New Year Resolutions

So, the decade is at its fag end. And as the New Year begins its existence in another hour from now, its time for thinking of resolutions. Ah! What is a new year without a resolution? Or may be numerous resolutions? It seems so unromantic, man!
Somehow and for some reason, I have always had this aversion towards New Year resolutions. Resolutions, for me have always been like promises. They are made to be broken. Quitting the cancer stick seems to be the most popular resolution. In fact I too have been advised by many of my friends to have that as one. But I some how have all the alibis ready to resist their do-goodness feelings towards me.
The most disgusting part of New Year resolutions, which so many of my friends have almost always made (and broken) is that most of them seem so impractical. We have a chain smoker, resolving not to touch cigarettes in the new year. Needles to the say, the resolution stayed for only two days. “Arre yaar, when somebody smokes in front of me, I really cannot resist having a puff. But you see I do not smoke when I am at home.” Or may be a habitual alcoholic resolving to quit the glass but ending up as a “social drinker” in just about a month’s time.
I still remember one of my (female)friends in school, resolving to lose weight in the new year. “Just wait till Valentines’ Day”, she said, “All those who run away from me today, will start running after me.” Well Valentines’ Day came and went and till the time we were in school, she was “single and ready to mingle” with another couple of inches clearly visible on her waistline. “What do yaar”?, she would say, “The more I jog, the more I become hungry”. “And you see, samosas have become an integral part of my life. And I simply love chocolate cakes”. “Chhod yaar”. My parents will surely find a match for me. Last heard, she had lost about 10 kgs and was happily married. But that new year resolution ten years ago never really took off.
As I write, 2009 is in its final moments. Time to make resolutions. As has been the case all through my life, I have abstained from making any this time around too. May be I will try to reduce the number of cigarettes I smoke daily. Some of my friends have already made their own resolutions to lose weight, be regular to the gym and God knows what. With all good wishes to them, I hope that their resolutions take off.
Wishing all of you a happy and prosperous 2010.