Update: 29 April 2009
My before-30 checklist: (in random order)
1. Get certified as an Advanced Scuba diver
2. Bungee-Jump
3. Buy a house. Or two
4. Sponsor my parents on an all expense paid trip to overseas – done (Thailand/HK/Shenzhen)
5. Get a DSLR – done (Nikon D60)
6. Climb Mount KK
7. Paraglide/Parasail (Parasailing is too mild) Sky Dive – done (25/4/09)
8. Make a snow angel
9. Start a business (A serious one!) 
10. Visit at least 5 foreign countries – done (HK/Macau – 19/10/07, Thailand – Jan to Apr, Aug to Dec 2008; Shanghai – July 2008; Philippines – 28/12/08; Bali – 1/2/09; HK/Shenzhen – 7/3/09; Melbourne – 29/12/09)
11. Share the good news to at least one friend Work towards the salvation of my closest friends
12. Be a regular in social community work – ongoing (recent one being SOW @ Sg. Kanching – 19/4/09)
13. Sponsor at least 5 children under the World Vision’s child sponsorship program – (1 down, 4 to go)
14. Get a Toyota (or maybe a Mazda/Honda)
15. Laser my eyes
16. Get promoted to a Vice-President rank (assuming I’m still with a Bank) Get out of the Banking line 
17. Take up photography and be good at it! – still working on it
18. Learn a new skill, i.e. baking
19. Be involved in mission trips
20. Go on a 5 movies marathon in a day
21. Complete a 10KM marathon race and get a medal [Completed 2 10KM races and got a finisher medal)
22. Start a Trust Fund
23. Learn to surf - done (Bali)
24. Visit Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak to complete my visit to all states in Malaysia [ Sabah - done, Sarawak - done]
25. Go on a level 5 white-water rafting adventure – (only did at Kiulu River which is level 3 or 4)
26. Be very well insured – as per my definition
27. Make a difference in the Animals’ Planet
28. Watch a high quality musical or stage play, if not Broadway – (Watched Beauty & the Beast Broadway Musical but don’t consider it high quality )
29. Be financially independent – (independent but not financially free yet)
30. Get married 
Some big, some small, but all realistically achievable (I hope).
So there you have it, my first 30 things to-do list before March 28, 2014.
The clock is ticking…
I’m working on my own 30 by 30 list now. Good luck with yours!
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