This stupid article about the Quarter-life crisis (http://www.eyeweekly.com/article/55882) got me thinking that I needed a plan. I realized that I am about to turn 25 which is 5 years before 30. Around 30 I will probably be married with a kid. I decided to make a list of goals to accomplish before I turn 30. Hence, my 5-Year plan. There are a lot of things I keep saying I want to do, but never do. And as I get older and get more and more responsibilities, it will only get harder. So here is a list of things to do within 5 years, and I may add some as time goes on:
Move to SoCal -- I am working on it. Doesn't need to be permanently at this point since I still plan on going back to school. But I feel like it will be good to be back there for at least the next couple of years. To be honest, a big part of it is for Erik. I just want to be a normal couple, dammit!
Learn the guitar -- I tried to teach myself once. I only know 3 chords, lol.
Learn a new piece of music on the piano (or perfect one I already know) -- I keep starting up new songs and never finishing them. Or I used to know how to play it, but not anymore due to lack of practice.
A couple I know, but suck at now:
Liebestraum by Liszt --
Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement, by Beethoven -- although I was never able to play it that fast
These I have been dying to learn forever:
Fantasie Impromptu by Chopin -- soo hard because the left and right hands are in different rhythms, triplets against quadruplets. So awesome though!
Arabesque 1 by Debussy -- also hard because it is triplets against duplets... no matter how hard I try, I just can't do it!
Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin -- this song is a monster. I gave up after the first 3 pages, lol. Out of the above 2, this one is probably the hardest and definitely the longest (about 14 minutes long). If I really want to learn it, I'm going to have to devote some major time to it. Part 1 Part 2
It makes me sad that once upon a time, I probably would have been able to learn these easier because I would've had a teacher to guide me and I would've had more free time to practice. Unless I get a new teacher... hmm..... Moving on!
Be in a musical -- I had so much fun in my first and only musical in high school, which wasn't even really a musical. We performed 2 or 3 songs from about 5 different musicals instead. I always look back at that time with very fond memories. I had so much fun and I loved the experience. I hope there's a community theater out there that doesn't mind my lack of experience. I would be fine just being in the ensemble. There is no way I would be good enough for a leading role.
Be in a choir -- Oh, how I miss singing. So much. In high school I always wished I could be in the choir, but it didn't fit into my schedule, but I was able to be in the youth choir at my church. So I mostly sang Christian and gospel type music. In junior high I was able to be in the choir, where we sang, like, Disney-ish songs haha. Throughout college, I wasn't able to sing again until my senior year with the University Chorus, and there I was introduced to choral music. We got to sing this song from all those epic movies/commercials! (O Fortuna, Orff) That was sooo much fun! If I were to join a choir again, I wouldn't mind what kind of music as long as I am singing, but if I were to have friends to come watch my performances, I think they would prefer something more modern and contemporary. I think they got bored when when they came to one of my performances in college =/
TRAVEL! ANYWHERE! -- I haven't been anywhere outside of the continent. Canada doesn't really count. And I was 2 years old when I went to the Philippines. So I talked to Erik and told him we are going to backpack through Europe after he graduates! Then, I realized that my cousin is getting married in the Philippines in January so instead of Europe, maybe I should take the opportunity to travel through Asia and save Europe for another year (can't really afford 2 big trips in one year....). Either way, I am determined to GO somewhere next year at least.
Get an advanced degree -- Still deciding on which one....
Maybe for fun, audition on American Idol because my friend and I have talked about doing it for YEARS, but never have. And we better do it before we reach the age limit (omg that's in 3 years)!
Okay, the tricky part is.... School will take 2-3 years and I doubt I'll have enough time to do most of the things I listed while in school. Soo... that means I need to get the bulk of this list done within the next 1-2 years! Or learn some mean time-management skills, lol. Do you think I can do it??
P.S. Looking back at this post, it's not really a 5-year plan, lol. More like just things I want to do within 5 years.
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