And God said No...

A friend sent over a youtube... 10 questions every intelligent christian must answer... I may not have the answers to all as i have not claimed to be intelligent... but for the first 2 questions, the poem below surmises it.

And God Said No
by Claudia Minden Weisz

I asked God to take away my pride.
And God said “No”.He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
And God said “No”.He said her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.
And God said “No”.He said patience is a by-product of tribulations. It isn’t granted, it is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
And God said “No”.He said He gives me blessings, happiness is up to me.

I asked God to spare me pain.
And God said “No”.He said suffering draws me apart from worldly cares and brings me closer to Him.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
And God said “No”.He said I must grow on my own. But He will prune me to make me fruitful.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
And God said “No”.He said He will give me life, that I may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me love others, as much as he loves me.
And God said “Ah, finally you have the idea!”

Langkawi...day 2...

the next morning was FINALLY sunny...not sunny enough for a good tan but good for a day out...Pravin was hungover from the day before...so he rested while we went to sit cable car...



the view was awesome...

ching was afraid of heights...

there was such a vast difference in the temperatures up at the peaks...since it was the rainy season, we were among the rain clouds...was really cold and windy...and the clouds blocked us from the panoramic view from the top...

back at our rooms...Pravin sobered up a bit to go for island hopping...RM25 per person...so we grabbed some lunch (junk food and soft drinks)...then waited...



and waited...



the boat ride was a little rough...choppy waters...





first island was the famous Pulau Dayang Bunting...


went to swim and sunbath a while...



next destination was to watch eagle feeding...never seen so many at the same area the same time...they seem to already know that there'll be food...



last island was Pulau Beras Basah...we just hung around...



i looked for interesting shells and sea-washed stones...


then it was time to go...


dinner at USSR...met Suet-Li and family again...LOL...

Langkawi...day 1...

great time to be at Langkawi during a rainy season...

we took the airasia package of flight + hotel...was only RM215 per person...to me its was damn cheap...besides...i seriously needed a holiday...

So at about 7pm, we waved goodbye to LCCT...

me? I was ecstatic...

we arrived in about an hour...got a taxi to send us to our supposed hotel...but instead was left drenched tired and hungry as we searched for our dwelling...anyway...by about 9 something we finally got to our rooms...Yang and Pravin went on a mission to rent a car...and came back with pizzas...and booze of course...Pravin runs on beer...

got up the next morning...still raining...rained the whole night thru...never i my life have i experienced such a long-winded rain...but we knew we had to at least get a car...so in the drizzles, we set out...

RM50 a day kancils were all out of stock...so we settled for a RM60 a day kancil...and while Ching and Pravin were negotiating on the car, Yang and I got a little crazy with cheap sunspecs...

our first day was dedicated to duty-free shopping since the sky din stop pouring...which obviously means Pravin with more booze...


dinner that night was at some seafood restaurant just 5mins walk from our rooms...also where we met Suet-Li...though i have no photos of her with me...

met up with Suet-Li and Kevin (Suet-Li's bro) that night...went to some club...

after about 10 glasses, Pravin was gone...he took tons of pictures with random ppl...drank another girl's beer...and broke his tooth during a fall back at our rooms...