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...