I am feeling great and so looking forward for 2009 because first of all, i am coming out to work by myself and will be joining Hank in Shine! haha... SunSHINE! not only that but i know it's gonna be a vibrant year for me in this new world i am goin to be in!
2008 has been a great year for me. 75% of my goals that i list down last year already achieved! I know that by working with my dad is gonna be always my victim story but apart of them, i have lots of ups and downs with him, other than that, i enhance some other talent that i have in me jus like wedding planning, training, blogging, senioring, grooming, brave, risking and having a bigger dream in my life. For the pass 5 years, i had lots of goals in my list of the year. It sounds good, looks good but never actually take a look at it how i can actually slowly achieving them and have them to be a reality one for me. But this year.. Determination is the word for my year. I am very determine with my goals and with my dreams that i am going to achieve in 5 years time. It's really how far am i willing to go for myself!
2009 is going to be the time of my life.
January 26, 2008 in ALL LP RALLY, for those who attended the rally, Matt has shared with us this Amazingly inspiring leader called John Goddard. John Goddard is most known for his amazing “Life List” of accomplishments. At the age of fifteen John Goddard listed 127 goals he wished to experience or achieve in his lifetime. The list is impressive and audacious, but the results have been truly incredible and from his story, it really inspired me to start creating my life list and start achieving it one by one. Year 2008, I've came out with my own list and i achieved 75% of the list. Once I'm out for my dreams, i am gonna catch them and reach them... I will share with my list later on but here's John Goddard list, and the 127 goals that he achieved.
The List
EXPLORE:
1. * Nile River 2. * Amazon River 3. * Congo River 4. * Colorado River 5. Yangtze River, China 6. Niger River 7. Orinoco River, Venezuela 8. * Rio Coco, Nicaragua
STUDY PRIMITIVE CULTURES IN:
9. * The Congo 10. * New Guinea 11. * Brazil 12. * Borneo 13. * The Sudan (nearly buried alive in a sandstorm) 14. * Australia 15. * Kenya 16. * The Philippines 17. * Tanganyika (Now Tanzania) 18. * Ethiopia 19. * Nigeria 20. * Alaska
CLIMB:
21. Mt. Everest 22. Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina 23. Mt. McKinley 24. * Mt. Hauscaran, Peru 25. * Mt. Kilimanjaro 26. * Mt. Ararat, Turkey 27. * Mt. Kenya 28. Mt. Cook, New Zealand 29. * Mt. Popocatepetl, Mexico 30. * The Matterhorn 31. * Mt. Rainier 32. * Mt. Fuji 33. * Mt. Vesuvius 34. * Mt. Bromo, Java 35. * Grand Tetons 36. * Mt. Baldy, California
37.Carry out careers in medicine and exploration (studied premed, treats illnesses among primitive tribes) 38. Visit every country in the world (30 to go) 39. * Study Navaho and Hopi Indians 40. * Learn to fly a plane 41. * Ride horse in Rose Parade
PHOTOGRAPH:
42. * Iguacu Falls, Brazil 43. * Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (Chased by a warthog in the process) 44. * Sutherland Falls, New Zealand 45. * Yosemite Falls 46. * Niagara Falls 47. * Retrace travels of Marco Polo and Alexander the Great
EXPLORE UNDERWATER:
48. * Coral reefs of Florida 49. * Great Barrier Reef, Australia (photographed a 300-pound clam) 50. * Red Sea 51. * Fiji Islands 52. * The Bahamas 53. * Explore Okefenokee Swamp and the Everglades
VISIT:
54. North and South Poles 55. * Great Wall of China 56. * Panama and Suez Canals 57. * Easter Island 58. * The Galapagos Islands 59. * Vatican City (saw the Pope) 60. * The Taj Mahal 61. * The Eiffel Tower 62. * The Blue Grotto 63. * The Tower of London 64. * The Leaning Tower of Pisa 65. * The Sacred Well of Chichen-Itza, Mexico 66. * Climb Ayers Rock in Australia 67. Follow River Jordan from Sea of Galilee to Dead Sea
SWIM IN:
68. * Lake Victoria 69. * Lake Superior 70. * Lake Tanganyika 71. * Lake Titicaca, S. America 72. * Lake Nicaragua
ACCOMPLISH:
73. * Become an Eagle Scout 74. * Dive in a submarine 75. * Land on and take of from an aircraft carrier 76. * Fly in a blimp, balloon and glider 77. * Ride an elephant, camel, ostrich and bronco 78. * Skin dive to 40 feet and hold breath two and a half minutes underwater. 79. * Catch a ten-pound lobster and a ten-inch abalone 80. * Play flute and violin 81. * Type 50 words a minute 82. * Make a parachute jump 83. * Learn water and snow skiing 84. * Go on a church mission 85. * Follow the John Muir trail 86. * Study native medicines and bring back useful ones 87. * Bag camera trophies of elephant, lion, rhino, cheetah, cape buffalo and whale 88. * Learn to fence 89. * Learn jujitsu 90. * Teach a college course 91. * Watch a cremation ceremony in Bali 92. * Explore depths of the sea 93. Appear in a Tarzan movie (he now considers this an irrelevant boyhood dream) 94. Own a horse, chimpanzee, cheetah, ocelot, and coyote (yet to own a chimp or cheetah) 95. Become a ham radio operator 96. * Build own telescope 97. * Write a book (On Nile trip) 98. * Publish an article in National Geographic Magazine 99. * High jump five feet 100. * Broad jump 15 feet 101. * Run mile in five minutes 102. * Weigh 175 pounds stripped (still does) 103. * Perform 200 sit-ups and 20 pull-ups 104. * Learn French, Spanish and Arabic 105. Study dragon lizards on Komodo Island (Boat broke down within 20 miles of island) 106. * Visit birthplace of Grandfather Sorenson in Denmark 107. * Visit birthplace of Grandfather Goddard in England 108 * Ship aboard a freighter as a seaman 109. Read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica (Has read extensive parts in each volume) 110. * Read the Bible from cover to cover 111.* Read the works of Shakespeare, Plato, Aristotle, Dickens, Thoreau, Rousseau, Conrad, Hemingway, Twain, Burroughs, Talmage, Tolstoi, Longfellow, Keats, Poe, Bacon, Whittier, and Emerson (not every work of each) 112.* Become familiar with the compositions of Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Ibert, Mendelssohn, Lalo, Liszt, Rimski-Korsakov, Respighi, Rachmaninoff, Paganini, Stravinsky, Toch, Tschaikosvsky, Verdi 113.* Become proficient in the use of a plane, motorcycle, tractor, surfboard, rifle, pistol, canoe, microscope, football, basketball, bow and arrow, lariat and boomerang 114. * Compose music 115. * Play Clair de Lune on the piano 116. * Watch fire-walking ceremony (In Bali and Surinam) 117. * Milk a poisonous snake (bitten by diamondback during photo session) 118. * Light a match with .22 rifle 119. * Visit a movie studio 120. * Climb Cheops' pyramid 121. * Become a member of the Explorer's Club and the Adventure's Club 122. * Learn to play polo 123. * Travel through the Grand Canyon on foot and by boat 124. * Circumnavigate the globe (four times) 125. Visit the moon ("Someday, if God wills") 126. * Marry and have children (has five children) 127. * Live to see the 21st century
John is one of the world's famous adventurers and a world-class motivational speaker. Articles about him appear in Life, National Geographic Magazine, Reader's Digest, and the book Chicken Soup for the Soul. He has shared these amazing stories with students of all ages all over the world. If u would like to read more about him, u can log in to his official website : www.johngoddard.info/life_list.htm
It's been a great day today although working till 10.30 pm at night but i have a good afternoon with Hank writting down our goals next year and feeling excited to work together! Thanks for all your support my friend. Of course i still need to thank my long term supporter Mum & Dad, Lil' moo moo-Sue, Lovely Donkey-Joey, Buddy Shirley muacs, Hankie, Siwara Lili, Beii Beh, Kaffie, Families, LP94, LP119, Mic Mic BIG bro, Baby Woeityng, Jin Yee, Keng Yee, Matt, Eric & Chris Leong, Smurfies, Jeff, Dau, Stephen Foong and the list keep on continues... Thank you for being my torch, my strength, my energy! You Are Awesome! Thanks for the great year 2008! Many gooddies returns in year 2009 for all of u! Have a blessful year!
Love,
Chi Yan
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