October 28, 2001: Pictures from Penang

Hi,

I hope your weekend went well. I had a great weekend vacationing in
Penang, Malaysia with 8 other friends. One of the highlights of the trip
was Penang Hill. We went there on Saturday morning, but the wait to take
the tram up the hill was about 3 hours long. So, we had to get up very
early on Sunday morning (today) to go there again. But it was definitely
worth it. The views of the island below was spectacular. Here are some
pictures:

Penang Hill
http://community.webshots.com/album/24083830bEIxItMaRH

In the pictures, there are some pictures of a beautiful house, with a white
picket fence. Actually, there were several other nice houses on top of the
hill, but they are either below or above the road level. There are also
pictures of a monkey, because monkeys are supposed to be very common on the
hill.

Below are the pictures of my friends who went on this trip. The host of
our visit is Wei Hsien Chan, who is from Penang. As you can see from the
pictures below, we all wanted to have our picture taken with Wei. While we
were waiting for the tram, we thought of nicknames / phrases for Wei. The
result was, "Wei, the Man, the Legend, the Experience." Then we added "Wei
the Maestro" to that list of adjectives. Here are the pictures:

Penang Hill - Friends
http://community.webshots.com/album/24085048IKEeSmSJDZ

After going to Penang Hill, we had lunch. (I'll tell you about the famous
Penang food and post those pictures up next week). Then we went to the
beach area, Batu Ferringhi. We had a great time riding on the water jet
skis. I went up and down the beach on the water skis and got a good view
of the whole beach front. Parasailing was another popular activity on the
beach, but we didn't have the time. Here are the pictures from the beach:

Penang Beach
http://community.webshots.com/album/24085932lhkPhzELXw

We had a packed and fun weekend. We ate at a lot of different places, sang
karaoke both nights, played pool, went clubbing, did some sightseeing,
played chess, walked around downtown shopping streets, etc. I'll describe
these activities in more detail next week and include the other pictures.

This week's thought provoking question is, "If you could have a free
telephone line to any one person in the world, who would it be?"

This week's humor and inspirational pieces was forwarded by Jennifer Chin
and Jennifer Deniega.

Enjoy!

-Josh.
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Taxi Driver

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question.
The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on
the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window.

For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said, "Look
mate, don't ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me!"

The passenger apologized and said, "I didn't realize that a little tap
would scare you so much."

The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault. Today is my first
day as a cab driver - I've been driving a funeral van for the last 25 years.
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I Asked God

I asked God for Strength...
And He gave me difficulties to make me strong.

I asked God for Wisdom...
And He gave me problems to solve.

I asked God for Prosperity...
And He gave me brain and brawn to work.

I asked God for Courage...
And He gave me danger to overcome.

I asked God for Love...
And He gave me troubled people to help.

I asked God for Favors...
And He gave me opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted...
And I received everything I needed