life's terminal.

For starters I don't want to go in depth (much as I want to one day) on life and death right now, but rather, I just stumbled upon a 30-day challenge which I'm not doing besides several of them so here's a couple of items from my bucket list :)

You can view my bucket list on the web version of my blog (mobile doesn't show I think) so here are some which I thought I would elaborate a bit more on!

- Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Living in Singapore means that I can only go hiking at Bukit Timah Hill so hopefully, I can just go there with a couple of people I love for a camping trip, and the sights, smells and sounds will definitely be a once-in-a-lifetime thing ;) it's 3500km, with all sorts of plant species and animals we don't see at Sungei Buloh such as bears and elks. It's quite exciting to have a bear confrontation and escape alive, you know :D I don't think I can ever finish hiking the entire trail, it'll take half a year for me haha but I can spend maybe a week or two up there with some friends and we can have quality time together in the wild XD being away from the city means lesser stress and worries, we can let our animal side (not the insane one) take over us and truly have the experience of our lives :-)

It can teach us that we don't have to hurry around all the time, two weeks of hiking is a good break from all the stress given to us by the society. Sometimes, all we need is time with the people we love and fresh air.

- Swimming with dugongs and dolphins

They are the gentlest marine creatures I can think of, I haven't even swam with fishes before (unless you count Macritchie/Kallang). While I love animals, I'm always worried that they will hurt me until I get used to their company haha. I was initially afraid of stingrays until I went for the feeding session, they are actually really playful creatures, it was an amazing experience sitting in the water feeding them sotongs and fishes. Dugongs and dolphins are huge but to be able to spend time with gentle giants will be a lovely experience, I just love being in water, basically ;-)

- Growing old with someone I love.

It will most probably be someone I know now :) it can be a really close friend whose like your family member, someone who watched me grow up, get married, have a family, and I'll do the same in turn ;) to have old friends who know you for ages must be a great feeling (since I'm too young to have old friends), you can laugh over 40 years of friendship together XD

- 3 kids and a beautiful family

Children bring a lot of joy to the family, as well as trouble, stress, and worries, but the happiness easily surpasses all these problems :-) to watch your own children grow up, learn to speak, it's one of the most beautiful things in this world, it's like you're watching a movie about someone you love, and you know you are a big part of it ;) and while no family is perfect, there's no doubt that family makes you happy, and a beautiful family comes with laughter, trust and a love which knows no bounds <3

- Travel Europe with my buskers

That's a dream I hope can be fulfilled before we have families of our own, when it's harder to find time. We can just do it when we're still young and energetic and with time on our hands, and just have the most magical experience ;)

We can stay in motels, busk on park benches, eat at tiny diners, and spend time with each other :) we needn't plan anything, just go there and chase after boys, race each other on gondolas, then worry about where we are going next when we feel like travelling once more ;D

I'm grateful for all the people who took care of me in the past 15 years :)