Blognainaztengra in # recycling • 1 hr. ago • 2 min readRecycling Old to NewThere are certain things at my home which I would never like to remove at least in my life time, then after I am gone my family members can do whatever they want. At my father's home, we had a lot of antique furniture and as a young girl I never had any value for it. I always felt it was so outdated and after my father passed away me and my…nainaztengra in # plants • 1 day ago • 1 min readFrom my GardenToday sharing an update from my garden. The last Banana bunch was removed and after that there has been a new lot growing. There are actually 2 bunches but one of them has stopped growing, I will check for another one more month else remove it. The rains have almost stopped now and it's time to revive my garden again. There are some Guavas…nainaztengra in # travel • 2 days ago • 1 min readA beautiful journeyYesterday I travelled back from Delhi to Mumbai and as always I had my window seat booked. This is something I never miss, I pay additional to book the window seat every time I travel. The take off and landing views are something to always admire but it's not limited to that, even the views up there flying are to be admired. As such we feel they…nainaztengra in # india • 3 days ago • 4 min readIs India a good place to live?A lot of Indians complaint about living in India, only until they go to a foreign land and live over there. Honestly, I love my country and love living there. If a person is financially well secured then there is no better place then India to live. There are so many benefits of living here. When I moved to Oman, I was looking for a helper who…nainaztengra in # artificial-intelligence • 4 days ago • 2 min readGetting AI help for business promotionCouple of days back I was trying out some promotion work of my home stay on Meta AI. I wanted some nice promotion ideas. I gave some key words along with the picture and to my surprise I got a very good output, which to be honest I would have not been able to do it by myself. I had to do some multiple entries to get the final result to my…nainaztengra in # wilderness • 5 days ago • 1 min readEnjoying the wildernessDuring one of my trips uphill, got to capture this wilderness. Mountain goats are common as we move up on the higher lands in Oman. I find them cute and sometimes feel guilty about how we kill them and eat them relishing the meat. The difference between India and Oman is when we travel up on the mountains in India it is always crowded whereas on…nainaztengra in # leisure • 6 days ago • 2 min readMy kind of perfect eveningThere are few things that I absolutely enjoy, like a beach walk, watching sunset, listening to some of my favorite retro songs, a peaceful nature walk or sometimes just a nice cup of tea. These are the things that elevate my mood. Last few days I have been in Mumbai, when I arrived, I was down with flu and first 3 days was nothing but sleeping…nainaztengra in # marketing • 8 days ago • 3 min readMarketing gimmicksYesterday I bought a Shoe cabinet from an online furniture store. Normally I do not like to order any big item online and especially furntiture, but then I do not have much of time at hand to visit stores. They are a well known brand in my city and in the past I had ordered a book shelf from them which has been a good quality item, so I thought…nainaztengra in # life • 9 days ago • 2 min readWhat matters mostPriorities are different for everyone in life, and they also vary with our age. In our 20s and 30s our priority is to build a family and our career, in 40s somewhere we start focusing on our health, in 50s and onwards health becomes top most priority, as we grow old, peace of mind is what is most important for us. So, age-wise priority shifts in…nainaztengra in # photographs • 10 days ago • 1 min readDelightful long driveDriving in monsoon is the most delightful thing for me. Yes, but not when it is raining heavily because then it is a matter of risk also. In moderate rains driving up to the hills feels magical, there are greens all around and the weather is soft and calming. I started from Mumbai and my destination was Lonavala which is a hill station 2 hours…nainaztengra in # money • 11 days ago • 2 min readThe mentality about moneyI was having a conversation with my friend, it started just with general topics. We have been friends since more then 25 years, and we share almost everything with each other. Now we are both settled in different countries, but once a year we do meet up in India. We were talking about our old times, they were simple and we had some really good…nainaztengra in # roads • 12 days ago • 2 min readThe road work is finally completedIt's been months that our society has been following up with the road contractor to finish the job. The place where my holiday home is, as I mentioned earlier it is in an area which is still not developed. Slowly gradually everything is coming up. The roads were a big mess and we started taking it up in small parts to make it motorable. Our…nainaztengra in # motivation • 13 days ago • 3 min readInspiration is all around usWe get inspired by people who are big names and have achieved big things in life. That's good, after all they set examples for us and motivate us. But does inspiration come only from famous people who have made great achievements. If we look around us in our day-to-day life, we come across so many people who in their own way are doing…nainaztengra in # online-shopping • 14 days ago • 2 min readUncertainties of online shoppingLast month I had ordered 3 sets of mugs for my Airbnb. With constant use somethings I have to continuously keep a track on and keep ordering. Glass mugs keep breaking, how? Honestly, I do not know, how these people use it so carelessly. Now these are the things which I have to just ignore; they are part and parcel of the business. On Amazon I…nainaztengra in # money • 15 days ago • 2 min readUsing your Credit Card sensiblySince past few months my son has been asking me to shift to a new credit card, not actually shift but to upgrade the existing one. I have been using the credit card for a very long time, and I prefer to pay all the home bills on card, also I buy all the utilities on the credit card. Almost everything I buy I buy on the card. I budget it and then…nainaztengra in # sustainability • 16 days ago • 2 min readAncient Sustainable ArchitectureDuring my visit to Iran, I came across these structures, I was curious to know what they were because I saw them in many parts of the Country, almost every city. I was briefed that this is the ancient water storage and refrigerating system. In the ancient times these mud-brick structures were made with domes and chimneys shaped. The domes…nainaztengra in # weather • 17 days ago • 2 min readUnder the weatherSince the past few days I have been under the weather, and yesterday I had to travel, I was all the more nervous. Right now the Ebola thing is going on and there is stringent checking at the airport, all through out I was praying that my cough and cold do not get their attention, else it would be unnecessary hassle. It's a normal cold and cough…nainaztengra in # growth • 18 days ago • 3 min readUncomfortable, but not stuckChange in life feels like a conversation that we always want to avoid or that new job where we do not know anyone yet, or even a habit that we are trying to break free from but it keeps pulling us back. Growth feels like starting over at 30s, 40s, 50s and whenever you feel like, or saying no when you are always used to saying yes, or learning…nainaztengra in # life • 19 days ago • 3 min readThe space never stays empty10 years back when I moved to Oman, I was desperately looking for a job, I must have applied to nothing less than 100 companies, and it was so frustrating that I was not getting anything. Here in Oman, there are certain jobs that are Omanized and HR is one of them. It was frustrating that with 20 years of experience I was not getting a job due to…nainaztengra in # life • 20 days ago • 3 min readIt feels impossible and yet we sail throughThere are mornings when you feel like they just did'nt happen. The problem feels so big and the future looks like a wall. We feel this is the end and cannot go any further then this, and yet time keeps moving. In our head the thought that goes around is, I do not know how I am going to do this. This feeling of impossible hits us many times in…
