My mind is always filled with vacation plans. I’m always on the look out for seat sales, as well as, accommodation sales. I guess I got addicted after going on a trip on a tight budget, and came out of it with souvenirs (pasalubong) and great photos. I realized that all the barriers to great vacations were just in my head, that I just created.

So maybe, it won’t be farfetched to start planning about Orlando vacation. Haha. Kidding aside, husband and I have carefully mapped out our family budget this year. And by the looks of it, we’ll just be in Asia for the rest of the year.

To go to the other parts of the zoo tour such as the Tiger Safari or Savannah, one needs to bring his vehicle. Of course, not all are willing to bring his car and risk it, although very little possibility, to be scratched by animals along the way.

One has an option to ride the train-like vehicles of the zoo for only P50 per person. The advantage of this is you save up on gas. The disadvantage is the road is very dusty. I do not recommend it to those who have asthma.

I suddenly remembered this site http://www.blackheadextractors.org that I browsed last week. It was so dusty my face felt like it was so thick and heavy with oil and dirt. We ran out of wet wipes for trying to keep ourselves fresh once in a while.

Rodent world is where we saw the hybrid of zebra and carabao, as well as the albino carabao.

We weren’t able to take a picture of the hybrid facing us he seemed to be very shy. That or my mind was just preoccupied with quick trim extreme burn. Haha. Anyway, this one is enough, I think, to show that it’s a carabao with the zebra stripes.

Here’s the albino carabao.

For weekends, holidays and peak season, an entrance to the Zoobic Safari costs Php449 for adults and Php349 for kids who are 3 feet or higher.

It was so hot last Sunday when we went there. We all felt sticky. It seemed that shaving my head wouldn’t be such a bad idea then. Well, there will always be hair growth shampoos in the groceries.

Kidding aside, I highly suggest for a family or group of friends to go on swimming after going to the zoo.

One of the cool things here in this zoo is you can take your photo with the animals such as tiger in the above photo. I was just too afraid to do it.

I will say once again what I have told myself around 3 months back. I will never want to ride the ferry again.

Last October, I wasn’t able to hold it in and had to blow right when the ferry had docked. This was even on the trip back. And what do you know, same thing happened today! Imagine, I was able to hold it in for an hour but not anymore just when it’s almost over. Argh!

Anyway, it’s nice to see Hong Kong again. We weren’t able to roam around as we were in a hurry to go to Ocean Park. We just bought diapers for BG near the ferry terminal before heading to the nearest MTR station. One saleslady was trying to convince me into buying hair loss vitamin. And then, she offered Omega 3 supplements for BG.

It was also nice seeing ladies in winter clothing. Fashion there is a mixture of European, Korean and Japanese.

Oh, just my observation, it’s colder in Macau than in Hong Kong.

Earlier (more like yesterday), I was entertained unknowingly by several people who like us, were waiting for their flights. First, I was watching people who passed by and their choices of wardrobe. I found the boots of two little girls cute but of their mom shady. Then there’s this woman probably in her 50s who dressed so well she’d be mistaken for a celebrity, but her face was so red and probably never heard of the best rosacea treatments.

And the most amusing of all that I saw earlier was when one guy who I’m guessing is in his late 20s decided to change his shirt in public, and showcased his torso, a lady probably in her 40s was watching and smiling the whole time. Looks like I wasn’t the only one who has gotten entertained.

Five years of getting married is a milestone, especially for people who are still trying to figure out how it is to balance married life with their lives that they had been used to. While some celebrate their anniversaries through an out of town or country trip, others save up for renewal of their vows.

If I were to renew our vows, say twenty years from now, I’d like to consider one of those romantic destination weddings at the beach. I heard the white sand beaches of Riviera Maya offers the privacy and romance that couples look for in a resort for their wedding ceremony and honeymoon, as well. Plus, you can indulge in their gourmet-level cuisine. Just perfect.

Today, I sort of “guided” some friends book their summer getaways while cebu pac is having their 50% sale. Everybody seemed to be happy with their booked trips.

Sadly, some former patrons of these seat sales are still mad over the special child discrimination that happened recently. A mother and her special son were initially denied to board since there’s a policy not allowing TWO special kids on board at the same flight.

I understand the frustration felt by fellow parents about the incident. I can’t think of a good reason for the said company policy. So everybody can book, but if you have a special child, you’d go running to the plane to make sure your child is the FIRST special child on board? Tsk tsk.

I was looking at this new york discount hotel over the internet, and I can’t help but admire New York city. Why? I noticed that most of those who want to make it big in the US, wanted to make it big in New York! Yes, this is where it all happens! So tourism isn’t such a problem, and needs little effort. How I wish the Philippines could attract so many tourists as well.

Just recently, I was admiring the efforts of the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) in promoting the country with a mini music video by APL of the Black Eyed Peas, Take Me To The Philippines. I even saw over at MTV, Secretary Durano ‘interviewing’ APL. I thought it is a good idea to attract tourism in the country.

But with the recent Maguindanao massacre, I felt the efforts were now put into waste.