If I Could Turn back Time

If I could turn back time I would probably travel when I reach the age of eighteen and...

...I would go to Cambodia and live there with the Khmers. I would study their culture and history and work with them and maybe volunteer so I could appreciate the life that I have in the Philippines.

...I would travel in Mindanao, Indonesia or the Middle Eastern countries and befriend Muslims all over the place so I could have a strong conviction that Muslims are our brothers and sisters.

...I would go and stay in Africa or South America so I could have a chance to live closely in nature with the other great living beings of this planet.

...I would go to India and Tibet and study their kind of spirituality and faith that baffles the world.

...I would study languages so I could communicate with people other than those who speak Filipino and English.

...I would never surround myself with material things but rather I would spend the money for the once in a lifetime experiences.

But I could never turn back time.

I cannot change the past, but I can do a lot with my present!

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7 comments:

Shannon ODApril 11, 2010 at 10:35 AM
I would remember to keep things in perspective. There as a lot of freaking out over insignificant things in my past :-) Now I'm wiser and older and there's only moderate amounts of freaking-outage :-)
☮Pinay Travel Junkie☮April 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM
I spent most of my earnings from my first and second jobs shopping. I should have saved up for more trips abroad!
flipnomadApril 11, 2010 at 2:17 PM
@shannon: i agree... our learning curve maybe :-)
flipnomadApril 11, 2010 at 2:21 PM
@gaye: same here... spent it on gadgets i barely used... thanks for dropping by gaye
pinoy boy journalsApril 11, 2010 at 3:35 PM
same as gaye, i've used my money back when i was earning big for things that bulk my closet now, half of which i don't use anymore which is very sad. i should have used the money to save up for a big trip. oh well, i realized it now so all the money i earn goes out to traveling.

apart from that, cliche as it may seem, i don't have any regrets in the past.. i believe everything happens for a reason.. who am i to complain eh?
flipnomadApril 11, 2010 at 9:38 PM
@jerik: so true, might have happened for a reason...
RON | fliptravels.comApril 11, 2010 at 10:51 PM
... i would want to go to the future, then back. ;-)

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