Rockin'Roslyn

My Gap Year (2012) Bucket List (yes, yes, I’m well aware that a bucket list isn’t meant to be for just a year):

Asia

1) See Taj Mahal for the second time and spend an ungodly amount of time lazing around, pretending to be Mumtaz Mahal and imagine having my very own version of Shah Jahan building a heritage masterpiece in my honour.

2) Travel from Kuala Lumpur to Halong Bay, Vietnam by trains and buses only.

3) Visit the Tiger Temple in Bangkok, Thailand and bathe a tiger.

4) Stay on one of those epic sail boats in Halong Bay.

5) Venture through Angkor Wat for the second time. But this time with more knowledge of the history and architecture. Lara Croft it all and maybe adopt a Cambodian kid.

6) Visit Gandhi Smirti in New Delhi, India.

7) Visit Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India.

8) Go insane in the City Palace, Jaipur for the second time.

9) See Hawa Mahal, Jaipur.

10) Overcome my fear of public restrooms and take a dump on the train from Bangkok to Siem Reap (doubt it).

11) Stay at a backpackers hostel in Singapore (I recommend Rucksack Inn to everyone, but I’ve never stayed there myself!)

12) Be less frugal the next time I’m in India and donate more, and eat street food.

13) Take the Segway Tour at the Lake Gardens, K.L. (I keep telling guests to try it out, when I never make the attempt)

14) Explore the Dark Caves, Batu Caves. Done! (26/11/11) Had my godbrother guide us.

Oceania

1) Stay with the amazing Zayaana Shazlene and feed her and serenade her with godawful 80s love songs in exchange with accommodation.

2) LUUUNA PARK

3) Touch a kangaroo.

4) Visit this town in Dunedin, New Zealand called Roslyn (JIZZ IN MY PANTS) with Kamil Saifuddin, my friend of 13 years.

5) Hug a koala bear (god, my list is getting pretty lame).

6) Head to the beaches during winter and freeze my bum off.

7) Take a train from Melbourne - Sydney (vice versa)

Send me an email if you’d like a postcard!

-R