I put my box of mandarin oranges outside the door of Sifu Sabrina’s office in
Low Yat Plaza, KL, rap my knuckles on it a few times and push it open. I heft up
the box with both hands, step inside and kick the door shut
with my heel. “Good afternoon, Sabrina!” Sweet thunderation! She is togged up in clothes that can destroy a man’s sanity!
Sifu
Sabrina swivels away from her computer to face me. “Ooooooh! Is that for me? Thank you, thank you! ” She
rises, moves to the sitting area in a far corner and plops down on a cushioned chair.
“Please leave it on the coffee table.”
I
stride across the room, set the box on the black coffee
table and sit across Sabrina. “Can we discuss next year’s Tai Sui?”
“Sure.”
A smile tips the corners of Sabrina’s mouth, creating two dimples at her cheeks.
“Have some Chinese tea, please.” Leaning forward, she takes an upturned
porcelain cup with dragon motifs set on a metal tray and clunks it upright in front
of me. “It’s pu erh tea—excellent for
clearing cholesterol.” From a pumpkin-shaped pot, she fills my cup with tea and
sits straight, her eyes like pools of warm melted chocolate.
I
pull out a notepad and a ball pen from my shirt pocket. “Fire away, please.”
“Rat
and Horse are in direct conflict with Tai Sui; Rabbit and Rooster; indirect conflict.”
Sabrina crosses her legs at the knees, allowing one sandal to dangle at her big
toe. “Year 2020’s Tai Sui is General Lu Mi who sits in the north.” She pauses
as I scribble in my notepad. “One way to neutralize his energy is
to celebrate a birthday or a wedding grandly. Or if a family member
gives birth, throw a big-scale full-moon dinner for the baby.” She adjusts the strap of her top and brushes a stray hair away from her forehead. “Second way is to
place a pi yao in the north direction of the living room and office. You can buy the
pi yao easily from a feng shui store. The four affected Zodiac animals should
carry the pi yao amulet with them. The third
way to appease Tai Sui is to pray to him at a temple.” She leans forward and
stretches out her right arm, her blood-red nail polish glistening under the room lights. “Your notepad, please.”
I
hand over my notepad and ball pen, lift my porcelain cup and glug a mouthful of
tea. Leaning back in my chair, I swipe
my lips with a handkerchief.
Sabrina
flips to a new page, lowers her eyelashes and scribbles on it. “Here’re a few
temples that I recommend.” Her arched
brows crease in concentration for a while. “There! Here you are.” She returns
my notepad to me.
I
read the list mentally.
Sentul
Kuan Yin Teng
No.
36, Jalan Sentul Permai, KL
Sin
She Si Sze Ya Temple
No.
113A, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, Kuala Lumpur
Guan
Di Temple, Kuala Lumpur
No.
168, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, KL
Jinjang
Sin Thye Foo Yan Temple
Jalan
Jinjang Aman 4, Off Jalan Kepong, KL
Setapak
Shang Qing Gong
No.
48, Jalan Air Biru, Off Jalan Air Panas, Setapak, KL
Kuan
Yin Temple
Junction
of Jalan Ipoh/Jalan Tun Razak
(Opposite
Dynasty Hotel), KL
“Thank
you.” I return my notepad and pen to my shirt pocket.
“Of
course, don't renovate the northern sector of the house, shift the TV away if it is placed in the north of the living room, don’t sit facing north at home and in the office—that' a confrontational position—but sit with your back facing north. In this way, Tai Sui
will be your guardian not adversary.” Sifu Sabrina jolts to her feet. “That’s all I have
to say. Thanks for coming.”
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