..And I just can't seem to hide it!...

Yehey!  The TBR Dream Marathon Season 2 registration is now open!!!  I'm so excited for this.  In fact, I made my on-line reservation today hoping against hope that I'll be 1 out of the 400 participants to join this event.  Yes, my dear friends, only 400 slots await those first-time marathoners (like me) who want to make it happen.  I think the race fee of Php 1,800 will all be worth it! This includes a 22-week training program, seminars/talks, group long runs, and a lot more. Nobody wants to run alone and so I also invited my highschool bestfriend, Nina and my elementary barkada, Tinay to join me.  I'm praying that all three of us will qualify!

I'm really glad that amidst all the not-so-good things happening around me, I still have something to look forward to!

My To-Do List

I love running.  I miss swimming.  I want to learn biking.

These three sentences came to mind while I'm on my way to the office today and guess what?  I realized I want to do so many things.  The ideas came rushing like flood! In no particular order, I want to do all of these:

1.  Learn biking. (Hoping to do this next weekend or this coming holiday Sept. 10.  Oh! well, maybe if I'm  not groggy after our pier one schedule the previous night)

2.  Buy a not-so-costly but good-enough bike for a beginner cyclist such as myself (if ever I'll be able to learn how to bike..hahaha)

3.  Learn a musical instrument or instruments.  (An organ, guitar or drums perhaps - planning to enroll in some not-so-expensive tutorial center or music center)

4.  Learn another language.  (French or Korean (or Bisaya maybe-that's a dialect!) are on my list.)

5.  Take my masters (probably next school year if I can finance myself after this list.  Either MS Chemistry or MA in Education.  I'm still thinking about it.)

6.  Buy another pair of running shoes.  (VFF or shoes?)

7.  Buy TIMEX running watch (the one with GPS and heart rate monitor)

8.  Join TBR's Dream Marathon Season 2 and get to meet new friends.  (My 1st ever Full Marathon, hopefully!)

9.  Find time to practice swimming inspite of the cold weather nowadays and also to find a permanent pool to practice.

10.  Renovate the house or to invest in buying a lot where I could build a house which I can call my own.

11.  Buy a memorial plan for my aunt and parents (..just being practical here.  In fact, my mom wants this as well)

12.  Build a pre-school of my own.  (The idea came to me while I was walking on the way home last Thursday night and it didn't go away.  Now I'm wondering how can I afford such a dream!  How much will it cost me?)

13.   Visit the derma and have my warts cauterized (I'm just too lazy to pay a visit..hayyy)

14.  Open a bank account and start saving.  (The irony of it all! I want to save and yet I want to do so many things which are all costly!  How am I suppose to deal with it?..hehehe)

15.  Get my parents another Health Card (the one which I can pay on a quarterly basis.  Any recommendation?)

16.  Subscribe to an internet provider.  (I'm thinking of subscribing to SkyInternet with their bundle promo-Internet plus cable but I'm not sure of their efficiency in terms of speed.)

17.  Enroll at Gold's Gym (but I'm afraid that I might not be able to maximize the use of my membership.  I'm not a gym-a-holic person. I'm just thinking of this because of the strength training for my running.)

18.  Be brave and committed enough to blog or to express what I think and feel through writing. (I have a lot of things in ming that I want to write about but couldn't find the right words that will give justice to them.)

19.  Buy my own organ.  (..so tempted to have my credit card swiped for a Casio organ that was on-sale in Trinoma the other month..and take note at 0% interest for 12 mos at 12-14K depending on the model)

20.  Have my FE 210 repaired or look for an affordable SLR  and begin my long-time dream of making photography a hobby. (on the contrary, can I be both the subject as well as the photographer?  Because much as I want to take the shots I also want to pose and be captured.  How is that?)

21.  Explore different places in the Philippines.  (I vowed to myself that I'd be visiting different places every year.  So far this year, I've explored Ilocos Sur and Norte.  This October, I'll be dropping by to Cebu (short visit again) before we proceed to Valencia which I've previously visited but haven't explored much.)

22.  Bring my mama and papa (if his schedule will allow him) to Hongkong or  to Boracay or any out-of-town trip to a place they've never been before or any destination that will let them board a plane.  (They haven't boarded a plane in their entire life and I just want them to experience what relaxation means)

23.  Go outing with my extended family  (with aunt, cousins,nieces and nephews)

24.  Buy my parents a brand new cellphone with camera.

25.  Buy a car. (a 2nd hand but still in a good condition will do)

26.  Learn how to drive

27.  Celebrate my birthday wholeheartedly.  (for the past 3 years, this day has just been a simple day for me for some personal reasons)

27 Items?!!!What a list!..and they're just for today!  What else will I be thinking tomorrow or the following days?  Now, how am I suppose to arrange them?  I'm pretty sure I can't do all of it at the same time and some of them require time and extra effort on my part.  Most importantly, I need a budget for this list! (that's a BIG problem!..hehe).

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