Bucket list

This was a list that I had compiled in 2007 after attending a session at Deloitte where we were told about a guy who had a list of 127 things to do in his list and ended up completing over a 100. I was inspired and this is what followed...This is more or less a static list. There are of course more additions and less deletions.

Do:

1. Fly a plane (learn)
2. Parasailing (Completed in Naukuchiyatal, Uttaranchal)
3. Bungee jumping
4. River rafting in India (Completed in Arunachal)
5. Make a Sky Dive
6. Do a deep sea dive for corals
7. Snorkeling for corals (Completed in Lakshadweep)
8. Complete a professional course in mountain climbing
9. Complete a professional course in Skiing from Gulmarg (2 days course done - Full pending)
10. Go Fishing (Done - Didnt enjoy it as much as I thought I would)
11. Collect currencies of 100 countries in the world (Done)
12. Watch an NBA game
13. Watch an F1 race - Live!
14. Train journeys: Trans-Siberian
15. Train journey: Jammu – Kanyakumari (No longer going to do that)
16. Train journey: Switzerland – Austria – Italy
17. Toy train – Ooty
18. Toy train - Darjeeling

See - Travel :

1. See the pyramids at Giza
2. Go to South America and see Machupichu
3. Great Wall of China
4. Go to the TajMahal 
5. Go on a world tour - Circle the world (Spend at least 4 months doing so)
6. Visit the Eiffel Tower
7. Go on a cruise to Antarctica
8. Go to Greenland to meet the Eskimos
9. Do a village tour in India, Motorcycle diaries style (Done 2 in the south)
10. Light house tour of India (See all the lighthouses)
11. Go to Newzealand for backpacking
12. Trek to the Himalayan base camp
13. Trek to Manasarovar lake and Kailash Parvat
14. Trek to the Annapurna base camp
15. Visit the hill stations of India (A few in Uttaranchal and Maharashtra remaining)
16. Bike trip to Leh and Ladakh
17. Camping for a week in Himachal / J&K / Uttaranchal
18. Experience the thrill rides of Vegas
19. Backpack across Italy
20. See the Northern lights from Norway (Aurora Borealis)
21. Go on a flight from Kathmandu to Paro – (8 of top 10 peaks in the world)

Write - Read - Learn:

1. Write a book
2. Write a second book on India (In progress)
3. Give a live magic show for 30 mins
4. Get proficient in English
5. Learn Spanish
6. Learn Tamil
7. Learn more about the Indian independence story (Books)
8. Read poems by Keats, Dickens and Shakespeare
9. Learn to play the Synthesizer
10. Learn to do professional photography (In progress)
11. Read 2000 books in life time (About 200 done)
12. Learn caricature (Started - Wont progress)
13. Research and learn of various ancient cultures such as Romans, Egyptians, Mayans and Greek

Eat - Work :

1. Eat all of "1000 things to eat before you die"
2. Try the Ribs from Texas, Chipotle in Mexico and Sushi from Japan
3. Work for yourself – Start the Oh fish and drive it successfully
4. Start an organization for the old aged
5. Support one kid
6. Pursue an MBA Degree
7. Play basketball at some professional level.

Random:

1. Experience Zero gravity
2. Run a half marathon (Completed in 2:20)
3. Do a stand-up comedy
4. Work a blue collar job
5. Study the butterflies
6. Get a dog
7. Play poker at a professional level
8. Start a shack at Goa and run it for 6 months