Properties from a Feng Shui perspective: Part 158
By David Koh and Joe Choo | Sep 17, 2010
Feng Shui: Gasing Hill
In the older part of Petaling Jaya which is south of the Federal Highway, one of the most recognisable landmarks is Gasing Hill. There is nothing about it that resembles a spinning top but its residents often go into a frenzy whenever they hear news of any new development projects planned for the area. (For Google map reference, please log on to http://maps.google.co.uk/ and search for “Kuala Lumpur”.)
Gasing Hill is a very popular spot in the mornings. Many people would walk up the hill every morning as part of their exercise regimen. Families would also visit. Children delight in the huge numbers of long-tailed macaques found here, obviously attracted to the treats given by some visitors.
Despite the beautiful panorama at night, Gasing Hill is not very often visited in the evenings. Lovebirds who venture up here may run the risk of being pounced on by religious authorities or worse, gangsters and muggers! Access to Gasing Hill is very easy, thanks to Jalan 5/64 and 66 that go right to the top to service the Gasing Hill Reservoir. Due to its towering location, the summit of Gasing Hill soon became more populated. The Sivan Hindu Temple started as a small hut at the peak and grew into a temple complex over time. Telekom Malaysia also constructed a transmission tower over here, and beside the reservoir. A handful of houses were also built around the top. At a lower tier, there is also another temple, the Sri Maha Kaliamman.
Work in limbo
The older Sivan temple started renovation plans about five years ago but work has been suspended, leaving the temple in a limbo. It was not an easy project to begin with – there is insufficient flat land on which to build. Extensive foundation work is required and the works are often blamed for any landslides that occur in the vicinity, be they true or otherwise. The Sri Maha Kaliamman temple located below experienced several landslides which damaged parts of the temple and fortunately no one was hurt in any of these incidents to date.
Gasing Hill is part of range of hills which includes Kerinchi and Pantai hills. This range is also a boundary between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. Communities around Gasing Hill are often at loggerheads with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) due to the latter’s willingness to approve hillside developments. The courts recently ruled that DBKL is not obliged to hold a public hearing on a proposed development at Gasing Hill. The Petaling Jaya side remains relatively untouched and is considered one of the few green lungs left in the city. Properties built here were limited to those at the foothills and below, forming the bulk of Section 5.
Gasing Hill is apparently a gazetted forest reserve. It is a secondary jungle and was formerly a part of a rubber plantation. There are several jungle trails here which connect the five peaks found in this range. It is literally a jungle within an urban jungle!
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Gasing Hill is a very popular spot in the mornings. - Filepic
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Buyers beware
People who chose to live in a hilly terrain need to carefully consider the environology aspects of their abode. They must be aware of how the landform can influence their fortunes and affairs. Over the years, we have seen rich people “moving on up” to hills and live high above the “common people”, only to lose their wealth and fortune before too long. These people invariably live in homes that are environologically non-conducive.
Thus, property developers and land owners may delight in favourable court decisions that permit them to build on slopes generally considered unsuitable, but the people who live in these properties should beware of the harmful consequences that can befall them. The lessons of Bukit Antarabangsa tell us that disaster may not strike immediately after completion. It may not even originate from the immediate location. Yet, if and when tragedy strikes, the toll will be great. Who will be held accountable?
Property buyers must exercise care and discernment. If they choose to buy or stay in such risky locations, they have to live with (or die by) that decision. Yes, the view is good, the amenities are close by, the access roads are aplenty (but they never tell you about the peak-hour jams!), the neighbourhood is guarded and secured, you get bragging rights that come with the status and the property will appreciate tremendously in a short time. What good does that do us if our family breaks up in divorce or rebellious children, our businesses or jobs flounder, our health suffers or our fortune wiped out?
Rich today, gone tomorrow
Most of the people who move into mansions on hilltops made their fortunes while living elsewhere in a humbler but more conducive abode. Then, they unwittingly move into classier places that are detrimental to their fortunes, and pay a heavy price. Landform can affect us in many ways. The environment and energies surrounding it may cloud our judgement. They may create mental distress and cause us to make poor decisions. They may even affect our health, both directly and by upsetting our body’s internal systems and processes.
Over the next few articles, we will explore the properties surrounding Gasing Hill and elaborate on the landform’s impact.
You can e-mail questions on Feng Shui and properties to Prof David Koh at davidkoh618@yahoo.com. This series on Feng Shui and real estate appears courtesy of the Malaysia Institute of Geomancy Sciences (MINGS). Koh is the founder of MINGS and has been a Feng Shui master and teacher for the past 36 years.
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