others, the boss, the minister of finance. If you were really looking for great abundance in wealth, why not just go right to the source?

Compared to the Laughing Buddha with ingots, this Money Magnet Grand Wealth God is more powerful, more generous in both direct wealth and unexpected windfall. 

Go for the Money Magnet Grand Wealth God: http://bit.ly/lotusjadeite

C. The Heaven and Earth jadeite ring (customized to you, estimated from 20k SGD onwards)

The signature of Lotus on Water since 2006, the Heaven and Earth jadeite ring has prospered blessed clients specifically in areas they aspire to be, prospered them immensely, prospered them beyond imagination.

Usually, we recommend the Heaven and Earth jadeite ring for our blessed clients who have already prospered from their first Lotus jadeite. Have your first Lotus jadeite, prosper from it, then have the Heaven and Earth jadeite ring to prosper even further.

Of course, you can definitely go for the Heaven and Earth jadeite ring as your first piece, if you are going for something more direct and powerful straight away. But be mindful, our advice is that you add on the Lotus jadeite pendant as soon as possible.

Go for the Heaven and Earth jadeite ring: http://bit.ly/lotusjadeite

D. Thousand Hands jadeite Guanyin (valued at 16,868SGD)

The newest addition to Lotus on Water jadeite collections, the Thousand Hands jadeite Guanyin is the blessing and protector of the Lotus. It is the symbol of glorious victory. Wear the victorious Thousand Hands jadeite Guanyin, be with the victor, and be the victor.

If you imagine the problems in your life is ten time more powerful than you. Stand tall and proud. The Lotus is with you. Guanyin with Thousand Hands is behind you. Just as she was always behind Master Yun.

By the power of Thousand Hands jadeite Guanyin, with the faith and pride of Lotus on Water, all giants -- prosperity, power and love, shall bow before you.

Lotus on Water -- tall, bright and with pride -- always prosperity with elegance.

Go for the Thousand Hands jadeite Guanyin: http://bit.ly/lotusjadeite

E. Jadeite Guardian Guanyin (valued at 9,868SGD)

Though not as powerful as the Thousand Hands jadeite Guanyin, the Jadeite Guardian Guanyin is the protector of your wealth and blessing. 

With Buddha's hands supporting the Guanyin, there are greater benefactors coming your way. Nothing escapes from the hands of the Buddha - not even the Monkey King. You shall not miss another precious opportunities of great wealth again. 

Go for the Jadeite Guardian Guanyin: http://bit.ly/lotusjadeite

So here are the steps to buy your first Lotus jadeite:

1. Choose which collection you want to buy as your first Lotus jadeite.

You want to wear the Laughing Buddha with ingots, the Money Magnet Grand Wealth God, or straight to the Heaven and Earth jadeite ring? Or you have seen other Lotus collections you want, tell us.

2. Tell us why.

We want to know what you have chosen, does it help in what you want. Or maybe we can suggest other collections that are more appropriate and effective.

Most importantly, tell yourself why. The first piece is the most important piece. In time to come when you prospered and buy more wonderful collections for yourself, you will remember this piece. Most clients still wear the first piece, along with others.

NOTE: it’s a lifetime thing. What you have works for a lifetime. You are not changing every year. You can wear it for a lifetime. Of course you are most welcome to upgrade, and it will start from the first Lotus jadeite.

3. Tell us your date of birth.

We use this to determine the color of the jadeite that is good for you. Lotus on Water is very specific. We don't sell our top grade remedies simply because you heard some random fengshui tips from some random magazine or random person, or plainly because you are born in the year of the rat or dog or monkey. 

Though we have more than 30,000 clients till date, our advices and remedies are specific to every individual. Specific to your date and time of birth, to your situation, to your needs, to your dreams. Why should you be treated with generalization when it is a matter concerning your prosperous future?

So after you have chosen your Lotus jadeite, we will contact you. After confirming it and receiving your payment (refer to the next point), we will choose a piece that is of your good color.

4. Payment terms.

If you are from out of Singapore, you can remit the amount. If you are in Singapore, we should be meeting in the gallery. You can use cash, cheque or credit card.

Some credit cards have 0% interest installment plans. What does this mean? It means paying with credit cards from selected banks, you can wear your first Lotus jadeite soonest, while the investment is paced out gently monthly. 

Speak to us to find out which banks' credit cards have this offer.

5. Collection.

7 working days after receiving payment, your Lotus jadeite will be couriered to you. Or you can collect it at the gallery.

Your Lotus jadeite will be cast with gold (if required) and blessed personally by Master Yun with the highest grade of specially concocted vermilion in these preparation days.

Start early. Be prosperous. Start now here: http://bit.ly/lotusjadeite