Wander, Stitch, Repeat: My 200-Item Bucket List

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We Die Once, We Live Every Day

These are the things I want to do, see, and experience in this lifetime. I hope they inspire you to start your list too.

I first wrote this list in 2017, as a way to track the dreams that light me up. Since then, life has taken me on quite a journey.

  1. ✅Watch a movie alone in a cinema(any genre)
  2. Watch a concert once
  3. Meet a famous person 😊 (worldwide)
  4. Swimming with sea creatures (particularly, DOLPHINS)
  5. Ride a cruise ship
  6. Fly in a hot air balloon
  7. Experience waterfalls
  8. Extreme rides (Frisbee, roller coaster)
  9. Experience Winter (snow)
  10. Experience Spring (cherry blossoms)
  11. Experience Summer
  12. Experience Autumn
  13. Paragliding
  14. Skydiving
  15. Zipline
  16. Experience Sunrise
  17. Experience Sunset
  18. Experience Stargazing (meteor showers)
  19. Visit an animal park (panda)
  20. Disneyland
  21. Rollercoaster
  22. Dancing Fountain
  23. New year outside the Philippines
  24. Christmas outside the Philippines
  25. Ride in an Elephant
  26. Mountain climbing
  27. Rock climbing
  28. Join a run (3k, 5k, 10k)
  29. Eat weird food (tarantula, insects)
  30. Join a color fun run
  31. Cliff diving
  32. Learn a new foreign language
  33. Join a costume party
  34. Watch a musical
  35. Receive a love letter 😉😊
  36. Eat a 10-course meal
  37. Create a Recipe book
  38. Meet/Eat with a stranger and befriend
  39. Ride a cable car
  40. Visit a fortune teller
  41. To be surprised!
  42. Go fishing
  43. Go camping
  44. Picnic with family/friends
  45. Change someone’s life?
  46. Be a matchmaker
  47. To be a godmother of my friend’s child
  48. Donate to a charity
  49. Learn to ride a bicycle
  50. Learn new sports

VISIT AND TASTE THE BEST DISHES IN EACH

  1. Visit Eiffel Tower
  2. Great Wall of China
  3. Zhangjiajie, China (glass bridge, forest park)
  4. Jeju Island, Korea
  5. Palawan, Philippines
  6. Bali, Indonesia
  7. Santorini, Greece
  8. Japan – Universal Studios
  9. Hongkong (Ocean Park)
  10. Niagara Falls
  11. Visit a castle
  12. Garden by the Bay, Singapore
  13. Phi Phi Island, Thailand
  14. Royal palace in Korea
  15. Angkor Tom, Cambodia
  16. Sanqing Mountain, China
  17. Banaue Rice Terraces
  18. Sculptures in Ireland
  19. Catacombs in Paris
  20. Halong Bay Vietnam
  21. Siquijor, Philippines (Waterfalls)
  22. Namsan Tower, Korea
  23. Trickeye Museum in Seoul, Korea
  24. Mt. Pulag, Philippines
  25. Mt. Apo, Philippines
  1. Own a café/business
  2. Fly first class!
  3. Fly in a helicopter
  4. Own a driver’s license and car
  5. Participate in volunteer work in a community
  6. Own a blog! (Photography, travels)
  7. Become a bride’s maid 😊
  8. Buy a car for parents
  9. Treat sister and brother
  10. Further my education
  11. Visit 20 cafes in Baguio and Benguet
  12. Professional massage experience
  13. Win a lucky draw
  14. Ghost hunting with siblings/friends
  15. Grant my sister’s one wish
  16. Grant my brother’s one wish
  17. Own a lifetime pet!
  18. Finish cross stitch – family picture ✅
  19. To be loved! 😛
  20. Chief RT – Employee ID
  21. Treat mom to wherever/whatever she wants
  22. Tour my parents
  23. Own a house
  24. “Teddy Bear”
  25. Be an RRT?

In 2022, I got a little wild. I let myself dream even bigger. I added more goals to the list, even though I hadn’t checked off all the original ones yet. And that’s okay. Growth doesn’t always wait for completion.

  1. Visit Kedarnath
  2. Northern lights in Finland
  3. Sit on the edge of Troll Tunga
  4. Attend the floating lantern festival
  5. Visit 100 countries
  6. Visit all 7 continents
  7. Visit personally the attractions in World Sights Park, Riyadh
  8. Retire early!!!!
  9. Bungee jumping
  10. 40 poems – free verse
  11. 2 weeks solo vacation
  12. Become a millionaire!
  13. Egyptian Pyramids
  14. Ride a camel
  15. Canyoning
  16. See 20 animal species of each alphabet (A-Z)
  17. See 20 flower species of each alphabet (A-Z)
  18. Learn proper photography
  19. Taste 50 pasta dishes
  20. Drink 100 different flavours of bubble tea
  21. Visit 20 waterfalls
  22. Hike/Visit 20 mountains
  23. Explore 40 caves
  24. Finish 50 cross-stitch projects
  25. 100 sunrises in different countries
  26. 100 sunsets in different countries
  27. 404 cafes/restaurants around the world
  28. Monetize blog/YouTube account
  29. Join Story Bridge Adventure Climb – Brisbane
  30. Three Sisters in NSW
  31. Kangaroo Island
  32. Get a PR in another country
  33. Be debt-free
  34. Get a promotion
  35. Visit at least 20 animal zoos
  36. Write a letter to your future self
  37. Volunteer at an Orphanage
  38. Explore the Ancient Ruins of Petra in Jordan
  39. Explore the Waitomo Glowworm Cave in New Zealand
  40. Castle Hop in Ireland
  41. Own a Maine coon
  42. See an Opera at the Sydney Opera House in Australia
  43. Tour a Monastery at Meteora in Greece
  44. Marvel at Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls
  45. Kayak Through Icebergs in Greenland
  46. Tour the Hanging Temple of Mount Hengshan in China
  47. Read the Bible
  48. Lavender fields in Provence
  49. Visit 17 regions in the Philippines
  50. Visit 81 provinces in the Philippines

Now, I’ve decided to go all in and be even bolder 😊. I’ve added another 50 dreams to the list. Overconfident? Maybe. But I’m excited.

  1. See penguins in the wild
  2. Try 30 regional bread types
  3. Host a themed dinner party
  4. Journal 100 days of gratitude
  5. Walk with alpacas
  6. Pick your own fruit at an orchard 🍎
  7. Sleep under the Northern stars in Norway
  8. Attend Chelsea Flower Show in London
  9. Start a stitching memoir series
  10. Photograph owls at dusk
  11. Eat a traditional meal in Morocco
  12. Go paddleboarding on a calm lake at sunrise 🌅
  13. Curate a quote-a-day calendar
  14. Create a mini cross-stitch kit
  15. Try 30 types of cheese around the world
  16. Write a travel zine
  17. See tulip fields in the Netherlands
  18. Attend a lantern release in Taiwan
  19. Host a stitchalong online
  20. Create a stitched flower map
  21. Build a snow cave and spend a night in it ️
  22. Build a 5000-piece puzzle
  23. Create your own mandala pattern (and stitch it!)
  24. Visit Machu Picchu
  25. Design a mood-based stitch calendar
  26. Volunteer at a wildlife rehab centre
  27. Press and preserve 20 wildflower types
  28. Meditate for 30 days
  29. Redesign my craft corner
  30. Stitch a prayer or poem
  31. Take a chocolate-making class
  32. Attend a seasonal harvest festival in another country 🎉
  33. Try 10 self-care rituals from around the world
  34. Create a stitch-themed gift box
  35. Visit a sloth sanctuary
  36. Watch a meteor shower under a warm blanket 🌠
  37. Explore a desert oasis in Tunisia
  38. Release a zodiac-inspired pattern pack
  39. Start a journal club
  40. Illustrate a short story
  41. Grow a sunflower wall
  42. Visit a ramen museum
  43. Create a travel-inspired stitch map
  44. Cross-stitch a mantra or affirmation
  45. Take a scenic train ride through autumn foliage 🍁
  46. Build a reading nook
  47. Stitch a birth month flower series
  48. Make a DIY wreath using natural seasonal materials 🍃
  49. Hike in Patagonia
  50. Publish a mini poetry book

This isn’t just my story; it can be yours too.

If you’ve ever made a bucket list, dreamed of something big, or simply want to celebrate everyday adventures creatively, I’d love to have you along for the ride.

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