My Bucket List

Have a family (a beautiful wife, one son, one daughter)

Have a sailboat

Swim with the sharks-DONE. I was able to swim with 7 baby sharks at Coron, Palawan. Man, it was scary at first but then I befriended them, then they called their stingray friends.

Ride a camel

Run a marathon-DONE. May 22, 2010 during The Bull Runner Dream Marathon. I finished the 42.195Km course after 5:00:03 hours of running.

Finish an Ironman 70.3

Climb 30 Philippine mountains

Travel Southeast Asia by 2020. (Vietnam-DONE, Cambodia-DONE, Singapore-DONE, Malaysia-DONE, Indonesia, Thailand, Borneo, East Timor and Laos)

Have a home on the mountain overlooking the sea

Circumcise someone-DONE. Summer of 2008 in one of the medical missions we had in Benguet. I circumcised a teen from the Kalanguya tribe. I’m no nurse or medical student.

Sky-dive

Bungee jumping

Join a surfing competition

Coach a Basketball team-DONE. I coached the Elites Team from South Hill School, Los Banos. We had a lot of fun times and beat some of the great teams in Laguna.

Kiss someone, a total stranger in Paris, with the Eiffel tower in view.

Swim with dolphins

Visit the Pyramids of Egypt

Scuba-dive at Tubbataha Reef

Ride a helicopter-DONE. It was a childhood dream. A short ride from Manila to Lipa City. I want to do this again!

Run/bike from Pagudpod, Ilocos Norte to Matnog, Sorsogon.

Visit the Holy Land.

Write a book and get publish or have my own TV show.

Form a Missions Team group-DONE. We did a medical mission to Coron, Palawan to the farflung islands.

Visit the Coliseum at Rome

Trek the Batad Rice Terraces-DONE. Did this twice with Kuya Bong, Kuya Gel and friends. I love the ‘outdoors’ because of them.

Run another marathon- DONE. I finished the Camsur International Marathon (42K) sub 4:40. Here’s my story: 6 Things I Love about CamSur Marathon

Help/Support a poor kid go to school

Have my own coffee shop

Learn Kite-surfing

Join an ultramarathon

Skinny dipping-DONE. Naked means freedom. See here

Fly on a hot air balloon

Swim with the whale sharks- DONE. It was a solid 10-minute swim and it was blissful. Story: Close Encounter with the Whalesharks

Learn how to use the Katana

Get published in an international book/mag- DONE. Cebu Pacific SMILE and PAL’s Mabuhay

Play and run like a kid under the rain-DONE. You always want to relive childhood memories once in a while and just get crazy!

Watch the World Cup

Watch the Summer Olympics

Make my own cocktail mix called “Taste Southeast Asia”

88 thoughts on “My Bucket List”

  7. great list…i said i’ll write mine after i’ve seen the movie but never got around to doing it…now i read yours and got inspired again!

    follow you heart , james!

  11. Ngayon ko lang nabasa tong part na to. Pag may coffee shop ka na, pwede bang makalibre kahit isang tasa lang sa isang Linggo kahit instant lang masaya na ko. Hehe. Nawa’y makumpleto mo lahat to!

  12. And I clicked -here- after reading this: Skinny dipping-DONE. Naked means freedom. See here
    =)
    i’m amazed by you and it’s a joy reading your posts.

  13. Fantastic List! Congrats on running a marathon, that’s one I don’t even want to kid myself by putting on my Bucket List Though I did skydive & swim with dolphins, both of which were amazing! Best wishes on your journey.

  14. Mag-c-contribute ako dun sa scuba dive.

    Hintay mo na maging instructor ako; I’ll certify you.

    Kaya galingan mo yun Batanes Love na post(s). :D

  16. hahahaha.. naibigan ko naman ito! gusto ko din yung “kiss a total starnger in paris” at gagawin ko din yung swim with dolphins

  17. “Run/bike from Pagudpod, Ilocos Norte to Matnog, Sorsogon.” <—— seriously, James?! layo ah! north to south ^^

  19. Wow! Nakakatuwa naman. . . parang gusto ko ring gumawa ng bucket list with journying with my kids… hehehehe…. ang hirap cguro pag may kids na kasama…

    Aabangan ko yong “Kiss someone total stanger in Paris” :-) ) luv it.

  21. Hi James!!! Your site is a real inspiration! I can see your passion and dedication through your articles, well done! Im looking forward for more DONE items on your list. Have fun;) God bless, Tijo

  25. Swim with the sharks.. hindi ba scary?
    Have a home on the mountain overlooking the sea.. WOW!
    run with manny pacquiao.. pwde mo siguro sabayan sa training

    I like your bucket list.. hope you fulfill all and more.. good luck!

  31. nice bucket list.. whew! things i want to do is scrambling in my mind…whoa!
    thinking to make again a list.. i ve made something like this way back college days and misplaced it..hmmmmmmmmmmm…. congrats james.. hope to see more DONE…

  34. may i share mine which you might want to add to your list.
    1. rappel (good start at mapawa river trek in CDO)
    2. visit batanes and do everything possible that you can do there
    3. see tawi-tawi (why not? safe to go there so long you go with someone who knows the place)
    4. climb more mountains (the highest in luzon, visayas and mindanao)

  37. hi jamess..nice…astig ang bucket list….!matutupad yan..sabi nga nI Walt disney, If you can dream it you can achieve it….AJa.!!

  38. hi jamess..nice…astig ang bucket list….!matutupad yan..sabi nga nI Walt disney, If you can dream it you can achieve it….AJa.!!

  40. I love your bucket list so much . parang 100 things to do before the end of the world .. Kulit . permit me to follow your blog for . thanks mine po is jhaynerarangol.wordpress.com

  42. this is inspiring! just this year I decided to make my own bucket list and now I am more persistent to achieve it when I read yours ^_^

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