The memoirs of Tyler Durden

If I am not mistaken, it was last year in October, that a blanket ban on plastic bags was imposed in India. Of course, there is a certain micron rating for the ban and those falling below the same are banned. Of course, from what we observe, what can be deduced is that all bags in Retail Stores are definitely above the 40 Micron rating hence they are still in circulation. However, the ban has helped Retailers in two ways. One is that since the customer has a choice of whether to take a bag or not, the consumption of bags on the whole might have gone down however I am not sure if this has actually happened. However, the second and more important way in which it has helped Retailers is by ensuring that they charge for the plastic bags and hence are able to recover the cost at least, in case they aren't making a cool profit as well. Of course, we will need to review the data on this, however from everyday observation, Plastic Bags at Retail shops have definitely not gone out of circul...

I thought the title of this post would be The Perfect Boyfriend, but I am sure that all my female friends would vouch for the fact that such a creature (A Perfect Boyfriend) only exists in fiction and hence this title is apt. So what are the traits of a perfect boyfriend? Does he meekly surrender to every legitimate request or illegitimate demand of his partner? Is he the quintessential Adonis with an 8 pack or the cliched tall, dark and handsome charmer? Is he chivalrous like Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his coat for Queen Elizabeth 1? Or is he like Roy Raymond, who would go as far as setting up a chain of lingerie stores just because he was embarrassed in buying lingerie at a department store? Let' see.... 1. The Perfect Listener For starters, he needs to have great listening skills. These days most guys boosted with talks from self help gurus and their books, feel obliged to roll their sleeves up and solve their girl's problems when all the girl might want them to do is li...

It was Christmas' Eve and I was decorating both our Christmas Trees.. why do we have two? One is real and the other one is fake .. lol.. Anyway, and I was talking to Mom and we suddenly realised something very strange. That I had played 4 different roles in various Nativity Plays which have been staged over the year in School and finally in B School as well. 1983 The year I was born. Of course, the only role for me was to play Baby Jesus, and this wasnt by choice. 1987 This year I played a shepherd boy.. complete with make up, rouge, toga etc. I dont remember anything from then though. Its only the photographs which bear testament to the fact that I was in the play that year. Thank God that Dad is so passionate about Photography else I would have never been able to recall most things if he hadnt captured them in the lenses forever. 1993 Much needed respite from Choir Practice :) Yes this time I am playing One of the Kings.. Yes there are 3 Kings and they are from the orient. And ye...

What is it that attracts a guy to a girl? Is it beauty or brains? Beauty many say or as we heard in the beauty pageants which all the Indian girls would win in the 90's is "skin deep". But honestly, if you were dating Aishwarya Rai would you be bothered that you can't carry on a conversation with her because she is so dumb? Well, I guess not! So that brings me to the title of this post. I am not sure, but I feel that the male populace will be divided on this one. Personally, while it would be great to hangout with a good looking girl, if I cant carry on a meaningful conversation with her, then she will merely turn into a trophy chick whom you flaunt as arm candy. That's it! I don't know if beauty is skin deep or not, but I sure do know that its ephemeral. Twenty years down the line, the "Aphrodite" you married is not going to look the same. Does that mean, you are going to love her any less? Of course not, however that's only when the mental conn...

When I talk about 2010 35 years from now, I will have many things to say, however as of now what I would like to write about is the Travel :) January Well I started the New Year in Kolkata. Attended Riddhi & Penny's Engagement and then head to Paul & Jonita's wedding in Mumbai. Though the Mumbai trip was dry thanks to the headbanging affair at Penny's house with a certain Old Monk :) Back in Chennai after a week of settling down at work, I head to Bangalore to be part of Shelton's Birthday Bash. February With Mom in town, we both head to Velankanni to fulfill a few promises we had made. Still cant forget the awesome Prawns there :) March In March, the beaches of Goa were home to me and even though Goa was supposed to be dry due to the Panchayat Elections we managed to get some of our favourite poisons.. As the Taxi Driver said, " Sahab .. Goa aur Dry Day.. Aisa Kabhi ho Sakta hai?" which translated means.. "Sir, Goa and a Dry Day? Can that ever Ha...

How many times have you heard this from a girl? “I like you; you’re a great guy, but I am not ready for a relationship right now.” Of course, the “We’ll always be great friends” will also be thrown in. What exactly does “not right now” mean? I first heard something on these lines around 12 years back and I still fail to understand any of it. Does it mean, “Not right now”, but “sometime in the future”? Or does it mean that “dude, you just have to try harder, I am not giving in so easily!” Well, volumes can be written on this, but this post is not about what that phrase means, but about “THE HOOK”. Yes, either you’re “Off the Hook” or you’re “On it”. And it works both ways; I might be on someone’s hook while I might be keeping someone else on the hook. But it all starts with those 3 words “not right now.” I guess it stems from the fact, that the other person is a good friend and you probably enjoy spending time with them and wouldn’t want to lose them. However what we fail to conside...