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javed · 08-03-2011, 03:57 PM

I am making my bucket list.
Please share your list / recommendations for ideas.

SatvikBeri · 08-03-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by javed

I am making my bucket list.
Please share your list / recommendations for ideas.

Defeat a bear in unarmed combat.
Climb a mountain in shorts.
Seduce a lesbian.
Successfully clone and tame a dinosaur.
Hold your breath for 5 minutes.

Clint Cora · 08-03-2011, 05:10 PM

Off the top of my head;

Ski Europe, New Zealand and South America
Scuba dive Great Barrier Reef, Galapogas Islands, anywhere with a whale shark
Machu Pichu
Still haven't been to China yet (Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors)
African Safari
Rio

True Believer · 08-04-2011, 12:56 AM

I love bucket lists!

How come you haven't listed any of yours yet - the magic of them is it's something that 'you' want to do! Looking forward to hearing them.

A few of mine (I have so many which would span a lot of pages so just picking a selection).

Cage diving with sharks
Sky dive in New Zealand
Kiss a ladyboy in Thailand
Ride on an elephant
Volunteer in Africa
Get a book published
Go to Burning Man festival
Dive in the barrier reef
Get a degree

KaleidoskopicVision · 08-04-2011, 01:07 AM

Ingest ibogaine with a West African shaman.
Make friends with a wild lion, bear, tiger or other dangerous animal.
Paint an amazing masterpiece.
Sculpt large yet intricate creatures out of marble.
Go camping with a telescope in Death Valley after nightfall.
Grow a house out of plants.
Visit the Ringing Cedars of Siberia's boreal taiga.
Go on a sailing trip alone.
Master a form of yoga.
Master a martial art, preferrably aikido.
Learn to play guitar well enough to jam out whenever I feel like it.

ZephyrusX · 08-04-2011, 01:16 AM

Take a cat nap in all four corners of the world. *big cat yawn*

Swifthawk · 08-04-2011, 04:51 AM

Go to Greece man!

Haha, man I have always wanted to go there and even have connections, but I need to save up the money.

Lena Carpenter · 08-04-2011, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Swifthawk

Go to Greece man!

Haha, man I have always wanted to go there and even have connections, but I need to save up the money.

Me too! :-) As a side note, all my friends have a past life connection to Ancient Greece.

Is it bad that I can't think of any other ones at the moment? I would like to write a book, but who doesn't, right?

javed · 08-04-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Clint Cora

Off the top of my head;

Ski Europe, New Zealand and South America
Scuba dive Great Barrier Reef, Galapogas Islands, anywhere with a whale shark
Machu Pichu
Still haven't been to China yet (Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors)
African Safari
Rio

have been to China couple of times, including visit of Great wall. In fact, I have visited China twice this year.

I'll add African Safari, pyramids and visit to Rio in my list.
Thanks

javed · 08-04-2011, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SatvikBeri

Defeat a bear in unarmed combat.
Climb a mountain in shorts.
Seduce a lesbian.
Successfully clone and tame a dinosaur.
Hold your breath for 5 minutes.

The centre one is by far the most difficult one.
The last one is simple and easy. A friend of mine did it last summer. At To + 5 minutes + one day, there was a large gathering on his funeral.

javed · 08-05-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Swifthawk

Go to Greece man!

Haha, man I have always wanted to go there and even have connections, but I need to save up the money.

Been there done that.
Have visited Athens, Xanthi and Slovanki in Greecs.

Johnny Metal · 08-05-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KaleidoskopicVision

Ingest ibogaine with a West African shaman.
Make friends with a wild lion, bear, tiger or other dangerous animal.

Maybe you could combine these two into one awesome coming of age ritual.

KaleidoskopicVision · 08-06-2011, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Metal

Maybe you could combine these two into one awesome coming of age ritual.

That'd be the idea

Preferably the wild animal would be a shark, as I have a great fear of them and furry landwalking beasts do not phase me. However swimming after taking a powerful psychedelic may not be a wise decision.

OptimistPrime · 08-06-2011, 02:28 AM

Hmmm, how about visiting Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii?

Hiking around in extinct volcano craters FTW.

mint · 08-06-2011, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by OptimistPrime

Hiking around in extinct volcano craters FTW.

I hiked a volcano in New Zealand.... and black water rafting (cave rafting) in a glow worm cave was even more fun....

There are a couple ways to do bucket lists.... one is just a list of things to do before you die. Like something to do in the next 30- 60 years....

Another way to do it is to think if you only had 2 months to live. Then what would you do?

If I only had two months to live........

I would really want to visit Kyoto in Japan and have dinner with a geisha (or maiko who is a geisha in training)....

I love beauty and the arts..... so visiting with a woman devoted to ancient arts would be a magical experience for me. I would like to do that before I die.

Plus I would do the "dress as a geisha" tourist thing!

Geisha are meaningful to me.

(I like all feminine styles like belly dancers, ballet dancers, pin-up models, rockabilly style, etc... not just geisha, but geisha are formal ones devoted to a lifestyle of beauty.)

javed · 08-08-2011, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mint

Another way to do it is to think if you only had 2 months to live. Then what would you do?

Interesting. It is a good approach. But I think it pertains more to prioirty. If one has only two months to live, he'll definetely go for the top prioirty. In my case, I would rather like to go slow, with the flow, with some efforts, to complete the list.

I, however, must admit that I do like your priority.

strategicalcoach · 08-09-2011, 11:45 PM

-shark dive
-open a primate sanctuary in Gombe
-take a year off and travel the world
-learn to speak hindi, mandarin, polish and japanese
-learn to ride a motorcycle
-master kung fu

javed · 08-11-2011, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by strategicalcoach

-take a year off and travel the world
-learn to ride a motorcycle

If I have to choose one thing, it would be to take rest of my life off and travel the world on a cruise liner.

Learn to ride a motor cycle. Ooooops. Did that about 25 years ago. In fact, now I am in the process of forgetting it.

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javed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 237	Bucket List ...... I am making my bucket list. Please share your list / recommendations for ideas.

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True Believer Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 94	I love bucket lists! How come you haven't listed any of yours yet - the magic of them is it's something that 'you' want to do! Looking forward to hearing them. A few of mine (I have so many which would span a lot of pages so just picking a selection). Cage diving with sharks Sky dive in New Zealand Kiss a ladyboy in Thailand Ride on an elephant Volunteer in Africa Get a book published Go to Burning Man festival Dive in the barrier reef Get a degree

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