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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Indiblogger & IDBI Federal - Befikar Life Forever!

Hi Guys,

It's true that we all want to do a lot of things but family responsibilities make us take another path to keep both ends meet. I too am tied up in a lot of responsibilities from time to time which always took an alternate turn which I never wanted in my life. But if someone gives me a choice to do some things without considering about any of the financial liabilities then I definitely can enjoy my life a lot. #BefikarUmarBhar

The top 5 items in my bucket list are

1. Work in London – My first onsite trip from job was London, UK and I really loved the city and the country. I didn’t want to come back but family wanted me to return and I had to sacrifice my onsite trip in 14 months time. I really want to go back and see the remaining cities I have not seen in UK and also see Europe from there. London has everything a city can offer; you have Indian touch as well as International feeling. It has a lot of cultural heritage as well as great night life.
2. Full time Blogger & Photographer – If there is no financial liability on me and all my home loan debt is paid off, I would definitely want to focus on my blog and writings. I will build on my dream to become a fashion photographer by becoming an assistant to the top one of the country and learn from them. I can then follow my passion to click those moments which takes your breathe away.
3. Review latest tech gadgets – I would love to attend events organized world over to launch new technology products and gadgets. I would love to go to all the new product launches and meet a lot of technology geniuses around the world. It will be so awesome to be present in front of CEO’s of top companies as they announce their latest gadgets. Imagining a life of going to all the launches of mobiles, tablets, TV, Cameras and much more stuff.
4. Vacations on beaches & 7 wonders of the world – I would love to spend every summer from now onwards in one of the best beaches of the world. That ways I will be able to enjoy all the beaches while my body picks up tanning. I would love to see all the 7 Wonders of the World. Seven wonders always attract a lot of people around the world and that’s where I want to start from for all those selfies moments.
5. Tennis – I love watching Lawn Tennis and would love to see once in a life, all the championships like French Open, US Open, Wimbledon and others than happens every year. I would love to see the Finals in all those matches. I would love to meet Roger Federer in person as I adore him. It won’t be bad at all to see Maria Sharapova live in action. I remember watching Mahesh Bhupati live in action (semi-final mixed doubles match) in Wimbledon way back in 2011 but couldn’t get the tickets to the final day of the event.

Some of the stuff is easy to do but then we can’t do because our focus is required in some other area as well. As when we were kids, our whole focus was on play and while we become teenagers, the whole focus went to studies and clearing entrance exams. While we were doing our engineering, the focus was on learning and getting a job after that. Once we join the job, the whole focus was to pay education loan and learn the new skills required for the job description. Once you are married, then unlimited responsibilities ties you down and you need to focus more on making money all the time to meet your ever increasing expenditures. This is a vicious circle of life which we need to live but in-between we shall take some time off to complete our bucket list and keep adding new stuff to the same.

Check out more information at  - http://bit.ly/BefikarUmarBhar
The picture is taken from the contest page at - https://www.indiblogger.in/happyhours/befikar-umar-bhar/

Cheers!!!    
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Indiblogger & Quikr NXT – Getting away from Calls

Hi Guys,

Communication has been the key to win battles and wars even before the language was founded by ancient civilizations. For communication to happen there needs to be a Sender, some Information that needs to be passed and a Receiver to accept that making it short for SIR.

Earlier telephones brought our communication as we can speak to anyone and everyone who knows our number or whose number we knew. It was so good to keep twisting those already twisted cables of telephone sets at one prestige corner of our houses. After a while with the advent of mobiles, telephony grew at phenomenal rate as there was a mobile phone in every hand. We could connect using calls or SMS and be reachable all the time unless out of coverage area or phone switched off.

With further technological innovations, we got capable smartphones and free messaging capabilities which used some data on GPRS network and we were instantly connected to our family and friends. Currently the messaging technology is the backbone of any business & social media and Quikr has introduced the same for its online platform to keep buyers and sellers in touch with each other till the time deal is made.

Quikr NXT has all the right capability that will make it instant hit for buyers like me and in case I want to sell something it will really help me too.

The first thing is the instant connection with the seller via chat option as when we call we don’t have much time to negotiate. Sometimes if the other person has got good communication, negotiation and persuasion skills you fail to get to the price of the deal. With chat it gives you a levelled platform as you can think, take your time and then respond. You can chat with multiple buyers in case you are selling something and finally decide whose bid price is right for your stuff. You can also refer back to the chat history to check whose price was right and what options you gave him/her?

The second option is the demand for more photographs of the product. Sometimes in other channels sellers post some online photographs of the new product and fool you saying that it’s in mint condition. If you do the deal and then it turns out to be the wrong stuff, it wastes a lot of time for both buyers as well as sellers. Now we can demand more actual photographs from the sellers of the product in context before making the final decision to buy.

The third thing is to keep your number safe so that no one can misuse your number later. This is one of the biggest problems we face all the time. Our number are captured from social media channels and then used to sell us ULIPs, insurances and credit cards all the time. These days the call centre executives are very rude and comments you in a way to trigger your emotions. On Quikr NXT platform, you can keep your number private and then discuss with the sellers or buyers. It will help you to attract only the serious buyers and not someone who is just looking around for some time pass. 

 

This is the NXT platform by Quikr in the form of mobile app, mobile & desktop site to make our lives easier and we can get rid of all the extra stuff we have or buy whatever we need at much cheaper prices than the new one. Check out more information at - http://www.quikr.com/ The photograph used is from the Quikr website for NXT.

Cheers!!!

Indiblogger & ASUS - Go Sleek on Work & Entertainment

Hi Guys,

Technology makes our life easy and efficient as it brings a lot of accessibility to us all the time. Computers have now reached everywhere in all the jobs, in all the schools, college & universities, in all the scientific & innovation areas. A lot of brands keeps innovating their products and ASUS is one of them. Latest in their stable are these two ASUS EeeBook X205TA and ASUS All In One PC ET2040 which can enrich our lifestyle needs as we continue to do more in our busy lives.

Let’s look at what I loved in ASUS EeeBook X205TA as it takes the market by storm because of its features and specifications including Windows 8.1 Operating System. It weights less than 1 kg which makes it easy to carry as 10 inch tablets with limited features weights about 800 -900 grams. In such a compact sleek body, it gives 12 hrs of battery backup for web browsing, 13 hours of music and 11 hours of video playing capabilities. Thirdly, the price is just Rs. 14999/- only which includes Microsoft Office 365 one year subscription which we take care of all your document needs. Asus Netbook has display screen of 11.6 inch with 32 GB EMMC and comes with micro SD card slot which allows memory expansion up to 128 GB.

 

On the other hand ASUS All In One PC ET2040 brings all the entertainment at home and office and the best thing I liked in this PC is the gesture control by which you can control multimedia features and web browsing from 5m away also. The ET2040 comes with one hour of battery back up to save your documents and unfinished work. The display is 19.5 inch HD LED backlit which brings full clarity of viewing experience. ET2040 has great speed to play 3D games as well as editing those RAW images and videos at much faster processing speed with its Intel Pentium J2900 processor.

I am more inclined to watching movies and enjoying music at home, ASUS All In One PC ET2040 makes much more sense as I can easily play movies using its USB 3.0 ports from my hard disk. It has bigger screen for easy viewing and has inbuilt 500GB of space to keep & process all my photographs to post it on my blog. I am not a frequent traveller so ET2040 makes a good companion which I can buy for            Rs. 26000/- which comes in a compact package and takes very less space as compared to regular desktops available in the market. The only thing I am worried about in this device is the backup time which I can have more in ASUS EeeBook X205TA to finish all those movies which I will not be able to if an electricity cut starts to happen in summers.

So, I need both the devices as it will make my life easier and comfortable as I am least worried not have entertainment all the time. These devices will complete my life and makes me accessible to internet and entertainment. They will suit me in my office as well as home and can bring a lot of fun in my life.

Photographs are taken from Indiblogger & ASUS Contest page - https://www.indiblogger.in/happyhours/asus-go-sleek-bangalore/

Cheers!!!

Indiblogger & CloseUp - Cupid Games 2015 for Valentine's Day

Hi Guys,

Valentine’s Day is one of the most sought after day after the religious festivals we all celebrate in the whole year. It’s the day of love and romance when we share our feeling with our loved ones and the ones whom we love a lot without their knowing. It’s a day that brings your adrenalin level so high in the anticipation of what happens when he/she has said yes or no. It’s the day you try to look your best for the love of your life.

I would plan a lot of stuff for my valentine before the actual date. I will first start preparing a goodies bag of all the stuff she loves and bundle them together. The source of information will be her friends and from my previous talks with her. It would definitely charm her with all the goodies from cosmetics to bags, chocolates to cards in that bag.

The feelings of the heart needs to be written on a special card so that it can be read over and over again by her to finally decide whether she loves me or not? Girls do take time to understand you first and then only commit to a relationship. Words written in cards will be my feelings to read and understand me better.

The next thing will be to take her out on a drive to relax and see the charming side of me. While she opens her goodies bag and go through the same as we hit the highway for some 100 km drive near to some lake. As we enjoy our journey we can talk about ourselves and show our hearts.

We will have an awesome lunch at the most famous dhaba on the national highway which will fill us with renewed energy. I would order the dishes she likes and enjoy the conversation. Relationships are based on conversations and can only be built by talking to each other. Problems start to arise when we stop communicating with each other and as it’s the start of our love, we need to have good communication even through thick and thin.

I will pray to God if it starts raining as we take shelter and have tea on the corner of the roadside tea stalls. They definitely make the best tea and after a stomach full of lunch, it’s the most sought after drink in the rain. I would probably take this time to propose to her about my feelings for her. She will know in her heart all this while but it’s about timing and I would choose this one to say my heart out.

It will be a great time to celebrate if she says “Yes” and we can go eat chat or have wonderful coffee as day is set. It was a full day picnic with the one I admire the most. Whatever is her decision I will respect that and continue to charm her in all the manners possible. I will drop her home after spending a full day with her and wish to have great moments created forever each and every day of my life with her.

Check more info at -http://cupidgames.closeup.in/
All photos are taken by me.
Cheers!!!

Indiblogger & TimesofIndia -The Great Indian Litterburg

Hi Guys,

We are the creatures made of habits and many times habits govern us a lot. When it’s our country, where we have all the freedom to do whatever we never think what we are doing? Some habits like pissing on the walls, throwing stuff anywhere and everywhere is an irony to that same person at his own home walks barefoot and not allows sandals to also come inside. Isn't our city the place where our home is? Isn't it the nation we want to build for our children? Every action has its own reaction time and someday sooner or later it will all come back to us.

What can we do? Is it just laughing when Kapil Sharma comments about the same on his Comedy Nights or just agreeing to when our Prime Minister sweeps the streets himself? What happens to us when we are in Singapore on our honeymoon and takes care of even a toffee packaging to be thrown properly to a dustbin? Is it the fear of fine or the respect we have for other nations? What is the reality behind human mind is still not known to me?

I am thinking of what I can do to achieve the same only and that’s the only thing every citizen has to take care of. We just need to take care that we don’t add to the list of people throwing stuff here and there. Automatically with everyone’s decision to change them, the whole nation will be moved to be the best in the world. Foreigners who come here learn all these things and do the same which they will not even dare to do in their countries. It’s our responsibility to let them know that we do have Ahimsa and Forgiveness as our virtues and we do teach Yoga to the world but at no time our great nations can be a dumping ground for anyone.  

As Rabindranath Tagore said, “Every time a child is born, it brings in a new hope that God has not yet disappointed with man” we also need to start learning our duties along with our children. We also need to study those Civics and Social studies book that we have long forgotten to keep our community, city and country clean. We all want to live in posh localities but can’t we make every locality clean and worth living. I have taken a pledge to clean my home of all the stuff my daughter throws away and as she sees me cleaning it, she will automatically learn one day that garbage needs to go in dustbin. I am the caretaker of my home, my community, my locality, my area, my city and my country and so are you!

Think about the same and come forward to help government and media drive this nationwide campaign and learn more at - http://greatindian.timesofindia.com/ 

The banner is from the Indiblogger campaign for Times of India. 
We do want to project that we do respect our country and will take all the efforts to make it the best in the World!

Cheers!!!

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Indiblogger Happy Hours - Dabur - A healthy child makes a happy home

Hi Guys,

It’s a message that has been passed from generations to generations as our parents took  great care of us when we were kids and now also as we become parents to their grandchildren. It’s a never ending process and as they say, “A healthy mind stays inside a healthy body only” and to achieve healthy body we continue to strive not for ourselves but for everyone around us.

Our kids are those special angels which brings a lot of joys and happiness to our family. We do everything in our capacity to take good care of these angels. We always take precautions to save them from any discomfort that they might face due to weather changes and any form of viral/sickness.

My daughter is my angel and I really want the best for her. During those times when immunization injections are done to her, it’s a great pain to her but we know it’s only for the benefit of the kid.

My mother took great care of us and gave us all the right stuff to eat. During our times, pizzas / burgers were not in the market but these days, kids are exposed to a lot of unhealthy food which can make them sick. And once a child is sick, the whole family is exposed to some stressful time. Kids get cranky as they face some unbearable pain which their bodies can’t take and as they suffer every parents & grandparents suffer too. It’s not wrong to say that “A healthy child makes a happy home” as there are several incidents from our own lives when will remind us of those times which we never want to face again.

Food and drinks are the only inputs we give to our bodies and a good balanced diet full of fruits and vegetables builds our immune system and keeps us free from any kind of sickness. Sometimes when we are not able to control our diets due to travel and other commitments, we need to take some extra nutrition in the form of Chyawanprash and dry fruits. Same need to be given to kids as per their body requirements based on age and to build their immune system. Kids generally are always busy in their play and keeps running away from food and it’s a duty of parents to catch hold of them and give them regular nutritious food and necessary vitamins.

My daughter needs to be brought back to home to have a glass of milk with almonds and some Chyawanprash in winters to keep her strong and fit. She really loves Dabur Chyawanprash and eats a spoon of it every morning and evening by herself. This habit has definitely kept her strong during these winters and will continue to till the time she follows the same. If she is happy, we will be happy and if we all are happy, we make a great home which builds our life and happiness.

Check out the website- https://www.liveveda.com/daburchyawanprash/

Photographs are used from the Dabur's website & Indiblogger.in

Cheers!!!