24 things I want to accomplish next year...

Last December 17, I celebrated my 24th birthday. It was the best birthday ever thanks to my God's best Jeremy. He organized the best birthday surprise ever. As most people would write about the things they learned in the span of their existence, here I am writing about the things I wish to accomplish while I am still 24. Then when I turn, I'm going back to this list and see if I was able to accomplish all of these... :D

1. LEARN HOW TO SWIM AGAIN. I have this tendency to push back memories and skills I learned if it's somehow associated with an ex. Well, swimming is associated with my longest relationship before Jeremy. Jess, my ex bestfriend/boyfriend was a swimmer and all those 6 years we were best of friends, he was always trying to teach me how to swim. This year, I vow to take swimming seriously.

2. LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR/PIANO/BASS. I wish to be able to learn how to play any of those 3 but I wish to learn how to play the bass most. I used to be able to play the guitar until, again as my memory would always do, when it's associated with an ex, I tend to forget the skill. This time, I know Jeremy will teach me and I won't forget.

3. LEARN HOW TO RIDE A BIKE.  Seriously, I'm 24 and I don't know how to ride a bike. When I was a kid, I would be taught by my dad how to ride the bike but I was too afraid to move forward because I was afraid I might crash and get nasty wounds. That time I still had dreams of becoming a beauty queen that's why I don't want to get my skin scathed. Hoping that this year, I finally get to learn how to ride the bike.

4. LEARN HOW TO DRIVE MANUALLY. I learned how to drive years ago but what I learned was how to drive an automatic car. So this time, I wish to learn how to drive manually.

5. TO COMPLETE MY NICHOLAS SPARKS COLLECTION. I have his novels The Bend in the Road, The Guardian, The Wedding, The Notebook, True Believer, and The Best of Me so far and I wish to complete my collection of his books. Hopefully I'll be able to complete them soon.

6. FINISH WRITING A BOOK. I've always dreamt of becoming a published author and before I turn 25 next December, I hope I get to finish this manuscript I've began, and to submit it to a publishing house. Hopefully, I get to be published at the age of 24! All in God's time.

7. TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO PUT INTO FILM THE STORY I'VE WRITTEN AS A SHORT FILM RELEASED ONLINE. I don't have the means to really produce a full-length short film and how it released elsewhere so I only wish to release it as an online video. Hopefully I get to shoot it soon!

8. TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT PHOTOS OF ANY OF MY FAVORITE MUSIC ARTISTS. Not just normal gig photos but I wish to have a real photoshoot session with any of my favorite music artists. I was already given the chance to shoot Mr. Noel Cabangon, under the watchful eyes of Tootoots Leyesa but I still want to add another feather in my cap. Rico Blanco? Bamboo? Urbandub? Parokya ni Edgar? Ely Buendia? Pepe Smith? Why not!

9. TO HAVE A PHOTO OF ME WITH SIR JOEY DE LEON. Oh yes, I'm a fan of the genius! And Mr. Joey de Leon is one of those I really see as a genius. So yeah, fan girl me wants a photo with him.

10. TO BE ABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH A KNOWN CELEBRITY. I wish for a known celebrity to be shot by my lens. Not just your usual stolen shots when you see them in the mall, but a real photo in a studio or location.

11. A TEN-DAY MISSION TO A MUSLIM COUNTRY. Yes, I have the heart for missions. Same as the heart of my man. We both have a heart for Muslims as well. So this year, I know, I'll be sent out. Cmon!

12. TO FINALLY GET TO TALK FACE TO FACE WITH THAT PERSON I REALLY WISH WOULD TALK TO ME IN PERSON AND CLOSE SOME CHAPTERS.

13. TO START AN ONLINE SHOP. What will I sell? That is yet to be revealed.

14. FOR RED AND PURPLE CREATIVE STUDIO TO GO FULL-THROTTLE. Red and Purple Creative Studio is my baby with Jeremy. It's our videography business and we specialize in creative wedding and debut videos. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-and-Purple-Creative-Studio/227986380607513

15. TO BE ABLE TO WRITE SOME LYRICS AND HAVE JEREMY MAKE THE MELODY. I am a writer and I love writing poems and lines and I wish to have one of my poems be made into a song. My ultimate wish? To be able to write a worship song.

16. TO GRADUATE FROM BIBLE SCHOOL.

17. TO HOST EVENTS AGAIN.

18. MORE TV SHOWS FOR ME AFTER K-HIGH.

19. TO FINALLY FORGIVE SOMEONE. Oh I know most of my friends know who that person is. Even my VG leader at church knows who that person is. Hopefully I get to forgive soon.

20. RANT LESS (OR NOT AT ALL) ON MY ONLINE ACCOUNTS. Easy to say, hard to do. But with God's grace, I hope to be able to accomplish this.

21. HAVE MY OLD AND BUSTED PHONE BE REPLACED WITH A BB. Oh yes I want a blackberry! It doesn't have to be the really expensive ones. I'm happily contented with a simple one. Just as long as I get to BBM my bestfriend Shine abroad as well as most of my friends. Oh and the last time I changed phones was March 2009. Don't you think it's about high time I change?

22. BUY A NIKKOR 50MM LENS FOR MY EVER RELIABLE BUT OLD D40. Oh yes, I just want a lens. Not a new unit. I'm happily contented with my d40. Plus, as soon as Leigh (Jeremy's and mine's Canon 550d) gets repaired, I have another unit when I have a photoshoot. :D

23.BE MORE MINDFUL OF MY WORDS AND MY TEMPER. Well, I've been trying hard for the past 20 years. Hopefully, there's a greater improvement this year.

24.  BE THE WOMAN THAT GOD WANTS ME TO BE. I just want to be more and more of who He wants me to be all the years of my life.


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