of turning 24 and turning 25

hi… blogmates… as some of you might know, its my birthday… and im gonna party like its my birthday… hehe… pero bago ako magparty, i would like to greet others as well… do you sometimes remember the people that share your brithday, or at least yung mga malapit sa birthday mo… well i do… so batiin ko rin sila dito, kahit may chance n nde nla mabasa to…hehe… happy birthday to tinapie (apr21), clyde (apr22), angel(apr25), faye(apr26), at lourdes and april(apr28)… magpakain sana kau kc ako nde mgpapakain… haha…

im turning 24… nde halata noh… mukha kc akong 25 e… haha… mature lng tignan (naks)…. and i believe this is gonna be my year… although every year e sinasabi ko ito… i think that this is it… how will i ensure that this is gonna be one heck of a year… well, why not make a list… a list of things i want to do before turning 25… naku, raming mababanas cguro sa statement n yan.. kasi its either, 25 na cla, or lagpas lagpas na… oh so sorry… hehehe… =) eniweiz, i'll be making a list of things i WANT to do… and we all know the difference between WANT and NEED… the list of things i NEED to do, kami na ni God ang nka2alam nun… pero the list of things i want to do, sana magawa ko… pra may goals ako for this year….

my list is entitled: 25 THINGS TO DO BEFORE TURNING 25 (not in particular order)

1. learn to ride a bike
2. go to boracay
3. travel out of the country… kht hongkong lng pra disneyland… =)
4. bring at least two of my friends in a retreat
5. learn to cook at least one dish… ung nde ko makakain… hehe
6. drive a car (pre-requisite: number 1)
7. compose a song (which means…)
8. learn how to play the guitar (tska n muna ung drums…)
9. do any one of these in an official game (meaning ung may referee at stats): record a double-double, score 20 points or dish out 10
10. learn a new sport (im leaning on tennis, noh jen… pero any sport na may chance akong maging professional)
11. create a website (tagal ko na iniisip to.. college p yta)
12. have a new professional certification (JAVA, CISCO, etc)
13. write an article for a newspaper, magazine, website (this blog doesn't count)
14. watch a WWE event live (or at least watch Wrestlemania 24 via satellite)
15. watch anything in IMAX (spiderman 3 here we come…)
16. watch 25 movies in a cinema (in a year, nka2-sampu lng tra ako e)
17. join GAME KNB (or kahit anong gameshow) and win
18. own a PSP or PS3 or XBOX or all of them
19. save at 25k in the bank (current balance in bank: 4.5k)
20. finish two books, religious and fiction (bible not counted, matatapos ko n sya ngyn e… fictional? bka ung series of misforunate events… pambata…hehehe)
21. meet Katya Santos (or Mariel Rodriguez or Jaymee Joaquin)
22. run a  marathon (bonus points if i finish at least in the top 10)
23. do at least one of these: scuba dive, jet ski, wake boarding
24. make my tummy/beer belly disappear (current measure: 36 inches, khit mapa-34 inches ko lng ok na)
25. have a serious girlfriend???

ayan… that's my list… kung kaya nyo ako tulungan ma-achieve tong nsa listahan ko (like giving me a PSP or something), it will be deeply appreciated…. mukhang doable nmn lahat dba (xcpt for the last one…. haha), and whenever i have the oppportunity to cross out any items on my list, i'll do it… pero looking at the list…. 24 out of 25 ain't bad… hehehe

next week, iba-blog ko na ung outing nmn sa puerto gallera at ung sa baguio sa sabado… also, series 2 ng aking mga trading cards… so hanggang sa muli… salamat sa lahat ng bumati at babati sa aking araw… as of 12:58am, may 7 nang bumati sa akin… special mention si kuya ronnie… sya unang bumati sa akin… pre, mahal na kita…hehe (ooops…. 3 years pa pla ang ating paglalantad… sorry)… hehehe… so let me leave you with my birhday song and thank you ulit s lahat ng bumasa nito… God bless… l8r dayz…

ang araw na 'to, ay araw ko,
pagdating ko sa ating mundo,
natatandaan, di malilimutan,
kailan man, kailan man

lahat nagbago sa araw na 'to,
pagdating ko sa buhay nyo,
lahat sumaya, buhay nyo'y nag-iba
happy birthday

ang saya ng mundo, ngayong ako ay narito, oh
i wish me a happy birthday…