13 Days To www.TheLifesWay.com 5th Birthday Celebrations #5YearsofTheLifesWay #27Dec2017 #LuckyDays

Hi Friends, 

It always happens that you get what you don't expect or have already bought some time back. In my life that has happened a lot and many times, I have got the same kind of products which I already just bought myself. But anyways a prize is always great and is received with a lot of gratitude to the Universe and the Law of Attraction which I believe in fully. 

The first time the lady luck smiled at me for something I always wanted to achieve was in London when I won a Sony Handycam HDR-XR350 at a UEFA Champions League Hyde Park Showcase to the Finals at Wembley, London, UK in 2011. I totally loved the same as the same was imported from Germany to London along with UEFA team and I used it to capture a lot of birthday events of Keisha and many celebrations at home. The 7.1MP Handycam with 160GB was worth more than I could buy myself and at that time I only had Panasonic FZ5 digital camera. I am thinking of doing video blogs using the same once I sort out the battery issues in Sony Handycam. The Handycam is stored in a small bag from Timberland which my brother-in-law gifted me from Russia. I did buy an extra battery from the USA via my brother but that too is old now to perform at full capacity. Sony is still the main sponsor of the Champions League Trophy.

Similarly, when Google launched their Nexus 7 tablet and my parents visited USA, I specifically gave them my Credit Card to get me one 16GB edition but as the same was sold out, they bought me a 32GB one. I simply adored the Nexus 7 and still watched most of my content on the same. Within 15 days of I receiveing the same when my parents came back from States, I won an Apple iPad Mini 16GB in one of the contests for Hyundai Motors, India. I was so happy and immediately fall in love with the new device too.

After buying my own Nikon D7000 DSLR camera, I participated in Mission Samsung Blogger Challenge in 2014 and as a part of Community Challenge Winner - I received an awesome Samsung NX300 Mirrorless Camera. The camera is too good in low light and holds a 20MP lens. The photographs are so good that the Mercedes-Benz also appreciated my clicks and a lot of them are shared on my social media channels including Instagram. I used it at many places from portraits to events and all the images using the camera is awesome. I bought a Purple cover for the same from Game Store at the sale for ZAR 50 and it holds the camera safely. I am looking to buy another battery for the same along with a 45mm lens which will enhance this camera further. 

In the last few years, I am thinking that I have not applied the Law of Attraction fully into my day to day living as surprises are not coming to me in their full capacity or my demands from the Universe have increased a lot. It's not that the Universe can't fulfill them but firstly I need to be able to accept them and also totally deserve them. In my London Handycam experience, I spent the whole Saturday at the event participating in all their games and activations without eating food etc and again went back on Sunday morning to do the same but came back once I got a call from them to announce me as a winner and handing me the prize. I was so happy. 

Similarly, with Samsung Challenge - I knew when I wrote the article on a weekend afternoon with a cup of tea in my hands that it will definitely win and from that day onwards - I never left hope and one day I got the email that I have won the contest. I received the camera after a small hiccup with the PR company where they were sending me a Samsung point and shoot camera instead of the original prize which I pointed them from the initial terms and conditions of the contest. They were humble enough to correct the same and sent me my prize in 2-3 days. I could not use it immediately as there was no SD card in the camera package so had to wait till I reached home. That day I still remember I had to attend an event too before making my way to my house and there was no SD card with me during this whole time. Immediately, the next day I bought a series of SD cards as spares for all my cameras. 

Wating for the days where Universe says to me - Your Wish IS My Command! Till that time...Cheers!!!

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19 Days To www.TheLifesWay.com 5th Birthday Celebrations #5YearsofTheLifesWay #27Dec2017 #Thankfulness

Hi Friends,

#Thankfulness 

As the number of days towards my 5th birthday is nearing less and less, I am more and more grateful and thankful to the Universe for giving me this idea to start my blog. It's been a journey full of ups and downs which I loved and totally thank Universe for the same. The biggest year for The Life's Way blog was the year 2015 when I won #MissionSamsung Blogger Grand Finale and that year I received a 65inch Curved Samsung TV for the same. I simply adore the TV and have stopped going to cinemas for regular movies. This serves as a window into the house of the stars as I watch full HD content from the luxury of my home. 

The year 2016 has been fruitful too in terms of goodies received from Huawei in their launch events and also won the Samsung A5 smartphone from Fanta South Africa. Other than that I received a personalized UE Roll 2 Bluetooth speaker from Logitech which I really loved listening to. Also, I got Go Budds Bluetooth earphones from DJ Fresh which is an awesome little device to carry around your neck. 2016 also brought a lot of small gifts from power banks to pen drives; from bags to caps. 

The Year 2017 has been good so far as I won myself a wonderful ESL Maxnomic 2.0 Gaming Chair from Kwese Gamer at the rAge Expo. This year rAge Expo was wonderful for me as I also won the Adata 1TB portable HDD for my keeping my photographs safe. After been a part of Canon Roadshows for more than 4 years, my daughter won the Selphy Printer this time and she was really happy. Other than that there were some Gift Vouchers which also came my way as a part of goodies bag from several brands or the online contests won. On my birthday this year, my friend from TechSmart Magazine Robin Leigh gifted me Sony Xperia Ear which I have fallen in love with. Sony gave a good gift this time when they launched their new devices locally and I totally loved the Extra Bass headphones in Red color. 

I can't thank enough The Life's Way for opening up a platform where I can win things or receive them in a goodies bag. I am Thankful for all the social media channels and my presence on them allows me to participate in all the lovely contests throughout the year. Looking forward to a great 2018 where I will start my Youtube channel and trying to earn a living out of The Life's Way!

Cheers!!!

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Product Review - @SamsungSA Level Over Ear #Bluetooth #Headphones @SamsungMobileSA

Hi Friends, 

Samsung Electronics is one of my favourite brands and why not - I have been the winner of their first-ever Blogger's Challenge in South Africa. I have been asking them to send me one of the Level Over-Ear headphones but it was only some time back I got to test the same as they were in-between PR company changes. Samsung is not made to do small things, they always Aim and Achieve Big Things. 

As I simply love headphones and earphones and I attract a lot of them in my life for example if I win some contest - the prize will be headphones, If I attend some event the goodies bag will have headphones or earphones etc. So my whole life revolves around Earphones and Headphones. But now I really want to have a smartphone as my need and desire on my 5th year anniversary of The Life's Way.

Samsung Level Over Headsets are Bluetooth (3.0) and NFC enabled which covers your ears comfortably and can be worn for many hours without any discomfort which has been made possible due to the soft and supple polyurethane cushioning on both headsets. The Level-Over Headphone has ergonomic features and a sleek, minimalist design which not only makes it good to look at but beauty when you wear the same on your ears. Not only this, once you switch ON the ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) you are in your own world as it totally cancels the exterior noise and you can focus on the task at hand.

The Samsung Level Over also gives the option to work wirelessly (Bluetooth range is up to 10 m) and with wire when you forget to charge the unit or due to extreme travel you could not. Music will never stop on this headset and with NFC you can just connect it to any smartphone with just a TAP. The headset comes with a carry case and cable with 3 buttons remote controller and MIC. The headset Li-Ion battery is charged using the micro-USB cable supplied in the package. The battery provides with playtime of 15h (Bluetooth Mode with ANC), 30h (Bluetooth Mode without ANC), 25h (Wired Mode with ANC), Unlimited Listening Time (Wired Mode without ANC).

Samsung Level Over weighs around 350 grams and comes with a 1.2 M cable with a 3.5mm headphone jack to plug into your devices. Samsung has also introduced several little features into the device such as a Volume monitor which cautions users to reduce the volume in case you are exploding the headphones at full volume for a long period of time. Also, when you are calling someone from a noisy environment, voices can still be clearly heard. While you are listening to music, you can enable the message alerts and scheduling reminders to be heard on the Level Over as notifications.

The next best feature is the smart touch panel on the side of the headset to control the play, pause, song movement and volume up and down buttons along with call receiving and call rejection. This takes time to get adjusted to in case you are using touch kind of headphones for the first time. The smart touch panel works with S-voice or may be Bixby now if you are connected to a Samsung smartphone only.

In the end, let's talk about the feature we all buy headphones is for its sound quality. Powered by a 50mm driver unit with high-quality neodymium magnets this Samsung Level Over produces an amazingly strong and realistic sound. I really loved listening to some of the Bollywood tunes as well as my favourite singer Taylor Swift. Samsung's Sound Alive equalizer gives more customized features in case you are using Samsung smartphone. The impedance of headsets is 41 Ohms and 50mm speakers are fitted with Bio-Cellurose Diaphragm. The sound is balanced with not too much of bass but you can control that with Sound alive to make it as you like it. I generally like the Classic equalizer setting or on the Voice mode.

In the end, this model is now out of the market (launched in 2014) but as I have received it later in it's life (August 2016), I just wanted to finish using those images I have taken of the headset. The new model is already launched by Samsung as Level Pro, go check out the same and I know you won't be disappointed with the quality.

Cheers!!!

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A #Brand in Feature - @SamsungSA #Samsung #SouthAfrica #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

Samsung in South Africa and the Rest of Africa is so huge in terms of market share. It’s all because of their unlimited array of products featuring the needs of every household to the needs of business professionals. They are the number one mobile manufacturers in Africa and keeps innovating themselves time and again. No Wonder, they are the top choice of South African Youth as per the latest Ask Afrika Youth Brands Survey. Launching People really created the entrepreneurs from the Youth across Africa which is a great CSR initiative from the brand in collaboration with METIME. 

When I started blogging and became a member of the biggest blogging network in India named Indiblogger.in, I saw Samsung’s blogging contest where they chose some of the top bloggers to review their devices first and I thought it to be a great opportunity which I missed. I got the chance and became a part of Samsung’s journey when I saw the South Africa Blogger’s Challenge for the first time on Twitter. From that moment since I always dreamt of participating in the contest and winning the same. The dream came true and I won the first year’s blogger challenge. During the first year when the contest was underway, I got invited to the launch event in Cape Town for Note 4. It was my first trip to the mother city and I thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality of the brand along with the goodies bag they gave during the event containing Level in-earphones. I have attended Samsung S7, Note 5 and Launching People events till date. 

The launch event of Samsung is full of its distributors, employees, VIPs and other media guests. The event is always grand for the niche segment products like Galaxy S and Note series and small ones for other products like Washing Machines, Launching People etc. They also keep on launching their new stores in various locations across the country from time to time. I received a portable mobile charger at the launch of S7edge and for Note 5 they only gave a non-branded 8GB pen drive. The launch event of Note generally happens in the form of a World Tour in Cape Town but for Note 5 it happened locally in Johannesburg. The budget has been cut it seems a lot from the first time when they gave earphones to now when they only gave the 8GB pen drive. That’s the general trend in the technology market and the same was valid for LG Electronics and Sony Mobiles launch events too. I generally remember the launch event with the branded products specially made for the event that you receive from the brand but if you have not received anything you generally feel not as good as with the product. I can’t complain though as I love the experience of getting invited to the events and taking unlimited photographs at the launch. 

Samsung has collaborations with some of the top brands (Swarovski, Mont Blanc & many others) around the world to produce accessories for its Galaxy S and Note series of smartphones and phablets. They have tie-ups with Expresso Show and sponsors many TV/online channels and Katlego Maboe is the MC for several of their launch events. They also sponsored Chelsea Football Club for 10 years which ended in 2015. I still have a Samsung’s Chelsea pedometer from London in one of their events to promote the UEFA soccer championships. They have also been sponsoring Winter Olympics since 1998. I have been seeing the whole arrivals sections covered in Samsung’s Galaxy series of smartphones advertisement on O.R.Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa since my two and half years in this country. 

They were the first ones to venture into Gear VR, Gear 360 VR and Gear smartwatches. They are always the front runners to develop and capture the markets as soon as possible. They invest a lot of money in the research and development of new products. With the latest launch scheme from Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, the Gear VR will reach a lot of African households. The S7 phone is capable of shooting videos that are suitable to see on the Gear VR provided with the smartphone. 

Samsung is different from other brands in terms of not launching the lite versions of the top niche products like LG have G4 Beat, Huawei having P8/P9 Lite, Sony Z3/Z5 Compact and even Apple having iPhone SE or iPhone 5C. They have different series altogether targeting youth and middle-market segment going by the name of J and A series of Galaxy smartphones. Maybe in the future based on the worldwide response towards the lite/compact series we might see the compact versions of the full-featured Galaxy S series of smartphones. 

Samsung is very fast to adapt to the changing markets as they have the might and flexibility to spend and create the right opportunity as they want. I bought my first Samsung LCD TV in India way back in 2008 when everyone was going for Sony Bravia TVs. I again bought another Samsung LCD TV in 2013 for my parent’s room because I was so impressed by my LCD TV. I have the luxury of Samsung’s Mirrorless camera NX300 which takes great low light photographs and Series 6 - 65” UHD TV bringing me the visual pleasures that no other TV can bring. 

I know how much I have worked to get both of them and once their PR Company told me that I am their unofficial brand ambassador. Though I am not using any of their smartphones I simply adore the Note phablet series by the brand. I loved my seven days with Note4 and two weeks with S6 and S7 smartphones and once with Samsung's Tab4 Tablet. Check out the several images posted on my Instagram handle and 1000 of tweets going out for the brand along with 30+ blog posts for the brand. All the work done is totally free of cost as I wanted to reach a point in my blogging life where other brands want me to work for them. This happened and brought me great opportunities from India in 2015 to help me buy Nikon SB-900 flash for my DSLR camera. I am still looking for opportunities here in South Africa to get day-to-day gadgets to use and keep and in return, I will hashtag the brand sponsoring the same. I would love to have Note 5 as my primary gadget if sponsored by Samsung South Africa.

Cheers!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - May 2015 www.thelifesway.com

Hi Guys, 

May 2015 is the month I can never forget as I was chosen the Grand Finale Winner of #MissionSamsung Challenge which was like a dream come true for me. I really loved the journey to reach it's final destination which was of-course a roller coaster ride. Thanks to Samsung SA for launching this initiative and giving me an opportunity to win the same. Here is a blog post on the same - Journey towards #MissionSamsung @SamsungSA Blogger Challenge Winner

1. Jenda – the place to be seen @MontecasinoZA - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/jenda-place-to-be-seen-montecasinoza.html - Montecasino is one of the most happening place in Johannesburg and has some of the amazing restaurants including Jenda which I totally loved. Thanks to Montecasino for inviting me to their several launch events from time to time.

2. Product Review - @FitbitSAfrica Charge HR - Activity Wristband - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/product-review-fitbitsafrica-charge-hr.html - Fitbit sent me a fitness band for review and I immediately fell in love with this one such that I have to buy myself one this year. Fitbit has launched several new bands after that including the smartwatch kind which is becoming popular too. Not only these bands gives you deep insights into your lifestyle but also makes you aware about yourself. 

3. How #MissionSamsung Spiced Up My Honeymoon in SA! @SamsungSA - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/how-missionsamsung-spiced-up-my.html - This is the entry I loved writing for Mission Samsung Finale and the brand only gave me 4 hours to write this one. I played with two ideas and then went on with this one and luckily I was carrying my portable HDD that day to get the pictures I clicked and could link with. 

4. New Image Capture features on #Lumia #Denim @MicrosoftSA - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/new-image-capture-features-on-lumia.html - I posted several posts for Microsoft SA and Lumia devices. Check out some of them - 

http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/socialmedia-lumia-apps-connecting.html

http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/lumia-apps-to-spoil-mom-mothersday.html

http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/origami-helps-fight-anxiety-lumia.html

http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/top-lumia-apps-for-smartphones.html

5. @SavannaCider #JoziComdey VIP Encounter #SavannaNewBottle - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/05/savannacider-jozicomdey-vip-encounter.html - Savanna launched a new avatar of itself as brand brought out a new bottle. It was a lovely event in Melrose Arch and the goodies bag contained awesome Beats By Dre Solo HD headphones. This is one of the coolest goodies bag I have ever got. Thanks to the brand. 

Looking forward to have a great May 2016 as the strategy for The Life's Way has been revamped and I look forward to blog and review a lot of new gadgets. I simply love my blog and the time I spend on my the same gives me a lot of pleasure. Once again I am hopeful to get the results that I want for my blog. 

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Feb 2015 www.thelifesway.com

Hi Guys,

February for me is always to build on what I have missed in January. I try to change the goals and resolutions which didn't worked in the first month of the year. 

1. @ZEEWORLD Launches @DSTV Channel #166 - Indian TV meets SA - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/02/zeeworld-launches-dstv-channel-166.html - It was the first time that I sat inside the car and loved the ride on the same. The launch event was really nice and thanks to Jodene from Chat Factory for the invite. 

2. #MissionSamsung - My Love Affair with #GalaxyNote4 @SamsungSA - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/02/missionsamsung-my-love-affair-with.html - This was my entry to the Misson Samsung challenge that started in 2014 and I totally loved using the Note 4 phablet. I even won myself the #TravelExpo15 prize using the Note4 to click pictures and tweet them. It was great to use the device and I am still in love with the Samsung's phablet series and wants one in my hands forever. 

3. Product Launch - Microsoft Lumia 535 - Let's #MakeItHappen - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/02/product-launch-microsoft-lumia-535-lets.html - Microsoft has ventured into it's own version of Lumia devices with Windows Phone logo and branding all over. I really loved the lumia range of devices but it's a little bit difficult to adjust to Windows environment once you have used Android and iOS devices in the past. 

4. DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS LET’S CELEBRATE! - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/02/disney-on-ice-presents-lets-celebrate.html - Disney On Ice is an annual event which you shall always take your kids to as there is always change in the story. It's the biggest Disney extravaganza on ice. From kids to adults, all love some or the other Disney character and this show brings all of them to life. Go for it! 

5. Windows Phone - Valentine's Apps for #Lumia - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/02/windows-phone-valentines-apps-for-lumia.html - Apps these days not only makes smartphones smarter but also keeps you entertained and effective. As the apps are getting smarter so are you as now you can do a lot on the phones which you can generally miss. 

Cheers!!!

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3 Years of www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay #Birthday #Blogpost

Hi Guys,

The Life's Way was started way back on 27 December 2012 with the intent to do blog posts for Indiblogger and Blogadda communities and win some contests. I also wanted to attend all the Indiblogger meets to meet the fellow bloggers and learn from them. I did meet one of the top most movie reviewer - Murtaza Ali Khan from "A Potpourri of Vestiges" in the first meet I attended. Later, I came to know that he would also be working for the same employer I am. He was the one behind convincing me to buy my own domain address from the start and I did so. 

It was a good move as I slowly learned from various social media channels and started building my blog. I was able to attend several Indiblogger meets and participated in all their contests. My first gift voucher thought came from Blogadda for Rs.400 from some contest from Gillette where there was vouchers for fastest entries submitted on the same day. My biggest win came in the form of a HP Sleekbook for my post on HP Connected Music for Windows 8. I really loved writing the post and shared my love for hindi bollywood songs. 

In the first year, I also used to participate in a lot of Twitter contests and used to get a lot of goodies from several brands. I featured some of those in my 2013 posts. It was awesome to get invited to some of the technology event launches where I met those people whom I used to see on TV. Though I never got the gadgets from the brands that year but it was awesome to meet all the biggies of the industry. I contacted some of the brands and got some positive response too. I always tried to provide value by the images as well as written content on my blog. 

I traveled to Johannesburg and the blogging took a back step during it's first anniversary due to internet connection problems during the initial days here. It was the time I had to start meeting the brands once again from scratch and Sony Movies put me in contact with Ster-Kinekor and I slowly build my relationships with them. I also bought my first DSLR Nikon D7000 in May 2014. The first event I attended in Joburg was with 4ElementsMedia for Augustine Gold and also attended the launch of CinePrestige SterKinkor at Sandton City. It was also a great time as Samsung launched their first bloggers challenge and I eventually won myself a Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera in my birthday month. There was no looking back since that time. At the end of second year, I wanted to touch 100,000 pageviews which I successfully did on 31 Dec 2014. 

The Life's Way in its third year has been in touch with a lot of PR's representing several brands and took a step further to design new visiting cards. I got my biggest break by working with paid assignments for some brands in India and also for Indiblogger Happy Hours to buy myself a Nikon SB910 flash. Also, I won the Samsung Blogger's Challenge to win myself a 65" Curved UHD TV. On my birthday again, HTC sponsored me my first ever mobile sponsorship which I always wanted to have and tried with many brands. I got HTC One M8 from them and loving the phone a lot for its camera capabilities. I achieved more than 640,358 pageviews in a single year with the help of Tweet Jukebox and TweetCaster app. My @thelifesway followers crossed 5800 compared to 52 when I came to Johannesburg as I was only using @araijain at that point of time. 

I am really enjoying the passion I have towards my blog #TheLifesWay and I am really looking forward to make some great changes in 2016. I need to increase my followers base to get into the Webfluential Tier 3 for some of my social media channels. I got my first payment for the very first assignment for Webfluential to do 2 tweet about a brand. It's  really a nice network and you all shall join the same here. I am really looking forward to achieve a lot more this year by scheduling daily posts or on alternate days. Let's begin and Enjoy 2016 to the most!

Cheers!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Jan 2015 www.thelifesway.com

Hi Guys, 

January is always a month where we create resolutions to forget about them later. We all have high hopes from the new year and slowly they keep on increasing and decreasing with time. Life is indeed a roller coaster ride and it's time we accept the same instead of living in a virtual reality of dreams getting fulfilled automatically. It ain't going to happen and if you want to achieve any of your dreams, start taking a step towards the same now - at this very moment. That's the truth and will remain reality of this materialistic commercial world. 

Year 2015 started with a hope for the Grand Finale of Samsung to start but that didn't happened till April 2015. Indiblogger started Happy Hours which took me some time to understand but eventually it was a great concept and I was able to get enough vouchers slowly and steadily to buy my dream Gadget Nikon SB910 Flashlight. 

1. Indiblogger Garnier Pure Active Neem - Difficulties of Oily Skin - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/01/indiblogger-garnier-pure-active-neem.html - I loves sharing the problems I faced all my teenage for having oily skin. Though I didn't won anything in this contest but it was great to share the post. 

2. Product Review - Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/01/product-review-kinivo-bth240-bluetooth.html - Kinivo has been the brand which remain closed to my heart in 2014 and start of 2015 with all their products and I am still using them from time to time. I will again get in touch with the brand to check if they have launched anything new for TheLife'sWay to blog and review. 

3. Indiblogger TimesofIndia -The Great Indian Litterburg - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/01/indiblogger-timesofindia-great-indian.html - This was one of my first attempt at the Happy Hours posts for Indiblogger but I took a serious stand on the topic. The post reached the Top 10 posts for TheLife'sWay in 2015 in terms of pageviews eventually. 

4. Stephen Alvarez Windows Lumia Phones - Capturing the World - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/01/stephen-alvarez-windows-lumia-phones.html - Photography is something everyone loves and smartphones have given the ability to do so to us all the time. Instagram has given the opportunity to share the same with around the world. It's always better to check the tips from famous instagramers and photographers so as to create a style for yourself and earn the followers. I plan to cross 1000 followers this year on my instagram channel. 

5. Windows Phone Apps to Stay Fit! - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/01/windows-phone-apps-to-stay-fit.html - That's a goal which we have all of our life and it remains the biggest challenge of our lives. Some have achieved the same via their strong willpower but some needs constant nagging and reminders via someone close or now a days smartphones apps. Check out these apps which eventually have made it for Microsoft Windows phones too. 

6. Disney's Entertainment for South Africa in 2015 - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/01/disneys-entertainment-for-south-africa.html - Disney has always created new content or recreated the old content with new to age creativity. Some of the Disney movies this year was awesome and I closed the year by watching "The Good Dinosaur". I loved "Quantico" series which was showcased at the annual press release in 2015 because Priyanka Chopra - an Indian Superstar was the main lead actress of the show. Slowly Hollywood has accepted the Bollywood and now I see all the digital effects for Disney and Fox Star movies are mainly created in India. Kudos to the entertainment world as boundaries are getting closer. 

I hope to create new content via my writing for my blog and will take each and every step to increase my presence in South Africa and India. 

Cheers!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Jul 2014

Hi Guys,

July is always special for me as it's my birthday month and last year I received my Samsung NX300 Mirrorless camera by virtue of winning #MissionSamsung Bloggers Community Challenge which gave me wild card entry into the finals of the same. 

1. Acquaintance of My Life! - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/07/acquaintance-of-my-life.html

This was my first attempt to make a poem parody and I was happy to write the same too. 

2. Launch Event - AUGUSTINEGold @ 26 June 2014 - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/07/launch-event-augustinegold-26-june-2014.html This was the first event party that I attended in Johannesburg from any other brands and I really liked the view from the top of Reef Hotel Elevate club.

3. South African Bloggers - Meet #MissionSamsung Community Challenge Winner - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/07/south-african-bloggers-meet.html This was the interview that got published on WeBlogForLove - Sandile Nene's esteemed blog and I really loved answering the questions. I am still looking for sponsors to my blog and can give then numerous tweets/mentions and posts for their gadgets or sponsorships.

4. Fly in the Rain - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/07/fly-in-rain.html Another attempt at the poem after which I don't think I have ever tried it again till now. 

5. Movie Review - The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2014) - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/07/movie-review-necessary-death-of-charlie.html Thought the film didn't do well on the box-office but I liked the movie a lot. It was an adventure journey in some part of Europe and I really enjoyed watching the movie. 

Life is full of surprises and your thinking  keeps on changing from time to time but the values which you adore/admire hardly changes. As I complete my 35 years of existence on this planet Earth, I have enjoyed myself and tried to enjoy every momemt as it came. I am hopeful and celebrate life as I start the next part of my journey with full vigor and enthusiasm. I love my friends, family and parents thought this first part, I have never told them so but in the next half I will do so a lot.

Cheers!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Jun 2014

Hi Guys,

June 2014 was the time when I got into Ster Kinekor's media previews list and started blogging about the movies that I started watching with them. It was a great opportunity and I got myself fully involved in the same. Also, this was the month when I revived my blog for several opportunities in South Africa and started to focus on building a name for myself.

1. #MissionSamsung - NX300 SMART Camera - Product Review - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/missionsamsung-nx300-smart-camera.html

This post is special as it was for Samsung's first community blogger challenge which they launched with a great idea. I won this contest and got a Wild Card entry into the finals. I also received this amazing Samsung NX300 mirrorless Smart Camera. The camera is awesome as it takes very great low light photographs as well as great portraits.

2. Ster Kinekor - Cine Prestige @ Sandton City, Johannesburg - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/ster-kinekor-cine-prestige-sandton-city.html 

This was the first event I attended in Johannesburg and really met some cool people at the launch. I received my first gift of Cine Prestige Diary & a Pen. I still have the same and really love attending Ster Kinekor events from time to time.

3. Product Review - RAIN Created for Living - Wild Cotton Cream - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/product-review-rain-created-for-living.html

This was the first time a local brand sent me stuff to review and I really appreciated the products as well as this great gesture.

4. Movie Review - The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Rise of Electro -http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-amazing-spider-man-2-rise.html 

I started blogging about the movies using the Sony Pictures who set this up for me. I am really grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity. Here are some of the other movies I did reviewed last year - 

Fading Gigolo - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-fading-gigolo.html

Monuments Men - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-monuments-men.html

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-secret-life-of-walter.html

Haute Cuisine - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-haute-cuisine-french.html

22 Jump Street - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-22-jump-street-2014.html

Hateship Loveship - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-hateship-loveship-2014.html

Sunlight Jr. - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/movie-review-sunlight-jr-2014.html

5. Product Review – Sony Wireless Speaker System – SRS-BTM8 - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/product-review-sony-wireless-speaker.html These NFC enables bluetooth speakers are one of the most iconic designs and compact with powerful sound capabilities. I really loved them a lot and kept them with me since I first got them in India from @SonyPix twitter contest for #Skyfall movie. Other products reviewed -  

Product Review - KINIVO BTC 450 - Bluetooth Hands-free Car Kit -http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/product-review-kinivo-btc-450-bluetooth.html 

Product Review - Sennheiser Adidas - PMX 680 Sports - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/product-review-sennheiser-adidas-pmx.html 

6. The Precious Queen - http://www.thelifesway.com/2014/06/the-precious-queen.html

This was my first attempt at writing a poem and I felt great that I tried the same. 

Life is full of mysteries you can unfold for yourself and others. Keep looking for something which interests you and try to divulge into different areas of expertise. This will help you look beyond and learn some great tips and tricks on the way. 

Cheers!!!

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#MissionSamsung - My Love Affair with #GalaxyNote4 @SamsungSA

Hi Guys,

Sometimes in your life you come across something which completely changes your perception and perspective to live and enjoy life. I was introduced to the #MissionSamsung program which truly brought out my competitive spirit which I thought was lost somewhere in the vicious circle of day to day living.

We live to enjoy our lives and to follow our bliss but then there is something which makes it easy for you to do so. I am inclined towards capturing the moments and whenever I find something unique, I take the picture of it. I do write a lot and think about all the ideas that I can implement on my blog and sometimes I can’t find my diary/pen near me and the idea is lost forever. These days concentration is a scarce commodity and it requires great effort to produce something of quality and within timelines.

I was chosen for the #MissionSamsung Challenge5 to check what I love the most about Samsung Galaxy Note4 and to review it after using it for a week. After having the device for a week, I can surely say in Bollywood dialogue of “Dirty Picture” that Galaxy Note 4 is full of Entertainment, Entertainment and even more Entertainment. What I mean by that and why I am saying so will be the agenda of this post.

Entertaining The Unique Way – We all have mobile phone with smartphones capabilities but Note4 is different. It’s the phablet, a category invented and started by Samsung way back in 2011. Since that time I always desired to have one and as years passed by Samsung continued to notch up the performance & capabilities of these phablets to reach till Galaxy Note 4 which has Octa Core (1.9GHz Quad Core + 1.3GHz Quad Core) processor along with 3GB RAM and branded accessories.

Galaxy Note4 is an niche product in terms of it's build quality and really has some great features which differentiates it from other smartphones. Considering the average consumer, what are the things he wants from the basic phone are voice calling, SMS, messaging apps, video calling and long battery life?

Galaxy Note4 not only has 3220mAh battery to support all its features but also have adaptive fast charger which can really charge your device in less than 100 minutes from zero battery to 100% full. 50% of battery can be charged in nearly half an hour. With load shedding in South Africa, you only get to entertain yourself by either walking in the park or by chatting with your friends or family. But these things are not accessible all the time and we switch to our favorite devices in our pockets and try to be active on social media or finish off some pending posts or office emails.

The Power saving mode converts the phone to Grayscale, a feature which gives you complete functionality but saves a lot of battery drain. The Ultra-Power saving mode gives you access to 6 applications and can go for more than 10 days in standby mode in full battery. The best part is the removable battery so in case you are travelling then can buy another one to keep you going.

Also the memory can be expanded using the microSD card up to 128GB. This can be used to compare between buying a device with built in memory of 128GB as it costs fortune whereas memory cards are cheap and replaceable making Galaxy Note4 a value for money gadget.

S Health with Cigna keeps track of your lifestyle and stress levels. It gives you regular notifications to walk after every one hour of inactivity. Also it can measure your heart beat by using camera flash. This application has a galaxy of its own to keep you in shape and good health.

Entertaining The Work Way - S Pen has been the competitive edge Samsung always had in this category of phablets and now with 2048 pressure sensitivity level, SPen works even more smoother and as close to as our hands can write and do stuff. S Pen works completely as a PC mouse giving a lot more functionality that was not thought of earlier on the smartphones.

I loved every aspect of working with SPen, I shifted from taking my diary for office meeting to taking Note 4 and open the SNote App, make notes and then send the minutes of meetings instantly after the meeting using the exchange server email. Even my bad handwriting looks awesome with S Pen’s Calligraphic font. This is also my personal initiative to save paper as I can’t grow trees myself and it will take ages to grow big, so this is the easiest option I can think of other than reducing carbon footprint by not taking printouts and using mobile e-tickets as passes to concerts, movies and even Table Mountain etc. Photo Note is converting your photo into analogue text and then can add further memos to it using SPen. Pen.Up is an app which can give you motivation of how S Pen can be used creatively and how people around the world are using the same for? I loved this app and felt inspired to see all the drawings created by the talented individuals.

Note 4 have useful and unique multitasking features where you can continuously work on several apps and switch from one to another or can divide the screen between them. This is what Personal computers used to do for us but Note4 has this amazing capability to play video’s while you reply to your emails etc. or got a call and need to note down some message or number its always easy with Galaxy Note4.

Entertaining The Play way – Galaxy Note4 is your best friend when it comes to enriching your life via music or movies. With its 5.7inch AMOLED HD screen having 551ppi giving you picture clarity even better than your large screens HD TV’s. I love watching all my TV series and Youtube videos on my smartphone and wow! When I watched the videos on Note4, I was astonished and tried to finish all my planned content within a span of 7 days while the device is still with me.

The sound is loud and clear and you can play around with the Sound Alive equalizers built in the Note 4 to get your desired sound settings. The device also has 3 mics for directional video recordings along with normal Voice recorder which can do voice memo, interviews and meeting modes to give you edge to refer back to conversations held previously. The best thing is you can use the Sound detector feature of the phone for baby crying and doorbell ring so that you don’t miss your responsibilities while enjoying music at home. You also have option to convert music to mono audio if using a single earphone. Galaxy Note 4 have built-in infrared remote to take control of your other electronic appliances with remote.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Rear Camera has 16MP AF OIS which takes extremely great photographs. I found that I no longer need to carry my DSLR and loved the #macro #lowlight snaps in Galaxy Note4. Front camera is 3.7MP with wide selfie mode which can cover 120 degrees of view as compared to normal selfie mode of 90 degrees. Also it can click using the voice commands – Say “Cheese” and counter starts from 3 to click your snaps. Check out more photographs that I clicked on twitter and Instagram for #missionSamsung. Gallery has a feature where it sorts all the photographs clicked or saved from social media to be filtered in terms of People, scenery, documents, food, pets etc. Videos can be shot in full HD quality and the screen shows you how much memory has been taken up by the video at any particular second of recording. This feature enables you to decide which video setting to use in a typical situation of memory running out.

Overall, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is something that will come into your world and then you won’t ever want it to leave your small Galaxy of home and office. For me what stands out is the great 16MP AF OIS camera, fast charging with replaceable battery, wide selfie from front 3.7MP camera, 5.7inch AMOLED HD display and above all S-Pen. Oh man! The device has thousands of hidden features in its android environment (upgradable to Lollipop) which makes this phone productive as well as efficient for which I will need to keep exploring further and write a book to explain all of them in detail.

SPen or Pen - Choice is yours!!!

For me the choice is even simpler, if I win this phone in #MissionSamsung challenge 5, I will stop myself from venturing into any other product or brand as Galaxy Note4 gives me whatever my heart desires and I feel fully Complete and One with it. Thanks to Samsung for making such a niche and awesome gadget and by giving me an opportunity to blog about the same. As the picture says, “A true Love Story never ends…” hoping that mines is one too as I celebrate my 7th Marriage anniversary today and have a seven year itch to fall in love once again with Galaxy Note 4.

Till that time...Cheers!!!

Note- All pictures and screenshots are clicked by me using #GalaxyNote4 camera & when it's in pictures then taken using DSLR camera! This post is a part of Penultimate Challenge for #MissionSamsung bloggers contest!

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