i've always dreaded the thought of being 30. although some may say that age is just a number, i feel sick in my stomach when i remember that it is an inevitable. maybe it is just a number, but it is MY number. and i abhor it.
i think of all the years that have passed me by and feel helpless. but i am refusing to take this sitting down. so in an attempt to conquer this fear, i have decided (with enthusiastic prodding from my siblings) to create a bucket list of 30 things to do during my 30th year of existence.
hopefully with this list, instead of thinking about my fleeting youth, i will come to look forward to a whole year of adventures which will make me enjoy and relish the age that i never knew i will even consider to love.. the big 3-0.
1) swim with the butandings (whale sharks)
2) learn a new language
3) skydive
4) travel alone out of the country
5) learn how to surf
6) run a half marathon
7) take pole dancing lessons
8) change car tires on my own
9) whip up dinner for my entire family
10) plant a tree
11) appear in television
12) finish reading 12 novels
13) eat balut
14) attend and complete simbang gabi
15) join the bikram yoga competition
16) learn the basics of argentine tango
17) go on speed dating (or a blind date)
18) watch a britney spears concert
19) ride the zipline
20) finally get my braces removed
21) go back in a campus to study
22) watch the cherry blossoms bloom in japan
23) purchase my first christian louboutin's
24) climb and conquer a mountain
25) drive a porsche
26) visit sagada
27) attend the masskara festival
28) attempt to do a cartwheel
29) fire a pistol
30) experience the silent retreat again
i know that i will have limits (time and monetary factors are considerations). but i thought, if i don't start with a list, i might not have enough courage to do something. so here's my bucket list. let's see how far i'll go.
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