at this age and type of work, i find that 13 countries before 30 is relatively lame.

• Bahrain. 2005. work. i was 21. i was alone. how eye-opening is that.
• Pakistan. 2006. work. i spent my 23rd birthday here alone. hotel gave me birthday cake. i ate it alone. how fcked up is that.
• UAE. 2006. work. one day stopover. back when everything we know about dubai was under construction.
• Singapore. 2007. first travel abroad for pleasure.
• Hongkong. 2008. first time to experience leading the way for a group. confirmed to myself im good at designing itineraries. but not at being patient with nagiinarteng people.
• Macau. 2008. i wanna come back here to bungee jump. couldnt afford it before.
• Malaysia. 2010. petronas tower. oh wow, a monorail. and an A&W restaurant.
• Thailand. 2012. i was alone and i suffered food poisoning. i will never forget the time i was screaming in pain in my hotel room for 5 hours and being aware that no one can hear me.
• Cambodia. 2012. had to go all the way to KL from SG before i flew to siem reap. made it in time just before the plane took off. funny experience.
• Australia. 2012. went to Australia to check out whats up with Australia and try to understand why people want to migrate to Australia. i still dont understand.
• New Zealand. 2013. one of the best times of my life.
• Japan. 2013. onsen. shinkansen. mt fuji. kobe beef. clever toilets. also, japanese girls are really pretty.
• Indonesia. 2013. downhill biking in Bali!

i see myself catching up really fast within the next couple of years.

because travel is simply my priority.