Japan trip: plans A, B, C, D and E

And so finally, there we were -andie and I, at Marsman Drysdale travel agency when "Ed" showed up with a not so good news: "ahhy may problema sa Japan e!". Andie and I were speechless for some few seconds... then Ed explained that just yesterday, Japan embassy cut down the accredited agencies into three, removing Marsman from the list. They're still working on it and hoping that they'll be on that "accredited list" again by today. so, therefore, andie and I will apply again tomorrow morning -in Marsman if they get accredited, or in some other agency if they don't.

:-|

Before going to work, andie and I hanged out for a while in Starbs insular, just to rant how frustrating and ironically funny this has been. first, her passport had to be renewed. second, I needed to get that pointless "updated" birth certificate. then they all came at the same day, surprisingly! pati invitation letter ni mazel! tuesday afternoon to be exact! we've been thinking that it's a good omen all along, when suddenly this Ed tells us that JUST YESTERDAY, "there's a problem in Japan". hahahaha! (when Ed said that btw, Andie thought that Japan is closing for good. while I thought: "what bakit, may gera ba sa japan? may kumakalat bang sakit??" hahaha!)

On 2nd thought, maybe... just maybe... God has been delaying our requirements because if we submitted them earlier, then they're all stuck up by now in the embassy just because they're being processed by an agency that's not accredited. just maybe. hehe. anyway, Andie and I agreed that IF these are bad signs, that we can't have our visas after all, then we'll just go to (plan B) SG instead to visit our friends there, or to (plan C) HK since cheap packages are everywhere lately, or to (plan D) Cebu to just drown ourselves in danggit and dried mangos. WHEREVER BASTA MAY BAKASYON!

Of course, there's my plan E: if she gets a visa and I don't (hey, that's possible. she had a Japan tourist visa before! while me, NONE at all!) I'll go out of town, I'll splurge, pigout and relax on ANY Philippine destination, and that would be waaay cheaper than my budget for Japan. hehee. Though I still don't know where. WHEREVER BASTA MAY BAKASYON!