Life and Its Experiments

We haggle, that is in our blood. Proud Indians.

Editorial Muse

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June 17, 2015

We haggle, that is in our blood. Proud Indians.

Paisa Vasool or making the best out of a given amount is something that runs in our Indian blood. I take pride in telling that. Ever since our childhood we have been taught to be cautious with our spending habits. Right from our household activities to our corporate world the Paisa Vasool strategy is exploited with all possible means. People often confuse this trait with being miser but clearly it isn’t that. It is an art.

Remember the time when you have waited till Diwali just to replace your old fridge. Reason being during Diwali, the market is flooded with offers and in the same amount you would get multiple add on too. Or the times when you would stalk your favorite dress in the showroom till the sale kicks off so that you can grab on to your dream piece. A perfect example of how we make great deal out of a specific amount.

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I am going for ride in Renault Lodgy, wanna tag along ?

Lifestyle

Ruby Singh

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June 12, 2015

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I am going for ride in Renault Lodgy, wanna tag along ?

Travel often ~ getting lost will help you find yourself.

This is my favorite travel quote. It just says it all. Short and complete in every sense. When I heard about the Renault Lodgy contest I was ecstatic and the idea of traveling in and around Goa in the all new Lodgy left me jumping with excitement. I love travelling whether it is to a place which is few kilometers away or to a land far far away. If I have to pick further, road travels are my most preferred options.

When I am not in my cozy bed, snuggling around I am either in my cubical working or I am out exploring. When I got to know about the #LiveLodgycal Drive deal, I didn’t have to think much about what my first five picks would be. When I am travelling there are certain things which are always my companion.

The first and very important thing that I never forget to carry is my handbag. You might get a little amused by this but it is something that I always carry. I am in shoulder to handle relationship with my bag. My handbag houses a lot of my essentials like wallet, house keys, lip balm, a pen, a mist and many more. I am always assured that I have all the necessary things covered up if I have my bag with me. Just like my bag has a perfect place for everything the new Renault Lodgy comes with creative crafting of the interiors which has made sure that you get space for everything. So much of attention has been given to the detailing that you will always have ample space to keep all your belongings in place.

Source: https://www.cdn.renault.com/content/dam/Renault/IN/vehicles/Renault-Lodgy-2015/product-brochure/Lodgy-Brochure.pdf

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid

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Ruby Singh

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June 10, 2015

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Let us go by the rule,
You stay on my right,
and I will stand there for you on your left.

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Vivid.”

Langkawi Tour – Day Two

Ruby Singh

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June 9, 2015

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This was huge. A very important spot in Langkawi Tourism.

Day 1 went as per my plan. The idea was to keep Day 1 hectic so that Day 2 can be taken lightly as by end of Day 2 we had to catch our flight back to Kuala Lumpur. I didn’t want to rush into anything on Day 2. Things planned for Day 2 were:

Visit to the Eagle Square.
Island Hopping
Cenang Beach again (Because it was so serene I wanted to visit again before leaving).

Eagle Square: We had out breakfast and then we left for Eagle Square which is also popularly known as Dataran Lang. I convinced my taxi driver to wait of us to take us to the next spot. Finding a taxi can be a cumbersome task because most of the taxis that you would find would be already booked. So better to save some hassle here.

Now here is a little trivia about the Eagle Square and its profound significance. I did a little googling and found this

“Langkawi means island of the reddish-brown eagle in colloquial Malay. The Malay word for eagle is helang – which is shortened to “lang”, while kawi is the name of a red stone used as a chalk to mark goods. This interpretation was used to create the landmark sculpture of an eagle as the symbol of Langkawi at Dataran Lang (Eagle Square) in Kuah, Langkawi.” ~ Source google.com.

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Langkawi Tour – Day One

Ruby Singh

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June 6, 2015

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I had allocated two complete days for the Langkawi visit. I aimed for not wasting even an hour in traveling in those forty eight hours. We arrived at Langkawi airport at 6:00 PM. We headed straight to the hotel. By that time it was quite dark and late. We took a stroll in the hotel, had dinner and dozed off.

Day one started quite early. I had already figured out the places to be visited on the day one. I had convinced the same taxi driver who dropped us from the airport for taking us to our first destination. So the destination lined up for day one were

Mangrove Tour
Cable Car Ride
Pentai Cenang Beach
Cenang Mall

We finished our breakfast at the hotel and left for the Mangrove Tour. The taxi driver settled for 20 RM for taking us to the Mangrove Tour spot from the hotel. Now the catch is if I will let this taxi drop off and go, I might not get another taxi for my next destination as majority of the tourist take the taxi for the whole day which I didn’t as the charges were way too high. I was scared what If I didn’t get any taxi after finishing the tour. The tour was for complete two hours. I discussed the same with the taxi driver and he agreed to wait for us for charging 10 RM extra. I thought it was a fair deal and I asked him to stay back. I didn’t pay him for dropping till the Mangrove spot as I thought he might leave if he gets another lucrative offer. He also agreed to it.

1. Mangrove Tour

The Mangrove spot would look more like a deck of a ship which is full of people roaming around in their live jackets. I enquired about the packages and they had different prices based on the number of spots you visit during the tour. I went for the standard package as I didn’t want to miss anything. I spent 300 RM for the Mangrove Tour. So the concept is you will get a private boat and a driver. The driver will then take you to all the listed spots as per your chosen package. The boat was big enough to accommodate ten people but we were just three so it went a little out of budget for me. Following spots were covered in the package that I took:

Bat Caves
Fish Farm
Eagle watching
Anak Tikus Island
Andaman Sea

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Beware your data might be at risk, high time you safeguard it.

Editorial Muse

Ruby Singh

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June 4, 2015

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Beware your data might be at risk, high time you safeguard it.

Have you ever checked your archive and realized how much of data do you have in your laptop or hard disk? If you have not just give it a shot today and you would realize that the count has just gone double since you last checked it. And I am sure all of it is very important and you will not give up a single byte of it. Have you ever thought if one fine day all of it is lost? Have you ever imagined a situation where you laptop suddenly crashes, your hard disk goes missing, your pen drive goes corrupted and in a jiffy you lose everything. Like people have near death experiences I have had a near data loss experience. It was scarier than death for sure.

The main issue with data loss is that there would always be some chunk which is not recoverable from anywhere. It is not something that you can buy with money or arrange from your contacts. Once it is gone it is gone, all you can do is rub your hands and regret for not doing anything to safeguard it. Recently when I couldn’t find my hard disk I had a timeline movie running in my head (similar of what Facebook once got in trend) showing me what all data I have lost and it got me into tears. I just sat and thought of what all I could have done to minimize the data loss, it is never fully recoverable but there are ways to lessen the pain. Fortunately I found my hard disk but you might not be that fortunate, so here is a little list of what you can do to safeguard your precious data:

Leverage Facebook: I am not sure if you are aware of it or not but Facebook has no limit of photo upload. You can upload 1000 photos in one album and innumerable albums are allowed. Now I know you don’t wish to share every moment with your so called Facebook friends, all you need to do is tweak around with the settings of the album and make it “Visible to me”, which makes it your private album on Facebook. So don’t think so much and start uploading your important pictures and ensure that they are data loss insured.

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The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "On the Way."

Travel-love

Ruby Singh

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June 1, 2015

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On the way, I explore myself,
On the way, I observe,
On the way, I evolve.

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “On the Way.”

Some things which you will definitely find in an Indian Wedding.

Editorial Muse

Ruby Singh

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May 29, 2015

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Some things which you will definitely find in an Indian Wedding.

I am back from a four day long wedding affair. Weddings are so much fun. Lots of colors, masti, dance and songs. When it ends it feels all silent and boring. Weddings are done differently all over India. The rituals vary from place to place. I got the opportunity to attend a Pahadi wedding ceremony, which was a first for me. The fact that it was one of my very close friends wedding made it much more fun filled and exciting. And now that I am back I can surely say it was worth every pain that I took to attend it.

The wedding rituals were different from what all I have witnessed till now in various marriages that have happened in my family. It was interesting and I tried my level best to be a part of all the ceremonies. No matter how different the wedding rites were but there are few things which are same in all the weddings. It doesn’t matter if it is a pompous Punjabji wedding or a simple Bangali wedding few things are just constants.

Unhappy and dissatisfied relatives: No matter how much you plan the stay, the food, the arrangements there would always be few relatives who would not be happy with it. You will often find them in the corners discussing some other weddings which was better than the current one. “The food at Mr. Agarwal’s wedding was way better than this” and a lot more like this. There will always be a couple of elderly people who would know better ways of doing the things than what your parents or you did. So if you ever expect an Indian wedding with all happy and satiated faces, it is never gonna happen. A wedding where everyone is happy and content is a myth.

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Lessons to learn from Tanu weds Manu Return

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Ruby Singh

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May 27, 2015

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Lessons to learn from Tanu weds Manu Return

I recently watched Tanu Weds Manu Returns and I was awestruck by the performance of all the actors and the gripping story line. The movie is a sequel of Tanu Weds Manu, which was also a successful movie. But this has clearly crossed all the box office numbers. While watching this flick I could relate to a lot of things and apparently I have had many realizations too. Then I thought what is better than to pen it down and share it with all my friends. So the list goes like this:

If a girl drinks and goes on bike rides with a guy it is not necessary that she is in love with him. There are very high possibilities that they are just good friends. Apparently the world now needs to accept the fact that a girl and a boy can be good friends too. Remember the scene where Tanu (Kangna) refers to her friend as her soul mate. We have to accept that such a world exist where your friends can be your soul mate, the position is not always reserved for your spouse.