Posts Tagged ‘elections’
Obama v/s McCain
I was greeted this morning with the newspaper headline on Deccan Chronicle saying (and I paraphrase) 'Omaba might create history', and it went on to say how opinion polls strongly indicate that he is pitted to be the next US President. There were similar opinion polls and premature celebrations that had taken place eight years ago, when a [...]
Wordsmith US Election Words
Most of you might've subscribed to Wordsmith's 'A Word A Day'. I have done so, on my office ID. On days when I receive absolutely no mail due to inactivity for whatever reasons, Wordsmith sends me mail unfailingly, and indicates inbox activity. Usually, every week, a few words with a common theme are chosen and unleashed, and this week (19th [...]
Word of the day : Obaminable
Firstly, I am not supporting anyone in the upcoming US Presidential Elections. I'm more bothered about who my corporator, my MLA, my MP and my PM will be. However, you can't run away from, and you can't most certainly hide from all the attention that the media is paying to the entire campaign. Nevertheless, for the record, I think Obama [...]
Voter’s ID Mayhem
I am now the proud owner of two voter's ID cards, no less. Make that three, but I am in possession of only two. How and why this happened is what the rest of the post will tell you, with some additional irrelevant details, as usual. The first time I got my voter's ID was when I turned 18 and was gung-ho about getting the indelible ink put on my [...]
Groomsman
Societal faux pas and inability to fit into a crowd notwithstanding, here is another bullet-point I can add to my set of life-experiences, a little less than two years down the line. I am being elected to be a "Groomsman" by the Groom Sankar(and the Bride,Neerada, as I later found out), though I would've preferred being the Best Man. But seeing [...]
