And Some More

That whatever happens, I’ll be smiling when I do kick the proverbial bucket. Hehehe.

I Also Want

Since we're copying each other, here's some from Wen's list that I really like too. Copying word for word, because I'm lazy.

• Have a house that's surrounded by humungous mountains and gorgeous greenery. Where the sunrise seems so near you can touch it.
• Fall head over heels in love. Stay there.
  
• Jump from a plane with a parachute. What's it called? <<>

Since Bon Did This & I'm a Copycat

Why do they call it a bucket list? It's just sounds, well, so small. Like you can only have a list of ten. How about a tub list? Hmm seems a teeny bit greedy. So bucket it is. I'll limit my travel bits to just ONE. That ought to bring the list down to.....

• Go to the Galapagos Island and have a chat with them giant turtles. Maybe one will let me have a ride!
  
• Get a dog. While this may seem like a very easy task, it requires one to get their life in order, so you can keep said pup alive, content and happy. So. I don't have one yet.
• Have a house that's surrounded by humungous mountains and gorgeous greenery. Where the sunrise seems so near you can reach up and touch it.
• Fall head over heels in love. Stay there. Cos when you fall, it's best to just lie there till you catch your breath. And who would want to catch their breath when it's run away for such a good reason?
  
• Get to that wondrous meditative state where you can just be happy. For more than a minute at a go.
  
• Be able to teach ashtanga if I so choose. Do them headstands for more than 50 breaths.
  
• Cook a meal worthy of a michelin star chef, for the ones I love. Plated to perfection.
  
• Open a bookstore filled with books I like to read
  
• Jump from a plane with a parachute. What's it called?
• Write a book that actually gets published

So that's my ten. Ahem. Sidenote: apparently the komodo dragons on the Galapagos Island are hunters. Who will hunt me down, says Bon. So good thing this is a bucket list. And maybe I do that last. LOL.

My To Do List (also cross posted in my personal blog lol)

What do I want to accomplish in this lifetime? So here goes, my list. Including the silly stuff.

- travel extensively. Lol ok this is quite vague. Naturally, if I had the opportunity to travel to every country in the world, I would. (Alright, I'll list 'em out.)

- travel to Tibet. There's something about the Himalayas that just draws us to keep going back. Hopefully, my citizenship application goes through and I'll be able to go next year.

- backpack around Europe, alone. This was supposed to be my grand holiday for 2011, as a birthday present to my 30 year old self. I think everyone should try traveling alone at least once in their life. I've not worked out the logistics for the Europe backpacking trip yet though, and knowing me, it'll probably be largely unplanned.

- see snow. I've never seen snow! But apparently snowflakes aren't as magical as the movies make them out to be. Lol.

- travel to the US. Honestly, the States isn't really a country that I yearn to go. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that my sister is moving there, it wouldn't even be so high up on the list. Too many other interesting countries to visit.

- travel to some country that ends with -stan or something like that. You know, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan etc. I think it'd be fun.

- eventually travel to Japan (haha and all the other countries I've not been to before)

- make ketchup. I've made mayonnaise, butter, kaya, paneer, and I'm pretty sure a lot more other things from scratch. How hard can it be to make ketchup?

- wear a white wedding dress for my second wedding. Haha well first I'd have to meet someone and want to get married again, but I missed out on the white wedding dress experience the first time round. I think I'll be more involved when it comes to planning my second wedding. Lol.

- ride a horse and gallop across the countryside. Not trotting around in circles or being led by someone across the beach. I want the real deal.

- live on my own. Interestingly, I've never lived on my own before. Need to work out the finances though.

- work and live overseas. It's going to be such an experience to live overseas, to immerse yourself in the culture of another country. This will probably be a hard one for me, seeing how it took me 6 years to apply for my citizenship. How am I going to settle any of the paperwork needed to get the necessary visas and stuff? Lol.

- buy property. At least have a home to call my own.

- pull out a tapioca by it's roots. And if I get the chance, carrots and potatoes too. Lol.

- have a pet snake and a puppy. (Not necessarily at the same time). I've owned quite a number of rather bizarre pets, the weirdest one being a snapping alligator turtle (or was it the Madagascar hissing roaches? Hmm) , and somehow I've always been oddly fascinated by reptiles. And yes, I know a puppy is not a reptile. Lol.

- dive and see 1. a whale shark 2. manta rays 3. mola mola 4. barracuda tornado 5. hammerheads. Actually, I'd just like to pick up diving once again. It's been too long!

- reproduce and have little bonbons. According to Kumar, the leaf reader, I'll have 2 kids. Yay!

Hehehehe I'm sure there are more. Shall think about it and add on if they come to mind. *grin*

Fa La La La La

Christmas gift suggestions:

To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.

Oren Arnold

In 2010

we're going to be happier than we are already *everyone add their version of happiness here*

Life Handbook

1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
3. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time You already have all you need.
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
15. Call your family often.
16. Each day give something good to others.
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
20. What other people think of you is none of your business.
21. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.
22. Do the right thing!
23. Always speak the truth even if it leads to your death.
24. GOD heals everything.
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
27. The best is yet to come.
28. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
29. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy

30. I love Edward and Edward loves me as much muahahhahahhahha

Paneer-makers? Hehehee

Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive it isn't. - Richard Bach

Of deadlines whooshing past us

AND. I need to write my travel article. Pronto. NEED discipline and the muse to hit right about now.

XOXO

Oh yeah

Sigh. PLEASE let the boy toe the line and just make me happy. Hehehe.

超级无敌阳光美少女!!

Always nice to have good friends to have a laugh with. Even if it's doing cutesy asian girl poses in public after one drink too many.

Thanks Universe, for introducing us to us!

Woohoo!

Dear Universe,

I'm counting down to 2010 already. Just cos I know it's going to be fab.

XOXO :-D

It's been awhile

May we always get to choose the paths we want to walk, and the people we want by our side.
:-)