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Yeah. I call this year as 27-27-27. It is triple twenty-seven.

I do not know what does it mean, but for the past nine months, it seems that everything is going great! I got an increase, I was able to treat my parents in Hong Kong for their 30th wedding anniversary and to top it all, I got an around the world vacation galore. Please take a look of my vacation itinerary last May.

Caribbean (St. Kitts, St. Maarten, and Antigua) to London. I spent one-day in London and visited key tourist attractions such as the Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, the London Bridge, the Trafalgar Square, the Central London , and a lot more of centuries old buildings.

From London, I flew to Hong Kong wherein I spent 4 days with my parents as they celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. It was an extremely memorable experience to have my parents as we visited various sites and places in Hong Kong. We stayed in a Hotel in Lantau Island. We visited the Buddha, rode in a cable car, went to DisneyLand (sa harap lang...wala ng budget eh hahaha ), shopped in Park Lane, watched the beauty of Hong Kong in Victoria Peak with an exciting Peak Tram, and so much more!!!

Whoa! The four-days in HK flew real fast. My parents flew to Manila earlier. I was misty-eyed when my plane arrived at the NAIA. I was boarded by a Cathay Pacific plane and the feeling of coming home gave me mixed emotions. It feels like being hugged by your mom so tight after a longest time of not seeing each other. Indeed, there is no place like home. I arrived past midnight, and I could not be content to exclaim how I was mesmerized with the Manila skyline. It reminded me of New York when I visited the Empire State building. And it made me proud of my country.

Since, I do not have much baggage I did not take a cab. I missed riding in a jeep and the sheer feeling of hustling with traffic and the dust-infested air in the metro going to Baclaran. The terminal going to Paliparan is in Baclaran. When I reached Baclaran, I could no longer hold the streaming of my tears as I see again the poverty, the shanties, the prostitutes, and it makes me to love my country even more!!!

I spent three weeks in the Philippines, 2 weeks in Manila, 5 days in Surallah (Southern Mindanao) and 3 days in Iloilo(Western Visayas) before going to Japan. I spent one rainy day in Narita, Tokyo and despite the weather I still have enjoyed my stay and got a chance to visit the Temple, the Central Narita, AEON Mall, among others. I can no longer remember the places I have been to. There names, I simply find real hard to remember.

From Japan, I crossed the Pacific going to Washington, DC. I spent five days in Washington. Of course, I visited the White House, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Pentagon, various museums, and the unlimited joy ride in the subway.

I was supposed to spend one-day in Puerto Rico if I was not left by my plane. I arrived in the airport very late.

Whoa!!! My around the world vacation galore has come to an end. I am now backed in paradise! working and looking forward on my next travel adventure. I am planning to cruise on my 28th birthday next year and treat my parents in Europe on my next vacation next year too, sometime in June or December.