Lillian Too is an author, television personality and feng shui practitioner from Malaysia. She has written over 200 books on the subject of feng shui, which have been translated into more than 30 languages. Her books have sold more than 6 million copies around the world.[1] [2] [3]
A graduate with an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1976,[4] Too 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).[5] 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.[6]
She is married, with one daughter Jennifer.
After retiring from her career in the banking and corporate world, Too founded World of Feng Shui (WOFS.com), a feng shui merchandising and franchising company, where she is the chairman.[7] 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. Too is also the publisher of Feng Shui World magazine, a bi-monthly publication.
Too 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.[8] [9]
In 2006, she appeared in advertisements for the Malaysian mobile telephone company Celcom, together with her daughter, Jennifer Too.
In 1997, Too met Tibetan lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche 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 Zopa. (An appendix of the same book lists worldwide addresses of these centres.) Too is former president and centre director of the FPMT's Losang Drakpa Centre in Selangor, Malaysia.[10]
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."
| Publication Year | Title | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Chinese Numerology in Feng Shui | ||
| 1998 | Lillian Too's Little Book of Feng Shui | ||
| 1999 | Creating Abundance with Feng Shui | ||
| 1999 | Lillian Too's Easy-to-use Feng Shui: 168 ways to success | ||
| 2000 | Lillian Too's Feng Shui Success Secrets | ||
| 2001 | Lillian Too's Smart Feng Shui for the Home | ||
| 2001 | Lillian Too's Irresistible Feng Shui Magic | ||
| 2002 | Lillian Too's 168 Feng Shui Ways to Declutter Your Home | ||
| 2002 | Lillian Too's Love in a Box | ||
| 2002 | Lillian Too's Flying Star Feng Shui for the Master Practitioner | ||
| 2003 | Lillian Too's Flying Star Feng Shui for Period 8 | ||
| 2003 | Feng Shui Life Planner | ||
| 2005 | Lillian Too's 168 Feng Shui Ways to a Calm & Happy Life | ||
| 2005 | Total Feng Shui | ||
| 2007 | Lillian Too's 168 Feng Shui Ways to Energize Your Life | ||
| 2007 | Unlocking the Secrets of Chinese Fortune Telling | ||
| 2009 | Lillian Too's Feng Shui Workbook: Transform Your Home for Health and Happiness | ||
| 2009 | Living with Good Feng Shui by Lillian Too | ||
| 2010 | Lillian Too's 168 Ways to Harness Your Lucky Numbers for Happiness, Wealth and Success |
Following the success of Lillian Too's Feng Shui Extravaganza, Too 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 premièred on the satellite channel, Astro AEC, on 15 September 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 Too's daughter, Jennifer Too.