150 Things To Do Before U Turn 30 ! :)

Came across this list on one of my favorite blogs - Moments Today...Memories Tommorrow

Loved the list and as U would have guessed it ...Here I go !! :)

* The things that I have already done are in green.
* The things which I would love to do are in red.



01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins (Wow !)
03. Climbed a mountain (Twice !)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive (Phew !)
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone (That would be something !)
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped (Want to do this at least before I die if not before I am 30 !)
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise (Nandi Hills !)
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg (That would be super cool !)
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower (Remember Hale-Bopp ?)
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (Yup !)
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (U bet !)
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse (Wish I could capture the Diamond Ring !)
34. Ridden a roller coaster (Theme parks zindabad ! )
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (Tried to impress my Language Trainer in office :P)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (Yup !)
39. Had two hard drives for your computer (Can't live with just one !)
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk (More than once ! )
42. Had amazing friends (Lots of them !)
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip (Love them !)
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach (Don't ask with whom :P)
50. Gone sky diving (Again at least before I die if not before I turn 30 !)
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day (Yup !)
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain (Awww !)
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (Goa Rocks !)
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date (Wooo...!)
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
93. Been on a cruise ship (Bombay to Goa ...Though I hardly remember much of it !)
94. Spoken more than one language fluently (Still do !)
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived (Bike Trip - Ooty '07...Am lucky to be still alive !)
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show (No millionaire dreams...Just a li'l cash would do ! :P)
113. Broken a bone (More than once !)
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper (Not for the wrong reasons though ! :P )
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Para sailed
132. Touched a cockroach (Played with one ! :P)
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (Was fun !)
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream (Once !)
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

26% completion rate!! Not bad eh considering the fact that I just turned 25 ! :)