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Filipinos use the chant “Oro, plata, mata” to count steps in order to figure out how many steps to build in a new house (Gold, silver, death). The rule of this superstition is that the last letter of the top stair step shouldn't be “mata,” because it can bring bad luck to people who use the stairs.

COUNTING YOUR STAIRS
It is common practice in some Asian countries to count the stairs leading to your front door, or to the upper level of your house. In fact, " counting the stairs" can become quite addictive. If you start the habit of stair-counting you may find that you're doing it everywhere you go. Although it can be fun to count the steps and relate them to your fortune, or to the fortune of others, it does not have much significance in the overall assessment of the "feng shui" of your house.

However, you may count your steps using this simple formula. Count your steps with four words, which translated from Chinese mean, " going up, 'peak' 'decline', and 'diminish,' You could substitute good, good, bad, bad. One step is good, two steps are good, three steps are bad, four steps are bad, five steps are good etc.