My 52 items to complete in the new year. Updated weekly to showcase my progress.

Health/Well Being

1. Reach my target weight of 85 kg. Need to lose 20 Kg (-1/20).

2. Log a 500 km cumulative walking distance on RunKeeper (302/500)

3. Sign up and run a 5K event.

4. Go for a morning walk at least 3 times a week (183/156)

Travel/Treks

5. Go to Hong Kong/Macau.

6. Go to Cameron Highlands.

7. Go on a cycling trip to Pulau Ubin with the wife.

8. Go for a trek to Bukit Timah with the wife.

9. Go for a trek to MacRitchie Reservoir Park.

10. Visit LegoLand in Johor Bahru

11. Visit 5 new attractions in Singapore (2/5)

• S.E.A Aquarium – Pictures (6/15)
• St. John’s Island – Pictures (6/22)

Finances

12. Spend no more than $5 for lunch for an entire week. Have at least 12 such weeks in the year (2/12).

13. Complete the 52 Week Money Challenge (17/52).

14. Complete the Monthly Money Challenge (4/12).

15. Pay myself $10 for every task completed in this challenge. (1/52)

16. Pay all my Credit Card Debt

Family & Friends

17. Go on intimate date nights with the wife more often. One every month at least (10/12)

• Dinner at Paul (01/10)
• Lunch at Sofra (03/02)
• Dinner at Charlie’s Tapas Bar (03/31)
• Dinner at Trattoria (04/11)
• Dinner and movie (04/17)
• Dinner at Herbivore (07/23)
• Lunch at Viva Mexico and Movie (08/24)
• Dinner at 313 Somerset and movie (09/24)
• Beer Dining at Level 33 (10/21)
• Brunch at Lots Gourmet & Shopping at Orchard (10/19)

18. Get a professional couple photograph taken of the wife and I.

19. Host at least one movie marathon at home.

20. Call/Skype with family back home at least once a week (24/52)

21. Go out with friends at least once a month (11/12)

Hobbies & Interests

22. Go for a photo walk every month (3/12).

• Vietnam (January)
• St. John’s Island (June)
• Krabi (September)
• Orchard Road (December)

23. Submit my photos to a contest.

Reading

24. Read 24 books (14/24).

25. Complete the following books before buying any new ones

• A Dance With Dragons
• Shantaram (Read)
• The Wolf Of Wall Street (Read)
• Matterhorn
• Last Train to Istanbul (Read)
• Trojan Horse (Read)
• Dongri To Dubai

26. Read at least 6 Non-Fiction books (3/6).

Blogging

27. Write at least 2 blog posts each month (18/24).

28. Additionally blog weekly monthly about the progress of “Gandhi’s 52 Things In 2014 Challenge” (5/52) (5/12)

Self Improvement

29. Journal 5 times a week (120/260).

30. Take a selfie every-week (34/52). 

• Link to Flickr Set

31. Create a time-lapse of selfie images. Participate in a 52 week photo challenge (44/52).

• – Link to Facebook Group
• – Link to Flickr Set

32. Go a week without eating any junk food. Have at least 6 such weeks (2/6).

33. Go to bed before 11:00 PM for a week.

34. Don’t stay in the same role at work by the end of the year.

• Moved to another organisation and am now working on the Project Management Team

TV & Movies (This list may grow as we go along)

35. Catch-up/ Complete watching the following TV Shows –

• Boardwalk Empire
• Breaking Bad (07/14)
• Californication (Currently on Season 1)
• Downton Abbey
• Dexter (Currently On Season 7)
• White Collar (Currently On Season 4)
• Burn Notice (Currently On Season 7)
• House Of Cards – UK (Currently on Season 2)
• House Of Cards – US (All Caught up!)

36. Re-Watch all episodes of the following TV shows –

• That 70s Show (Finished on 01/20)
• The Practice (Currently on Season 2)
• The Wonder Years (Currently on Season 3)
• The West Wing (Currently on Season 6)
• Lost (Finished on 04/02)
• Malcolm In The Middle (05/29)

37. Watch 12 new movies released in 2014 (19/12)

• Dedh Ishqiya
• Highway 
• Queen
• 2 States
• Godzilla
• Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
• Guardians Of The Galaxy
• Singham Returns
• Lucy
• The Maze Runner
• Daawat-e-Ishq
• Khoobsurat
• Bang Bang
• Haider
• Gone Girl
• The Judge
• Interstellar
• Kill/Dill
• Horrible Bosses 2

38. Watch the following critically acclaimed movies –