On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > This has the makings of a[nother] monster thread.
That's the mailing list equivalent of the sign that says "jump off the cliff here for wonderful view". I will bite of course :-) Most of this is stuff that I know I can do; because having impossible dreams just eats me up. However there is no guarantee that I will get to do any of them, you know the vagaries of life and all that jazz. 1. Cross the ALCAN[0] in an RV - time: 1 month; Cost: $$$ 2. Pack my unread books and take a reading vacation - time: 2 months; cost: $$$ 3. Pack my laptop and take a writing vacation in the country, many book ideas in head - time: 6 months; cost: $$$ 4. Fit back into my old college jeans[1] (making time for this one whether I have it or not) - time: 1-2 years; cost: $$ 5. Learn sanskrit and the Upanishads - time: 3-5 years; cost: $$ 6. Volunteer with a charity or foundation that helps children to read - time: 6 months-1 year; cost: $$$ 7. Backpack in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and South America. - time: 3 months each; cost: $$$ 8. Settle down in an island [2] or in the hills [3] - time: 15 years; cost: $$$$$ 9. Live and work in all continents of the world. - time: 15 years; cost: $$$$ 10. Jump off a plane, preferably intentionally - time: 3 months; cost: $$$ Nah, I'll never get to these: 1. A PhD in the anthropology of Iyers 2. Participate in the Olympics But I will probably get to a highly diluted equivalent. For example, I'd be happy to settle for a medal in a half way serious affair like a district / state level competition. Cheeni [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Highway [1] Borrowing Udhay's - sounds nicer than lose xx kilos [2] The current list includes Sri Lanka and Hawaii. No, SG, AU and HK don't even count. NZ might just qualify. [3] The hills of NE India are tempting, but not realistic IMO. What would be great is to find an island with hills. Yes, that's one reason NZ qualifies.
