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How using a dishwasher brought relief to my family and how I use it?

 Making the choice I came across several youtube videos on dishwasher initially. I am a tech savvy person and love to automate repeatative tasks and I have a goal to automate most of my household repeatative tasks. So, that we get quality time together and are not dependent on domestic help for heavy lifting. We have children and not a large family where she would receive support in child daily activities from family seniors. As a result, we are very much on our own and have to depend on our own time management and on machines - washing machine, refrigerator, 2 wheelers, amazon scheduled deliveries, dishwasher for our comfort and daily work needs. Deciding on the machine I checked different dishwasher online and zeroed in on Voltas beko 8 place set. It is the smallest and the cheapest machine with the highest review in the online e-commerce space.I also did a market study to see if the dishwasher specific detergents are available offline. It is not available. I also went to a local ele

Story of How I lost INR 40,000 by participating in Stock Lending and Borrowing Scheme (SLBM)

Background I came to know about it a bit earlier and there was a lot of paper work that had to be signed. I initially attempted to complete the process by sending it online after filling the forms and scanning them and sending them to IDBI capital official email ids. This was during the height of covid 19, so travel was still limited and work from home was going on. However, it failed as they required office visit in-person for form submission and verification. So, I waited another 1 year. I also came to learn that the scheme is still not popular and I am possibly the first one to apply for this scheme in the entire eastern India region of IDBI capital. I filled the form and resubmited physically. Procedure I needed to go to a specific SLBM page of NSE everyday and export the file in CSV format - https://www.nseindia.com/market-data/securities-lending-and-borrowing Then I needed to filter the spread with a value (not the blank ones) under series -B. SLB is generallay done on the stocks

How to identify your dream company or dream job?

 I consider myself a level headed person neither too intelligent nor stupid, a mix of both. And I have spent a decade in the job market of India but my observations or key takeaways can be applicable to any other "employee" in any other nation. Firstly, there is no dream company accept it. That company you consider "dream company" will make profit at the expense of your job (fire you at the drop of the hat) or even your dead body. Try to have a professional and transactional relationship. Secondly, the salry structure and appraisals are rigged towards the profit of the company.So, if you think you want to become rich start investing in stock market (via mutual funds) buy REITs - simply buy "assets" with your salary that is what I did and over a period of time now I can see that my lifestyle is not tied to appraisal or promotion. It makes your life so easy. Thirdly, Have your own term insurance and medical insurance. Dont think that your company's group

Advantages I found using Pampers and Kiddoos Diaper and Diaper Pants over others

Easy monitoring: Wetness indicators provide a visual cue to help parents quickly identify when a diaper is wet, making it easier to monitor their baby's needs and change diapers as needed. Increased hygiene: Regularly changing wet diapers helps prevent diaper rash and other skin irritation, keeping your baby's skin healthy and clean. Wetness indicators make it easier to stay on top of this. Convenient: Wetness indicators save time and eliminate the need to check the diaper repeatedly, especially during the night when parents may not want to disturb their baby's sleep. Increased comfort: Keeping babies in dry diapers helps maintain their comfort, especially during extended periods of sleep. Wetness indicators make it easier to ensure that their diapers are dry. Potentially reducing diaper waste: Wetness indicators can help reduce diaper waste by reminding parents to change the diaper more frequently and preventing leaks that can lead to diaper waste. Better for the environme

My Experience with Diapers and trial and error frustations

 Diapers are a vital and essential item for new parents. With the variety of brands and types of diapers available, choosing the right one for your baby can be overwhelming. In this guide, we will discuss the important factors you need to consider when purchasing diapers to make sure you get the best fit and comfort for your little one. Size: Baby diapers come in different sizes, and it's essential to get the right size that fits your baby snugly without being too tight or too loose. Diapers are generally labeled by weight range, and most brands have a size chart that you can refer to. As your baby grows, you'll need to switch to a larger size to ensure a comfortable fit. Absorbency: A diaper's absorbency level is crucial, especially for overnight use. If your baby is a heavy wetter, look for diapers with high absorbency. Some diapers also have wetness indicators that change color when the diaper is wet, which can be a helpful feature. Material: Baby diapers are made from a

Rohm Nexus Electric cycle Review after 2 years use

My bicycle brand is not very popular and is from Haryana and has no website etc.  It is rather unknown generic brand. I initially checked Hero lectro models but since lower end versions of Hero Lectro didnt had removable battery and I needed removable battery. So, I had to abandon Hero Lectro. I purchsed it from my local bicycle store. However to check the picture and configuration of this cycle I am sharing the link of this website which I accidentally stumbled upon while trying to look for a website of my bicycle's website for future customer care and warranty registration needs, at least what I thought would be delivered to me. Only online Link of my e-bicycle on the internet -  https://bliveevstore.com/product/nexus/ I have used this on bad city roads and for exercising purposes only. I also participated twice on 2 separate cyclothons and maximum distance covered on a single go was 20 kms.It costed me around INR 26,000/- including GST. The body material is no very good quality

Film Review Drishyam 2

 Recently saw Drishyam 2 on Amazon prime. I have seen the part 1 of the Drishyam series starring Ajay Devgan. The movie is realling interesting with all its revealations and plot twists.However, to make the movie exprience more gripping, one should first see the hindi version of DRishyam 1. However, some of the parts looked over the top in the sense Sam's mother (mordered boy's mom -Tabu), even after withdrawing from police is used to deploy 2 serving female and male police staff and posing them as husband wife and buyer of Ajay Devgan's property. There 2 police staff is deployed for 7 years, over which they bug the house of Ajay Devgan and take recordings as we are later shown. From a logical stand point this looks highly illogical in the sense you require a degree of government approval for a closed case to deploy man and resource based on suspicion. Anyways it is shown that the whole town believed that Ajay Devgan has actually murdered and talks shit behind his back and

How I managed my more than 3 years old router TP Link Archer V7 without discarding it

 I am a permanent user of TP Link brand from the time I started using internet from around 2007 onwards. I find the Tp link routers best for home and small and medium office usage. the systems dont get heated uo quickly and easy to use interface. Now higher end versions like INR 2000+ models have mesh, VPN and cloud management support which can be controlled via Tplink android app, which is quite nice for system administrators in office as well as person who is managing and troubleshoot their home router on the go. I am using multiple IOT device(IR blaster,smart plug from oakter), mobile and amazon fire TV Stick, computers connected to this router. The router has 2 bandwidths 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It has openvpn which is an opensource VPN module and you can run the router as a server for this VPN and all connected device which is capable of installing the client application of openvpn server. I got a good Norton antivirus deal for 1 Pc 3 years license for roughly INR 1500. But as per gove

Experience of my latest Alipore Zoo visit on January 2023

 I visited Alipore Zoo on 16th January 2023. It was a monday and the midst of ongoing Ganga Sagar mela. I was searching on the the internet if online ticket booking is possible or not.So, yes it is but I physically booked ticket from the counter. If you buy ticket online, you will need to pay GST extra on the ticket. Adult (children >5 years) ticket price is INR 50/ person and children <5 years age is INR 20. Online ticket is avaiable on  https://kolkatazoo.in   and https://eticketaliporezoo.com/ . Since, online ticketing was not advertised by government so much, i was sceptical about fraud websites. Anyways when I reached the ticket counter I was asked if I had online ticket which confirmed that the e-ticket facility was genuine and you can avoid the hassle of standing in a queue. Due to Ganga sagar Mela possibly they had removed the parking facility from and around the immediate Zoo location and parking anywhere around is INR 200 irrespective of time you are parked there. Post

Yashoda Telegu Movie Review

 The movie is very much realistic and based on stem cell treatment to reverse ageing using stem cells extracted from human foetuses. the movie is without any song, at least the version I say on amazon prime had no songs in it. I saw it with Hindi dubbing and the dubbing was good, it didnt feel outof place. It showed how the desire to stay beautiful and relevant, supported with political power and misplaced medical ethics led to the development of a statewide secret organization with its front face as a cosmetics company. However, in the back end the company was anonymously procuring poor women of child bearing age to become surrogate mothers and taking them to an underground secret facility until they are artificially induced with pain and killed and the foetuses are extracted and stored for stem cell harvesting which are then sold as age reversal treatments to rich people globally. Initially, the film appeared like a surrogacy scam where surrogate mothers were killed in operation thea

Movie Review: Ram Setu

The movie starts with a very unimpressive scene. Anyways I heard the theme was interesting so I kep watching. It showed taliban attacking an archeological site of Aryan Kulsrestha (Hindu) supported by Pakistanis and the afghan army is defending it. Now! if we put it correctly, Taliban were holed up until the US left and had no ground control. India had more presence and hold in Afghanistan than Pakistan, even now when Taliban has taken over the place. It is also shown than the spoils of the excavation site were taken into pakistan where a press conference of all pakistani press was hailing INdo-Pak brotherhood theme. Aryan Kulasrestha is shown as an aethiest and a nerd, with unshaven face like Viru Sahashra budhddhi ( Movie - 3 idiots). Then it is shown that the government in alliance with an industrialist - all of them Hindus collaborate with destroy a part of Ram setu on Indian side to allow shipping passage, for which they were fighting court case in supreme court. Here also we see