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Automatically, you will be entered into a draw for brand new iPad Minis from Apple.

The competition will run till the first week of January.

Winners will be picked on the originality of their Resolution.

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The winners will be announced on Emirates 24|7 towards the middle of January 2016.

Best of Luck!

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Emirates 24|7 has asked its readers to send in their New Year’s resolutions.
We have been overwhelmed with the response and thank our readers for sharing their promises to themselves for 2016.
Below are some of the excerpts from the many we have received.

My new year's resolution is more conscious on budgeting my income and to save more.
Analine Maano

By the grace of Allah, In 2016 I will buy my own new house in my home country for my sister, brother and my marriage. Inshallah.
Fahad Yousaf

To spend more time with family and less time with work
Biju Oommen

My New Year's Resolution is: I will help the people who are in need; I will study more; I will try to sleep better; I will not miss my prayers; I will help my little sister  on how to walk
Zahra

There is a life after love failure, there is a love after life failure.
MUTHUKUMAR

To love my husband and my family more than the last year.
Rachana Bhandari

Mine is to being human.
Omair

To be a better husband, a better employee and a better person in 2016 than I was in 2015.
Sunny Gadiya

To spend more time with my family. Due to a lot of pressure in college and studies, I wasn't able to spend more time with them! So my New Year’s resolution would be to spend more time with them by managing my time well.
Karuna Loungani

My New year Resolution is to go Umrah.
Anam Khatib

Bring my mom to UAE so we can live with her and to lose body weight
Kapil Arora

I will try not to get any driving fines this year and I will try to get me and my wife on keeping healthy by workout.
Omer Aleem

Spread love and happiness
Shabnam Mobasser

Have: Hope\nTry: New things\nBe: Active\nSee: the good side for everyone \nChallenge: myself to get job \nChoose: to be happy \nEat: Better \nEnjoy: 2016\nBecome: Your Best
Zakia

To reduce 4 kgs weight
Yasodha

My new year's resolution is to save up to buy a house. I also resolve to take my dad on a holiday of a life time!
Narjis Hasan

Get a better job
Randy J Najera

Loose 20kg weight
Amit

To give back to the society in whatever way I can by either helping in kind or monetary help to the people who are less blessed by contributing to labour welfare, building security guy, road cleaners, office boys, delivery guys, courier boys, etc.
Praful Rawat

Start Regular Exercise to lose weight and stay fit
Nitesh

My new year resolution I will try to help peoples as much as I can do it.
Vanita Bhatia

I will reduce the consumption of water & electricity & will try to recycle domestic waste.
Sushma Sandeep Nadkarni

Be fit and be healthy.  Help others in whatever way I can.
KS Prakash

Will provide free Education/knowledge about Health & Hygiene, Fire Safety & Hazards
Sandeep P Nadkarni

Happy new year.
Muslim Abbas

Not to take any more resolutions!!!! :) Happy New Year to the whole world
Srikanth

Expect  nothing and appreciate everything
Ashok Lahori

Quit taking all sort of tobacco and be regular in my 5 times prayers
Jameel Ahmed

it's easy to make a new year’s resolution but it's hard to comply with it but for me I'll try my very best to be a good person to others, help those in needs on my very best and love my family even more...
Marianito Abacco

My resolution is that I will exercise regularly and reduce my weight. I will not waste time on social media and will only concentrate on my studies.
Vinishaa Sri

As they say everything happens for good. So my resolution will be to find the good aspects in all situations
Pradip Kumar Chakrabarti

My new year resolution is to support the nature in all possible ways I can.
Afsal Ashraf

My new year resolution is to introspect and see where I need to make changes in myself and if there are ways for me to do things in a better way for both my family and society at large.
Manoj Nair

This year have big resolution in business looking for a change in business working style due to business slow down; and for need to reduce weight for my betterment and also my kids going for further studies in USA.
Kailash Sajnani

No.1 coach in Dubai
Prasanna Devi

Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you have always wanted to do but could not find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Vow not to make a promise.
Razi

Peace and friendship for the whole world.
Boris Borisov

Spending lesser time on not so important things and more time in improving my relationship with wife and daughter.
Rian Bav Bayan

My New Year's Resolution is to be happy and draw happiness in other's lives too.
Daria Cota

I have always aspired to own my apartment or villa in Dubai. I will continue dreaming it. Moreover, I may look for a better job that could earn me a better salary to make my dreams come true. I am also planning to travel round the world with my wife.
Kamran Ahmed

Quit Smoking. Start a healthy lifestyle like go for a run on a daily basis. This is a challenge for me but I believe that I can do this.
Abdullah Nasser Al Balushi

To be tolerant in life
Aamir Mohd

I want to stop being too choosy for Mr. Right. I want to give a try and see how the relation going to last. I can't think better than this after all age is  flying...
Zai Salim

I will try to convince one person to stop smoking.
Divyesh

A resolution is required when one is not able to sustain any solution! Year after year resolutions are made and forgotten or not lived up to. My New Year's resolution is not to make or commit to any particular resolution!
Preyeshwari Vaya

Work hard\n achieve my goals\n most important  keep UAE clean
Joy Barua

Reduce weight
Prabhath Liyanage

Work Hard.
Nitin Parekh

I will recite at least 1 sentence of the holy Quran... and also will love my husband
Syeda IsmaBibi Rawoof

To get good grades in MSC furniture designing
Mariam Altaf

I want to help police to make United Arab Emirates safe and secure country forever.
Attiya Norin

To be more helpful to people
Ahmad Muneer

My new year resolution is I want to take my parents for haj/umrah insha Allah & always I want to keep my family happy n my wife.
Afzal Khan Pathan


Give Love, Respect and Support for Disabled Persons
Dawood Abbasi

I will get fit by doing regular yoga, meditation and better diet
Manish Dokania

Correct the errors of the past and pick up new disciplines for the future
Doug Sievers

To be a better person, to help others n be kind. Try to follow the teachings of Quran n Prophet {PBUH} Enjoy life in a moderate way n pray to Almighty to bless us with loads of blessings n bring peace in the world. Also would love to buy a car this year InshA
Sana Malik

My new year resolution is to love my family more; spend more quality time with my family and pray together for the peace in the world. Feed the poor and shelter the homeless.
Ferdinand  Valentine

To pray for the success of the people of the Arab world.
Imi

Weight loss and healthy life style
Sumaiya

I will buy my very first apartment and it will be here in Dubai!! I love the UAE and this is my home!!! All the best wishes to everybody for 2016
Szilvia Olah

I do spend wisely to finish building my house and work more hard.
Aldrin Collado Molina

Reconnect with childhood and college friends\nEnjoy life more.\n Travel  and visit new places\n
D. Subramanian

My New Year's resolution is to work hard personally, professionally, mentally and organize my life and live for my family and for my nation 
Shameel Nangathan

01.01 is best date in everyone life
Udaya Bhaskar Chatarjee Tadala

To have a healthy lifestyle
Priyanka Shetty

My new resolution is to help orphans by educating them and help them to be a self-independent individuals in the society
Muhammad Usman Ali

Lose weight and start an NGO
Arooj Munir

Instead of making a grand to-do list of goals that I always seem to find excuses to not reach throughout the year. This year my list will include very simple things. First, I resolve to be kinder to everyone around me not just on special occasions.
Puvali Chatterjee

Discipline , Dedication, Desire
Khurram Arshad

Smile Dubai
Muhammad Zohaib Saleem

My new year's resolution is to stay positive! To try to see good in everything that life throws at you. Not to judge anyone's intentions instead see the good in everyone. This year I also want to become more spiritual and get closer to Allah.
Unaza A

Start going for a daily walk and reduce buying outside food
Lily  Gerald Arakal

I wanted to be hired by a good company at UAE to build my career there, my favorite country.
Samreen Anwar

My resolution for 2016 is to find a perfect girl , get engaged and then married ...
Kevin Fernandes

To build house for the person who is homeless.
Ammar Ahmad

Try meditating because it calms you from inside.
Bharat Kumar Lakhwani

Limit yourself to one goal. Even if you have many goals you would like to tackle this year, if you can narrow it down to only one to focus on first, your chances of success will be much higher. Multitasking is difficult on the best of days.
Rambabu

New Year Eve is often seen as a time of rebirth, the chance to start anew.
Ikbal Yusuf Sida

I will try to become a better human being
Jicy Mary Ninan

I will say truth and no lie
Nabeel Butt

Will cut my hair
Dany Njeim

Without good health, it's hard to enjoy life. So I'm going to keep myself and my loved ones always healthy. Also according to my age above sixty needs to work and help the community and exercise too.
Amne


My New Year’s Resolution for 2016 is to become a Millionaire.
Sohail Sadiq Mohammed

To complete prayer on time, and always wear hijab anywhere I go
Sharon Arguelles

If you still feel that the resolution you made last year and abandoned midway are worth a second shot, give it another chance.
Sayed Irfan

I've resolution that from this year onward no more new year's resolution
Muhammad Asif

To be more healthy, spread more blessings and love to everyone and make peace, make new friends, and be wiser in terms of career and relationship. Move forward.
Princess Bersabal

GO GYM/zumba class/cycling and running regularly. Be better in my job and to be more patient, polite and friendly.
Maria Gracia Everts

I want iphone S6
Maneesh Tom Mathew

1. My target is lose a weight of 8 kg.\n2. I will improve concentration & mental skills.\n3. I will eat lesser fast food.\n4. I will not miss an opportunity of meeting new people.\n5. I will search for all my old friends.\n6. I will learn more.
Sajid Islam Afridi

Ticket going to Philippines
Henedina Aquino

To be at peace with all the people I hate and to be a peacemaker in our family.
Evangeline Handumon

To always forgive all that hurts me.
Efren Handumon

My New Year's resolution are 1st - Pray regularly, 2nd - Train my mind to see the good in every situation and avoid negative person/thinking. and 3rd - Do regular exercise, eat healthy food if I can I will avoid to drink soft drink :( which is I am addict
Maribel Manlapaz

Being a quiet and silent person, I have realised taking me for granted... I will make sure that this year I would speak up loud and clear; speaking my mind and my opinions and grow confidently.
Khadija

Detox and concentrate on positive energy; being thankful for all the Graces received.
Amlinia  Dsouza

More focus on health and fitness.
Fahad Mohiddin

1. Every weekend attending Catholic Mass in church 2. Start to jog/walk every day in the evening.
Aloysius Jeevanth
 

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