Phillipines ’06
Thursday, December 22nd, 2005I can’t believe how lucky I’am sometimes. Not a month from returning from a monthlong vacation in Europe, that I have a chance to travel to the Phillipines Islands. The country of my birth. It saddens me that Maria Sue cannot go as she has used up her vacation time and could only go for a week. A week doesn’t really give you much time enjoy your time in the Islands. She’s passing on this one for a later trip to the Phillipines where she’ll have more time. Sooner or later (sooner rather than later) she will go. I really want her to see the Phillipines.
The main reason I’ll be going is for the church wedding of my sister JoJo. They will be married in the Island where my mom grew up. And that is Bohol. It will probably be in the church that she attended when she still lived there. Most of all, I will be seeing Lola (my maternal grandmother) for the first time in 29 years. The last time I saw her was on our summer vacation before leaving for the US back in 1976. Jimmy Carter was just elected President of the Estadas Unidos. Time flies and can’t wait to see all the relatives. Probably all hundreds of them.
Got my shots for the trip. I got a Hepatitis A and T(dap). T(dap) covers like three other sickness. I needed the Tetanus shot since my last one was in 1997. I cut myself running into a fence while playing softball.
Also got the tickets. Found a good deal on yahoo.com on a recommendation from my new brother-in-law Rommel Aguilar. All in all, the tickets cost less than the ticket price for our Euro trip.
Outbound travel time covers 22 hrs over 8600 miles. I leave from Madison-Chicago-Hong Kong-Manila. Inbound travel time covers 20 hrs over 8300. Itineray is Manila-Tokyo-Chicago-Madison.
I will be gone from Feb. 2 and return Mar. 2.
Day to day Itinerary is flexible at this point. Relying on Mom and Dad for the first 2-1/2 weeks for stuff to do. I will probably travel alone for 1-1/2 weeks. Hopefully some relatives will have time off for vacation and show me around.
That’s it for now. Can’t wait to go!!!
jimbing………
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