101 Things in 1001 Days site.

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

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

This is going to be a long one, for obvious reasons.



1. Cosplay a character with a complex or elaborate outfit.
2. Get a passport.
3. See Arwen IRL and kiss her.
4. Buy a new iPod, preferably one with at least 60 GB.
5. Buy a new pair of clip-on ear phones.
6. Learn how to drive.
7. Write and finish a short story.
8. Make and finish one of the best theses of the year.
9. Learn how to become a better group leader, or at least a group work motivator.
10. Set aside at least Php 100 weekly.

11. Polish off both my technical writing and my prose.
12. Re-read Stephen King's IT.
13. Make a FST.
14. Join the Distributed Proofreaders project.
15. Hunt down and read a copy of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.
16. Learn how to use the Tarot.
17. Learn and apply knowledge on the acupressure points of the body. (Kind of. Chinese med ftw.)
18. Graduate college.
19. Go to at least 3 more cons (UP AME not included)
20. Watch UP's lantern parade.

21. Cosplay for my graduation album thing. (Wasn't able to cosplay. >.< Did dress up though.)
22. Get a book of Pablo Neruda's poems.
23. Take Kaze drinking. (For her 21st birthday.)
24. Submit something to Heights.
25. Make sure that Toujin will survive until next year by improving member activity.
26. Prod Fidelis on that Heights-CAPES-Toujin graphic novel project we more-or-less discussed during March. (earlier in the school year)
27. Go on a roadtrip with friends.
28. Read and finish the Yu-gi-Oh! manga.
29. Articulate why I think that Naruto is good and, on a separate post, why I think it is better than BLEACH.
30. Make Vietnamese spring rolls. OM NOM NOM.

31. Get to making the hummus. The garbanzos have been there for months, honestly. x_x
32. Make good squash, asparagus or broccoli soup.
33. Don't eat hotdogs.
34. Look for my old high school journals.
35. Buy a copy of "The Wake" (Sandman vol. 10).
36. Practice speaking understandable English at a rapid pace. (I tend to speak very quickly.)
37. Sky gaze at Bel field.
38. Send comic to Arwen. (03 June 2008)
39. Figure out how to get to the post office by myself. (I hope the one near Araneta is still open.)
40. Make a decent icon set. At least 10 icons. (5/10)

41. Use hand weights at least thrice a week.
42. Make a voice post on lj.
43. Finish that Hwan fic that's been in draft form for two years now.
44. Start on Milton's Paradise Lost and finish at least the first hundred pages of it.
45. Eat a fruit or drink fruit shake once a week.
46. Submit something to fandomsecret for the hell of it.
47. Make fanart and post it online. xD
48. Do a photoshoot thing for the hell of it.
49. Take a lot of pictures for this year. Set aside a day for this or post at the end of the week.
50. Find the pairs of earrings that I've tucked away somewhere.

51. Write down my detailed long-term goals. 'Detailed', complete with steps that are flexible to IRL harshness.
52. Figure out if the whole Canada thing is just something my mom likes to joke about or if it's really going to happen. (13 July 2008)
53. Watch a play.
54. Have my electric fan repaired or replaced. (N/A since I moved rooms)
55. Get a more decent mattress for the sake of my back.
56. Star-gaze.
57. Take a yoga course.
58. Sign up for this year's holiday_wishes.
59. Redecorate a few shirts for everyday use.
60. Organize my bookshelf.

61. Meet dia_aren_marie and xcerpted. xD (During Mel's birthday party.)
62. Donate blood and feel the high. xD
63. Crossdress to school.
64. Go to the beach.
65. Get rechargable batteries.
66. Seriously start looking for do-able part time jobs.
67. Figure out what the fuck's wrong with my pmog toolbar. :|
68. Check my bloglines account daily or every other day, and not weekly. Alternately, cut down on the blogs I watch.
69. Read more poetry. Probably once a week or once every two weeks? |D
70. Explore the rest of Katipunan and Esteban Abada before I graduate.

71. Set aside a day in every month to clean and defrag my laptop. *coos at it*
72. Buy a new umbrella / find Helena (16 June 2008)
73. Make my wallpaper.
74. Illustrate my notebooks for the hell of it.
75. Finish reading The Art of War, Danse Macabre, The Painter of Battles, and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
76. Cut down on the C2.
77. Look for a very nice tarot set.
78. Burn Psy109 papers and drafts. \o/
79. Try Gimme Your Stuff.
80. Learn basic Electronics. >.>;

81. Buy sunglasses.
82. Have my hair cut. (03 June 2008)
83. Make use of my LiveMocha account. |D
84. Take a picture of a sunrise/sunset.
85. Try doing calligraphy.
86. Catalog all my books.
87. Make a definite set of goals on how to get to either NC or Hawaii.
88. Make a slumbook thing for college. lol graduation blues
89. Try Book Crossing.
90. Get those second piercings on the lobes.

91. Try detox.
92. Try PostCrossing.
93. Visit Venice (or another place in Italy), and not on one of those 2-nights 3-days tours.
94. Visit Genshiken at Cubao Expo.
95. Become comfortable with outing myself.
96. Wear a hat once a month.
97. Meditate at least twice a month.
98. Complete a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.
99. Get a trench coat. (Aoshi coat. xD)
100. Try to sharpen my hearing. (Found out how I can influence my hearing. Thank you, Chinese Medicine.)

101. Extend this list as necessary. =P

Starting date: Monday, 02 June 2008
End date: Monday, 28 February 2011






10. Set aside at least Php 100 weekly.
41. Use hand weights at least thrice a week.
45. Eat a fruit or drink fruit shake once a week.
49. Take a lot of pictures for this year. Set aside a day for this or post at the end of the week.
83. Make use of my LiveMocha account. |D
96. Wear a hat once a month.
97. Meditate at least twice a month.