Recap: 20 Things Before 30

In a couple of weeks, I’ll finally step into the last leg of the 20s zone. Unlike those who dread getting a year older, I don’t. I’m actually excited to seize the remaining days of being in my late 20s and hopeful that I’ll welcome the big three-ohhh with grace. In line with this, I decided to revisit my 20 Things I Want To Do Before 30 list. Actually, I have totally forgotten about making such a post. I was just rereading my blog out of boredom when I stumbled upon this very old blog post. I never realized that I was already unconsciously crossing out a lot of things from that list!


1. Do at least one extreme sport.
http://www.jerelltabenoja.com/2010/02/day-i-tried-ziplining.html

I asked around 5 people whether ziplining is considered an extreme sport. All of them said yes. I’m still not yet convinced so I tried another one extreme activity during our last out-of-town trip. I’ll post about that really soon. I wasn’t that successful. But at least, I tried. :p


2. Go back to my 23-inch waistline which leads me to number 3.

Pwede bang kalimutan na lang natin ‘to? HAHAHA! I was a 24 when I got married. E balak ’kong magpabuntis this year! :p


3. Wear a swimsuit. Hahaha! Walang pakialamanan :p
DONE! No blog post to support this, so you just have to trust me. :p


4. Wear a skirt. I’m a jeans girl e.
http://www.jerelltabenoja.com/2011/09/dumaluan-beach-resort.html
http://www.jerelltabenoja.com/2011/05/day-two-wishes-came-true.html

Thanks to my kikay friends Joie and Aubrey for always convincing me that I have great legs to flaunt. Hindi man siya kasing haba ng traffic mula Buendia hanggang Edsa, pero legs pa rin naman na keri mag skirt at dress. :p


7. Eat a whole Yellow Cab pizza all by myself.
Seriously, I’m challenging myself to do this!


8. Ride a bicycle. My mom never allowed me.
I’ll pray that I’ll still have the legs to flaunt after my BIKING 101 sessions with Boyet!


9. Fly a kite.
I saw some kids doing this in Luneta. Who wants to join me?! :p


10. Bake a cake. I already tried cookies and brownies. Way to go!
I really hope that I’ll find the time to bake my own birthday cake. :p


11. Have my own business.
Meron na kaso may iba pa akong gusto i-try. :p


12. Write a song. Hmm , sige na nga lyrics lang. I’m not musically inclined e.
This. Is. Still. Doable. :p


13. Have a picture with a popular celebrity. Babaw no?!
http://www.jerelltabenoja.com/2011/10/bookworms-meet-nicholas-sparks.html

He may not be popular to a lot of people, but he is popular in my world!



14. Have my hair all curled up even for a day.



15. Go to a live concert.
This should not be on my list as I remember being in an ANG TV concert when I was 10 and a PAROKYA NI EDGAR concert when I was a teenager. :p


16. Go to a midnight sale.
May midnight sale pa rin ba?!


17. Have my own house.
http://www.jerelltabenoja.com/2013/01/2012-on-gods-faithfulness-and-generosity.html

I’ll be exactly 30 years old when our house gets turned over to us.


18. Have something named after me. Maybe a star???! In my dreams!
Dear Joie, ituloy mo na ang pag-name sa akin ng isa mong flavor ng brownies. May Mary Melts ka na e. :p


19. Start waking up every day of my life with my one great love.
http://www.jerelltabenoja.com/p/our-wedsite.html



20. Learn more, laugh more, and live more.
Do I still need to expound on this? ^_^


12 out of 20! I only have less than 400 days to challenge myself and do the remaining 8. Who wants to help me cross out as much as I can from this list? :p