Funny feng shui sabotage

[Annie Pecheva]

Hi,

Just found this funny news in internet:

High-roller threatens to sue US casino for bad feng shui: report

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25560829-29677,0...

May 30, 2009
Article from: Australian Associated Press

A TAIWANESE man who lost $US2 million ($2.5 million) in Las Vegas is threatening to sue the casino for using feng shui to cause his losing streak, according to a report published in Taipei today.
The man, surnamed Yuan, alleged that the Venetian dug a one-metre square hole on the wall of the presidential suite he was staying in April last year and covered it with a black cloth, said Apple Daily.

The casino also put two white towels in front of Yuan's suite and turned on two large fans facing his room without notifying him, it said.

Yuan claimed that his luck turned bad after discovering the arrangements and that he went from winning $400,000 to losing $2 million, the report said.

“We Chinese drape black and white cloths only when there is a death in the family. It is such a taboo for regular people, let alone for the gamblers,” he was quoted as saying.

Yuan filed a complaint against the Venetian after returning to Taiwan and demanded the cancellation of a $2 million debt to the casino, half of it on credit, it said.

The casino has promised to refund him $100,000 in cash and the same amount in chips, the paper said, without explaining why it had agreed to this.

Yuan had notified the Venetian through his lawyer of his intention to sue for feng shui sabotage if the casino fails to come up with a “reasonable solution”, it said.

Feng shui, or wind and water, is an ancient Chinese belief that seeks to channel good and bad psychic energy through the arrangement of furniture and ornaments.

There are some common feng shui taboos among Taiwanese gamblers, such as bringing a hair brush to a gambling table as “brush” is a homophone of “lose,” the report said.

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Annie

[Danny VdB]

Hi Annie,


Actually, this man makes sense considering the news of the last year or so.

Bankers who saw their risky bets go against them, have been bailed out by us, the taxpayers.

Then why not this poor lad who was unlucky at the roulette table?
Helping him will be good for the global economy.

Bailouts are in vogue.


Danny

[Aline Mendes]

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This ad i just pasted from google ads right here at our ning community brilliantly shows how feng shui is sold out to the public. :|

But I believe there are different kinds of clients for different kinds of professionals, and each consultant gets the clients deserved for him. So I don't bother that much anymore about what the media says about feng shui.

[Teresa Min Yee Hwang]

Dear Aline,

I agree totally! Karmic connections.........................

No point in arguing who's right or who's wrong, we all get what we deserve in the end.

Best qi,

Teresa

[Danny VdB]

Hi Aline, all,


Doesn' t look like that site offers anything related to feng shui.

But actually Google adwords gives that as a tip to its advertizers.
Use also "related" keywords to find the right audience for your "product"
For example , people who are interested in feng shui or numerology, also usually have interest in astrology.
So also paying for the keywords "feng shui" and "numerology" allows that astrology site to tap into a wider audience. (and of course Google profits by getting more keywords sold).

There is no harm in it.
People who see that ad mentioning "feng shui numerology" could easily be disappointed by what they find on that site, next google for sites that offer the real deal and end up finding your or my website (or our ning networks).

Looking on the bright side..

Danny