Wait a minute...did you hear wood?

Hmm...I ah gar ah gar...is wood leh.

Yes it is agarwood, not ah gar wood. In my previous article, I mentioned about how Master Yun blessed the Lotus collections -- you might have seen the word "wood". Well well well, you might be wondering: why does Lotus on Water have agarwood, I thought only jadeite and crystals?

Many of you would have been to the main gallery, the VIP gallery and the Buddha and Guan Yin sculpture gallery but not the third gallery. If you happened to walk past or dine in any of the restaurant across the streets and you look at our four majestic galleries, you will notice that the third gallery is not as bright and shimmering as compared to the other three (lights are off most of the time) -- because not everyone has the privilege to go in. Just like stages in Candy Crush, those that are not lighted up, means it's locked. 

So...how to unlock?

Well...to be "eligible" or have the "ticket" (Candy Crush) to step into the agarwood and sandalwood gallery and take a "sniff" at the Lotus scented wood, you would need to have a jadeite pendant or a jadeite ring. That is how nearly all blessed clients of the Lotus started -- jadeite.

The difference? -- well you can't really compare because it is like smartphone and a laptop. Needless to say...having both together will increase your efficiency as it serves a different purpose altogether. For those who own the Lotus agarwood or sandalwood -- congratulations -- I am very happy for you -- you FEEL and know the power of having both jadeite and scented wood. It is another level of Yin and Yang. (There is a drawing posted by Mr Kan on his Facebook, kudos if you found it)

Of course when you choose a piece of Lotus jadeite for yourself, it would be according to your favorable element (color). But for scented wood, this process is not needed. You cannot handle it with bear hands unlike jadeite where you can hold and feel it and see which one is calling out to you. Scented wood, you got to smell it...and of course the one similarity is we got to look out for is the carving. It will give it a characteristic so it will work for you in that particular way.

Lotus jadeite Thousand Hands Guan Yin carve in the image of the 4th Lotus Sandalwood Thousand Hands Guan Yin

One last point for blessed clients who already own the Lotus scented wood and those who are looking to get it for your next Lotus collection! While jadeite has no issue with water -- try not to let your scented wood be in contact with water because it might wash away the oil! (the OIL is the source of the POWER!) I will touch more on this in my next article.

Till we meet again...power up your prosperity with our powerful Lotus collection and HUAT more!

-- Samuel Ling, Assistant to Advisor

华丽的富贵

旺财馆客人在购买旺财吊坠后通常都会经历一些不适，有时这种不适感会加剧，有时则会渐渐散去。这些人生中的不适都是为了磨练我们，让我们为日后的挑战做足充分的准备，因为我们所可能遇到的挑战和随之而来的成就远远超出我们的想象。

你是否想过世界首富怎么年年都是那几个人？这是因为他们已经有了增长和长期拥有这些财富的能力。要增强自己赚取财富的能力或许需要几十年。当我看见身价百万的客人时，我会自问这些人是如何得到今天的成就？因为我看见的是，大家每天都拥有同样的24小时，这些富人的输出怎么却比其他人高？

这之后的第二个问题是：他们怎么创造如此高价值的输出？我得出的结论是，这些富人经历了长时间的努力才累计了创造高价值输出的能力。每个人的时针和秒针都以同样的速度前进，但这些人的输出却比一般人高出许多，例如：一个精神外科医生或一家公司的首席执行长，他们都是在相关领域耕耘数十载后才有今天的地位。

我同时也观察到了另一点：这些成功人士在个性上仍有些改进的空间。换言之，他们拥有了富贵却忽略了生活中的优雅。

在艺术中，优雅是端庄和风度的体现。在数理中，优雅体现于极其简单却异常高效的方程式或流程。让我们比较一下自动机械表（自动表）和座钟（老爷钟）。

设计巧妙的时针分针与罗马数字间距平均的表面，
结合在一个不足手腕大小的小圆圈里。

大型铁制零件蕴藏在高大的木箱中。

在比较之下就看得出两者在艺术对于优雅的审美上相形见绌：自动表的时针分针优美地向前运行，老爷钟确是僵硬地摆动。自动表的表面设计必须清楚呈现时间，还能让你在看了一千遍后也不感厌倦。要是你对表面有一丝的厌恶，那你就没办法看着手表确定时间了。

从数理的角度看待两者便能发现两者的设计有很大的优劣。自动表可以在狭小的空间中转动并为佩戴者提供时间的讯息，这个小巧和轻盈的设计足以让你戴在手上。

这么一支表里的结构和机械的设计都需要经过反复的思考和实验，就为了顾及美观和实用性。而老爷钟呢？它没办法佩戴在手上，内部机械的运作也更加笨重，但运作方面或许更佳简单。

严谨的设计结合华丽的外表。

这就如极品旺财翡翠，每一件在这个世界上都是独一无二。
每一款设计都是为了拥有人取得最佳的效果。

最终，大多数的人都会拥有一支设计精美的手表，但不是每个人都会拥有一座老爷钟，更别说戴上老爷钟了。优美和华丽在旺财宝贝中班了举足轻重的角色，从设计到材料都为你个人化，确保你能戴出你的人生态度。

试问，我是否也能取得华丽的富贵——更快、更好地取得成功。与其如那些富翁和老爷钟一样走辛苦且长远的路，我选择了我可以信赖的手表并与旺财宝贝一起旺财。

——Leonard

（译）

Uncovering the Mystery of the Lotus Pineapple Dragon

What is Lotus Pineapple Dragon (皇梨龙)?

Why Lotus Pineapple Dragon?

Why not Prosperity Dragon (旺梨龙)? Prosper your dragon (旺你的龙)? Isn’t this more appropriate to the fame of Lotus on Water (云龙子旺财翡翠馆)?

Why is it a combination of pineapple and dragon, rather than a combination orange, apple, or grapes and dragon?

These are the questions I had in my mind regarding the Lotus Pineapple Dragon. My mind was full of why, why and why?

In order to answer all my questions, I looked through all materials on Lotus on Water and made sure that I did not miss anything regarding the Lotus Pineapple Dragon! Only after thorough research did I realise that Lotus Pineapple Dragon is a mascot that was designed by Master Yun himself. The name Lotus Pineapple Dragon represents “the best of the earth and the treasure of the heaven (地上之最，天上之宝)”!

However, this does not satisfy my curiosity. Somehow, this Lotus Pineapple Dragon does not seem that simple to me, there must be something more unique about it.

Hence, I continued my exploration and research on Lotus Pineapple Dragon, repeatedly questioning myself about this Dragon.

Shouldn’t the dragon be with the phoenix? There’s this saying of “prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix (龙凤呈祥)”, and we do not hear it being “prosperity brought by the dragon and the pineapple (龙－黄梨呈祥)”.

So why is the dragon with the pineapple now?

Or does the dragon prefer eating pineapples?

It turned out that there was indeed much more to it.

Pineapple can be written as “黄梨” (黄 as yellow) as well as “凤梨” (凤 as phoenix) in Chinese. This is because the leaves of a pineapple plant look like that of a phoenix tail. Revelation: the Lotus Pineapple Dragon is actually the Lotus Pineapple Phoenix as well, this unique mascot designed by Lotus on Water actually carried the auspicious meaning of “prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix (龙凤呈祥).

Taking a closer look at the Lotus Pineapple Dragon pendant, you would notice a head of a dragon carved over an overturned pineapple that has its leaves at the bottom. The overturned pineapple has the hidden meaning of “the arrival of prosperity (旺到)”, and if you look at it from a holistic view, the pendant has both the power of the dragon’s head and a phoenix’s tail!

In the Book of Changes (易经), 乾qian represents heaven and坤 kun represents earth and according to the book, yin and yang makes up everything in this world. The Lotus Jadeite Pineapple Dragon is thus a bearer of this yin and yang, possessing the best qi of heaven and earth, and through this dragon and phoenix, the best prosperity in the universe is channelled to you.

I often hear this saying: detail is everything. From the day I became a member of Lotus on Water, I knew that everything in Lotus on Water is about details, and it is no wonder that it is the leader of the fengshui community. Just by looking at the Lotus Jadeite Pineapple Dragon, you would be able to see Lotus’s dedication and persistence when it comes to details.

It is true that you can see another world just by looking at a jadeite.

-- Ruyi

(Translated)