101 things to do update
I made a list a couple of months ago, of things i want to do over the next 1,001 days (three years). How am i doing?
1. Stay vegetarian so far, so good!
2. Make a profit with Ma Té Sai well, not yet, but that's normal.
3. Open a Makphet restaurant in Luang Prabang not for another couple of years!
4. Learn to make a tofu laap yeah...
5. Learn to make a passion fruit margarita oh yeah!
6. Learn to make decent-looking vegetarian spring rolls right.
7. Learn to make a banana flower salad completely forgot about all of those!
8. Get a space for Ma Té Sai only maybe next year! looking good.
9. Secure enough money for PM to be able to increase the salary of all staff definitely not there yet. :(
10. Get HBP to make enough profit working on it.
11. Put up the Iraq rug up the wall oh shit, i really should do that!
12. Keep up a blog for 1001 days so far, so good!
13. Make a video of the road in progress
14. Make a stop-motion video of Nongbone street over one day yeah
15. Make a stop-motion video of Patuxay over a year hm-hm
16. Conduct interviews with 24 persons in Vientiane, one per hour oh wow, don't know when i'll ever get the time...
17. Conduct interviews with 15 persons in Laos, one per province for that
18. Conduct interviews for 7 case-studies or that
19. Write up stories for all interviews or that...
20. Get a raise not even close!!!
21. Have sex ok, i'm going to change that to QUALITY sex with a NICE or at least NORMAL person, because otherwise, it just doesn't count.
22. Learn to sew tops should really get on with that
23. Learn to sew jackets oh my!
24. Visit Myanmar one day...
25. Visit Saigon some other day
26. Get the Iraq girls to come visit me ALMOST succeeded but back to square one!
27. Go back to France for one Christmas yes! tickets secured! shit, i have to book the train tickets!
28. Have a huge party with all my friends not sure that's actually feasible
29. Get a psychology degree i'm registered!!! classes start this week, i should probably look that up...
30. Become as confident with my body and my clothes as girls with fashion blogs um... yeah.
31. Go swimming three times a week i'm going to change that to once a week, because my schedule just doesn't allow any more than that, unfortunately.
32. Go cycling twice a week yes, definitely keeping up with that one! yay!!
33. Make badges oh yeah... i have the badge machine... should totally get on with that!
34. Save up 10,000USD in (veeeeeery slow) progress
35. Be nice well, at least i haven't been overly mean to anyone lately.
36. Don’t judge people on first impressions that's hard.
37. Open a kip account DONE!!!
38. Use the layering cleansing routine twice a day every day more or less
39. Reduce my emotional eating more or less
40. Apply intuitive eating principles no.
41. Actually do mindfullness exercises before eating not remotely
42. Regularly de-clutter yeah, more or less!
43. Get boots made in Cambodia BETTER: get boots done in the UK! :)))
44. Take iron tablets every day yeah, sort of
45. Take vitamins every week sort of also
46. Don’t get protein deficient i still fuck up on that too often
47. Keep in touch with everyone not doing too badly, to be fair, but it's hard.
48. Learn to wear wedges DONE!!!
49. Go back to Sam Neua not yet
50. Go back to Savannakhet not yet
51. Learn to play the guitar i guess i can say it's in progress, more or less
52. Learn to say hello in every ethnic language in Laos oh my! i'd forgotten about that!
53. Actually remember how to say hello in every ethnic language in Laos hahaha! obviously, not done!!
54. Learn how to write proposals getting there.
55. Go to China and see pandas not yet
56. Go to China and see RED pandas not yet
57. Go to the elephant village in Luang Prabang not yet
58. Go to Australia not yet
59. Learn to give massages oh yeah, that's a good idea, i had forgotten!
60. Kiss in the rain hahaha!! that's hilarious!! postponed until next rainy season!!
61. Improve my posture i worked on that for a bit, then gave up.
62. Swim in the Mekong actually, i think i already have!
63. Read 10 literature classics I’ve never read oh right... where should i start?
64. See 10 classic movies I’ve never seen same question
65. Write a letter to myself to open in ten years oh that's a good idea, i should totally do that!
66. Donate blood right. soon.
67. Take a photo of my garden every day for a whole rainy season will start next May!
68. Go to Nepal not yet...
69. Send at least two postcards a year to all my friends christmas cards, coming soon
70. Get my Lao driving licence oh fuck, i completely forgot. When am i ever going to find the time??
71. Get my international driving licence yeah, well, same same.
72. Watch a horror movie huuuuum, not yet.
73. List the best memories of living in Laos and remember them forever in progress.
74. Learn sign language don't even know how i can do that.
75. Buy a round one Wednesday night at sticky’s haven't been to sticky's in forever
76. Learn about Lao Buddhism yeah, totally should do that.
77. Babysit for a friend NOT ready.
78. Perform on a stage what the fuck was i thinking?? why would i do that??
79. Wear a mini-skirt bought one. close enough.
80. Cook a three-course vegetarian meal getting close!
81. Eat a mango every week day for breakfast during mango season can't wait for next mango season!
82. Eat ¼ pineapple every week day for breakfast during pineapple season and pineapple season!
83. Get a pedicure shit! how have i not done that yet??
84. Learn how to change a tyre on my bike that's a good idea, i should really remember it.
85. Have friends over at my house done
86. Try every new restaurant/café in Vientiane whenever they open not done
87. Go one week without swearing WHAT????
88. Sew a piece of clothing for a friend must find a willing friend.
89. Hug more ohh, no, still not ready! ^^
90. Go on a trip/holiday with people I barely know maybe myanmar!
91. Get insurance in progress
92. Create a resource library for Peuan Mit (possibly online) yes, that will happen
93. Find a new pose for photos hahahahahaha!!!!! yes, i must!!!!!
94. Stop anticipating and hope for the best/assume the best will happen hm. right. well said, past me.
95. Get a housemate not in a huge rush, but yeah, happening
96. Learn to use photoshop requested a training! getting closer!
97. Stroke one cat 5 full minutes per day yes. more or less.
98. Kiss a Lao guy hahaha!!! maybe next pimai!!!
99. Go to the dentist once a year uuuuuuuuugh! not yet.
100. Take photos/make note of good Engrish signs (including menus) yes!! must fix camera first, and then, yes!!
101. Redecorate my house (at least once) next year.
Man, that's a long list!!
here's a kitten:
