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| Page Views: 13,443 | Life goes on, I can't wait! by GracesTrips - last update: Jun 29, 2009  |
And, all I want is this | Elephant Trek in Ao Nang, photo taken by guide |
Hello and thanks for stopping by! I have been on VT for 4 years now and I enjoy every aspect this site has to offer from obtaining travel information, to helping others with travel info, making friends and providing a photo album for my family/friends that is accessible "virtually" at any time. It's an ingenious concept and I give kudos to JR and Tilman for this idea.
I've had a most interesting life thus far. More about that in my bio. It's been an incredible journey. "Life is Good" is what the wonderful man in my life always tells me. But yet, as good as life can be, life is also too short. It is my hope, that in my lifetime, I can see the world.
I live about 20 minutes east of Los Angeles but consider SoCal (Southern California) my home. Any given weekend, I'm in Huntington Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Big Bear, who knows! I'm definitely not a stay at home kind of person. I'm always on the go and always wondering where are we going next. |
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Last year I went on an amazing 11 day adventure to Thailand! It was a fantastic experience! If you have never been, this is a place you must see in your lifetime. We spent a few days in Bangkok to see the temples and some of the city. But, my favorite part of the trip was traveling down to Krabi and staying on West Railey Beach. The physical and visual experiences will be unforgetable! I hope you get a chance to see my Thailand pages.
All photos on my travel pages are taken by me unless I specify otherwise. |
| The Upper Terrace Wat Phra Kaew |
| | So, if I were to build a wish list, it would start off like this (not necessarily in this order)...
Italy
Singapore
England
Australia
India
Brazil
Switzerland
Germany
Carribean
Costa Rica
Peru
Japan (again)
New Zealand
Scotland
South Africa
I know I can add a lot more! |
| View from Baiyoke Sky Hotel in Bangkok |
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Traveling isn't always about fun and/or relaxation. My VT friend, Goutam Mitra, recently participated in a great humanitarian effort to provide aid for cyclone victims in Suberbans located in Gosaba, India known as the home of the Royal Bengal Tiger. I can tell you, here in Los Angeles, I had no clue such a disaster occurred. Passing information is powerful and I hope you will get a chance to read about his efforts, see his photos and let him know you care. Thank you!
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| Tup Island in Krabi, Thailand |
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If you want to witness some awesome talent, see this...Paul Potts Audition Performance
Another great talent, a personal friend of mine on his myspace page, artist extraordinaire, Michael Cano
A funny story...
An elderly man had owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back. It was deep enough for swimming. He fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts and some apple and peach trees.
One evening he decided to go down to the pond and look it over, as he hadn't been there for a while. He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit. As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee. As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young ladies skinny-dipping in his pond. He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end.
One of the ladies shouted to him, "We're not coming out until you leave!'"
The old man frowned, "I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond." Holding the bucket up he
said, "I'm just here to feed the alligator." (Some old men can still think fast)
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Another Story.....
A male patient is lying in a bed in the hospital. He is wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult four hour surgical procedure. A young female student nurse appears to give him a partial sponge bath. "Nurse", he mumbles, from behind the mask, "Are my testicles black?" Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, "I don't know sir, I'm only here to wash your upper body." He struggles to ask again, "Nurse, are my testicles black?" Concerned that he may elevate his vitals from worry about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and sheepishly pulls back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his p...s in one hand and his testicles in the other, lifting and moving them to assess their condition. Then she takes a close look and says, "There's nothing wrong with them Sir." The man pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her and says very slowly, "Thank you very much. That was wonderful, but listen very, very closely...................Are - my - test - results - back?"
A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. All of a sudden, he said out loud, "Lord grant me one wish". Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish".
The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii, so I can drive over anytime I want".
The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor and glorify me".
The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent treatment, why they cry, what they mean when they say 'nothing' and how I can make a woman truly happy".
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?" |
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ViajesdelMundo Fri Jul 3, 2009 18:29 UTC
Have a happy 4th July weekend! | goutammitra Tue Jun 30, 2009 01:13 UTC
Thanks for watching Gosaba. It will be may be one year or two before their land could produce again. It will be better to make them self sufficient. Thanks for being kind. | jumpingnorman Fri Jun 26, 2009 06:32 UTC
Hi Grace! We lost Farrah and Michael...two big names...just saw you on-line and wanted to say hi, Norman :) | junecorlett Thu Jun 4, 2009 08:15 UTC
Thank you for the birthday wishes Grace - we are going to Thailand next month again (Phuket) |
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