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100. Succesfully bake the “Steamed Cupcakes” from scratch

99. Crochet a blanket

98. Finish a paint-by-number painting

97. Get a henna tatto that says “Musician” in Chinese character

96. Try out for American Idol

95. Learn how to do my own make-up

94. Drive a two-door convertible car

93. Nail down the “correct” vibrato technique

92. Try bungee-jumping (and a lot of other things of that nature) in Bali

91. Dye my hair gothic black

90. Go to DC for March for Life [DONE!]

89. Play in a community orchestra

88. Donate my blood

87. Donate my hair

86. Line up for the Geno’s cheese steak on a burning-hot summer Saturday afternoon

85. Build a snowman

84. Watch a Broadway show

83. Collect water from 5 oceans

82. Write a message in the bottle

81. Ice-skate at the Rockefeller Center

80. Do the “Rocky Run” in front of the Art Museum

79. Finish watching every episode of “Friends”

78. Have a professional photo-shoot session

77. Go skiing

76. Plant a tree

75. Try the Rita’s sugar-free water ice and blendini

74. Watch a falling star

73. Watch a meteor rain

72. Gather all my medals and trophies in one classy showcase

71. Join the crowd at the Time Square on New Year’s Eve

70. Go used-textbook hunting

69. Get my high school’s and college’s class ring

68. Re-organize and re-construct my lifetime memory box

67. Go on a super early Black Friday shopping madness

66. Ride a horse

65. Switch to contact lenses

64. Be in four places at once

63. Have the Mont Saint Michel’s omelette for dinner

62. Dine in an authentic Japanese sushi bar

61. Visit all points of Jersey shore

60. Drink at an Irish pub

59. Learn how to play mah-jong

58. Finish watching every episode of my favorite Asian TV series which are; Long Vacation (Japan),

57. Nodame Cantabile (Japan),

56. Itazura Na Kiss (Japan),

55. Strawberry on a Shortcake (Japan), [DONE!]

54. At the Dolphin Bay (Taiwan),

53. Meteor Garden season 1&2 (Taiwan),

52. My MVP Valentine (Taiwan),

51. Endless Love (South Korea),

49. Shining Days (South Korea),

48. Princess Hour (South Korea),

47. Bizzare Bunch (South Korea),

46. Living with Lydia (Singapore),

45. Phua Chu Kang (Singapore)

44. Go to the DisneyWorld

43. Finish my “Kitchen Heiress Cookbook”

42. Get another violin; either specially-ordered from a violinmaker or anything better than my Carlo Robeli

41. Ride a speedboat,

40. and a banana boat

39. Go rafting

38. Pamper myself with the fishy pedicure

37. Scream “I Love Life” from the top of the following buildings; Monas,

36. Eiffel Tower,

35. Petronas twin towers,

34. Merlion

33. Get a self-painting

32. Be a Singapore Airlines frequent flyer,

31. and fly first class at least once in my life

30. Throw three coins into the Trevi fountain

29. Get a book and have the author sign it

28. Have a sakura blossom picnic in Japan

27. Go on a cruise vacation

26. Visit all the 7 wonders of the world

25. Graduate from a high school [DONE!]

24. Graduate from a university

23. Visit all the places mentioned in the Bible

22. Float on the dead sea

21. Get actively involved with the alumni association of my high school and college

20. Taste a hundred kinds of water at Collete Restaurant in France

19. Learn new languages with Rosetta Stone

18. Bake and decorate my very own birthday cake from scratch

17. Land on a super-fabulous high-paying job

16. Learn how to golf

15. Visit all the 50 states of America plus Guam, Puerto Rico. and Virgin Islands

14. Explore the whole island of Singapore

13. Learn how to surf

12. Go on a long European vacation

11. Get a cool internship/co-op job during college

10. Learn how to knit

9. and knit a wearable item for myself

8. Get married before turning 28

7. Have children,

6. and be the one who introduce them to the wonderful world of music

5. Celebrate a gold wedding anniversary

4. Kiss under the stars

3. Learn the basic figure skating tricks

2. Try to only eat sushi for a whole month

1. Live a long wonderful life out loud



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