The PR Lingo! :)

Being a public relations man has exposed me to a lot of interesting words and phrases, things that I’d never heard before, and things that caused me considerable distress (being a language purist) when I first heard them. Some of these are: 1. “Sit on this” – This is used while referring to an issue

Umbrella Fella :)

It’s been raining cats and dogs in Bangalore for the past few weeks. Every day, like clockwork, the rain starts at around 5 in the evening and goes on till almost 10 in the night. This has forced me to avoid stepping out of the house/office, wherever I am, during this time period. Yesterday was

The Alchemy Of Fear

1archaic : frighten 2archaic : to feel fear in (oneself) 3: to have a reverential awe of <fear God> 4: to be afraid of : expect with alarm <fear the worst>intransitive verb: to be afraid or apprehensive <feared for their lives> — fear·er noun When the going gets tough, I tend to go to the

At Last!

At long last, I did it! I finally watched The Dark Knight! 😀 It happened yesterday, when Aparna sent me a message saying, “Hey, I’m going to watch Dark Knight tonight!” and I officially became the only living being alive not having watched the movie. I put a plan in motion at around six o’

A Man’s Best Friend…

… is not a dog, to put a common misconception to rest. It is, on the contrary, a very nicely-blended mix of scotch and soda, with lots of ice. 😀 I had been to a cocktail-dinner party last night at a seedy pub in a city, which had seen better days and the food left