I made my first bucket list 3 years ago when I used to daydream only of the things I wanted to do with my life. Unfortunately I couldn’t find it anymore so I made a new one to remind me and keep me focused about what I want to achieve in my life and to act on them. Seeing my bucket list no matter how impossible they are always gives me renewed enthusiasm and passion to look forward into the future and to live each day to the fullest.
“A bucket list is a list of personal goals you want to achieve, dreams you want to fulfill and life-experiences you desire before you die”. Writing one is a journey in itself as it lets you go back to your childhood dreams, your passion and your heart’s desires. Why not make one for yourself? The beginning of achieving your goals is planting the seed of desire. And before I share my continuously evolving bucket list as I slowly tick them off one by one, I will leave you three of my favorite quotes about Dreams and Passion.
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
“What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.” Napoleon Hill
“You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you , you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it, Period.” Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)
My Bucket List
1. Live each day as if it’s my last
2. Learn to survive in the wilderness
3. Learn a new language
4. Watch a live U2 concert
5. Watch the changing of the guards at the Buckingham Palace
6. Bathe at the 4 ancient rivers of civilization
7. See earth from outer space (to protect me from death ☺ )
8. Bike at the Bolivian Road of Death
Bolivia
9. Do the Canyon Swing in New Zealand
10. Trek Western Arthurs in Tasmania
11. Skydive
12. Do headstand in yoga
13. Learn a Martial Art
14. Stay in a castle for a night
15. Ride an elephant in the wild
16. Get really drunk
17. Have a retreat in a monastery on top of a mountain
18. Become a licensed diver
19. Show my parents other countries
20. Watch Turtles hatch and watch them run for the ocean
21. Learn how to dance Salsa
22. See penguins in Antarctica
Penguins in Antarctica
23. Join an expedition in the Galapagos Islands
24. Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef
25. Win the Amazing Race
26. Pet a kangaroo in the wild
27. French Kiss someone under the Eiffel Tower
28. Become a vegetarian
29. Have my own organic farm
30. See the Aurora Borealis
31. Fly a hot air balloon across country
32. Fall in love, Be in love forever
33. Explore Gobi desert
34. Watch the sunset in Santorini
35. Conquer my fear of snake
36. Be a gourmet cook
37. Swim with the whale sharks
38. Bungee jump in Macau
39. Go Paragliding
40. Learn how to make excellent sushi
41. Swim in a Nude Beach
Queensland
42. Trek a mountain in Nepal
43. Walk the Inca trail to Machu Picchu
44. Sand surf in Egypt
45. Volunteer for the UN
46. Learn how to bake
47. Live in different countries for at least 6 months
48. Be a matchmaker
49. Go on a long road trip
50. Learn how to drive a car
51. Learn how to ride a horse
52. Experience a white Christmas
53. Attend a traditional wedding in India
54. Join an African Safari
55. See an Anaconda in the Amazon
56. Dog sled in Alaska
57. Act in a film
58. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
59. Catch Sunset over Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Sunset at Uluru
60. Ride a camel to the pyramids of Egypt
61. Walk the Great Wall of China
62. Go white water rafting
63. Ride in a Gondola in Venice
64. See the giant pandas in the wild
65. Visit Walt Disney World in Florida
66. Have a job related to photography
67. Swim with the dolphins
68. Fly over a volcano
69. Hike up a glacier
70. Take the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok
71. Become a yoga teacher
72. Explore the Amazon with Bear Grylls 
73. Camp at Babuyan Island
74. Learn HTML
75. Backpack Philippines for 200 pesos a day
Burdeos, Quezon
76. Win a contest
77. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
78. Live in an Igloo for a week
79. See the annual Bull Run
80. Visit the Serengeti and witness the Great Migration
81. Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square
82. Cook with herbs from my own garden
83. Set foot on the 7 continents
84. Make a difference in a child’s life
85. Base jump from Angel Falls, Venezuela
86. Learn how to surf
87. Be a great mom
88. Make exercise a regular habit
89. Circumnavigate the Philippines on a kayak
90. Live with a native tribe for a month
91. Explore Madagascar with my toddler someday
92. Never get jaded
93. Forgive and be forgiven
94. Hitchhike my way around Europe
95. Learn the Kama Sutra
96. Have my own business
97. Write a book
98. Run a marathon
99. Never stop exploring
100. Develop 100% self-belief
There were many things on my old list that I already accomplised but I will continue to refresh it and add new goals and challenges. Life is too short. Dream big (it’s free) and live life to the fullest!
interesting list, whew! mejo mahirap yung iba, but for sure everything’s attainable! sama moko sa see a penguin in antarctica! ultimate goal ko din yan!
Naku Chyng, Artarctica is just a dream. It’s bloody expensive to go there. I also added a few impossible ones to protect me from an early death, but who know’s I might win a contest on a trip to outer space
Like they say, Nothing is impossible 
I saw a package being offered during the travel expo last week to go to Antartica. A whopping US$13,000 per person. Hehe. It’s not impossible, but it’s bloody expensive.
Yep which makes it almost impossible na rin
great list Claire, sana maisama mo ako sa at least 5-10 things to do in your list hehe.
@Chyng, maski wala akong makitang penguin sa Antartica basta makapunta ako dun okay na.
though kapagod yung number 89 ah haha
You do it for months Marky, camp on secluded islands and see sights around the Philippines. The journey itself is the fun part and accomplishing it is the bonus part
If you think that’s tiring, think of the French couple I met last year while on a road trip in OZ. They walked from Melbourne (south of Australia) all the way to Gulf of Carpentaria (north of Australia) for 8 months.
tama, yung nakakapagod mas masarap gawin while traveling…
whoah! such a great list.. kahit 50% magawa ko nga sana sa bucket list mo.. gawin ko na lang itong reference… 9 out of 100… long way to go! Thanks for sharing Ma’am Claire! Cheers!
Ako din kahit 50 % lang magawa ko dito happy na ako
#30! That’s in my bucket list too!
Maybe I could add also seeing Sta Claus with # 30
.. you have in your list a thing or two about yoga! kasama sa list ko yan for this year.
dream lang din yan, it takes a few months and lots of moolah to enroll in a yoga class for teachers
im so proud of you my sister,,,, to see you happy and fulfilled is in my list,,,, i will include to my prayer na magawa mo lahat ng things in your list…… God bless you in your journey sister…. Keep safe always love you and i miss you so much….. Pwede mo rin ilagay number 101- family day wid mama papa bem kuya mike and kuya awe at xempre ako kasi i really miss it,,, ung magkakasama tau sa kabarian swimming na kompleto tau,,,,,, sige bye ingat lagi nagdadrama na ko eh…..
syempre kasama na buong family kung sa atin lang, mura lang yan, hahaha, pag abroad sila na lang muna
this is nice. especially no. 84. Make a difference in a child’s life.
iba ang feeling kung isa ka sa magiging factor/inspiration/mentor ng isang bata.
we share similar goals.
Thanks Ivan, working with kids is probably the longest job I ever had, it’s full of surprises and it’s very fulfilling
whew, dami nito ahh! inspiring talaga…
teka yung 75. Backpack Philippines for 200 pesos a day. seryoso? kapag nagawa mo, ayoko ko na mag-blog at magtravel. hahahaha
hahaha, kaya yan, i’ll start with Masbate this summer, prolly try hitchhiking too
wow! nakakainspire gumawa din ng random 100 things! can’t believe you haven’t been drunk. matibay sa inuman much? pwede sumabay ng skydive? maganda sa bandang africa.
pag nabobore ako i’ll visit your list again. ang sarap mag daydream while reading your post. hehe.
hahaha, sige sabay tayo mag-daydream
hope to see your list too..
That’s a pretty long list and I really hope na magawa mo sya lahat.
Would love to read all about them here in your blog. 
meron 3 dyan na impossible para di pa ko mamatay pag nagawa ko na yung 97 hahahha
Uluru!!!!
what an awesome list, ngayon ko lang ulit naalala ang igloo! he he but i agree with some, like volunteering for UN and base jumping in angel falls. galing ng list mo! nakaka-inspire gumawa rin ng list! di ko alam saan magsstart! he he
@journeyingjames natawa naman ako dun, di na siya magbblog at magttravel pag nagawa! he he loko! ha ha
Dali gawa ka na rin, mangongopya ako ng iba hahaha,
@James patay tayo dyan pag nagawa ko yan this summer, idol pa naman kita sa mga travels mo tapos di ka na magbblog
nakakatuwa naman tong mga gusto mong gawin hahaha… bigla tuloy din akong ginanahan gumawa din ng sariling akin hahhaa… mraming salamat hehehe
Sige lang, libre naman mangarap di ba
HEY! This is sooo cool! Yung bucket list ko mga a 20 lines lang. And come to think of it, not that ambitious. Napaisip tuloy ako.
Ang sarap mangarap talaga
I love this post Claire. Pwede bang gawin mo kong key chain kapag ginawa mo yung number 83.. =p
Lol, keychain talaga,