My 2009 vacation to the Philippines didn’t seem like a vacation in the most obvious sense of the word. Originally, my plan was to reward myself after 3 years of nursing school but it became more of a tying-up-of-loose-ends sort of thing, in more ways than one. On top of all the drama, I was really broke. There were days spent like this -

reading

Not that it’s a bad way to spend a day. Me, the folding bed (which I really, truly love), and a good fantasy book. And there was Poofur, the matriarch among my brother’s cats, to keep me company…

Poofur

…although she probably hated me hahaha. She never seemed to be happy to see me, except when she wants water and I give it to her ha! I can’t really blame Poofur. No one would want a camera constantly in her face hehehe.