Sydney: Opera House and Blue Mountains

 Ep.48 

“Brother and sister, together as friends, ready to face whatever life sends. Joy and laughter or tears and strife, holding hands tightly as we dance through life.” -  Suzie Huitt.

SYD – Sydney, Australia.

24^th-26^th May 2012.

view from three sisters

It’s finally came! Sydney on my roster. Time to visit some relatives and my only big brother, Andrew. When I saw that my first flight after my leave would be Sydney, I directly fold it into two, put it in my bag and reached for my Blackberry, announcing to the whole world that I would visit Sydney on 24^th-26^th of May so that all of my relatives in Sydney would prepare and spare some time with me. Long time no see, fam!

Thailand: Madame Tussaud and Grand Palace

Ep.47

“I would not exchange my leisure hours for all the wealth in the world” - Comte de Mirabeau.

BKK – Bangkok, Thailand.

7^th-11^th May 2012.

Me @ Grand Palace.

Day 3: We survived our to our third day of Bangkok exploration vacation. What do we have on the list for today? Even at the very beginning of the trip planning process, Ochie told me that she would love to go to Madame Tussaud Bangkok. I have been to the one in Hong Kong, but there were no harm to go to the one in Bangkok, the wax statue should be different somehow. What else? Another shopping time in downtown and night market again. That’s what we called: Girl’s itinerary.

Thailand: Kanchanaburi and Death Railway

Ep.46

“Vacation used to be a luxury, but in today's world it has become a necessity.” – Anonymous.

BKK – Bangkok, Thailand.

7^th-11^th May 2012.

Feed the Elephants

Day 2 : we started it by booking a tour from the hostel to Kanchannaburi, which is out of Bangkok already. The main idea was to ride an Elephant and by booking that tour, we also got to travel on the train through the death railway. The price for the tour itself was THB 1900 per person including pick up and lunch plus a tour guide. As it will be a one-day tour, we start early, at 7 am.

Thailand: Land of Thousand Smiles

Ep.45

“Traveling is the thing you buy that make you richer” – Me.

BKK – Bangkok, Thailand.

7^th-11^th May 2012.

Me and Buddha

After finishing the probationary period in this company, I got the full right to apply my leave. I got 28 days of leave, 7 days from last year carried forward and 21 of them for 2012. So I decided to split it into two leaves. First two weeks would be on May and another two would be on October. So for the first leave, I got planned my vacation with my university friend, D Class member, Rosiana, or called her Ochie and we decided to go on a vacation to Thailand, a land of thousands smiles.

Philadelphia + Pennsylvania : To Lancaster we go

Ep.44

“Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!” - Albert Einstein.

JFK – New York, United States of America.

26^th-29^th April 2012.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Little Jade’s time! Remember my little cousin Jade? She just turned 8 at the 7^th of April and Cici Ella is going to come and celebrate with her this time. As soon as I got my roster out, I messaged my Aunt to jot out my visit’s itinerary (as always). It’s good to have family somewhere else in this world, especially if you got this job. So, here I am, ready for my family time in JFK flight.