I went to Philippines and Malaysia yo!

and it was great!

I actually go to do stuff other than shopping and meeting family.

- I got to drive in Malaysia which was pretty cool and frightening at the same time.
- Since our hotel was linked to a mall i was able to explore on my own without the fear of getting lost in a foreign country haha.
- In the mall there were numerous fast-food joints that i hadn't tried...i tried them all haha. California Pizza Kitchen, Popeyes, Carl's Jr, TGI Fridays to name a few.
- Philippines i got to fire a bunch of guns, at inanimate objects, which was fun, apparrently my shot is pretty good =D
- I also got to enjoy the nightlife in Zamboanga, went clubbing with my cousins and had my first red horse experience and i got lucky that night too haha. Anastasia was her name and she could daaanncee. We even did the cha-cha in the club. Definitely a night i'll put in my history books haha.

Probably the best trip overseas EVAR.

NOW i'm back in Australia...and it's a wierd feeling. I've been trying to get back into the swing of things and its just not working for me.

I'm unfit, i couldnt even do 2 sets of chin ups at the gym.
I lost some game. Went to the club and felt shy as hell.
My mind isnt all there. I find myself saying things that don't make much sense.

I blame it on the trip..I'm gonna call it Behavioural Travel Regression Syndrome (BTRS for short).
It's when you go away to another place for an extended period of time and in that time, because you're not in a place of familiarity and are forced to change and adapt to a new lifestyle completely different to what you had at home, your behavioural level regresses as each day passes by without each quality of you fails to be practiced and you forget. Statistics say you forget 80% of what you've learnt each day. Each day you learn to adapt to your new environment you forget part of the knowledge you once had.

The way i've decided to overcome this is to create a checklist for 2010.
That way i have direction.