I am gearing up for 2006. I have list of resolutions of not what I want or intend to do, but I should NOT do. I really do have nothing better to do for the moment so here goes.
* I will NOT sleep for more than ten hours a day (afternoon siestas are not included in the 10 hours. Also, if I sleep less than 10 hours the previous day, then I need to make up for the loss the next day even if I exceed 10 hours)
* I will NOT finish two boxes of chocolates at one go simply because they are there (But maybe if there are five, I could take it up as a challenge)
* I will NOT put off paying my bills. Not paying them does not mean that eventually somebody will forget that I owe them money. It just means that I have to pay them twice as much
* I will NOT fight arbitrarily with random people on the street for ogling, being rude or being bloody minded enough to get in my way just to irritate me. (Auto-wallahs are not included in this. I will fight with them anytime, anyday)
* I will NOT put off filling petrol in the car because, unlike what Richard Bach would have you believe, machines CANNOT run on air. I will keep trying though.
* I will NOT jump red lights except when I am getting late and others around me are jumping it. (I live in Delhi, so you know what that means. he!he!he!)
* I will NOT exceed the speed limit. Above exceptions apply
* I will NOT demand or expect gifts (People who do not live in India, this most definitely does NOT apply to you irrespective of how many clothes/chocolates/perfumes/etc you think I have. I always have room for more)
* I will NOT honk at those who do not whiz off the moment the light turns green. Does not apply if somebody is honking behind me. Then I join junta in the honking.
* I will NOT make excuses to not exercise unless I have had the five boxes of chocolates, it is too hot, too cold, there is too much to watch on TV, we have family or friends visiting, I have to attend social-dos, there is too much work or if I need to catch up on lost sleep.
* I will NOT worry about job/height/weight/age/health/money/finance unless I get fired, get shorter, fatter, balder, unhealthier or poorer.
* I will NOT spend too much time or effort on making silly lists that I have no intentions of sticking to. No exceptions.