The Place that Nurtures Singapore’s Most Brilliant Pearls

Our sportsmen are going from strength to strength!

Singapore may be a little red dot, but it ranks high in Southeast Asia’s sports scene. Even with a small pool of talent, Singapore has managed to shine in both the economic and the sporting world. This is thanks to the government’s ceaseless efforts to support sportspeople through its policies and facilities upgrades – like the Singapore Sports Hub which opened in June 2014.

We won’t explain the design of the Singapore Sports Hub since you can find that information everywhere. Instead, we’ll analyse this unique new structure from a Landform feng shui perspective.

Visitors near and far unanimously agree that the Sports Hub is shaped like part of a ball, perhaps thinking that the design should be sports-related since it’s the Sports Hub. In terms of Landform feng shui, however, it has its own “feng shui identity”. On a lighter note, some have joked that the Sports Hub looks like a rice cooker or even a radio set! What do you think?

Truthfully, determining the Sports Hub’s feng shui formation isn’t easy as it resembles both the “tortoise” formation as well as the “Oyster Growing a Pearl” formation. First, let’s discuss the “tortoise” shape! Doesn’t this domed exterior look just like a tortoise shell? Of course, we can’t call it a “tortoise land” just because of that. Before we make up our minds, let’s look at the conditions required for a place to be deemed a “tortoise land”.

Typically, a “tortoise land” feng shui formation is found near a “snake land” or “centipede land”. The Xuanwu (Black Turtle) is one of the Four Benevolent Animals in traditional feng shui and takes the shape of a tortoise or snake. In case you didn’t know, the Sports Hub happens to be located at the “Five Snakes Battling the White Crocodile” feng shui formation on the banks of the Kallang River. In addition, nearby Geylang is seen as a “water centipede”. This tortoise formation appearing on a “snake” or “centipede” landform fits right into feng shui theories!

However, if we anaylse the Sports Hub’s architecture carefully, it becomes apparent that it doesn’t belong to the “tortoise” feng shui formation. Why? Wh.at makes the Sports Hub unique is its retractable roof. However, if Singapore Sports Hub is a “tortoise” formation, would that make it a “tortoise” with its “shell” removed when the roof of the Sports Hub is retracted? Guess it’s not a “tortoise” after all.

In that case, does the Sports Hub belong to the “Oyster Growing a Pearl” feng shui formation? We kept this possibility in mind during our several field inspections. You’ve seen oysters and know that they have two half shells hinged together that can open and close; similarly, the Sports Hub’s retractable roof can open or close as needed – just like an oyster’s shell.

You might be curious about this: since the Sports Hub belongs to the “Oyster Growing a Pearl” formation, shouldn’t there be a pearl-shaped structure somewhere nearby? In fact, the Sports Hub’s overall structure is essentially a giant pearl, but this “pearl” requires some time to grow into a bigger and more precious gem.

Perhaps the authorities could consider adding some pearl-shaped structures in the vicinity of the Sports Hub in order to boost and accelerate the good feng shui here. Do you agree?