Flowers at Kek Lok Si

 Yellow Rattlesnake Heliconia

HIBISCUS GALORE!!!

I have never seen so many varieties of hibiscus in my life. I have now! The blooms in the gardens of  Kek Lok Si Temple are simple amazing. Obviously they are being cared for in the most loving way. If Mr Sun wasn't so unkind that day, I would have stayed longer to take more shots. I was totally drenched in sweat but I enjoyed photographing these blooms. It reminded me how I started this blog and my love for nature. The hibiscus here are mostly from the family of Habiscus Rosa-Sinesis. However their large size and vibrant colors are enough to attract your attention instantly. 

 Rose Mallow

Pink China Rose 

 Pink edged Hibiscus

 Red Rosa

 Pink Rosa

 Fort Myers Yellow

 Triple Yellow Hibiscus 

 Hibiscus buds

I adore flower buds. They are just so adorable like chubby babies. These hibiscus buds looked as though they were about to burst open into the world any time soon.

 Yellow Lantana

 White-edged Hibiscus

Loved this deep dark rose hibiscus with its white edge. It looks exotic in the garden amongst the rest of the hibiscus.

 China Rose

 Red Egyptian Star

 Never have I seen Egytian Stars before. They almost looked neon in color.

 Little fountains everywhere.

 Double Pink

 Pink Heliconia

 White Hawaiian

 Garden

 White water lily

 Water Hyacinth

 Pink Hydrangea

 Blue Hydrangea

 Blue flowers are one of my favorite to photograph. They always appear so brilliant in character.

 Pink Egyptian Star

 Spider Flower

 White Anthurium

 White Anthurium

White Anthurium

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. (Gerard De Nerval)

Whenever I am home in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah where my garden lives, the water lily never fails to bloom for me. Each time I see a water lily bud, I will photograph it. The color doesn't matter to me. It is the soul of the flower and the excitement of its existence in this world, for every flower is unique by its shade and attributes. 

Restful to look at

Beauty beyond measure

The colors of each soul shower upon your mind

If you would stop time to observe, to treasure

There is peace in the air

Where flowers bloom

So does faith, love and hope.  (Jo-Ann Tan)

                      

Kek Lok Si

Kuan Yin Pavillion

The breath-taking Kek Lok Si Temple...I bet everyone will be in awe when approaching Crane Hill. I was! Even though I have seen it a couple of time when I was a young girl, I still went...."WOW"!

Kek Lok Si @ Temple of Supreme Bliss is a Buddhist Temple located in Air Itam, Penang.  Construction started in 1890, opened to the public in 1905 but they are still improving on the temple until today. The Kuan Yin Pavillion (picture above) started its construction since 2009.

The best part about visiting this temple is that there is no fuss about the attire. Although, when you enter the prayer halls, visitors are requested to take off their shoes.

No entrance fees too, only a small fee of RM2 to visit the Kuan Yin statue and Pagoda.

The grounds on the top level

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship (Buddha)

This statue reminded me of Aladdin's genie!

View is amazing.

Yupp, it is a wooden duck in the pond!

What we think, we become. (Buddha)

Beautiful designs. The public can actually donate money to have their wishes written on the tiles for the roof.

(LOL) Okay Okay I was naughty to take this picture in the toilet! Well, I thought it is a good idea to tie a bundle of pandan leaves (screwpine) in each stall. Toilet smelt lovely... hehe!!!

Window carvings

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. (Buddha)

We started walking towards the Pagoda from here. Totally drenched because it was way too hot. There was not too many people at that time so it was okay. I was amazed to see the variety of flowers they have around the temple and they are all so well-taken care of.

I never see what has been done. I only see what remains to be done. (Buddha)

We are not given a good or bad life. We are given a life. It is up to us to make it good or bad. (Buddha)

Success hugs you in private. Failure slaps you in public. That's life! (Buddha)

Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most. (Buddha)

The Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas

True love is born from understanding. (Buddha)

If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart. (Buddha)

Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond. (Buddha)

No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again. (Buddha)

In the end there are only 3 things that matters: How much you loved. How gently you lived. How gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. (Buddha)

Love this Father-Daughter shot. Both are cat lovers. Couldn't resist playing with the chubby cats in the temple.

Oh by the way, the famous Air Itam Assam Laksa and Sister Curry Mee stalls are situated at the foot of the temple. Together, they have served bowls of their goodness for about a 100 years. Amazing that people are still willing to stand and eat as tables and space are limited.