a sneak peek at my bucket list :)

My blog is 5 today! :) Yeheeey!  I was thinking kung tao lang 'to na iniluwal ko, meron na akong pinapaaral sa kindergarten.  Ang laki na nya! hehe.  Ang bilis bilissss ng panahon, I can't decide if I should be happy or sad about it.  Okay okay, HAPPY then, final answer!  :p

To celebrate my blog's 5th year anniversary (naks talaga!), I'm gonna share something really really personal.  Basta atin-atin na lang 'to, huwag na sana makarating kay Tito Sotto! :D  I know I've shared too much in this blog already, but this one is ibang level ng personal.  Why, I'm going to let you take a peek at my bucket list!  You'll see how my bucket is not all chicken legs or wings.  hehe.  

Here's 5 of the many things I would like to do before mategibells!  In no particular order.  :)


TO BUNGEE JUMP AT MACAU TOWER

Macau Tower is said to have the world's highest bungy jump with the a-tapang a-tao free-falling from a 233-meter high platform.  Gee, just thinking about doing it makes me feel thrilled and my knees go weak, at the same time.  Ayayaaay I will do this, I can do this, I will afford this! hehe

TO WATCH A COLDPLAY CONCERT LIVE

I'm a fan of good music.  But with Coldplay, it seems wrong to call their music good, because to me every song they sing is GRAND!!  I love them, I would pay a fortune (pag-ipunan ko pa) just to be high-five-d by Chris Martin.  Syempre, dapat may picture while huma-high-five! :p  Now this one is really worth bragging to my future grandkiddos!  

TO BE A 21-KM RACE FINISHER

To do this will require a whole lot of training and discipline.  I admire those who make running look like it's just a walk in the park.  Get it?  Walang hinto, hindi hinihingal!  This one's a challenge slash dream for me.  21-km finisher - pwede siguro 'to ilagay sa resume pag nagawa ko na, noh? :)

TO LEARN HOW TO BIKE

Errrr, this is embarrassing! I never learned how to bike dahil may pagka-baby whale ako when I was a kid, I was scared I could not balance at mabangasan.  Pero sabi nga ni Justin Bieber, NEVER SAY NEVER!  Sumecond the motion naman si Brian McKnight "Never give up, never give in, never let a ray of doubt slip in..."  So yeah, even when I'm already at my 20s and kids will probably laugh at me, I'm going to give biking a try.  When I cross this off my list, I'm upgrading 'to be a 21-km race finisher' to 'to finish a triathlon'.  That's the plan! :)

TO GET 5 PEOPLE 'TO WANT' TO STOP SMOKING

For healthier lungs, for happier lives, for cleaner air!  Need I say more?  :)

hops hops, that's 5 items na!  Di ko na keri i-share ang iba. hehe.  Happy anniversary to my blog!  I hope to write about all these plans I have while I cross them off my bucket list.  :)

more good reads!

The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

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Looking for Alaska by John Green

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Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

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Seriously I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres

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The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker 

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The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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Yay to good books! :) 

the art of LISTENING

Can you believe this?!  Me calling LISTENING an art, like I know what I'm talking about.  Nakssss naman o!  ;))

I find it cool to be acquainted, more so, to be friends with people who listen very well.  To me, it's a rare talent, and also a skill which only very few people master.  I honestly have a lot to work on at this department.  There are times when I find it really hard to concentrate on what the other person is saying because my mind is busy concocting solutions to various world problems (i.e. knock-knock jokes, anong masarap ulamin, magkabalikan pa kaya si Derek at Angelica).  I nod or smile and occasionally say ah, but my mind is somewhere far off.  Tsk tsk, wag ako tularan! 

People who listen well are mostly smart.  I found no statistics to back me up on this.  It's only my observation, so don't quote me, but if you really want to, please put 'Rodil, 2012'.  Gaaaah, that would be so cool!  Mwehehe.  Why I said these people are smart, these are my observations.  One, if you really are a good listener, you learn about lots of things.  While if you are busy talking, not bothering to hear what others have to say, you only get to master your story.  What good will it do you?  Nada!!  A good listener becomes knowledgeable about so many things, that he'd know how to sort worthy information from shit.  

My observation also says that good listeners are good judge of characters.  When people listen, they not only learn about what the other person is saying, they also get a glimpse of what kind of person he/she is, their perspective and how they'd react to different situations.  They are not quick to judge and discern better than most of us.  And because of this, I could say that good listeners are also trustworthy people.  They have just the right level of confidence and understanding that enables them to make good decisions.  At this point in my life, I personally find that I could trust good listeners way better than good talkers.    

Don't you feel special when someone remembers a story or an idea you told them a long time ago?  I have this friend who would always go into hiding; you'd meet her just a few times every year.  But when we find the chance to catch up, she remembers the littlest things - my book recommendations, my pet peeves, my chismis, or my crazy ideas to make this world a better place.  It never fails to fascinate me to learn how much she pays attention.  

So to you, who read on 'til the end of this post, THANK YOU for listening to my humble one-billion-worth opinion. :p  Seriously, it means a lot to me.  Matagal pa ang New Year but how about we all make 'to listen better' our resolution.  Show love and appreciation by paying attention and by listening to what the other person has to say.  I bet your pwet it will create wonders!  :)