Properties from a Feng Shui SS7

Low-lying SS7

Properties from a Feng Shui perspective: Part 231
By David Koh and Joe Choo | March 9, 2012

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This week, our Environology tour of the Klang Valley takes us to another part of Kelana Jaya, namely SS7 in the sprawling city of Petaling Jaya. (For Google map reference, log on to maps.google.com.my and search for “Kuala Lumpur”.)

This area is well known for the Kelana Lake and a seafood restaurant at the lake’s edge. Actually, this is only one of several lakes in the vicinity, which forms the Kelana Jaya Park. On these grounds, there are also some sports facilities including the MBPJ Stadium, a swimming pool and a sports complex.

The Kelana Seafood Centre is no more, replaced by Plaza Kelana Jaya after Glomac bought over the land from the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS). Glomac has a very strong presence in this area, having constructed a number of commercial properties here.

There have been a large number of developments in recent years, transforming the landscape of Kelana Jaya and possibly worsening the already congested traffic situation in the area.

SS7 is basically a low-lying area and is relatively flat with some minor undulations. The natural high land is in the section in the east. However, the construction of multiple highways surrounding it have created many man-made mountains and turned SS7 into a basin.

To the north, there is the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). The Subang Airport Road, recently upgraded to become a six-lane carriageway, is located at the west. The Damansara Puchong Highway (LDP) is situated to the east while to the south beyond the Royal Subang Golf Club, there is the Federal Highway.

In landform Environology, a basin is a natural collection point for earth energy that flows downhill from the tops of mountains. Just as rainwater collects here and may possibly cause a flash flood, earth energy gathers here with nowhere to go.

Pools of earth energy
We often write about tapping into pools of earth energy for success. Such pools are normally created when earth energy comes to a medium of different rigidity and is thus blocked and deflected. The rebounding energy is gentler and more homogenous.

SS7 is known for its lakes. - Filepic

Thus in areas close to the Kelana Jaya lakes, particularly where the edge of the lake forms an “embrace” around the adjacent property, the pool of energy is very conducive and will benefit the occupants of properties that face this pool. Conversely, if the edge has a convex shape, the rebounding energy is scattered in all directions and cannot be of benefit.

As for areas too far from the lake, the effects may be very different. Although energy pools in these areas due to the basin-like landform, it has not undergone the shock-absorbing treatment of the lakes. It is not as gentle or homogenous.

When waves of energy coming from various directions meet, they create peaks and troughs, similar to how opposing waves amplify and cancel each other. In areas where the energy is amplified, energy can still be overwhelming while the nullified areas will be dull. The results are likely to be erratic.

Nevertheless, this area will be attractive to living beings. This could explain the amount of development happening in the area, accompanied by ever-increasing population density.

We noted in previous articles that basins of earth energy also have the tendency to attract vice activities, such as gambling, gangsterism and prostitution. They seem to go hand-in-hand wherever large numbers of people occupy the land.

Let us explore SS7 a little closer, starting from the north. This section is relatively narrower than the rest of SS7, squeezed on two sides by the NKVE and the LDP.

The FAS has an illustrious history stretching back to 1905 when the Selangor Association Football League was formed. In 1926, a splinter group broke away to form the Football Association of Selangor. They tussled to be the state’s representative body for a decade before finally merging as the FAS.

World War II disrupted the FAS and it was reconstituted after the war with Malaysia’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj as its first president. The Kedahan prince loved football so much that he was more than happy to be an honorary Selangorean!

Thanks to the Tunku’s support, the Merdeka Stadium was converted into Selangor’s home ground soon after it was used for the Declaration of Independence. This stadium also served as the nation’s home ground for international tournaments.

The Selangor team was so formidable in the 1970s that many of its players represented the country as well. These included luminaries such as R. Arumugam, Soh Chin Aun, Mokhtar Dahari, Santokh Singh, Chow Kwai Lam, and many others, who reigned supreme during the Golden Age of Malaysian football.

Stadium Merdeka remained the Selangor’s home ground until 1994 when it was earmarked for demolition and redevelopment into a billion-ringgit entertainment and office complex.

The plans were shelved due to the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, although the public outcry against the plans helped somewhat. In 2003, the building was finally declared a National Heritage. In 2007, it underwent some much-needed restoration to its original condition, albeit with a diminished seating capacity.

The Selangor team moved to the Shah Alam Stadium, which is more fitting because Stadium Merdeka is technically not located in Selangor and is a part of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

The FAS headquarters made several moves during this time. From its original base in Wisma MCA in Jalan Ampang, it shifted to Wisma FAS near Stadium Merdeka in 1973. Later, it relocated to its present home in Kelana Jaya.

Though the Selangor football team remains a formidable and feared side, it is not as “invincible” as it was in the early days. The state of national football has likewise declined, although we did manage to win the AFF Suzuki Cup in 2010.

It would be too easy to blame the popularity of the English Premier League for the current state of affairs. The English league is not just popular in Malaysia. In other parts of the world, developing nations in Africa have produced world-class players able to play in England. Even South Korea and Japan have raised the game by leaps and bounds.

Could Environology factors have contributed to this?

Stay tuned for more next week.

*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 37 years.

Ancient ministry of town planning
Over the past 230 articles, we constantly stressed the importance of good orientation in designing and constructing properties. We hold on to the hope that town planners, architects, designers and developers will consider our findings to be compelling enough to produce Environology-compliant products that will benefit their customers.

In ancient China, that would not have been an issue since the edict comes from way-up – the Emperor himself dictated it. Records of the Zhou Dynasty showed that there were three major ministries in the imperial courts: Tai Zhi, Tai Fu and Tai Bao.

The Tai Zhi was responsible for managing the entire country including its defence. The minister in charge would be equivalent to the modern-day prime minister.

The Tai Fu was in charge of administration, ensuring the welfare and survival of the population, the observance of ceremonies and the selection of the dates and times for various activities.

The Tai Bao is practically the ministry of town planning and housing. It was responsible for town planning, architecture and design, construction, public utilities and housing. The Tai Bao could identify soil texture and determine its suitability for different purposes, such as agriculture and defence (in the construction of walls).

The Zhouli (Rites of Zhou) is an ancient ritual text attributed to Zhou Gong. The book contains six major chapters titled as Offices of Heaven (government), Earth (education), Spring (social and religion), Summer (army), Autumn (justice) and Winter (population, territory and agriculture).

There are precise instructions on how to set up a gnomon (the projecting piece on a sundial that shows the time), conduct survey on landform and study soil structure. It even includes texts on what trees to plant, places to avoid storms and hot sun, how to set up fences and build embankments. The Tai Bao used instruments such as a compass and gnomon to obtain precise measurements.

Its duties were clearly distinct from that of the Tai Fu, which was involved in ceremonies and making predictions. Therefore, the practice of “Feng Shui” has nothing at all to do with prayers and chanting, rituals or religion.

The ministry of Tai Bao was a mainstay up to the Han Dynasty. A Tai Bao official skilled in this knowledge was called Qingwu.