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The show is still on! Even though some bulbs have burned, the show time has been decreased from 12am to 10pm and the new Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas has turned off its lights, the rest are still on! It’s still up until 13th March.

Catch it while it’s still on or you will need to wait for many months more.

Operation hours & lighting schedule
Feb 7th – 7pm – Opening Ceremony
Feb 8th to Feb 12th – temple open to public 8.30am to 5.30pm only
Feb 13th to Feb 15th – temple will be light up from 7pm to 7am
Feb 16th to Feb 28th – temple will be light up from 7pm to midnight
Feb 29th to March 13th – temple will be light up from 7pm to 10pm

Every year thousands of devotees turned up for the annual lighting ceremony at Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam.
Starting from Chinese New Year, Kek Lok Si Temple will be light up every night at 7pm until midnight to symbolize peace, luck and prosperity.

Approximately 230,000 light bulbs and 10,000 lanterns light up the temple every night for 33 days in conjunction with Chinese New Year. Making this 119 year old temple one of Asia’s most beautiful temple. The most oustanding scene is the Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas, it is over 35 metres in height and is reputed to be one of the largest pagodas in Malaysia. The glittering pagoda can be seen from from several kilometres away.

I went there twice, once before the the new pagoda turns off its lights and another time last Saturday. It is surely an exciting experience and most likely to go this weekend!

Enjoy my humble collection of photos.

Kek Lok Si – The Big Picture (with the new Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas on the left) Canon EOS 400D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC at 59mm,  25s, f/22.0, ISO100 (High-res / Flickr)

Kek Lok Si – The Pagoda and Main Shrine Hall - Canon EOS 400D with Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC at 125mm,  5s, f/13.0, ISO100 (High-res / Flickr)

Grids of lanterns Canon EOS 400D with Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM at 13mm, 1/40s, f/4.0, ISO 400 (High-res / Flickr)

Closeup on the Kek Lok Si pagoda - Canon EOS 400D with Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L at 54mm, 4s, f/16, ISO 100 (High-res / Flickr)

Lantern Light Show in Main Shrine Hall Kek Lok Si - Canon EOS 400D with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L at 200mm, 13s, f/32, ISO 100 (High-res / Flickr)

Kek Lok Si in panoramic (2.3MB) – This may takes some time to load but it surely worth your time. I hope I can find some time to get back there to capture a spherical one.

Meet my new family pet, John. He is very adorable and very playful just like little kid.

(Canon 400D, Sigma 50mm EX DG HSM 1.4 at 1/100 at f/2.8, ISO200)

(Canon 400D, Sigma 50mm EX DG HSM 1.4 at 1/200 at f/2.2, ISO200)

(Canon 400D, Sigma 50mm EX DG HSM 1.4 at 1/160sec at f/1.8, ISO 200)

Meet Stella Wong, Wendy’s niece from Taiwan.

I’m starting to lovin’ my newly acquired Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM. It has slight front focus at wide open (f/1.4) but getting better at f/1.8 and becoming very sharp at f/2.2. It’s very well built compared to my Canon 50mm f/1.8 II last time. Surely it’s a must-get lens if you are looking at standard primes but at the risk of getting a sharp copy.

Pavilion Kuala Lumpur is a shopping mall situated along the Bukit Bintang district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Opened on 20 September 2007, it consists of four major components; a retail mall, an office tower, two residential and a proposed hotel.

Photo was taken on 1st of January 2010 using Canon 400D and Canon EF-S 10-22 ultra-wide lens.

It’s no surprise to see a horrible queue of people lining up for ticket at busy station like the one in Bukit Bintang. Cars are very often cramped with people too.

Even though it is not seamlessly integrated for ticketing or changing trains with other lines, KL Monorail is still one of main pulses that moves people around in the heart of the bustling city.

KL Monorail (Wikipedia)

Flickr link

(Canon 400D, Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM at 10mm)