Saturday, July 28, 2018

2018/07/28: Another Not-So-Winterly Winter

still have one unused entry for my Chinese visa

expiring early December

but then my dad’s passport is expiring

(6 month expiry) by mid November

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but i don’t have a definite plan yet

again Xi’an is crossed out

because weather in winter is

looking a bit too harsh

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then I started random browsing

sometimes that works

sometimes it doesn’t

also looking at tickets for

my escape trip for

next Lunar New Year

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then i found

Shantou/Chaozhou/

Chaozhou+Shantou=Chaoshan

Jieyang Airport

which has been “officially” declared

as our nearest (next to Southern Fujian)

cheapest (low-cost carrier)

most direct (zero transit, by train)

gateway to Fujian

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being a Fujian descendant

Southern Fujian is somewhere

I can confidently navigate

with zero itinerary

just like Taiwan

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unbelievably cheap

finally as advertised

200 MYR one way

less than 500 MYR return

on a Saturday

for both ways

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and during the night of day 2

the price remained the same

and i have actually finalized

and can just proceed with booking

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until i checked it after midnight

slight increase

not much, but still

40 MYR per ticket

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so i actually booked my tickets

past 1 AM

praying that the payment system

is not under maintenance or

whatsoever

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from a hostel

i just checked in 1 hour ago

for concert’s layover

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by the way

this is the 4th winter

travelling to/via this city

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gradually fixing the pattern

which i don’t mind repeat

over and over again

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Spring in Taiwan

Summer in Japan

Winter in Southern China

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Autumn?

is opened to any option

preferably a short island getaway

and this year we are heading to Jeju

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