For those with the will

YOU STICK to them. Or break them. But you sure make them. For it's that time of the year. The `fag' end for many. The last of the bad `spirits' for some. Psychologically, a good time to start afresh. A time for new beginnings. And resolutions.

For those still on the lookout for resolutions, here's a late wholesale list to choose from.

1. I will not drink Cola in class. (a la Amrish)

2. I will not drink Cola. (a la Swadeshi)

3. I will not drink. (a la teetoller Congressmen)

4. I will not. (a la Veerappan)

5. I will. (a la Anupam Kher)

6. I...will be me. (a la Bachchan).

7. I will not lie. (a la Clinton)

8. I will let others do their job. (a la Clinton)

9. I will not keep a cigar in my mouth. (a la Clinton)

11. I will hand over bird in hand to Bush. (a la Clinton)

12. I will stop Gore and help patch up. (a la Clinton)

13. I think I'll learn from my wife's mistakes (a la Laloo)

14. I think I'll learn from my wife. (a la Laloo)

15. I think I'll learn someday. (a la Laloo)

16. I think I'll learn. (a la Laloo)

17. I'll think first. (a la Laloo)

18. I will not light matches. (a la Marlboro man)

19. I will not fix matches. (a la Prabhakar)

20. I will not cry. (a la Kapil Dev)

21. I will not accept bribes. (a la Hansie)

22. I will not accept. (a la Jadeja)

23. I will not quit. (a la Azhar)

24. I will not kidnap. (a la Veerappan)

25. I will not nap. (a la government)

26. We'll build nation, demolish myths. (a la politician)

27. I will not run out. (a la Inzamam-Ul-Haq)

28. I will not run. (a la Nawaz Sharif)

29. I will sing. (a la Daler Mehndi clone)

30. I will read newspapers. (a la Miss World)

31. I will not give up. (a la Indian citizen)

By Sudhish Kamath

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