The Running List

Have you watched this movie called The Bucket List?


It tells of two elderly men of either ends of the social hierarchy - Edward Cole (played by Jack Nicholson), a billionaire who made his fortune of America's costly health services and Carter Chambers (played by Morgan Freeman) who is a middle class mechanic from New York. Their similarities? Both of them have been diagnosed with end stage cancer, leaving them with little under a year to live.

After ending up in the same hospital room, undergoing their respective treatments, they decided to set up a Bucket List - a list of things to be done together before they literally 'kick the bucket'. And so, began a story of self rediscovery. From skydiving to going for a lion safari to climbing the Great Pyramid, their bucket list sounds as absurd as it can be.

In time, as both Cole and Chambers began fulfilling the tasks on their Bucket List, they began to reflect on life - their decisions, their mistakes and their hopes to set things right. Their pursuit to finish the Bucket List comes to a grinding halt when Chambers discovers that the cancer has spread to his brain, leaving him with no choice but to undergo a brain surgery which eventually led to his death. Cole enters remission and duly fulfills the final few tasks of their Bucket List.

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I have to say, this movie is certainly worth watching. The combination of an interesting concept plus the Freeman and Nicholson tag team, two of Hollywood's most seasoned actors make this movie highly thought provoking and inspiring.

And that is why we are bringing you..."The Running List"!

Taddaaaaa~~!

Instead of a list of things to be done before one passes on to the Afterworld, this is a list of things to be achieved before and on June 28th 2009 - the Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon 2009. With plenty of time to think, to act and to witness, the entire 42.195km and the days prior to it is akin to one's 'journey' through 'life'. In this sense, this is why The Running List will be just like The Bucket List.

Okay, I have not spoken to Jimmy about The Running List yet, but I'm sure he's sporting and enthusiastic enough to take part in our little project. So, to kick things off, I shall start The Running List by listing down a few tasks that were listed on The Bucket List:

The Running List:
1) To witness something truly majestic (from The Bucket List)
2) To help a complete stranger for a common good (from The Bucket List)
3) To make a complete stranger smile
4) To run the entire 42.195km without stopping (well, except at water stations)
5) ....

I'm running out of ideas! Any suggestions guys? :)