Aaila! I was sitting with a cup of green tea in my hand, a laptop and a word document on which I was trying to jot down all my New Year resolutions (yawning side by side). And while reflecting on all the funny and serious thoughts I got this idea of making all my resolutions public by writing a blog piece. Feel free to adopt any of these or all of these for yourself too. Happy New Year!

1. Beat people for good reason: I look closely at the old people when I travel in the metro. They seem so guarded and alert. And that’s because we treat them so intolerantly (Oye budhe! side mein ho) and so rudely. Well I would like to share a top secret; you are going to surely reach their age (until you manage to get yourself killed in a bomb blast). So treat them kindly and hope that somebody treats you kindly too when you are there. So the next time I see somebody ill treating old people, I am going to follow the famous saying: ‘Uska Sar Mera Joota’!!!

2. Make a miracle happen for someone:  Yes! You can make miracle happen for someone. Someone you know or someone you don’t know. I just gifted a pair of shoe to my society guard and he was too happy to get them in this chilly winter. A heater for your maid? Blanket for your car cleaner. I don’t know. You figure it out. Make 2011 a year of miracles you made happen for someone else.

3. Turning more ideas into realities: Thinking of this, there is regret in my heart that last year there were many ideas on which I could not work and now they are all buried deep down somewhere in me and I am in no mood to dig them. So this year I will try to turn more of my ideas into realities. I wish the same for you. Go and turn your dreams into realities. Make 2011 the year of possibilities.

4. Becoming a child again: I had enormous fun from 1-14 years. From 14-20, I was beating people, bunking classes, getting failed, and dating random girls. From 20-22, I was busy choosing the path of my life. From 22-24, I was confused, still confused, and right now I am being more cynic. But now I have decided to wake up the ‘disobedient, ill-disciplined child’ inside me. I am going to talk more nonsense, going to make faces at animals on street, going to make fun of people right on their face(I still do this one), and doing whatever I want to do. If possible for you, try to live like a child and you will be surely thankful to me at the year’s end.

P.S: I am not sharing the funny resolutions like 'To make sure I am in the bathroom when I pee in the middle of the night :)