Day 1: Rest of the Day

Immediately after haircut

After breakfast, I had a haircut. There were 2 options - haircut in an airconditioned room or not. If it was in the air-conditioned room, the cut was P50. Cut in no air-conditioned room was P30. I choose the to have mine in a non-air-conditioned room.

Manila: Day 1 Breakfast

Slept from around 2pm yesterday (5am Victoria time) until around 10:30 pm (1pm Victoria Time). Chatted w/ my family and then went back to sleep. Woke up around 3am and had some breakfast - left over lechon.

Touchdown: Manila

The plane landed 2 hours after schedule. Not bad considering it left 3 hours late. The pilot probably drove the plane like a jeepney driver in Manila.

Victoria to Vancouver to Manila

Flight schedule showing delay

I am here at the airport. The flight is delayed for 3 hours!!! It was scheduled to fly at 12:30 am but now, it`s scheduled to fly at 03:35 am. It's almost 12 midnight and thankfully, the airline provided a $15 voucher to use for meals. I was really hungry.

2012: Seeking God's Face: Prologue

Many may wonder why the title is Seeking God's Face.

This trip is meant to be a rest for me. It has been a while since I took a long vacation. Rest is an opportunity to get a glimpse of God's perfection. One thing I learned years ago is that when one is searching for something, that person is really searching for God. 

Epilogue

We're finally back in Victoria. The trip to Manila was both refreshing and tiring. I planned to make this a trip to refresh my body, mind and spirit. I believe I have achieved this even if I put on some weight.

Day 19 - Aug 24 - Trip to Victoria

The trip back home was uneventful except for one instance at the HK airport again. Our boarding passes were issued for Manila-HK-Vancouver for Cathay Pacific. We were told that we should get boarding passes for Vancouver to Victoria in HK.