SMELLY TO SMILEY

Hi folks!

Well we all go gaga over those lovely fruit fragrances that women often smell of and those strong scents that men opt for can make anybody go weak on their knees but what about the welcome home fragrance? Does the way your house smell make you go gaga or weak on your knees? If not then we together with Ambi Pur can bring some change. Read on…

I am blogging for #SmellyToSmiley activity at BlogAdda.com in association with Ambi Pur

After a long day when I return home tired and all exhausted I wish I could have rose petals and scented rose water showering on me for my welcome but where do we have that good a fortune. Bursting my “oh so rosy life” bubble I have different odours welcoming me. I come home to the last night’s vessels smell because I had no time to wash them before leaving the house. I have the dirty shoe smell that I forgot to dry after they got wet in the rain. I also have dirty clothes smell during monsoon as the clothes would take longer to dry. My house sometimes even smells of fish. Although we don’t cook it at home the smell still manages to enter the house from the window I didn’t bother closing.

This is definitely not how I like to be welcomed back home. It is so contrary to my “oh so rosy life” scenario. Well I would still bear with it but would the guests like it? I would live with it blaming it all on me and cursing myself for being all forgetful but the guests won’t take it. They might not say it like “hey your house smells of shit or fish” as such but they surely won’t be pleased either. Despite all the hospitality and all the good food cooked, etc. etc. if your guests don’t leave with big smiles on their faces then it can probably be the smelly house that’s bothering them.

While you take care of everything so well why do you want to let go of all your hard work in drain at the cost of that drain like smell? Battle it. Take it out. Of course remembering to shut windows, cleaning vessels will definitely help but well we are humans and we cannot always remember to battle the odour that way. And that is where room fresheners come to our rescue. Ambi Pur Air Effects is one such saviour. It doesn’t just cover the odours, it completely removes them. It helps our house stay all fresh all day long so that when we return home there is no cursing happening and when the guests come there is no taunting happening. Thus ensuring the my house goes from smelly to smiley J 

THE RELIANCE MEET

6^th June’ 15-

At the Reliance Corporate Office, Mumbai the retirement fund meet was held. It was a great experience and there were such great insights. Basically as the name suggests the meet was about one can assure their family and themselves a bright and a secured future by just a little bit of planning and right investments. We all wish for a happy tomorrow but how many of us actually plan for one?

At the meet we got to know that with the ongoing rate of inflation, the rates are to increase still further in the future. The 10 Rupee note that could buy you so many things in the past has value of less than 1 Rupee in today’s time. So you can only imagine of what value that 10 Rupee will be in the future or wait will it even exist then? I have my doubts.

After making us aware of the scenario that we are most likely to face in the future, we were given a handful of options. SAVING was the major motive and ways to do it were told to all the bloggers. Right from telling kids to save money in their piggy banks, to women saving some in their lockers and smarter and better options that will help us grow our money and “Let Money Work for Money” as said by one of the Speakers were told to us.

Saving in banks, depositing your money in fixed terms, depositing in recurring terms, buying mutual funds, investing in share markets with good knowledge of the same will help you grow your money in real time.

So that was about the meet. It was nice to get such great insights from the experts in the field and it was also nice to catch up with fellow bloggers.

Small drops of water can make an ocean similarly little saving toady will insure brighter tomorrow. Save because it’s for you and your family and their wellbeing. Save if you care. I shall too J

REFRESHING MOVE

I am blogging for #MaxFreshMove activity at BlogAdda.com. Are you?

Quotes like music is life, dance to your own beat, dance like nobody is watching are just quotes for some but for others they mean a lot. For those who are passionate about music and dance these quotes are like mantras- mantras for good living and for well-being. If you ask a dance enthusiast which beat they would want to dance to. They would just say any that’s because the love for dance is so much that even in the absence of music their dance would create a rhythm of its own. Now that is PASSION!

If you ask me what dance and music is to me? I would simply say it’s refreshing. I think it’s amazing how there is a song for every situation in life and how by simply moving your legs you can dance to any beat and it becomes a step.

Now imagine having Gurus of dance and music performing for you. Aren’t such concerts the best part of living? I am sure all music and dance enthusiasts would agree with me upon this one. Now how about having Allu Arjun who is best known for his sensational dance moves and Anushka Manchanda, a vocalist perform together? Wouldn’t it be sensational?

Well If I were the director I wouldn’t even consider spending too much on the ambiance of the place where this concert will be held (the key word here is IF I WERE A DIRECTOR, IF).  The reason being Anushka’s number Allah Duhai hai and Allu Arjun’s moves on it wouldn’t need anything else. Finding yourself grooving to music like Dum Maaro Dum Mit Jaaye Gum and Dance Basanti would be amazing, wouldn’t it? Now having Allu Arjun showcase his dance moves on Anushka’s latest track Bezubaan Phir Se would make for one hell of a crazy night.

Well again IF I WERE A DIRECTOR (Remember the key word IF? :-P) I would spice up this concert a tad bit by having people’s participation because what is a concert without a good audience? Besides autographs and photographs from these star performers, a nice meal with them after the concert would make for a perfect after party. Choosing the winners on the basis of some contest would make sense and would even be practical.

One thing I can guarantee that every music and dance enthusiast would leave if not with a grin but definitely with broad smiles on their faces as it’s rare to have such an amazing blend of dance and music under one roof!

MY AIRTEL APP

Hey friends! We are all well aware about applications like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, etc. but have we bothered to check out the other apps? No, I am not talking about Candy Crush here. I am talking about apps that won’t just serve the purpose of communication like the earlier or entertainment in case of later but I am talking about this one application that will make life easy.

It’s this MY AIRTEL APP that will really make life easy. It has everything that one could need, right from DTH services to Broadband. One can also pay bills, buy new connection and get amazing offers at all times. What more can somebody even ask for? This app doesn’t just help us do our daily chores but also surprises us with amazing deals like discounts on various sites, full talk time and a lot more.

Of all the amazing features that MY AIRTEL APP offers the top most features that suit my lifestyle would be:

• One can manage all Airtel services at one place with ‘My Airtel’. I’m totally against the idea of going around places for smallest of things. Even as a kid I used to keep telling my mother that why can’t we fix the TV Cable from home and why do we have to stand in such big queues to pay for the internet or mobile phone. I always used to wonder why we have to take all the trouble even after paying for it but not anymore. More like Airtel heard my prayers! So this feature of the app that helps us manage all services at one place is the best I have come across.

• The next best feature of MY AIRTEL APP is that it helps you track your account usage and service request through this app. So no need to keep calling the customer care and check with them whether or not your request for caller tune has been taken? Whether or not your mobile data is still remaining? It can all be found out through this amazing app. This makes so much more sense. You absolutely don’t have to worry about waiting on hold for long time until you are put to a service provider or any customer care executive.

•   Having said so much about this great app one thing that one definitely cannot miss are the offers that this app provides. Who doesn't like surprises? Airtel gives amazing surprises like discounts on pizzas, coffee clothes, travel and so much more.

Not just these features but MY AIRTEL APP has a lot more. It lets you pay with a lot more ease, helps you manage all services, and gives amazing offers on every recharge. If you are an Airtel User and you still haven’t downloaded MY AIRTEL APP then what are you waiting for? GO DOWNLOAD NOW. It will really make your life easy J

Do visit- http://www.airtel.in/myairtelapp/

A NEW LEAGUE

Hi folks! Head on to - http://www.eknayileague.com/

We have had so many leagues lately and each of them being better than the other that it looks like leagues might soon out do silver screen. However there is no doubt about the fact that silver screen is yet to stay but the increasing trend of the leagues sure has created if not a havoc at least a little tremble out there. Take for instance the very famous IPL- The Indian Premier League, it in my opinion is the most talked about as cricket runs in the blood of all Indians. There are leagues like EPL and so many others like Boxing, Tennis leagues, etc. that are enjoyed by all.

Well all these leagues may be for different sports and in different countries but the very message that all of them give is that these leagues are to be played with all our heart. If they are played with all our heart and soul any game (well obviously only if you know the game) can be won.

Talking about Ek Nayi League that Mr. Kapil Dev is to start, this apparently is very different from the ones we have seen so far. This unlike the others is not to be played with your heart. If you play it with your heart you will lose this one. Shocked? So am I. This is so contrary to the leagues that we have heard of and seen. Wondering what it could be!

In my opinion it can be a talk show. Where there will be all celebrities probably from the world of sports like tennis, cricket, etc and we would have Mr. Kapil Dev to interview them and talk to them about their career, their personal life, etc. Well what he also talks about is that this league is not to be played with our heart, in that case may be with our mind? It could probably be this talk show cum Intelligence Quotient check. It could be this show where Mr. Dev would be calling celebrities say like Saina Nehwal , MS Dhoni, etc and put their IQ to test.

If this new league is going to be this (what I think) then I am sure it is going to be a lot of fun. It would be too much fun to watch the geniuses in the field of sports answer general knowledge questions. No, not because I would want to judge them but purely for the sake of entertainment. We have had various bollywood celebrities coming to shows like Kaun Banega Corepati for the promoting their movies where their IQ is put to test but rarely do we get to see celebrities from the world of sports answer general knowledge questions. We have a lot of talent out there too, we have various sports person who are all-rounder and have done their masters, engineering, medical, etc. Why not see what they got? They should get a chance too.

THE POWER OF TWO

Together we can and together we will, haven’t we all heard of this saying? There is no fun in doing things alone. When you have somebody with you who is as crazy as you, it’s a totally different experience altogether. Well not always are we lucky enough to find somebody who is just like you but I have been fortunate in this case.

Together with someone you can achieve a lot more than what you could have alone. A companion, a friend or a mentor is needed by one and all. The power of two can change a lot of things, it can make anything #TwiceAsNice.

Say if are to go to mall wouldn't we like we got the bag that we liked from Gucci along with that top from Zara? Wouldn't we like to have some Coke with Pizza? Together with something is always better. It makes that thing twice as nice. In this case bag and a top would make for a complete attire and the latter for a complete meal. Now do you see the power of two?

I have had this amazing opportunity of collaborating with my blogger friend to review the Garnier range which when used together are #TwiceAsNice. Having my blogger friend to write this article with me is precisely twice as nice. It’s an exchange of ideas and thoughts. Thus you can see how from a lucid post that either one of us would have written, this one has become a fun one. (Sorry if you don’t agree but we did try :P)

The two products of that we received as a part of the range are-

Garnier Skin Naturals Pure Active Exfoliating Face Scrub with real apricot extracts and Garnier Skin Naturals Pure Active Purifying Face Wash with real neem extracts. On using the two products, both us of us exclaimed Wow! Within the very first week of using this product we could feel the difference in our skin. Well, more like the power of two had worked and proved that twice is always better yet again. The apricot scrub did the work of smoothening and making our skin to glow. On the other hand the neem extracts in the face wash very well helped to wash away germs and remove excess oil and thus keeping our skin healthy and beautiful. Garnier has always had a reputation of TAKING CARE as they say and yet again with this amazing combo of the scrub and face wash they took care.

ASUS ZENFONE 2

Head on to: http://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_2_ZE551ML/

We are living in the age of smartphones. Phones are no more luxury and we all know that. It is a basic requirement. Every Tom, Dick and Harry has one now. Not just the basic calling feature but camera, music, messaging are now used by a lot of people. Thanks to technology now my maidservant WhatsApp’s when she cannot make it to work so no chance of Mom persuading her to come. See people have become SMART with smartphones.

Talking about the very many smartphones that are available in the market. They are ample of them to choose from. Some would have good camera, some would have loud music, and some would be with a good battery life. There will also be a few with good Ram that would help to work with speed. The tech savvy and those who have the need for speed would be especially looking for this.

Well but in my case I need a phone with all of that. By all I mean all. I don’t want a phone which has a good camera but poor sound. I love listening to music as much as I love clicking selfies. I don’t want a phone which I have to keep for charging the whole day. What’s the whole point if I cannot use my phone when I need it because of its poor battery life?

So here we have ASUS Zenfone 2 to our rescue. Well this phone pretty much takes care of everything. Yes, you all heard it right. This phone takes care of EVERY SINGLE ASPECT. In my opinion it would very well redefine your smartphone experience.

Here is why it would redefine your smartphone experience:

1.  It is the only smartphone in world currently with 4GB RAM and that folks is a lot. Most smartphones have 1 to 1.5 GB RAM but this ha 4. It would be working with what great speed, you can only imagine.
2. It has amazing camera. With 13 Megapixel back camera and 5 Megapixel front camera. This would guarantee some really good selfies and amazing snaps for Snap Chat, what do you all think?
3. Not just that but also it captures pictures in high resolution with zero shutter lag.
4. Often we have issues clicking pictures in the dark. Although other smartphones do have flash but this has happened to me a number of times that the flash light goes in my eye and makes me look like a ghost and crap I cannot upload the picture anywhere but with ASUS Zenfone 2, I would be quite sorted. It captures 400% brighter photos in the dark and thus we can totally avoid using the flash.
5. Last but definitely not the least. This smartphone charges really fast. Unlike the other phones that would require us to carry a charger everywhere we go, this phone charges 60% of the battery in about 39 minutes only. 

What a great phone, don’t you all think? Absolutely redefining one’s smartphone experience.