10 by 30

Bored by not studying all day, I wanted to do something I hadn't done but desired to do since a long time. I picked up a chair and some food and sat up on the roof.
It may sound lame, but it was different from just roaming around with your buddies and time really does slow down. Even with an overwhelming sunset at a distance, you can't but think about yourself and life in general. Random ponderings metamorphose into something more tangible.
My third semester examinations are beginning tomorrow. And this may sound cliched but it DOES seem like yesterday when I remember the first day at engineering and it seems just one day before that that I gave my standard 12 board exams.
This seems like an unexpected realization (to me at least), but life is going fast....a tad bit too fast. And the worst part is, most of it is inconspicuous and rarely noteworthy.
Gazing up at the resplendent colors of the cloud formations, the only thing I could think about was the futility of life if not for goals. Revelation....I decided to write down a list of 10 things I wanted to do by the time I turn 30 (again may sound cliched, but what the heck...i'm doing it anyway).
Why 30...well the average lifespan is about 60 years. And a half-life check would be a good yardstick of the attainment.

These are not in order of preference or chronology but just as they come to me...

1) Build a catamaran
2) Buy a penthouse
3) Live for 6 months in New York
4) Visit 5 continents
5) Touch all the 7 wonders of the world
6) Stay throughout the 45 days of the brazil carnival
7) Watch one coldplay concert, live
8) Spend $20,000 in vegas
9) Drive 1000 kms and back in one trip
10) Own a convertible

All these are neither sensible nor in any sense fathomable at this juncture in my life. But all are possible.
On a closing note, even if I DO accomplish the whole list, I want the journey of accomplishment to be much more memorable than the destinations.

To Hope....Cheers

p.s. If u comment, try to add your 10 by 30 list too :D