1. Visit to Bekok Town 14 Aug 2004 An idyllic place that houses a very unusual Kuan Yin Temple 21/2 hours car ride from Singapore

2. Outside Temple

3. Outside – looks just ordinary Inside – simply extraordinary …

4. Upstairs 1.Main Meditation Hall 2.Adjoining Dharma Hall 3.Interview Room 4.Corridor for Walking Meditation 5.Sleeping Quarters 6.Toilets

5. 1. Main Hall - speaker rostrum at center

6. Main Hall Ceiling

7. Plenty of space behind Main Hall - for walking meditation

8. Storage space along both sides of the hall

9. Let’s take a peek inside cupboard, shall we ?

10. Sitting Cushions !

11. 2. Adjoining Hall - for us to rest in between meditation

12. 3. Adjoining Dharma Hall

13. 4. Makes For An Ideal Interview Room

14. Sayalay admires the room

15. Interview Room

17. 5. Spacious Corridor - for walking meditation

18. 6. Bedroom

19. Bedroom - my dream bed !

20. How Many Full-TimeYogis Can The Temple Host ?

21. Sleeping Mattresses

22. And Pillows … So Not To Worry, OK. In The Hundreds …

23. Downstairs Dining hall and public areas

24. Dining Hall

25. Another Of My Favourites !

26. Probably Meant For The Venerables …

27. Kuan Yin Temple

28. Venerable Shi Fu

29. Shi Fu pleased to let us use the premises for Dec 2004 Retreat

30. Sayalay Likes Marble Urn

31. What do you like ? This place has many treasures… Come and see for yourself.

32. Train

33. Bekok Train Station 3 hours away