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It was love at first sight, no doubt. Hello from this adorable wombat from the Australia Zoo! I went on a 2-week trip in Australia late last year and part of my itinerary was to visit a zoo in Queensland. This post is just a sneak peek of my travel down under.
Zambales, February 2015
Summer has officially started in this part of the world. I long to be back on the beach with less crowd and more space. Luckily enough, our country has 7,107 islands and there are a lot of destinations for me to choose from. However, so far, I only have 1 trip scheduled this month. Let’s see how it goes and where I end up spending the summer weekends.
How about you? Where are you headed to this summer?
So how have you been? I am officially reviving my love for writing about my short travels here and there. I’ve been to Asian countries and Australia last year. There were so many experiences and realisations during those trips that were only kept in my journal. I hope to share each of them here soon. For now I’d like to say a quick hello and share this photo I took in a cottage somewhere in the southern tip of Australia. As I’ve previously said about this picture, I would like to live in a cottage full of books and overlooking the ocean one day. 😉
Happy Monday, everyone!
What’s been happening in the Hermit World? My four-month (hermit) vacation included visiting Hong Kong twice and hopping on the ferry for a day in Macau. My trips were due to the fact that my boyfriend was working in HK for two months and it was the best opportunity for us to meet while we were geographically closer to each other.
I’ve been to Hong Kong in 2011 and my experience was not enough to convince me to come back. Let’s just say my friends and I found a lot of difference between our cultures. We went there as plain tourists with Ocean Park, wax museum, and Disney Land written on top of our lists.
So this time around, when my boyfriend invited me to visit him, I was just excited to the thought of spending time together even if it had to be in Hong Kong. I got on the plane for the weekend without any listed itinerary.
Let me give you a brief introduction of my boyfriend: He loves to Walk. Yes, Walk is a proper noun in our relationship. For the sake of this post, walking was the second mode of transportation during our trip next to the train (if that makes sense). I could write a blog dedicated to our Walking trips complete with routes, distances, maps, complaints, sweat meter, and blues around Asia but not today. 🙂
Spotted this stranger by himself while we were getting lost at the ferry terminal to Macau.
Chinese lanterns at a busy plaza in Macau. We were so busy Walking that I didn’t get the chance to know the name of the plaza.
I’m not a fan of casinos so I ignored them in this post apparently. Instead, I spent half the time with my head pointing upwards looking at the architecture around me. Portuguese influence is very evident in this city.
Neon lights at a restaurant where we had dinner in Kowloon
Almost tempted to buy these jerkies.
I wasn’t kidding when I said Walking is a proper noun!
We were hungry enough to try the hot pot…
It doesn’t look appetizing here but I assure you it’s good.
Eating breakfast in a strange land is one of my favourite parts of a trip.
We had fun. I did not expect to like the place during my second and third visits. As they say, there’s always a second chance. I apply this to places I travel to. Wish you have a great time too wherever your feet take you!
Spent my first week at work on a trip to Laiya beach with my new colleagues.
Oh, I have a new work, by the way. What happened to the zoo? I finally had the courage to quit in January. I knew it was the right time to do so.
I shall post some post-reflections when I have the chance in the future.
So anyway, Laiya was lovelier the second time around.
Shadow Couple
Going down the steps of a hill at a resort in Puerto Galera.
March 2014
I’ve always been a cat person.
We had a cat before named Bingo. He was a ginger tabby cat. But then we lost him one day and I remember it was one of the most painful memories in my childhood.
From then on I didn’t consider having another cat again in the next 13 years.
Until my brother brought this beautiful Siamese kitten two weeks ago and then I changed my mind.
We call him Finn and it was love at first sight.
I believe that it is a acceptable for me to say that we would not have survived this relationship if not for the wonders of modern technology. After countless video calls and gazillion messages exchanged over the Internet, another 11 months have passed. I may not have a job that gives me the opportunity to travel but I am in a relationship that gives me the privilege to travel with my favorite person.
Our life is only one but we should always give it a second chance.
Lanterns
Chinatown, Singapore
November 2013
Diwali Lights at Little India, Singapore
I spent a few weeks off this blog space and it feels so good to be back. How did you spend your weekend? We spent ours in Singapore and witnessed a spectacle of lights, navigated its little colorful streets, and changed one train platform to another. I feel so blessed to be in a relationship that gives me the privilege of travelling around Asia.
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