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Monday, 12 May 2008

  • 100 Things I’d do if I had more time

    1. Read more books
    2. Watch more television
    3. See more movies
    4. Talk to my Mom on the phone twice a week.
    5. Visit my Mom.
    6. Talk to my brother on the phone at least once a week.
    7. Write more letters to friends and family.
    8. Email my dad more often.
    9. Make all my Christmas presents.
    10. Call Grandma and Popo (Chinese grandmother) to “talk story”.
    11. Take more pictures.
    12. Take more long walks with my dog.
    13. Wash my car once a month.
    14. Vacuum and mop more often.
    15. Balance my checkbook.
    16. Learn a new language.
    17. Volunteer at a botanical garden.
    18. Make notecards for every holiday.
    19. Work more overtime.
    20. Read “Pride and Prejudice”
    21. Learn to properly crochet
    22. Organize my desk at work.
    23. File all my documents at home.
    24. Bake fresh bread everyday.
    25. Make my husband breakfast
    26. Sleep more.
    27. Make my own pasta
    28. Grow my own vegetables
    29. Put all of my pictures into scrapbooks
    30. Sew a new quilted blanket for everyone in my family.
    31. Sew my own clothes.
    32. Go to the shooting range to practice with my handgun.
    33. Take an open-hand defense class (basic self defense).
    34. Learn to rappel
    35. Plant flowers
    36. Get my master’s degree.
    37. Ride my bike.
    38. Go snowboarding.
    39. Go running.
    40. Go hiking once a week.
    41. Exercise everyday.
    42. Pray everyday.
    43. Read my bible at least twice a day (one chapter at a time).
    44. Read the whole bible.
    45. Go to church every week.
    46. Join a bible study group.
    47. Join more swaps.
    48. Host lots of Swapbot swaps. J
    49. Wash my towels every week.
    50. Learn to play the piano.
    51. Learn to drive stick-shift
    52. Learn to make my own lotion and soap
    53. Take my dog to the dog park everyday.
    54. Bake my dog treats every week.
    55. Play my Wii everyday.
    56. Finish the Wii games I own and pass them on to my brother.
    57. Play my Playstation 2 everyday.
    58. See every exhibit that comes to the local museum.
    59. Learn to paint watercolor
    60. Learn to knit.
    61. Learn to crochet.
    62. Learn to stencil.
    63. Wash my dishes right away and not leave them in the sink for later.
    64. Clean the bathroom everyday.
    65. Scrub the tub once a week.
    66. Play boardgames with my husband.
    67. Teach my dog new tricks.
    68. Organize my desk at work and keep it clean.
    69. Learn to use pastels.
    70. Read the newspaper everyday.
    71. Cut more coupons.
    72. Organize my coupons.
    73. Study for my promotional exams.
    74. Learn to make a Power Point presentation.
    75. Create a Microsoft Access database (to organize our violations) at work.
    76. Shine/clean my wedding and engagement rings at least once a month.
    77. Polish my shoes
    78. Go on more trips with my Mom
    79. Go fishing with my brother
    80. Paint my nails a different color every day
    81. Organize my underwear drawer by color.
    82. Write all the recipes I have made and enjoy into a nice recipe book.
    83. Join a hula halau (dance group).
    84. Become fluent in Italian (reading and speaking)
    85. Become fluent in Japanese (reading and speaking)
    86. Write in a journal everyday.
    87. Write a blog to keep my friends updated on my happenings at least once a week.
    88. Train and run a marathon.
    89. Train and participate in a triathlon.
    90. Do grocery shopping everyday instead of once a week.
    91. Drink more tea
    92. Learn to speak Hawaiian fluently.
    93. Learn to read Braille.
    94. Send a personal message to each of my swap partners letting them know when their package is mailed.
    95. Write nice notes for each swap that I send.
    96. Send snail-mail thank you cards for especially special swap packages received.
    97. Get a second job at Joann’s Crafts (so I can get a discount!)
    98. Log-in online everyday to care for my Lil’Kinz Webkinz hippo, Bunsen.
    99. Keep up with my food journal.
    100. Try a different restaurant every week.
    another list that i made for a swap on http://www.swap-bot.com.
    what would your list look like? and obviously this is not a list that i will be completing because you know.... we just don't have that much time! ha!

Friday, 02 May 2008

  • 100 Things I’d like to do before I die (updated 05/12/2008)

    1. Visit New Zealand
    2. See a kiwi bird.
    3. Visit Easter Island
    4. Visit all the major Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai) (just need to go to Lanai!)
    5. Go skydiving
    6. Go scuba diving
    7. Swim with dolphins
    8. Swim with manta rays
    9. Swim with SHARKS!**
    10. Go snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
    11. Eat a taco in Mexico
    12. Sell some of my crafts
    13. Have a child
    14. Go to a NFL football game.
    15. Go to a hockey game.
    16. Go to a professional basketball game (first proball game i went to was the Orlando Magic preseason game 2004, but i'd like to see a regular season game)**
    17. Go to a professional soccer game.
    18. East pastries in Paris.
    19. Make a pizza from scratch.
    20. Finish reading the Chronicles of Narnia.**
    21. Learn to rappel
    22. Build a birdfeeder.**
    23. Shoot an Uzi machine gun.
    24. Zap somebody with a tazer.**
    25. Watch all the Best Picture Academy Awarded movies.
    26. Watch all the Best Animated Feature Academy awarded movies.
    27. Spend a day at Legoland in San Diego
    28. Snowboard at Whistler in Canada.
    29. Go opal hunting.
    30. Pick fruit at an orchard.
    31. Go salmon fishing in Alaska.
    32. See a Broadway show.
    33. See the Aurora borealis
    34. Visit every state in the USA.
    35. Collect a postcard from every state in the USA!**
    36. Finish reading my bible.
    37. Visit Japan with my husband. (i visited once in 1992)
    38. See Mount Fuji
    39. Eat gelato in Italy AGAIN** (did it once while on my honeymoon in September 2007)
    40. Stay married to Matt.** (got married 7/7/7)
    41. Buy my own house
    42. Give a random person a gift for no apparent reason.
    43. Try durian fruit
    44. Ride in a helicopter
    45. Walk the red carpet at a movie premiere or awards show (did it once for the movie, "Walk Hard" but want to do it again for a movie that my husband worked on!)
    46. Witness a full lunar eclipse and stay outside to watch the whole thing
    47. Be an extra in a film or television program.
    48. Visit every Disney park in the world excluding water parks (so far I’ve been to Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort)
    49. Attend the Olympics.
    50. Be a member of the audience of a television show.
    51. Visit the Mayan pyramids
    52. See the Egyptian pyramids
    53. Eat fugu (blowfish) in Japan
    54. Ride the subway in New York
    55. Ride the Underground in London
    56. Have high tea in England
    57. Enjoy siesta in Spain
    58. Drive across America from coast to coast.
    59. Write my will
    60. Visit the Grand Canyon
    61. Ride a hot-air balloon
    62. Create my Family Tree
    63. Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty
    64. Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower
    65. Go to the top of the Washington Monument
    66. Go to the top of the Empire State Building (i've only seen it from the bottom)
    67. Snowboard down a double-black diamond run.
    68. Fly first class
    69. Find a four leaf clover
    70. Ride an elephant
    71. Hold MY tarantula.**
    72. Donate blood or bone marrow
    73. Visit Niagra Falls
    74. Visit Stone Henge
    75. Make all my Christmas presents one year.
    76. Dye my hair.
    77. Donate my hair.**
    78. Send a message in a bottle
    79. Ride a mechanical bull
    80. Ride in a Cesna plane that makes loops
    81. Cook an ostrich egg.
    82. Spend a night in a castle
    83. Write a letter to the editor
    84. Bake a cake that doesn’t look like a cake
    85. Bake a cake for my husband’s birthday
    86. Throw a birthday party for my dog
    87. Write my own recipe book
    88. Cook my own Thanksgiving turkey
    89. Visit Casablanca, Morocco.
    90. Make soap.**
    91. Visit Antarctica
    92. Celebrate a non-traditional holiday and give out little gifts
    93. Visit the Galapagos
    94. Make a book.**
    95. Sew a dress!**
    96. Make a backpack.**
    97. Make all my own Christmas cards one year**
    98. Sew a toy for Dottie!**
    99. Drink 365 different teas in one year!**
    100. Write in my blog everyday for a month!**

    ** updated on May 12, 2008. added or changed some things... so this is the new list.
    and it will be updated periodically with completed items and maybe some pictures as proof.

Tuesday, 29 April 2008

Monday, 28 April 2008

Friday, 25 April 2008

  • 100 Things that I like about myself

    1)      I will try any food once.

    2)      I don’t smoke.

    3)      I don’t drink.

    4)      I drink tea (hot and cold).

    5)      I read at least one book every few months.

    6)      I love movies.

    7)      I love music.

    8)      I love making things.

    9)      I recycle.

    10)  I give to charity.

    11)  I am self motivated.

    12)  I try my best to be the best.

    13)  I’m Christian.

    14)  I love my dog.

    15)  I love my husband.

    16)  I love to bake.

    17)  I love to share.

    18)  I moved away from home and made a life for myself.

    19)  I have a good-paying job.

    20)  I graduated from the university with a bachelor’s degree.

    21)  I love plants and animals.

    22)  I love my pet tarantula, named Piggie.

    23)  I’m very empathetic.

    24)  I cry at movies and watching television.

    25)  I learned some Spanish in school and still remember some of it.

    26)  I learned some Japanese in Japan and still understand some of it.

    27)  I love to travel.

    28)  I’m a foodie.

    29)  I learn something new everyday.

    30)  I have wavy hair.

    31)  I’m petite.

    32)  I have long skinny fingers and toes.

    33)  I can move my pinky toe independently of the rest of my toes.

    34)  I can flip my tongue upside-down.

    35)  I have an earring on the top of my right ear.

    36)  I’m married.

    37)  I was born and raised in Hawaii.

    38)  I can cook and bake.

    39)  I can sing the Hawaii state song.

    40)  I’m Chinese.

    41)  I’m Japanese.

    42)  I’m Asian American.

    43)  I can support myself financially.

    44)  I’m pretty good on the computer.

    45)  I can read a map (thanks to my Dad).

    46)  I can drive.

    47)  I have no moving violations (only parking tickets).

    48)  I own my car.

    49)  I have no debt (only credit card bills that I pay off every month).

    50)  I’m humble.

    51)  I have a nice smile.

    52)  I have all my teeth (except for the ones the dentist pulled when I got my braces and my wisdoms).

    53)  I will smile for a picture.

    54)  I haven’t met a type of food I don’t like (like Chinese, Italian, and Japanese).

    55)  I try my best to always tell the truth.

    56)  I got baptized 2 years ago.

    57)  I can properly handle and shoot a handgun.

    58)  I own my own firearm.

    59)  I talk to my dog

    60)  I smile and wave at babies

    61)  I smile and wave at dogs

    62)  I can make mochi

    63)  I can make sushi

    64)  I’ve eaten and enjoyed grilled beef tongue

    65)  I can make gelato/ice cream.

    66)  I am pretty balanced between being left brained and right brained. (since I love crafts and science)

    67)  I get along with my younger brother.

    68)  I love football.

    69)  I’m good at math. (I’m Chinese! LOL)

    70)  I learn quickly.

    71)  I love to surf.

    72)  I can spend the whole day at the beach (in the water).

    73)  I will wake up at 4:30 am to drive 4 hours to go snowboarding, and then drive 4 hours back that night.

    74)  I can multitask.

    75)  I conserve water.

    76)  I pray

    77)  I know how to properly pronounce “karaoke.”

    78)  I’m cute

    79)  I’m good at puzzles

    80)  I smile at strangers.

    81)  I drive defensively

    82)  I am very gentle with animals and children

    83)  I hardly ever swear

    84)  I say “please” and “thank you” (most of the time. I’m trying really hard!)

    85)  I’m generous

    86)  I like to save energy.

    87)  I’m random

    88)  I have a great (yet odd) sense of humor

    89)  I appreciate art.

    90)  I’m good at crafts.

    91)  I always make very thoughtful swaps and try to add extras according to profiles.

    92)  I have never flaked on a swap.

    93)  I’ve “angeled” a swap.

    94)  I make pretty origami and I make origami from recycled paper.

    95)  I share.

    96)  I can sleep at any time of the day.

    97)  I’m a coupon-clipper.

    98)  I do my own taxes.

    99)  I respect authority.

    100)  I’m huggable.


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