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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Sayonarra.

I have been hopeful for a couple of days thinking that I will be spending the last weekend of May with my friends under the sun in Puerto Galera.  My leave is already approved by my boss, and only one more major detail to go and I am ready to go shopping for pasalubongs.  I have to book my flight home and back.

First I checked Cebupacific Air.  They have a flight on May 25 afternoon bound to Manila.  They also have a flight the following Tuesday night, May 29 going to KL.  Thing is — it is way way expensive.

The kuripot in me tells me no.  Almost PHP 10K airfare to spend 4 days in Philippines is too much for me.  Knowing myself, going home means infinite shopping, so fare + pasalubong + shopping for stuff to bring back = more or less 50K.  I am saving for something more important come October, plus I am preparing a vacation-grandeur for them on their coming here for my bday so might as well forget the Galera trip.  Sigh.

Oh, I've checked with AirAsia too.  They have cheaper fares alright, but 3 hours of travel to/from Clark ain't my thing.  PAL?  Not a budget airline.  Malaysia Airlines – haha.

This is a sad realization.  I thought I could come home once every 3 months but at this time of saving for something else more valuable must be my priority.  Of course I would give anything to be on the beach right now with my closest friends but sometimes you really cannot have the best of both worlds..

So. Sad.

 

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