Since the time that my sister introduced to me the idea of making a bucket list, it has never stopped haunting me. In fact, my urge to do it has only heightened each day that passed. I wasn’t slack about getting it done; I just simply couldn’t find time. Excuses! Excuses! Excuses! 🙂 Oh well… Fret no more Chang, for today you are going to turn that incredible thought into a reality.
Before I expire, I wish to accomplish the following:
1. Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
2. Serve a full-time mission
3. Marry the person I love in the Lord’s Holy House for time and all eternity.
4. Further my education and get a Post-graduate University Degree
5. Bear three (3) children and rear them in the Lord’s way
6. Discover Japan with Rowel
7. Work as an executive in one of the world’s famous hotels
8. Meet Kris Aquino in person
9. Set my foot on Uncle Sam’s ground (The U.S.A)
10. Start a family business
11. Send at least two less fortunate individuals to school
12. Sponsor an orphanage in the Philippines
13. Treat my nieces and nephews to Disneyland or Universal Studio (regardless of the country)
14. Run a marathon for a cause
15. Perform a Latin dance
16. Dress up like a celebrity and strut
17. Acquire a degree in Culinary Arts
18. Record a song and publish it
19. Build a house for dad and mama
20. Own a DSLR camera
21. Tour Korea and eat an authentic Korean dish
22. Pay forward by giving gifts to the poor/sick children in the Philippines during Christmas day
23. Have a picture of me and Rowel kissing in front of the Eiffel tower
24. Join a tennis tournament and win an award
25. Take a picture of the Great Pyramid of Egypt
26. Read the Bible from cover to cover
27. Travel one of the Asian countries with my four siblings
28. Be photographed by someone famous
29. Be a part of the KAPAMILYA (ABS-CBN) network
30. Go fishing with my hubby and our kid(s)
31. Have my picture taken in front of the Burj Al Khalifa in Dubai
32. Make a difference in someone’s life
33. See a real Kangaroo in Australia (yes, it should be in that country!)
34. Visit Hawaii again
35. Deactivate my Facebook account for a month and blog about what I’ve learned from doing it
36. Attain a Doctorate Degree
37. Do the job that I love doing
38. Eat in one of the Pizzerias in Italy
39. Learn how to drive a vehicle and pass the driver’s licensure exam
40. Enjoy a food trip in Singapore with Rowel
41. Shake Anthony Bourdain’s hand or be featured in one of his travel shows
42. Send our kid(s) to internationally recognized schools
43. Organize a lavish birthday party for Rowel
44. Learn one language (apart from English) and be able to fluently speak, completely comprehend and accurately write such
45. Open a bank account and save money for each of our kid(s)
46. Witness our kid(s) serve a full-time mission
47. Experience the happiness that comes from seeing our (child)ren being married in the temple of God with the person t(he)y love
48. Buy/Build our dream house
49. A getaway in one of the Asian Countries with my Dad
50. A Walk to Remember: Great Wall of China
51. Read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover
52. Master the art of Photography and exhibit my master pieces
53. Enroll in a dance school
54. Make one Taho vendor happy. I must eat taho! aaaahhh
55. Enter at least fifty temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
56. Do helmet diving in Boracay
57. Experience cruising in the Caribbean Sea with my other half and our kid(s)
58. Grant Rowel’s wish to own at least one LV bag
59. See in person the Lord’s living prophet or apostle
60. Read at least 10 good books in one year
61. Engage in a good cause: A Mission in Africa
62. An escapade in one of the Asian Countries with my mom
63. Paint my favorite scenery
64. Stay in a luxurious hotel with Rowel for three days
65. Own a farm
66. See Sarah Geronimo perform live
67. Travel from Mindanao to Luzon by ship
68. Visit my BYUH roommates’ home countries and meet their awesome families:
– Mandy Mak: Hong Kong
– Maureen Ah-sha: Tahiti
– Amoul Rashika: Fiji
– Liezel Lising: Pampanga Philippines
69. Spend Christmas in New York
70. Experience water rafting
71. Visit the famous cities/provinces of my native land
– Davao
– General Santos City
– Cebu
– Bohol
– Cagayan De Oro
– Iloilo
– Ilocos
– Bataan
– Baguio
– Zambales
– Tarlac
– Pampanga
– Tagaytay
– Laguna
– Samar
– Tacloban
– Leyte
– Manila
– Benguet
– Palawan
– Ifugao
– Vigan
– Pangasinan
72. Eat an interesting or weird food
73. A photo of Rowel and I kissing in front of the PETRONAS towers – Malaysia
74. Mount on a horse
75. Climb the Philippines’ Highest Mountain: mount Apo
76. A week vacation in Korea with Rowel
77. Own a diamond
78. Learn how to swim
79. Be promoted to the Freshly Pressed section of the WordPress.com homepage
80. Win a blog award
81. Spend one summer in Alaska
82. Be a blessing to my siblings. Make one of their wishes come true:
- Kuya Dex
- Kuya Don
- Ate Darl
- Christine
83. Do indexing and other family history/genealogical work
84. Celebrate our wedding anniversary in Greece
85. Swim with the sharks
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87. Take a picture of a real BEAR
88. Walk along the beach with Rowel
89. Learn how to play one musical instrument
90. Own a condominium
91. Write a letter to my kid(s)
92. Learn at least one martial art
93. Make a scrapbook
94. Grant the ultimate wish of:
o Dad
o Mom
95. Consecrate my time to the Lord through serving in the Temple as a matron with Rowel as a patron
96. Play with my grandchildren
97. Be an event organizer
98. Cater for one family event
99. Blog it: Reach that 100,000 hits
100. Love the animals. Pet one!
Legend:
Crossed off – Fulfilled
Colored Blue – In progress
Colored Black – To be achieved
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To have a good balance of the temporal and spiritual aspect of my life is what I will strive to achieve. I hope all the things on the list conform with the said objective.
chazsm 