since we came back from Foshan
early last month
we have been talking about
another trip to Mainland China real soon
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it’s that addictive
but we dilly dally for a couple of weeks
and in between I was away twice
for a couple of days
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until
these two ads appeared
continuously interchangeably relentlessly
on my newsfeed everyday or
should i say almost everytime
whenever I access my Facebook
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you can see how
the likes have grown
on 25 September (Mon)
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on October 1 (Sun)
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and on Sept 26 (Tues)
i have actually sat down with
my dad and a monthly calendar
to properly suggest and discuss
over 3 feasible date options
in terms of their respective
price/length/other pros/cons
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the usual considerations include
it’s better to fly on weekend
but price is usually higher
and flights on Tues/Thurs
are usually the cheapest
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in case you wonder why
http://time.com/money/4845914/tuesday-not-cheapest-day-to-buy-plane-tickets/
https://www.komando.com/tips/12347/new-best-day-to-buy-cheap-airline-tickets-online/all
http://www.hopper.com/articles/2450/does-time-of-day-matter-when-booking-flights
https://www.farecompare.com/travel-advice/tips-from-air-travel-insiders/
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but later
the Satur-dates (2 – 9 Dec)
were crossed out as
the price went up further
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so we were left with
(5 – 12 Dec) Tues -Tues
(5 – 14 Dec) Tues – Thurs
the latter was slightly cheaper
and they made no difference
in terms of price after
another day of dilly dally
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so I ended up
booking 5 – 14 Dec
wow… over the span of
two workweeks
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but i guess it’s fine as
i travel with a data SIM anyway
and i am actually avoiding the peak
during 2nd half of December
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this is the nett price with add-ons
not too bad right
i mean it’s during year-end school holiday
not the super peak but still
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and guess what
this is going to be
my third time in Shantou
and my second in Xiamen
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10 day trip is ideal for me to
spend a night at Chaozhou
and plan some day trips
near Xiamen
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e.g.
going back to Quanzhou
Gulangyu Island is a must!!
and a temple in Zhangzhou (Cijigong)
that we accidentally gave a miss
but then i realized that
the location’s somehow near Xiamen
so i was pretty sure i shall visit soon
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next round of Visa application
damn, i should have applied for
double entries during the previous one
since two trips are barely 3 months apart
what a waste, right
arrrrgggghhhhhhh
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so i am going to have
double entries this time round
to be combined with
our next trip to Chongqing in March
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Happy Birthday, China!!!
before it turns 12 AM
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can’t wait to land on the
sunny breezy GLY island again
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OMG exactly four years ago
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and i’ll probably be
wearing the same outfit
yes i will!!!
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