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The Style Mermaid by Kisty Mea • What’s a Reverse Bucket List? Bucket lists are known to be a list of things people want to do or achieve in life before they die (In my list: Travel Europe and get a lifetime supply of Reid Supply tooling components for DIY projects). A reverse bucket list, on the other hand, is a list of the wonderful experiences you’ve made, achievements you’re proud of, places you’ve been and great things you’ve done. What’s the purpose of a reverse bucket list, you ask? Two things: Remembering good and fun memories give us joy and when you feel low about yourself, this list will convince you that you are far greater than anyone else in this world. Here’s my top 20, not necessarily in this order and may change in the future: Make my parents proud and hear them say it. To live in a foreign country for more than a year. Two years this October. Get a college degree… And earn a master’s degree at the age of 23. Pass Calculus 1 and 2. Win a contest, big or small. Be a model for a day, c/o Sony VAIO Model Search. Travel for work. :) Ride on top of the elephant’s head (not on the saddle) while walking. This went on for 15 minutes until we finally reached the end of the trail. That was honestly scary. Learn how to drive and have my own car. Hold a sea turtle (smaller than my palm) and poke a jelly fish, lol. Get a photograph published. Thank you Graphika Manila team for choosing my work. Indoor climbing. Participate in a 10K even if it’s composed of walking, jogging and a little bit of running. Traveling from CCP Complex to Coastal Road by foot is no joke. Learn how to play chess, archery, soccer and ultimate frisbee. Being applauded for my role as Sisa (Noli Me Tangere) and Medea (Jason and the Argonauts) in classroom plays. :p Do a live performance of Michelle Branch’s All You Wanted, with a band and everything. Riding the tallest Ferris wheel in the world: The Singapore Flyer. To have the freedom and independence I’ve always wanted. Pursuing a Happiness Project. Do you have a reverse bucket list? If so, what’s your top 3?

What’s a Reverse Bucket List?

Bucket lists are known to be a list of things people want to do or achieve in life before they die (In my list: Travel Europe and get a lifetime supply of Reid Supply tooling components for DIY projects). A reverse bucket list, on the other hand, is a list of the wonderful experiences you’ve made, achievements you’re proud of, places you’ve been and great things you’ve done.

What’s the purpose of a reverse bucket list, you ask? Two things: Remembering good and fun memories give us joy and when you feel low about yourself, this list will convince you that you are far greater than anyone else in this world.

Here’s my top 20, not necessarily in this order and may change in the future:

  1. Make my parents proud and hear them say it.
  2. To live in a foreign country for more than a year. Two years this October.
  3. Get a college degree…
  4. And earn a master’s degree at the age of 23.
  5. Pass Calculus 1 and 2.
  6. Win a contest, big or small.
  7. Be a model for a day, c/o Sony VAIO Model Search.
  8. Travel for work. :)
  9. Ride on top of the elephant’s head (not on the saddle) while walking. This went on for 15 minutes until we finally reached the end of the trail. That was honestly scary.
  10. Learn how to drive and have my own car.
  11. Hold a sea turtle (smaller than my palm) and poke a jelly fish, lol.
  12. Get a photograph published. Thank you Graphika Manila team for choosing my work.
  13. Indoor climbing.
  14. Participate in a 10K even if it’s composed of walking, jogging and a little bit of running. Traveling from CCP Complex to Coastal Road by foot is no joke.
  15. Learn how to play chess, archery, soccer and ultimate frisbee.
  16. Being applauded for my role as Sisa (Noli Me Tangere) and Medea (Jason and the Argonauts) in classroom plays. :p
  17. Do a live performance of Michelle Branch’s All You Wanted, with a band and everything.
  18. Riding the tallest Ferris wheel in the world: The Singapore Flyer.
  19. To have the freedom and independence I’ve always wanted.
  20. Pursuing a Happiness Project.

Do you have a reverse bucket list? If so, what’s your top 3?

The Style Mermaid by Kisty Mea • The Silver Lining If you’ve seen Silver Linings Playbook already, you might remember this significant quote that Bradley Cooper said to Robert De Niro: “You have to do everything you can and if you stay positive you have a shot at a silver lining.” The quote means that if you stay and remain positive, you can turn your life around. But it’s hard to stay positive when life is full of shit, isn’t it? [[MORE]] When I moved here, I was really pessimistic about everything. I couldn’t fully adapt to my new-found friends who eat exotic foods (bat and dog meat, anyone?), to the new education system that sucks (really boring PowerPoint lectures) and the fact that everything was going really swell in Manila, then I left… In short, I hated my life. I told myself that everything is going to be alright but I was too miserable to believe my own advice (and who does that anyway?). It was only until the last term of school that I decided to be positive.  Being positive didn’t come to me as instantaneous, it was a process. It took me days, weeks and even months to really change my perspective. When I’m down, I’ll talk to Cariza and JP. Sometimes, I’ll read quotes and articles online to lift my spirits (which I usually tweet) and when I really can’t take it anymore, I’ll cry it all out and sleep it off. It was hard but the more I strive to change my outlook in life, things started to get better. One by one. :)  P.S. Don’t forget to join my Instax Giveawayand vote for me here! When you’re feeling low, how do you change your outlook to be positive?

The Silver Lining

If you’ve seen Silver Linings Playbook already, you might remember this significant quote that Bradley Cooper said to Robert De Niro: “You have to do everything you can and if you stay positive you have a shot at a silver lining.” The quote means that if you stay and remain positive, you can turn your life around. But it’s hard to stay positive when life is full of shit, isn’t it? 

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{ 02.23.13 }

Did you know that the skin is the largest organ in your body? Just this fact alone makes me feel bad for not taking good care of my skin. So when I received an invitation to the Kiehl’s Dermatologist Solutions™ Clearly Corrective™ White Workshop, I immediately said yes and figured this could help me learn something about my skin.

The workshop was held in SEVIIN Tangs Orchard, a really posh place at Tangs. Kiehl’s Skincare Specialist, Janice, and a doctor from Sloanne Clinic talked about the different types of skin pigmentation, how they are acquired and how they can be treated. 

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