I can never get access to this blog at web, it always gives me the 'page cannot be found' shit, yet at home it loads just fine. I guess the Info Sys people in my company is doing something to the network. Anyway, it's August already yet it really doesn't feel like it weather wise. It's been weird this year, haven't seen a 90 degree day yet in NYC, not that I want one. If I can choose, I'd choose winter over summer anytime. That's probably what led me to book the trip to Toronto in October, with the megabus sale fare of $1 each way (yeah, you heard me right, 1 buck), I simply cannot pass it up. Even though it's gonna be a 9 hour journey, but I get to visit a city I've never been to and splurge the money I would've otherwise spent on airfare on a fancy hotel and delish food.

 

Like I've mentioned in my previous post, I have to get away every other month to prevent myself from walking off on my job too soon. It is so boring, my creativity is getting hammered, not like that I had much to begin with, but I still want to have some left by the time I leave the corporate world.

 

My vacation/getaway plan for the rest of the year and 2010 goes like this:

 

8/29-9/8: Eating Fest in China

9/24-9/28: Zurich, Switzerland

10/30-11/2: Toronto

11/25-11/29: Madrid, Spain

3/25-3/30: Barcelona, Spain (taking my parents)

 

Other than the March trip with my family, all others are with friends or solo. Plus, I almost booked one to Buenos Aires a couple of days back. It was on sale for $230+ RT from JFK, I've never seen fare this cheap to Argentina, was tempted to pull the trigger, then I realized how much money I've banked on all these upcoming trips, perhaps I should wait and 'use up' some of them before I start another round of travel shopping frenzy. But my 'vacation of the year' in Dec/Jan is still TBD, it's open to whatever comes up. But who knows, things could change by then and I might have to buckle up.

 

Everyone, happy August!

 

P.S: A dollar a day, no matter what, I'll show up for work everyday until I'm asked not to. That's bad work ethics I know, but I simply cannot find a way to love what I do. A career change move would soon be in the making. Right now, I need to pass my CPA exam and have a break.