夢裡夢外 Dream-Reality Confusion ...

If only our perception is that 

Dream is the Reality, 

and Reality is just in a Dream 

...

 

能跳舞的花 a Dancing Flower ...

in the Winds

a Dancing Butterfly

...

 

尋求庇護 Seeking Refuge ...

I often seek refuge

behind the view finder

...

 

面对面 Face to Face ...

Or I am the Butterfly
and the Butterfly is me
...

梦醒后的遗憾 Regrets when dream awake ...

The only time we are really alone
is in our own dreams
...

觀者眼里的美景 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ...

A good photograph
is always
a very personal thing

...

Shah Alam Agricultural Park

莎阿南农业公园

寻宝 Treasure Hunt ...

I think when I hold up a camera in my hands, 
there is a certain excitement and 

the treasure hunt begins

...

KL Butterfly Park 

Olympus OMD EM5 with m.zuiko 60mm f2.8 

ISO 200 f2.8 @ 1/60

同一个世界 Same World ...

We may have all come on different ships,
but we're in the same boat now. 

We live on the same earh, 

so let us live together peacefully.

...

Butterfly Park 

Kuala Lumpur

Trapeze artist 一只蝴蝶走钢丝 ...

When you can walk freely on a rope
without fear and hesitation is
when you begin
...
to Let go .....
and then
Let happiness in
...

Penang Butterfly Park 

A brief encounter 短暂的邂逅 ...

I could see from the viewfinder,
'the butterfly turn its head
and looked at me,
to be honest
it was a bit scary
...

KL Butterfly park 

吉隆坡蝴蝶公园

Blending in 融入 ...

Would you rather stand out or blend in,
or maybe both!
...

Putrajaya Botanical Garden 

布城植物园

Butterfly thoughts 蝴蝶的想法 ...

Would it not be great if we
could let our thoughts
roam freely like a butterfly 
...
We will never know where or when to stop
and that certainly will be interesting
...

Common Jay (Graphium doson evemonides)

Butterfly Park, 

Kuala Lumpur ...

I believe I can fly 我相信我能飞 ...

"Go to the edge" said the voice
"No, we can't"
"Take one more step" said the voice
"No, we are afraid"
"Yes, you can" said the voice
and we FLY
...
Sometimes we just need that little voice within 
to push us along the way
...

Nikon D90, Tamron 90mm, ISO400 1/160 @ f/5 -2/3 EV

Butterfly Park
Kuala Lumpur

Duty Calls 全神贯注 ...

Looking for sexy, hard working partner 
...
Look no further
Here is one 
...

KL Butterfly Park 

吉隆坡蝴蝶公园 ...

Butterfly thoughts 蝴蝶效应 ...

Penang Butterfly Park 

槟城蝴蝶公园 ...

Flower admirer 赏花 ...

吉隆坡湖滨公园 

Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur 

Eying for it 虎视眈眈 ...

莎阿南农业公园

Shah Alam Agricultural Park 

Hold your breath 屏住呼吸 ...

Once, I accidentally held my breath before 

I pressed the shutter for a butterfly ...

Since then I have held my breath for 

every butterfly shot I took ...

Butterfly Park, Penang ...

To dance with a butterfly 跳舞的蝴蝶 ...

Penang Butterfly Park

槟城蝴蝶公园

How to describe a butterfly ?

A tender creature that floats in the air, a vision of beauty for us to see. 

The morphism in an unassuming caterpillar,
that grew and then entered into a magical cocoon 

to emerge into a thing of beauty,
 to give others pleasure ...

Butterfly dream 蝴蝶梦 ...

Penang Butterfly Park

槟城蝴蝶公园

Butterfly dream 

蝴蝶梦 ...

Once upon a time, Chuang Tzu (庄子) also known as Chuang Chou 
dreamed that he was a butterfly, flying about enjoying itself.

The butterfly did not know that it was Chuang Tzu. and suddenly Chuang awoke, 

and veritably was Chuang Tzu again.

Chuang Tzu did not know whether he was dreaming that he was a butterfly, 

or whether it was the butterfly dreaming that it was Chuang Tzu.

If Chuang Tzu can dream that he was a butterfly then the same is said

that why not the butterfly had dreamed that it was Chuang Tzu ...

This shows that, although in ordinary appearance there are differences between things, 

in delusions or in dreams one thing can also be another. 

The transformation of things proves that the differences 

among things are not "absolute " ...

Chuang Tzu is universally regarded as the greatest Taoist after Lao Tzu (老子)

His "butterfly dream" is probably the most celebrated metaphor ever to be 

recorded in the history of Chinese Philosophy...

and in my opinion, whether or not the dream actually occurred

is not a matter of great importance. 

Except summarized and translated from The Philosopher, Volume LXXXIII No.2 

(Author: C.W. Chan)