wings to fly

next friday we will be off to Ipoh.
it is sorta like a belated wedding dinner cum Qing Ming (cleaning and sweeping of graves) cum bringing granny back to singapore sorta trip back to Ipoh.
not much of a holiday but more as a necessary duty.
Be back on Sunday.

Then on the following Thursday we head to Hong Kong.
We will attempt to cram as much as possible before we return on Sunday night.
should be fun. I really had a good time in HK when we were there last. the last time I had like 10 days to explore HK by myself (and with Agnes on weekends), so that will put us in good stead for this trip as we are able to focus and plan ahead better, whereas the other time we were playing it by ear.

Then there is the mother of all trips at end May. I have no idea how we are gonna get from here to Philly and back in one piece. the flight and transits are a killer. we will be stopping over in hongkong and chicago enroute to Philadelphia. journey is about 20 hours excluding transiting time.
nevertheless Philadelphia will offer lots to see and do once we get there. Philadelphia was central to the American Revolution & American Independence. So it will be a thrill to actually be able to witness so much culture and history first hand. our hotel is close to the city centre, so it should be a breeze to get to all the tourist sites.