SWEET 30 before 30 project

I was excited to share my 2010, I was even collating the pictures on my mind for what tops each month. Then I shifted roads. I will just share ( very quickly) what matters most of my 2010 :

 2010 in one word is LOVE. I have come to love more and be love itself this year. I learned to value old and new friendships,appreciate my family even more and ultimately love myself. I have experienced smacked right in my face what they say as unconditional love. I was also grateful for the many blessings and even embrace the things that I cannot change. I have loved 2010 to the bones, I can even say it was the best year ever but of course it’s not (yet). So I have to let go. It’s time to put away 2010 knick-knacks that are no longer significant so I can have more room to newer and better memories. An old series that keeps playing on my mind is killer venom, so I’d better be discovering new series that will further entertain me.

Something has to go, so that something else better will come. So long 2010, I loved you, thank you and goodbye! I will put into use all the LOVE you have trickled in my heart.

And now, come here 2011!  First things first, give me a nice hug! *uhmmmp*

To begin with, I have devised a plan!  My birthday falls early every year (a disadvantage perhaps) I will be turning 29 ( oh gahd, it’s just numberzzzz Sweet!) by February 2011 and it suddenly dawned on me that this last bit of twenties is just flying by *wohoo* . I spoke to Camille, a good friend of mine, about my 30 Sweet Delights project ( more of that next time) and she shared an inspiring blog.

Now, Im sharing this to the world so I can be accountable with my actions and uhm keep the motivation power up, so you, yes you should encourage and help me out! ^^  So may I  present to you the SWEET 30 things before 30 list. This is not a new idea; many people have done this already and succeeded. What went into my crazy mind? Nothing much, I just don’t want life to slip away,  die daydreaming what could have been, spit out words that remains a broken decree or even writing down things on my bucketlist and just stare at it for years. ACTION! That’s the whole idea, so I have take out some from my ULTIMATE BUCKETLIST ( my lifetime dreamlist) and include few more on this list. I wanted to accomplish so much and I ended up doing less, so let’s begin with 30.Im now putting matters in my hands.

 My 30 before 30 list : click here for my progress 

1. Climb Mt. Pulag

2. Treat my mom for an Asian Cruise

3. Try Scuba dividing

4. Surf in La Union

5. 30 day Bikram Yoga challenge

6. Lose 20 lbs

7. Silent retreat

8. Batanes trip

9. Earn my first million

10. A photoshoot with a professional Photographer

11. Mentor someone

12. Multi-media crash course ( graphic design, Flash and Adobe Premiere)

13. Host a wedding in Boracay

14. Invest in the stock market

15. Pay for a complete stranger’s meal

16. Make 50 kids happy for a day

17. Date 30 guys

18. Learn pole dancing

19. Mission Trip

20. Learn to cook 5 new dishes

21. Play bingo in a mall

22. Complete a 10k Marathon

23. Get a tattoo

24. Make 100 paper cranes

25. Another solo backpacking trip

26. A day at the 2011 Hot Air balloon festival

27. Read the bible cover to cover

28. Eat tortang talong and Okra with a smile on my face

29. Leave 50 post-it notes on 50 ATMs  

30. Complete my 30 before 30 list and prepare my 31 before 31 list *yey*

I tell you, this is serious stuff and I'm so nervous. I even thought about it a number of times before finalizing my list. Well, honestly I'm just scared that I may not be able to complete the list but that's the fun of it! This is more than a challenge or the butterflies it brings to my stomach. I know this will make the best out of me in a way or another. Money and time is also an itsy bitsy concern ( hahaha) Im not a millionaire yet to splurge moolah but I firmly believe that is part of the quest! ( improvise Sweet, you're good at that) So, your help my friend will be highly appreciated if there's something you can share with me like maybe tagging me along on your next backpacking trips on the places I mentioned, discount coupons on Star cruise or even be part of my cheer team in accomplishing  the list. So that's it, this would be a busy year ever but would also be better than 2010. Can't wait to finish the list and kick some ass. Come on, grab a pen and start writing your own list NOW!

 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13

share a sunshine,

Sweet 

before MMX - a decade of Love, Faith and Hope

credit :http://zoewiezo.deviantart.com

I can’t disregard a certain fact that it’s been over a decade already. The first 11 years of the millennium, now I can really say that time flies fast! So before I say thank you and share with you my fabulous 2010 (that would be a different article I’ll post*wink*), I would like to share first  a decade of rock star experience!

2000

-       I was a freshman in college, adjusting to the urban life that Manila brings, so many funny and dumb stories to tell

-       I am officially 18 – an adult as they say (gifts include a box of Lucky me pancit canton and the OVA Samurai X, yeah boy)

2001 

-       Youth For Christ played a very important role in my life, I started a personal relationship with God

-        I was addicted to dancing, got wonderful friends at the dance group I was in

2002

-       I finally saw my dad after 12 years that he was away, I was also able to meet my 2 other gwapo younger brothers Nazh and Andre

-       My first mission trip : Tuguegarao

-       I used my passion for dancing to serve God ( Excelsis, was it this year that our group was formed, scattered brain mode)

2003

-       I finished BS Biology with flying colours 

-       I entered Single for Christ, meet beautiful people in the community

-       I boldly took another course – BS Nursing

-       GORGEOUS HOUSEHOLD was formed

-        I started hosting events and weddings

2004

-       I started blogging - no, I was addicted in blogging

-       SANGGRES were born

-       it was year of poetry and music for me

       2005

-       up close and personal meriendacena with Gary V

-       memorable activities with my SFC family

-       Second mission trip – Gawad kalinga building houses in Nueva Ecija

-       one of the grandest reunion/ Christmas vacation of the Casuyon Empire

-       first time I set my foot on the pristine sand of Boracay

       2006 

-       I moved to Quezon City after living in manila for almost 7 years

-       I spent my birthday in Baguio at the SFC icon with my BIG SFC family

-       graduated and passed the board but was a victim of the leakage issue 

-       a great getaway in Batangas, unplanned but one of the best  I taught ballet to little kids, thank you to Dance Plus
-     G-UNIT

-       I got in on my first  job at the age of 24

 2007 

-       I had my first ever  hip-hop recital when I joined SOUL GROOVE in UP ( Mama, Prince and Lani watched it! yey)

-       GIRLFRIENDS, oh these angels – a deeper friendship was establishedMy first Mindanao Trip

-       Watched Kobe Bryant live in Ultra ^^

-       I resigned from my first work and got a real job in Makati then resigned again and got a better job in Quezon City

-       I excelled on areas I have no freakin idea about ( sorry for boasting hehehe)

-       I adopted Brando

-       My US petition was cancelled ( that was a relief! – hope my dad’s not reading this)

-       I signed up for a Facebook account ( hahaha)

2008 

                

-       I hosted a wedding in Bolinao,Pangasinan -the farthest so far

-       A memorable Princess diaries in Miriam College ( talk about trippin on stage while wearing a fabulous yellow gown)            Welcomed Peaches ( my first DSLR)

-       I was able to wear small size clothes *ROFL*

2009

-       My business venture and the amazing friends I have in Synergy

-       Moved to the best apartment ever, so far ( ala Jandi ^^)

-       Was part of Ate Love’s beautiful wedding

-       I got to travel around the Philippines, I was away for almost a month – you know ala jetsetter (hihihi) thank you to my former job (Aparri, Tuguegarao,Ilocos Sur ( Vigan, Bangi etc), Ilocos Norte, ThunderBird in La Union,

Palawan,Mindoro,Cebu, Lanao Del Norte,Cagayan, Iloilo, Tacloban, Iloilo, Bacolod etc.)

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Hmmm the pages of this blog would not suffice all the memories I had the past 10 years, of course it was also bittersweet sometimes but these are the memories that I just left behind. If you are my friend you would know that it kills me to carry a small bag, it should almost always a big bag that contains all the necessary stuff, even on travels I would bring at least 3 bags but it would contain just and only the important and worth bringing ( i swear!) things I have.Excess baggage is a no no.  

I moved to 4 different places in a decade, met new people, reunion with good old folks, witnessed birthdays, weddings and the arrival of cute babies of my friends,  lost and found again, watched a bunch of movies and koreanovelas, hosted hundreds of weddings, listened to different music, fell in love a couple of times, cried a bucket of tears, laughed countless times, prayed hard, embraced silence, accepted changes, forgave and asked for forgiveness , gave and received love.  I watched myself grow into the woman I am today and though I misses a lot of the simple things I had before I recognize that there’s still a vast and maybe incalculable experiences and learning ahead of me.

Thank you family and friends it was indeed a rockstar decade for me.

And just like any book or any good movie, there is an end to everything. So I welcomed 2010 with the hope of growing a few inches more. Have I achieved that goal? That’s what im gonna share with you next ^^