A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Apr 2017 www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay

Hi Friends,

April is the month of activity where a lot happens and you get a lot of press releases too and invites to various events in the city. I did some 51 posts in April 2017 and most of them were technology driven posts. Work wise I was very busy at the office and whatever time I used to get in the evenings was used to do these posts. 

1. Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 7 #TheLifesWay #PhotoYatra - http://www.thelifesway.com/2017/04/photo-walk-gardens-of-nature-7.html - This has been my favorite series and I tried to revive this last year in April but couldn't do anything after this post. There are total 7 posts like these and I hope to start them in 2018 again.These days a lot of photos are taken on the smartphone camera and I share them on my Instagram channel but will try to compile in a series of posts. 

2. 4 Years of www.TheLifesWay.com #TheLifesWay #Birthday #Blogpost - http://www.thelifesway.com/2017/04/4-years-of-wwwthelifeswaycom.html - The Life's Way completed 4 years on 27 Dec 2016 and this was the post to celebrate the completion of the same. It has changed my life a lot with whatever small or big comes from the same and I am so grateful for all the stuff that I receive and events I am part of. This year's post is still pending and I have reduced my focus on getting pageviews as now I need to increase my local South African presence as told by one of the Marketing Manager of a small Technology brand.

3. Scribble Your Heart Away @MatrikasPaper #Bloggers Campaign #India - http://www.thelifesway.com/2017/04/scribble-your-heart-away-matrikaspaper.html - Matrikas makes great writing products meaning diaries where you can write your heart out and last year they sent me some to review and participate in their blogging contest. I really love their writing products and the range is huge for people who still want to write on paper. 

Aashish Rai - Taken with Nikon D7000 - Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria

4. Celebrating 100 Years Of History With @Nikon_SA #25July2017 #Camera - http://www.thelifesway.com/2017/04/celebrating-100-years-of-history-with.html - When I came to know that Nikon will be celebrating 100 years, I was very happy and shared this press release. I have been a big fan of Nikon devices but last year I also bought Canon 100D into my arsenal of cameras to check for myself which one is better. But as you all know, my heart lies with Yellow color and Nikon has the same all over it. 

5. Case Logic Celebrates 30th Anniversary @CaseLogic_SA #LifeSimplified #Backpacks #Urbanites - http://www.thelifesway.com/2017/04/case-logic-celebrates-30th-anniversary.html - My biggest mistake of last year was posting 3 articles for Case Logic where their  PR  company promised me to send their bag but it never came as I waited for months. Sometimes a lot of companies tries to make you fool and in this case, I was completely fooled as I wasted my time in posting them and then tracking them on email etc. But now as I see it, it's a lesson that you shall wait for the goods to arrive first and then only blog about it. I have always thought to stick with only brands which value you and leave the rest to whosoever they like. 

Also, there were so many posts for Acer Africa, Logitech, Sony Mobiles, Montecasino, Silvestar and Disney in April 2017 which brought some or little benefits as I was focussed on getting a lot and lot of page views. I have now detached myself from that parameter and left my blog open without any promotions at all. This year will be more focused on PR companies and the people working in those companies. Let's see how far this goes? 

Cheers!!!

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Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 7 #TheLifesWay #PhotoYatra

Hi Guys, 

It's time of revivals and resurrections and so is my Photo Walk series coming back to life again as I saw my camera SD cards full of new flowers and pictures taken using Samsung NX300 Mirrorless camera. All these photos are taken in one of my friend's garden during a kid's birthday party.

The beauty is in white Rose and the soft yellow glow inside brings out the effect we all have in our soul shining bright inside all of us.

The Pink Rose makes it more poetic and brings all the colors of love and passion in our lives. It's random and choatic symmetry and so is life to live with and enjoy.

Changing colors towards Red and what is created is truly painting on the canvas. The chaos of the changing seasons is bringing everyone to run around but a single look on me can bring the peace you want in life.

And once again it's time to remain open and learn from all sides and directions and from everyone worth listening to. We need to be all receptive for the universe to grant us our wishes and dreams.

Thanks once again to the White Rose buds transforming into an angel like flower. Every change brings in a new hope that something great is in store for us. I too wish all of you to accept changes and be grateful each day of your life and enjoy your life on Planet Earth!

Cheers!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Dec 2015 www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay

Hi Guys, 

December being the last month of every year, it's time to reflect on all the lessons learned during the year and make yourself aware about what not to do in the coming year. I really loved the feeling to make new dreams and tick off some of the stuff you always wanted to do as you enter into the new year. 

1. A Memoir - Year 2015 for www.TheLifesWay.com #Blog #AashishRai (600 Post) - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/12/a-memoir-year-2015-for.html - It was a total of 219 posts in 2015 and there are so many dreams and goals which I shared with my readers in this post. I was at my best in 2015 as I now can connect the dots looking backwards. 

2. @HuaweiZA - A #Brand To Watchout For In 2016 #Smartphones - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/12/huaweiza-brand-to-watchout-for-in-2016.html - Huawei was indeed a brand which has taken the global markets by storm. They have went even further by creating dual camera phone P9 which crossed million shipments in no time. Though I am not the brand's and their PR's favorite but I still love the brand till the time I get my own Huawei one day. 

3. Checklist To Give Your Guests A #Knockout #Experience As An #Airbnb host - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/12/checklist-to-give-your-guests-knockout.html - This post is the top most blogpost on my blog in terms of pageviews and continues to find readers across the globe. Though I have never used Airbnb till now but I think 2017 for me will only be #Airbnb accommodations. 

4. I also did some photo walks last December as I continue to explore the beautiful South Africa. Here are some of the posts -
Photo Walk - Pied Kingfisher in #Pilanesburg National Park #SouthAfrica
Photo Walk - Macaw @MontecasinoZA #BirdGardens @TsogoSun #Jozi
Photo Walk - Santa Rosa @SpurRestaurant Jean Village #Centurion #SouthAfrica
Photo Walk - Radhey Shyam Mandir #Marlboro #Jozi #Indian #Temple

5. #AwakenYourForce with HP #StarWars Special Edition Notebook @Indiblogger - http://www.thelifesway.com/2015/12/awakenyourforce-with-hp-starwars.html - This was the last Indiblogger contest I participated in 2015 and 2016 and one of my friends won this contest to win himself the Star Wars special edition notebook. It's been a while I have won any blogging contest in India but I am looking forward to do so in 2017.

Wishing you all a very great and lovely Happy New Year 2017! I hope this year will bring you closer to your dreams and you will fulfill all your goals via your commitment and dedication to your causes.

Cheers!!!

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Photo Walk - Macaw @MontecasinoZA #BirdGardens @TsogoSun #Jozi

Hi Guys, 

MonteCasino in Johannesburg is an entertainment powerhouse with so many fun activities to do for all age groups. They have a Bird Garden along with small Zoo enclosure having Snakes, Monkeys and many other reptiles. Here are some pictures of the Macaw Bird which catches everyone's attention. 

These Macaw birds looks so cute and colorful that you immediately fall in love with them.  

Montecasino Bird Gardens allows you to take photographs of all of the birds without any extra charges towards entry fees for camera etc. 

 They looks like Parrots but a lot bigger in size. 

It's a must visit whenever you have 1-2 hours to spend in Johannesburg especially when you are in Montecasino. 

I have been there twice and really love going there with my family for some wonderful moments as kids have a huge play area near the Cafe inside the Bird Gardens. All photos are taken by me using my Nikon D7000 with Sigma 70-300mm lens. 

Cheers!!!

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Photo Review - @AlfaRomeo_SA GIULIETTA

Hi Guys,

AlfaRomeo Guilietta is one of most favorite cars amongst a lot of people in South Africa. Here are some of the pictures clicked by one of my friends who used to own the car.

The tail lights are the eyes of something which will arouse a sense of looks into the ones travelling behind the car.

The exterior looks of the Giulietta is simply superb and you fall in love with the same instantly.

The aerodynamic style gives the car the necessary speed and grip on the road for long continuous drive.

I simply loved the car because of it's responsive engine and sporty drive mode which gives better control on the brakes and speed of the car.

Alfa Romeo has a history of great groundbreaking technology built into it's cars. Guilietta is one of the marvels from the house of Alfa Romeo.

Giulietta is a car which you would love to do a photo shoot in all weathers. I have been to Drakensburg and St Lucia on the same and really loved all my travel on the same. Kudos to the brand for making our drive pleasurable.

Cheers!!!
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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - March 2014 #TheLifesWay #PhotoYatra

Hi Guys,

March is the month of appraisal, bonus announcements, ratings, reviews and a lot of negotiations & discussions. It's the month where budget is discussed in detail and news will feature all the top leaders and industrialists to give their comments on the economy as a whole. 

I was so busy in March last year that I almost posted some of the Indiblogger contest posts which I never won and other twitter posts. Some of the posts are about goodies which I won here in Johannesburg.

1. Product Review – Seagate Expansion Desktop Drive – 3 TB- We all need memory to capture all the data we have collected through several sources. With blu-ray quality movies which takes more than 7GB space per movie, you are always short on the portable hard disk capacities. I thought about it and bought a desktop version of HDD for 3TB which gave me around 2.72GB space for myself. I immediately cleaned all my devices and put everything in the same. Now this year, I can see there is hardly 250GB space left in the same too and 4TB is already available in the market to buy. It's a vicious circle dear friends, I should delete some of the old data and movies. 

2. Valentine's date with New Balance @BallzRadio - This was one of the best days of my life when I got the New Balance FRESH FOAM running shoes for free by participating in the fun run called runnovation. I tweeted a lot about the event and won the first prize of shoes for myself worth R1200. I still wear them comfortably and wants this event to happen again sometime this year. 

3. Photo Walk - Wild Safaris in South Africa - I love photography and I try to click a lot of photographs which I realized yesterday only are total waste & crap and can't be used anywhere. So I thought that I will take some time to frame and then will capture the beauty instead of just clicking randomly. South Africa is a beautiful place to learn a lot of photography of landscape, wildlife and action. I will try to make the best use of the same. 

4. Product Review - Kjeldsens - Oat & Cranberry Cookies - Sometimes in life you try something new and become fan of the same immediately. It happened with me when I tried Royal Dansk cookies and contacted the company also. I received some packs to review which I did and received this mug and spoon also.  I love #goodies because those are things you can't buy as they are branded by the company and are only available to them.

5. Twitter Goodies - Incredible Connection #Selfie Contest - I love #twitter as I used to win a lot of contests in India and when I came here, I missed the same for a while. I only won my first contest in March and received these goodies. I always wanted a USB LED light and finally received one. Thank you Universe! #grateful Remember I love #goodies also received Canon goodies from Makro and NuMetro movie tickets from Fox Star Movies South Africa.

Enjoy and have fun always as it will keep you happy! The happier you are, the more you are in touch with your luck and then you receive a lot of #goodies! I love them all! 

Cheers!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Feb 2014

Hi Guys,

Feb 2014 as work started in full phase at office, I had very less time left for blogging. I tried to review all the headphones I bought or won in many of the contests on twitter/facebook or from Indiblogger meets. In the month of Feb, there are always a lot of Indiblogger and Blogadda contests that happens so I tried my hands in many of them too.

1. Product Review - Sennheiser PX80 On ear Headphones - Sennheiser is one of my most favorite brand of headphones. I always liked their stuff and won these light, portable and awesome headphones on their facebook page in India. This post has been my top post in terms of pageviews at the moment. Check it out! I also reviewed other headphones which I won on Indiblogger Indimeet - Product Review - Sennheiser HD202 II - Over Ear Headphones which I am still using here to watch movies and music.

2. Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 2 / Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 3 / Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 4 - remains my best in terms of natural beauty it showcases. We all are attracted to flowers and I totally loved clicking their photographs. I will start again on this series this month as I got some new photographs clicked on my trip to CapeTown etc.

3. Indiblogger & 5 Star Contest - Condition Serious hai - I loved my sarcastic writing for this contest but I didn't win any contest prizes from Indiblogger. Some of the things I predicted there were very right and it continues to happen all the time in our society.

4. Knowledge is great and so is it's pursuit - Indiblogger & British Council Contest - I wrote about the problems we face if we want to go for higher studies outside the country. I tried to relate the topic with what my brother faced as he wanted to studied abroad way back in 2003. Another failure to win any prizes from Indiblogger in this post also.

5. Product Review - BROTHER - MFC-9140CDN - This was the first time someone sent me something big to review. The post has been a successful on in terms of pageviews and still is in my top 10 posts. Thanks to Brother Printers for sending me the printer.

Feb 2014 was full of hope and new friendships were created as we met new people on the job and I thought to initiate my blog here in South Africa by marketing it well. I tried to remain active on Twitter and other social media channels to increase my visibility.

Cheers!!!

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Pink Pony - 5 KM Walkathon @CANSA #PIHT #PoloSA

Hi Guys,

Polo South Africa organized a 5 km Walkathon on a Saturday morning on 4 Oct 2014 in continuation with the Polo Horse Trials 2014. 

The entry ticket was fixed for R25 and all proceeds has been added to the final cheque which will be handed to CANSA at the end of the campaign.

The day was enjoyed by all and everyone was invited to join in on the Pink Pony Walkathon.

More than 200 people took part in the 5km walk around the Inanda Country base before a jam packed day of cross country. 

 Prizes were handed out for the Best Dressed Pink Walkers.

Some of the shots of pets as they were also covered in Pink.

Pink was the flavor of the day and CANSA #CancerSupport was supported by all the community present.

All these picture are taken by Polo South Africa's hired professional photographers for the event. 

Thanks a lot to Polo South Africa for extending the invite to me. Follow Polo on Facebook & Twitter. Follow CANSA on twitter.

Cheers!!!

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Cheers!!!

Photo Walk - Water and it's fall

Hi Guys,

Gravity and it's ways are same for everyone and sometimes this makes the equation really nice for visual pleasures only in case of water. We don't like other things falling from the sky on us.

The water looks as pure and white when it splits itself into many parts and then rejoins again after the fall.

It gives us hope that we too can be broken down by expectations, self criticisms and other goals but after the fall we can again find our broken parts and regain all the strength to continue the life's journey.

Yeah, there will be something of us which will be left behind as it was too small that it could not regain itself after the fall - It will be our "Ego" that during the fall will encounter a lot of shattering and that's best for us.

The lesser you are proud, the more you will be humble to accept the fact that you too have seen the fall.

Cheers!!!

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Photo Walk - Sunset of Life

Hi Guys,

We all have watched Sun setting itself against the backdrop of mountains, sea, river or houses every now and then. We are so eager to see the same also when we are at some hill station or on holidays. 

 

Is it about the beauty and colors related to setting of the sun we want to see or is it the time to reflect on that life is short and death is near?

I always think that life is too short to focus on our ego and expectations of others. Why can't we be selfless for everything we do? Do we fear that people will take us granted? Do we feel that it will make us more vulnerable? 

Death is the ultimate truth and once you have reached that phase, all your ego, hopes, feelings, money everything will be left behind. You will have to break away that bond between you and all the worldly things that we acquire all throughout our lives. Death is not a comfort zone we wanted to go into but Yes, I want to detach myself from all these things so as to die comfortably. 

Cheers!!!

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The Precious Queen

Hi Guys,

A friend sent me this poem and then I tried my luck on the thing I don't understand at all (Poetry)! :-P

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I'm the girl, who hides behind a smile everyday.

I'm the girl, who has a tough exterior.

But that's not who I really am.

I'm the girl, who has a lot of problems,

But doesn't share one thing.

I'm the girl, who keeps everything bottled up.

Sometimes I just need someone to talk to. 

Someone to care about me.

Someone to listen to my problems.

Someone to hold me when I cry.

Someone to love me.

Nobody knows the real me.

Nobody knows what I go through everyday.

Nobody knows what I have to do just to make it through the day.

Nobody knows that I'm the girl who isn't who I say I am.

And I'm the girl who will cry herself to sleep every night.

My version -

You are the girl, who brings smiles to whosoever meets you.

You are the girl, who has eyes which speaks volumes without uttering a word.

You are the girl, who takes everything in her life with right attitude.

You are the girl, who will remain so close to my heart no matter where you are in the world.

Sometimes I just wonder God made you perfect.

Sometimes I laugh over your talks when I am alone.

Sometimes I dial your number and cut the call so as to not disturb you anymore.

Sometimes I think why I can’t be like you.

But I know that God loves you & so do others whose life you touch with your smile, talks and being there for them,

But you don't trust us when you are down and needs support.

And that's what I feel and pray to God to give you strength & hope and sweet dreams every night.

You are the one and only one who can be PRECIOUS QUEEN in our lives and I thank God to finally meet you in our small lives.

Cheers!!!

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Photo Walk - I am who I am

Hi Guys,

My eyes will show the world who I am, if they dare to see me in the eye.

I am who I am, no matter where I am.

I have high hopes which I will make into reality with my dedication, commitment and sharp skills.

Photographs are clicked by me using D7000 Nikon DSLR with 18-105mm DX lens.
Cheers!!!

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Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 6

Hi Guys,

Amazing are the colors of nature and I love it a lot. I visited Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden in Roodepoort, Johanesburg and came across some of the beautiful creations of nature. Check them on facebook


Stay Together to bring beauty all around you.

So what if it's a day, I can create a twinkling effect right in full sunshine!

Blood is all around in Game of Thrones and so am I, full of color!

The Power of One - I want world peace and a uniformity all around to treat everyone as one!

I am omnidirectional and collecting all the negativity to convert it into Smiles, joy and laughter!

The moon shining bright amongst the twinkling stars and so can you! The yellow represents the SOUL that is the living force for all of us to shine brighter and brighter!

Every moment is great when you are one with nature! Do go and take a walk in a park near you and enjoy the beauty! 

Cheers!!!

Clicked using Panasonic FZ5 Camera

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Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 5

Hi Guys,

Nature is so unique and brings in a lot of satisfaction to the heart if you open your eyes to it. I enjoyed a lot of it as my room was just next to the back garden in London. Some of these snaps were taken when Roses were in full bloom in there. I really enjoyed watching them grow and they also brings in a lot of fragrance in the air. 

A bunch of them together filling in the colors of the rainbow. A bouquet of these when presented together can bring SMILES to anyone & anywhere in the world.

The unique symmetry of the flowers and it's whole build makes you wonder the design capabilities that nature has. Even Burj Khalifa design is inspired by a flower which is also mentioned on it's wikipedia page.

Leaving you all with the though of fresh rains on the rose leaves and the several memories that strikes your heart and brains at the same time. Everyone will have a memory that they will remember seeing the fresh dew drops on the flowers.

Keep enjoying nature and I hope that I will be able to capture more soon here in Johannesburg.

Cheers!!!

Clicked using Panasonic FZ5 Camera
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Photo Walk - Wild Safaris in South Africa

Hi Guys,

This is a new series of posts of all the wild jungles we have here in South Africa. It's a beautiful country with a lot of country side, a lot of forest/game reserves, jungle safaris, rivers, mountains, plains, trekking and adventure sports.

In this feature I will introduce you to a lot of animals which we can see in the forest reserves running here and there. I might not know their names but will post a guide too which contains their names.

 These pictures were taken using my ages old Panasonic FZ5Camera in a game reserve we went to for seeing elephants, lions, leopards etc but could not find any of the BIG 5 as they call them here.

All we could see was these Antelopes having morning walk around the jungle.

Cheers!!!