most often, i tend to stay in my comfort zone and forget that there are more things out there that the world has to offer. i must admit, i have not done a lot of fun and challenging stuff in my life for i set too much limitations in myself when i was younger (yes, i’m in my mid-thirties!). i think as you age, there comes a time when you play back the years you’ve had and ask a question to yourself – “what have i done these past years?”
i told myself, when will i do these things that i’ve always wanted to try? when i have lost my hair? when i already suffer rheumatoid arthritis? i felt that i need to do something about it and decided to make a list of some of them. i know some of the stuff that i have in my list are too common for others and embarrassingly it may sound but i have not done it before!
so, here is my list of the 10 things i have not done before that i will tick one by one posted in my blog sidebar as i do it within the year.
1. lone backpacking: it was my first time traveling alone for leisure purposes when i went to coron last year, this time i’m doing it outside the country.
2. eat an insect delicacy: i am not sure yet on what subclass of class insecta it will be. eeew!
3. drink camel milk: straight from the mommy camels nipple?! let’s wait and see! haha!
4. set up a blog contest: in gratitude to my readers, i am going to give away cool stuff and docgelo of beyond toxicity is not allowed to join – he knows me too well!
5. sport a mohawk: while i still have a head of hair.
6. do horse back riding: i have experienced it with a carabao!
7. attend a yoga class: kama sutra is a form of yoga. really?!
8. spend a night in a historic hotel: maybe with a special someone. like my mother. lol!
9. photograph a tarsier: you can imagine why nature did not let them grow as big as a gorilla.
10. take a ride on a roller coaster: and scream like a bitch. lmao!
i urge my blogger fellows, specially the ones who sometimes read my boring blog (calling docgelo, chyng, dyan, grace, pm, mordsith, everyone!) to join me on this nonsense meme, hehe. anyway, anyone interested can join and please do use the title 10 things i have not done before and include a link of my blog post addy. you don’t have to worry if you’ll be able to accomplish it, for it will take you a year to finish ten items in your list!
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nice list! haha suportahan ka namen jan rob! 🙂
cheers to more travels this 2011! 🙂
.. thanks gael, more ‘hardcore’ backpacking for you too this year!
bonne idée .. i did mine here (http://rmacapobre.blogspot.com/2011/01/10-choses-que-je-voudrais-faire.html) .. thanks again for the great idea ..
.. thanks for joining, max! nose bleed! i still need google translate to read your list! haha.
the only one on your list that you probably will run into a bit of a problem is number three, if you want to drink the milk straight from the mommy camel’s nipple LOL. be sure to have your picture taken and save it for posterity LOL.
.. i wish myself goodluck on that, bert! haha!
hahaha! may point!
.. naman! haggard yun! haha!
ngayon yoga class ka jan, tapos kontra ka sa ‘the farm’?! ^_^
sama kami ni Dyan sa hotel! weehee!
ps ~ there’s a crazy roller coaster in KL. go! =)
.. haha, i was choosing between yoga and pilates! yoga na lang! napakamahal sa the farm, chyng! sa hotel, sa bagay special naman kayo ni dyan for me, hehe. search ko yang rollercoaster na yan, baka naman mawiwi ako sa nerbyos, mag-isa ako dun!
that is a fun list. it’s a nice way to begin the year, so it would give you something to do during the year.
sali ko sa contest ah. this july will be my 5th year of blogging, was thinking of giving away some stuff too.
.. i was bored at work yesterday i had time to do this list, haha. of course you’ll be included in the contest, mine’s third this may!
.. di pa narereceive sa manila yung package that you sent me, i’ll open that when i go home on march! tagal pa, hehe.
i never thought i’d do no. 10, because im scared, honestly. kaya lang nung minsan asa disney kami, di ko alam na roller coaster yung sasakyan ko kasi it was inside a building. gosh! i thought i was having a heart attack then! di ko kaya!
.. ang nasakyan ko pa lang grace yung mga asa perya pag piyesta, gaya nung caterpillar. haha! and that was elementary years ko pa. kaya ko naman siya siguro – pinapalakas ko loob ko, hehe.
and my name and my blog were mentioned, thanks but no thanks! it’s unfair for me that i am not allowed to join. ano ba ang prizes sa blog contest mo soon? sali ako! hehehe.
siguro gawa ako ng post na ganito next week; remind me via PM on fb, okay?
hahaha! nagtampo. ano prizes? you’ll find out in may! hehe. sige remind kita.
2. eat an insect delicacy – start ka sa crickets! sa province namin which is pampanga, usual food na yan haha! okay naman sya, wag mo lang isipin na crickets yun!
4. set up a blog contest – gow attack!! as usual sasali kami ni chyng diyan hahaha 😀
8. spend a night in a historic hotel – eh di tayo tayo! hahahaha!!
10. take a ride on a roller coaster – pag uwi mo EK tayo!!
.. salamat sa mga suggestions, miss sapaden! parang gusto ko na magbackout sa number 2. lol!
so, you’re the famous kuya rob? finally, haha! it’s my first time here but i instantly fell in love with your blog. honestly.
eat an insect delicacy. yeah, sa pampanga marami nyan. pero i haven’t tried pa. kadiri eh. i rather eat exotic foods like bayawak.
photograph a tarsier. my prof said na nakakasama daw ang pagpi-picture sa tarsier lalo na kung close up. nai-stress daw sila. idk if it’s real.
Good luck sa’yo. Sana magawa mo lahat yan Kuya.
.. yes poot, i’m the oh-not-that-famous-rob! thanks for checking my blog.
.. pictures pa nga lang nung mga insect delicacy na yan, iba na nararamdaman ko, haha. bahala na! i think your prof is right, i wonder kung binabawal nila ang pag gamit ng flash sa cameras when taking pictures of those small mammals. bigla naman ako naawa sa kanila.
.. abangan mo lang poot, gagawin ko lahat yan! i hope!
yeah kuya rob, i will. just keep us updated.
.. okies, poot!
mukhang masaya and exciting yang solo travel out of the country. balitaan mo kami! 🙂
.. first time byabyahe not because of work! i’m actually doing that on march cedric, abangan!