風水

Since the opening of my shop in June, business had been slow for that whole month. Perhaps it was due to the location or maybe it was because of the design of my shop. Hmm...

Anyway, had a light conversation with a customer today who so happens to work for a geomancer. Although he himself is not a geomancer but I believe more or less he did pick up a thing or two from the master. As per what enlightenment he offered, my shop seems to be too red. Geomancy or 風水 is about the 5 elements, that is 金，木，水，火，土. Red symbolises 火 & in retail, customer is 水. As the theme of my shop design is mainly red in color, he said that in overall it is too fiery for the water to penetrate, which could possibly be the reason why business is so slow. Then again, it is up to the individual whether to believe in it or not.

As I wondered on about this geomancy stuff, I thought about the sales on Saturday. That was perhaps the best since opening day. As compared to today at that precise moment, I was experiencing the worst. But everything seemed to change as the sun sets. Businesss did pick up & all in all, I did manage to capture 1 last customer before closing time. Profit margin is not my main criteria at this moment, rather awareness & customer rapport is.

Now that I'm moving into the second month of business, I hope sales improves so I can have a better sleep at night.