i thought i'd take a page out of my own advice on seizing the day... carpe diem... and sort of like make a list of my top 31 things/memories/places that highlighted my year thus far... i will begin with 10 memorable places that i went to this year...
it took a bit out of my savings... heck... i am flat broke now... but what it did was satisfied my curiousity and my incessant need to travel... i fear being "out of touch" and thus make it a point to travel... to keep afresh of what's out there... the year has been quite good so far for me, as i travelled to a few places i never thought i could go...
taiwan in january 07
this was a first for me... it was short - 4 days as i was not exactly sure how the place would be...
when i left, i kinda thought it was far too soon...
hong kong, january 07
it was a stopover from taiwan... i celebrated no. 31 in hong kong this year, as was my no. 30... so basically it was memorable...
kyoto, japan... april 07
actually, my japan trip was a confluence of coincidences and good timing... i was able to source a cheap ticket to get there and got around with friends on a back packing tour... it was cheaper than if i joined a tour...
kyoto was my official first stop... via shinkansen (bullet train)... very olden city feel... but it was nice to experience old japan in a way... a lot of walking...
osaka, japan... april 07
osaka was my second stop... it is japan's second largest city... took a whole day to just quickly go through some of the top spots... i didn't even have time to get round to the main shopping district until after i went to tokyo... but generally speaking, osaka has a different feel than to tokyo...
tokyo, japan... may 07
tokyo was an experience... it is so big... and so many things to see and do... i was able to only scratched the surface... i will go back...
tokyo disneyworld... may 07
disney was another experience... long queues due to the holidays... i suspect it is always as crowded... a good place for couples... and kids...
hiroshima, japan... may 07
hiroshima was a somber experience... i wasn't ready for the eeriness that it brought... the whole place was rebuilt after the a-bomb incident... a clear reminder of man's destructiveness...
miyajima, japan... may 07
miyajima is listed as one of the three most scenic spot in japan... it was a different feel after hiroshima... lots of deers... and its local delicacy... oysters... yum... hahhaa...
perth, australia... june 07
i lived there for a number of years and did not get to travel down south... this time round, i was able to make that trip... pretty much what i was expecting... hehhee... but it was an experience... a good trip because of getting reacquainted with a friend...
penang, malaysia... october 07
this is probably the furthest i'd been in malaysia... i have never been to penang's mainland... only its airport eons ago... this time round, i managed to sneak a break to the island state for a raya getaway... had it not been the flu and my passivity... i would have probably enjoyed it more...
OK then... these are 10 highlights of places that i've been during 2007... these trips were memorable because of the different company... like i said before, "a trip is only as fun as your company"...
stay tuned for my next highlights... i hope all the highlights will add up to 31... i will go now and select stuff for my next post...
part 2 coming soon...
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