101 things to do before I am old/tired/dead
Filed Under (Life) by admin on 31-08-2009
Tagged Under : desires, dreams, todo
There was a survey once. A 1000 people when asked, if they could know in advance would they want to know the exact day of their death. 96% of them, said no. I always kind of leaned toward the other 4%. I think it would be liberating.Knowing how much time, we have left to work with.
Well, here is my list. May be you would be having something interesting to share with me as well. So, don’t hesitate, feel free to post link to your ‘bucket list’ in comment to this post.
Here I go :
1. Vacation @ French Polynesia
3. Lead a mysterious life
6. Spend a week without making any ‘to do’ list.
8. Get married and have kids.
9. Amazon Rainforest Safari tour with Mummy,Papa,Bhaiya and Didi
10. Upload a list of my unfinished works and things that i wanted to, but could never start.
11. To be at worlds best rooftop bar –
12. Get featured in a magazine/newspaper
13. Live somedays like a prehistoric man
14. To win my love, get her back and love her more than ever.
15. Make some toys for my kids.
16. Set foot on each of the seven continents
18. Spend 24 hrs alone in a jungle
19. Meet Gulzar sahab
20. Take Mom and Dad to Mauritius
21. Make 1 million in a day
22. Convert to Buddhism
23. Start a business of my own
24. Run through the jungle with winds in my hair and sands at my feet
25. Gift Dad a new car
26. Get made a wax sculpture of my mom
27. Write a song for a bollywood movie
28. Meet Prasoon Joshi & Vishal Bhardwaj
29. Make love on a private boat in moonlight
30. Get caught while having sex and not feel embarassed
31. Learn Salsa
33. Dedicate a book of poetry to my Mom
34. Dedicate a book of poetry to my love
35. Learn to sing
36. Start a band of my own
37. Ride a horse in Russian jungle
38. Make comics for my kids
40. Witness something majestic
41. Share my Gmail/Twitter/Facebook password with my love
42. Gift my nephew Krrish a mini bike
44. participate in an International Film Festival
45. Write an autobiography
47. Get a green home for myself
48. Buy a zero emission car for myself
51. Be a certified Scuba Diver
52. Be a social entrepreneur
53. Be a web entrepreneur
55. Listen to pope live at vatican
58. Race against the rain and get drenched badly
59. Find a location independent job.
62. Wrestle with my grandson
65. File a patent
66. Redesign supply chain for a Fortune 500 company
67. Get recognised as a tough negotiator
68. Get my hairs braided
69. Get recognised as a Photographer
70. Get my travelogue published
72. Do something to promote Bihar tourism
75. Get an international award for documentary filmmaking
76. Make my own ‘Motorcycle Diaries’
77.Work for an Ad Agency
78. Get into fashion fotography
82. Translate Daddy’s autobiography to a foreign language
83. Get retirement at the age of 50
85. Buy a house in a Himalayan village
86. Trigger a social revolution
87. Remind myself, “You are as good as your imaginations and dreams”
89. Read “The complete works of Oscar Wilde”
90. Keep walking continuously for 4 hours
93. Visit Pakistan
94. Sell off all my possessions
95. Live in a countryside for 1 year
100.
101. Cheer up a stranger at the other side of the world


You can tick off doing something for Bihar tourism. We went after visiting you to Bihar and you organized us the trainticket
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Anyway looks like a long list…..
Maybe I should start with writing mine….
Oh, I love your dreams almost as much as I love you!
@Thomas Ok..Done!
@Elin
when you plan on coming to Pakistan just let me know
@Naveed Insallah before December 2012..and I’ll be going to Karachi. Will surely let you know
Every time is see this list.. few more scratched off lines.. i am so glad for you.. thinking.. may be i should also make one of mine.. start scratching them as quick as possible… You have been a new inspiration for those who not only dream but work towards making them real…
# 30 is really interesting…:D
#41….u can share ur passwords with me
#87 and #94 would b ideal situations for any human being…
#15 and #62 are sweet and innocent
Wish all your wishes come true….xx
@Rajeev bhai : Thanks bhai.. and I’m looking forward to your list.. Definitely it will be an inspiration for me .. and perhaps I’ll extend my list!
@Roopinder ji : Very keen observation, I must say
perhaps the day i’ll be selling off all my possessions, on that day only i’ll share my passwords
..Thanks a lot for your wishes..!!!!
I’ll need lots of courage to share my passwords
100# GET CAUGHT MAKING GRAFITTI!!!!!!!!
nice…though i wonder about #97
Great articles & Nice a site….
a little more and I will join you
I usually don’t post in Blogs but your blog forced me to, amazing work.. beautiful …
Hello
It’s nice. I like it.
I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
And you et an account on Twitter?
Please go ahead and do that.. and drop a link to your post here.