thedriveintheatre

We all have dreams and aspirations. Here are some of mine:

After watching not one, not two, but four Brazilian-themed movies last month, I have a deep desire (or as the cariocas would call it, saudade) to visit The Marvelous City.

I have been to most of the Anglo/Euro-centric cities like Paris, Amsterdam, Honolulu, Milan, Madrid, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, London, Moscow, Zurich, Prague, Lucerne, etc.

While there are a few Anglo/Euro cities like New York, Toronto and Rome that I would love to visit, I’m wishing that we could visit more exotic countries like Egypt, Botswana, Mexico, Cuba or Brazil. The only continent my family hasn’t been to is South America (and maybe Antarctica).

Or cities like Rio, Shanghai (I’ve been to Beijing), Sapporo (the birthplace of Miso Ramen, I’ve been to Tokyo and Hokkaido), Havana, Mexico City, Adelaide (where rachelcakes lives!), etc. I’d love to visit ‘em.

I’m sorry if I sound like I’m bragging, but I’m really grateful that my parents are very adventurous. And we don’t take a vacation to visit one city, we usually book tour packages to see several in one shot (it’s cheaper than visiting individually I guess). But we really take an interest in the world. One of the games we played on our last trip (which was to New Zealand, eerily before the earthquake hit), was to take turns to name as many countries as we can. My dad and brother would usually be the winners, but I’m getting better.

I already know how to play the piano (I went up to Grade 7, but now I think I’m more Grade 2-3 after many years of neglect), so I would love to learn to play the drums or guitar next. Or the ukulele, it looks like a very charming instrument.

One of my rather silly aspirations that got me into the field of media and entertainment was to see my name on the credits of a blockbuster played on the big screen. I almost always stay for the end credits (unless my friends want to leave early); firstly out of respect for the creators and secondly to see if there’s any post-credits scene.

Right now, my most pressing goals are:

1) Do well for my last semester of uni.
2) Get a job I love.
3) Write a book/draw a comic and get it published.
4) Get a girlfriend.
5) Get a house by loan or rent.

I’ve probably got other dreams, and I’m pretty sure there’s a ‘Bucket List’ thread created before. I’ll write more when I remember.