I am Thompson Boy

So another weekend of I-had-to-be in Ipoh for something. Old place but seeing it through fresh eyes. Now that's realness. Have you seen anything like that at all?

A friend remarked that she see these boxes all the time when she's with me - well it's actually itinerary planner that I drew out myself based on the number of days that I will be holidaying around. I believe it started when I was planning my first major India trip. Then I used it as an outline for New Zealand as well. Anything like 4 days/short weekend getaway thing don't need this and whoever said holiday is a breeze have seen nothing yet. Might sound like a Nazi but actually the timing is quite flexible but because it is such a short holiday without planning you might end up missing some nice spots and doing some nice stuff. Just go with the flow will only work if you are doing a RTW trip.

If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy? If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity? Boys with glasses. http://guyswithglasses.tumblr.com/ http://hottiesonthet.blogspot.com/2012/12/twas-night-before-christmas.html

So far, I think it's enough for now, anything more will disrupt my RTW plans for next year. Can't wait. Sept - Manila, Krabi, Yogyakarta Oct - Laos and Vietnam Nov - Penang Mar-Apr - Japan

Medallions with St. Christopher's name and image are commonly worn as pendants, especially by travelers, to show devotion and as a request for his blessing. Miniature statues are frequently displayed in automobiles. In French a widespread phrase for such medals is "Regarde St Christophe et va-t-en rassuré" ("Look at St Christopher and go on reassured"); Saint Christopher medals and holy cards in Spanish have the phrase "Si en San Cristóbal confías, de accidente no morirás" ("If you trust St. Christopher, you won't die in an accident") - Wikipedia

Thanks to then Internet, traveling has become so much easier with the help of social media and sites like Tripadvisor. Gone are the days that you only rely on Lonely Planet (a guide that is becoming more and more hated - though I still refer to it as my first point of entry, I never really do believe in 100% what it says, after all through experience I have found places that promotes themselves as listed in guidebooks to be more expensive) or a travel show. Which is why I found the latest campaign for MAS pretty - lame. It's pretty no doubt - I even knew the people who did that but while it's a frilly touchy type of proposition of we are all travelers moving from point A to point B in our lifetime bla bla bla journeys are made with the people you travel with - this revelation is nothing new. Hell, I can use that back in the 80s and its still true. Isn't there anything new that they can use? Like I said, social travel is like sooooo huge, what is MAS's role in it? How

“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.   I spent a large part of my youth traveling the world as a hippie. And what money did I have then? None. I barely had enough to pay for my fare. But I still consider those to have been the best years of my youth. The great lessons I learned has been precisely those that my journeys had taught me.” -Paulo Coelho

Can't find any details on him except for his name and occupation - Nicholas Oakwell, I believe to be English. Glasses + beard + greying + bow tie + English = I die.