tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85038354301964535352024-03-13T04:05:40.113-07:00Mind Blowing ResourcesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-13929551378201823332017-08-04T15:10:00.004-07:002017-08-04T15:12:16.474-07:00Taiwan Surprises Passengers By Turning Subway Cars Into Different Sport Venues<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9oodtF-gBM8" width="600"></iframe><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-29378647869255418962017-08-04T14:46:00.004-07:002017-08-04T15:14:51.230-07:00Art of Connection - A Public Speaking Workshop For Women<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Master the art of connection through this one day workshop for women</h4>
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<a class="external" href="http://andreeazoia.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #de030b; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-51146" height="385" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" src="https://arabiangazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/andy-640x385.jpg" srcset="https://arabiangazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/andy-640x385.jpg 640w, https://arabiangazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/andy-768x462.jpg 768w, https://arabiangazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/andy-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https://arabiangazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/andy-91x55.jpg 91w, https://arabiangazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/andy.jpg 1188w" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="640" /></a>An exclusive one day public speaking workshop designed for executives, managers, and professional speakers will be conducted in Dubai on the 26<span style="font-size: 12.75px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> of this month. Facilitated by <a class="external external_icon" href="http://www.mena-speakers.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//arabiangazette.com/wp-content/plugins/sem-external-links/external.png") right center no-repeat; color: #de030b; padding-right: 13px;">MENA Speakers</a> the workshop titled “The Art of Connection” is specially being held for women and conducted by International Presenter & Public Speaking Coach <a class="external external_icon" href="http://andreeazoia.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("//arabiangazette.com/wp-content/plugins/sem-external-links/external.png") right center no-repeat; color: #de030b; padding-right: 13px;">Andreea Zoia</a>.</div>
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In this intensive workshop, Andreea Zoia will be training participants on the systematic methods of using voice to command a room, take control of body language and craft stories that are TED.</div>
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Art of connection is a unique workshop intended to instil confidence in participants enabling them to speak confidently anytime, anywhere as well as be more persuasive. Participants will also be able to hone their skills of public speaking in a way as to captivate people. In short the training will enable participants to gain skills in a day which would otherwise take years to master.</div>
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The workshop will be held on Saturday, 26<span style="font-size: 12.75px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> August from 9.00 a.m. to 5. p.m</div>
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Andreea is a regular guest on Joelle Show on MBC1. Formally trained as a NLP master coach from the American international training company Mind Bridge. Her workshops fill up with professionals eager to unlock their voices of success and utilize them in their careers, businesses, and lives. With more than a decade of experience and her own personal story, Andreea makes sure she delivers the one result that will craft people‟s success today: Own your voice and let your confidence be heard, respected, and desired.</div>
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<em>The workshop registration fee is AED 1900. Only very limited seats are available. The organizer can be contacted through whatsapp on <span style="font-weight: 700;">050 124 6956</span></em></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-10523422374100541662017-08-02T02:43:00.001-07:002017-08-02T23:25:30.172-07:0015 Mind Blowing Posters Promoting Social Causes <br />
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“I’ve travelled a lot through my music and after being signed to a record label in Los Angeles I wanted to establish an international record label in an innovative country,” says Rendèl. “Dubai without doubt, made the most sense as a destination to be independent, as we felt - with its ‘stopover reputation’ meaning artists come through the city to perform for a day or two then leave, we needed to do more to build a music culture. Our aim is to become a strong arm of the music industry in this region of the world, bringing a stronger grassroots approach,” he adds.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rendèl has partnered with Swiss entrepreneur, Nick Böhnlein, who is the general manager of INT. Records and acts as Rendèl’s manager. Böhnlein says: “We wanted to create a label where we can bring on new artists and provide their start in the music business. “We stand for global music, not local, which is what the INT. signifies for our brand.”</div>
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According to Rendèl INT. Records is pursuing the goal of producing hit records that land in the Billboard charts and bring some platinum plaques to the Emirates. “INT. Records is the next step in my career as an artist, producer and businessman,” says Rendèl. “I created the label to showcase great talent, refreshing music and ultimately create a new arm to the music business in Dubai. INT. Records has a collective of highly talented artists who share the same passion to represent on the worldwide stage.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ben Rendèl formerly known as 10Bennys is a recording artist, producer, songwriter and rapper born in Leeds, UK. His passion for music is deep rooted and his musical talent was nurtured from an early age, studying classical and jazz piano. Rendèl had a close influence in music through his older cousin Nicky ‘Dimples’ Reid, who wrote the song ‘I’m Sorry’ Monster Boy ft. Denzee, which is regarded by many as an all-time UK Garage classic. In 2008 Rendèl’s dream of becoming a hip-hop star became true when he acquired his first record deal with an LA-based indie label. Dropping out of university and chasing his dream, Rendèl moved to Los Angeles where he worked alongside industry icons such as Brian “BigBass” Gardener a Grammy Award-winning and nine-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer.</div>
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After a barrage of emotional outpourings and rage resulting
from<u> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/microsoft-paint-kill-off-after-32-years-graphics-editing-program" target="_blank">reports suggesting</a></u><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/microsoft-paint-kill-off-after-32-years-graphics-editing-program" target="_blank"> that Microsoft </a>is to “deprecate” MS Paint and
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In a statement issued by Microsoft, the company has assured
that it isn’t going to kill Paint, at least any time soon. In the past 32 years of its existence, MS Paint has captured
the hearts of millions and garnered fans of all ages world over. Because of its
simple interface, user-friendliness and utility it got universally loved and
used by people from all walks of life. Right from kids who used it to display
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So, when a news that this globally loved product is to be
axed, it provoked anger, sadness and nostalgia among netizens. This was evident
in the memes, cartoons and MS Paint-created tributes that was widely shared
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The company’s official blog said “ MS Paint is here to stay,
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Independent.co.uk reports that the app which has been a
mainstay of Windows for 32 years, will be taken out of the main operating
system and put in the app store. And it will be partially replaced by a new app
called Paint 3D, which reportedly offers some of the same features. What used to come as a default app in windows will no longer
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Alexandra who headed social media departments in some of the leading agencies in the region quit her job and decided to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams by setting up <em><strong>House of Social</strong></em>. One of the most progressive startups creating ripples in the social media training circle, <em><strong>House of Social</strong> </em>is all poised to change the way social is done in the region, for ever.<br />
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A creative person Alexandra started out in performing arts at the age of 15 travelling between London and New York. After toying with Journalism and Branding for a few years she took to digital media and from then on there was no turning back. Fascinated by this then new field of social - she started working on social media creative strategy, setting up social teams, training talent and integrating social media on 360 campaigns and briefs. Then<em><strong> House of Social</strong> </em>happened.<br />
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Through tailored consultancy solutions, Alexandra Maia's <strong>House of Social</strong> helps companies in the UAE counter their social media challenges. Through social media training it empowers individuals and businesses to transform their talent with the necessary skills to fill in the social media skills gap, while growing and staying competitive in a digitized world.<br />
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<em><br /></em><strong><span style="color: orange;">1.How would you describe <em>House of Social</em> in under 50 words?</span></strong><br />
The first institute in Dubai to focus on social media education! But it’s become more then that! In the short amount of time since I launched, it’s fuelled with positivity, empowerment and an amazing community that supports each other! Is that 50 words…haha? I’m so bad with these things! I could say so much more!!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">2. What ignited the spark in you to start <em>House of Social</em>? </span></strong><br />
For all the years being so involved in the industry here I started seeing a couple of trends:<br />
1- people are so thirsty to know more about social / digital but had no clue how, or where to go get the knowledge. 2- There is really not much around for people to go learn the skills, the skills gap is still big around here! And I’ll just push envelope a little more I don’t think there is no one around deploying so much free educational content around this topic like I am or the way that I am doing! And that was one of the things I really wanted to do! And lastly because I love people, educating, sharing the knowledge, giving people the tools for them to go conquer whatever it is they want to do. HOS is and will continue to grow to be able to provide this!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">3.What were the biggest initial hurdles while building your business and how did you overcome them?</span></strong><br />
Good question! Hum…. I can’t tell you I had initial hurdles… What I can tell you is that I have daily hurdles….hahaha!!! When you are an entrepreneur and in my case, I’m running HOS alone, I don’t have an investor or taken out a loan. HOS has been self-sustained since its 9 months something I’m so proud of. Every day I have hurdles, there is not one day, I’m not fixing a problem either with clients and projects or the HOS side of the business but that’s what comes with the responsibility of running a business and you are either cut for it and have this mental discipline or you don’t. I don’t dwell on the hurdles, I just go into this ‘street smart’ mode of how can I find a solution and move fast on it, no stress, deploy positivity, fix it and move on and that is on a daily basis. There are bigger more important things to focus on<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">4. How have you differentiated yourself from competitors?</span></strong><br />
By being me! By staying true to my core values on everything that I do. This is the core for me. I will never sway from my core beliefs and never have till now. By deploying a huge amount of free content for people to learn so even if you never want to pay me a $ my content hopefully can still have an impact on you! And this region is still catching up to this concept! You have to give and give and give before you can really ask! And I just firmly believe no one else out here in this region is doing what I’m doing the way I’m doing it! I LOVE it every part of it!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">5. Do you prefer to pursue funding or build organically, and why?</span></strong><br />
I love to be self-sustained, versus being depended on funding. I just feel it’s smarter because I don’t want to be in a position where I’m depended on someone else’s cash! What if they pull out? What if the marker hits a crisis and it affects the investor?! I’ll rather see if I can prof that my business can be good to self-sustain so I will always have the control. And it might mean a grow slower…But I’ll grow the right way and this is a long-term game. If money was handed out to me I never would have learnt all of what the market has been ‘teaching me’ these past 9 months of what consumers want! Will I never take an investor opportunity? I can’t fully say yes or no I’ll have to see at the time there are always contexts and opportunities that could be good for me to pursue but I will evaluate them when they come for sure.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">6. What would you say is the most important factor of running a consultancy business in the region?</span></strong><br />
Understanding the context and the nuances of the region. This is a very particular place, nothing like the west. But even saying that… It cannot be an excuse to move slower, It just means for me you need to understand the context of how things are here! And there are so many micro nuances that can really make or break how you do business! It’s very interesting….<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">7. What is your favourite aspect of being an entrepreneur?</span></strong><br />
The daily adrenaline and rush I get every day when I think of something and I have the full power to go and just do or try!! Oh. this fills me with so much excitement and adrenalin! I can’t explain ahaha!!!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">8. Describe/outline your typical day? How many hours do you work a day on average?</span></strong><br />
I start my day at 5.30 I go train at around 6 or 6.30 for me this is one of the most vital things to keep me sane, focused and energised! It’s also my ‘me’ time. No emails at this time! From around 8 is my day starts and I’m usually on it till maybe 10 or maybe 11 it really depends! My typical day can vary, I’ll have days that I jam pack all my meetings or others dedicated to my work only, others I make sure I’m networking I invest a lot of my time in meeting people this is such a crucial part of building a business developing relationships! Some days I might work till super late then I might get up a little later. Weekends I’ll work but mainly from my phone so I can do ‘weekend things’ .. hahah and I try to keep Saturday’s off line as much as I can! So how many hours is that…16 hrs.. hahah I’ve never had done the maths!!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">9. What do you do to recharge when you’re feeling drained?</span></strong><br />
Really good question! One that I am trying to figure out! I have a problem since I’m little I never know when to slow down so then I go into over drive and crash! Witch ofcourse this is not good! So… now I’m learning to self tune in with myself when I need to slow down! I love the beach or the sea it helps me a lot to decompress. And my closest friends spending time with them laughing and talking silly stuff hahaha!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">10. To what do you most attribute your success? What would you say are the five key elements for starting and running a successful business?</span></strong><br />
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<li><strong>Passion!</strong> You have to LOVE what you do!</li>
<li><strong>Being ‘hungry” for it!</strong> – Meaning you got to really want it! You! From withing you! Call it drive I don’t know, but if you don’t have that no else will and it’s something you can’t buy or acquire!</li>
<li><strong>Discipline</strong> – With running a biz comes discipline to keep consistency to ‘show up’ everyday! It’s a huge foundation building block. Because on the bad days discipline kicks in and the machine keeps going!</li>
<li><strong>Execution</strong> – You have to do! Ideas are just ideas they are not the real thing! You have to go and play in the ‘dirt’ to really taste it!</li>
<li><strong>Believing in yourself!</strong> – Be daring, don’t care, do you, push the boundaries! BE ready to fail and be ok with it so you learn and be ready to succeed to keep growing and have humility and be grateful! But it has to all come from the believe you can do it. No anyone else’s!</li>
<li>Can I just add a 6<sup>th</sup> ahahah? <strong>PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE!</strong> It’s a people’s business! You have to know how to emotionally deal with people</li>
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">11. How do you believe evolving technology will impact the way we do business over the next 10 years?</span></strong><br />
Hopefully will bring us closer, smarter and moving faster! Can I ask Facebook via audio “Hey Facebook can you tell me what posts are performing better that you advise me to promote?” Wouldn’t that be so cool? I think it can happen! We still a long way but going by the last F8 with Mark we don’t seem to be that far away……!<br />
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I would ask: “Do you believe in yourself” and yes! Then just go and do and live the journey because only then you will know!! Boom!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">13. Where do you see <em>House of Social</em> in the next 5 years?</span></strong><br />
Bigger! With more people! With more stories! Going beyond Dubai for sure! Just watch this space that is all I have to say! Haha!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">14. If the Internet had not existed – what do you think you would be doing?</span></strong><br />
Communicating with people in some way or another! I love people! Acting was my first carer! And I love psychology! Who know knows…?!?<br />
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The easy access to info and people! In one day, I can do business with Brazil or Australia<br />
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">16. What do you like least about the Internet?</span></strong><br />
Nothing… my problem is how people are using it! The fake news or all the terrorism that goes on online that exists is because of how people are making use of it. And people are lazy in general…. It can take you an extra ten minutes to go do your homework to figure out if something is fake or not. But most people are just lazy…..<br />
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I would like to wish Alexandra Maia the very best in all her pursuits.<br />
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<em>For social media training and consultancy inquiries get in touch with Alexandra on <a href="mailto:alexandra@house-of-social.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">alexandra@house-of-social.com</a></em><br />
<em><br /></em><em>You can also follow House of social on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/house_of_social/">I<span style="color: blue;">nstagram</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span></em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HofSocial/"><em><span style="color: blue;">Facebook </span></em></a><em><a href="https://twitter.com/alexandramaia_"><span style="color: blue;"> Twitter</span> </a>or visit her website <a href="http://www.house-of-social.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.house-of-social.com</span></a></em></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-91628913965884064562014-09-20T14:45:00.001-07:002017-08-02T06:08:53.509-07:00Finally A Video On Child Abuse That Every Kid Can Watch And Learn From. Show It To Your Kids Tonight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Members of the public are invited to climb the wall, with a safety harness and guidance from a professional, to try out the furniture in a fun and unique way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em;">The Rubik's Cube was initially known as the Magic Cube when it was invented in 1974 by Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik. <span style="line-height: 1.4em;">Six years later it was relaunched as the Rubik's Cube and it has since it sold an estimated 350 million worldwide. </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em;">The fastest time it has taken for a human to solve the puzzle is 5.55 seconds. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em;">A robot can do it in 3.253 seconds - and Labour Party leader Ed Miliband can do it in one-and-a-half minutes.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-67223774998453185472014-05-14T04:03:00.000-07:002017-08-02T06:16:10.385-07:00A Man Travels To 36 Countries In 600 Days Covering A Distance Of 125,946 Miles To Make This 1 Perfect Selfie Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-73616875274727703702014-05-14T03:09:00.000-07:002017-08-02T06:16:35.289-07:00He Noticed a Public Piano, It Said ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ And He Did, Blowing The Whole Train Station Away. You Gotta See This.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-3613138382401217362014-05-09T04:07:00.000-07:002017-08-02T06:17:01.939-07:00Into The Woods: Rube Goldbergmachine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-72063380916648474742014-05-07T04:22:00.004-07:002017-08-02T06:17:33.837-07:00A Brilliant Hard Hitting & Hard To Ignore Effort From The Transgender Community Towards Road Safety. Must Watch. Must Share<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-26394781114531328332014-05-05T22:24:00.003-07:002017-08-02T06:18:02.474-07:00“Look Up”- A spoken word film for an online generation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503835430196453535.post-22297759092507552472014-05-05T20:39:00.001-07:002017-08-02T06:19:11.404-07:00This is What it Sounds Like When You Put Tree Rings on a Record Player<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Growing up in a Hill station is an experience of a different kind and I am pretty sure folks who have been lucky enough to be raised in a hill-station would agree with me. I, for one consider myself to be extremely lucky to be born and raised in a beautiful hill-station like Nilgiris - rich in flora & fauna, beautiful parks, lush green tea slopes and a pleasant climate most part of the year. I spent some of the best years of my childhood in a quaint town called Coonoor, near the famous tourist town of Ooty - also called the Queen of Hill-stations. I've also had the good fortune to go to some of the finest British institutions there. If you grew up in a hill station during the 80's and 90's you'll surely be able to relate to this blog. I am also hoping this blog will revive fond memories of your childhood and kindle nostalgia. </span><br />
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1. Summer or Winter you wore sweaters all the time!</h3>
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Being cold most part of the year even schools in hill stations have made the woolen cardigan a necessary part of their uniforms. Accessories included Monkey caps, woolen gloves and woolen socks. Everything to make you look like an igloo dweller from the ice lands but very effective in keeping the body warm.<br />
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2) Woolen gloves, Monkey caps and Mufflers were compulsory accessory in winter</h3>
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3) Tea time meant Bun and Chai!</h3>
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Buns were very popular in the Nilgiris. We relished on these big rolls of joy with jam or butter or sometimes by simply dipping it in piping hot Nilgiri Chai. Both ways they tasted great and were a perfect tea time snack. <br />
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4) You grew up reading these...</h3>
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Enid Blyton, Nancy Drew, Hardy boys and Famous Five were familiar household names for you and you read every series during your school life. You even got into trouble trying to read them during class hours. It was almost a norm to have one in your school bag or desk and flip it out during free hours. <br />
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5) Friendship bands were a rage in your school. The more on your wrists - the better. </h3>
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Friendship bands were an in thing during those good old school days. The boarders - usually the Anglo Indian / Tibetan girls were known to make these colorful threads of friendship. Some for friendship sake and others in exchange of tuck or colored threads or other odd gifts. Popularity depended on or rather was defined by the number of bands on ones wrist.<br />
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6) Summer camps meant treks to the middle of paradise </h3>
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7) Your town has a beautiful railway network. </h3>
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8) Sights like these were commonplace</h3>
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9) Your Schools library and Chapel walls were adorned with such vintage portraits</h3>
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10) Off-road adventure is not new to you! </h3>
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11) You've enjoyed a steady supply of farm fresh vegetables all year round</h3>
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12) You've lived amidst some of the most exotic people</h3>
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13) Film crew from Tinsel Town thronged your hill station</h3>
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14)...And some mega-hit Bollywood movies were shot in your quaint little town</h3>
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15) Public Libraries were usually century old buildings like these...</h3>
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16) Viewpoints were your favorite haunt, whether alone... or with company</h3>
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17) Classic bungalows like these, were a common sight</h3>
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18) Seeds from plants & trees where your favorite toys during childhood</h3>
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19) You've played with these too at some point in your school life</h3>
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20) Old British Bungalows with Fireplaces were common in your town</h3>
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Fireplaces are so common in the hills and every other ancient cottage has them. What fun it used to be - sitting by the fireplace with friends, sharing ghost stories, girl talk and sipping piping hot chai.<br />
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21) You've tasted the finest tea in the country</h3>
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Living in a place surrounded by tea estates, hill folks like me have tasted some of the finest tea and coffee in the country.<br />
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22) You've tasted some of the most exotic fruits </h3>
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If you've lived in the hills, you've had the chance to taste some really exotic fruits and vegetables found no where else. <br />
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23) You've encountered wild animals. Yes in real. In person. </h3>
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You've been fortunate to run into some rare wild animals, which kids growing up in plains only read about in textbooks or watched on discovery channel. <br />
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24) You've seen a lot of these, traveled on them. And possibly your grandpa or principal owned one</h3>
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Vintage automobiles like Morris Minor and Plymouth were so common in the hills. Not sure if any of these exists today but I like to believe there are a few of these classic beauties languishing inside the garages of ancient bungalows. <br />
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25 ) You know what it feels like to travel on Ghat Roads with Hair Pin Bends</h3>
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Travelling in the hills is challenging. Most often it rains, the roads are slippery, or you have visibility issues considering the climate is misty on most days. Travelling within the hills is something I enjoyed but travelling out of the hills, usually travelling down to plains was something that always made me feel pukish and sick. <br />
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26) You had enough flowers in the garden. Well, quite enough to grab a bunch for your girl friend, everyday! </h3>
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I had a great garden with flowers in abundance. If I ever wanted to give someone flowers, I never had to buy then at all. <br />
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27) You waited eagerly for the monsoons and rainy season so your school declared Holiday</h3>
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While we enjoyed walking back home in the rain despite having umbrellas or raincoats in our bags, we equally enjoyed monsoon holidays declared by our schools. <br />
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28) At least once, You rode a horse </h3>
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In Ooty we see more stray ponies than stray dogs or cats. <br />
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29) Every one in your town knew each other</h3>
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Life in a Hill station is often like being a close knit community. Everyone knows everyone else. <br />
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30) Your Town Made snacks were highly popular in the plains</h3>
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Homemade chocolates, doothpeda and varkey, were normal snacks for me but when I went down to the plains for university studies, I realized they were extremely popular there and friends just waited for me to go back to hostel after a weekend in the hills.<br />
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31) You always believed your small town's bakery made the best cakes and pastries in the world</h3>
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32) You had "Hidden Joints" in town that only YOU knew about</h3>
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Coonoor was nothing short of haven. As kids growing up in the hills, we met up with friends during weekends and went on treks to our "Secret Joints" with chips, cutlets and cola. We even set our feet on soil deep inside the jungles where not many dared to go. With no mobile phones to disturb us or phone calls from parents, we spent hours there with our circle enjoying great conversations and occasional beer.<br />
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33) Your town has the most beautiful churches in the country. Usually 100 years old or more..<br />
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Arguably, some of the country's oldest and most beautiful churches are in the hills. Irrespective of your religious belief, you've been here at least once - if not for mass - at least for the carol service once in a year.<br />
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34) Your school is at least a Century old and most likely among the top schools in the country</h3>
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Some of the country's finest educational institutions are in the hills. Doon School Dehradun is one. Lawrence School in Lovedale is another. Seen in the pic above is Stanes High.. My school surrounded by finery of nature - trees.<br />
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35) Excursions meant visit to a local park or a trek right into the lap of nature</h3>
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School picnics always meant visit to very beautiful places filled with rich greenery and jaw dropping landscapes. Usually it was a visit to a local park or a trek up the hill. <br />
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36) Your standard of English was far better than that of your friends from Plains - And you were proud of it!</h3>
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We had more British schools and Anglo Indian teachers in the hills than anywhere else. We spoke English all the time and used less vernacular language and due to this felt we were far better in speaking English than the plains folks.<br />
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37) There was always an eerie Cemetery around the corner and lots of ghost stories around it</h3>
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As kids we spoke about ghosts all the time and in Coonoor we had these very ancient churches and cemeteries that looked straight out of a novel or a Hollywood ghost movie. <br />
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38) There was always a haunted house around the corner and spooky tales</h3>
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Abandoned quaint cottages were a common sight in the hills. We've tried scaling a wall or two to get a glimpse of these haunted houses but were often chased away by watchmen from the neighborhood or by that big bro who usually came there to consume alcohol or make out with his girlfriend. <br />
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39) Momos! You've eaten them at least once, during your school fete</h3>
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Having studied in a school full of Tibetans, I've been lucky to taste this exotic Tibetan delicacy called MOMO. <br />
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40) Misty mornings were a very common sight on your walk to school </h3>
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And not to forget, frost on the grass</h3>
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<a name='more'></a><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Social Media is no rocket science. With
proper investment of time, effort and a little money anyone can be successful,
build a community of loyal followers, retain them and win big. This is exactly what </span><a href="http://socialmediaslant.com/about-cendrine-marrouat/" style="font-style: normal;" target="_blank">Author Cendrine Marrouat</a><span style="font-style: normal;">’s
Ebook </span><a href="http://socialmediaslant.com/new-ebook-release-date/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">The Little eBook On </span></b></a></span></em><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none; color: blue; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://socialmediaslant.com/new-ebook-release-date/" target="_blank">Social Media Audiences: Build Yours, Keep It,</a></span></b></em><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://socialmediaslant.com/new-ebook-release-date/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> <b>and Win</b></span></a><a href="http://socialmediaslant.com/new-ebook-release-date/" target="_blank"> </a></span></em><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;">strives
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<em><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thanks to my professional association with
Author Cendrine Marrouat, I have been extremely fortunate to receive a copy of
this amazing eBook weeks earlier. I admit it is one of the most brilliant eBooks
on social media audiences that I have read in a long time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<em><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have seen how Authors and Self Proclaimed
social media specialists out there try to present Social Media as a complex
field where to be successfully one needs to invest a lot of money. Cendrine through her latest Ebook beautifully
illustrates that Social Media is not that complex after all and Small and
Medium business enterprises or individuals could become highly successful with minimum
investment/budget, if they followed a few important principles that she explains in the book. <o:p></o:p></span></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;">Everyone talks about ROI all the time that
the word has gotten clichéd and perhaps may have lost its meaning. Only very few talk
about the quintessential part of the mix – The People. For without people there
can be no business. </span></em></span><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.25px;">The Little Big eBook on S</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 17.25px;">ocial Media Audience: Build Yours, Keep It</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; line-height: 17.25px; padding: 0in;">, and Win</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"> revolves around this important aspect of Social Media. </span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Instead of
making it as boring as an eBook, Cendrine has made it as interesting and
conversational as a novel. <em><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; padding: 0in;">The book is so lively and
personal and she has managed to keep it that way from page one through to the last page. </span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Cendrine - like a Narrator takes you on an interesting
journey filled with rich examples, case studies, snippets from her own life,
lessons she learnt as a Social Media Author and Coach etc</span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; padding: 0in;">.
The best part is that she included live
links to all case studies mentioned in her eBook for further detailed reference.
Besides, she has also included links to some really awesome free tools to
manage social media effectively. </span></em><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This Ebook is a treasure trove of
information and filled with practical, effective advice that everyone must know
and follow. </span></span></em></div>
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indispensible tools to manage and be awesome on Social Media</span></i></li>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cendrine Marrouat is a social media coach,
blogger, journalist, and author living in Winnipeg, </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Canada. A social media instructor, her
latest blog is Social Media Slant, which focuses on social </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">media tips, tools, stats, and news for
small businesses and solo-entrepreneurs. </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The Little Big eBook on Social Media Audiences:
Build Yours, Keep It, And Win is her second </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">social media eBook. The first one, titled
<a href="http://socialmediaslant.com/blogging-ebook/" target="_blank">The Little Big eBook on Blogging: 40 Traffic Generation </a></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://socialmediaslant.com/blogging-ebook/" target="_blank">Tips </a>(2012), is a comprehensive resource
that provides bloggers of all levels with essential </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">information and precise guidance to attract
quality traffic to their blogs.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/cendrinemedia">http://twitter.com/cendrinemedia</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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