Because of flooding in Manila, I decided to cancel my National Day Holiday trip to the Philippines yesterday.
The group I was traveling with originally intended to leave Manila immediately upon landing so as to avoid the floods. But after talking to friends both here and back at home, it became clear that our personal safety would still be at risk, especially with another typhoon heading our way.
Instead, six of us will be flying over to Malaysia on Saturday afternoon. This actually works out perfectly for me because I’ve been wanting to go to Malaysia for quite some time. The beaches are supposed to be gorgeous.
(Eastern Manila, originally uploaded by bundlesofjoyorg.)
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