It's All a Bunch of Croc

I met up with Tita T, Tito E, and cutie-pie Erin to have dinner at Serendra (my first time there). After getting our fill at Conti's (Bravo, Mango Bravo!), we headed back to the parking lot, but ended up at a pit-stop: the Crocs store.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Tita T made Erin try on two pairs while I kept whispering, "No, Erin, no." I'm sure the salespeople wanted to throw me out of the store as I was ruining their sales figures for the day (I do wonder how many pairs they sell each day).

My telepathic messages got to Erin well because we came out with no bags whatsoever. Score! As we were walking to the car, I told Tita T, "I refuse to have a cousin with a pair of those!" I should've put on a tantrum right then and there to make a stronger case. ;P

Anyway, I'm sure they're comfy. I'm sure you can walk for days with those on, but can we please find footwear that looks more...umm...aesthetically-pleasing? They remind me of those jelly shoes back in elementary school which were Hideous (with a capital H)!

So please, please, stay away from Crocs! I beg you! Save this world! I promise I won't yell at you anymore for buying flip flops that are $14 (a.k.a. Havaianas) because at least they look "decent."

Travel List

The first forum I ever joined was for *NSYNC (circa late '90s).
The second one was for Mac users (PhilMug!).
Now, I have graduated and joined BootsnAll.

For one simple reason: travel planning sucks! I need all the help I can get!

Maybe because the best way to travel is to not plan at all, but since I will be on a limited budget, I have a "the meter is running" mentality for each day that I'm not back in Seattle. HaHa!

It's looking like this:
- Bali
- Jakarta
- Kuala Lumpur (yeah, I'm skipping Singapore)
- Bangkok (to meet up with a co-worker)
- Siem Riep (oh Angkor Wat, I can't wait!)
- Phnom Penh
- Macau (depends on AirAsia's price)
- Hong Kong (been there, done that, but it's a hub to get to Manila)
- Manila (to get all my crap)
- Tokyo (the dream is about to become a reality!)
- Seattle (mi casa es su casa)

I want to insert Seoul right before Tokyo, but I'm still praying to God that I'll win the Lotto tomorrow to make it all happen (or I find a chingu who can promise me he/she knows where I can see K1m Rae W0n in the flesh. HaHa!).

I'm willing to skip the Macau/Hong Kong stops should there be a cheaper flight to Manila available from Phnom Penh (doubt it).

It's so nice and grand to look at the list, but I'm still trying to convince myself that it's okay to go to Bali and Jakarta alone(no thanks to the latest airline disaster today). I figured once I get there, the rest of the trip will be done (and thy will be done!).

I have hired, err, I mean, asked Roy to take me around Tokyo so that's a winner (Rick will you be a winner, too? HaHa!). Lilian will be with me in Bangkok and Siem Reap/Phnom Penh, so that's awesome possum. The only problem is really Jakarta and Bali. Where are your friends when you need them?

And fyi, I have figured out my logistics problem regarding "my stuff." I will spend the money to ship my Starbucks mugs (all nine of them, baby!) and other things via DHL. I will leave my 28-inch luggage in Manila, then go around SE Asia, then come back to Manila for the 28-inch luggage, duffel bag with wheels, and Papa the Powerbook. Genius, eh?

I just can't believe that it's friggen March already! I still need to make a budget spreadsheet and itineraries! Ahh, procrastination still lives!

Promdi

I watched ChristianBautista at The Podium today. I thought I was over the boy, but apparently not. As he sang song after song, all I kept saying to myself was, "I really gotta get me a promdi boy." HaHa!

Crystal Clear Vision

I got new glasses (and contacts) as I always do every two years. It was cheaper to get them here than in Seattle, but the prices still made a dent in my wallet (we only get P3,000 for dental and optical allowance combined). Regardless, I love my new glasses, though they don’t look too different from my old ones.

The sales woman tried to get me to buy the thick framed ones (yung uso ngayon), but I dismissed the idea eventhough I thought I should go for a new look. Hindi ko talaga carry e plus mukha akong trying hard. Let’s stick with sexy and simple than uso and trying hard. ;P

No Go For The Land Down Under

My hopes of going to Australia and New Zealand during Holy Week (and before I set off for my Asia Travel) have been dashed. *SNIFF.

Why, oh why, don't my family and I share the same interests? Tsk.

I'm also starting to think that there should be a "Travel Buddy" business in this world to help the lone travelers like me.