Oh, did I say I don't do tag-posts? But then, there are exceptions, especially when ordered by agentyne in her post which was followed by a tweet as well ! Though, let me warn you, this one has too many points .. way too many!
Notation: £=yes, $=maybe
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink $$ [bought everyone I 'know' a drink] :P
02. Swam in the actual sea [I should learn swimming properly, first!]
03. Climbed a mountain ££ [in Scotland .. even blogged about it, I think]
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive [should first learn how to drive :D]
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Water-skiied
11. Visited Paris ££ [posted about it too]
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise ££ [those times at IIIT]
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa/Qutub Minar $$ [been to the Pisa tower, but didn't have time to walk up :( and at QutubMinar, walking up wasn't allowed then ]
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables $$ [does coriander count? :D]
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars ££ [quite often when I was young and we used to experience all night power-cuts :D]
20. Changed a baby's diaper [and don't want to, either !!]
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower ££
23. Gotten drunk on champagne $$ [the drinks included copious champagne, but didn't solely consist of it :P]
24. Given more than you can afford to charity ££ [but then, I won that amount as a prize, in a hard fought competition by the way, so was okay :) ]
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope ££ [wasn't mine]
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight [what does this even mean? fight with food or fight over food? :P]
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger ££ [no story there, didn't succeed :P]
30. Had a snowball fight ££
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse ££ [aah, those young "inquisitivish" days]
34. Ridden a roller coaster ££
35. Hit a sixer that won the game [just wish I did]
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 ££ [often often :D]
39. Had two hard drives for your computer ££ [of course .. what's 7 years education in computers for, anyway? :P]
40. Can name all 27 states ££ [always can .. rock at Geography .. Su will testify :P]
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk ££ [quite a fun activity it is :D]
42. Had amazing friends ££ [what do u mean, "had" !!]
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country ££ [refer to some similar point above to understand more details :P]
44. Watched whales $$ [tiger sharks should also count right?]
45. Stolen a sign/damaged public property
46. Backpacked in Europe ££ [do you actually need proof? :P]
47. Taken a road-trip ££ [in europe, of course]
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving [would have said yes, had this been 'gliding' :P]
51. Visited Kashmir
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love ££
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them ££ [it still counts, even if it was during a conference right?]
54. Visited Japan ££ [ofcourse :D, first trip abroad ever :D]
55. Tried to make a buffalo move when it sat down in front of your car [rofl]
56. Alphabetized your CDs [I dont have CDs !!]
57. Pretended to be a superhero [why to pretend? :P]
58. Played 'Antakshari' in a public place and sung really loudly without caring about the onlookers.
59. Lounged around in bed all day ££ [more times than I would admit :D]
60. Played gully cricket ££
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain ££
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites ££ [how much ancient? but am sure I have visited places ancient enough :P]
70. Taken a martial arts class ££ [for a few months in school; all I learnt was the colour ranking of the belts :D ]
71. Played a video game for more than 6 hours straight ££
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie [no because they didn't select me, said I looked too young :P .. am not lying! it's true !!]
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days [am sure I would die, I have no food reserves in my body anyway!]
77. Made chapatis from scratch ££ [yes yes]
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. White water rafted
82. Been on a television news program as an "expert" $$ [well, I was interviewed by TV crews regarding my 'sci-fi' achievements and did appear on TV, though not in a panel or something! ]
83. Gotten flowers for no reason [never got flowers even when there were reasons! :P]
84. Performed on stage ££ [quite a few times, once I even had a 'double role' since a person playing another character failed to turn up and I knew all the dialogues/scenes since it was my script anyway .. ahh those school days :D]
85. Been to all states in India [this is a toughie!]
86. Recorded your own music $$ [a single song counts? without instruments? only lyrics and tune!]
87. Eaten shark and preferred roadside 'bandi' food [would always prefer bandi food compared to any sharks anywhere!]
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house $$ [it's just a plot of land and well, I did pay for most of it ! :P]
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship [I guess small ferries don't count :(]
94. Spoken more than one language fluently ££ [some wouldn't agree about my fluency but then, they are just too finicky]
95. Performed in the National Day Parade in New Delhi/your city
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold ££ [quite a few times, a weak fainting child I was!!]
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country ££ [Austria is exotic enough!!]
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over ££ [well, moved to another country and started a phd .. am sure that counts!]
101. Walked the Howrah bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car - with the windows open - and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication $$ [will school and IIIT magazines count? :P]
106. Lost over 10 kgs $$ [lost 7kgs in 2 months :P not that I wanted to!]
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback [flashback? what's that? I need clarification!]
108. Piloted an airplane $$ [engine-less plane aka glider counts right? and also that I had the instructor sitting just behind me, doesnt matter?]
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart [now now, why would I do that?]
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show [not that lucky]
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol $$ [to shoot balloons? :D]
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse $$ [it was less of a ride and more of a stroll :P]
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Spent the night at a railway station $$ [airports count as well I guess!!]
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period ££ [very often, very very often :D]
123. Spent the better part of your life outside India $$ [define "better part"]
124. Visited all 7 continents [one of my to-do things in life :D]
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi ££ [in Tokyo and absolutely hated it!!]
128. Had your picture in the newspaper ££ [on one ocassion, most of the local newspapers had my picture :D]
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school [ as a reunion? :P]
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach ££ [it touched me!!]
133. Eaten fried ice cream ££ [didn't like the coconut covering though]
134. Read 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' [tried and failed miserably]
135. Selected one 'important' author who you missed in school, and read $$ [missed most authors in school anyway :P]
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions [used to go when I used to be in Hyd!]
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language ££ [it is not so hard! Japan taught me that :P]
139. Been elected to public office $$ [this is too long and controversial to talk about here :P]
140. Written your own computer language [that would be crazy]
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream ££ [yes yes I did]
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care [what is that?]
143. Built your own PC from parts $$ [I chose the parts but someone else put them together :P]
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you [me and art? rofl ! ]
145. Had a booth at a street fair $$ [fairs in schools also count? :P]
146. Dyed your hair
147. been a dj
148. Shaved your head $$[I love my hair, but my hair was shaved when I was 3 or something, not with my consent though ]
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life [no, but my life has been saved often :D]
whoa .. managed to finish this epic-tag post .. so, am i also supposed to tag someone now? baah, no one really blogs much anymore ... sad state of affairs!
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7 comments:
You suck at Geography, cant tell iowa from ohio.
I have testified
Can you believe I actually read this whole thing!!
evidently saturday mornings 10AM are real boring
me to read everything and then read everything @argentyen wrote
sad state of affairs
Please elaborate on the foloowing:
29, 43, 52 - are they related?
Btw, i read the whole post.. i deserve a medal for biggest loser
Have too many comments! Will discuss them sometime when I have time :|
@Su, tch tch, just like most bushies, i mean obamaniacs, you narrow-mindedly assume that world is USA and USA is the world :P
@deepti, i actually do ... it is quite gripping, isn't it? :P
@obelix, and then you took up the tag urself .. bravo bravo :P
@paccha, the explanations accompany the points in square brackets .. and no 52 had nothing to do with the other two, ofcourse the other two are related :P
@argentyne, will u ever find the time? :P
tl;dr. :)
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