Drone.

Just read a post at Xenoboysg that gave me pause.

My life:

I was born in Gleneagles. I attended PAP preschool. Primary school. Got PSLE. Secondary school. Got O' levels. Junior College. Got A' levels. Finishing NS now. Start university next August.

In all probability, I will go on like that:

Work hard. Graduate. Find job. Work hard. Make love. Get married. Work hard. Buy house. Work hard. Buy car. Work hard. Have kids. Work very hard. Grow old. Die. Get cremated, most likely at Mandai.

The only variables are how well or how badly I perform at each stage. The order might be different. For example, maybe I'll buy car before house, make love before graduate, etc. But essentially the steps of my life are about like that.

I'll be damned if thats all I'm going to do.

So. I intend to throw a few challenges in:

1. Get civilian pilot's license.
2. Get damn rich.
3. See the world. And not just the holiday places.
4. Work for an international organisation some time. This probably has to be after I'm damn rich.
5. Keep my best friends.
6. Forget my enemies.
7. Keep learning. Politics, economics, mechanics, geography, psychology, history, whatever.
8. For all that is variable, aim for the best result. (ie. Graduate with Honours, Get a job I like, if not start my own business, have damn good sex, marry someone I really love, buy a house that is comfortable to finance and live in, buy a great car, bring up kids to aim for stuff beyond the path above.)

Of course, the list is an ideal one. How bad life must be if I can't have my ideals. And I'll add to this list in future.