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I just thought of this idea on my way to work one day. Maybe because of lack of sleep, I was able to formulate this idea.  

This blog will contain all of the goals that I want to accomplish. I was planning to update my "dream board" but instead I came up with this idea.

Not will I just list down my goals and dreams... I will do something about it. After all, it all begins in one step.

I will post all the little steps that I am going to do to reach my big goals. Each accomplishment may consist of a thousand steps but no bother, as long as every one makes progress.


As for the initial launch of my blog, here are my eight goals (I've got a whole lot more, but these set first):

* be a good astro-scenic photographer [~ Astro-scenic Photography ~]

I love astronomy. Even as a child, I always wanted to be an astronomer. When I went to college, this dream came true. I joined the University of the Philippines Astronomical Society (UP Astrosoc). Within those two years of being a member, I learned many things, especially in using telescopes and capturing photos because I was under the Observation and Instrumentation Cluster in the organization.

After I graduated, I still had the interest to look at the sky. Over the course of a few years, I took random photos of the sky during special astronomical events. 

I haven't taken any photos for the past several months, and I want to revive my passion for it, this time in a whole new level.

I believe in self-study. There are so many online books available in the internet. My goal is to learn the foundations of photography and its application in astro-scenic imagery.

 #1 Capturing Eclipses, Occultations, and Planetary Conjunctions
#2 Learning Basics of Photography
#3 Aperture, Shutter, and ISO
#4 First Trials - Nature Photography
#5 Weekly Photo Assignment - Green
#6 ORION - Captured!
#7 Setting the Right Exposure
#8 Moonlit Night
#9 Capturing Fireworks on Film
#10 Fast Shutter Photography - Flowing Water
#11 Amusement Park Photography
#12 Sunsets, Clouds, and Wheels
#13 Playing Around with Shutter Speed
#14 Nature Photography at the Mountain
#15 My First HDR Image
#16 A-Z Photo Challenge
#17 A-Z Photo Challenge: A
#18 A-Z Photo Challenge: B
#19 A-Z Photo Challenge: C-D
#20 A-Z Photo Challenge: E
#21 A-Z Photo Challenge: F-H
#22 Moon-Jupiter Conjunction
#23 A-Z Photo Challenge: I-M
#24 A-Z Challenge: Letter N
#25 Practicing Night Photography
#26 Lunar Photography - First Take
#27 Sky Watch: Moon (Nov-16-13)
#28 Sky Watch: Moon (Nov-17-13)
#29 Sky Watch: Moon and Jupiter (Nov-22-13)
#30 Lamesa Dam + UP Diliman Photowalk + Photography Class and Contest
#31 Sky Watch: Crescent Moon and Constellations

 ~o~
Photography Bucket List:
 - Capture a lightning on photo
- Observe a solar/lunar eclipse again (especially an annular solar eclipse!)
- Capture meteor trails


* finish the Dong Bang Island 2nd Anniversary Memorabilia [ ~ DBI Project ~ ]

I like korean pop, foremost after I wahttp://katalinarosario.blogspot.com/2013/03/piano-cover-all-alone-kim-jaejoong-5.htmls introduced to five so damn-hot guys of DBSK. They are my most bias group til now, and they will always be. Few months after I learned about them, I joined a mini-club called "Dong Bang Island." It's a texting community of overexcited fangirls who also adore this korean group. We just celebrated our second year last September and I volunteered myself to create a memorabilia from that event.
* learn to play the piano [~ Piano ~]

My goodness, this is like also one of my ultimate childhood dreams. We have this mini electronic keyboard back at home and I used to play with this when I was little. Later on, I learned to read piano notes and play with both hands. However, my note reading skills haven't progressed ever since. Now I want to continue developing the musical side of me.

 #1 Playing By Ear
#2 Dream Piano - Materialized At Last
#3 Piano Covers: Maybe (Yiruma) and Canon (Pachelbel)
#4 Piano Cover: Summer (Joe Hisaishi)
#5 Piano Cover: All Alone (Kim Jaejoong)
#6 Piano Cover: Daylight (Maroon 5)
#7 Man Who Can't Be Moved (The Script)
#8 Stay (Rihanna)
#9 Piano Cover: 반말송 (Banmal Song) - Jung Yonghwa
#10 Piano Sunday - Adele, Larue, and Random Tracks
#11 My Musical Tribute to Vanessa Carlton
#12 그대니까요 (Because It's You) - Tiffany [Vocals + Piano Cover]
#13 Sad - Maroon 5 (Vocals + Piano Cover)
#14 Audio Mixing: Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
#15 Superhero - Lunafly (Vocals + Piano Cover)
#16 Classical Piano: Minuet


 ~o~
Piano bucketlist:
- learn to play Christmas songs for Piano Jam #27 - December
- learn piano playing by chords


* learn to cook [~ Cooking ~]

 All my life I was raised eating my parent's cookings. This time, I want to learn to cook for myself (and I'm talking about real cooking skills, not those instant ones. lol)

 #1 Scrambled Eggs (The Easiest One xD)
#2 Carbonara
#3 Eggs-In-A-Hole
#4 Tuna Pasta
#5 New Recipe Books
#6 More Recipes to Try
#7 Christmas Recipes - Grilled Chicken, Macaroni and Ham
#8 Two-Ingredient Cookie
#9 Baon Recipes

 ~o~
cooking bucketlist:
 - cook something good for Christmas (I still don't know what, but I have to plan xD)

* diet (or at least lessen my body fat, especially around the middle xD) [~ Diet ~]

Yeah, this has been my goal for a long time now. But because of lack of time (and lack of motivation xD), I was not able to pursue this. I've gone through diets (that lasted for a week) and practiced yoga (although inconsitently.. :() What's consistent in my life is lack of sleep and fast food. Very unhealthy lifestyle, I know. So I would like to promote healthy living. Go go go!

 #1 Yoga to Fitness
#2 Health Plan For One Week
#3 Cutting Down The Bad Cholesterol
#4 Yoga - Exercising the Mind and Soul
#5 Diet Diva: Road to a Healthier and Better You

 ~o~
exercise bucketlist:
 - return back to yoga



* learn to develop an Android App [~ Android ~]
I'm a computer science graduate, and my interest lies on gadgets. I'm very interested in learning to develop apps on an Android phone (I specifically bought one to have a device to test my apps lol).

 #1 Getting Started
#2 Making a ToDo List with a Database


~o~
android bucketlist:
 - finish the course at udacity.com and create the weather app in their tutorials!


 * learn to read and write in Hangul [~ Hangul ~]
Since I'm not going to continue learning Nihonggo, I'm opting to another language that is close to my heart - Hangul. Because of continued exposure in Korean songs and dramas, I was beginning to comprehend some Hangul phrases and exposures. Learning the language formally would make me appreciate the Korean culture more and would be helpful if (IN CASE!) I get to travel to Korea. :D

 #1 Reading the Symbols
#2 Cool Websites: Memrise.com - Integrated Korean Beginning 1
#3 My Korean Vocabulary

 ~o~
hangul bucketlist:
 - study JYJ's 'So So' track

RANDOM BUCKETLIST
- learn how to bike


Come along with me, as I go step by step in accomplishing these goals. Maybe we can learn crucial lessons along the way. :)

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Aside from tracking goals, I would also be posting entries about anything under the sun. So keep track!
                               ~*~
UPDATES

 [April 10, 2012] - http://katalinarosario.blogspot.com/2012/04/change-of-goals.html
[August 10, 2012] - http://katalinarosario.blogspot.com/2012/08/memories-wont-change-fin.html

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