Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Gifting Ideas: What to give my Girlfriend/Boyfriend as his 'First Job' gift?

First things First, Congratulations to your partner for that new job! And congratulations to you too for being such a support!! :) Celebrations are in order, though the days will now be much empty with the other one trying to make place into the new dimension of life..

Is it the reason you're hiding beneath that smile?

Well, if it is then there are still some super cool ways in which you can make your partner feel loved even while he/she's away from you crunching numbers..
For gifting Girlfriends:  Honestly guys, girls love nothing more than a sweet, caring partner who's always there for her(Obviously she would need a bit of Pampering every now & then, but she'd have to earn it. And she has now, hasn't she? ;) )
  • First, give her ample no. of hugs and smiles that expresses how proud you've been coz of her success(Now, that's not that difficult, is it?) Try wrapping her hands into yours as you both celebrate it. Speak more with your eyes and gestures. Sneak a few kisses as others celebrate(Catch her by her surprise!).  Try to have as much as private time with her. Make her feel that through every phase of her life you're there with her, like now.
  • Second, when it comes to gifts girls can be a bit confusing; but hey, you know your girl, right? So you know what she likes. Try giving something that's handy. For example: If your girlfriend has to work till late hours at her new office,or has to move to a new place for the job, it means you won't be around till late until she reaches home. You can always give her a GPS tracker(monitored)App for her phone that would tell you where she's now and which bus she's boarding. It's available at Playstore, Windows Store, itunes for free. It's a Must-Have for everyone! :) 
  • Third, Give her a Memoir. It can be literary(Notes, Scrapbook) or even photographic(Collage, Album) and can include events of some of your special times together or even just random thoughts or phrases you both use(especially include any inside jokes or one-liners!)Try adding up anything that includes both of you or even pictures of her family too. Be careful to not get it all cluttered or too scattered. Score it with some of her favorite tracks(Sneaky check her Zune to customize!), or even add any chords you used to play for her. It would always bring up a smile onto your girl's eyes:)
  • Lastly, give her your time. Wish her luck on her first day, Call her when you know she's free, Drop-in some sweet messages through (A few smileys would do :) ) Know how was her day and Voila! That's all she would ever need. And oh, yes even flowers can make it work too on the busy days! 
       When it comes to the Guys, well it's not that difficult to decide. Even a smile or a  wink works. But you can always pamper him with care and affection. Don't forget you're his Venus.
      
         For gifting Boyfriends:
  • The first point goes the same. Though don't try to overboard it. There could be times when the room is crowded with his 'guy' friends with whom he's not too comfortable with.
  • Well, well a guy can be mostly in need with something that's handy. For example: You can always give him a refreshing body cologne of your choice that would keep him fresh till late and stressful hours at work. Or, maybe you can give him a nice formal tie that would build his first impression. Or, if he has to go places too much you can give him a nice pair of shades to stay close by his eyes.
  • Give him his Good-Luck charm. Well, Good-Luck charms are very well-known pieces of gift items in every culture across the world. Though you both may even decide on a Good-Luck charm yourselves based upon any funny or memorable experience in the past. For example: If you both had first met on a beach and had time of your lives there, you can always give him a small shell key-ring to keep by his side.
  • For boyfriends who have to find a new home miles away for the new job, you can always give him a small night-lamp covered with both of your cut-outs or even a bedside photo-frame containing both of you's pictures. Sometimes, even pleasant sounding wind-chimes help.
 
        Wishing you all the luck, love and success for your new life ahead :)   

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Of Modi's digital India


               I am on Facebook, but I hardly log in it. The News-Feed are filled

with all the “happy” post about my friends, which makes me burn from

inside. Because “happy is overrated” (courtesy my current favorite

series 'Shameless') . So yesterday my mommy dearest (who logs into

Facebook everyday) showed me her News-Feed filled of people, who have

changed their dp with a tricolor filter. She told me that it has been

launched by Facebook as a initiative for #ISupportDigitalIndia (because

every good change start with a #, right?) . And now everywhere we can

see Indian people becoming cyber-patriotic and changing their dp with

this new tool. Because hey, when you need to change India, the first

thing you need to do is change your Profile picture! Oh and by

changing, I mean strictly technologically. Socially we still choose

remain ignorant because as far as I remember very few people choose to

change their dp with rainbow filter, to show their support for the

LGBT community.


    The initiative is undoubtedly good. We are in an era where everything

is getting 'Digitalised'. Be it money transaction, communication or even

our beloved Bollywood. I really liked the idea of making the “Brain

Drain” as the “Brain Gain”, as sharing of information is now possible

even from the seven seas. As our Prime Minister explained, with help

of digitization, we can help curb the corruption as it bring

transparency and obviously helps in Indian getting connected to

internet and use its ultimate power. All these ideas sounds too good

to be true for a country, whose citizen’s still lack basic amenities.

I’m not saying that Government shouldn’t initiate such great plans,

but they should make announcement based on ground realities only. 

     Few months ago I read an article that how engineers are having hard time
in laying optical fiber in Varanasi(constituency of Honorable Prime

minister ), because monkeys kept destroying it, and the locals don’t

want the monkeys to be thrown away in cages because they consider them

sacred. We are talking about increasing bandwidth and providing 4G

networks, but in reality we rarely get 3G networks (which also fails

to deliver 1mbps speed). I’m still waiting for the chirpy Airtel girl

to visit my town and challenge me. Well how is she going to download

in 4G when we barely get 2G network in my town??

And why is Facebook helping India to get Digitalized? Well, it’s pure

business and not philanthropy.They are trying to introduce the infamous Internet.org 
which “claims” to provide free internet but

actually poses a great threat to net neutrality. First, it

would be available to only a particular operator(in India's case, it's Reliance)
The Internet.org would only give access to 50 partner
websites and thus restricting us from whatever we want to surf on

internet, which is a major violation of Net Neutrality. The start-up
would heavily pay it's price, and as the sites that would pay more would

obviously find it's place in the internet provider's list.



Congratulations to the Bansal brothers of Flipkart for making it to

the Forbes list. I hope they are not the only pair of siblings from

India to make it to the Forbes, because we all know how these

manipulated free internet causes threat to the start-up.



All said, Digital India is a great but distant dream!

Mustn't miss Hollywood/Bollywood movies(2nd October-9th October 2015)

HOLLYWOOD(This week-2nd October):

  • The Martian - (Thriller, Adventure)- Presumed to be dead astronaut Mark Watney(Matt Damon) left behind by his crew after a fierce storm. Surviving alone on a hostile environment, upon meager supplies, working upon a way to signal Earth as NASA plots a daring rescue mission to bring him home. 
 


BOLLYWOOD(Next Week: 9th October)
  • Jazbaa- (Thriller, Drama, Action) - A story about a prominent lawyer, Anuradha Verma (Aishwarya Rai Bacchan) defending a convict of rape & murder of a woman, with the life of the lawyer's daughter at stake finding a way across corruption, contemporaries and perfect crimes.

Escape to Kerala in Dussehra Vacations


Looking for a different way to celebrate this Dussehra with your lady luck this year? Why not celebrate 'Adventure' this festive season? Well, if you do like the ring of the previous line, then you are in need of it indeed. The lazy afternoon strolls across the silent backwaters of Allepey in a houseboat or the tantalizing evening tea right at the heart of the Munnar Tea Gardens can actually be the balm to the heartaches and headaches both. Right from the Tea hills of Munnar to the stillwaters of Thekkady Lake and resting at the Coconut Palms at the Backwaters complete freedom to be lost in beauty all for four nights.




Being in God's own country, the days will be filled with thrills and the evenings will be perfectly parched with pleasantness. The cuisine is exotic with all sorts of sea-food delicacies to leave your senses relishing and the ambience filled with purity to paint your eyes. A perfect Run-away-to place before the year ends with no more wounds to reach your pockets. With just 21K, you get to share all the memories of this breathtaking journey in a private air conditioned vehicle by the road and along the houseboat in the Keralean Backwaters with her. And after the chills at Eravikulam National Park and Thekkady(India's largest wildlife sanctuary), live the charm of the calm Periyar lake in a boat cruise. And there's more at Allepey, strolling across one of the most romantic waters on earth would make you spellbound and Venice look vague. The calmness, serenity of the ambience, The Pleasantness of the coconut palms and the soul-stirring sound of the oars on water would literally keep you coming back for more. Even if your heart breaks to go back home, the return airfares were already taken care of.


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