This was my eighth trip to Thailand, sixth trip to The Philippines, and second trip to
Cambodia.   Some highlights, and lowlights of the trip were (in no particular order) --

1. I was able to spent time in Pattaya with my friend from Leeds, England who I have
   known for about six years
2. My friend and I did sightseeing around Cebu's port/waterfront area
3. I signed the "Get Well Soon" book for the king of Thailand
4. I went to Chiang Rai for the first time
5. I went to Myanmar for the first time
6. I saw a friend in The Philippines for the first time in several years
7. I went to Siem Reap for the first time, seeing Angkor Wat, Angkor Tom/Thom, and
   several other millenium-old temples
   
8. The first hotel in Pattaya was not "pretty"
9. I wasn't able to visit the royal palace in Cha-am
10. I lost one of my ATM cards in Hua Hin
11. I accidentally bought concentrated orange juice from a grocery store in The
    Philippines; wow, was it sweet, rich, and thick!
12. I left my earplugs in the U.S.; I'm a very light sleeper and usually need them
13. One time, it took two hours to both get checked in and get through immigration at
    Suvarnabhumi Airport
14. The Rajah Park Hotel in Cebu is very old, didn't provide basic necessities, and not
    recommended, even though it is conveniently located
15. Cebu Pacific Airlines wouldn't let me carry my carry-on bag on during my return
    flight even though they let me carry it on during the previous flight
16. My Globe SIM card in The Philippines didn't have as good of connectivity as
    Smart SIM cards; couldn't readily contact anyone, or be readily contacted by
    anyone, within my hotel in Angeles City
17. After ordering a rum-and-coke, I first got a Coke; after restating what I wanted,
    she took the Coke and returned with a shot of rum; after re-restating what I
    wanted, she returned with what I wanted -- a rum-and-coke
18. During the flight from Manila to Bangkok on February 24th, the person sitting
    behind me was 6 foot 5 inches or taller and had his knees in my back during the
    entire flight
19. My laptop died; fortunately, I had backed up all of my files to a flash/pen/thumb
    drive
20. I broke the screen on my Samsung Galaxy III smart phone
21. I lost a pair of shorts
22. I lost a shirt
23. I lost the felt case for my sunglasses
24. The flight from Bangkok to Taipei was delayed to the point where I had to rush
    from that plane's arrival to my connecting flight's departure to Los Angeles
25. My friend and his wife didn't reserve a vehicle large enough for the drive from
    Los Angeles to San Diego; it took five hours to complete the drive including a
    1-hour and 10-minute road construction delay on I-5 between the cities