"Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty... I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well." -
Theodore Roosevelt
Sometimes in life, we have to make the odd sacrifices here and there, whether it's as trivial as leaving a favourite shirt at home... whether it costs an arm and a leg each time when you go shopping... whether it's for the contentment of others... whether it's finally letting go of someone you love... or whether it's for the greater good. But ultimately, we can only hope that there will be little or no cruel consequences and that life repays our 'good deeds' or 'investments' immediately.
It's true that they say thatNothing easy is worth doing Nothing worth doing is easy.
1. Plane ride back to KL with a warm English scone on my lap
2. Answering a roommate ad to find one of the few friendly faces from primary school
3. Backyard picnic or campfire at the beach
4. “What do you do?” “…I save lives.”
5. Staying overnight in a tree, watching the stars in the dark
6. Deck chairs at a resort or overlooking a lake, with blankets on my leg
7. Skydiving and bungee jumping in New Zealand; and then visit all the 'Lord of the Rings' scenery - hopefully meet some nice hobbits
8. Scuba diving at Sipadan (when snorkeling last year)
9. Bike ride for miles - le tour de France's route; then have a croissant during a break
10. Hiking through the rain forest of Sabah; climbing Mt Kinabalu, highest peak in South-East Asia
11. Having a bonfire
12. Watching the Grand Canyon change colour throughout the whole day
13. Running another half-marathon... properly this time; not having cramps
14. Have a dog and watch it chase leaves during autumn
15. Having my own apartment in a city
16. Watching seeds grow from the potted plants in my room
17. Leaving paper cranes everywhere I go to promote World Peace
18. Discovering I'm an artist while painting on a canvas
19.Shouting and hearing my echo from mountains overlooking a village
20. Reading a book in a cafe, with a cup of freshly brewed coffee while it's snowing outside
21. Lying in a field of full-bloomed flowers
22. Watching two of my best friends tie the knot
23. Go dog sledding
24. Safari in Africa
25. Ride a camel in the desert - like my uncle did in Morocco
26. Pyramids at sunset - my uncle is so lucky
27. Open a Swiss bank account- like in The Da Vinci Code
28. Stay in the ice hotel and have some scotch at the ice bar
29. Have Oprah say, "Good job, Joo Lian"
30. Dance like the contestants on 'So you think you can dance'
31. Use my work to improve lives
32. Participate in a giant food fight; tomatoes, etc
33. Write a book
34. See Earth from space
35. Kick a ball at Old Trafford and have a picture taken with the Manchester United team
36. Visit all the World Wonders *looks at #26
37. Peck a celebrity on her cheek
38. Have a game of chess against a grandmaster
39. Be on a magazine cover
40. Be a multi millionaire
41. Go skiing on the Alps
42. To fool someone that I'm a Westerner
43. To hypnotise someone
44. Sail and captain a yacht
45. Learn the guitar
46. Learn some pretty good magic tricks
47. Go treasure hunting in search for archaeological artifacts
48. To act in a major motion picture
49. To swim in chocolate/honey/wine
50. To be in a reality show
51. To make the whole world smile
52. To be someone's idol/role model
53. To collect more stamps
54. Compete with Olympic athletes
55. To have a world record
56. Swimming with dolphins or whale-watching
57. Teach dogs, especially old dogs new tricks
58. Build my own remote control gadget
59.Master the Rubik's cube
60.Learn to cook
61. Juggle more than 3 items
62. Learn surfing
63. Sell something on e-bay
64. Learn to ride a unicycle
65. Pick a lock
66. Ride like a cowboy in Texas towards the sunset - Yee Haa!
67. Riding a bicycle up and down the roads of San Francisco; dropping by at Mythbusters to say "Hi" to Adam and Jamie
68. Successfully predicting the future like Nostradamus
69. Witness a miracle
70. Finally seeing a Malaysian winning a Gold Medal from the Olympics Lee Chong Wei nearly there!
71. Obtaining a scholarship for my studies - Pharmacy
72. Living in another country for a year
73. Be a successful environment activist
74. To be mistaken for a celebrity or someone famous and then asked for my autograph
75. To witness a comet streak or meteor shower or any other out-of-this-world phenomenon
76. Visit the North Pole to see the Aurora Borealis; maybe even Santa's Workshop
77. Raise money from Nuffnang for World Vision
78. Go white-water rafting
79. Rescue animals or participate in their conservation
80. Help sponsor someone to fund their studies
81. Getting lost in a mist or maze
82. Having my own business
83. To be a part-time freelance writer
84. Have fun with kids in Africa
85. Have my on lakeside cottage
86. Go caving in Gua Mulu, Sarawak
87. Learn to fire a gun
88. Compose a hit music
89. To be called back by my alma mater, Victoria Institution to give a speech
90. To see a glacier
91. To be quoted or cited
92. Organise a charity drive
93. Volunteer to make someone's life better
94. Meeting some of the most influential leaders
95. Playing with orang-utans
96. Christen something; a star, ship, etc
97. Flying on a hot-air balloon
98. Camping behind a waterfall
99. Write a letter to everyone whom I love
100. Hearing the one say, "I do..."
Please grunt to give your own comments and share your ideas =)
It's true that they say that
1. Plane ride back to KL with a warm English scone on my lap
2. Answering a roommate ad to find one of the few friendly faces from primary school
3. Backyard picnic or campfire at the beach
4. “What do you do?” “…I save lives.”
5. Staying overnight in a tree, watching the stars in the dark
6. Deck chairs at a resort or overlooking a lake, with blankets on my leg
7. Skydiving and bungee jumping in New Zealand; and then visit all the 'Lord of the Rings' scenery - hopefully meet some nice hobbits
8. Scuba diving at Sipadan (when snorkeling last year)
9. Bike ride for miles - le tour de France's route; then have a croissant during a break
10. Hiking through the rain forest of Sabah; climbing Mt Kinabalu, highest peak in South-East Asia
11. Having a bonfire
12. Watching the Grand Canyon change colour throughout the whole day
13. Running another half-marathon... properly this time; not having cramps
14. Have a dog and watch it chase leaves during autumn
15. Having my own apartment in a city
16. Watching seeds grow from the potted plants in my room
17. Leaving paper cranes everywhere I go to promote World Peace
18. Discovering I'm an artist while painting on a canvas
19.
20. Reading a book in a cafe, with a cup of freshly brewed coffee while it's snowing outside
21. Lying in a field of full-bloomed flowers
22. Watching two of my best friends tie the knot
23. Go dog sledding
24. Safari in Africa
25. Ride a camel in the desert - like my uncle did in Morocco
26. Pyramids at sunset - my uncle is so lucky
27. Open a Swiss bank account- like in The Da Vinci Code
28. Stay in the ice hotel and have some scotch at the ice bar
29. Have Oprah say, "Good job, Joo Lian"
30. Dance like the contestants on 'So you think you can dance'
31. Use my work to improve lives
32. Participate in a giant food fight; tomatoes, etc
33. Write a book
34. See Earth from space
35. Kick a ball at Old Trafford and have a picture taken with the Manchester United team
36. Visit all the World Wonders *looks at #26
37. Peck a celebrity on her cheek
38. Have a game of chess against a grandmaster
39. Be on a magazine cover
40. Be a multi millionaire
41. Go skiing on the Alps
42. To fool someone that I'm a Westerner
43. To hypnotise someone
44. Sail and captain a yacht
45. Learn the guitar
46. Learn some pretty good magic tricks
47. Go treasure hunting in search for archaeological artifacts
48. To act in a major motion picture
49. To swim in chocolate/honey/wine
50. To be in a reality show
51. To make the whole world smile
52. To be someone's idol/role model
53. To collect more stamps
54. Compete with Olympic athletes
55. To have a world record
56. Swimming with dolphins or whale-watching
57. Teach dogs, especially old dogs new tricks
58. Build my own remote control gadget
59.
60.
61. Juggle more than 3 items
62. Learn surfing
63. Sell something on e-bay
64. Learn to ride a unicycle
65. Pick a lock
66. Ride like a cowboy in Texas towards the sunset - Yee Haa!
67. Riding a bicycle up and down the roads of San Francisco; dropping by at Mythbusters to say "Hi" to Adam and Jamie
68. Successfully predicting the future like Nostradamus
69. Witness a miracle
70. Finally seeing a Malaysian winning a Gold Medal from the Olympics Lee Chong Wei nearly there!
71. Obtaining a scholarship for my studies - Pharmacy
72. Living in another country for a year
73. Be a successful environment activist
74. To be mistaken for a celebrity or someone famous and then asked for my autograph
75. To witness a comet streak or meteor shower or any other out-of-this-world phenomenon
76. Visit the North Pole to see the Aurora Borealis; maybe even Santa's Workshop
77. Raise money from Nuffnang for World Vision
78. Go white-water rafting
79. Rescue animals or participate in their conservation
80. Help sponsor someone to fund their studies
81. Getting lost in a mist or maze
82. Having my own business
83. To be a part-time freelance writer
84. Have fun with kids in Africa
85. Have my on lakeside cottage
86. Go caving in Gua Mulu, Sarawak
87. Learn to fire a gun
88. Compose a hit music
89. To be called back by my alma mater, Victoria Institution to give a speech
90. To see a glacier
91. To be quoted or cited
92. Organise a charity drive
93. Volunteer to make someone's life better
94. Meeting some of the most influential leaders
95. Playing with orang-utans
96. Christen something; a star, ship, etc
97. Flying on a hot-air balloon
98. Camping behind a waterfall
99. Write a letter to everyone whom I love
100. Hearing the one say, "I do..."
Please grunt to give your own comments and share your ideas =)
Courtesy to Mighty Girl for some really good ideas =)
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