Discovering Bangkok's Temple

One thing you can't miss if you are in Bangkok - TEMPLES!
Yeah, no matter how bored this might be to you, no matter where you are, you HAVE to be connected to God. Right? :)

Like what I did! ;)
I better keep my mouth shut for this post, as we gotta be calm and serene to be connected to God. Yeah, means less narration lar... Part of me were lazy to write wtf.

Beware: Tonnes of photos coming right up! Take a good seat, grab yourself a popcorn and Cola, and enjoy~

Temple Of Dawn
(Wat Arun)

Wat Arun (Thai: วัดอรุณ, Temple of the Dawn, perhaps so named because the first light of morning is reflected off the surface of the temple with a pearly iridescence) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok, Thailanf. The temple is located in the Bangkok Yai district, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The full name of the temple is Wat Arunratchawararam Ratchaworamahavihara (วัดอรุณราชวรารามราชวรมหาวิหาร). :o

How's my photography skill? ;)






Improved? Or just normal?

Utterly steep stairs!
I peed in my pants.

The outstanding feature of Wat Arun is its central prang (Khmer-style tower). Steep steps lead to the two terraces. The height is reported by different sources as between 66,80 m and 86 m. The corners are surrounded by 4 smaller satellite prangs. The prangs are decorated by seashells and bits of porcelain which had previously been used as ballast by boats coming to Bangkok from China.

Temple of Dawn overlooking the Chao-Phraya River.

Around the base of the prangs are various figures of ancient Chinese soldiers and animals. Over the second terrace are four statues of the Hindu god Indra riding on Erawan.

At the riverside are 6 pavilions (sala) in Chinese style. The pavilions are made of green granite and contain landing bridges.

Monks performing their ritual.


My favourite catch of the day. I'm loving the sun spot. :)




















I played around with the exposure and achieved this photo.

Outside of Wat Arun, we bumped into not one, but two cute doggies. And they bear a cool name! Presenting...

MK (the popular restaurant franchise in Bangkok) and...


... Nokia! Hahaha... Lol~ :D


Ain't they cute?


Temple of Reclining Buddha
(Wat Pho)

Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์), also known as Wat Phra Chetuphon วัดพระเชตุพน) or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is a Buddhist temple in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, located in the Rattanakosin district directly adjacent to the Grand Palace. Its official full name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn (Thai: วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลาราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร). :o The temple is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage.

Prior to the temple's founding, the site was a centre of education for traditional Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions.

During the Rama III restoration, plaques inscribed with medical texts were placed around the temple. These received recognition in the Memory fo the World Programme on 21 February 2008, according to Thailand's Government Public Relations Department. The temple was created as a restoration of an earlier temple on the same site, Wat Phodharam, with the work beginning in 1788. The temple was restored and extended in the reign of King Rama III, and was restored again in 1982. In 1962 a school for traditional medicine and massage was established.

Wat Pho is the one of the largest and oldest wat in Bangkok (with an area of 50 rai, 80,000 square metres), and is home to more than one thousand, as well as one of the largest single Buddha images: the Reclining Buddha (Phra Buddhasaiyas, Thai พระพุทธไสยาสน์). Made as part of Rama III's restoration, the Reclining Buddha is forty-six metres long and fifteen metres high, decorated with gold plating on his body and mother of pearl on his eyes and the soles of his feet. The latter display 108 auspicious scenes in Chinese and Indian styles.

This is for you, Jerome.













Buddha's feet, made from mother-of-pearl.


Hand drawn on walls.


That covers each and every inch of the wall.


The drawings describes the life and death of Buddha.




Buddha snoozes off~ Zzzz...

Mei-Wah signing off, but I wanna express my deepest gratitude to: Wikipedia. Muah, you are the greatest! The article were extracted from:

1. Wat Arun
2. Wat Pho

I don't wanna be sued for plagiarism. Lol... ;) I got no money to bail myself out of jail!!! Thanks Wikipedia, thanks to you friends (for bearing yourselves with painful eyes due to so many pictures uploaded!). Hikhikhik~


P/S: Hey, guess what? I can learn to put on make-up through YouTube! Wow, isn't that great? :D