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Weapons of Mass Distraction

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Dec 04 ,2025

One of the most amazing modern conveniences that technology has contributed…Read Article 

A pet name, literally

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Nov 14, 2025

I was at the Coffee Bean in East Coast Park with an American…Read Article

The ROI on the LOL

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Nov 13, 2025

Of all the emotions that one can display at the workplace, negative…Read Article 

How to Take the Tire out of Retirement

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Oct 30, 2025

As one starts one’s journey into the fifties, the alerts in every banking…Read Article

Zen and The Art Of Stroller Maintenance

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Oct 24, 2025

There was a time when baby strollers were simple. Four wheels, a seat…Read Article

Super(market)man never retires

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Oct 17, 2025

“You’ve crossed 63. You’ve retired. Why do you still go to the…Read Article

You Can't Handle the Mere Paas Maa Hai

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Sep 30, 2025

In the iconic scene from the Indian movie “Deewar” (The Wall), theRead Article 

Let me age at my own pace, please

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Sep 5, 2025

I wish I could age at my own, pace, leisurely, unhurried, like…Read Article

LinkedIn Bans “Humbled” and “Excited”

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Aug 27, 2025

LinkedIn bans “humbled” and “excited” : Corporate English faces…Read Article

Sholay, my daughter, and a flaw in upbringing

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Aug 15, 2025

August 15th, a memorable day for Indians everywhere, is extra…Read Article

The Age of Enlightenmeme

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Aug 07, 2025

It was a quiet Sunday morning when I had sunk into my sofa…Read Article

Flight Risk

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Jul 24, 2025

When you work in a regional sales job, travel becomes second…Read Article

The Age of Offence: Handle With Care

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Jul 08, 2025

Laughter is the best medicine or so goes the adage…Read Article

A contagion of weight gain

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Jun 20, 2025

“Food is fun,” I often say, but unlike some philosophers…Read Article

Middle Age and Machine Learning: A Lost Algorithm

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Jun 17, 2025

There are few things more tragic in life than watching…Read Article

Power Struggle

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Jun 03, 2025

It was a balmy Sunday evening in Singapore. The humid sorts…Read Article 

The uncle and aunty syndrome

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: May 30, 2025

There’s one thing that unites Indians and Singaporeans…Read Article

Health, Habits and Humour

By Rahul Phondke
Date: May 22, 2025

Every year, after my medical screening, during which my 50-year-old…Read Article

La Vie en Rose (Life in Pink)

By Rahul Phondke
Date: May 06, 2025

As one progresses through one’s 50s, a few things start…Read Article 

Achieving paisa-vasool in Singapore's public carparks

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: May 5, 2025

Paisa-vasool, a Hindi term best translated as bang for your…Read Article

The Indian driver on the Singapore road

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Apr 14, 2025

An Indian driver’s debut on Singapore roads is thrilling for them…Read Article

I Smart Therefore I Am

By Rahul Phondke
Date: Apr 01, 2025

Smartness has always been a holy grail for most people…Read Article

Time travel - from India to Singapore

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: March 24, 2025

For Indians, time is a loose concept, akin to a bathrobe worn…Read Article

Add fun to work; don’t add work to fun

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Nov 28, 2024

I was initially humbled when reading LinkedIn posts about…Read Article

World Mental Health Day - Another Date to...

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Nov 6, 2024

When I learned that 10th October was World Mental…Read Article

I’m humbled to be promoted.” No, you’re not!..

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Oct 2, 2024

Today, on Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday), it’s good…Read Article

And the lucky winner is…

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Feb 20, 2024

I asked ChatGPT, the oracle of our times, what it takes…Read Article

This is a boring headline: it’s true

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Feb 1, 2024

HEADLINES THAT SCREAM…Read Article

Say what? English can, Singlish also can

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Jan 19, 2023

Singapore’s fascinating version on the queen’s language should be..Read Article

Bare truth about the cross-baldy effect

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Nov 11, 2022

Today’s woke world needs to wake up to a blatant…Read Article

It's urgent to make sense of overwork

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: May 1, 2022

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet…Read Article

Wanted - vaccine against corporate speak

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Feb 27, 2022

When the going gets tough, the tough manager starts…Read Article

Six Rules for Attaining (Mobile) Nirvana

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Sep 26, 2019

That the mobile phone has become an extension of our…Read Article

Insights: The Power of a Human Revelation

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Jun 26, 2017

‘Data, data everywhere, but not a thought to think.’ ― John Allen Paulos…Read Article

Think digital-first. Really?!

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Jun 18, 2017

In April this year, when the multi-national consumer goods…Read Article

The only purpose of advertising is to sell product

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Jun 7, 2017

‘The only purpose of advertising is to sell product, nothing…Read Article

Insight, the overused and misunderstood buzzword

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Apr 21, 2017

Business leaders use buzzwords lavishly, often to…Read Article

Marketing to the indifferent consumer

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Apr 7, 2017

“Who cares about a brand?” The brand manager does. Without brand managers, the marketing world…Read Article

Classic advertising is alive and well, thank you very much...

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: Mar 25, 2017

“What detergent do you use?” I asked my relatives in Chennai…Read Article

Budget Airlines: Milking the cow, the pen and the barn

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: May 8, 2016

Soon after my Tiger Airways flight climbed to its cruising height and…Read Article

Branding Bliss, Powered by the Indian Premier League

By Paddy Rangappa
Date: April 15, 2016

“Branding began when cowboys burned a name on…Read Article

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