Saturday, November 25, 2006

I am off to Manila in a few days. I'm not sure how I feel about it, really. My bestfriend asked me yesterday if I'm excited.. and I didn't know what to say.

I AM excited about the trip. The actual trip. I love being in airports and the feeling that i'm going someplace. I love zipping through the airport with a trolley with my suitcase and handcarry bag on it looking at the other travellers and wondering where they're off to. I don't even mind standing in line to check in because the time seems to be breezing through with the thought that in a couple of short hours you'll be up in the sky towards somewhere.. else. I like looking at other people's luggage and wondering what they deemed important enough to take to another country and guessing what is waiting for them when we touch down. I like how clean and utilitarian airports are and the way people look like they're already off to some exotic destination or an important business meeting. I don't even mind the security checks although I am always a bit antsy on the immigration lines for some reason even if my visas and passport are in order.




I like the touch down and the announcement that the pilot makes when you're on the ground and warning you to stay in your seat. I like seeing the rooftops of the city you're landing in and seeing the contrasts between the city I just left and the one I now find myself in. I like disembarking and thanking the FAs for their help. I don't mind the first burst of air you get when you step off the plane. I love waiting for my suticase to show up on the carousel and being helped taking it off it because I always always struggle with it.

I just love it. Every minute of it. Don't you?







~ being with relatives (my immediate family's not getting there till very close to Christmas which sucks a bit for me coz I miss them heaps)

~ Eating the food. I want lechon, liempo, mangoes, sinigang, kare kare and all the other homecooked meals that I so missed.

~ catching up with friends - over coffee, lunch, dinner, drinks, whatever. I just want to know how everyone is.

~ shopping. shopping. shopping.

~ cheap manicures and pedicures and massages and oh. just being able to afford going to the salon/spa

~ not having to do chores :P


beach bumming at the Island Paradise of Panglao, Bohol.





I'm NOT looking forward to:

~ the incredible holiday traffic

~ the crowds in the malls

~ leaving my room, my sanctuary and where all my personal belongings are

~ leaving Jeff.. :(

who's staying here for another two weeks before flying to Cali for Christmas and coming back on the second week of January. That's a total of 6 weeks without him. I am so used to him calling me about 67 times a day and seeing him almost every other day and sometimes more than that. Oh well. Such is life. I'm looking forward to getting goodies from the States though :P

Like it or not. I'll be back in the Philippines in 5 days.

I better get to packing.

Labels: philippines, travel

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