Hong Kong teasers

I am taking too many photos, sightseeing too much, and blogging too much to do any meaningful posts on this blog just yet. Please wait until I return to Seoul, at which time I will dramatically slow down and cut out all my activities, except meditation, until I return to the US, therefore giving me lots more blogging time. I just can't stand sitting in a Seoul subway train and looking at the colonial government propaganda anymore - so I'll do as little of that as possible, and suspend most sightseeing while at it too. On the other hand, Hong Kong's subway kicks some behinds - it's the best I've ever used.

Just two photos as teasers for you. And you know what I post the most at this blog - and these are no exception. Photos were taken from the Monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas (萬佛寺), which is located on the main train line linking Kowloon to Shenzhen, mainland China, but requires a lengthy stair climb.

Here are two statues, and yes, both are our beloved transgender matron saint, Kwan Yin. The right one is the fabled Eleven-Faced Kwan Yin, whose stone statues I had posted from Gyeongju the last time. The left one is a variety that I can't identify.

Note that both Kwan Yins have their breasts exposed. The left one exposes both, while the Eleven-Faced Kwan Yin exposes her left breast. The nipples are not portrayed, however. Also, the breasts are a bit smaller than one would expect, but perfectly reasonably sized for a transwoman; transwomen are told to expect bra sizes which are a cup smaller than those of their genetic female family members. More proof that Kwan Yin is transgender.

Christy - maybe you might get an idea for a portrait. You could do me dressed in something feminine, but with a boob hanging out. And as the boobs are reasonably sized, I won't mind you doing this portrait, even though I'd kill you if you did the flat-chested topless portrait. At least these statues are properly captioned as Kwan Yin, and not as Avalokitesvara, the male name. Oh, and unlike these statues, you are also welcome to draw the nipples in. :)

There are two courtyards at this monastery. And one of them, as seen above, is lined exclusively with Kwan Yin statues, as far as I can see. There are more Kwan Yins here than I can count - and this is priceless. I feel that this photo alone is worth all the money I spent on this Hong Kong trip - then some more.

Every Kwan Yin here is unique, though they all follow one of several major variations. Some of them are:

• The Eleven-Faced Kwan Yin. Every one of them exposes her left boob.
• Kwan Yin of the Southern Seas. She ensures safety for the sailors of South China Sea.
• Kwan Yin of Abundant Fishing. Carrying a basket with fish inside, she is the matron saint for the commercial fishermen.
• Kwan Yin of Fertility. She holds up a child, to connote that (1) she will help you conceive one, and that (2) she will protect your child once s/he is born. Predictably, this is one variety that always keeps her boobs covered.

In addition, there are tons of porcelain Kwan Yin statuettes at the base of the hill, at the trailhead to the monastery. Even more Kwan Yins at the other courtyard as well. I had even more Kwan Yin sightings elsewhere in Hong Kong today.

I don't think it's ever possible for me to get an overload of my transgender matron saint, but I think I got close today. You'll get a look at everything once I have time to actually blog here.