Ok...this thread is so different from what you see on similar threads from people in the west...a lot of the posts from people there are related to some crazy romp they'd want to have with some hot guy/girl...do some crazy drugs, get smashed etc...i mean there would be other stuff but this would be consistent in all posts...

well i work in TV and am working on a format where celebrities relive or imagine what they would do if it was the last 24 hours of their lives...

this post has given me a perspective about what people in india would want to do...but could i ask everyone's opinion here on what they'd want to see a known Indian personality do on their last day...

Now i know there are a lot of slayer, porcupine tree and metallica fans here but hey unfortunately most people in our country want a peek into the lives of indian personalities...so you're feedback would really help....u can suggest any celebrity/known figure/controversial figure and what you'd think they'd want to do on their last day...
it doesnt all have to be adventure sports related, it could be some emotional moments as well that people want to do on the last day of their life
... and as of now some of the names in my head are as diverse from Baba Ramdev to Rishi Kapoor to Deepika Padukone to Raghu Ram...


Cheers!!

1. Who are you, what do you do...
I am one of those IT guys, who left his home 7.30 in the morning and come back 9.30 in night..
2. Some of your bucket list items...
1.Swimming.
2.Driving car (Seems everyone knows ..but belive me i dont even have license) and want to buy a car as soon as possible.
3.Sky diving(yes, Product of zindagi milegi na dobara and i know i am scared of height)
4.Want to learn spanish (Already have attended classes in my company, but now regreting was not taking that seriously at that time)
5.Want to meet sachin .(I know one day i will meet him)
6.Want to learn dance.(I know no one can be worst than me in dance)
7.Guitar (I m sure i will learn one day)
8.Want to address thousand of people (stage phobia)
9.Trip to Laddakh
10.Para Sailing / Para Gliding
11.Very keen to see wild life.

3. What have you checked off your list, if any...
Not really.
4. What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...
Swimming,Driving,spanish

Well Well Well..... Now I can conclude that Number 2, 5 and 16 are checked

Well, getting a tattoo was a part of the list. :)
I can check it off now. \m/

Your tattoo tempts me to raise more questions but I think i will be silent for now....

Well, getting a tattoo was a part of the list. :)
I can check it off now. \m/

Spanish it is... Starting from today. And 'Lo and Behold.....' Archery classes falling right in my lap.... AWESOMENESS !!!!!!!

btw, dancing is for fun, hobby only.

Spanish. :clap:

And I always wanted to learn archery. Since the time I knew that one of my fav. writers Coelho also keeps interest in archery. He writes that archery generates concentration. But I guess we don't have any such institutes for archery in Kolkata. Anyways, all the best to you for this. Hope I get to do these when I'm in a new city.

Dancing not from any institutes?

Spanish it is... Starting from today. And 'Lo and Behold.....' Archery classes falling right in my lap.... AWESOMENESS !!!!!!!

btw, dancing is for fun, hobby only.

Wao. So is it going to be French or Spanish?

Btw, dancing? is it professional learning? I wanted to learn salsa. Seems like not happening for me right now.

WhiteWNNoise Says

sahi hai yaar..... aish karo..... humain bhi batana kahan chapen hain tere articles.

List extended:

16. Learn a Foreign Language

Waise, will be starting activities in a week that will help me check off 1 and 16.

Wao. So is it going to be French or Spanish?

Btw, dancing? is it professional learning? I wanted to learn salsa. Seems like not happening for me right now.

Who am I:
An MBA aspirant, who finished BE and working in IT

Things i would like to do:

1. get in touch with swimming again
2. go on a tour ( atleast for a week)
3. buy say 10 new books, and immerse myself reading them
4. learn salsa
5. go to a theme park..( yes..everytime i wanted t go out with my frnds, my XXXX had given me some reason not t go )
6. learn to play the guitar

2. Some of your bucket list items...
I have so many things on my list. Let me put some common ones out there for the benefit of those who do not have a list as of now.

1. Dancing
2. Swimming
3. Sky Diving / Para Sailing / Para Gliding
4. Participate in AXN Amazing Race
5. Archery / Shooting
6. Play an instrument
7. Participate in a Marathon
8. Visit Angkor Wat
9. Trip to Laddakh
10. Stay in buddhist monastery for a week.
11. Scuba Diving / Coraf Reef exploration / Shark diving
12. River Rafting
13. Bungee Jumping
14. Make a short film.
15. Watch Aurora (Northern Lights) in Norway

List extended:

16. Learn a Foreign Language
17. Be part of Everest Base camp expedition
18. Go rock climbing
19. Take a canopy tour (traversing between trees on a zip line)
20. Go to Loy Krathong, the sky lantern festival in Thailand
21. Visit the Kremlin in Russia


Waise, will be starting activities in a week that will help me check off 1 and 16.

1. Watch the Northern Lights

2. Visit Easter Island

3. Watch Van Halen in concert

4. Jump from an airplane

5. Everest base camp

Apart from the 3rd one, we share the same interests buddy. Its either posted here or is in my extended list.

My status gets updated. Editing my post accordingly.

1. Started content writing.

2. Started working as internet marketing personnel at a friend's project. :grin:

So right now I'm working as a writer. And also as an internet marketing personnel and official social media administrator.

Will keep on updating my status. For now, life's tough writing articles and marketing stuff.

sahi hai yaar..... aish karo..... humain bhi batana kahan chapen hain tere articles.

Kerala Parathas are known to be layered and quite heavy. Normally people eat 3 or if you are really hungry 4/5. We had this challenge back to school among friends to eat 10 of them...though I still eat like 8,9..

8-9 Kerala porottas!!! U must have some appetite buddy!!! I have never seen anyone cross 5-6...

1. Watch the Northern Lights

2. Visit Easter Island

3. Watch Van Halen in concert

4. Jump from an airplane

5. Everest base camp

My status gets updated. Editing my post accordingly.

1. Started content writing.

2. Started working as internet marketing personnel at a friend's project. :grin:

So right now I'm working as a writer. And also as an internet marketing personnel and official social media administrator.

Will keep on updating my status. For now, life's tough writing articles and marketing stuff.

Kerala Parathas are known to be layered and quite heavy. Normally people eat 3 or if you are really hungry 4/5. We had this challenge back to school among friends to eat 10 of them. Since I was a person with bigger than usual appetite, I decided to give it a try. So I skipped my breakfast and on that day managed to eat 11 such Parathas.. Never after that have i reached double digits though I still eat like 8,9..

We used to call it KPs.... awesome stuff btw

@All:

Guys/ Gals who are present in Hyderabad - I think lets meet up. I have already been going on treks & all and it would be great if we can plan something out. There sure are treks where we can go for scuba diving, fox flying, canyon swinging and all....

Met people like Harsha Bhogle, Joy Bhattacharya on sets..
And also got a chance to meet Ravi Shastri n Wasim Akram who had come down to the sets...

This is awesome. :cheerio:

Kerala Parathas are known to be layered and quite heavy. Normally people eat 3 or if you are really hungry 4/5. We had this challenge back to school among friends to eat 10 of them. Since I was a person with bigger than usual appetite, I decided to give it a try. So I skipped my breakfast and on that day managed to eat 11 such Parathas.. Never after that have i reached double digits though I still eat like 8,9..

Now I want to taste those....keeping on my list when I visit south India for sure.

Please share your experience to be on TV. Must have been a great one. :)

What's special about kerala Parathas? Not a clue. Elaborate, will you?

Being on TV is something which was there in my mind since school days... One way I found out was being on Quiz competitions... And I got a chance first in Class VIII in a regional channel (Kairali TV).. Got a couple of calls from relatives who saw it and I was happy...

The big chance came in Class IX, X when I got a chance to represent my school in the ESPN School Quiz.. This was big.. Came on TV for 3 episodes.. Met people like Harsha Bhogle, Joy Bhattacharya on sets..
And also got a chance to meet Ravi Shastri n Wasim Akram who had come down to the sets...

Kerala Parathas are known to be layered and quite heavy. Normally people eat 3 or if you are really hungry 4/5. We had this challenge back to school among friends to eat 10 of them. Since I was a person with bigger than usual appetite, I decided to give it a try. So I skipped my breakfast and on that day managed to eat 11 such Parathas.. Never after that have i reached double digits though I still eat like 8,9..

10. Be on TV
11. Eat 10 Kerala Parathas in 1 go(I am a food junkie!! )





What have you checked off your list, if any...

1, 10, 11

Please share your experience to be on TV. Must have been a great one. :)

What's special about kerala Parathas? Not a clue. Elaborate, will you?

Who are you, what do you do...

A common IT engineer, working in TCS Hyderabad...MBA aspirant...

Some of your bucket list items...

Playing guitar...( Already started learning, can play a dozen of songs)

Publishing a book...(have started writing a number of times and then stopped)

going on a honeymoon, Kanyakumari to Sri Nagar in Himgiri express( not yet started)

new hairstyle( pata hi nahi chalta ki kaun sa style rakhun, lambe karta hun fir katwa leta hun)...

First of all Kudos for this awesome idea!!! :cheers:

Who are you, what do you do...

A student at SPJIMR.. Moving into 2nd year of things now...

Some of your bucket list items...

1. Learn Swimming
2. Own a Bose Sound System
3. Own a watch collection of atleast 50 watches (Branded)
4. Visit Europe with parents
5. Meet Shaquille O'Neal, Slash, James Hetfield, Brad Pitt, Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale
6. Go to Vegas with 3 of my best buddies
7. Watch Porcupine Tree, Metallica (Yes. I missed the chance in India) perform
8. Scuba Diving -> Prolly the most common thing in Bucket Lists!!!
9. This might sound harsh but still -> taste all possible food items (Non Veg )
10. Be on TV
11. Eat 10 Kerala Parathas in 1 go(I am a food junkie!! )
12. Watch Roger Federer play at Wimbledon(looks tough, but still)
13. Watch an NBA, a Chelsea Game, a Real Madrid Game Live!!


Thats all I can think of now...

What have you checked off your list, if any...

1, 10, 11

What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...

Nothing probably in the next 1 year.. But I am on with 3.. (Got 3 now)

And my priority is on 2, 4, 12...

Anything else that you would want to mention...

I think everyone has it in them to achieve all the crazy stuff they have in their bucket list!!! So go ahead and live it is all I gotta say..

And someday I shall post that I have completed mine.. This is a promise!!

What an awesome thread I'm lovin it

Well, I am from IT background (haan yaar main bhi IIM - Indian IT male category ko belong karta hun ;)) I think many of us share the same interest. Here goes my post.

1. Who are you, what do you do...

During day time - I work in a software company in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. I don't want to talk about work any more

After job - I pick my laptop and get hooked on to movies or "How I met your mother" or may be hang out with a buddy!

2. Some of your bucket list items...

Oh man, this is a realy big one! I'll list a few, mostly adventuruos one.

1. Skydiving (ZNMD walon ne mera idea utha liya ;))
   
2. Deep Sea diving (maine ZNMD walon ka idea utha liya )
   
3. Skiing
   
4. Riding a bike on mountains
   
5. Sky foxing
   
6. Sea surfing
   
7. Get a new hairstyle
   
8. Try dishes/tastes that I aways wanted to
   
9. Make a short film (anyone interested...??? koi team/partner chahiye)
   
10. Learn guitar
    
11. Join a gym
    
12. etc etc etc (badi lambi list hai yaar....!!!)
    

What have you checked off your list, if any...

Well, 7 - checked, 8 - approaching slowly & gradually

What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...

Right now 8, 10 & 11 are top priority on my list. But all are equally important, anyways

Anything else that you would want to mention...

Puyz, I don't know if anyone of you has watched the movie "The Bucket List" or not, but puyz on this thread, you gotta watch this one. Morgan Freeman and Jack nicholson have done a fantastic job in this one.

"Live each day of your life as if it is the last day...........and one day you'll be sure about it"

My status gets updated.

Re-analysed my plans for doing MBA. Thinking of taking up a job now. And for that doing a professional course on Java and Oracle. Once I get a job, am looking forward to work there for 4-5 years and then think about MBA. For now, job has become the first priority.


Loads of plans in my mind, can't disclose them as of now. Will keep on updating once I am through with the first target, a job that is.

I m quite an avid adventure freak: Some of the things I have already done

Sky Diving
Para Sailing
Scuba Diving
River Rafting
Bungee Jumping

I'd say Bungee Jumping was the craziest of them all !!

That's great Ashim. We all want to do some of these things at some point in our lives. Some of us get the opportunity, some of us don't. Why don't you share your experience with us. Must've been real fun.

Looking forward.

I m quite an avid adventure freak: Some of the things I have already done

Sky Diving
Para Sailing
Scuba Diving
River Rafting
Bungee Jumping

I'd say Bungee Jumping was the craziest of them all !!

it definitely wud be if your life is handing upside down with a rope tied to your leg....

WhiteWNNoise Says

I took german lessons for a month. was doing decent at it/ but somehow i didnt find d charm in it. n cos of pronunciation i m a bit apprehensive abt french. spanish has a charm but i have no clue abt it

Even I hated Deutsch at first because of all those Akkusativ and Dativ. Still confuse which is to be used where. But, at the end of the day, as we call it, 'das ist ein international und sehr interessant sprachen'


Go for French, sir. In the beginning it's difficult with every language. But it's fun when we start using them.
Personally, I have a plan of continuing Deutsch after getting a job... probably in the weekends.

Great work sir.

A couple of my friends went for French. It's a good language but the only problem is the pronunciation part. Personally, I went for Deutsch because it has got the second most usage as official language around the world.

If you love Switzerland, go for French. :cheers:
If you love the sunny, clear climate of Spain, go for Spanish. :clap:

I took german lessons for a month. was doing decent at it/ but somehow i didnt find d charm in it. n cos of pronunciation i m a bit apprehensive abt french. spanish has a charm but i have no clue abt it

Hmmm..... interesting thought.

I have already started Swimming. By the end of April, i will be all ready for scuba diving.

Continuing on another item -learning a foreign language - on my bucket list, I am in the deciding stage of choosing between French and Spanish.... Any suggestions ....

Great work sir.

A couple of my friends went for French. It's a good language but the only problem is the pronunciation part. Personally, I went for Deutsch because it has got the second most usage as official language around the world.

If you love Switzerland, go for French. :cheers:
If you love the sunny, clear climate of Spain, go for Spanish.

I think we should be more active on this thread. I have an idea for that.

Why don't we post about what are we really doing to check things off our bucket list. Why don't we keep coming back after a few days interval and update where we stand, and what did we do in these days to check things off. things we want to do the most in our lives... :clap:


For me to start with, I am searching for a job right now. Appeared in CAT twice, didn't get bschools I wanted, so re-analysing my strategy a bit. Maybe will go for GMAT after 3-4 years.

I hope people join in with their ideas. :cheers:

Hmmm..... interesting thought.

I have already started Swimming. By the end of April, i will be all ready for scuba diving.

Continuing on another item -learning a foreign language - on my bucket list, I am in the deciding stage of choosing between French and Spanish.... Any suggestions ....

I think we should be more active on this thread. I have an idea for that.

Why don't we post about what are we really doing to check things off our bucket list. Why don't we keep coming back after a few days interval and update where we stand, and what did we do in these days to check things off. things we want to do the most in our lives... :clap:


For me to start with, I am searching for a job right now. Appeared in CAT twice, didn't get bschools I wanted, so re-analysing my strategy a bit. Maybe will go for GMAT after 3-4 years.

I hope people join in with their ideas.

1. Who are you, what do you do...
I am a sailor by profession. Have touched 5 out of 7 continents in the world but still I want to see the world coz unlike the popular belief all we get to see is the various ports of the world and there isn't enough time to actually explore and more importantly enjoy and experience the places we visit....

2. Some of your bucket list items...
I have so many things on my list. Here are a few of those....

1. Sky Diving / Para Gliding (and it's not a by-product of ZNMD)
2. Play Guitar
3. Trip to Laddakh
4. Scuba Diving / Coraf Reef exploration / Shark diving
5. River Rafting
6. Bungee Jumping
7. Go to Alaska
8. Get a customizes Bat-Mobile made (ofcourse only the exteriors will be possible I guess)
9. Go on a biking trip across South America starting from the peninsular (Central) America uptill the tip where Atlantic and Pacific meets.
10. Fly a plane.
11. Do MBA from a very reputed institute.... (gt dinged frm ISB this time:banghead:)

and will keep updating it ...
What have you checked off your list, if any...
No. 5 and no.6

What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...
As of now Scuba diving is next on the list.. will check it off within a month or so... Going to visit a friend in Andaman-Nicobar islands for mood uplift

Anything else that you would want to mention...
Another big idea in my mind right now is that on my 50th B'day (i.e. if I "live" till then, then I'll take a sabbatical for 2 years and go on a world tour then...... lets see how does that turn out to be....

Well since Scuba diving is on my list, I will post some information here that might help those who have scuba diving in their list too.

General Info: Scuba Diving is fast becoming one of the most popular adventure thrills. One needs to know swimming skills. There are courses through which one can become a certified diver. Be it for recreational purpose or for a serious hobby, scuba diving opens up underwater realms to be explored.

Courses:
Discover Scuba Diver is an introductory course towards certification. The cost is around INR4000. Though there is no certification given, the dive experience can be accumulated for the next level.

Open Water Diver is the most popular course in recreational scuba diving. Costing anywhere around INR18,000, this course provides you with a certificate, which essentially means that you can scuba dive without a professional trainer by your side.

The other advanced courses are for serious scuba diving enthusiasts. From Underwater Photography to Wreck Diving, scuba diving offers a host of underwater pleasures to experience.

Dive sites in India include Grande Island (Goa), Netrani Island-Pigeon Island (Karnataka), Andamans and Lakshadweep.

While PADI is the largest recreational dive training and certification organization in the world, BSAC is the largest dive club in the world.

Links to checkout:
PADI The Way the World Learns to Dive
Barracuda Diving : Scuba Diving in Goa and other Destinations in India
Scuba Travel India
Welcome to GoaDiving
Goa Aquatics - PADI Scuba Diving Resort in Goa India.
Welcome to the official web site of Scuba Cochin
Temple Adventures Scuba Diving Surfing India ocean adventure water sports
Dreamz Diving

If you guys have your plans of checking things off your list, pls elaborate. Who knows, there might be a better suggestion posted here. I will soon post mine.

1. Who are you, what do you do...
I am Rahul Jha, from New Delhi. I work for Ericsson Global Services. I have 2 years+ work ex in core telecommunication industry. (sounds fancy I know . . lol)...

nice man..... I am not surprised at the "fancy" stuff

Ur gf must be smiling if she saw ur point "d" ;)

You have a nice list there buddy .... I was actually having some things on mind once the thread starts becoming more active.

Okay, so I guess I am only the second person here.

1. Who are you, what do you do...

yaar, regarding your MBA, you have to decide kahan se karna hai. Do you want it to be cos u want it on ur resume or for other reasons. When the goins is good, no one asks kahan se kiya, its only when the going is not gr8, ppl start asking questions. At that time it will matter ki kahan se kiya. So give it a thot...

For all those potential discussion players, please post a brief into of the following before your start your discussion:

1. Who are you, what do you do...
2. Some of your bucket list items...
3. What have you checked off your list, if any...
4. What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...
5. Anything else that you would want to mention...

1. Who are you, what do you do...
I am Rahul Jha, from New Delhi. I work for Ericsson Global Services. I have 2 years+ work ex in core telecommunication industry. (sounds fancy I know . . lol)

2. Some of your bucket list items...
There are just so many. . oh. . where to start from ..

a. Ride a chopper in Texas with my brother, after I teach him how to ride one in the first place.
b. Visit typical western place as depicted in good westerner movies like the good, bad and ugly, True Grit etc. and involve in gun slinging actions. . as long as I am not dead.
c. Coral Reef exploration under water
d. Have a hot girl friend . . . *evil* I know !
e. Visit Machu Pichu in South America and the awesome Jesus statue in Rio, Do something like animal vs wild in Amazon rain forest.
f. Did I say sky diving ? Its too common after ZNMD but trust me, I wanted to do this before people even knew what it is called ! ;)
g. Go to a college that everybody would be jealous of ! For time being, I did engineering from a college I am ashamed of ! :(
h. Feature on television
i. Get drunk in some dirty tavern in West Europe or an English pub and sing loudly "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum !!"
j. Go to places Ian Wright went to in Lonely planet series.
k. Become an IIT Engineer
l. Own a Business from scratch.
m. Be in a metal band \m/
n. become a multi lingual.
0. Masters Course from an Ivy League

. Many more that can not be mentioned here . . haha. Its a public forum ! Cheers.

3. What have you checked off your list, if any...

d, h, m and n !!


I have done

4. What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...
Good college seems to be the next one in radar.

5. Anything else that you would want to mention...

I need money to do what I want to do. MBA can get me that money. Plus MBA will help me start a business. Thats about it I guess !!

Okay, so I guess I am only the second person here.

1. Who are you, what do you do...

Just a regular guy from Kolkata. Actually, pretty much less than a regular guy. Decided not to sit for campus interviews in the college, because I thought I would make it to a good b-school, turned out the other way. Sat for one year at home and prepared for exams and again CAT and other exams showed me the door. So as of now, gearing up for bank-p.o. exam and searching for IT jobs.

2. Some of your bucket list items...

Had many, since my school life. Listing a few...

a) Stay in a hostel.
b) Publish my own story.
c) Study engineering (yehwala bakwas hai. ajkal to har koi engg padta hai)
d)Do MBA (mar gaya yehwala achieve karne ke chakkar mein)
e)Do FPM (Bhagwan jane hoga ya nahi)
f)Learn another international language
g)Go to Canada.
h)To have a room for myself (okay, I never had a room for myself in life)
i)To learn violin.
j)To teach in an IIM (please don't groan. I know I am mad. )
k)Manage a business directly
l)Earn by writing
3. What have you checked off your list, if any...

a, b, c, and f is done.
Stayed in N'pur R.K. Mission
TOI published my writings twice.
Studied engineering. (thik hai yaar main pagal hoon)
Have learnt Deutsch from Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata.

4. What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...

Want to do MBA soon, really bad. I need this more than anything else.

5. Anything else that you would want to mention...

Staying in a few places, alone has taught me one thing, that whatever happens with my life, I know I will do everything I want in my life. One day, I will live my life to the fullest.

Till then, I will keep fighting. :)

K, and L is done too. (EDIT)

As for me ....


1. Who are you, what do you do...
I am one of those countless IT guys, but I do not toil away writing codes and testing them. I work for a Big MNC giant in Hyderabad. I am an adventure enthusiast. I want to do so many things, never could do it. But no more.... 'The Time Has Come, This Is My Time and I Shall Seize It This Time'....

2. Some of your bucket list items...
I have so many things on my list. Let me put some common ones out there for the benefit of those who do not have a list as of now.

1. Dancing
2. Swimming
3. Sky Diving / Para Sailing / Para Gliding
4. Participate in AXN Amazing Race
5. Archery / Shooting
6. Play an instrument
7. Participate in a Marathon
8. Visit Angkor Wat
9. Trip to Laddakh
10. Stay in buddhist monastery for a week.
11. Scuba Diving / Coraf Reef exploration / Shark diving
12. River Rafting
13. Bungee Jumping
14. Make a short film.
15. Watch Aurora (Northern Lights) in Norway

What have you checked off your list, if any...
Kuch bhi nahin kiya..... Nothing.... seriously...
Always waiting for company to do it

What are your next items on the list that you will be checking off...
As of now same as what I mentioned above.

Anything else that you would want to mention...
People will never get time to do anything cos they are always busy. The trick is to stretch their timelines. You have to sacrifice something to gain something.