July – August 2014
Summer Holiday
Tagaytay; Davao City; Boracay Island, Philippines
Shanghai, China
Summer Holiday
Tagaytay; Davao City; Boracay Island, Philippines
Shanghai, China
One of the perks of working as a teacher is the summer vacation we get to have at the end of each school year, which is about two months of uninterrupted laziness, waking-up-late morning days, staying-up-late evenings, traveling, eating, movie marathons and all imaginable things worth doing.
To be honest though, on my fourth no-work-day back in June 2014, my body was already used to being in work mode that I got a bit anxious and bored. I was already itching to get back to work so I can do my normal routine – but that did not last very long. Who was I kidding?
I wanted to go somewhere close, preferably travel time not to exceed 3-4 hours. I packed my bag and left Shanghai to visit my homeland, the Philippines.
Amazing view from People’s Park in the Sky, Tagaytay |
Met up with my classmates (since primary school until high school) over coffee and loads of calorie-filled sweets |
Shared a seafood fiesta dinner with one of our adorkable former Pisay student (dishes currently being prepared when this picture was taken) |
Reconnected with former work colleagues |
Re-lived childhood memories at the beach |
Spent a weekend at the beach with the family |
Embraced the cool ocean breeze |
Celebrated my 4th year as Shanghai expats over brunch at Azur, Renaissance Hotel with Ronald |
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Apparently, I was a diligent writer back in 2011 and as my life got crazier and busier, I wrote less. Well, I will try to write more this time, I think I can still fill 2014 up. |