Every person has a wishlist, of things they want for their b'days, of things they would like to buy when they win the Lotto, of the chores their spouse would do (focusing on the WISH part of wishlist), of people they wana bump off, etc etc. Every person also probably has a wishlist comprising of things they want to do in their lives... for most people I know, it is sit on their arses and beat Team Doom at DOTA.
I'll probably get around to doing the things in my list only by the time I'm 40, you know, after I have earned tons of money (that's the plan) and the kids are all grown up...
1. Learn to play the violin
Arrived at this after eliminating the piano, the guitar and that metal triangle they played in the school marching band. Yeah, I'll probably never get around to doing this, so I figured I should go right out and start with the toughest (I think..?), what the heck.
2. Be a tourist guide- one of my childhood dreams
12-year-olds (which is what I was when I wanted to be a tourist guide) wana be doctors, engineers and astronauts. Even most 20-year-old Indians (which is what I am now) usually want to start their own business, get into Bollywood or "a job in the US". But the untrodden path (pun intended- kinda sad one though) has its own charm.
3. Climb Mt. Everest (a Really Men)
But this one's reserved for the fortnight before I die of terminal brain cancer or some such (remember Bucket List?).
4. Learn a coupla languages more
Russian and Sanskrit. We had the bestestestestestest Sanskrit teacher at school (do Poly and Costu agree?). I would like to learn the language of Ancient India just for her. Then I may also be able to read the Kamasutra in original :P. Living in that all Sanskrit speaking village (in Kerala, is it??) might just help. Anyone has spare tickets to that place?
5. Learn to read the Arab/Urdu script (or are they the same?)
(Dont it seem like this blog is successively betraying my lack of knowledge of SOO many things)
This is all thanks to Khaled Housseini. My mum (or is it my cousin?) is literate in Urdu. Just the fact that it is read from right to left is pre-e-e-e-ty interesting. And there seem to be such beautiful literary works in Urdu (I have only read a couple of translations).
6. TOTALLY (my latest new word to be used to punctuate sentences with) disappear one day, not tell anyone and start a new life.
(The Monkess who Sold Her Prada Bag :) )
Poly says Norway is a great place. Ya, go pray for that day to be tomorrow.
But I wont be getting these done too soon. Haven't you noticed how ppl who have led lives to their fullest tend to die early young, especially in Bollywood movies (Kal Ho Na Ho)?
(or is it that they live their lives to the fullest because they are going to die early?)
Today I discovered: Death is hereditary.
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3 comments:
yo! I finally get the bhagya of being the first to comment in your blog..
you can learn to play a musical instrument anytime. it's never too late. about the tourist guide, that could be your post retirement plan.. and scaling mt everest's one of my "things to do" too.. wanna go together? ;)
i think the sanskrit village's somewhere in UP. near varanasi or some such.. anyway, i would like to see the place too!
well, i wouldnt wanna disappear completely, nor wud i want you to!!
Please don't disappear!! just give me your address in Norway ;)
Agree with Amrut on all other counts.
I'm scared that living each day like its your last kind of make you wonder if it will be; but it doesn't matter, live like you're going to die tomorrow but dream like you never will. (I don't remember who said that.)
Blog away!
Very good discovery indeed.
I suggest you raise funds and buy a patent before someone else does.
And I think the Sanskrit village is in Karnataka.
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