from getty images The Philippine holiday I was supposed to take back in June but got shelved when the Sumolah job offer came is now set from Sept 8th - 17th.

Nothing personal Donabel, but I'm not exactly excited about going. The Philippines to me have always been about visiting my late grandmother, sorting out family feuds, meeting a hundred relatives I won't remember their names or faces again, and being asked a million times when I was going to "move to America".

I know I should try to make the most out of it, and since I honestly don't know or haven't seen anything else of the Philippines besides Manila... I should put all my travel show research skills into action to finding something or some place that might actually make my time there worth it, shouldn't I?