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Posted by SMM on 10:38




I'v been tagged by Chandni to do the following tag - this is a list of 150 things to be done before I turn 30. Given that I have about another four and a half years to go before I hit the big Three - Oh, guess I better get started. The one I'v already done are in bold.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain (Does trekking near Darjeeling count?)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula (Ughh, no thanks)
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone (Not yet :P)
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped (Dying to do it)
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
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
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.
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
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger (Asked out a senior on your first day of college while being ragged and who later went on to become a really good friend)
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
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
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states (Barring Gujarat & the seven sisters I have visited all the other states)
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends (Why had? I still have them.)
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (Danced with a foreigner on New Year's eve)
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
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
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
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 DD for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced ( I certainly hope not!)
76. Gone without food for 5 days (Exam time - 7 straight days of surviving on coffee and chocolate only cuz we just didn't have the time to eat. We used to be ravenous the day the exams would end. )
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news programme as an 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
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
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
105. Wrote articles for a large publication [Unfortunately they never got published :( ]
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
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears (I'v been thinking of getting my nose pierced - what say you?)
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
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school (Not yet - but I'd love to)
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read (Read Harold Robbins and then was thankful I hadn't ever wasted anytime reading him)
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
139. Skipped all your school reunions.
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
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


All those who want to do the tag are most welcome to rake it p. Please do tell me when you'r done so I can drop by and see it too :)
Arjun, I have already done your tag in September :).


15 Comments


Hi.. I like the 150 things to do before i turn 30, and would most certainly like to try my hand at it..just trying to figure out, what else i need to do! :) thanks for the list! :)

PS: very interesting 'pink' comments! :)


Hi Tanu...welcome to my blog :)

I certainly hope you take up this list cuz I wanna know what you'v still got to do before you turn 30 :)

Hope to cya around more often


hey...thanks for taking it up! I loved ur comments more than anything else ;)


Ahem.. what sign.. :D!! Loved the tag. Considering Im going to 30 in 11 months, Im kinda worried about taking it up (so much to do , in so little time...)


why does this tag make Turning-30 sound like a death sentence! I wonder what kinda tag will be there for Turning 50 lol!


**75. Gotten divorced ( I certainly hope not!)

hahaha SMM!


Keshi.


Thanks Chandni :)


W3ell then Anu do it on your birthday and tell us what all you'v done till date or cram it all in n complete it by that time :p


Death sentence? Naaa I don't think so. Keshi come on ya let's make up a list of things to do by the tme we'r 50 ad then we'l do it 25 years later :P


Wow.. 150. The list gets bigger.

What is the 'seven sisters' that you mention?


Hey J...seven sisters mean the seven north eastern states


i want to see you do the following nos - 120 & 126.... i know there are other more interesting ones... but these are my favorites!!


Arjun, I might do 126 but 120 - no wayyyyyyyyyy


hmm u done quite a few gurl!!but u still hav a lot more to do. :) Nice tag.


I dun even wanna think abt turning 40 and now ur saying 50? LOL!

Keshi.


chalo chalo...time for an update on the blog!

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