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I am happiest when I have an air ticket in my hand and passport in my pocket and running after the plane to somewhere - never mind where.

And thankfully, my career takes me places. Places I could not have imagined going if not for my work - top of this list would have to be Sudan (I still hear people saying WHATT!!!!??), Myanmar and to a certain extend India.

As an asian, the fantasy trip has always been somewhere cooler than where we live and usually, Europe , the USA and Australia and Ocenia would be high on the list of 'things To do'.

If not for work, I would not have enjoyed the food in Kolkatta, feasted my eyes on gigantic gold plated domes of Shweedagon Pagoda in Myanmar and of course minggle with the really friendly locals in Sudan.

Canada, Egypt, Thailand, Indonesia etc were all exciting places for me - never dull if you know how to enjoy the journey.

With all the aforementioned destination sponsored by my employer, I utilised my own savings for trips within my own country and the south east asia region and the UK.

I still have long standing invite from aunty living in Australia and friend in New Zealand and of course Europe. More of Africa if work dictates it.

I hope i get to all these places soon. And looking at my plans I believe my passport will soon run out of pages and I'll be the world happiest person.

The travel bug started early in life - school trips (I'll get those pics soon). I remember going to places of interest such as Cameron Highlands to visit the tea plantation (it was an industry we learned in school), Port Dickson , Bukit Malawati in Kuala Selangor and Mimaland in Gombak for picnics. And my family were never home during school holidays - we always have a trip somewhere, even if to just 'balik kampung' or going back to gramps place in Johor.
I got bitten by the travel bug quite early in life as you an see.

Then I became an accountant! Dont ask why, i just did. Talk about doomed for life in work that confines one within the 4 walls of the office! I was going to die - i think i did too. For a good 4 years of my life when I had to practice my skills.

Then I moved on to more interesting work that utilised my skills with figures but got me out and about a little - project work. I started to live again. But the best part is, I learned another skill that started my travelling ways for good. I started diving! And to dive, I need the ocean. Trips to the coast are often - my best dives were in Tioman.

Then I moved on again, career wise - and this was when the pages of my passport started to move - FAST!

The rest is...history

I know, i can't continue living in my suitcase forever...If not for the inner voice in me, then its mom's : P

However, I dont think I can totally give up this addiction to travel. And I hope I dont have to.