Update: Oops. Just found out that my parents are bringing me on a trip to the Holy Land + Turkey + Greece in October, as their birthday present for me. So I guess Santorini should be out of the running for my February trip. Sayang, it's the frontrunner pa naman. :( So, please don't vote for it anymore! Hehehe.
Ok, so I won't be celebrating my birthday till next year, but I've been waiting for it ever since I turned 29 a few months back. I know that 30 shouldn't be a big deal...after all, it's just a number. But after all of the stress of 2011 (see, the year isn't even done yet and I am chalking it up as THE MOST STRESSFUL YEAR OF MY LIFE), I am so hell-bent on making my 30th birthday a stress-free, exciting, and extraordinary celebration!
Ok, so I won't be celebrating my birthday till next year, but I've been waiting for it ever since I turned 29 a few months back. I know that 30 shouldn't be a big deal...after all, it's just a number. But after all of the stress of 2011 (see, the year isn't even done yet and I am chalking it up as THE MOST STRESSFUL YEAR OF MY LIFE), I am so hell-bent on making my 30th birthday a stress-free, exciting, and extraordinary celebration!
I'm so stressed that I have already planned a vacation for myself in Boracay for January (redeemed my Mabuhay Miles and got a free ticket to Kalibo, Aklan), and although the project isn't done yet (it WILL be by December, I declare it!), and even if I'm technically not yet done with my MBA (I am supposed to be doing my GlobMa final paper right now, actually. Eep), I am eagerly anticipating 2012 because it will mean FREEDOM from my obligations now.
For sure, there will be new responsibilities next year...but before they come barging into my life, I want a little "ME" time, please. :) And what better way to "celebrate" and to "relax" than with a solo birthday adventure?
I must admit that I wasn't such a big fan of travelling before. Sure, I've had a lot of chances to travel (thanks to my generous and loving parents), but I do not like to fly (I get nauseous and paranoid), I am awful at packing, and I get homesick really easily. But as I grew older (and thanks to my profession), I've come to appreciate the joys of travelling: the new sights, feeling the energy of a new place, experiencing new things, collecting photographs, memories and stories along the way.
For 2011, I vowed to myself that someday, I will travel alone. It all seems so exciting and glamorous and larger-than-life (thanks to Patty Laurel's blog, I've been inspired to travel the world). So, by hook or by crook, I will embark on an adventure come February 2012.
All I need to do now is to decide where to go. ;)
All I need to do now is to decide where to go. ;)
So to my blog readers out there (if there are any), please vote on the poll on the right-hand side of this page (you have to scroll up a biiiiiit...there ya go). And if you have other suggestions, feel free to comment! Please take into consideration the following:
- I will be travelling alone.
- I will be travelling in February (Cool is ok, just not freezing, please).
- I am on a budget (tuh. Which is actually a moot point since all of the choices require a lot of money anyway).
Hurry and vote so I can start planning and saving money!
*Thanks to http://coffeeculturecommunity.blogspot.com/ and http://shesforeverfearless.tumblr.com/ for the pictures I used for this blog entry.
