fridaysdust




I'm doing 12 things
 

fridaysdust's Life List

  1. 1. Quit Smoking
    9,264 people
  2. 2. Drink eight glasses of water each day
    1,734 people
  3. 3. learn French
    1 cheer
    12,435 people
  4. 4. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    21,235 people
  5. 5. run a marathon
    12,473 people
  6. 6. scuba dive
    2,480 people
  7. 7. Visit France
    714 people
  8. 8. backpack across South America
    27 people
  9. 9. own an old Mini Cooper
    4 people
  10. 10. smoke marijuana legally
    19 people
  11. 11. learn Mandarin
    1,339 people
  12. 12. Get a tattoo
    22,045 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...

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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