Love traveling

It's 2013! Just a recap of places I have been to last year: 

1. Hong Kong
2. Batam
3. Jogjakarta
4. Cebu
5. Hong Kong
6. Hawaii
7. Los Angeles
8. Hawaii
9. Guam
10. Saipan
11. Bali

I must congratulate myself for finally stepping into the North America continent. It was really awesome! I really love my job. If there's no travelling, I would have changed my job already. I love the job scope but seriously, the travelling is a big plus for me.

Now an outlook of planned or trips I have already been to this year:

1. Hong Kong (I am here now)
2. Sydney
3. Hong Kong
4. Cambodia
5. Okinawa
6. Maybe US again? I don't know ;)
7. Bali

Damn! I need to plan a trip to europe this year! Gotta meet my lovely friends. But i'll be really broke if I do. Luckily, I am able to use my air miles. 

I love travelling because I get to meet different kinds of people and I would love to talk to them. I know this is not something I should tell people... but I don't really read books. Maybe occasionally news but story books is a no-no. People always tell me that I am knowledgeable, smart, mature and strong. I don't really think so. The truth is (if you consider that as smart), I gain knowledge by talking to different kinds of people. And because I have listened to so many different kinds of life stories, especially those that are really tragic, it makes me feel that I am actually a very lucky person. This is actually a very big motivation if you want to be a strong woman. 

I actually once, in a way facilitated a debate with a group of dorm mates in the kitchen about something I had 0 clue about it. I just keep asking questions and then they would start arguing and then I learnt about the whole history of Euro dollar. If you ask about Euro dollars' history, I would remember clearly. Why? because it was a super heated argument in the kitchen and people make critical comments. It was also at that point, I understood the mentality of Europeans and eastern europeans, or rather other countries that are trying to join the Euro dollars. It got me thinking lots of other stuff as well.  

I guess travelling does help you broaden your point of view but willingness to step out of the comfort zone is also very important. There is really no point going overseas and stick to your local group. Meet new people! Broaden your thinking! So if you really want to lead an interesting life, open up your heart and step out of this comfort zone! You never know what kind of interesting adventure you will encounter. >:)

TBC...