fridaysdust




I'm doing 13 things
 

fridaysdust's Life List

  1. 1. Quit Smoking
    8,504 people
  2. 2. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    7,151 people
  3. 3. Drink eight glasses of water each day
    1,734 people
  4. 4. learn French
    1 cheer
    10,606 people
  5. 5. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    18,537 people
  6. 6. run a marathon
    10,448 people
  7. 7. scuba dive
    2,190 people
  8. 8. Visit France
    634 people
  9. 9. backpack across South America
    22 people
  10. 10. own an old Mini Cooper
    3 people
  11. 11. smoke marijuana legally
    18 people
  12. 12. learn Mandarin
    1,227 people
  13. 13. Get a tattoo
    20,232 people

How I did it
How to go white water rafting
It took me
1 month
It made me
Stoked.


How to lEARN CSS
It took me
1 year
It made me
feel awesome geeky.


Recent entries
learn to ride a motorcycle
thrown into the deep end of the pool... 3 years ago

I was backpacking in Bali and resorted to rent a motorcycle as I found out that was the cheapest way to travel around. Managed to convince the guy working at the place I stayed to rent me one for 5 days despite having no experience (I’d been on one of those motor-powered bicycles).

After a few ‘test-rides’ – which almost thrusted me straight into a wall – the guy handed me the key. Bali streets were a challenge, especially having to navigating through narrow lanes and roads filled with pedestrians and other motorcyclists. But after a few times, it’s very easy to get the hang of it.

It was most certainly one of those invaluable street/life lessons.




 

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