Properties from a Feng Shui perspective: Part 149
By David Koh and Joe Choo | Jul 15, 2010
Feng Shui of Klang River and Seri Sentosa
Our tour of the Old Klang Road has so far taken us along a path parallel to the Klang River. At the sixth mile, the river veers south and cuts across the road to head in the direction of Puchong. Thereafter, the Old Klang Road resumes its westward journey to Shah Alam and Klang.
Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa, which branches off Old Klang Road, picks up the baton and continues to track the river on one side of the banks, while Puchong is situated on the opposite bank. This is a very long road that bends and curves to service the considerably-sized Taman Seri Sentosa.
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| Even though the scientific community has yet to agree on the health effects of living near high-tension cables, there is no doubt that there is an electromagnetic field generated by the current. |
As one enters this main road, there is a cluster of shop-offices on the left. This commercial district is located between the road and the river. Indeed, the development practically runs right up to the riverbank. This is a very unusual situation as township bylaws require a 30-metre setback from either side of a river to provide a safety buffer against floods. Although the flood problems that used to plague parts of Old Klang Road have been mitigated and are unlikely to recur, this is still irregular.
By right, the banks should be reserved as a public park for the benefit of everyone. They are not ideal for buildings, be they commercial, industrial or residential.
Earth energy originates from the peak of mountains and travels downhill until it reaches bodies of water. Unable to penetrate this barrier of a different rigidity, the energy rebounds and also gets deflected along the banks. As energy travels downhill, they are very energetic and vigorous. Thus it is not advisable to construct buildings that face uphill. The occupants would be overwhelmed by this.
Gentle, homogenous energy
It is preferable to face lowland or the river where the energy is much gentler and homogenous. If a river is curved to create an embracing concave, the deflected energy is likely to be collected in a concentrated pool. This is considered very auspicious in environology. Riverbanks that are curved as in the case here are actually very good catchers of energy.
However, staying a reasonable distance away from the riverbank has its merits, other than flood avoidance. The bank’s high concentration of energy is attractive to life. In Kuala Lumpur, this manifested into squatter settlements. With or without squatters, areas that have concentrated pools of gentle, homogenous energy tend to also attract vice activities – prostitution, gambling, protection racket, gangsters and the like.
It is not surprising then that despite the developers’ efforts to create a viable commercial area at Jalan 1a/133 to 3/133, the area looks very rundown and unsafe. From a landform perspective, the best facing direction is east toward the river or south to follow the flow direction. Across Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa, there is a small pocket township known as Taman Kanagapuram or Section 18. This comprises an internal ring road formed by Jalan 18/16, 18/17 and 18/18, with several cul-de-sacs leading off the ring. In addition to an entry point to Old Klang Road via 18/15, this area is connected to Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa via 18/16a.
Jalan 18/16a services four schools – Arul Yoga Ashrama, SK Petaling 1 and 2, and SMK Petaling.
Ring roads good
A ring road is considered a good design because it can collect energy within its embracing boundaries. The best location for buildings would then be inside the ring facing outward. Properties that face inward will not get such benefits and are more likely to fare poorly. Properties outside the ring are also not as good because energy reflected off the roads are dispersed outward and away: there is no energy pool for the properties to tap into.
Properties here that comply with these features and also face south are likely to perform the best. Their orientation parallels the Klang River.
The cul-de-sacs or dead-end roads are more problematic because human energy does not get to circulate in these roads. Thus, over time the energy here becomes stagnant. Properties located at the end of these roads are likely to wear down over time and the occupants may not do so well. Those at the beginning of these roads are spared because they enjoy the circulating traffic from the main road.
Jalan Seri Sentosa 4 through 7 are dead-end roads. Properties here are likely to experience the same stagnating effects. Even here, there will be varying degrees of landform effects. Properties on one side of the road, facing east to the river, will fare better than their opposite neighbours. There are several condominiums located along Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa. They are part of attempts by the authorities and developers to elevate Seri Sentosa’s status to a middle-to-upper class residential area. There are Avenue Court, Avant Court and Sentosa Court. Avenue Court is located on the north side of the road while the other two are sandwiched by the road and river.
Avenue Court has a very interesting design. The apartment blocks are lined in a curve that faces and embraces the river. Whether intentional or by chance, this is a very conducive orientation from an environology viewpoint. Buildings that face south and the river are likely to do very well, and it shows.
High tension courts
The other two courts, on the other hand, seem to be less well-maintained. This could be due to their orientation. If their backs are to the river, then they do not tap into the energy pool rebounding off the riverbank. Furthermore, there are high-tension cables running along the land here.
Electromagnetic fields from high-tension cables are modern-day hazards that ancient Feng shui sages never foresaw. However, using the principles on which environology is based; anything that disrupts magnetism is likely to have an adverse effect on humans.
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| There are high-tension cables running through Taman Seri Sentosa. |
The Chinese were the first people to invent the magnetic compass. It was invented for navigation not sea farer but war. It was a simple magnet placed on chariot and on the magnet a wooden human statue with one arm pointing forward. The direction of wooden man’s pointing arm pointing south. This gave the army a direction pointing towards where the enemy was. In ancient time battles and war were fought on foot, horseback and chariots. Battlefields were dusty and visibility was poor. It was later developed into many other uses, such as sea navigation and for Feng shui purposes. Feng shui compasses contained much more information and the needles are used to measure the flow of Qi. Thus, geomagnetism is a part of earth energy that influences humans. Geomagnetic changes have been known to affect the production of melatonin (among others), which in turn affect us mentally and physically. Therefore, landform environology is not mere hocus-pocus and there is an underlying scientific basis supporting it.
Even though the scientific community has yet to agree on the health effects of living near high-tension cables, there is no doubt that there is an electromagnetic field generated by the currents. As we enter our homes, offices or factories, we induce energy into the building. If the energy is unstable due to the EM field, we are possibly inducing unstable energy into it.
Further along Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa, there is another cluster of development. Here are Jalan Seri Sentosa 8 to 11, there are some shop-offices, a wet market and a hawker centre. Across the main road, there are some walk-up flats and a hypermarket called Checkers. Nearby, there are more low-cost flats at Jalan Seri Sentosa 12 and 13/133.
Flat and flats
The landform here is quite flat, since it is near the river to the east and south, which runs in a southwest direction. The high land is located at the north where Gasing Hill stands. The best facing direction would be southeast, south or southwest. These directions would either face the river directly or follow its flow.
The flats are designed in such a way that different units have different entrances. Therefore, only some of these units have conducive entrances. If these entrances are also in a favourable sector vis-a-vis the occupants’ Gua, then the people will benefit in terms of harmonious relationships, good health, finance and advancement. Otherwise, even if the facing direction is good, it will not benefit the occupants.
Their neighbours are likely to have an unfavourable orientation and fare less well. It is even worse if the main entrance does not suit the occupants’ Gua. (To determine your Gua number, log in to www.mingsweb.org). Overall, the mixed fortunes of the various combined units in the flats create a less-than-positive net effect. They are likely to be run-down and poorly maintained.
The shop-offices along Jalan Seri Sentosa 8a should do well because they face both the main road and river. Likewise the shop-offfice found along Jalan Seri Sentosa 11a, and the wet market. Interestingly, the land on which these buildings are constructed is actually lower than the main road. The net effect is that they face higher land, though the river is a little further away. In essence, they are sitting in a little bowl valley, where the earth energy gathers. Again, such a pool is prone to attracting vice activities. Therefore, it would not be surprising if these are become infested with thugs and shady activities.
The Checkers hypermarket sits right beside the riverbank. It would likely do well if it orientates its entrance to face south or southwest.
Next week, we will continue further down Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa and see what surprises are in store for us.
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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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