sketches: MERRY CHRISTMAS

BOOKWORM'S COCOON

Angels and Demons
Antoine Saint de Exupery's The Little Prince
Arthur Golden: Memoirs of a Geisha
Arun Gogna's Happy Secrets to an Obedient Life
Bo Sanchez' Books
Bob Ong: AB NKKBS N PL AKo
Bob Ong: Ang Alamat ng Gubat
Bob Ong: Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino
Bob Ong: MacArthur
Bob Ong: Paboritong Libro ni Hudas
Bob Ong: Stainless Longganisa
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Conrado De Quiros: Tongues on Fire
Dan Brown: Da Vinci Code
Dave Barry's books
Erich Segal: Love Story
Five People you Meet in Heaven
Go Negosyo
Jessica Zafra: TWISTED
Leo Buscaglia : Living, Loving and Learning
Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Nicholas Spark Dear John
Nicholas Spark: The Notebook
Nicholas Spark: The Wedding
Og Mandino: The choice
Randy David: Public Lives
Rhonda Byrne: The Secret
Robert Fulghum: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Robert Fulghum: It was on Fire when i Lay Down on it
Robert Fulghum: Maybe, Maybe Not
Robert Kiyosaki: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Stephen Covey: 7 habits of highly effective people
Stephenie Meyer: Twilight
Tuesdays with Morrie
Umbrella Country
Who Moved my Cheese
Youngblood

BUCKET LIST

Go to a costume party and dress up as your fantasy character
Try out front-line customer service jobs such being a waiter/waitress for a month just for the experience
Ride a roller coaster
Tell my parents and siblings too that I love them.
Fly in a helicopter
Start a social movement on a cause I believe in
Tell at least 10 people about my bucket list and encourage them to do the same
Whip up the best meal ever for my loved ones
Create your dream home
Knit a scarf
Get featured on TV/radio/print/newspapers for an achievement I am proud of
Go backpacking across at least 10 locations
Go for future education in a different specialization
Join a social etiquette class and further refine my mannerisms
Learn wine appreciation
Throw a mega party
Write a letter to at least 3 of my closest friends to let them know how much they mean to me
Do public speaking in front of 10,000 people
Offer your service to a humanitarian cause
Sing your favorite song to an audience
Perform a kind deed to at least 5 strangers without expecting anything in return
Do an extreme sport – Bungee jump, Skydiving, Parachuting, Paragliding, Ice climbing
Learn a strategy game
Identify someone who has inspired me the most in my life. Let him/her know how much he/she has inspired me
Connect with all my teachers from past schools – college, high school, junior high, all of it. Let them know how they have shaped my life.
Take up a new sport
Watch a Manny Pacquiao fight LIVE!!!
Give a heartfelt surprise to someone
Make a difference in someone’s life
Write a book on something that means a lot to me
Make friends with at least 5 strangers on the street
Plant my own tree and watch it grow
Go stargazing
Witness a solar eclipse
See the Northern Lights
Experience a sunrise
Experience a sunset
Go on a blind date!
Play a (new) musical instrument: Piano, Violin, Harmonica, Flute, Guitar, Drum, Trumpet
Take up dancing: Salsa, Line dance, Tap dance, Tango, Ballroom dancing, etc
Go swimming with dolphins
Live in a different country for at least 6 months
Pack your bags and set off for a random location with no itinerary planned at all
Win a lucky draw
Learn a martial art
Go on a road trip
Hit bullseye on a dartboard
Visit a volcano
Fly first class
Do something completely crazy and out of character
Organize a picnic outing
Bury the hatchet with all the enemies / people I had conflict with in the past or now
Get closure on all hurt, grievances and unhappiness of the past
Watch cherry blossoms in Japan
Go on a meditation retreat
Go snorkeling and experience marine life up close
Conquer my biggest fear
Fold origami cranes and give them to someone special.
Try out vegetarianism
Fall asleep on grassy plains
Fly a kite
Volunteer at a hospice
Read a book on a subject I'd never have thought of reading
Go deep into the heart of Mother Nature. Go trekking in a rainforest; Camp out in the wilds; Walk in a valley; Visit a waterfall; Swim in an ocean; Walk in a valley
Knit a scarf
Bake a cake for someone special
See SNOW
Try out a new profession in a different field
Run a marathon
Achieve financial abundance with my passion
Learn horseback riding
Start your own business doing something I so love
Pursue my passion.
Resign from a job that I don’t like
Be a mentor to someone
Climb a mountain
Get a complete makeover (hair style, hair color, image, clothes)
Fly in a hot-air balloon across a country
YOGA
Learn sign language
Get on a romantic getaway
Be in love! :D
Fall in love :)
Go on a cruise in the sea
Have dinner with someone I had only dreamed of meeting
Learn a new language
TRAVEL

A little smile,
a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
best wishes for the coming year…
These make a Merry Christmas!

-John Greenleaf Whittier-