Wanderlust Diary

Imagine the multitude mountains that you can see fro m afar…you see mother earth’s treasure that brings peace in all who wants to see. I seldom see this natural beauty so it left me in awe even though my feet were killing me already. Huangshan’s beauty is one of the astonishing wonders of China. It’s the best among the five majestic mountains of the country. My Chinese teacher once said that if you visited this mountain, you don’t need to see the other ones.

I’ve visited this mountain as we take our last journey before going back home last time. After going to Shanghai, we were able to get a package from one local travel agency to bring us to that place. I remember watching Kungfu Panda last time and I thought that the background looks like that of Huangshan.
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We went to a short trip to a nearby beach from Singapore to surprise our dear friend one day. The place is called Desaru, Malaysia. From Singapore, we had to take a ferry at Changi Ferry Terminal (ticket around 22sgd roundtrip). We arrived less than hour to the city then we rented an old van to go to the hotel (Pulai Desaru).

My journey in Kuala Lumpur was tiring but memorable. It was a long business/leisure trip but I managed to sneak in some sightseeing before our actual team building starts. My company made me come to Kuala Lumpur earlier than planned since my boss have to drive up to the city with only one of my colleagues so since I can work everywhere (mobile=laptop), I gathered things and packed up hurriedly that week for an early drive to Kuala Lumpur, my first trip to the capital of Malaysia.

I was able to visit the famous Petronas Tower on my second day in the bustling city. It was a must to see one of the tallest building around the world. It had helped Malaysia placed itself on the map of must sees. I remember seeing it in the movie Entrapment long ago.

I had to queue up early in the morning to get tickets in the last show/entry for the sky bridge. It was free but you had to be early to get the earliest time possible. They start giving tickets at around 830am. We planned to go there after work so we got the tickets for the 630pm show. For a supposed short trip up (around less than a minute lift going up), we had to endure a 10-15 minutes show about Petronas’ history (as it is the oil company of Malaysia).
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I remember my first airplane ride. I honestly got so excited seating by the window side of the airplane. I was quite curious on why the plane looks so small from afar but then when I enter, there was a long stretch of seats waiting to be filled. It was summer in 1991 when my family had a first trip to Taipei with me too! I was too small to be brought when they went to Hongkong. I couldn’t quite understand why I had to wear jacket (it never occurred to me how different temperature from my hometown (Manila) versus anywhere around the world.

We went for a package tour since my parents were also first timers in Taipei. I was more concern about the petty things I came across (like hotel rooms, airplane food, air pressure during take off and landing, collecting luggages from the carousel, wake up calls, cameras, my small waistbag) It wasn’t the eye-opener yet. But slowly, after a few more travels around Asia when I grew a bit older, I was more curious about the different cultures, history, people of the cities I went to.

Discovering the road less traveled arouse my passion more and more. I love traveling as I carry a bit of knowledge about the places I’ve been to. Though my memory can be a blur, I vividly remember the steps I took in places that left an impression on me. May it be about the delicious food or unique cultural practice, I opt to share this knowledge with other people as well.

If time and money permits me to travel leisurely, I’ll do it any time of the day. Of course, I’m not a loner so I do these with my lovable companions (friends, family).

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