Properties from a feng shui perspective: Part 139
By David Koh and Joe Choo | May 7, 2010
Happy Garden
Kuchai Lama has many little pockets of developments and their boundaries are eventually blurred over time. Often, one cannot tell where it ends and neighbouring Happy Garden begins. Happy Garden begins at the traffic intersection at Jalan Kuchai Lama leading to Jalan Rukun. (For Google map reference, please log on to http://maps.google.co.uk/ and search for “Kuala Lumpur”.)
Then the road turns left into Rukun 1, a one-way street to circumvent several rows of houses before continuing onwards into the heart of Happy Garden. Before we proceed into Happy Garden, let us wrap up with the few other small pocket developments around Kuchai Lama.
Taman Kuchai Jaya is a small section represented by the road suffixes, 115A, 115B and 115C. This comprises a few houses and several flats. The houses are located along and around Jalan 2/115A. These are located in a low-lying area, in a small ravine formed between two “dragon” talons.
As you may recall, this area has several mountain claws that spread out to create an undulating hilly terrain, and at the ends of these claws, there are also small talons that cause further ups and downs.
Houses here are in or near the lowest points; this is where earth energy collects. There is a saying that between two rivers, there is a mountain and between two mountains there is a river. Even in the absence of a river, earth energy is likely to congregate here at the lowest level.
Depending on their orientation, houses here are actually in a good location. This area is rich in earth energy. Ideally, they should face the lower slope.
KUCHAI JAYA
The Kuchai Jaya flats are located off Jalan 1/126B and 3/115C. These residences all sit on a steep slope leading down to the ravine. Earth energy runs faster down steep slopes and it is usually not a good idea to construct buildings here.
This is evident from the rundown state of the flats here. It looks dilapidated and slum-like, with very little maintenance or upkeep to spruce up its appearance. It is a pity as from a property agent’s perspective this is a convenient location: it is close to the main road and access to public transport.
The flats are actually not sitting on the slopes but rather on cuts made into the side of the cliff. Therefore, they have a sunken appearance and are actually sitting right at the foot of the cliff. In any case, the energy is too strong.
The design of the flats is such that one side faces the hill and the other side away from it. Relatively speaking, the downhill facing side will do better than their opposite neighbours. However in the overall big picture, both are not likely to do exceptionally well.
This is usually the sad case with poor town planning. When roads and houses are not built to conform to environology principles, one side may be conducive for the occupants’ success while their opposite neighbours may fare worse.
If the non-conducive side is severely affected, the effect spills over: the entire neighbourhood’s image and value can be impacted, leading to poorer valuations and sale. This is likely to be the case here.
GENERAL VIEWS
Due to the undulating terrain, it is difficult – and likely to bore you to tears – for us to discuss Happy Garden road by road. So, we will stick with general observations instead.
There are several ridges and hills here. From Jalan Rukun, the road goes down and climbs up. Then it levels off along Riang 11 before dipping downhill again. There is a network of internal roads spread out around Happy Garden, and this is good as it enables free movement of traffic and keeps fresh the energy created by the movement of people.
Earth energy flows from high land to low, similar to how rivers flow. The energy is particularly stronger down steep slopes. It is not advisable to construct properties with their entrances facing uphill as they have to face the full brunt of the earth’s energy.
Properties that face a downhill slope are preferable because their backs can shield the building from the oncoming energy. Furthermore, the downhill direction also tends to lead to a river or valley, where the earth energy eventually reaches.
At this point, the energy is deflected and reflected by the river. This effectively blunts the force of the energy and the rebounding energy is now gentle and homogenous. If the banks are shaped in an embrace, like a parabolic dish, the energy is then collected in a pool.
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The recently upgraded Jalan Gembira is raised higher than its surroundings. - Filepic
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FACE THE POOL
Properties that face the river and this pool are considered very conducive. This has been observed practically everywhere in the world, be it in cities or towns.
If one were to observe the houses in Happy Garden, one would notice that occupants in houses that face downhill tend to be more prosperous. The houses are well maintained and furnished. The cars are probably classier, too, compared to their opposite neighbours.
Of course, the individual Gua (based on the date of birth) will also have an impact on the occupants’ welfare. Those with a favourable Gua and life profile will do well regardless of the house orientation. However, if the orientation is poor, the level of success will be somewhat muted.
There are also houses where the slope is sideways. In such a situation, a particular member of the family will benefit while another may suffer, depending on which sectors of the house are highest and lowest, consecutively.
There is a market at Jalan Selesa, ringed by several shop-houses. This section of Happy Garden is located on a downhill slope from north to south. Thus, the shops at Jalan Selesa are in a very good location.
HAPPY ROAD
Further down at Jalan 2/128, there is another row of shop-houses facing south. These shops face the recently upgraded Jalan Gembira, which separates the “old” part of Happy Garden from the new. This road also connects Overseas Union Garden (OUG) to Kuchai Entrepreneur Park.
The trouble here is, the upgraded road is raised higher than its surroundings, which means the shops on Jalan 2/128 now face high ground. There is also the possibility of wind turbulence from traffic dispersing the energy. However, this is not likely to be significant because there is a traffic light intersection here that forces cars to drive slowly.
Shop-houses along Jalan Riang 11 and 12 face west and east, respectively and the slope goes sideways. This is not too bad, compared to those along Jalan 1/128, which face uphill. Despite their close proximity to a busy market, the only business that seems to be thriving here is the betting shop!
Gambling and vice are resilient businesses because people are drawn to it, for the thrill of gambling and pleasures of the flesh. These are businesses that do not want to collect energy. The demand is always there with or without good landform, but with good landform, their clientele may actually do well and this is bad for business.
The newer part of Happy Garden extends further southward and eventually joins OUG and Seri Petaling. This is out of our current scope of tracking the environology of Old Klang Road. We shall return to this section at another time.
*This series on feng shui and real estate properties appears courtesy of the Malaysia Institute of Geomancy Sciences (MINGS). David Koh is the founder of MINGS and has been a feng shui master and teacher for the past 36 years.
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