Coming over my fear and deciding to #StartANewLife

It's a basic human nature that we're all afraid of something or the other, each one of us has felt as to how "fear" has stopped us several times in life from being able to #StartANewLife.

I've had one such fear in myself which became a great obstacle in my life and didn't allow me to live this life the way I wanted to i.e. the fear of driving. For someone like me, who has to often travel 100-200 KM for office work purposes, taking a bus or metro isn't always the most speedy or the safest of the options but just till 8 years back, I had this fear in me that didn't allow me to drive, I was too afraid to learn driving.

It wasn't until my boss told me one day "imagine yourself 20 years from now, when you'll start looking back at your working days and start thinking - should I have learned driving, would that have perhaps made my life a little more different! Was driving a passion or a desire of mine that I could fulfill but didn't take the necessary steps to fulfill!" and at that time it hit me - it's time to #StartANewLife. Enough of being afraid, it's time to choose the path of courage, one that leads to the success of a goal that I had in life i.e. to learn to drive.

Initially, the idea to #StartANewLife sounded easier than done, I was having great troubles in learning how to drive. Sometimes I'd forgot to press accelerator and my legs would go instead on pushing the breaks and sometimes; I'd forget to change the gears - the start to a new life, wasn't the most ideal one but things change "if you're willing to change".

It was my nephew who grew in front of my eyes who taught me how to drive and made me learn all the easy ways to remembering, for instance "ABC" i.e. accelerator, break and clutch.

The point of the above story is to highlight as to how certain choices in life help us to shape the way we live life and inspite us to #StartANewLife. It's about coming out from the old to the new and finding a new perception towards living life, not just the way it should be lived but the way YOU want to live it, by seizing the moment and standing upon your true potentials.

In the above story, I had the choice of either living my life without seizing the moment and learning how to drive or seeking the advice of my boss and overcoming my fear and willing to #StartANewLife, a  life where I learned how to overcome a great fear and not just that; but also learn how we can change the way we live the life, only if we're ready to "take the necessary steps".

So then, that's my story of when I decided to #StartANewLife.

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Pampers dry pants : Happy Toddler, Happy Parents

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For every parent, the first priority of theirs is to always ensure that their little kid (regardless of how old he/she gets – for a parent, their child is always a kid) is always in comfort.

More so for parents of little toddlers, the experience is one that’s unmatched and full of learning’s but it comes with difficulties too. How to ensure that the little toddler has a peaceful night sleep after having a very tiresome day! How to ensure that the little toddler doesn’t wet the bed and has a comfort sleep in a dry bed! Well, the answer to all that is pampers.

To start off, my son when he was 5 months old – loved it whenever I hid behind a wall and surprised him everything by making a scary face and the smile on his sweet little face was priceless but I also remember when he used to cry at nights after wetting the bed and that as a father, was very trouble to see for me and that’s when we started using pampers.

Pampers is not just about ensuring that your baby is dry but also ensuring that the little toddler has a good night’s sleep which is so essential early in a new born baby’s life, a proper night’s sleep is an absolutely necessity.

Moreover, it’s only after a good night’s sleep that the little toddler wakes up happy and fresh the next day; and is ready to laugh and enjoy. I remember that since we started using pampers; my son used to wake up in the mornings with a smiling face. Earlier however after having a wet night and crying, he’d naturally be quiet and not in a jolly mood the next morning.

It’s very rightly said that a “dry baby is a happy baby” – after all, which parent wouldn’t want their little toddler to be full of energy and happiness. I still remember the memories from my son’s toddler years, when he’d grasp my finger, run out the terrace, play cricket (at least try to), drive his toy car, stare at the tv whenever his favorite song came on and in fact, be a little amazed with the world of technology and him being impressed was very much visible from his happy face.

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It’s the trust on pampers that’s been with us for years and has definitely given every parent joyous moments with their little toddler. It’s very much fitting to say that a “dry baby is a happy baby” and with pampers, a happy toddle, is a happy parent.

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Optimism : even the most difficult challenge, becomes easy

I've always been someone whose been optimistic towards life but there are moments where your spirits take a toll because of the hardships of life, I felt one such moment when I was going through a tough phase in my job and my son was about to be born.

The pressure of growing up a kid, dedicating a good portion of time and office-  juggling between the two and of course; providing the family with a lifestyle that they relish is the dream of every bread-earner and they were my priorities too.

I remember talking to my parents about this and asking them whether it's going to be a very big challenge and they just used to smile at me and say "it's gonna be fine". My dad told me that every father goes through these concerns but you just have to be optimistic because the new born baby guides you to new ladders of happiness and you'll realize it yourself, that the young toddler will bring about a smile on your face, even when you come home from the office after having the most tiresome of the days.

At that time it all sounded confusing but it wasn't till my son was born that I actually felt all this. In the initial few months of my son's birth, I remember that everyday before I took off for the office, I'd go to my room and watch him sleep very closely, sometimes my son would open his eyes and look at me "that sure was the best feeling in the world".

At office whenever I felt that a challenge was thrown at me or just that the working was becoming very tiresome and difficult, I'd think of my son and for some reason; I'd always feel so optimistic about myself, as if I could cross any obstacle that came in my way.

I remember one day, when my son was 1 and a half years old. I came back from the office, having worked for 14 hours. I was very tired and just felt like sleeping. I was naturally so tired that I couldn't even bear to talk to someone but as I rang the bell at home and my son came at the door on his small toy scooter and shouted "papa papa", I just couldn't help but smile and laugh which filled me with tremendous amount of energy and it was at this moment that I had the realization that it's my son that's going to fill me with optimism and hope for the future whenever I feel down, it'll be my son who I can talk to as a friend - which we are, as now he's 17 and today, it's indeed my son that fills my life with optimism and backs me to overcome any and every challenge.

I'm definite that every parent can connect with this blog post because we've all experienced this. If optimism is about a belief of setting out to achieve even the most impossible task; then we've all had our children inspiring us to set about trying to accomplish that task, which in the way; fill our life with great hopes for the future. :)

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Being self-reliant : basic principle of life

I've learned from my father that life must be lived with this principle - "do not expect anything from others, always try to stand on their expectations". This very principle of life apprehends as to how my father has instilled in me the principle of always standing on the expectations of others, always thinking of others betterment first before mine (not being selfish) and always ensuring that I stand on the expectations that my father has from me.

My father was a civil engineer, someone who put in really extreme hours of hard work to provide food on our table. Be it summers, raining or chilly winters, I always saw my father being dedicated to his work and never making any excuse to take a day off. Even when he had the option of supervising the construction from home, he always preferred to go on the sight and work with the builders there.

Another very important thing that my father taught me was to respect people who worked for us - drivers, servants, maids, security guards. I remember when I was 6 years old, I called our driver by his name and my father instantly told me "Munnu, bad manners", call him bhaiya and give him respect. At such young age, he instilled such principles and values in me that I standby even today and have tried to instill the same values in my son.

Having 4 sons, I'm definite that my father often had financial troubles and to my shock; even in the most dire of the times, he never told us about his problems and always provided for our luxuries. Even though we as brothers understood the kind of financial background we had but sometimes we did ask for money and NEVER did I hear my father say "NO".

My father has taught me to be self dependent "Apne Dum Pe Jeeyo", one of the basic concept of life. It's because of being self dependent that today, I'm able to lead a life of dignity and have a life in which I can walk with my head held high and not only me, I hope that standing by the principles and ethics my father instilled in me, I've made him proud too.

Apne ko apne dum pe jeena sikhao - these words stand very true to my father, who has always taught me and my brothers to be self-dependent and it's because of the values he instilled in me that I'm to lead a life of principles in today's competitive world, where people are often tempted to compromise on principles to climb the ladder of success.

Therefore I say, it's because of my father's mantra of "apne dum pe jeeyo" that I've become self-reliant and these are the very values that must be instilled in future generations.

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Quikr - revolutionizing the way buying and selling is done.

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In the last few years, the whole nature of buying and selling has been shaped and changed for better. The primary reason for which is; Quikr. I was introduced to Quikr by a friend who is a very frequent user of the site and is now in fact, very frequent user of the app. 

As I mentioned some posts back, Quikr gave my family the ideal platform to sell our old stuff and buy new ones - while we were shifting to a whole new place, this wouldn't have been possible had it not been for the relative ease of using Quikr. 

Today, I share the story of how I sold my old Maruti Suzuki 800 through Quikr and got a perfect price for it, which I spent on buying my new car, Hyundai Santro. 

2 years back, me and my family had planned to go to the movies but little did we know that on this very day, our Maruti Suzuki 800 will give us troubles. My family waited for 45 minutes, in which I tried to rectify as to why the car wasn't starting but no luck. 

Next day I took it to the dealer who told me that I'd have to spend Rs-25,000 for it's repair and only then, will the car be able to work. It was at this time that I talked with my wife and we decided that let's repair the car and sell it. 

I repaired the car, it was now in perfect condition and put up an ad on Quikr. 

To all the calls that I received, I very frankly told the condition of the car and people were still very much interested as I had spent Rs-25,000 in it's repair. After a few days I got the perfect buyer for it and sold it for a reasonable amount. 

We waited about a year and a half to buy a new car though, we were going through market prices of the cars, determining what to do - should we buy a second hand car? And in this January, we decided that it's time we head over to Quikr, the very place where we sold our second hand car. 

I looked through the ads for second hand cars on Quikr NXT and found a Hyundai Santro, a car that's manufactured no more but it's a car that my brother has and I've always loved. I contacted the seller through the app and started a chat. Through the chat I came to know that he is selling the car at a very genuine price, considering the car was 8 years old and in very good working conditions. I asked him to send me a few photos of the car via the app, which he did. The photos consolidated the fact that the car was in fact in very good condition. 

I bought the car and here we're today - a Santro that works perfectly and bought in a amount that truly doesn't create a "hole" in the pocket. 

Moreover, the relatively ease experience of using the Quikr NXT app made the experience all the more memorable. 

Hence I say, Quikr - revolutionizing the way buying and selling is done. :)

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Befikar umar bhar : let your dreams and goals fly high

Being "befikar" or fearless is not everyone's cup of tea, we're all afraid of doing one thing or the other and this fear is driven by various reasons, the most common one being that we feel that something's are just "too hard" to accomplish or in other words, such goals are unrealistic.

But having said that, what if we all had THAT confidence of being "befikar" and thinking about 5 goals of our life, that we'd so desperately want to achieve? Below are 5 of my "bucket list" wishes that I'd want to accomplish.

1) Learn to swim : now, not everyone may have trouble enjoying the power of water but for some like me, I'm a true phobic of swimming and have always been afraid to take a deep in the depth of a swimming pool. If I had to overcome this fear, then I'd truly be checking one of my so aspired wishes in my "bucket list".

2) Travel to New Zealand : ever since I met my friend who came from New Zealand after working there for 10 years, I couldn't help but imagine a life for myself there - wouldn't it be fun to live in New Zealand's peaceful environment! I've always been fascinated by their culture and cuisine and it surely is a place that I'd want to visit someday and check-off my bucket list.

3) Crack KFC's Chicken recipe : for all of you out there who admire non veg cuisine, one of the best kept secrets of one of the most loved dish of the world is the secret of KFC's crunchy yummy chicken, which I truly relish. If I were to check-off one thing from my bucket list, it'll be a successful attempt of making a KFC crunchy chicken, the very dish that I've tried several tries to make but haven't come even close to it's original taste.

4) Learn to skate : as a child, I was very fascinated seeing kids learning to skate and doing all those classy stunts but I was always too afraid to try it for myself. Now that I've grown up and look back upon those days, I wonder - would I've made a good skater? Should I have possibly tried? It sure is something that I'd want to learn and check-off my bucket list.

5) Create a sand-castle : firstly, I'd want to visit a country where the beaches are absolutely clean and top-notch, only then can I bring out the kid in me and make a sand castle - the beautiful castles made purely out of sand, ain't they a nature's beauty! Travelling to a new place and making a sand castle at a beach, now this truly is a thing to check-off my "bucket list".

So then, that's my pick of 5 things in my bucket list that I'd want to do, to be "befikar umar bhar", having the satisfaction that I achieved 5 aspirations, in fact goals of my life.

Pen down your own 5 goals in life that you'd want to check-off your bucket list and let a new journey of being "befikar umar bhar" begin.

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Asus Zenfone : Gadget lovers delight

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Valentines, a day when everyone looks around to their loves ones and expect a "special treatment" - the pressure of this day is intense and so is the relative difficulty of thinking of a perfect gift to give your loved one or loved ones on this day.

For me, I've found the perfect gift for "myself" on this valentines day, a gift that truly makes this day special for me because it truly is a gadget par excellence, I'm talking about Asus zenfone, the very companion that makes my "valentines" day special.

Below are 5 reasons as to why I'm totally bowled over by this mobile.

1) The price : At 5,200 this mobile from Asus is a real pocket-friendly gadget for the gadget freaks out there. For all those of you who wanted to own a branded smartphone but didn't have the budget to, here's Asus giving you a phenomenal mobile in Asus Zenfone at just 5,200.

2) Intel Inside : At 5,200 not only is this mobile branded by "Asus" but it comes with Intel inside, making it's processor simply a class apart. The Intel atom processor in this range is simply unbelievable and therefore, it makes this mobile truly special in this range.

3) The display : with a display of 4 inch, not only is it perfect size to carry around in your pocket, even in crowded places but this is the perfect screen to enjoy your favorite videos on the go - making it a entertainment 24x7 gadget and at this range, it's just an add-on awesomeness that one gets with this mobile.

4) Upgradeable to Kitkat : being a gadget freak myself, I know how it's a gadget freak's priority to have his gadget upto date with the market and with the Asus Zenfone you get this too. The Asus Zenfone comes with Android 4.3 but it's upgradeable to Kitkat - the latest Android version, can things get any more awesome! :D

5) Camera : for the selfie-lovers out there, there's more to Asus Zenfone, the 5MP camera makes it all the more exciting to capture the best moments of your life with the ones you "truly love". It's not only the processors, the display and the battery life in Asus Zenfone that rocks but also the camera - which makes it a all-in-one mobile phone. The camera comes in with the feature of auto-focus, so don't worry about the quality, it's best assured with Asus Zenfone.

So what you waiting for! Join the Asus family like I did and buy a Asus Zenfone now - http://www.flipkart.com/asus.

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