New Year Resolutions - Week 07 Achievements & Failures in 2023 #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys,

Week 7 started with a trip to Pilanesburg on the Suzuki Vitara Brezza I got for Valentine's Day with my wife. This time the kids stayed at home with the nanny. It was something we never did for such a long drive leaving behind kids at home so I was not comfortable much but then I do think that parents should take some time away from kids to talk and discuss life and what is next? 

1. Suzuki Vitara Brezza - The car came for around a week and stayed for 10 days and I was feeling so sad once it left me to go back to the company it came from. It was a wonderful ride and the second car really helps to sort many things out. The petrol engine is peppy on the Vitara Brezza GLX model I received and it also gave me an average of around 15.4 km per litre with long drives to city school drops as well. This is really a nice car priced around ZAR 310000 but it was not as stable driving above 120kms on a long drive, below that speed range, it was working fine. I also loved the SUV body design so that it can take me to the farthest parts of Pilanesburg that I have never seen before. 

2. Thank You - I completed another 18000 Thank You to take the total number to reach the 159500 mark. Let's see how much we can do by the end of the month or so. If I am not doing it for the week, I will keep the mark constant and also will remove the point as well for the week thinking of it as a failure to do this exercise. 

3. Launch Events and Goodies - I received the Samsung Galaxy S23+ to review and enjoy it to take some photographs and test drive the same as well. I also got a Valentine's Day gift from Huawei which is showcased in the video underneath. Many thanks to Huawei for the same. I also won a Twitter contest to go to the Momentum One More Fan event where we watched the cricket match between South Africa and Australia which was eventually won by Australia but totally loved watching it on a big screen with so many other fans of the Women Cricket T20 World Cup. 

4. General Knowledge Quiz - I have always been a fan of the GK quiz and always try to participate in the same from time to time. The company I work for has an annual quiz competition and last year I reached the regional finals but somehow missed reaching the world finals and got some ZAR 800 as a participant to reach the regional finals. This year I will definitely try again. The initial virtual round was this week and I was able to answer most of the questions in the fastest time possible - they only give 10-15 seconds to read, choose and answer the question so there is no scope for Google search at all unless there is someone sitting next to you. But I don't do any such thing because it's a day-to-day job to learn and remember what questions can be asked. I have won so many small prizes in TATA Crucible Quiz - Corporate online and in-person contests. 

5. YouTube - I am trying a lot to get some regular income from YouTube views and monetization but it's a struggle. I have to bring a lot of production value to my videos with a well-written script and why people will watch the video also. I have to solve the problems and also share what I did in the same situation if talking about the home loans or education loans etc that I paid in my life. I am doing a lot of videos that I have created and edited but they all are the same style and don't show my face at all. In YouTube language, it's called a faceless channel and mines is like that only. Maybe I should try to show more of my face and let people know that this is me and me alone all the way. I have always thought that the product or service is more important than my face but it has to change now. 

Many thanks for your time and time again watching my videos and reading my regular weekly updates. As I always say, your time is my only blessing! Cheers!!! - Aashish

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Product Review - @SennheiserUSA MOMENTUM On-Ear #Headphones

Hi Guys,

Headphones and me are like best friends, no matter how much time I spent with them, I want more of them all the time. I keep getting and buying headphones/earphones all the time and even sometimes the contest I won has headphones as prizes but never I got the same ones so the collection keeps on growing as I never think of selling my well deserved prizes. 

It was a dream to own a pair of Sennheiser MOMENTUM headphones since it's launch some years ago and the dream was made possible by Aramex Global Shopper. They gave me an opportunity to blog about their services along with a USD 100 voucher which I used to buy these as compared to Motorola 360 Watch or Amazon Fire phone which were also in my wishlist. I got these within a week from Amazon USA using Aramex Global Shopper and didn't had to pay any customs etc to get them in Johannesburg, South Africa. Thanks a lot to AGS for making this dream come true! Read the posts Part 1 and Part 2.

My association with Sennheiser is something like that I have never bought any of their earphones or headphones by paying the actual money and just by consuming all the gift vouchers I receive and won some of the models via Indiblogger contests and Sennheiser facebook pages in UK and India. I really admire the Pursuit of Perfect Sound and felt crazy when they launched a new one called Urbanite when I got these so more dreams are in the making now as I continue to enjoy this beauty called Sennheiser Momemtum On-Ear Black which has Stunning Sound in Sensational Style.

Momentum On-Ear looks amazingly cool and awesome with the right combination of stainless steel and Alcantara material which is soft and breathable procured from Milan. Alcantara is an artificial substitute for Suede Leather and that the feel the composite material gives to you. The headband is also covered in the same material with colorful stitching which makes the look and feel of these headphones urbane to match modern lifestyle. The touch and feel of headphone is rich and expensive due to it's build quality.

The packaging looks cool and contains Momentum On-ear headphones with velvet carrying case along with a cloth carrying case. The box also contains standard connection cable as well as special cable with smart remote & mic which gives some extra functions if you are using compatible Apple devices. The extra functions that can be accessed using this cable are turning volume up and down, press play and pause, answer/end/ reject a call, skip to next / previous track and activate voice control. 

Momentum On-ear headphones are available in 7 colors including some pastel colors - Black, Red, Green, Blue, Brown, Pink, Ivory. I wanted to buy Blue ones but they were expensive as compared to Black ones. Red and Ivory also looks amazingly great. I was attracted to Red ones when I saw someone wearing the same at Doha International Airport, Qatar. The headphones weight around 160grams including the remote cable and light to wear on the ears. The size of the band can be adjusted using the side sliders and they fit tightly on your ears. It's good as they keep where you put them but also ears starts paining after a while but will revert to normal if you take them off after every hour or so for a minute or so. 

Momentum On-ear Headphones has impedance of 18 Ohms and frequency response is 16 - 22000 Hz. The benefit of this is that these gives full stereo sound with very good details of music in play. I really loved the sound quality of these headphones. The ear coupling is Supraaural and transducer principle these headphones works on is dynamic, closed bring the best for you in these niche market segment of headphones. The sound produced by these On-ear headphones will bring classical and bollywood music fans to simply say WoW! I would love to receive the Urbanite from Sennheiser for review or to keep forever.

In the end, I would thank Universe for making all my dreams come true sooner or later as I simply loved these headphones and always wanted to have one in my kitty. If you are looking for something which looks beautiful and produces great sound output then Sennheiser On-Ear headphones are made for you. These will last you long if you take care of them properly and keep them in the supplied carry cases. Till that time, keep listening to the awesome music by talented artists around the world created everyday for you!

Cheers!!! 

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Product Review - Sennheiser PX80 On ear Headphones

Hi Guys,

Sennheiser PX-80 On the ear headphones are small in size and weight but big in audio output. The frequency response of the headphones is from 15 – 27000 Hz with Impedance of 32 ohm. They produce a nice audio output which really gives you a great listening pleasure. The sound is natural and bass is just OK for listening to most of the songs. The headphones are comfortable to wear over a longer period of time. It has a metallic headband which strongly held itself against your head. The same can be adjusted to fit your head size.

The earphones are covered with foam which gives soft feeling around the ears. The main highlight is the design of the plastic carry case and how the headphones are designed to be fitting inside the small compartment of the plastic case. They get folded quiet easily into the carry box and can be carried around safely in your bag pack or even pocket of jeans.

Sennheiser PX80 is priced around Rs 1200/- it really serves the purpose of portability and do offers some kind of noise isolation in terms of its design. While listening at higher volumes the sound does comes out for others discomfort. The headphones are worth a try if you are looking for the cheapest, lightest and value for money product for your day to day listening pleasure. It doesn’t have any Mic built in so can’t be used for call purposes. The model has been replaced by another several new models but it’s still available in Indian markets at Flipkart and Amazon.in.

I won them from a contest on facebook by Sennheiser India sometime back and being my second Sennheiser loved them a lot. But my pursuit for perfect sound is going to end when I have MOMENTUM on my ears. Sennheiser is going to make that dream come true sooner or later but till that time, I will keep falling in love with all the other products the company has to offer.

Cheers!!!

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Product Review - Sennheiser HD202 II - Over Ear Headphones

Sennheiser headphones have been an integral part of my life. Another headphones which I wanted to try since long has been added to my family of headphones at home. It’s the Sennheiser HD202 II which I won from Indiblogger Dance India Dance 4 after meet blog post. It was really awesome to win them and it was a great motivation for me to come to India from South Africa in the Christmas holidays.

The moment when I unboxed these legendary headphones to the listening pleasure, it’s been a great pursuit of sound. I do love headphones a lot and Sennheiser never fails to amaze me with it’s never ending range of products.

I find this headphone with clear sound and good in bass. The headphones got a plastic feel to it. The earphones can be dragged up n down to fit your ears properly. It comes with a long 3m cable to comfortably watch TV or laptop from a distance while watching movies etc. The product is light weight and can be used for longer durations of time. It gives a good factor of noise isolation because of over the ear design. I was able to sleep wearing them while sitting on just above the wing seat of the boeing plane all the while. This is really the product to buy if you’re sitting tight on the budget. They have good ear cups with good quality of foam which really gives a great listening pleasure over a long period of time. The head band is also covered with same kind of foam so that it sits properly on your head without falling.

I got complimented by a lot of people on airport/airplane who have either used HD202 II earlier or using it currently. They all got best things to say about the same. This comes in the price range of Rs 2200 only from flipkart or amazon.With frequency range from 18 - 18000 Hz and impedance of 32 Ohms this brings in a clear audio directly into your ears. 

I still am in pursuit of MOMENTUM and I never know when lady luck is gonna smile, but whenever it will, I will be the happiest person on this earth. I saw one lady wearing red one of it at the Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia and I so much wanted to go and ask her about the same. Let’s see when the day comes when people sees me wearing these one proudly on my ears and around the neck.

Till that time, let me enjoy whatever I have on my head and over the ears...

Cheers!!!

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