i have been living for the last three years without a planner and an agenda and i quite enjoy the freedom of not planning anything ahead. if it's important to me, i will remember, if it interests me, i will remember. there is much to be said about my poor memory, or the lack thereof, but i do remember how i felt at any given moment, provided that i am reminded of the moment.
if ever i find myself living the wishful thinking, i made a list to remind me of the things i want to do while vagabonding and/or before i kick the bucket. so with no further ado, here is my bucket list.
1. throw tomatoes at the la tomatina festival at buñol, valencia, spain
2. dive galapagos
3. dive the red sea
4. dive palau
5. be certified as a divemaster (double wishful thinking)
6. work as a divemaster, preferably in the tropics (triple wishful thinking)
7. be in an actual band playing live gigs
8. relearn spanish or japanese
9. be a street performer, doing something highly entertaining like (no clue what i should do)
11. ask to apprentice for one of the ama abalone/pearl divers in japan
12. dive with a molamola (sunfish)
13. visit both north and south poles
14. cook kare-kare and dinuguan (difficult to cook native filipino foods)
15. work at a farm and do actual farm labour
16. start a mini organic garden with vegetables and herbs
17. build wooden furniture (cabinet, table, chair, etc.)
18. restore my bike - lolita - to showroom condition
19. work for an aquarium
20. give a graduation commencement speech
21. shave my head
22. be on tv
23. do live improv
24. fire a gun
25. travel canada coast to coast
26. live by the beach for at least a month
27. dive with hammerheadS
28. see the machu picchu
29. see the petra
30. get my sailing license
31. have a photo published
32. have an article about traveling published
33. join a rowing club
34. learn martial arts (dont know which one yet)
35. see aimee mann live
37. drive along the autobahn
38. talk with a holocaust survivor
39. visit auschwitz
40. go on an african safari
41. restore an old european villa, like frances of under the tuscan sun
42. visit a prime meridian place
43. confront the evil-doers in my life
44. have a working or regularly updated blog (maybe this is it, who knows?)
45. have an ice cream for dessert at the sahara desert
46. couchsurf
48. take a photography class
49. kick negative habits/vices (that'll be the day!)
50. open a small restaurant/cafe by the beach
51. sell an original artwork
52. do a freshwater dive
53. talk to each of my closest friends and tell them how they changed my life and made me happier
54. wear a sunday dress (ha!)
55. eat tamilok (wood worm)
56. win something at nudi night using my nikon p&S with ss1 seashell casing (monthly underwater photography competition)
57. become a tourleader
58. dress like a harajuku girl for a day
59. operate a zamboni
60. operate a tractor
61. watch all star wars movies in one day
62. volunteer for an environmental organization
63. work/volunteer for an ngo (women's rights)
64. silverprodigy goes astray project
65. learn welding (flashdance)
66. start a conversation with a stranger who looks strange
67. audition for amazing race or survivor
68. learn to make wine or beer
69. open a little shop/cafe and RETIRE somewhere near the beach
70. Build a dinghy
71. go round the world for a year
the list is a work in progress. i plan to add more stuff when i get new (weird) ideas in my head or from other people.
and since i have a very short attention span. im going to end this blog with a dot.
