A little update here...

In 17 days starting today, I'm backpacking in Asia for two months and a half. Three countries are on my list to visit: Japan, China and Mongolia.

After 12 years of talking and wishing about it, I'm going to realized this dream of mine which is to travel the world. I can tell you I'm a bit frighten at the idea of traveling alone (Yes, you hear it right, alone...). I figure if I want to travel somewhere, I wouldn't let anyone keep me from going; not having a travel partner to travel with is fine.

My family life has gotten worst lately, my parents wanted to open up a new and bigger grocery store near where I live to be able to compete with the bigger ones. Problem is, the rest of the family (Uncles and aunts) do not approve of that and they refused to invest in it; my parents decide to part ways with them. My dad made a loan at the bank and he mortgages our house. Now, they are having problems financing the new grocery store and our house, so they started asking my uncles to give them money/repay money back (I personally don't know the real reasons because my brother wasn't clear enough). My mom went to one of my uncle's house next door (Our uncles live next to us) and she created a chaotic scene by slamming the door and yelling on the phone. Then she went to the old grocery store to create a scene in front of the clients; threatening to ruin the business if she does not get the money.

Well this situation has a lot to do with my backpacking trip... I am going to be using the money I have been investing on my mutual funds (The travel funds) to go backpacking but my parents will make a fuss about it. Already, my mom is criticizing me on everything and practically anything she finds fault in. She also refuses to pay for my education and try to make my dad believes that I`m not even studying. If I`m going in this trip, they (my mom especially) will use more threats on me. This trip is important to me because it will set me on a different path, different from my parents anyways.