overdued Penang postings....

and well back to the previous penang postings, my ex-colleagues and i visited temple after temple, u name it from the Kek Lok Si temple, to the oldest Kuan Yin Temple in Georgetown, Penang to this one, didnt manage to get good pics from the former but this wasnt really great either! this was sumthing we visited on the 2nd day after a bloatsome buffet breakfast at Sunway Hotel, Penang Island..

i could hear a disgruntled Jon reluctantly ferrying us places in his zippy red Myvi...... (*shuyii pokepokes Jon*)

well he got to visit Midlands Mall in the end to shop for his transformers... so there!
*jon pulls a sulky face*

by day's end at Kek Lok Si temple, after having our dinner at the famed Ayer Itam Asam Laksa, his face was longer than a bittergourd's, haha! and i am amused, sHnapping away! *smiles gleefully*


well, without further ado ofcourse : -

entrance of the Thai Buddhist temple, its glorified gilded gate greeting us all!

got these sleepyheads posing for me...(note the tongue-in-cheek look on Ken's expession!)

bright sunshiny rays catching a rare sparkle on the crown of the stupa

lastly but no least, finally a shot with me in it
the shuyii on the far left, Kian, Danny, Kim & Ken (Jon is m.i.a AGAIN!)

and i do notice for the past few postings... i am kinda like a *portrait-liking-person... for at least most of my shots are composed that way, (and i have no idea why!!)
didn't realise that till a friend of mine pointed out my portrait-tendency while we went shooting interesting sights in Malacca last Raya holidays! more pics to come next..

i hope i will be finished by the weekend for the KLPac posting as i will be busy on 11th & 12th October 2008 for the 1000 Offering Event organised by LDC (Losang Dragpa Centre) at the Chinese Assembly Hall from 10am - 9pm! please do all feel free to come! :D

Kek Lok Si temple, Ayer Itam

here are the remaining pictures taken at Kek Lok Si temple at Ayer Itam, Penang Island! I very much look forward to visit this particular temple , (much to Jon's chagrin) particularly during the Chinese New Year celebration for their Lights and Lanterns displays... Hundreds or THOUSANDs of these beautiful red & yellow lanterns made up the vibrant display of lights which filled the night's sky and the temple's exterior with an air of warmth, evoking the festive mood, truly an awesome sight to behold!

a random shot at the foot of the temple... testing out my shutter speed, flash & camera settings..

here's kim, my first subject for a night shot! :)

we were greeted with strings and strings and more of these red lanterns when we approach the Grand Prayer Hall...

Kek Lok Si Temple, flanked by strungs of colourful lit lanterns & fairy lights! :)

a different view of the same building....

My favourite shot of the batch as it emphasises symmetry, just tad dissapointed as the tip of the tower's cropped off...

Spot the S.I buddies!!!!!!!! :) :D

Reminiscent of Funfair Grounds, fairy lights, the sweet burnt smell of caramel popcorn, pink Cottoncandies, Juggling Clowns on stilts, the familiar tune of carnival music tinkling, children's laughter in the background...

another view taken at the base near the parking lots.....no flash in this shot so gotta hold real still in the wind's chill! *shivers my timbers*

with little flicker of lights from the bustling streets coiling and meandering its way up to the temple

and lastly, the S.I Buddies! clockwise :- Jon, Danny, Kian, Kim & Ken
m.i.a : ME (cos i photograph!) teheee!

upcoming Kek Lok Si posting.....

bringing you a sneak peeek of the Kek Lok Si temple posting, made this trip with some ex-colleagues during the Chinese New Year break, (yes that was a good half a year back/more!!)

resembling Ripen tomato patch!

view from below, clusters of neatly arranged Mandarin Oranges to commerate the Chinese New Year celebration :)