I'm Not 30, I'm 29 + 1.

Today is my last day in my twenties, and it hurts. I'm going to try to look at this from a 'the glass is half-full' perspective instead. I found a list of things I should do before turning 30. Since I've only got hours left, I'm just going to tick what I've done instead. Here goes.

1. Try an extreme sport. Does jumping out of an airplane count?

2. Date a bad boy. Hmmm... Define "bad boy".

3. Open a retirement account. As boring as it sounds, I've started one.

4. Dye your hair a crazy color. In college, it was red and blue. I also tried being blonde, but for an Asian girl, it just looked wrong.

5. Do a girls-trip. Just because. I went to a hens weekend in Australia and drove around California with 2 crazy girls all in the same year. That was a lot of girl-bonding time.

6. Sing Karaoke. I lived in the land that created karaoke for two years. Enough said.

7. Pay off your credit cards. Debt is scary.

8. Buy something totally frivolous, ridiculously expensive and utterly fabulous. Plane tickets? My iPod?

9. Fall in love. Hmmm... yeah. Next.

10. Crash a party. Crashing parties is my middle name.

11. Travel. I think I got this one throughly covered.

12. Volunteer. I spent 2 years volunteering at the county hospital. Granted, I was 16 at the time.

13. Do something you're totally terrified of. Public speaking. I am now a teacher.

14. Meet a drag queen. I went to Thailand twice. Both times, we played "Find the she-male."

15. Buy yourself an amazing piece of jewelry. I know I haven't done this. I have a habit of losing or breaking expensive things.

16. Love your body. It is still a process that will take my entire lifetime.

17. Learn how to change a tire. I know how to put on snow chains. That's similiar, right?

18. Reconnect with an old friend/family member. Yeah, yeah.

19. Ask for a raise. First, I must stay at a job for longer than a year.

20. Take a dance class. I took hip-hop during my boy band phase and tap dancing in my "I want to annoy everyone around me" period.

21. Schedule a health check-up. I used to do this when I had someone else paying for my heath insurance. That was 5 years ago. A lot has happened since then.

22. Understand your taxes, 401k etc. I understand that I don't make enough for the government to care. Thank goodness for TurboTax!

23. Apply for your dream job. I did. Didn't get it, but the point is I tried.

24. Do something insanely romantic for someone you love. First, I need to find someone to love.

25. Host a dinner party for your family. I make a good turkey.

26. Master an amazing dish. My brother claims that I make a good brownie cheesecake. I still don't remember this.

27. Swim in the ocean. I prefer pools, but I like sticking my feet in the ocean.

28. Go to dinner and a movie by yourself. Done that. I wait for no one when it comes to Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds.

29. Live alone. It would be nice if I could. My financial funds are a little lacking.

30. Ask a guy out. Did it last night. Drunk texting.

Bring on 30!

Father Knows Best

A sample conversation with my father:

Father: The dryer machine broke down. Your mother is not too happy about it. It will be very expensive to fix.
Me: I don't even have a washing machine. I have to wash everything by hand.
Father: That should be easy. You only have five things to wash a week, right? You have two underwears, a T-shirt, pants, and skirt. Very easy.
Me: [shaking my head in disbelief] Yes, father. I only change my underwear twice a week. I flip it over to get more use out of it. I try to live as simple as possible.