Fabulous Kerla Trip

          I’m writing about my recent awesome Kerla trip, After post ponding many times finally I have booked 2 return flight tickets to Cochin from Bangalore for me and my wife, Hotels for all the my stay, Cab for full itinerary on Feb for March trip. March month was not much preferable for Munnar trip as it would be better in winter or raining season, but then also we stick to our plan to complete our trip. 


Here is my full itinerary of trip:

Day1: Bangalore to Cochin by Flight, Stay at Quality Airport Hotel, Cochin

Day2: Cochin to Munnar by Cab, Stay at Misty Mountain Resort, Munnar

Day3: Munnar Sightseeing, Stay at Misty Mountain Resort, Munnar

Day4: Munnar to Alleppy, Stay at Indrprastham Houseboat

Day5: Alleppy to Kochi, Kochi Sightseeing & Return back to Bangalore from Cochin Airport 

       Count down begin to start our trip, finally that day reached and we started our trip on evening of 24th march. We left office early to catch evening Indigo Airlines flight from Bangalore International Airport, which too far from Bangalore city, taking almost 2 hours, we booked cab so could reach little early. We boarded to flight in night. We reached Cochin before flight attender air hostess completed their instructions as Cochin is just less than 1 hour journey from Bangalore.

             After reaching there we called our Hotel Quality Airport Hotel to pick us from airport. We had our dinner in hotel wake up early morning as we have to start our journey to Munnar in cab. Our cab driver was in time, he reached hotel pickup us before we woke up. I informed him that we’ll little late so went to have his breakfast. We also have nice breakfast in hotel and Started journey to Munnar city, which is around 100 km from Cochin. We were enjoying full greenery on the way. Visited spice garden where we have seen Cardamom, Clove, Coffee, Vanilla essence and many more plants.

          After 4 hour travel we have reached our Munnar Hotel, Misty Mountain Resorts around 4 PM, which is one of best hotel in Munnar on the top of hills from where can be experienced awesome view Munnar Tea farms and valley. We have booked valley side room for our two days stay, that’s worth we were able to see fully valley view from our room itself. Evening we went for Kerla traditional program near to our hotel. We have enjoyed 1 hour Punarjani Kerla Traditional program over there. Had nice north Indian dinner in resort & attended Camp Fire event in resort which was not much impressive. Went for sleep as we have wakeup early again for Munnar sightseeing.

        Next day we had nice breakfast in resort and started sightseeing by our cab which was booked for all 4 days of our trip. We wanted to visit Rajamalai National park, but at that it was closed so my cab driver suggested to Visit Fun world there we have spent half of the day with many fun & adventurous activities.  Came back to resort and relaxed for an hour. Evening Visited Mattupetti Lake and Dam, Echo Point and did shopping in Munnar City market. Came back to hotel.

          Next Morning started little early to Alleppy from our booked cab as its little far and we have to reach our Houseboat before 1 o’clock. We reached on time in 4.5 hour and check-in to Indraprastham houseboat for next 24 hour in backwater. We had lunch there in top the houseboat and till evening we were enjoyed cruise. 

               Then in Evening we had boating in small boat to have experience of sunset. Its was awesome, first seen sun to getting down on water as till that we can see it was full of water. After sun drone on water we back to our houseboat. Same evening we enjoyed Ind vs Aus T20 world cup match in Houseboat while having dinner. Morning we had breakfast there and around 9 o’clock our Cab reached to take us back to Kochi. Before Kochi we went Mararikulam beach, It was awesome. We have spent 2 hour there playing at Sea side and capture moments in pictures.

          Reached Kochi within 1 hour, visited Fort Kochi covering Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Folklore Museum, St. Francis Church, and Chinese Fishing Nets, Kochi Fort Beach, spent 2-3 hour there. And started to Cochin Airport, had lunch on the way. Reached too early to Airport waited for 2 hour for our flight, then time came for boarding. We boarded in Cochin to Bangalore flight, reached Bangalore with awesome memories and lots of pictures.

                     

Flipkart outdoors Indiblogger meet

Reached office morning and got notification from IndiBlogger fb page about #FlipkartOutdoors IndiBlogger meet, immediately i registered for the meet as only 4 seats left for registration meanwhile got WhatsApp notification from my blogger friend Vikash to register the event. after registration informed him as i registered and messaged him lets have fun in another IndiBlogger meet.

Its always awesome and fun with IndiBlogger meets, this time IB and Flipkart came up with new natural theme to have a meet and all the fun out side city's crowd in Mango Mist resorts. As Its little far for all of us so IB team has arranged IndiBuses to resort.



Its difficult for me to wake up early morning even on weekends, then also i wake up very early as i have to catch the IndiBus at 8 A.M., then also i got little late i called Indi team that i'm getting late about 10-15 minutes. they have waited for me. I reached the pick up point and shown my Indi badge to get check in. we started to resort and reached on time.



IndiTeam has given us full day schedule for all the fun and outdoor activities in the resort. In this event Flipkart has came with some outdoor gadgets that can be make outdoor activities more enjoyable. So we have formed the team & started exploring all the gadget.




First we have started with Polaroid Cameras they have Polaroid Cube action cameras that can shoots videos and capture pictures in one click while outdoor also can be attached to our helmets to shoots the video while driving, Polaroid Zink printer that can print picture immediately we have taken and many more accessories.

Then we have explored the Red & Chief outdoor shoes were awesome in design and comfort. Red & Chief my favorite from my school days when i purchased my first Red & Chief shoes. No doubt "Red & Chief hai to leather hi hoga".


After that we have explored the Sony Action Cameras and accessories specially manufactured for outdoor activities also those can be use everywhere. Sony action Cameras were awesome in speed, its can take pictures in mili seconds without blur images. So it can capture every seconds very perfectly.

Now its time for Garmin smart watches, those can track our all the activities very perfectly with GPS, heart rate sensor inbuilt.






Explored Samsung Gear Smartwatches personally with tracking my activities in resorts. I have burned around 241 calories and won the second most calorie burner prize with using Samsung Gear smartwatch.
                      It can track every step very correctly, exact running, heart beat, also can connect with our smart phones and synced all data from our smart phones. We can get email notification and many other notification after connecting Smasung Smart Watch and smart phone.

We explored Coleman outdoor accessories, they have a challenge to complete Coleman tent within 10 minutes, so have finished within 3 minutes and were in second placed. unfortunately my team didn't get prize as IndiTeam has change the rule and given all the prize to first team.

Altec Lansing Outdoor speaker were awesome, we can some rain dance while holding that speaker as thsose were fully water proof and sound quality were awesome.




Now we head up for activities inside the resort, first we went for Rock Climbing. While seeing the i thought its very easy to climb that rock, but after i went in middle on the rock grip was bad compare to lower part of rock at time i realize its not that much easy. then also climb almost on top of the rock and won the prize for top 5 blogger rock climber.

After rock climbing taken some rest as got little tired and then explored other activities like Quake Walk, Archery, Zip Line and had lunch. Then moved for Paintball.

We have formed the team and Anup has explained rules for Paintball activities, our team was in last to play the Paintball i was a defender in game. We played for more than 8 minutes, but couldn't defeat opponent team but enjoyed the game.





 It was awesome experience to firing in war in battleground. feeling like army man we dressed and all like Army.





Now we departed for home by IndiBuses. Event was awesome and we all enjoyed very well. The hangover was till next day i was little tired in #Flikartoutdoors event.

Dabur Honey Diet

I’m writing this post to lookup into Balanced Healthy Diet and Nutrional Compromises of Crash Diet. #HoneyDietIsHere

 

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It’s very important to have balanced diet to be healthy, avoid long term diseases. In our life its difficult to have balanced diet. So here I’ll discuss to have balanced diet fruits, vegetables and foods. Balanced diet will help to be fit always. We diet must consists of carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, vitamins and calories that needs of our body. For every age group there will be different percentage of these diets.

 

So I’m giving a link below from Dabur Honey, there you can how much calories and diet you want based upon your age. We can use Dabur Honey in our daily diet to get proper calories and stay wealthy. Check below benefits of Dabur Honey diet.

 

 

Nutrional Compromises of Crash diet is most popular for reduce weight and fat from your body Same we can achieve from Dabur Honey, for that just we have take one spoon Dabur honey with warm water in morning. There also other long term benefits of Dabur Honey.

 

Benefits of Dabur Honey

 The following are the benefits that just a teaspoon of honey a day brings with it:

•             Weight management: A Spoon of honey taken with warm water in the morning is traditionally known to be useful in weight management.

•             Sugar substitute: Honey is a healthier substitute to sugar when looking to reduce weight as it has lesser calories than sugar and contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants which are good for health.

•             Source of energy: Honey is known to be a good source of energy as it’s natural sugar and carbohydrates are easily digested by the body.

•             Aids Digestion: Honey when used in your diet is known to aid in digestion.

•             Cough and cold: Honey is known to help in cough and throat irritation.

•             Beautiful Skin: Honey is known to be useful for the skin because of its moisturizing and nourishing properties.

Get the goodness of Honey with a daily dose of Dabur honey; attune your mind, body, and soul to healthier lifestyle options

Dabur Honey Recipes: http://www.daburhoney.com/honey-recipes.aspx

Calorie Calucalator:  http://www.daburhoney.com/calorie-calculator.aspx

Honey Vs. Sugar

One table spoon (15g) of Honey contains lesser calories than sugar and Honey is sweeter than sugar. Thus, you may add less honey to get the same level of sweetness, thereby lesser calories consumed.

The bees also add a special enzyme to honey while the liquid is being manufactured, which makes the liquid easy to digest.

Honey has lower Glycemic Index(GI) than Sugar.

Honey is a source of vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and other enzymes that the body requires for a healthier functioning which are not present in Sugar.

Sugar has more calories and less sweeter than honey hence you end up consuming more calories.

Sugar does not contain any special enzyme to ease digestion.

Sugar has higher Glycemic Index (GI) than Honey.

Sugar does not have these essential nutrients and hence it is not so healthy.

Plan your diet in 3 Clicks: http://www.daburhoney.com/3clicksuserdetails.aspx

Being a reservoir of so many health benefits, honey surely sounds like a convincing switch. Try Dabur’s tasteful honey that combines the best of taste with the best of health.

College Life: A journey with friends

I’m writing this post exclusively for https://housing.com/.

             This post is all about togetherness, how I am achieving my goals with togetherness and support from my love ones. How we are together I this journey to achieve our achievements. How I am continuously growing with support of my love ones. There are a lot to write about our togetherness but will write something interesting here.

               "Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend."

              In Everyone’s life friends always in special role for their ambition and achievements, and my friends also for me. I was feeling proud to have such awesome friends with whom I achieved so much as well I enjoyed my life.

              Here I’m discussing about togetherness, so I can proudly say that my all friends was always with me, even I was with them in any moment. We were bunking classes together, we were roaming around city together, we were together for helping our friends to get his love, and we were ready twenty hour for our friends. So I can say we are together in this journey.

                  I have remember, when my friends was coming to my home before going college, many times they have to wait for me as I am so lazy to get ready. We used to reach college in half of lecture or in second lecture, If lecturer denied to get in class we went to college parking and started our gossip their without worrying about boring lectures. We used to wait for one hour after our college in college gate for junior girls as many of ours loves ones was junior only. So not only particular person was waiting for his loves, but everyone from group was waiting for our friends love one. We went college in Sunday and in holidays even after or classes were closed to have look of their junior lover. So proudly I can say that we are together.

                    For creating college project within deadline, we were together again in my home, and started development centre there and everyone finished their project before deadline as we all were talented. After finishing our college project it was time to prepare for exams, and yet again we together again for study. We were studying together with masti. 

                     After exam, now it was to prove again we were together, so we went together for achieving next level of our achievements of life, we were started a new journey together for our career and ambitions. A days gone many of us getting their path to next level of journey. Some of us get that path early and some us has taken some time to get that. As we were started our journey for next level, we were get busy one that now a days nobody have even a second for others. We are busy in building our goals. We forget everything that we enjoyed together, that we achieved together.

                 Those days were awesome, No matter now where we are, but I’m very sure everyone are missing those days, How we were together enjoyed a very important phase of our life. We know power of togetherness, and I’m very sure that we’ll be together again not immediately but definitely.

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.” 

A Lookup into my life

I am writing this post for https://housing.com/lookup. So have a lookup into this, before looking up into my life.

You are reading my blog post, so I am sure that you are knowing me or got to know a little bit about me, what I am, what doing etc. So no need to explain about myself. Here I am going through some of my past life lookup. I hope you'll enjoy reading it.

There is optimism everywhere, all we need to look into right places and right things to increase your confidence level. No need to look up into bad phase of your life as we can’t go back to change it to right one. So better we’ll look up into right phase of our life. So here I'm going through most of right phase of my life. I’ll start my look story from an every single ray of hope that was surrounded near to me.

Looking up into Beginning of my life

I was born in middle class family, my parents were living in a village, that time I never hope anything for my life. I thanks to my parents they hope for me and future also to god who has made my parents to hope for me.

They sent me to a city and admitted me in a best school of city for my education by compromising their needs and their precious life that they will not get again.

Looking up into education stage of my life

I started my education by giving full effort to fulfil my parents hope from me. After few years my parents sent my younger brothers also with me for their education. We were studying together now. I was responsible for taking care of them in every manner. We were good in studies specially my younger brother because of that our parents feeling proud on themselves. In my village and relationship everyone is giving a hug respect to us, I was always down to earth toward them. It was also giving a lot encouragement to me for doing great things, but still I'm finding some ways to do some innovative and unique.

Looking up into career stage of my life

It was time to prove something, I started my career with lots of up and down for few year still it’s there. But now something is better than the earlier.

I am not good in decision making, for me it’s very tough to take any decision and that decision is good or not, understanding that is also very tough. I have taken many wrong decision because of that I had struggle a lot as well as learnt a lot from that failure and wrong decisions. But still I'm good in decision making. I used to take help from my friends, relatives for that.

Now life is in not in very good stage but definitively in good stage. My parents has compromise a lot for me, now it’s my turn to give them rewards for it. I'm trying my best for that so they will feel always proud on me. I'm very from my parents, It was my dream to live with them But I don’t weather this dream will success or not.

While looked up in my life, I'm again remembering my favourite quote and that is very true for me, hope that always will be.

As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being redirected to something better.

Very soon will wright one of the important phase of everyone’s life.

Starting a New Life for Better Life

Life in Home:

Some people walk through life successfully grasping opportunities. Others of us, like me, trip through life has to struggle. I started my life from my Home town also known as cement city Satna, I grow up and studied my engineering there having lots of friend and relatives to enjoy every moment of life. Unfortunately I dint have that much enjoyment that other peoples have but I enjoyed every face of my life as much I can enjoy my childhood, my schooling and my college days was awesome. 

In initial days I don’t have much friends in college as days gone I got more friends after that we have a group of friends those are ready for to help each other at any time. We are roaming together, taking tuitions together, gathering for teasing each other and for long discussions. Having so much fun.

And few year of enjoyment of college life moment came to move for New Life. Everyone is moved to different-2 city to search new life.       

You're gonna go away, start a new life
Forget today, start a new life
Start a new life.

Starting a New Life: A Move to Pune

I decided to move Pune to search a new life here. Pune is very city well developed, nice weather that’s the reason still I am liking it too much. Got many friends there I enjoyed the life with them.

In few days I started my First job here as back office executive as well as I was attending classes for learning development coding and technics. We was busy from morning to evening in our schedules we thought that this is only new life for us.

But thanks to god to knowing me that this is not the only new life for me I can do something better than this. So I decided to quite temporary job and moved to It hub Bangalore to search new life here.

Starting a New Life: A Move to IT hub Bangalore

I moved to IT hub Bangalore from Pune. It was totally new city for me. My friend helped me here to start a basic life here. I started life here is too difficult as everything is changed here like food, language, people and all. So in initial days I struggled to live here. Lived in PG as in Bangalore for new people PG is best accommodation. After that as days gone life was becoming easier than earlier days.

In few months and few effort started career by an IT company. But unfortunately that was not long life. So again started I struggle for search of new life and that struggle was continue to years for making a new life as good life. But while searching of new life got too many good friends here with them enjoying bengaluru’s life.

A New Life: Finally, A Good Move

After 4 year of life here in bangaluru I have taken a good move here. Now life is easier than the earlier life, enjoyment is more. This phase of new life was struggling but At this time I can say this was the good move for me and I have started a very good New Life by that life is becoming better day by day than the earlier life.

Still I have to started another phase of my new life, that is in development mode, Release 1.0 has been published and very soon next release will be published.

As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being redirected to something better.

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A Step Ahead for De-notified communities of India

Today I was watching video of The Idea Caravan and I inspired by the video of Mittal Patel, really she is doing great job for De-notified tribes. I can’t believe in 21st century still in India there are many places where people don’t have their own existence.  They don’t have houses to live they don’t have their identity. They people used to wander here and there. As I know Gujarat is most developed state is in India, but still there also people are struggling for their presence. 

The Post is Written for Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w8cZ2iJARPM

Govt. is creating new rules like ‘The wild life protection Act’.  But before creating these acts Govt. has to think about peoples who are depends on wild animals to play a show by wild animals like Snake, Beer, Monkey and surviving their life. These communities don’t have any other business and they are not educated as well so they can start other business. So first Govt. has to come to educate those communities and has to give their identity as well as some business. So they can also survive their life as normal people no need to wander here to there.

Some communities’ peoples have a tradition that girls will not get married and they will do the business of prostitution to survive. I am wondering why Govt. doesn’t take an action for those communities to settle their life by educating them and providing them good business so they will involve in new generation business like normal peoples.

I am thankful to the Mittal Patel, who initiated a step ahead for those communities to make them educated and getting their identity and presence.

I think Govt. should have special plan or budget for such kind of communities / groups or people.

If Govt. didn’t do anything for those communities the gap between these communities and normal peoples will increase rapidly. 

Franklin Templeton Investments partnered the TEDxGateway Mumbai in December 2012.

A Social Cause: A Step Ahead for De-notified communities of India

Today I was watching video of The Idea Caravan and I inspired by the video of Mittal Patel, really she is doing great job for De-notified tribes. I can’t believe in 21st century still in India there are many places where people don’t have their own existence.  They don’t have houses to live they don’t have their identity. They people used to wander here and there. As I know Gujarat is most developed state is in India, but still there also people are struggling for their presence.

The Post is Written for Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w8cZ2iJARPM

Govt. is creating new rules like ‘The wild life protection Act’.  But before creating these acts Govt. has to think about peoples who are depends on wild animals to play a show by wild animals like Snake, Beer, Monkey and surviving their life. These communities don’t have any other business and they are not educated as well so they can start other business. So first Govt. has to come to educate those communities and has to give their identity as well as some business. So they can also survive their life as normal people no need to wander here to there.

Some communities’ peoples have a tradition that girls will not get married and they will do the business of prostitution to survive. I am wondering why Govt. doesn’t take an action for those communities to settle their life by educating them and providing them good business so they will involve in new generation business like normal peoples.

I am thankful to the Mittal Patel, who initiated a step ahead for those communities to make them educated and getting their identity and presence.

I think Govt. should have special plan or budget for such kind of communities / groups or people.

If Govt. didn’t do anything for those communities the gap between these communities and normal peoples will increase rapidly. 

Franklin Templeton Investments partnered the TEDxGateway Mumbai in December 2012.

A fantastic Trip to OOTY (Queen of Hills)

Me and Praveen was planning from last 6-8 months to go anywhere for outing, some relaxation from works, pressure, tensions. but every time we had to cancel our plan because of work. then we plan for Ooty trip we taken ticket before 1 week ago with Rajesh, KM, Kiran, but we was not sure we'll go until we caught the bus for Ooty.

We started journey for Ooty by bus at Friday night, next day morning we reached there, we went Rajesh's home as Ooty is home town of Rajesh. then get ready for roaming had breakfast Idly & Dosa. we went Botanical garden, Doddabetta Peak etc. enjoyed a lot whole day feel a great day with tiredness. In night we enjoyed Tamilnadu's orchestra with great songs music. we was happy with music as we don't know tamil.

Next day we went Kannur where Fruit Show was happening, we enjoyed there with great art by Fruits. by evening we back to Ooty again done some shopping bought chocolates as Ooty chocolates are famous. then planning for coming back. That was a very nice trip and a very nice place. weather was awesome. We feel Rajesh home as our home enjoyed lot there. Thanks to Rajesh, Uncle, Aunty, Sister, and his brother.

About Ooty 

Ooty is a very popular hill station, located 7,349 ft above sea level in the blue mountains of Nilgiris.This beautiful hill station offers many places to visit in Ooty to entertain. Ooty is dotted with some of the most spectacular tourist places that no one can imagine. Not only offers relief from the hustle and bustle of the city life but also gives you a chance to enjoy nature’s beauty in its purest form. The green hills, the cascading waterfalls and sparkling brooks, all make the hill station a delight for the eyes of the city-weary. Ooty is not really a sightseeing destination; it is much more a place for appreciating nature and the great outdoors. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that many of the sights are nature-based.

Following are some of the popular places in Ooty.

Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden is the best garden ever known in India and is one of the popular attractions in Ooty. It is located on the hillock which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Covering an extensive area of 55 acres, the Botanical Gardens in Ooty was laid way back in the year 1847 by the Marquis of Twee dale on the lower slopes of the Dodabetta Peak. It is indeed a pleasure to stroll in the lush green lawns of the garden and admire the stunning variety of flowers, ferns and orchids.

Doddabetta Peak

Doddabetta Peak is 2,623 meters making it the highest point of the district. It is located at a distance of about 10 km from the main town and offers an unbelievably beautiful view of the surrounding topography.

Rose Garden

Rose garden is the heart and soul of city of Ooty and attracts. The construction is so beautiful and there are small tunnels made wherein the roses are planted in tunnels.