8 April 2014

Nature's Friends

With Star Chart App ON on my tab, my little one yells, "Mumma look I found a Lion(Leo) in the sky", laying under the dark sky and watching out for some wonders.
Kids nowadays are addict to video games or cartoon channels. Or might be its we parents, whose over concern of keeping them indoors is making them closer to media. Let your kid enjoy every pleasure of nature, having a butta roadside or playing in sands on beach or watching wonders of night sky on your terrace. Studies say, kids brought up with nature, build a healthy body and mind. Also, the ability to handle work under stress by rural and urban brought up people had significant changes and rural people could handle stressful situation better.
Butta time at Powai lake, Mumbai

Playtime at Juhu Beach, Mumbai
I have been blessed with a kid, who enjoys living with nature. Accommopanying her on my nature trails has boosted her interest. This is what she asked me when we were back from Safari in Ranthambore, "Mumma why didn't we go to Zone 5 instead of Zone 6, I wanted to see Machli, the queen tiger of Ranthambore".
Eagerly looking for wildlife from her canter at Safari in Ranthambore National Park

With her friends at a nature trail(Flamingo watch) by Sanctuary Asia(Image credit: Abir Jain). 
This was what the about picture was captioned, by the photographer, So nice to see these young ones....spending their mornings in places like Sewri to watch the magnificant Flamingos instead of going to a mall or watch a movie on a holiday! Its thanks to their parents for bringing them closer to witness our little remaining urban wildlife!
And navratri is the time of the year, when me and my little one get to showcase our creativity. We arrange a series of clay dolls at home along with idols of god and goddess, and invite family and friends for evening pooja.  As a tradition, plant(which represent prosperity) is grown and offered to god. Check out the miniature forest we created for Navratri Bombe Habba last year, with mustard plant, giving a playful touch to the traditional custom.

Our mustard plant grew so fast, that our tiny animals got hidden just by second day of the festival
So let your kid enjoy and live the childhood!! Let them grow feeding a Hungry bird not playing with Angry Bird, let them grow up watching Capricorn(constillation) in sky not watching Doremon!!!
This is an entry for the contest Nature's Friends by Indiblogger and Kissan.

3 April 2014

Launch of Arrow Imprint Collection

Date: 2 April, 2014
Venue: Arrow Linking Road Store, Shop #3, Anand Villa, Linking Road, Santa Cruz, Mumbai
Website: www.arrowlife.com
Yesterday I was invited for the launch of Arrow Imprint Collection. Arrow NewYork, styled by GQ brings Spring Summer'14 Prints Collection of Men's formal shirts. Now you can play up your personality and go bold with the trend of the season. Tweeting Birdie to bust bubbles or Spicy chilli to bonding leaf, each print can be dressed up or down to carry you from boardroom to bar with ease. So let your look speak your mood and personality this season.
Manohar Kumar, marketing head Arrow presented the Imprint collection. Designer in Chief Prasenjit shared his thoughts on bringing prints to the shirts. How safe they could play with patterns to keep the trends not getting feminine. All shirts which look plain from a distance highlights your personality through prints, as you get closer.
Greg and Jason in  #ArrowImprint
Pick your Print:
The Maverick/Chilli Print:
You know you spice things up at work when.. you're a tad unpredictable, like a sneaky chilli!!
Forever the newsmaker, spicing up conversations with your energy.

The Geekster/Byte Print:
You know you are the resident geek when .. we are the smart cookie talking in facts and know-it-all comments. Love all things nerdy – from gizmos to space exploration.

The Mediator/Leaf Print:
You know you help people bond when... ..you’re the one people count on anytime for anything.
The bridge that makes work smooth between teams

The Socialite/Birdie Print:
You know you’re popular when... ..you know everybody in office by their name. Super active in social networking - offline and online!

The Analyst/Bubble Wrap Print:
You know you're the go-to-guy one when... .. you love ideating and troubleshooting. You dig deep to understand issues and come up with apt solutions. 
Seemed Birdie Print to be trending amonge most of the bloggers in the launch, though my opt for my hubby is the Bubble Wrap Print as he is a Thinking Man, who digs deep to understand the issue to come up with apt solution
Win Win Win!!!!
Here is a chance for you to participate and win a wardrobe makeover worth Rs.10,000. All you have to do is sign up for Imprint Awards, choose a print that suits your persona and get votes and testimonials.

Floral Friday Photography

Few floral pics from the Garden at Jambu Swami Temple, Mathura