New Year's resolutions

1) Lose 10 pounds
2) Drink twice a month, at most
3) Tell my husband I love him at least once a day, and do one thing each day (even if it's just washing dishes) to demonstrate my appreciation of him
4) Submit a book proposal to Penguin India within three months (a city guide for the non-tourist track -- business travelers, young expats, exchange students, international interns)
5) Visit at least one new foreign country
6) Make my money work for me -- invest at least half of my year-end bonus in some sort of fund
7) Do things that will make me feel good; paint, write, listen to music, play around with aromatherapy, buy new lotions and potions

Merriment and social policing

Ah, thank God: the Asom Sena will save Guwahati from indecency this year. I was so worried people in the city might actually have to be subjected to making mature choices about where and with whom they want to spend their holiday!

The Indian Express explains, "Asom Sena, the vigilante wing of All-Assam Students’ Union (AASU), has warned that it would not remain a silent spectator, if people crossed the lakshmanrekha of decency. ... Asom Sena is concentrating more on the dozen or more lounge bars and numerous restaurants and highway dhabas, some of which have already announced “exciting parties” for December 31. Two-years-ago, the Sena volunteers had ransacked a major hotel in Guwahati on New Year’s Eve allegedly for crossing the limits of decency. “You cannot allow people to dance with almost nothing on, just because they are happy that the New Year has come,” Nath said."

I'm sure the 20-odd police will be more than happy to help the scantily clad locate lovely clothings...