Top five lists - How to make your remote control work when the battery is dead

1. Swop the positions of the batteries within the remote. There is a chance that the new position could bring some extra juice to the batteries
2. Hit the remote hard a couple of times. The shock could startle the batteries into working.
3. Take off the plastic wrapping (applicable only if you are mallu). The plastic might have been acting as a shield
4. Try pointing the remote in a different angle. Who knows, maybe the TV got tired of getting a direct hit to the bottom left hand side of the screen for the past 4 years
5. Bring the remote to within 10 cms of the TV. By now you might as well lean over and press the buttons on the TV

Top five lists - The Best Kind of Scores

1. Those who are good – This is a no brainer. When you give yourself up to the ecstasy the least you could expect is someone who knows how to kiss and how to kiss well
2. Those who do call – The cute ones that you exchange phone numbers with. They say they will call and they do. This comes either through luck or discreet selection.
3. Those who dont call – tequila goggles came off. After 22 missed calls and 7 unanswered smses in one day he finally got the hint.
4. The exotic ones who mutter sweet nothings – this is the reason we love and encourage tourism in our country. They add variety, and you know what the deal is with them.
5. They ones that you know and you satisfy a curiosity – this one is different because it is a connection with the mind as well and pulls on the heart strings with a stronger twang than the others. But be warned, it can be a tricky situation (particularly the aftermath) unless handled carefully.

PS - Thanks to a lot of people for the research and advice on this post. Especially M for bullying me at times