January

• Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
• The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen
• Shug by Jenny Han

Travel + tennis

• Go to the Australian Open
• Go to Roland Garros
• Go to The Championships at Wimbledon
• Queue and camp for tickets at Wimbledon
• Go to the US Open
• See a grand slam final live (whether it's women's or a men's final, doesn't really matter)
• Attend all grass court swing tournaments
• Attend Asian swing tournaments (practical, relatively cheaper flights)
  • Bangkok
  • Beijing
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Shanghai
  • Tokyo
• Watch Monte Carlo Masters at the gorgeous Monte Carlo Country Club
• Attend a tournament in the US Open series...

It would be nice if this were longer, but...

• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Macau
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• London, England
• Paris, France
• Lourdes, France
• Limeuil, France
• Barcelona, Spain
• Rome, Italy
• Casablanca, Morocco
• Meknes - Volubilis - Moulay Idriss, Morocco
• Chefchaouen, Morocco
• Fez, Morocco
• Merzouga - Erg Chebbi - Hassilabied, Moro...

• Reality TV
• Local soap operas
• Gossip shows/tabloid TV
• Cheesy teen movies and chick flicks
• High School Musical
• Reading snarky posts on fan forums
• Arashi
• Actor photobooks
• The Cutting Edge
• America's Next Top Model
• Meiji chocolates
• Jollibee
• Fried dumplings
• Shopping for jackets that I can't wear in the Philippines
• Cleaning (should I really consider this a guilty pleasure?)

Things I should/need/want to do at some point in my life.

• Watch an FC Bayern game at the Allianz Arena
• Watch a World Cup match
• Watch a Grand Slam tennis final
• Learn how to drive (optional)
• Watch Kevin Spacey in a play
• Become a Deal or No Deal contestant
• Start and finish reading the Harry Potter series
• Work with animals (at a reserve or a zoo)
• Pet a panda
• Organize my DVD collection
• Find a best way to display my toys
• Live abroad at least for a couple of years
• Master a foreign language
• Travel the world
• Go around Europe by train

• SHREDDER! - My ultimate favorite. I actually own one at home. There's just something so satisfying about watching this office supply at work and hearing its buzzing, shredding sound.
• Stapler - Every now and then I get stapler-happy and staple scrap papers for fun.
• Whiteboard (with marker and eraser) - For doodling!
• Sharpener - Using a sharpener makes me feel like I'm back in kindergarten. And I love seeing all my pencils sharpened.
• Cutter (with steel ruler and cutting mat) - It makes me feel in control over things.
• Sticker labels/CD marker - Labelling things = addicting.

Runners-up:

• Foldback clip - One of my most prized possessions in college. I used foldback clip...

Just to keep track of the shows I'm watching now

• Terra Nova
• Person of Interest
• Hawaii Five-O (seasons 1 and 2)
• The Amazing Race 19
• Survivor South Pacific
• America's Next Top Model Cycle 17
• Jdrama: Ouran High Schoo Host Club
• Jdrama: Hana Kimi 2011
• Jdrama: Tokyo Dogs

I'm still waiting for Alcatraz!

Shows I plan to finish at some point

• Hotaru no Hikari
• Maou
• Voice
• Binbo Danshi
• Tokyo Dogs

To watch

I'm a frustrated traveller. I want to go to a lot of countries, but the lack of funds (among other things) bar me from doing so.

• Crete, Greece
• Athens, Greece
• Rome, Italy
• Florence, Italy
• Venice, Italy
• Tuscany, Italy
• Munich, Germany (FC Bayern!)
• Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Chengdu, China (for the pandas)
• Shanghai, China
• Vienna, Austria
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Ayutthaya ruins, Thailand
• Dorset, England
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Dublin, Ireland
• Batanes, Philippines

I know that if I stop spending so much money on toys, I'd be able to buy these... other toys!

• 20-inch iMac with Time Capsule
• Nintendo DS
• Room for a mini-studio
• A plane ticket to any destination I want
• MoMA Store shopping spree
• Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 lens
• Canon 60mm f/2.8 macro lens
• Lost Kubrick set (almost complete)
• Domo Kun plush toy
• Original Treeson
• Panda Baby Treeson
• A bigger room
• An animation desk/desktop light box (something like this)
• A Parker Duofold Jr. fountain pen

• Kevin Spacey
• James McAvoy
• Jude Law
• Takeshi Kaneshiro
• Oguri Shun
• Johnny Depp
• Masanobu Ando
• Sondre Lerche
• Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal (I can't decide between them, I love them both)
• Colin Firth
• Matt Damon
• Mark Ruffalo (I don't know why, but I just find him so attractive)
• Ryan Gosling, hello