Friday, June 28, 2013

100 things to do before i die

My "100 things to do before i kick the bucket" has been pending for a long time now and i have managed to identify 100, it would surely go beyond. Though i have managed to strike off quite a few items, I still have a long way to go. I am convinced creating a bucket list keeps me focused and a does not let me waste my time thinking "What next" and be a couch potato :)

1 Autograph from San Suu Kyi
2 Shake hands with Kamala Hassan
3 Attend Ilayaraja's live concert
4 Try Snowboarding 
5 Tour of Egypt
6 Visit Jordan Petra
Walk The Great Wall of China
See Terracotta Warriors
Yangtz River Cruise
10 Tour South India on the bicycle
11 Tour North India on the bicycle
12 Climb Kharjungla (Leh) in a bicycle
13 Go Couch surfing
14 Walk till you don’t feel your legs
15 Cycle 24 hours
16 Visit all the places recommended by Hillman wonders
17 Create a product that never existed before
18 Complete a brevet contests
19 Participate in Tour of Nilgiries
20 Sip coffee in front of Hongkong Skyline
21 See Tour de France
22 Take mom to a foreign country
23 Write a novel
24 Visit Barefoot collage
25 Never buy a Car
26 Tell someone the story of your life, sparing no detail
27 Travel Europe only by Bus, Train, foot and Cycle on a limited budget
28 Consult for a Fortune 500 Company
29 social entrepreneur
30 Become a Vegetarian
31 Visit Osho Ashram
32 Adopt a kid
33 At least One Violin concert 
34 Try Scuba Diving
35 Sky dive
36 Try 30 different cuisines of the world
37 Convert to Buddhism
38 Read all Ayn Rand novels
39 Own a library with at least 5000 collections
40 Own a farm house in Ooty
41 Visit Tibet
42 Get involved in a protest rally
43 Visit Bhutan
44 Tour to North east India 
45 Talk in TED
46 Switch off the mobile for a week
47 Learn Salsa
48 Keep a diary for a whole year
49 Run a marathon
50 Go on a holiday with no luggage
51 Set foot in all the 7 continents (Antarctica might be difficult)
52 Bungee Jumping
53 Cruise Nile river
54 Participate in Burning man
55 Take a dip in Ganges
56 Visit Sabarmati Ashram
57 Have my portrait painted 
58 Make a complete and utter fool of myself
59 Stay all night partying and go to work the next morning
60 Publish an article on my travels
61 Volunteer to any African country
62 Travel entire India by train (economy class)
63 Create my own website
64 Sleep at a road side dhaba
65 Be someone's mentor
67 Visit New York
68 Tour Sri Lanka
69 Travel in a House boat
70 Travel a year without any purpose or direction 
71 Get 3 Top Certifications in specialized subjects
72 Watch 200 imdb recommended movies
73 Taste some very Gross food
74 Spend a whole day eating junk food without feeling guilty
75 Create my Family tree
76 Travel in Trans-Siberian express
77 Spend a day at Varkala beach during the monsoon
78 Swim in Dead Sea
79 Loose the sense of direction at the rann of kutch
80 Chittorgarh Fort 
81 Visit Dhanushkodi
82 Eat at Delhi 6
83 Visit Maandu
84 Visit Kasi
85 Visit Laos
86 Visit Pakistan
87 Lead a life of a cave man for a week
88 Para-sailing
89 Learn how to take a compliment
90 Visit Dhanushkode
91 Renovate the house with a touch of french feel
92 Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
93  Bicycle tour to Africa
94 Teach some illiterate to read
95 Teach in a school/collage 
96 Spend a whole day reading a great novel
97 Overcome the fear of failure
98 Work for tips
99 Cycling Silk Route
100 Explore Hampi
101 Publish an Article in a renowned journal



3 comments:

  1. great...wish 2013 makes you strike off even more

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  2. Really great.... wish I strike at least 5 in this list. All the best for your remaining list..

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  3. Awesome!..Hoping this inspire me to have my list of things to do before I die!

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