Reflections of The Eternal Wanderer

UPDATE: 29/12/2007

As of today, I am 25 years and 1 month old. I have yet set out to achieve any of the goals below and also, i have cut out several goals that I have finally deemed unrealistic, despite everything Jack Canfield and other motivational speakers had said about making a list of goals/dreams/ambitions. Nevertheless, I am still hoping that I do get to achieve at least 50% of the goals listed here. I believe I can and hopefully, with the support of everyone I know, I would be able to do so in the future! Gambatte to me, ne!

So here are my goals which I hope to achieve before I pass on to the Netherworld:

1. I want to obtain a Master’s Degree in a field related to my passions - either in Creative Writing, Education, Media Studies or Cultural Studies from either Australia, Germany or Ireland.
2. I want to become a successful young adult/children’s author in the fantasy and action-adventure genre in the Asian region.
3. I want to learn how to read, write and speak Mandarin fluently.
4. I want to have a steady income of RM120,000 per annum by the time I am 45.
5. I want to become a college lecturer and teach courses on Moral Education, Professional Writing, Creative Writing and other Humanities and Social Sciences courses.
6. I want to learn how to ride a bicycle.
7. I want to learn how to float in the water.
8. I want to experience the thrill of bungee jumping in Australia and New Zealand.
9. I want to climb Mount Kinabalu twice.
10. I want to learn to speak and read Japanese well.
11. I want to live in Tokyo or Hokkaido, Japan for two years as an English teacher.
12. I want to visit six places in Japan - Kyoto, Akihabara, Shinjuku, Hokkaido & Osaka.
13. I want to learn to become a professional photographer and obtain a Certificate or Diploma in Photography.
14. I want to act in at least five stage plays that are staged at the KL Performing Arts Centre and at The Actor’s Studio, Bangsar.
15. I want to also write at least five stage plays and see them performed on stage to the public.
16. I want to become a household name in the literature and arts scene of Malaysia.
17. I want to sponsor five children through the World Vision programme.
18. I want to visit Hollywood and the Universal studios.
19. I want to visit Florida’s Disneyland.
20. I want to master 5 different types of computer software programmes.
21. I want to visit six places in Thailand - Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Haadyai, Pattaya, Koh Samui and Phuket.
22. I want to visit Hong Kong and its famous Tsim Tsa Tsui district.
23. I want to hold my own photo exhibition at the National Art Gallery.
24. I want to have a professional looking website of my own.
25. I want to go to Sarawak to live with the Penan people for a week and maintain a warm friendship with the people.
26. I want to undergo LASIK eye treatment to correct my vision. Nearly going to be achieved. Pre-LASIK consultation scheduled on Jan 2, 2008.
27. I want to write, speak and read Korean well.
28. I want to visit five places in South Korea - Seoul, Daegu, Suwon, Busan & Sokcho.
29. I want to visit the 12 Apostles in Australia.
30. I want to read 5,000 books by the time I breathe my last.
31. I want to learn rock climbing at Camp 5, 1 Utama Shopping Complex.
32. I want to visit five places in Australia - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Hobart.
33. I want to visit five cities in the United States - Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Miami
34. I want to own a pet Albino snake.
35. I want to purchase a small holiday house by the beach in Penang.
36. I want to visit Cambodia to see the Angkor Wat.
37. I want to maintain close, personal friendships with at least 100 people.
38. I want to attend the final match of the FIFA World Cup when it will be held in the Asian region once more.
39. I want to learn to speak and read Spanish.
40. I want to visit five places in Spain - Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville & Villareal.
41. I want to experience the Turkish baths in Turkey during summer.
42. I want to experience the onsen and public baths in Japan.
43. I want to experience the hot springs in China.
44. I want to volunteer at five orphanages in my entire life.
45. I want to visit the Stonehenge and the Loch Ness in Scotland.
46. I want to travel across Russia via the Trans-Siberian Railway.
47. I want to visit the Auschwitz World War II Memorial in Poland.
48. I want to enjoy the beaches of Costa Rica and El Salvador.
49. I want to go on a cruise ship vacation.
50. I want to travel through most of Europe on the Eurostar train.
51. I want to visit the red light districts of Amsterdam, Holland.
52. I want to watch the sakura flowers blooming in Japan.
53. I want to teach at a rural school in Sarawak for three years.
54. I want to buy a small house in Kuala Lumpur or P.J. and rent it out to people to collect rent.
55. I want to at least write, direct and produce 10 short films and 2 feature length films.
56. I want to act in at least five movies whether as an extra, in a supporting role or main role.
57. I want to attain a Datukship from the Sultan of Selangor.
58. I want to set up centres that will provide the homeless, destitute, poor and aimless with shelter, food and a place where they can get counselling and help.
59. I want to be a single father by adopting five children throughout my life.
60. I want to buy a sleek, black sports utility vehicle.
61. I want to be able to bake cakes well.
62. I want to become a ‘Datuk’ by the age of 50.
63. I want to serve the people as an MP for 5 years, whether it is as an independent candidate or with a political party.
64. I want to live past the age of 75.
65. I want to win a major literary prize by the age of 35.
66. I want to visit all of Malaysia’s 13 states in two months in the year 2010.
67. I want to turn one of the rooms in my already small condo into a mini library.
68. I want to organise my books neatly on shelves and start cataloging them.
69. I want to buy a few more shelves to increase my book storage/display space.
70. I want to obtain a gun license and a membership at a shooting range.
71. I want to be a member of an exclusive country club, probably Club Med or Tropicana Golf & Country Club.
72. I want to establish the habit of going to the gym twice a week. If I can maintain this over a year, I’m successful.
73. I want to establish the habit of swimming twice a week. If I can maintain this over a year, I’m successful.
74. I want to visit three places in The Philippines - Manila, Cebu & Baguio.
75. I want to achieve a bowling average score of 250.
76. I want to visit eight places in China - Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Yunnan, Guangzhou, Dalian & Qingtao.
77. I want to visit Taiwan in the year 2012.
78. I want to visit Mongolia.
79. I want to scuba dive once in my lifetime.
80. I want to experience what it is like to live in a nudist camp.
81. I want to obtain a qualification to become a youth pastor/leader.
82. I want to  participate in Malaysia’s National Service as a trainer/counsellor for at least five years.

More to follow as I ponder over what I want to do before I die….