Situation: Girl friend has cleaned up her main course at the family restaurant but the boy friend is yet to go beyond the chicken soup he had ordered. “No wonder you are fat!” Yes, that`s precisely what the boyfriend ends up saying, even though he wanted to say: “Honey, you look nice in this dress.” … Read more
On Sunday last we bought a pram for Rhea – our baby. Believe me, getting the right pram is a difficult task. You could be fooled too. Rekha walked up to me on Saturday morning and said: “We need to buy pram.” “I think, ‘p` is silent…for I have only heard it being pronounced as … Read more
On 19 July a contest titled “Can you put words into my mouth?” was announced on Ouchmytoe.com. On 28 July, 13 funny lines good enough to make it to Jammy`s speech bubble were selected and were made open to the public for voting. After a week of vigorous voting (during which 146 votes were polled), … Read more
Just so you know…I have quit smoking in office. There was a time, when I smoked 10 cigarettes a day…now it is just one or two. All this wouldn`t have been possible but for this colleague called Sunandini, who on seeing me smoking said: ‘Hey R-a-j-a-n! Your smoke is troubling me!” It only took me … Read more
Oscar Wilde had once said “Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.” How untrue? Who says bachelors are happy? They aren`t. It is not easy hanging around in the office, in pubs and finally sitting before a desktop and choosing between movies like ‘Angels … Read more
On 19 July a contest titled “Can you put words into my mouth?” was announced on Ouchmytoe.com. In spite of the measly prize money (Rs 500)…the responses have overshot the condition I had set by 40% and the post ended up with 42 comments. Makes me wonder if I should start contributing to the wealth … Read more
Three days back I met a girl in Gurgaon. Needless to say, she was pretty. I was smitten by her the moment I saw her – probably because I had spent six years in Chennai and was longing for somebody fair. If you are a Chennai woman you will have to excuse me…I am only … Read more
Vinod Ganesh is an interesting read, even when he is writing on a subject as below the ankle as football. When asked to describe himself he said: “Well, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah… And oh, I forgot, blah blah blah.” Now, you know the kind of guy we are talking about. He is … Read more