Monday, August 1, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Bungy Jumping in Bali
One of the activities I really wanted to do, ever since, was bungy jumping. I am based here in the Philippines and my best option to do this is either in Macau or in Bali, both being managed by AJ Hackett. I've been to Macau thrice but I always skip doing bungy jumping because it was too expensive for me. Then, came the time that I had my vacation in Bali. I said to myself that I will never leave Bali without trying this. On my second day in Bali, I went to the location where they do the bungy jumping and without any hesitation, paid around less than 5000 pesos and went up to the jumping point and did it. I can't remember how did I manage to jump but yeah, I was able to do it alive. Here are some of the evidences:
AJ Hackett
Jalan Double Six,
Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
Regular Jump at IDR 990,000 includes t-shirt and certificate.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Life Changing Decision
"High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately." - Robert H. Schuller
I got a job offer as an IT Consultant in Kuala Lumpur. Accepting the offer was a very hard decision for me. Life changing, as the title says. I was really never looking for a job abroad as I was content with my current work as a Team Lead for a French IT company here in Alabang. A friend of mine referred me to a headhunter, and suddenly, I found myself heading to KL for a face to face interview with the employer. To cut the story short, I accepted the offer and will be starting there next month. I believe this is a perfect opportunity for me to start things anew and face the new challenges that I will surely encounter. Let's Go, Aaron!
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| Petronas Towers, KL |
I got a job offer as an IT Consultant in Kuala Lumpur. Accepting the offer was a very hard decision for me. Life changing, as the title says. I was really never looking for a job abroad as I was content with my current work as a Team Lead for a French IT company here in Alabang. A friend of mine referred me to a headhunter, and suddenly, I found myself heading to KL for a face to face interview with the employer. To cut the story short, I accepted the offer and will be starting there next month. I believe this is a perfect opportunity for me to start things anew and face the new challenges that I will surely encounter. Let's Go, Aaron!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Travelling Alone
They say that when you travel alone, you are really not alone because you'll meet a lot of people along the way. Just last week, I traveled alone to the capital of China, Beijing. Well, I actually did not intend to be alone. My ex girlfriend and I actually booked this trip. And since we were not together anymore, I decided to still push through with the trip alone. I really did not have any concrete plan about my itinerary in Beijing. I just did a little research on what are the must things to see and do there and had the rest of the planning when I landed in Beijing.
Some of my friends' impressions of Beijing are - It is a dirty city and the people are not disciplined. Well, I beg to disagree. I believe you really can't judge a country or a place when you haven't been there, in the first place. From what I saw, Beijing is clean and people are nice. Although you cannot communicate with them since looking for someone who can speak English is like finding a needle in a haystack. Your best bet are those western looking people who had settled in Beijing. About being not disciplined and spitting everywhere, I can't believe I heard this from my fellow Filipinos. C'mon, I think Manila has more undisciplined people and spitting in the streets is also quite usual here, huh.
I found Beijing a little laid-back. Well, probably because I was just expecting a busy city with myriads of people. It turned out that, although Beijing has around 20 million people, I only saw few people crossing the streets, considering I stayed in the city center. Maybe much of them were in their home. Besides, Beijing is also a big city in terms of land area, unlike, the super densely populated Manila. So even there were a lot of people, they were pretty much scattered around the city. I can see a big potential on their tourism industry. I believe they still can attract more visitors. They have interesting tourist attractions within the city, such as the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. All of them were really grand and huge. And just around 1-2 hours away from the city, you can reach some parts of the Great Wall of China. When I checked out those places, I did not join any arranged tour so I can get hold of my own time.
Some of my friends' impressions of Beijing are - It is a dirty city and the people are not disciplined. Well, I beg to disagree. I believe you really can't judge a country or a place when you haven't been there, in the first place. From what I saw, Beijing is clean and people are nice. Although you cannot communicate with them since looking for someone who can speak English is like finding a needle in a haystack. Your best bet are those western looking people who had settled in Beijing. About being not disciplined and spitting everywhere, I can't believe I heard this from my fellow Filipinos. C'mon, I think Manila has more undisciplined people and spitting in the streets is also quite usual here, huh.
I found Beijing a little laid-back. Well, probably because I was just expecting a busy city with myriads of people. It turned out that, although Beijing has around 20 million people, I only saw few people crossing the streets, considering I stayed in the city center. Maybe much of them were in their home. Besides, Beijing is also a big city in terms of land area, unlike, the super densely populated Manila. So even there were a lot of people, they were pretty much scattered around the city. I can see a big potential on their tourism industry. I believe they still can attract more visitors. They have interesting tourist attractions within the city, such as the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. All of them were really grand and huge. And just around 1-2 hours away from the city, you can reach some parts of the Great Wall of China. When I checked out those places, I did not join any arranged tour so I can get hold of my own time.
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| Forbidden City |
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| Entrance to the one of the Gates of Temple of Heaven |
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| Great Wall - Mutianyu |
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| Spring at Summer Palace |
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| Summer Palace |
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