By David Koh and Joe Choo | Oct 22, 2009
Feng Shui: Jalan Bukit Pantai
In our previous article, we looked at the “affluent” part of Bangsar, namely the posh area along and around Jalan Bukit Pantai. The properties here are so grand – some, even opulent – that the occupants’ financial status is unmistakable.
However, financial wealth is no indicator for continued success. One can say wealth is transient, particularly for those who do not know how to manage it. A person may be rich but it could all be gone very quickly if a business deal or investment goes sour.
He could even be an astute investor and keep his money throughout his life, but his offspring may not be as blessed and squander all that hard-earned, hard-fought and hard-kept money!
What has this got to do with environology, you may ask? It could be everything or nothing at all. Ancient texts, especially from Chinese sages, do touch on creating the right harmonious environment for success. It is concerned that within a given environment, if the conditions are not conducive, a person may suffer: his family could end up broken by discord; the health of family members may deteriorate; and the wealth may evaporate, often lasting only one generation. It was said that “wealth does not stay over three generations”.
It would be interesting to see if such ancient concepts apply today. If it does, it provides a very compelling reason for the world to look at environology more closely to determine the exact mechanism or forces at work here. Most of the world today view environology – geomancy, feng shui, tajul muluk, and so forth – as little more than superstitious hocus pocus. Religious zealots would even condemn it as the work of the devil trying to lead God’s faithful people astray!
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If environology becomes widely accepted knowledge, property buyers will be more discerning and shun “bad” properties.
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Environology is Science
Environology has nothing to do with religion! It is the culmination of science as observed and developed in the past, without the benefit of modern-day instruments and equipment. Today, many scientific discoveries and modern technological inventions are taken for granted, but if we were living in the 19th century or earlier, many such concepts or devices would be considered witchcraft or heretical.
As far as we can tell, environology is all about earth forces that are little understood – and all a part of God’s creation. It may not have been documented in any holy scriptures but that does not mean it is not valid or true.
We constantly harp on this issue because environology can affect the wellbeing and livelihood of people. Town planners, architects and property developers can then design their projects in such a way that it benefits everyone. Houses, shops, schools, offices and factories will be placed in good locations and have the best orientations. Buyers would be profiled and advised on which of these properties are best suited for them.
A harmonious and successful community will have fewer socio-economic problems. The inhabitants will prosper and in so doing, the nation will gain from their collective prosperity.
If this becomes widely accepted knowledge, property buyers will be more discerning and shun “bad” properties. The resultant drop in sales can force developers to build only conducively designed properties.
Furthermore, property owners will be better advised when they want to renovate their homes, so that they preserve and enhance all that is good in their houses.
Hard sell
Of course, in the process of informing the public and providing one case study after another to prove our point, we will run afoul of many who want to sell their properties but now find it difficult to do so. Bad enough that they are living in a less-than-ideal location, they cannot even sell and move out because of the “bad” news!
If it is any consolation, not everyone reads or believes what we write, so there will always be detractors out there who will still buy these properties, either out of ignorance or defiance.
Back to Jalan Bukit Pantai, our observation is that properties should face downhill and better yet, towards a river or confluence of rivers. This protects the properties from fast-moving earth energy coming from the highlands, and enables them to tap into a gentler pool of energy which is formed when said energy rebounds off the riverbanks.
Houses should also not be built in cul-de-sacs or dead-end roads. The flow of traffic in through-roads causes energy to circulate and stay fresh. In cul-de-sacs, movement is limited and thus the energy in them turns stale.
Jalan Taman Pantai here curves in a nice bend and properties within this curve are in the best spot, because they face downhill and an embrace. Our congratulations to the occupants here!
(For Google map reference, please log on to http://maps.google.co.uk/ and search for “Kuala Lumpur”.)
Wrong side?
Across the road, the Bintang Pantai condominium is unfortunately facing the “wrong” side, with a low back and high front. Thus, it gets bombarded with earth energy which may not be very conducive. We would suggest modifying the main entrance to face downhill.
There are many “lorongs” off Jalan Taman Pantai and these give the properties here a certain exclusivity, privacy and security. However, these are not ideal because they are all cul-de-sacs or dead-end roads. Energy has no way to circulate, unless in areas with through-roads.
Though earth energy continues to flow in a downhill fashion, the presence of roads and traffic helps slow it down and force it to meander a little. This effect is much less in cul-de-sacs. It is more apparent at the ends of these roads where traffic is minimal. Good for security purposes but not for prosperity, we believe.
Thus, properties along these “lorongs” that are nearer the main road are likely to fare better than those at the end. Among these homes, those that face downhill will do better than their uphill facing neighbours.
Likewise, on the other side of Jalan Bukit Pantai (beyond Lorong Bukit Pantai), there are many cul-de-sacs, too. Big palatial mansions dot the landscape. Again, we urge caution to the occupants as the same environology factors are at work here.
Culled de-sac
Occupants at houses at the end of cul-de-sacs may need to regularly re-ignite their homes, or find a better home – they should do it while the wealth is still with them! Those facing uphill should remodel their homes to face downhill. Those on the outer elbow of the road, well, sorry, there are few options other than to relocate.
Lorong Bukit Pantai is a main road that branches off Jalan Bukit Pantai. The road winds downhill to join a roundabout which then leads to Jalan Cenderai, Ara Kiri and Tempinis. The general orientation is a downhill slope beginning from the east (Bukit Pantai) towards Jalan Maarof.
Leading off Lorong Bukit Pantai are Jalan Taban and its branches. The orientation for some of these houses is quite good – those facing east are downhill, which is conducive. The others sit sideways to the slope, which is beneficial to certain members of the family, depending on which sector is highest. However, there are a few cul-de-sacs here, which are not very good.
On the other side, there are Jalan Tempinis Kanan and Kiri, where the slopes are more pronounced. Houses here that face Lorong Bukit Pantai have an uphill orientation and this is not ideal. There are also several cul-de-sacs here, which compound the problem. The effect is very stark as houses with an unfavourable orientation look very rundown.
Lorong Tempinis Kiri 1 connects to Cangkat Riong and Lorong Riong which converge on Jalan Riong, home to the NSTP Group, one of the earliest newspaper publishers in the country. Quite a few years ago, that paper lost ground and it continues to struggle to this day to regain its past glory.
It could all be a coincidence but when the complex faced south-east towards Jalan Bangsar, things were going well. Then, some renovations were done here and there, and the orientation was probably changed with disastrous results.
2010 Outlook
Last year, we published and announced several forecasts of what would be in store for us this year. Most of them have come true! This is not by any means of psychic powers or high-powered séances – we are not in the X-Files business – but through computations and extrapolations based on the I Ching.
Our regular readers will remember a multi-part series of articles we did on periods of change in Parliament. The same principles were used in our forecasts.
Find out where we hit the mark – including one accurate prediction with surprising results! – and what is in store for us next year, at our 2010 Outlook talk. Will the Year of the Tiger roar for you or take a bite out of you?
Don’t miss our seminar on November 8 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. To learn more about how accurate we were and what is in store for 2010, don’t miss our seminar on the MINGS yearly outlook talk for the year 2010 – the Year of Tiger.
The talk will be held on Nov 8, from 10am to 3pm at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. For details, contact: 016-9089147 or log on to www.mingsweb.org
*This series on feng shui and real estate properties appear 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 35 years.
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