Last-minute Resolutions

Having resolved not to make any, I am obliged to break that one. Ok, here goes-

1. Will be nice to people- no, on second thoughts, just less nasty.

2. Will sometimes turn on my WhatsApp. Not sure WHEN, though.

3. Will sing more. Sing is king!

4. Will read a few good books. I have alreay started...discovered Starmark, a nice bookstore in Chennai, and stocked up a few.

5. Will continue giving out my Nice DP awards on fb; I have to, because there are so many guys hoping to win it- and some who have, who may win again. I may end 2018 with a lecture on How you can win!

6. Will make more efforts to meet people I know on fb-am already making some progress. Got an appointment-gotta go!

Ten Ways to a Bestseller

Actually, the title is slightly off. These are titles of ten bestsellers that will soon come your way.

1. Ten best ways to climb the stairs. Blurb..X is an expert in step-climbing, having climbed over many people to reach the pinnacle of his career. He explains how to, in ten simple steps.

2. Ten best ways to catch fish. Big fish, small fish, river fish (Bongs can read this too), sea fish (for non-Bongs). All the mysteries solved. If everything else fails, there's always Feviquick..

3. Ten ways to sing. Sing your way to someone's heart, or just complete your lifelong ambition (Dash, are you listening?).

4. Ten ways to eat and still be hungry enough to go to a dinner in an evening gown belonging to your younger sister (for females only).

5. Ten ways to win an Olympic medal. From migrating to Jamaica, to hiring Gopichand as your coach, to dodging officials. Winners' secrets revealed.

6. How to wear a hat. Ten ways to do it, so that you don't get mistaken for a mafia Don, or an archaic Englishman.

7. How to win the Game of Thrones. Or any of the games for which facebook invites you everyday.

8. How to survive in the classroom for six hours a day. New ways to stop yourself from dozing.

9. How to write an academic paper without using grey cells. Ideal for those who only have black and white cells.

10. How to block those who write irritating blogs. A must have!

List of Things To Do

No, there is no bucket in sight, so this is not a bucket list. Not even New Year in sight, so it's not a New Year list of resolutions either.

Just a list of things to do, not necessarily soon.

Visit New Zealand.

Eat biryani.

Cook something nice, tasty, zesty.

Learn to sing better.

Shop less- am already getting good at this.

Travel more, explore places old and new. Starting with my backyard.

Keep in touch with friends from the past, over the last thirty years. That includes students who are now in THE LIST.

Make new friends. This is going well.

Talk less, listen more. Difficult, but doable.

Eat less, think more. Doable?

Go to Shrivardhan- a secret getaway, no longer secret!