The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

Start Date: August 19, 2009
End Date: May 11, 2012

Legend:
Italics - In progress
Strike - Done

Academic:

1. Graduate in May 2010
2. Learn programming languages
3. Learn a new language
4. Take a Tagalog course to brush up on the language
5. Take a film photography course

Creativity:

1. Build an online porfolio
2. Do Artist Alley at Anime Expo
3. Fold 1000 cranes
4. Successfully learn how to bake 5 recipes
5. Learn to crochet
6. Expand knitting knowledge
7. Learn to sew
8. Take a photo everyday for a year
9. Fill up a sketchbook
10. Organize old photos
11. Learn to make amigurumi
12. Make handmade gifts
13. Mail a secret to Post Secret
14. Use Actionsampler more
15. Use Canon AE-1 Program more
16. Buy a Holga and use it
17. Make lucky stars out of all of the paper I’ve accumulated

Eatery:

1. Eat at 20 new restaurants/bakeries/eateries (Jeong Won, Suite & Tender, Drunken Sushi, Crab Hut)
2. Go wine tasting
3. Try 10 import beers that I’ve never had before
4. Try 10 new foreign foods
5. Go without candy for 3 months

First time:

1. Learn to ballroom dance
2. Learn to play golf
3. Learn to play poker
4. Learn how to replace a tire
5. Learn how to change oil

Going out:

1. Go fishing
2. Go camping
3. Go snowboarding
4. Go whale-watching
5. Go clubbing and enjoy it for once :x
6. Go to Mt. Soledad
7. Go to a grunion run
8. Visit a farmer’s market
9. Make it out to 10 garage sales
10. See Thrice in concert
11. Hold a tea party
12. Watch an opera

Health:

1. Exercise regularly
2. Learn to swim
3. Participate in a 5k run/walk
4. Climb Half Dome
5. Get a massage at a spa
6. Go rock-climbing
7. Spend a full day at a spa
8. Take an aerobics class and go throguh with it
9. Drink a liter of water a day
10. Go vegetarian for a month
11. Do not drink soda for 3 months
12. Get eyebrows done

Hobbies:

1. Catch up on video games (FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, Chrono Cross, Star Ocean 3)
2. Beat Touhou on a difficulty higher than Normal
3. Read books that have not been read but bought/received
4. Finish dropped/on-hold anime series
5. Watch 50 movies I’ve never seen before
6. Display figures in a presentable fashion
7. Finish building Gundams, other models that are unopened
8. Finish a crossword book
9. Finish a sudoku book

Long-term:

1. Pay off my credit card
2. Move out of the house
3. Put money in joint checking account
4. Fill out “All About Us” book by Philipp Keel with Lester
5. Treat familiy to a meal
6. Save $1 a day
7. Bring a canvas tote bag when going shopping
8. Wake up earlier than 6 AM for school

Organizational:

1. Clean out my email inbox
2. Keep my room clutter-free for a month
3. Participate in a garage sale/swap meet
4. Reorganize room
5. Buy an external hard drive
6. Help Mom reorganize photo albums

To Buy:

1. Get a bike
2. Get a new TV for my room
3. Get a tattoo (name in alibata)
4. Get more piercings
5. Treat myself to a nice designer bag
6. Buy more business casual clothing

Travel:

1. Get my passport processed
2. Travel to the Philippines
3. Travel to Europe
4. Travel to Japan
5. Travel to Canada
6. Travel to Singapore
7. Travel to China
8. Travel to Thailand
9. Travel to South Korea
10. Travel to Australia
11. Travel to New York
12. Travel to Hawaii
13. Go on a cruise
14. Travel more with the parents
15. Send postcards wherever I go
16. Stay at a fancy hotel

Let’s do this!

Creativity #4: Successfully learn how to bake 5 recipes - Red Velvet cupcakes - Yay, cupcakes! Or rather, mini cupcakes!

My sister and I made our first batches at midnight on Christmas since everyone fell asleep early. The only thing was, we forgot to grease the pans before putting in the batter, so it was really interesting trying to pry out the cupcakes. They turned out delicious, though!

I wanted to take a stab at it by myself, so I did so a couple of hours ago. We bought Swans Down cake flour as suggested by my sister’s mother-in-law to make the cupcakes smoother, and it totally made a difference. I ended up making a lot again, so I gave a couple of cupcakes with cream cheese frosting to Lester. Hopefully their family likes them :x

I can also see why baking is fun…I think I want to tackle more recipes! They’re so much more fun to make them from scratch~

Haven’t been here in a minute, but I have updates! :D

Hobbies #6: Display figures in a presentable fashion - Guess who bought an IKEA DETOLF :)

More pictures can be viewed at my blog!

Health #12: Get eyebrows done - I’ve been deathly afraid of getting my eyebrows waxed due to horror stories that I’ve heard from friends. I’m still not too sure if I want to try threading just yet, so I decided to go headfirst and try to get my eyebrows waxed.

I’d heard great reviews about Professionail off Medical Center Drive near Sunbow and that the ladies who take care of waxing really take care of their customers. As a waxing virgin, needless to say, I was beyond scared. The lady who helped me, Tina, helped me relax and explained the whole process to me.

The waxing wasn’t as bad as I thought it’d be. She also took the time to help reshape my eyebrows to make them look natural. Plus, she remembered me even though I chopped off all of my hair! Brownie points for customer recognition!

I think I might’ve found my go-to place for eyebrow waxing :)

Creativity #5: Learn to crochet - I can has crochet hook! Bought a J-10/6mm hook. Now it’s just a matter of actually learning how to crochet :x

Eatery #1: Eat at 20 new restaurants/bakeries/eateries (4/20) - Okay, I just realized I’m doing this out of order. I really ought to do these recollections the day that I try them, but I tend to forget. Luckily, I had a list stashed away :)

Oddly enough, I just tried Crab Hut for the first time. Yes, the Crab Hut that’s in the same lot as Tapioca Express, Yogurt World, Crepe World (!?), and Tofu House. Oh, and O’Briens, which I’ve yet to go to one day. I used to go in this general area a lot, but the parking there’s horrendous. EXPAND THE PARKING!

Anyway, I came here to celebrate my big bro Bao’s birthday and I had no clue what I was getting myself into. Firstly, I’d never had crawfish before. Second, I didn’t even know how to open up a crawfish and eat it. I had to go through Crawfish 101 before attempting to eat my meal. Speaking of which, I ordered a shrimp and crawfish mix with 1/2 medium spice and garlic butter. Big plus for them having Stone IPA!

After ogling at the adorable cooked crawfish, I had to give in and eat the little buggers. They were pretty tasty, but I feel like they didn’t satisfy me enough. Many people tell me that the Boiling Crab up in the OC’s a lot better, so I’ll be looking forward to that in the event I ever make it up there (coughcough).

Eatery #1: Eat at 20 new restaurants/bakeries/eateries (3/20) - Drunken Sushi! I was taken here for my 23rd birthday (or rather, the eve of my 23rd birthday) once I flew into San Francisco. Late night sushi bars ftw!

I’m not too sure what I sampled off others’ plates exactly, but I do remember that they had interesting names like: Boy, Girl, Whatever, Beautiful, and the like. I remember ordering the Cupid’s Arrow, takoyaki (which was more like ika/squid, but whatever. It was good!), and a lycheetini. Holy crap, that lycheetini was crackin’ and very strong.

Cupid’s Arrow had the prettiest presentation! Little did I realize that the pretty red dressing was really Sriracha sauce. That was a nice kick in the mouth.

When the waitress found out it was my birthday, she surprised me with a free green tea ice cream :) Yay, green tea!

I’d like to come back again to try even more rolls (and even more martinis). It’s definitely topped Sushi Boom for me.

Eatery #1: Eat at 20 new restaurants/bakeries/eateries (2/20) - Lester and I went to Suite & Tender for SD Restaurant Week with our fellow foodies Mina and Jerry. For those not in the know about Restaurant Week, you can get a 3-course meal ranging from $20-$40. Suite & Tender happened to be $30.

This time around, there are no photos. I was going to take photos with my cell phone, but the quality would not do it justice. For the record, I ordered the Kobe Beef Carpaccio, Lobster & Braised Short Rib, and the Warm Chocolate Truffle Cake. Check out the Web site and Yelp to see fan photos.

I’ll save the actual review for Yelp, but in a nutshell: most tender braised short rib, EVER. EVERRR. I chose a really neat knife to cut my short rib with, but I didn’t even need it! It was amazing. I totally got pwned by the Truffle Cake, too. Oh, and the carpaccio? I didn’t even know what it was until I ordered it, haha. Talk about being adventurous :x

Considering that the main course alone was $38 and I paid $30 for an appetizer, main course, AND dessert, I think I was pretty satisfied at the end of the night :)

Also, if you’re going to the bathroom, it’s unisex. Howso? See for yourself ;D

Travel #1: Get my passport processed - Guess who can finally travel the world! It took about 4 weeks to get it done. I’m so excited! Now I can finally start planning trips to places outside of North America!