I was just invited to the wedding of someone I met on a plane. Well actually, I sat next to the bride-to-be's mother, who is from the Philippines (her daughter lives in North Carolina). I told her I wanted to visit Asia, specifically Korea and Japan because of the wonderful people I've met from there, so she started telling me about the Philippines, and then later emailed me about the Philippines. The next thing you know, I'm going to her daughter's wedding in May.

Which, by the way, the Philippines IS a beautiful country. And because of the wonderful people I've met from there, I wouldn't mind visiting it either.