30 things to do before i hit 30

a repost from multiply. the original was posted there last feb 5, 2008.

my audacious list 8 months before i turned 30. as they say, you have to dream big to achieve lots. the achieve-lots part is the harder part...

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i've actually mentioned this in my friendster shoutout. also, they say that for things to happen, you have to write them down so that you'll always see them and commit to fulfill them. so here goes...

1. i love scrapbooking, when i have time. so, update my hard copy photo album
2. complete my savings account quota. i've fallen a little behind on this
3. grow my hair long, but not yet sure if straight and black or curly and colored
4. go out of town or do some cultural thing quarterly
5. learn to drive
6. be active in basa, a group focused on reading workshops
7. exercise regularly (currently, this is done at home with exercise machines)
8. attend a ddi facilitation skills workshop
9. shop for key pieces to complete my wardrobe
10. watch an imax movie at mall of asia
11. read books in my possession that i haven't opened yet
12. enter into financial stuff, like mutual funds or something
13. try a diamond peel or teeth whitening. at least, it's not a tattoo or a piercing
14. family vacation in davao or palawan
15. learn basic korean (conversational and hangul or writing)
16. attend another retreat
17. undergo an executive check-up
18. join mama in her facilitating projects to hone my facilitating skills
19. regularly meet ld people for baga sessions. they're kamustahan venues
20. watch something from the amazing philippine theater
21. reconnect with friends from school or work (especially the ones i've "lost" along the way)
22. augment my income with another racket / business
23. be more open to meeting friends of friends
24. stabilize my monthly pampering treatments (whether spa or salon)
25. re-read the ld manual from my time. do examen
26. donate blood
27. communicate deeper with God
28. go ice-skating
29. be active in the ld faci pool
30. go back to writing thoughts on paper / blogging

sunrays

another vga-format picture. this was taken last oct 2008 at boracay, philippines.

my friends and i went there for a vacation. the weather was good and we were able to do a lot of beachy things. this was the sunset scene after our paraw ride. we were loitering along the beach when i saw this magnificent sight. i waited for one of the boats to pass by so that the sails would contrast the rays of the setting sun.

i like taking pictures of sunsets and of the sea, but this trumps all of them :D

boat trip

this is a grainy photo too (it's from the same jurassic phone camera) and is also a few years old.

this is the breakwater as you dock in samal island, davao. when i alighted, i liked the way this area looked. the contrast of the red beams against the blue water and the way the wind blew onto the "flags" gave me a sense of serenity and warm welcome. i just had to pause and capture it amidst the bustle of getting off the boat and lugging our vacation bags. :D