201 resolutions for the year 2010

We have all oomphed when Aamir Khan bows down before Preity Zinta, not once but twice only to woo her with his magical words in Dil Chahta Hai.. Even I have come up with my own lines for that big moment in my life.. I have kept that piece of paper very close to me inside my wallet, so that i shall always be fully armed for any opportunity.. As of now I have not got a chance to even whisper them for any one though.. (You all know this, right?).. Well, there have been times when I popped ‘that’ question, but never really reached out to my wallet looking for those lines.. Even then, I am still hopeful that the paper will come to use someday and that is why I always keep it in there.. No wonder you guys thought that it was only for my stinginess that I never let you get your hands on my wallet.. Leave it for me buddy..

There is something more that I have in my wallet.. Its the list of my New Year Resolutions.. I couldn’t think of any better place than something I take care of more than myself.. If you thought I was going to give you a peek at a list of 201 things, I am sorry.. I dont want to get embarrassed by telling you all the stupid things I have put down.. The worst part being, it is the list of my resolutions for the year 2007.. Every passing year, I pray to God asking him to give me strength and courage to follow at least a few of the 10 things I had decided to change (rather revamp) in me.. But its Welcome 2010 and I am still there with the same slip of paper.. Unlike the other one I love keeping close to me in my wallet, I just want to get rid of this one..

I guess, this time I need to do something different.. Maybe rewrite it on another paper.. But I don’t think that will help.. Maybe I should think of some new things that I want to happen to me.. Are you trying to tell me that I should build a new list of things?? Noways.. Such a coward I will be.. I just can’t give up like this.. Well, not giving up on things like these was one of the things on the list.. Am I running short of my will power?? Don’t think so either.. Then what is it that is holding me back??

Losing weight, finding true love or getting married, getting a job, quitting smoking and drinking lesser alcohol, losing virginity (Don't tell me you wouldn't vote for this one?) have topped the charts of numerous polls held on the net to find out what are most people taking up on their to-do list this year.. The other resolutions being reading a book, bonding with family better, having a makeover, learning a guitar, being less shy and even saving money.. (Nothing of this appears on my list though.. Yeah I know.. I am different..)

Something I really need to ask God for is.. to change the world around me.. Not because I am fed up of trying to change myself.. But because in most of the cases, there is so much of stigma as to what will people around me think of me if I suddenly start changing things about me that have really made me ‘me’.. (Too much of 'me'?? pssst.. that also happens to be on the list.. )

Try to imagine yourself in a plush restaurant and everyone watching you eat Chowmein with chopsticks, particularly if you have directly jumped to chopsticks without ever having tried eating noodles with a fork.. Hmm.. Dont want to be there?? Then your resolutions just need to be very realistic and gradual.. I guess, this is where I may have gone wrong..

Though, many would advise that going public with your resolutions make you more responsible and answerable, I personally disagree with it.. I would suggest to start working on things in your list sometime other than the New Year or your Birthday or any of the the numerous ‘New-Year Festivals' (All of them mark the same story.. 'Giving up the bad things in life and starting afresh').. Lets make things simple by not making them too obvious.. Its like working upon a diet plan without even letting anyone know that you are actually following one.. Why wait for the New Year to cut the cake?? Lets light it off today itself..

All of us starting to change at once will be as good as the world changing for us.. One thing that I have added to my list is to blog regularly as well as read other’s blogs.. So that means, if God has it my way this time, you will have more and more of me and my blog this year.. Then God save you..

Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year.. May it be a year when I can finally empty my pocket.. :)