Lillian Too
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Lillian Too is a best-selling author
, television personality and Feng Shui
practitioner from Malaysia. She has written over 80 books on the subject of Feng Shui, which have been translated into more than 30 languages. Her books have sold well in excess of 6 million copies, making bestseller lists around the globe.
A graduate with an MBA from the Harvard Business School
in 1976, Lillian embarked on a career in the corporate world and became the first woman in Malaysia to head a public listed company. In 1982, she became the first woman in Asia to be appointed CEO of a bank (Hong Kong
’s Dao Heng bank). After her stint in banking, she worked with prominent Hong Kong tycoon, Dickson Poon
(former husband of Michelle Yeoh
), as executive deputy chairman of his group of companies.
She is married, with one daughter Jennifer.
After retiring from a lucrative career in the banking and corporate world, Lillian founded World of Feng Shui, a feng shui merchandising and franchising company, where she is the chairman. The franchise
has stores in Brunei
, Vietnam
, Bangkok
, Calcutta, Manila
, Cebu
, Tokyo
, Las Vegas
, Hawaii
, Toronto
, London
, the Netherlands
, Brussels
, Madrid
, Barcelona
, Sydney
, Melbourne
, five stores in Indonesia
and 23 stores in Malaysia. The company has a large feng shui resource website, wofs.com, which claims to be the world’s “first online feng shui magazine”. Lillian is also the publisher of Feng Shui World magazine, a bi-monthly publication.
Lillian founded the Lillian Too Certified Consultants Institute, which runs correspondence courses and certification programs in feng shui. She also has a roadshow called Lillian Too’s Feng Shui Extravaganza which was broadcast on the satellite television channel, Astro.
In 2006, she appeared in advertisements for the Malaysian mobile telephone company Celcom, together with her daughter, Jennifer Too.
in Bodhgaya and took refuge
with him. The Buddha Book describes her experience with Tibetan Buddhism in more detail, and recommends various practices promoted by the FPMT, a network of dharma centers co-founded by Lama Zopa. (An appendix of the same book lists worldwide addresses of these centers.) Too is presently (2008) president and centre director of the FPMT's Losang Drakpa Centre in Selangor, Malaysia.
According to thingsasian.com, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui holds the record for the highest sales for a color hardcover book, with more than 600,000 copies sold to date. "Her other books have made it to best seller lists in the United States, Singapore and Germany, attracting believers from the previously sceptical Western readers."
As the author of over 80 books on feng shui, Lillian can be considered as one of the most prolific writers on the subject. She has been publishing books since 1996.
Following the success of Lillian Too’s Feng Shui Extravaganza, Lillian began recording a 13-episode series called The Lillian Too Show in 2004. The 30-minute show was broadcast in English with Chinese subtitles. Running for 13 weeks, the series covered everyday concerns from personal wealth accumulation to general improvement in the quality of life, to more specific topics. The series premiered on the satellite channel, Astro AEC
, on September 15, 2004, with repeats on Astro@15. The first series was also released for distribution on DVD
format. In 2006, the new series were aired on Astro Prima
and the new season also features Lillian's daughter, Jennifer Too.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, television personality and Feng Shui
Feng shui
Feng shui ' is a Chinese system of geomancy believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life by receiving positive qi. The original designation for the discipline is Kan Yu ....
practitioner from Malaysia. She has written over 80 books on the subject of Feng Shui, which have been translated into more than 30 languages. Her books have sold well in excess of 6 million copies, making bestseller lists around the globe.
A graduate with an MBA from the Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
in 1976, Lillian embarked on a career in the corporate world and became the first woman in Malaysia to head a public listed company. In 1982, she became the first woman in Asia to be appointed CEO of a bank (Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
’s Dao Heng bank). After her stint in banking, she worked with prominent Hong Kong tycoon, Dickson Poon
Dickson Poon
Dickson Poon, SBS is a Hong Kong businessman in the luxury goods retailing sector. Poon is the executive chairman of his Hong Kong listed vehicle Dickson Concepts , which owns companies including Harvey Nichols and S. T. Dupont...
(former husband of Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s....
), as executive deputy chairman of his group of companies.
She is married, with one daughter Jennifer.
World of Feng Shui
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
has stores in Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Calcutta, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Cebu
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, London
London
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, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
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, five stores in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and 23 stores in Malaysia. The company has a large feng shui resource website, wofs.com, which claims to be the world’s “first online feng shui magazine”. Lillian is also the publisher of Feng Shui World magazine, a bi-monthly publication.
Lillian founded the Lillian Too Certified Consultants Institute, which runs correspondence courses and certification programs in feng shui. She also has a roadshow called Lillian Too’s Feng Shui Extravaganza which was broadcast on the satellite television channel, Astro.
In 2006, she appeared in advertisements for the Malaysian mobile telephone company Celcom, together with her daughter, Jennifer Too.
Tibetan Buddhist practice
In 1997, Too met Tibetan lama Thubten Zopa RinpocheThubten Zopa Rinpoche
Not to be confused with Geshe Lhundub Sopa Rinpoche, Geshe Tenzin Zopa, Lama Zopa Tharchin , and Geshe Lobsang Zopa ...
in Bodhgaya and took refuge
Refuge (Buddhism)
Buddhists "take refuge" in, or to "go for refuge" to, the Three Jewels . This can be done formally in lay and monastic ordination ceremonies.The Three Jewels general signification is: * the Buddha;* the Dharma, the teachings;...
with him. The Buddha Book describes her experience with Tibetan Buddhism in more detail, and recommends various practices promoted by the FPMT, a network of dharma centers co-founded by Lama Zopa. (An appendix of the same book lists worldwide addresses of these centers.) Too is presently (2008) president and centre director of the FPMT's Losang Drakpa Centre in Selangor, Malaysia.
Books by Lillian Too
According to thingsasian.com, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui holds the record for the highest sales for a color hardcover book, with more than 600,000 copies sold to date. "Her other books have made it to best seller lists in the United States, Singapore and Germany, attracting believers from the previously sceptical Western readers."
As the author of over 80 books on feng shui, Lillian can be considered as one of the most prolific writers on the subject. She has been publishing books since 1996.
| Publication Year | Title | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Lillian Too's Little Book of Feng Shui | ISBN 1862045143 |
| 1999 | Creating Abundance with Feng Shui | ISBN 071267036X |
| 1999 | Lillian Too's Easy-to-use Feng Shui: 168 ways to success | ISBN 1855856905 |
| 2000 | Lillian Too's Feng Shui Success Secrets | ISBN 1855858444 |
| 2001 | Lillian Too's Smart Feng Shui for the Home | ISBN 0007117507 |
| 2001 | Lillian Too's Irresistible Feng Shui Magic | ISBN 0007117019 |
| 2002 | Lillian Too's 168 Feng Shui Ways to Declutter Your Home | ISBN 1903116619 |
| 2002 | Lillian Too's Love in a Box | ISBN 0007129564 |
| 2002 | Lillian Too's Flying Star Feng Shui for the Master Practitioner | ISBN 0007129572 |
| 2003 | Lillian Too's Flying Star Feng Shui for Period 8 | ISBN 9839778765 |
| 2003 | Feng Shui Life Planner | ISBN 0600609022 |
| 2005 | Lillian Too's 168 Feng Shui Ways to a Calm & Happy Life | ISBN 1904991262 |
| 2005 | Total Feng Shui | ISBN 0811845303 |
| 2007 | Lillian Too's 168 Feng Shui Ways to Energize Your Life | ISBN 9781904991946 |
| 2007 | Unlocking the Secrets of Chinese Fortune Telling | ISBN 9781905695300 |
| 2009 | Lillian Too's Feng Shui Workbook: Transform Your Home for Health and Happiness | ISBN 190652551X |
| 2009 | Living with Good Feng Shui by Lillian Too | ISBN 9789673290154 |
| 2010 | Lillian Too's 168 Ways to Harness Your Lucky Numbers for Happiness, Wealth and Success | ISBN 1907030093 |
- The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui: How to Apply the Secrets of Chinese Wisdom for Health, Wealth and Happiness. Element Books (1996). ISBN 1-85230-902-4.
- Water Feng Shui for Wealth. Konsep Books (1996). ISBN 983-9778-03-X.
- Flying Star Feng Shui. Konsep Books (1996). ISBN 983-9778-72-2.
- Applied Pa-kua and Lo Shu Feng Shui. Konsep Books (1996). ISBN 983-99825-8-3.
- Eight Easy Lessons: Lillian Too's Feng Shui Kit: All You Need to Get Started with Feng Shui (Feng Shui Fundamentals). HarperCollins (1997). ISBN 1-86204-150-4.
- Chinese Astrology for Romance. Konsep Books (1997). ISBN 983-9778-00-5.
- Practical Applications of Feng Shui (Feng Shui Series). Quiller (1998)ISBN 0-9587113-1-3.
- Applied Pa-Kua and Lo Shu Feng Shui: In Collaboration with Feng Shui Master Yap Cheng Hai. Lillian Too & Yap Cheng Hai. Oriental Publications (1998). ISBN 0-9587113-0-5.
- Lillian Too's Easy-To-Use Feng Shui For Love: 168 Ways To Happiness -Enhance Your Relationships Energize Your Friendships, Maximize Your Love Potential. Sterling (2000). ISBN 1-85585-758-8.
- Lillian Too's Practical Feng Shui - Symbols of Good Fortune. (Element Books, 2000). ISBN 1-86204-795-2.
- Lillian Too's Fortune & Feng Shui (insert year and zodiac animal) with Jennifer Too. (Konsep Lagenda SDN BHD (223 855) ISBN 978-983-3263-66-0
- Lillian Too's Practical Feng Shui - Formulas for Success. (Element Books, 2000). ISBN 1-86204-563-1.
- Lillian Too's Little Book of Creating Abundance. Rider & Co (2000). ISBN 0-7126-0065-5.
- Die Grundlagen des Feng Shui. Droemer Knaur (2000). ISBN 3-426-87064-9.
- 128 Easy Tips for Work and Career (Lillian Too's Feng Shui in Small Doses). Oriental Publications (2000). ISBN 983-9778-13-7.
- Creating Abundance with Feng Shui. Wellspring/Ballantine (2000). ISBN 0-345-43743-8.
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Feng Shui: The Complete Guide to the Art and Practice of Feng Shui (Illustrated Encyclopedia) . Element Books (2001). ISBN 1-86204-589-5.
- Ultimate Healing : The Power of Compassion. Wisdom Publications (2001). ISBN 0-86171-195-5.
- The Complete Illustrated Guide to Feng Shui for Gardeners (Complete Illustrated Guide). Element Books (2002). ISBN 0-00-713324-3.
- Discover Yourself: Understand Your Mind, Know Your Body, Nurture Your Spirit, Realize Your Potential. Hay House (2003). ISBN 1-4019-0152-2.
- The Buddha Book: Buddhas Blessings, Prayers and Rituals to Grant You Love, Wisdom, and Healing. Element Books (2003). ISBN 0-00-711702-7.
- The New I Ching: Discover the Secrets of the Plum Blossom Oracle. Lillian Too & Jane Evans. Hamlyn (2004). ISBN 0-600-60917-0.
The Lillian Too Show
Astro AEC
Astro AEC is a 24-hour in house Mandarin-generic television channel from Malaysia, which is provided by Astro on channel 301 . It offers local content as well as programmes from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan.-External links:*...
, on September 15, 2004, with repeats on Astro@15. The first series was also released for distribution on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format. In 2006, the new series were aired on Astro Prima
Astro Prima
Astro Prima is a Malaysian television channel owned and operated by Astro. This channel broadcasts Malay programmes for the whole family such as local serial dramas and telemovie since April 16, 2007. Preceding this date, Astro Prima broadcasts foreign language programmes catering to Malay audiences....
and the new season also features Lillian's daughter, Jennifer Too.