I am such a sucker for these quizzes…

Your are a “Mid-Venturer Traveler”.

You have an insatiable intellectual curiosity, abundant common sense, and a friendly, outgoing personality. This combination of character traits usually contributes to success in your career. You are likely to hold a senior position of responsibility in your company and will continue to advance in the future. You’re also an opinion leader. Others look to you for guidance and direction on what to buy, choices to make in their lives, and the kinds of trips that they might like to take.

You love to travel, especially to foreign destinations and you seek new experiences and new destinations for almost all trips you take. You enjoy being physically active on trips but unlike your pure venturer friends, you don’t want to take such extreme vacations and are more likely to plan your trips—set an itinerary of places you want to visit and schedules when you will be there. You also insist on a comfortable bed at night (sleeping under the stars generally doesn’t interest you), a warm shower, and meals that you can trust rather than taking a chance on native foods. You listen carefully to the unique travel tales of your friends and associates, or read heavily, to learn about the hidden, out-of-the-way places that have not yet become popular or have only recently gotten some publicity. Another name for your group is the jet-set. Your interest in what’s new and what’s happening leads you to be one of the first to visit destinations that seem to have a new ambience, or book a few days at a new spa or resort you read about in a travel magazine, or tour a country that until recently was closed to visitors.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

I have been going on and on about how excited I am about coming home to Manila after three months overseas. On the way to Changi however, I had this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something like apprehension it seems, or maybe uncertainty. Will I still love Manila after this? Will Manila love me back?

The feeling continued on throughout the three-hour flight. When the captain announced that we are on the final approach, I sat up and stretched my neck to see out the window, and as soon as I saw the lights of the city, all the heavy feelings seem to have lifted.

You can hardly see anything in the darkness, save from the lights from the houses, buildings, street lamps and cars. Yet I know the city — MY city — is there. And that city is my home.

From that moment on, I started grinning like an idiot, happy that I’m here at last, and not just because I got transfered to a business class seat. But that’s another story for another day

Popularity: 11% [?]

Though I shopped a LOT in Melbourne, I made sure to set aside money for my Singapore stopover. Aside from the fact that I’m too old to get baon (allowance) from my brothers, I have specific items in my shopping list: Pinky Street dolls and manga.

Both these items are available in the Philippines, so why am I buying here?

Well, for one, they are cheaper. You could argue that with my airfare factored in, it’s not worth it. BUT, my airfare was paid for by my sister, and my transport card provided by my brother so I don’t have any transportation expense.
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Popularity: 30% [?]

After:
1 Friends episode (The one with the stain)
4 Simpsons episode (Who shot Mr. Burns parts 1 & 2, Das Bus, Pokey Mom)
1 Project Runway episode (Figure skating outfit challenge)
1 America’s Next Top Model epidoe (40’s pin up shoot)
2 Globe Trekker episodes (Central China with Megan McCormick and South Korea with Ian Wright)
1 Passport to Europe episode (Milan)
2 Technology shows (The real James Bond Gadgets & Mean Machines: Trains)
and
1 Spongebob Squarepants episode (without sound)…

I am back in Singapore. Whee.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Well, you can’t, but this seven minute Youtube video can show you how the Airbus A380 was built:

Popularity: 9% [?]

Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is a month long celebration, starting on the first week of February and ends on the first weekend of March with a parade as a grand finale. Of course, when my sister asked me when do I want to fly to Sydney for a weekend, I picked the Mardi Gras weekend. Afterall, how many times will you have the opportunity to fly over to watch drag queens and dykes on bikes?

Popularity: 13% [?]