Archive for the ‘Foot in my mouth’ Category

I hate (love) social networking

Posted: September 10, 2010 in Foot in my mouth

“BFT! Call ASAP” screamed the new message in my mobile inbox.  I looked at the contents and sighed. It was going to be a long day. “He has done it again” squealed the sender of the message (let’s call her X) in between big sobs. “His OP says ‘committed’ and his FBP says ‘It’s complicated’. That [...]

Journalist-matrimony.com

Posted: July 24, 2010 in Foot in my mouth

I hope Mr. J Murugavel, the founder of Bharatmatrimony.com reads this. (In case you are wondering, yes, it is the same company whose ads show incredibly good looking dreamy young people who apparently will settle for nothing less than good-old arranged marriage) On the long way back from a press conference on the outskirts of [...]

Source : realpublicrelations.blogspot.com I was on the phone the other day with a seemingly bright young guy. A recent IIM graduate who is now with a reputed (so far) financial services company. “Our current media mechanism isn’t structured well so I want to set it right,” he told me with enthusiasm that is usually inversely [...]

Would someone please explain to Mr Gill that a Formula One car is a teeny weeny little different from the car he drives. I’m sure our Sports and Youth Affairs Minister has the country’s best interests at heart ( like all sports administrators do) but casting doubts over whether Formula One is a ’sport’ in [...]