Delayed

The Peak, as taken by my parents last August, 2008.

My sister and I were supposed to go to Hong Kong the weekend of May 1, Labor Day. But then due to our being both busy, we weren't able to book our tickets until prices have jacked up considerably.

So we settled to go to Hong Kong on the weekend of Bonifacio Day in late November. It's okay. The later the travel date, the more I can save. I probably should have a job by then.

But I really want to go somewhere just with my friends, without a definite itinerary, while staying in a budget hotel. I want to be a backpacker. I've always told this to my friends, but none share the same ideas. Hhmmm. Maybe I should persuade them more.

But for now, I'm more than happy to stay comfortably in a nice hotel. My sister's paying for everything.

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Scratch that

Scratch that. The Starbucks in SM Southmall is a bit big. And the construction's pace is blazing! This photo was taken on May 9.

Scratch that. Our Boracay trip in August will not push through. Their Hong Kong trip, however, still has the go signal. Oh well, it's probably La Luz for me anyway.

And I can't wait for my Cebu trip with friends. It's gonna be hella fun. I'll be wasted. For sure.

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Propeller falls... not

I was just going to blog that a propeller fell off Asian Spirit's De Havilland Dash-7 aircraft and how it scared the shit out of my dad. Once and for all, he only flies Philippine Airlines. But recently, after relentless reasoning from me on how much cheaper these budget airlines are, I think I've made some inroads. I think he was considering flying those turbo props. Until he read this screaming news in today's paper...

But good thing though, I made my research. According to this report by the Inquirer, it was just a "false alarm". The propeller fell off before the flight and that engineers had detected trouble with the engine before take-off. Is this the truth, or is this damage control done by Asian Spirit?

Anyway, I've also read news that there's a planned merger between Asian Spirit and SEAIR, to take on Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines Express, especially since both are now flying straight to Caticlan. But instead of keeping the name of SEAIR - which if memory serves me right, haven't had any crashes or majore plane trouble yet - they're retaining the name of Asian Spirit. Bad move. Everyone knows that Asian Spirit has had a couple of plane crashes.

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Jealous

Our family has been on a recent travel frenzy, following our trip to Boracay. It was actually our first complete holiday. My dad and I once went to Hong Kong and China, my sister and mom once went to Singapore, and my brother went twice to Thailand. We went to Pearl Farm three years ago, minus our mom. Of course, we were complete last year, when we went to Eagle Point, but that was just in Batangas.

Anyway, we've been planning on taking more trips this year, and even planning our trips for next year. My parents and my sister just booked their flights to Hong Kong today, and I'm jealous. I also wanted to go, but I can't. You see the last time we went there, Disneyland was not open yet. And due to bad weather, we weren't able to go to Ocean Park as well.

I'll just have to content myself with the upcoming trip back to Boracay. Oh Lord please let that push through. It's highly unlikely though, but I'm still hoping! I like bumming around the beach than entering some childish theme parks anyway. No, I am not bitter.

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Progress

On my way here to Robinson's Manila, I realized that the vendors along the sidewalks were gone. Kudos to whomever the credit is due (I'm guessing Mayor Lim). Progress indeed.

Just this morning, we started working on our thesis with the help of our thesis adviser. And he said it again! "This is gonna be easy. That's it and you'll be done with your thesis!" I'll pray that his words will come true. Good thing we're getting some progress.

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