MY LIFE BUCKET LIST

Somewhere at the back of our minds, we all have a list of things that we wanted to do. I have a lot in mine so I started listing them down. Some of these things I’m already working on, some I’ll get to eventually (and hopefully). As long as I am moving toward at least one of them at a time, then I know I’m getting somewhere meaningful.

I know that my feelings about some of the items on my list will change throughout the course of my life. I may not be able to achieve everything, several of these may also change, or I may add more… but it’s a good starting point and it’s something I can always refer back to remind me of the things that keep me going.

1. Start a travel journal.
- This blog has my documented travels and escapades. I consider them as my travel journals.
2. Write a love letter.
- I’ve written so many love letters given to friends and loved ones. And I’ve received a lot of them, too.
3. Take one photo a day.
4. Learn to rock climb.
5. Run a 20-minute 5k.
6. Live abroad for a year.
7. Host a dinner party.
8. Invest in the stock market.
- Just started last December, 2011.
9. Learn to play your favorite song on the piano.
10. Create a 5-year plan.
11. Read a book in one sitting.
- Actually, the book is just short and can really be completed in one seating. Hihi.
12. Actually get up when the alarm goes off.
- This would really be hard for me. Aww.
13. Learn how to meditate.
14. Plan a one-week vacation.
15. Actually go on that vacation.
16. Sell a photo you took.
17. Drink 3 liters of water a day.
18. Go on spur of the moment road trip.
- I’ve done this with boyfie last year. After work, we traveled to grab a cold Frapuccino at Starbucks, Tagaytay. Complemented the weather. Haha!
19. Take your vitamins.
- Yes, just because I always forget to take my meds on time.
21. Send someone a postcard.
- Some 5 years or 4 years ago, I sent my college friends Christmas cards via snail mail.
20. Laugh every day.
- I do this a lot of time!
22. Master the art of packing.
23. Keep a blog.
- You’re already here. Welcome to my humble abode!
24. Be in two places at once.
25. Learn to cook your favorite dish.
26. Become fluent in a foreign language.
27. Decorate your room.
28. Spend less time online.
- I can’t! =))
29. Go fishing.
30. Learn how to read a map.
31. Know that you have everything you need.
32. Find your perfect hairstyle.
33. Learn one new word a day.
34. Ride a transcontinental train.
35. Take dance classes.
36. Get a pen pal.
37. Buy and learn to use a compass.
38. Find yourself.
39. Meet someone famous.
40. Stop contradicting yourself.
41. Speak up.
42. Create a 2011 wish list.
- Just small wishes. It’s here.
43. Go to regular massages.
44. See your favorite band play.
- July 2008, Lifehouse at Araneta!
45. Start a new collection.
46. Smile at someone you don’t know.
- I do this a lot of time!
47. Do something that matters to someone.
48. Give up your seat.
49. Get paid to travel.
50. Ride a gondola in Venice.
51. Visit a flea market.
52. Become a good listener.
53. Get yourself a birthday present you’ve always wanted.
- I always give myself a birthday present when I go to places I’ve never been every year!
54. Fly a kite.
55. Learn how to use an analog camera.
56. Create a playlist of your ultimate favorite songs.
- It’s all sorted in my iPod.
57. Drink tea.
- Every once in a while, I drink tea to cleanse all the toxic in my body. It’s effective.
58. De-clutter your closet.
59. Spend more time outdoors.
60. Donate blood.
61. Make your handwriting into a font.
62. Ask for help.
63. Let someone else win an argument.
64. Tell the truth.
65. Get lost in a foreign city.
- Haha! We always get lost.
66. Go on a wine-tasting spree.
67. Choose a certain thing to learn everything about.
68. Fall in love again.
- Yes, I’m inlove. Guess who?
70. Practice the law of attraction.
71. Sit up straight.
72. Learn to say “Hello” in 50 languages.
73. Keep track of all the places you have been.
- I did my Travel Bucket List.
74. Own every album by your favorite band.
- Yes, I used to collect all Backstreet Boys album (in tapes and CDs) way back in high school.
75. Make something you will actually use.
76. Allow yourself one lazy day a week.
77. Pick a cause to support or volunteer for.
78. Try out raw food.
79. Set foot on every continent.
80. Find a new favorite restaurant.
81. Learn to surf.
82. Help a stranger.
- This is my life purpose!
83. Get along with your parents.
84. Visit all countries in Asia.
85. Go back to school and learn something fun.
86. Admit that you’re wrong.
87. Become better at small talk.
89. Write your name in Japanese.
90. Visit the dentist.
- Wah. I’ve scheduled an appointment but didn’t had the chance to attend. I need to do this, soon.
91. Spend an entire day by yourself.
- I’ve done this several times.
92. Go camping.
- We camped when we climb Mount Cristobal in September 2008.
93. Win something.
- I won a PSP Slim in our Company Christmas Party in 2007. So lucky!
94. Visit a museum.
- Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Hongkong! Beautiful life-size pieces.
95. Finish a sudoku puzzle.
96. Make conversation with your seatmate on the plane.
97. Play truth or dare and choose dare.
98. Go bungee jumping.
99. Learn to play a musical instrument.
100. Ride in a hot air balloon.
101. Jump from a cliff into deep water.
102. Go on a cruise.
103. Go white water rafting.
- March 2011 in Cagayan de Oro and November 2011 in Davao!
104. Save someone’s life.
105. Go snorkeling in a big aquarium.
- November 2009 in Bohol and November 2010 in Coron!
106. Go snorkeling in a shipwreck.
107. Go scuba diving.
108. Go canoeing or kayaking.
109. Learn to ice skate or ski.
110. Play wall tennis.
111. Adopt a child/children.
112. Write a novel, a book or a movie script.
113. Witness a solar eclipse.
114. Go sky diving.
115. Get married.
116. Become a parent.
117. Start a successful small business.
118. Go on a wild safari.
119. Learn to drive.
120. Watch sunrise.
121. Watch sunset.
- Bataan (2011), Tarlac (2011) and Coron (2010).
122. Take up Yoga, Pilates or Tai Chi.
123. Witness and experience a miracle.
124. Forgive and forget.
125. Learn to swim.
126. Go para-sailing.
127. Compose a song.
128. Learn sign language.
129. Document your dreams.
130. Watch fireworks from a helicopter.
131. Fire a gun.
132. Be at Time’s Square on New Year’s Eve. (Where I hear everything is just busy, crowded, confusing and oh-so wonderful.)
133. Go whale watching.
- Last 2009, in Panglao, Bohol!
134. Discover what makes you truly happy.
135. Spend a week in silence.
136. Own a dog.
- I have 3 loveable pet dogs, Boom-boom, Clottey and Pochi.
137. Swim with dolphins.
138. Go bird watching.
- Saw a lot of bird species in Olango, Cebu (November 2009).
139. Ride a motorcycle.
140. Do a beach photoshoot as a swimsuit model.
141. Direct a photoshoot.
142. Be a model of your own photoshoot (portfolios).
143. Camp under the stars on the beach.
144. Milk a cow.
145. Have an aquarium.
- We own a small freshwater aquarium.
146. Find the love of your life.
147. Start your own foundation.
148. Make and write a documentary film.
149. Learn at least 5 programming languages and be good at them.
150. Make a difference in at least one person’s life.
151. Donate a million to a charity of your choice.
152. Donate clothes you no longer use to a battered women’s shelter.
153. Donate children’s books to a hospital or orphanage near your home.
- I no longer have children’s books. But I do have books to donate. Any suggestions where I can bring them?
154. Mentor someone at work.
- There’s a lot of new joiners in the team. I become their instant Ate.
155. Go Green.
156. Ride a bike in the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
157. Have a happiness project.
158. Release negative emotions and limiting beliefs.
159. Allow yourself to make mistakes.
160. Discover your life’s purpose.
- I already know what it is. I just need time, faith and selflessness to fulfill it.
161. Learn not to take what others do or say personally.
162. Figure out your priorities.
163. Become an early riser.
164. Become a better public speaker by joining Toastmasters.
165. Learn to say “no” without feeling guilty.
166. Take up photography.
167. Learn to play billiards.
- I tried. But I ended up making fool out of myself. Haha!
168. Sing karaoke.
- Yes, I sing. Even when no one wants to heart it.
169. Learn to cook and bake. (seriously?)
170. Paint! Even if you don’t know how.
171. Ride a mechanical bull.
172. Stay away from toxic people.
- This takes a decision and a heart.
173. Spend a vacation with a girl friend.
- I have an international travel buddy named Sarah. We travel to foreign countries, just the two of us.
174. Spend a vacation with a guy friend.
- Did this in January 2011 with my love of my life now.
175. Learn how to fix a flat tire.
176. Car wash!
177. Try out a new cuisine.
178. Practice an eco-friendly lifestyle by using a canvas shopping bag.
179. Take up a new sport.
180. Dare to try out a new trend.
181. Face a fear.
182. Let yourself go crazy for a night.
183. Get drunk.
- Silly times! =))
184. Get wild and drunk!
185. Cook a meal for a special someone.
186. Bathe in the rain.
187. Play like a kid.
188. Pray for world peace.
189. Learn CPR.
190. Wear costume.
191. Stand for yourself.
- I learned this the hard way.
192. Contact a long lost friend.
193. Buy a workmate coffee.
194. Learn to act within your sphere of influence and stop worrying about things which are not within your control.
195. Kick negative habits (overeating, watching too much television, spending too much time online and so on.)
196. Ride a limousine.
198. Grant someone’s wish.
199. Clean windows of a very high building.
200. Ride a zip line.
- I’ve tried the two longest zip lines in Asia!
201. Shout on top of a mountain.
- I’ve cried my heart out when I went to Echo Valley in Sagada, Mountain Province.
202. Do something sweet and special for someone again.
- I gathered special and creative greetings for my boyfie’s birthday (July 2011).
203. Meet with my father. Oh my.
- It’s a wonderful heartbreak.
204. Schedule a time to spend with my half-siblings.
- A family reunion (December 2010).
205. Treat a beggar one meal.
- I find time to do this more.
206. Spend a whole day with my Nanay, Tatay and Kuya.
207. Kiss someone asleep.
- I love kissing and looking at people when they’re asleep.
208. Buy my mother a travel ticket.
209. Write and create a photo book.
210. Build a snowman.
211. Build a sand castle.
212. Learn Poi/Fire dancing.
214. Draw on a wall.
215. Experience winter.
216. Experience autumn.
217. Watch the cherry blossoms fall in Japan.
218. Travel alone.
219. Go on a Carribean cruise.
221. Float on the Dead Sea.
222. Break a glass in Tacsiyapo.
223. Ride a camel.
224. Ride an elephant.
225. Work abroad.
226. Ride a submarine and fall in love again with the ocean.
227. Spend and celebrate a birthday in another country.
229. Get featured in a magazine/newspaper.
230. Change someone’s life.
231. Pick apples.
232. Paint Easter eggs.
233. Participate actively in a non-profit organization. (Such as World Vision or UNICEF. I want to be able to work with them hands-on not just by mere donations.)
234. Dress up differently for an entire day.