checklist

Life here on earth is somewhat short. In our present generation, a human being is only allowed to live a maximum of 70 years. Amazingly, the bible even considered a year as a single day. So if we are going to think about it, we have a maximum of 70 days (or even shorter than that) to do what we are supposed to do in this lifetime.

But the sad reality of it all is that we can’t do everything that we hope for. There over a million and one reasons for not being to but id like to make a checklist to remind myself of my goals (and dreams as well). Here it goes:

1. Make my first million on my 23^rd birthday – luckily, this wont be a problem because I’m in an industry where making your first million is possible. Provided that I work hard for it and generate as many sales as possible. So good luck to me.

2. Buy my own car on or before December 2008 – accomplished. Nabangga nga lang sya agad.

3. Have a travel agency – there’s something about this plan that excites me. First are free travel opportunities. Second is the idea of becoming your own boss. I can see that this will be my first business venture. I hope 2009 is the year for that.

4. Write a book – yes. I would love to see my books displayed on national bookstore or fully booked. But one question left is the content. Definitely, anything about sex will be excluded (why am I hearing all those boos? Ok ill reconsider).

5. Be a barista – life. I almost made it. I just have to sign that contract and that’s it. I could have been your good-looking barista in starbucks weslife ( near sm north ) during the wee hours of the night. But I gave it up. I chose to be an active president of a Filipino Chinese org in ust during college.

6. Be a waiter in a class restaurant – I think it’s lovely. I love food. And I get to eat free lunch.

7. Learn photography – it makes me jealous to see all those yuppies holding their slr’s while taking a photo of makahiya plant in the garden. I'd like to try that also.

8. Try extreme sports – the idea of jumping in an airplane makes my eyes glitter with delight.

9. Learn to hip hop –hey, it’s as if those dancers have no bones at all. Plus I think its fun to try dancing with those baggy pants.

10. Learn a new language – since I am a self proclaimed chismoso, it would be fun to eavesdrop and understand the language of nationalities like the Chinese, Korean, African etc. haha. Know what you’re talking about.lalalala.

11. Try culinary arts – my father cooks the best caldereta and my lola makes uber delicious hamonado. Therefore I have a future. I’ll make the best fried egg maybe.

12. Have twin daughters and twin sons – well this will be a miracle if ever. And since I don’t have a girlfriend. How?

13. Receive the letter that I’ve been dying to read. – Where is it?

14. Hangout in the dessert during the night – I don’t know if this is possible because according to books, it’s super cold during night time in the dessert. Well honestly, I’m just after the star filled sky because dessert is a good place to witness that. Plus if I am with my special love, we can get naughty because there’s no one watching only the stars and papa moon. Joke. Holding hands lang ok na.

15. Surf – I think its fun to be on top of tsunami waves.

16. Abs, muscles, nice butt – hey if I’m going to surf, I should have that mind blowing body right. It’s a disaster if people will see me on top of the waves with my beer belly and love handles popping out maliciously. As if shouting “ hoy hoy hoy. Tignan nyo ko!”

17. Meet cool people – artists, poets, and free spirits?

18. Buy my dream house

19. Become a successful entrepreneur –I’ll pave the way for the generations behind me (my future sons and daughters kung meron) so that it will be easier for them. Not solely dependent on multinational firms for financial income.