SOMEWHERE... OVER THE RAINBOW...

Wish I could observe every inch of the universe and feel the sights in my blood.
Listen to every sweet melody, novel note and lilting tune ever created.
Imbibe all the knowledge that there is ever to be learnt.
Live through every possible experience and experience every possible emotion.

H.m.m.. I sound like Dr Faustus, don't I? ;)

But what better day than today (my birthday!) to wake up and smell the coffee!

So, here's my "Things-to-do-before-I-die" list and some resolutions as well:

1. Make a mini telescope of my own and be an active star gazer
2. Participate in a half-marathon
3. Learn carnatic music and identify ragas
4. Learn salsa! And at least one musical instrument
5. Join yoga and meditation classes
6. Learn Telugu, Kannada and at least one foreign language - Spanish, perhaps
7. Go bungee jumping, para gliding, river rafting etc
8. But before that, learn to ride a bicycle!
9. Read Fundamentals of Physics and understand the (basic) workings of nature
10. Attend Astrobiology courses
11. Visit Ladakh and verify UFO claims
12. Read books more often and completely! Specially by Bertrand Russell, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Arthur Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Richard Leakey
13. Identify fields, crops and flowers instantly
14. Try out at least one new recipe every week
15. Visit as many places as possible – snow-capped mountains and the aurora borealis are a must
16. Learn pencil sketching and painting
17. Watch all the James Bond flicks (I haven't seen one till date!)
18. Capture spiders on camera and identify each of them
19. Start an NGO
20. Blog more often and update this list regularly!

As I pen this post, the song echoes in my mind - 'Somewhere over the rainbow... dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.' And mine will too! :)