These are the personal views of Dr Michael Oon. Traditional feng shui is a chinese study of the 4 dimensions that we live in – time and space feng shui (space) – nature, the environment, cities, buildings feng shui (time) – cycles, changes, events Other topics: : personal development social communications Other interests – travel, [...]
These are the personal views of Dr Michael Oon. Traditional feng shui is a chinese study of the 4 dimensions that we live in – time and space
- feng shui (space) – nature, the environment, cities, buildings
- feng shui (time) – cycles, changes, events
- personal development
- social communications
- Other interests – travel, economic history, technology and photography
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We were on a walking tour of Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. The guide took us past a house which he said was the family home of Ananda Krishnan. Who Is Ananda Krishnan? Ananda is said to be the second wealthiest in Southeast Asia, number 89 in the world with a fortune valued at US$9.6 [...]
Family home of Ananda Krishnan
We were on a walking tour of Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. The guide took us past a house which he said was the family home of Ananda Krishnan.
Who Is Ananda Krishnan?
Ananda Krishnan
Ananda is said to be the second wealthiest in Southeast Asia, number 89 in the world with a fortune valued at US$9.6 billion, He was born in Brickfields and had an MBA from Harvard University, USA. His main business interests are in telecommunications/media (Astro, Maxis), oil/gas and property.
Maxis towers, dragon side of Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur
Note the “Feng Shui” configuration. The main property is the Petronas Twin Towers (a Malaysian icon) with two buildings on either side. On the dragon side (left), the taller Maxis tower and on the tiger side (right), Mandarin Oriental Hotel. There is a lake in front of these buildings which shows the facing direction.
Comment of the house.
Google Earth Image of Ananda Krishnan Family House
The house is receiving energy from 2 different sources.
1. From the junction on the dragon side (left) of the house.
2. From the River Klang which is passing the house on the tiger side (Right).
The quality of energy from both sources is good. I have not seen a property, which was not designed with feng shui from inception, receiving so much good energy from so many different sources.
It is all about Location, Location and Location.
Comment:
1. I would like to make a point on two statements which keep cropping up in Feng Shui books.
Avoid property in a cul-de-sac
Avoid property near a “T” junction.
This house is in a cul-de-sac and near a “T” junction. This is a house with seriously good feng shui.
My reply to people’s queries are usually “It depends”. I need more information. There are no absolutes, it just depends.
2. Many people try to improve their home with cures or home improvements. My point is that, you can always find another property that will be receiving good energy after trying home improvements. Move to that new property is a more dependable solution. It depends on you. This is the best way to get a home with good feng shui.
Dr Michael Oon
Food Courts are the modern concept in the presentation of Street Food. It is clean, hygienic and offers personal safety for the clients When I was a young boy in Singapore, I could remember going out for a meal cooked by the road side. These road side stalls would appear at the appropriate meal times [...]
Modern Food Court in Malaysia
Food Courts are the modern concept in the presentation of Street Food. It is clean, hygienic and offers personal safety for the clients
When I was a young boy in Singapore, I could remember going out for a meal cooked by the road side. These road side stalls would appear at the appropriate meal times on the street and service their customers in the allotted coffee shops. This was the “done” thing in all parts of Singapore then. My parents refused to allow me to consume food from the hawkers or mobile food vendors because of hygiene. As they had limited quantity of water, there was a risk of not cleaning the food utensils thoroughly I would be at risk of getting food poisoning or anything else that my mother could think of.
As I grew older, I realised that the best food in both Singapore and mainland Malaysia was street food. We could travel to the other end of Singapore because, say the fried noodles there was really good. With my cousins, we would do a food crawl. This is analogous to a pub crawl. We would start at one stall, go to another and finish the “meal” at the other end of the city. This was the passion for good food in this part of the world. These street food vendors were specialist in their product. They might only cook say only fried noodles or noodle soup or whatever. As they were specialists. They developed their skills in that food speciality. They had to do a good job to survive. There was always competition around the corner.
From the point of view of the street vendor, if he prepared a particular dish well, he could get a very good reputation and people all over town would come eat at his stall. It is common for people to drive 2 hours to eat at a particular stall. With such a reputation, he might be invited by a coffee shop to be his anchor tenant as he will “bring in the crowds”. Conversely, if a coffee shop is very busy, the street food vendors would bid for spaces around these coffee shops.
Turning to the present, there is considerable interest in street food and there are specialist media on this topic.
I have just encountered a twist to the concept of food vendors. In the Bukit Bintang area of Kuala Lumpur, there are 2 food courts with really different propositions. .
Lot 10 shopping mall has a food court called Lot 10 Hutong. This is a compact area but the food vendors have been selected by the CEO of the Shopping mall; Tan Sri Francis Yeoh. (Tan Sri is a conferred title very similar to “Sir” or “Lord” in the UK). He has taken his time to invite vendors to come to his property. In other words, there is the best of the best being sold in one location.
One of the really charming features is the coffee. It is served in thick old fashioned China Cup with really strong coffee. We sat by a real marble table. Just like the times of old.
coffee served as they used to
On the other side of the street in the Pavilion shopping mall. The complete basement is devoted to street food called Food Republic. There is a tremendous variety and selection of foods. Some stalls are really good but there are other stalls that have a different interpretation to my point of view.
Food Republic at the Pavilion, KL
When I was first visited both these food courts, I was totally bewildered with the size, complexity and variety in the food courts. However, with repeated visits and guidance from the locals, I think I finally got the hang of it.
If I wanted simplicity and quality, I would go to the Lot 10 Hutong. If I wanted to taste something different and have the time to go look the various food vendors I would go to the Food Republic at the Pavilion.
In most instances, I am pushed for time and prefer to have the best of the best.
But in the end, you pays your monies and make your choice.
From a food obsessive Michael Oon
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Low Yat Plaza is totally different. When you locate a shopping mall, you want it to be on the main road, prominent and sell a wide range of products. This Plaza is hidden from the main road and there is only a small road leading to the entrance. But yet, it is busy and specialises [...]
Looking down the side road to Low Yat Plaza. The energy comes from the North west direction.
Low Yat Plaza is totally different. When you locate a shopping mall, you want it to be on the main road, prominent and sell a wide range of products. This Plaza is hidden from the main road and there is only a small road leading to the entrance. But yet, it is busy and specialises in a niche.
Low Yat Plaza Banner showing the Tag Line
Why?
Feng Shui Analysis
The top image shows the side road leading to Low Yat Plaza, it is goes downhill directly to the entrance marked A on the Google Earth image. The energy is from the North west direction. This energy has the properties of the metal element which relates it to computers hardware, power and money. This Plaza specialises in IT hardware products and good business is being done there.
Google Earth Image of Low Yat Plaza
The purpose of this posting is to show that the conventional idea of shopping malls has to be in a prominent location for it to do good business and sell a wide range of products. It is not applicable in all cases. In a forth coming posting, I will show a very prominent shopping mall but it gets no business or hardly any footfall. It is all about getting the right amount of energy for the purpose.
In the case of Low Yat Plaza, it is getting a very specific energy. This energy is specific for IT products. The business there is good and the vendors are doing good business,.
Looking down the side road to Low Yat Plaza. The energy comes from the North west direction.
(c) Copyright – Dr Michael Oon. All Rights Reserved Worldwide 2011.
