Philippines Trip: Unfulfilled Potential

Remember that huge list of tourist spots I outlined for the recent self-planned trip to Manila, Philippines I went on? Well, it seems my skepticism at visiting all those places was more accurate that I suspected. Oh yes, before making the jump to my rant, you might want to catch the photo set for this trip first (yeah, I lost some a lot of photos yet again, urghh… stupid software!).

It was entirely possible to pack everything into the actual schedule really, but various unforseen circumstances destroyed my “well-laid” plans. Who would have thought University Santo Tomas was closed to outsiders due to the Philippines’ tight security policy? And how many people would have realised that the National Museum was almost inaccessible via taxi during weekdays (think KL traffic)? Last but not least, I underestimated the size of some of these places (e.g. Chinese Cemetery). Physical limits reign supreme after all.

Bah. Overall, it was a nice trip though. Much better than I expected considering that capital cities of any country tend to be dead boring (unless you see shopping as your life’s dream). If there’s anything I’d complain about, it would be the fattening food (at least, where I went)! Meat seemed to be everywhere, and let’s just say they were tempting enough for me to break my diet.

Anyway, back to veggies and prep for the flight to UK for me…