Almost Ready for Vacation
I'm raring to go on vacation! Work at the start of the year has been really busy especially that my trainee had to go on maternity leave for 3 months. Our vacation was supposed to have started 1st week of March but had to make a leave amendment due to my trainee going on leave. Now, our planned leave is on the 1st week of May. We're going to Hong Kong (for the 3rd time) and we'd be meeting my parents and sisters there. I promised my mom about 6 years ago that I would take them there so this is actually a fulfillment of the promise and more since I'm taking my sisters too. I actually wanted to go to Singapore or somewhere else as I've been to Hong Kong twice already. Once when I was in Grade 6 and my dad won a lottery or something. We spent our Christmas in Hongkong, spending a week there. Then, Mavis and I went there about 4 years ago, spending about 5 days there. What's making us go there again this time? Hong Kong Disneyland. My mom's childhood dream was to go to Disneyland and since Hong Kong Disneyland opened up about 2 years ago, this is the opportunity for her to go there. I know that it's not quite as big as the other Disneylands out there but it's the most convinient one for us as the 3 of us (Mavis, Xiane and I) would just to a stopover and then have my parents come in from the Philippines.
I've already made arrangement for almost everything; hotels, park tickets, transportation from airport to hotel, tickets for those in the PHilippines, etc. The 3 of us would be arriving 2 days earlier than the party from the Philippines just so we'd have time to recover from jetlag as it's almost a 8 hour trip from Qatar to Hong Kong. Also, my vacation starts on Friday so I'd rather spend time there than in Qatar. My parents would be arriving on Sunday. We'd be spending 3 nights in Kowloon (aside from the 2 days that MAvis, Xiane and I are already spending there) and 2 night in Disney Hollywood Hotel. I got some great discounts from Disneyland as they had some promotions at the start of the year wherein if I buy 4 annual pass tickets, I'd be getting a night's hotel stay for free. Plus, you get about 35% off room rates if you're an annual pass member and some food discounts too.
I've already made arrangement for almost everything; hotels, park tickets, transportation from airport to hotel, tickets for those in the PHilippines, etc. The 3 of us would be arriving 2 days earlier than the party from the Philippines just so we'd have time to recover from jetlag as it's almost a 8 hour trip from Qatar to Hong Kong. Also, my vacation starts on Friday so I'd rather spend time there than in Qatar. My parents would be arriving on Sunday. We'd be spending 3 nights in Kowloon (aside from the 2 days that MAvis, Xiane and I are already spending there) and 2 night in Disney Hollywood Hotel. I got some great discounts from Disneyland as they had some promotions at the start of the year wherein if I buy 4 annual pass tickets, I'd be getting a night's hotel stay for free. Plus, you get about 35% off room rates if you're an annual pass member and some food discounts too.
I'm looking forward for this vacation as I think we all deserve it. I'm sure my parents would enjoy it just because all of us would be there. I'm sure Xiane would enjoy it since she'll get to see Disney characters too. Personally, I've always enjoyed going to Hong Kong and I'd go there again after this if given the chance.
