Vlog3: Exchanging Money, Packing, My look book.

How i’m going on two months europe backpacking with only one 20kg luggage, and one 5kg carry-on.

Hi guys! As promised, my second Vlog here includes;
1) why go alone? 
2) Backpack in Europe is not what i had thought of 
3) My options 
4) How it ended up being 2 months long. 
End tags include maps of all three tours i’ve booked with. 
AND No Fuck this time! LOL Thank you for watching! Enjoy :)

My first tour: www.contiki.com
My second tour: www.traveltalk.com
Accommodation booking in-between tours via: www.hostelworld.com

Special Thanks: Kate O’Neil for have been such a lovely helpful advisor! ^^

Hi, guys. My name is Sy, Thai 27, about to embark on a lifetime trip that i’ve been dreaming of doing ever since i could remember. I’ve got people asking me questions about how i pull this off so i thought it would be a good idea to share my experiences. It’s my first Vlog so apology for funny faces, and not so good speaking-in-front-of-camera skill. I hope you enjoy! :)

Progress Update! So it has been about 2 weeks now that i didn’t post any update ever since the last pic (that was the second week of February) But here i am, just took pictures this very morning! and all i gotta say is I’m feeling it!! ^^ 

Very happy to, obviously, see my waistline slimmer, tummy less bulking out, but still not as much as i expected it. And, toner arms and legs!

My exercise: In order to NOT have my body get used to the same “swimming” movements, i had to switch from swimming to running to pump up my cardio level for at least 20 mins, then “A fat burn” level of biking for another 10 mins, then off to push ups, hip deduction/abduction (which i personally think it doesn’t really feel like i was working on my hips, but rather on my inner/outer thighs, results showed they really gotten firmer!) 

And I JUST tried TRX yesterday. One of my friend suggested that i needed to work on my core muscles after i showed him the pictures of me. He suggested that my age of no teenagers, cardios alone will not help maintain my ideal body figure, that i gotta build core muscles, especially the oblique areas, said TRX has been a miracle for him. I gave it a try yesterday and MANNNNN!! This shit is no piece of cake! It really works your ENTIRE BODY because you need to also balance your body weigh yourself unlike those gym equipment that help leverages your balance!

So I’m definitely loving the progress i see here. and I’m recommending all to try! :)

Inspiration, Courage and Discipline guys and gals! Let’s do this! 

I been digging this song so much and been looking up the lyrics but couldn’t find it so i just thought that i had to do it myself. So, here it is… Though, i couldn’t catch all of it, so you might see inaccuracy here and there. Would appreciate if someone gives me the correction as well! 

Anyway, I really admire you Jonathan (aka Dumbfoundead). I love writing poems and you’re my number one inspiration right now.

I’m just asking for some sympathy
I need a lil room to breathe but you don’t know how
I got so much love that you could get
And i’m gonna give you it, just not right now.
Yo.
She hated that my career comes first
Beats banging at the crib tell me her eye drums hurt 
Young flirt when we met about a goal we convert
Tell her i was on my grind she said she was on hers
Two busy bees in the beehive should have worked but honey couldn’t see why our schedules couldn’t merge
Now she always wanna roll when it’s guy’s night out and she glides for more time so i give her time out
But you give them an inch they want a whole yard
and rap’s a full time yeah you wanna go far 

(This part i couldn’t really catch)
she set me up to the bar…. ??
I probably got a bad grade on my report card (failed)

A sacrifice given from a rapper’s life
Don’t expect the happy wife if you’re gonna grab a mic (checked)
I know you think i’m a selfish man but i’ve dreamt this before we met i can’t forget the plan

(Repeat Verse 1)

I’m tryna work and you show up at a studio
Walking to the booth (?) and tap me on the shoulder like excuse me yo
I just went to the movie so it’s time for you to go
The situation is more stupid though
See im in love with your body and mind
You’re keywork in the phrase quality time, its time (?)
And there’s only 24 
hours in a day, wish there was many more
We can have date night, late night, every night but it ain’t right how you make a fight over a slight inconvenience
You need to give me more friggin lenience
I’m on a verge of achieving something that’s been my dream since before i met you so I cant let you force me to relive mistakes that i already went through
It’s also learn by doing (?).
I’m too wrong to condone getting burnt by hoes man

I get home in the AM, you’re always waiting
Saying shit that’s not true, accusing me of things i would never do
Just because i smell like weed and alcohol, doesn’t mean i been cheating on you at all
Open up a curtain and let a sun shines through
I spent all night writing songs about you.

(Repeat Verse 1) 

I’ve never felt like this in years. Financially stressed out, that is.

Ever since i’ve been able to get myself a job after i graduated, i’ve never had to ask my parents for money. I’ve felt very dependent, worthy for those dimes spent on my education and most important of all, no longer a burden to their lifestyles. After all those years of working their asses off, they truly deserve to spend for their own happiness. 

But because of my lifelong’s desire to go on a Europe trip for 2 months on my own,  i’ve decided to “invest” every dime of my savings into it, which frankly speaking, is not even enough to cover everything. I could have stayed in my job and worked for another year until i was more ready but at that time, it was like my mind was no longer here. I really needed this to happen. I really had to. As being a kind of person who set goal and shoot, i knew that asking for a partial financial support from my parents is the only option.

“Ok, we will help you” said my dad. I remember jumping up and down in an absolute joy. That was the happiest moment in years. 

But, that was about 2 months ago.

Fast forward to today, as i’m writing this right now. I’m feeling very sick to my stomach. I wouldn’t be actually, if, in the past two days, i haven’t receive two more bills. “But I thought i’ve cleared all of them” I thought to myself. Curious and getting frustrated, i checked the lists and came to realize that this wasn’t a joke.  I’ve been spending as if my monthly salary still flows in my account (which i don’t because i quitted a month ago to prepare myself for the trip)

“MY godd…..” It hit me. Very hard, that i was actually supposed to be incapable of spending anything out of a glance of pure favor like i’ve used to for the past 4 years! And now I am, in debt, on top of my incoming trip, and fucking unnecessary!

And let me tell you this, it took a deep courage and hours to get myself to finally dare to ask my parents for help. I dropped it nicely, it took them a short 5 minutes to say ok and instead of feeling happy, I felt like shit. I said thank you, quietly, because i didn’t want them to think i suck up to them. Maybe they were hoping for a kiss and sweet girlie girl gestures. Maybe I should have sucked up to them. But i just knew i couldn’t. I felt too ashamed. Now I’m starting to wonder if i’m actually self-fish.

As i excused myself to my room, it hit me. An epiphany. “I fucking hate being unemployed. Not only do i lack a complete financial self-fund of whatever leisure activities i desire, I also feel useless being at home doing absolutely nothing. Time just passes me by day by day and i sleep and eat to pass it. I will remember how awful i am feeling right now so that i will never ever get myself in this kind of situation EVER AGAIN.”

I’ve always been a drinker because i like drinking. But today it is different. I would really love a couple glasses before i hit the bed.

I’ve never felt this fucking stressed in years. For the first time in a long long time, i don’t know how to drive myself out of it. This is awful.

Holla Papi drink up ur breezy juicy fresh tequila
Watchin ma behind cookin u ur favourite chicken fajitas
Walkin up leanin over whispering im ur forever lover
Gimme a good kiss, kisser
Dont play no game, player
Be down with me honey tonight ur mamacita be a good listener
Just you and me and me and you
I got u hot thing, u got me boo boo
Sleep on ma lap, drop me ur worries, aint no other places i want u to be
I got u hot thing, u got me boo boo
Just you and me and me and you

‘Cuz I got so much love to give 
A whole world for you to roam and breath
Take all the time you need
‘Cuz i got so much love to give
Be on a natural high our love is
While you bring home your hard day sweat, baby let me cater to your need.
Sweeeeet

Hard day hustlin life like a tough man 
Yo’ur ma man im your favourite loyal fan
Let me drop you honey lines of appreciation 
Like im addicted to tan lines laying out absorbing your hot ray of sun
You make me feel like a good lil naughty girl
Wanna serve you right, treat you with respect im yo aphrodite
Papi come home when you’re tired
Welcome home to your kingdom i’ll prepare everything you desire
Imma be here whenever u need
dont u ever worry about ur every need here i’ll feed
Do u hear this beat?
hear this beat
hear this beat

‘Cuz I got so much love to give 
A whole world for you to roam and breath
Take all the time you need
‘Cuz i got so much love to give
Be on a natural high our love is
While you bring home your hard day sweat, baby let me cater to your need.
Sweeeeet