Tropikiwi




I'm doing 39 things
 

Tropikiwi's Life List

  1. 1. go on a cruise
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    3,142 people
  2. 2. Learn Spanish
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    12,696 people
  3. 3. learn french
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    8,407 people
  4. 4. learn to SCUBA dive
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    2,214 people
  5. 5. Learn Latin Dance
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    99 people
  6. 6. Learn kick-boxing
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    245 people
  7. 7. learn sign language
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    6,406 people
  8. 8. Learn to juggle
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    940 people
  9. 9. ride in a hot air balloon
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    1,624 people
  10. 10. fly in a glider
    28 people
  11. 11. fly in a helicopter
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    164 people
  12. 12. ride a blimp
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    15 people
  13. 13. learn to ride a horse
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    508 people
  14. 14. Make an elaborate sand sculpture/castle
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    9 people
  15. 15. take massage lessons
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    92 people
  16. 16. Ride a Camel
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    315 people
  17. 17. drive a golf cart
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    9 people
  18. 18. have sex on the beach
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    232 people
  19. 19. go to a spa
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    343 people
  20. 20. Kiss in the rain
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    13,221 people
  21. 21. Swim with dolphins
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    6,150 people
  22. 22. Buy original art
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    82 people
  23. 23. See a movie in a drive-in
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    224 people
  24. 24. invest in the stock market
    227 people
  25. 25. Skydive
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    8,403 people
  26. 26. be a good photographer
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    62 people
  27. 27. play the piano
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    935 people
  28. 28. Get charms for my charm bracelet
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    3 people
  29. 29. Make a gingerbread house
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    39 people
  30. 30. go to a midnight showing of rocky horror
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    117 people
  31. 31. Shower in a waterfall.
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    350 people
  32. 32. learn to sail
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    1,686 people
  33. 33. own all the books of things to do before I die
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    1 person
  34. 34. Design a small scale model of dream home
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    7 people
  35. 35. travel to 100 places or more (join the Travelers' Century Club)
    216 people
  36. 36. Ride a mechanical bull
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    475 people
  37. 37. ride a carousel
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    2 people
  38. 38. get my drivers licence
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    547 people
  39. 39. water ski
    87 people
Recent entries
own all the books of things to do before I die (read all 3 entries…)
101 places not to visit 4 months ago

I was most happy to find this book in the local library, as it was on my list of books with lists to read.
The book is a lot like the Molvania http://tropikiwi.typepad.com/great_adventures_of_a_gre/2007/09/molvania.html book. Only real difference is that this book lists real places while Molvania is just completely invented by some humorous ingenious demented minds.
It was just easy amusing reading not to be taken at all seriously.
My former city of residence in NZ didn’t even get a mention. I am sure that John Cleese will be very upset at the city’s snub as he has declared it to be the suicide capital. A fact I now must tell everyone whenever they ask where I am from.
The book failed to diminish any of my desire to see the world so I do of course plan to go to many of the places listed.
There was a travel expo here and I went and got me a whole armful of brochures for European tours.
I was thinking of starting my European experience with an escapade doing one of those cheap camping trips where you see like 20 countries in 7 weeks.
I was thinking that if I did that first then I could see where I like and go back.
Plus if I couldn’t find a job and ran out of money at least I would have seen Europe. Europe as we sped by on a bus, but it still counts!
I have been told that the Contiki tours are fun and not really naff. Although one guy who I mentioned it to was like oh no you lose your virginity on those trips and told me how he didn’t want to lose his. I was most amused and pointed out that I didn’t think anyone was gonna hold him down and take it. He does have free choice! Ah Christians, so afraid of corruption…
But anyway these tours only run in the summer (it is camping after all) and my plan is to go in October. So I would either have to change the plan or wait in London until the next summer to go.


Learn to juggle (read all 2 entries…)
New year's resolution 6 months ago

I shall make a new years resolution. I think that the whole health/fitness thing is a bit overdone so I might just make one plain goal like (finally!) learning to juggle.
I bought some juggling balls coz I found them cheap in the local shop in Alice Springs.
So far their biggest adventure was not long after I got them when I left them on the coffee table then went to bed.
The dog thought that they were a new toy for him. When I woke up the balls were gone. I found two of them in the backyard.
Was so frustrating trying to find the last one. I asked the dog where he had put it but he wouldn’t help me find it.
Eventually I found it behind the bar fridge.
So anyway the balls have not done much since. But I still have them and really should put them to good use!
So my resolution will to be to at least learn the basics of juggling. I don’t think I could play with balls like this guy! http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=UrR-aqI2jvE


Get a skin for my laptop (read all 2 entries…)
Pimped my laptop 1 year ago

I finally got a skin from www.decalgirl.com
Then I was just slack about putting it on, I felt that I would need lots of hands to help.
But finally did it tonight with only one person to help.
Well I got him to do most of the work and it’s so pretty!
I didn’t get a shag but I got a sweet lappy!


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