it was that kind of dilemma
- wanted to totally enjoy travelling
- yet it feels scary not to get email
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so i prepared for the worst
- 2 trips during early, mid Feb
- Lunar New Year break
- shortest month of the year
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but it turned out well
the month started at Sihanoukville
it was that kind of
no itinerary just chilling trip
with the bff who understands
how i work
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so i wasn’t really worried
of course there were days that
i woke up super early
like 4, 5, 6 AM
at different locations
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just to get work done
before we start the day
it was hard seriously
given the rain
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but thank goodness
since there was zero
activity in the evening
got to sleep really early
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so lack of sleep was
stricken out of my
post vacation blues
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i nevertheless slept
quite a lot after
the trip
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got to work by the beach
so really close
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workload was pretty
overwhelming
but i managed to
finish the tougher part
on this very island
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before i settled the
other easier, yet
large volume task
respectively at
- another hotel at Serendipity beach
- pool side of that hotel
- Sihanouk airport
- KLIA 2
- home
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was stranded at KLIA 2
for at least 3 hours
as bus ticket back home
was sold out
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so instead of loitering
i actually worked for 3 hours
until my laptop was
out of battery
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and rewarded myself with
2-3 episodes of
Chinese espionage series
during the bus journey
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that was early February
mid February was kinda plain
stuck in post vacation blues
and pre occasion anxiety
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you have no idea
how much do i want to
get away during Lunar New Year
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this year it’s finally happening
but it was a mid approach
at least i stayed at home
until 11 PM on Day 1 of
Lunar New Year
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playing the role of
the anti-social yet
hospitable host at home
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and caught a flight to
Kaohsiung early morning on
Day 2 of Lunar New Year
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it was a good choice to
choose Tainan as our destination
found out later from stats on TV
that apparently
it’s a popular choice
with folks from the North (Taipei)
for Lunar New Year celebration
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was less busy during this trip
at least during the first two days
as i flew on a Saturday and
it was Lunar New Year still
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so for now
i am trying to
arrange flights during weekends
at least for the next two trips
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so that i can reduce the chance of
missing important emails
and busy dealing with emails
once i touch down at a new city
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and i get a good night sleep
while getting rid of jet lag
or whatsoever before
restarting the work+travel pace
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in other words
flying on weekends means
forgoing cheaper weekday rate
which i think is fair enough
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came back a week later
on the 24th
had a pretty busy week
and poooof
soon February was over
(with a pat on the shoulder)
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and 2 months without shopping
and still going strong
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March on
up next
Chongqing!!!
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