Monday, January 07, 2008

things to do in my lifetime

  1. Go to Paris, France! --and take a picture of myself in front of the Eiffel Tower
  2. Play golf
  3. Go hiking
  4. Learn to play the Piano --this has been like, a childhood fantasy of mine. me in a piano recital. yeah... right.
  5. ride a rollercoaster (especially the ones with loops) --always so scared of riding one, but hopefully i'll be able to conquer that fear.
  6. climb a mountain
  7. go bungee-jumping --the best place to do this? Auckland, New Zealand. Seriously, i'm gonna go there and do this. even if it costs me some fortune. ^_^
  8. plant a tree --doesn't matter what type of tree.
  9. grow a flower bed/garden --with all my favorite flowers!
  10. help build a house for others --do i hear 'Habitat for Humanity'? I've always wanted to volunteer but i'm always busy during the summer. Now i'm gonna take time off from work and volunteer for this.
  11. climb a tree --a little childhood thing that i have missed doing. This is what you get when you grew up in the city & never had a tree on your backyard.
  12. buy my own car (with my own money) --what i would buy? a Honda CRV (silver). i've always loved this car...
  13. be proficient in French --need to polish my french now... i've been studying for years!
  14. be proficient in Hangeul --another language i've been studying for a year now.
  15. learn Spanish
  16. learn Italian
  17. learn Japanese --i love this language!
  18. learn German
  19. see an actual koala bear
  20. own a pet --no dogs!!! fishes, birds, or rabbits will do... ^_^
  21. shop in Hong Kong
  22. ride a gondola in Venice
  23. wall-climb or rock-climb --another extreme sport i wanted to try.
  24. work in a farm for a day --i've always wondered what was it like to work in a farm. Because i grew up in the city, i have no idea what takes place in a farm, how things are done... etc.
  25. go to Disneyland in Florida
  26. get a scuba diving license
  27. put a message in a bottle and throw it out to sea --still thinking of what message to put.
  28. drive a Harley
  29. write a book
  30. knit a scarf
  31. explore a cave
  32. get an autograph of someone famous
  33. finish a cross-stitch project --i've never liked girly stuff such as this. In fact, in high school, i let my classmates finish projects like this for me in exchange for completing their notes. hehe. so i really want to try this one out.
  34. put up my own business
  35. learn sign language
  36. run a marathon
  37. read all of Hemmingway's works --i've read 'A Moveable Feast' and 'The Old Man and The Sea' and it looks like I have a lot to catch up on.
  38. see a pyramid up close
  39. teach someone something valuable
  40. take a vacation alone
  41. plant a vegetable garden
  42. learn a magic trick
  43. catch a fish
  44. go on a road trip
  45. hit a bulls-eye
  46. see a ghost --this is kinda scary, but i really wanted to experience what's it like to see one.
  47. visit the new seven wonders of the world
  48. learn to cook
  49. build a snowman
  50. take a photography class
  51. play the lottery
  52. grafitti something (like carving on a tree)
  53. mow a lawn
  54. learn to water-ski
  55. learn more about Greek mythology
  56. go white water rafting --another extreme sport!
  57. go rappelling --and another one
  58. go parasailing --and another...
  59. learn to ballroom dance properly
  60. write a poem
  61. learn to play billiards --i really suck at this one!
  62. paint a landscape
  63. learn martial arts or any form of self-defense --taekwondo, karate, judo, aikido... even arnis would do.
  64. witness the flower festival in Baguio
  65. visit my mom's hometown: Surigao
  66. visit Cebu
  67. visit Palawan
  68. learn how to play pusoy dos
  69. play ice-hockey
  70. read the bible (from beginning to end)
  71. watch a PBA game live
  72. watch an NBA game live
  73. swim with the dolphins --a list of things to do wouldn't be complete without this.
  74. learn how to bake a chocolate cake
  75. see a whale or shark
  76. visit Seoul, South Korea
  77. visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  78. create my own website
  79. do charity work
  80. go backpacking through Europe
  81. visit the 50 states of the United States of America
  82. ride a horse
  83. watch a live hockey game
  84. go skydiving --extreme sport again
  85. go kayaking --and again
  86. visit the Batanes Group of Islands --oh... wonderland!
  87. own a house & lot in Tagaytay --this by the way is a promise i made to my lolo who passed away last 2006. have to get this fulfilled.
  88. go paragliding --another one... hehe.
  89. hold a tarantula
  90. take a candlelit bath with someone
  91. hold a snake --yikes!
  92. watch a lightning storm at sea
  93. watch the sunset
  94. walk the stairs to the top of the leaning tower of Pisa
  95. touch an iceberg
  96. sleep under the stars
  97. get married and have my own family
  98. take a trip on a hot air balloon
  99. watch a meteor shower
  100. take a midnight walk on the beach
  101. milk a cow
  102. go to a drive-in theater
  103. ride a camel into the desert
  104. walk the length of the Great Wall of China
  105. get a henna tattoo of my own design
  106. watch a concert of a famous local artist
  107. watch a concert of a famous international artist --i'm looking forward to Justin Timberlake's concert here in the Philippines.
  108. fire a rifle, shotgun or pistol
  109. visit all 7 continents --kinda impossible to go to Antartica... but we'll see.
  110. visit the historical landmarks of Luzon, Visayas & Mindanao
  111. watch a fashion show in Milan
  112. be in two places at one time
  113. party in Ibiza
  114. save P1,ooo,ooo in my lifetime
  115. buy my own house and spend time making it into exactly what i want
  116. ride a jet-ski
  117. ride a motor boat
  118. complete the 'simbang gabi' --this has been a goal of mine every year, but i just kept missing this one for reasons i can't even understand why.
  119. witness the rose bowl parade
  120. go wakeboarding --what did i say? extreme again
  121. finish an artwork
  122. own a diamond
  123. watch a broadway musical in New York --Les Miserables or Miss Saigon or Rent or Cats
  124. play paintball
  125. go skiing
  126. swim from one end of the pool to the other --i haven't done this one and it kind of makes me wonder why i hadn't since i know how to swim. i'll try to do this next time we go swimming.
  127. learn to surf
  128. visit a nude beach
  129. gamble at a casino in Las Vegas
  130. visit Japan during the 'cherry blossom festival'
  131. trek through Nepal to Everest base camp
  132. go on a Safari trip
  133. attend at least one major sporting event --Olympics, SEA Games, World cup... etc.
  134. have my portrait painted
  135. watch the launch of a space shuttle
  136. be a member of the audience in a TV show
  137. write a fan letter to my all-time favorite hero/heroine
  138. fall deeply in love (helplessly and unconditionally)
  139. ride a Trans-Siberian Express across Asia
  140. drink beer at Oktoberfest in Munich
  141. be someone's mentor
  142. shower in a waterfall
  143. learn to play a musical instrument with some degree of skill
  144. see a lunar eclipse
  145. make a complete and utter fool of myself
  146. own one very expensive but absolutely wonderful business suit
  147. write my will
  148. learn to juggle with three balls
  149. scuba dive off Australia's Great Barrier Reef
  150. attend one really huge rock concert --does Incubus' concert qualify as a huge rock event?
  151. visit the Holy Land
  152. run to the top of the Statue of Liberty
  153. eat sushi --embarassing that i haven't done this.
  154. be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
  155. be in Cannes for the film festival
  156. be able to identify the composers of classical music
  157. watch an awards night from a seat in the audience
  158. have a Swedish massage
  159. own a kimono
  160. dress up like a traditional geisha
  161. learn Morse code
  162. own something that is Haute Couture
  163. run barefoot in the snow
  164. go skinny dipping
  165. jump in the water fully clothed --believe me. i haven't done this yet.
  166. have my very own library
  167. solve a Rubik's cube
  168. learn how to stilt-walk
  169. take a mud bath in Hell's Gate in New Zealand
  170. learn a traditional dance of a foreign country
  171. drive an Agrojet boat
  172. drive a snowmobile
  173. learn the names of the constellations
  174. see Xi'an and the Terra Cotta Warriors
  175. cruise the Mediterranean on a private yacht
  176. visit an art gallery
  177. visit Machu Picchu in Peru
  178. visit the 'Christ the Redeemer' statue in Brazil
  179. visit Chichen Itza in Mexico
  180. visit the Forbidden City in China
  181. see the Grand Canyon
  182. take a picture of myself in front of a castle or palace
  183. dress up like a Kisaeng
  184. own a house & lot in Baguio
  185. fly a kite
  186. learn to fence
  187. see the Northern Lights
  188. play all kinds of sports
  189. identify 100 things that makes me happy (besides money)
  190. fold 1000 origami cranes
  191. ride a banana boat
  192. learn how to skateboard
  193. learn how to play poker
  194. solve a Sudoku
  195. do a cartwheel
  196. dive in a pool
  197. learn tap dance --would it really drive me crazy if i do this while i can understand Morse code?
  198. learn to do the Harlem dance
  199. play flag football
  200. throw a frisbee
  201. try to read using Braille --this is one of the challenges in an episode of amazing race asia 3 and i figured that i ought to give it a try!

--updated: 10/09/2008. Highlighted in Blue are the ones I've already done. ^_^

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