Do you think she really wanted her feng shui advisor to inherit it all?
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Mr Sombath's wife Shui-Meng Ng is now trying desperately to ensure her husband is not forgotten.
In 2011, Diageo became the largest single shareholder in premium baijiu producer Shui Jing Fang.
Feng Shui is a Chinese philosophy that has existed for more than 4000 years.
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My favorite was the couple that was playing slots using the principles of feng shui (They won).
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Floor plans also observed feng shui: Stairwells, for example, don't directly face the front door, for ideal energy-flow.
Feng shui advice does not come cheap and there have been a number of scandals involving unscrupulous practitioners.
It is something Yushan National Park head ranger Fang You-shui knows well.
Long before Feng shui became trendy, East-Asian designs abounded in the country homes of Japanophile and master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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" Says GEM chairman Lo Ka-shui: "Although the amount of money companies can raise is small, they can still raise capital.
Kuek's clients also include multinational companies that find they have to take matters like feng shui seriously as they expand in Asia.
Xintiandi, originally a haven for expatriates, is now Shanghai's number one tourist attraction for Chinese visitors, says Vincent Lo, chairman of Shui On.
Feng shui balances the elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water to create positive energy, and these elements can be seen throughout the theme park.
Mak is skeptical of the cosmic claims of "popular" feng shui and says it's an area that needs to be looked at more critically.
And in June, Diageo announced it was teaming up with another spirits firm, Shui Jing Fang, to launch Shanghai White vodka in Hong Kong.
Try the 40-year-old Sunbeam Theatre which narrowly escaped closure earlier this year thanks to philanthropist of Li Kiu-ming, a feng shui master and theatrical troupe owner.
Others were moving beds away from windows, as dictated by feng-shui.
On Monday, Shui On said that China Xintiandi has submitted an application to list in Hong Kong with the stock exchange, and funds raised will go toward expansion.
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That, more than his off-hand remark about bad feng shui, is the reason he will not live or work in Government House, home to a dozen British governors.
For example, auction house Sotheby's only began work on its new office space in Hong Kong last year after a feng shui master chose an auspicious date.
In the Linz steel plant, clean as a whistle and done up in a colour scheme recommended by a feng shui expert, there is hardly anybody to be seen.
The new Shanghai stock exchange is built in the shape of a hollowed square to help trap positive energy, a nod to the ancient geomantic rituals of feng shui.
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De-cluttering it seems (with or without Feng Shui) can be a process of letting go of things that have been holding you back or distracting you from your current life.
"We see (overall) market transactions picking up, as the government is making it easier for first-time home buyers, " said Vincent Lo, chairman of Shanghai-based developer Shui On Land Ltd.
Dr Michael Mak, from the University of Newcastle in Australia, studies how feng shui can be used in urban design and architecture from what he calls a scientific stand point.
The principles of Feng Shui got me thinking about what influence the placement of things and objects in an advertising environment can affect the impact and outcome of a marketing campaign.
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And he points to the popularity of atriums or courtyards that bring the natural environment into a building as one way the principles of feng shui are manifested in modern architecture.
In Hong Kong, the chain, which is owned by Hong Kong tycoon Lo Ka Shui and family, has two hotels under the Langham hotels brand, and a third, called Eaton Smart.
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