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A Trip to Remember: My Fantastico experience with Zica

“She is beautiful!” Yes, these were the words that came into my mind when I saw her for the very first time. She stood there all alone, yet each and every person who walked past her couldn’t help but stare.  Soft sunlight illuminated her features and she seemed to glow with happiness. Her front grille and headlamps glimmered as the 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder VCTi Revotron petrol motor purred to life. Was it love at first sight for me? Hmm… I wanted to get to know Zica better before I made a commitment. I wanted to spend some time with Zica, get to know her better and slowly become friends her. What better way than to take for her spin
So, off I went with my two other partners in crime for a wonderful ride in the all new Zica but not before we clicked as many photos of we could of this zippy li’l car.
  
  
  

Now, I must admit something. I do not have a driver’s license and I am terrified of driving any vehicle. So a logical question that may come in anyone’s mind is, “How will she review a car?”

My response is, why can’t I? Any car review that you may read is always from the driver’s perspective. What about the passengers who will always accompany you when you drive? I think their views matter, too. So today whatever I discuss with you is going to be from the passenger’s perspective. Hope you enjoy reading it. 🙂

One of the most important things for me in a car is a comfortable cushiony seating so that I can relax. I love long drives but sometimes I also doze off. It feels great to be able to curl and sleep off in the car. So how did Zica do in this department? Well, it was Fantastico for sure. I loved sinking into the seats and stretching out comfortably. Pure bliss.

 

Music. It is something without which any drive is incomplete. The makers of Zica have definitely understood the breed of music lovers and have installed an 8 speaker system – 4 speakers and 4 tweeters. What more? They have come up with a Jukebox app that allows the passengers to line up the songs they want to hear and to stream music from multiple phones. This pegged to be one of the most unique features of the car.

The thought behind this app is that even those sitting on the passenger seat can get the chance of playing their favourite songs without disturbing the driver.

Along with the JukeBox, it has also added an Android only navigation app that displays turn-by-turn navigation on the infotainment system when the smartphone is connected via Bluetooth. The volume of the music is lowered, the app gives out the instruction and the song resumes.

Zica also has steering mounted controls and reverse parking sensors on the high end variant which help one park easily, too.

Does Zica have driving modes like Zest? Yes, of course! It has ECO and City driving modes and we had a chance to experience it as well!

 

Music is sorted, seating is comfy… what else will a passenger crave for? Space to keep bottles of water on a sunny day and AC vents to cool. 

 

The AC vents are designed in such a way that it offers good airflow. Love this feature! The Zica is also very spacious and the makers have been very generous in designing it. You can now store bottles of water, piping hot coffee, your tablet and charge your phone with ease.

After reading my experience all I have to ask you is what’s not to love in this wonderful new car from the house of Tatas!

Here are some fun moments that I shared with my friends during this wonderful trip with Zica 🙂

Do you have any questions for me about the car? Do ask me. Would love to share my experiences with you.

ASUS Zenfone 2: An epitome of elegance

Out in search of the incredible, I’ve been lucky to have stumbled upon many craftswoman and men in rural India. These are artists who have for centuries been weaving gorgeous fabric. The skill and finesse required to weave one is no modest task. These are people who have been carrying forward their knowledge for centuries and have bettered their skills through the ages. The craftsmanship and beauty apart, one can easily find the difference between clothing woven by the hand and one made otherwise for it brings a sense of comfort incomparable.

But what makes me speak of fabric in a review for the new #Zenfone 2? Well, you’ve got to experience it to appreciate it.

The finesse with which the #Zenfone 2 has been designed has a striking similarity to a skill that comes with time and experience. The device has an astounding 72% screen-to-body ratio. Moving the shutter and volume button to the rear has helped decrease the thickness to as little as 3.9mm.
In enhancing the design of the product, no compromises have been made in the user experience. The #Zenfone 2 runs on an intel processor, has dual sim features, and provides a remarkable user experience.

As in hand woven clothing, the #Zenfone 2 epitomizes elegance in simplicity. You are what you wear, and what you hold. With the use of NCVM molding techniques, physical and visual eyesores have been eliminated while giving a distinctive metallic look. All this makes the #Zenfone 2 the best looking phone by far in the market today.

The #Zenfone 2 is being offered in five attractive colours- Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamour Red, and Ceramic White. An added joy is the option to choose a matching ASUS ZenUI theme of your choice. Altogether, this gives you a chance to select a colour and theme that you feel best reflects your persona and outlook to life.

What’s more, ASUS gives you an opportunity to design your very own #Zenfone 2 back cover inspired by the colours and textures you observe every day. Here is what I have come up with.

My look inspired by a #Zenlook cover 🙂
Create #Zenlooks of your own and get an opportunity to win attractive prizes. Visit http://bit.ly/1Q1ohRKto know more.

Planning a spectacular Diwali!

A mountain of laddoos, delicate rangolis, joyful guests armed with presents, a brand new festive avatar and tons of shopping…Diwali for me means all this and more! I personally love delighting people with presents as much as I love receiving them. Which is why; I usually shop a month in advance to ensure that I buy something thoughtful for all my loved ones.
Diwali is also the time when I love to thank you, my lovely readers, who have been through with me in this long and I hope worthwhile journey of blogging. You’ve been through my meanderings and ramblings and have encouraged me to write more and write better! And that is why I love to surprise you with blog giveaways!
When it comes to family, I usually do the boring thing and gift them something they need, not something that they want. There is BIG difference in these two things of course! My sister may need a new pair of spectacles but she may be secretly lusting after a new ASUS Zenfone!

So, this Diwali, I have tried to do something different and have bought people some of the most insanely ridiculous and cute things which will light up their faces for sure.

Have a look!


They are gorgeous aren’t they! My favourite is the felt phatakas!
And as for baby sister, who celebrated her 20 years yesterday, I plan to gift her the ASUS Zenfone!
Psst… don’t tell anyone but there is something in it for me, too!
You see, Asus is brightening up lives this Diwali with the “Har  Pal Happiness Offer”, where customers  (one of them who is me) buying a ASUS Zenfone will get a chance to win Flipkart gift vouchers worth Rs.1,000 every hour. And, one lucky customer will also stand a chance to win gold vouchers worth Rs.25,000 every day! The offer is available here . I really hope that I am one of the lucky ones who walks away with the 25k gold voucher! Keeping my fingers crossed!

So, how do you plan to surprise your loved ones this Diwali? Let me know in the comments below! 

Fitness can be fun with Funatic.in!

Hello all,
Between running around for my office work and attending blogger meets and events; I often end up eating extremely unhealthy food. From raste ka vada pav to sinful yet calorie loaded desserts; I gobble it all. And the result is… I have become extremely unfit! It was just last week that I decided to climb two floors in a bid to get some exercise and I simply couldn’t manage. I was huffing and puffing by the time I reached my office. That’s when I realized that it is high time I stop my unhealthy eating habits and start running and walking like I used to.

Funatic.in decided to make my quest to become fit a little more fun and fashionable by sending three tees with cool one liners and a sipper, too. Have a look!

And here are my many moods when I first tried on one and decided to go for a walk!

First thing that you should know that the Tshirt is made from 100% cotton yarn. Funatic on its website says that, “we use super combed yarn which is then double bio-polished with silicon for the smoothest hand feel possible. Simply put, you don’t have to worry about the fit and the quality of our t-shirt.”
I don’t know about the technical aspects of the cotton but I completely agree with the latter half of their statement that the fit and quality of the t-shirt is superb! The material is nice and stretchy and it does not uncomfortably cling to you when you are sweating like a pig. I love the one liners they use! The tees are easy to wash and the colours don’t run nor does the Tshirt stretch even after a few washes.

Another thing that would excite sport lovers is that they have a great collection of tees for various teams. And I don’t mean cricket alone. They have football, tennis, badminton, basketball and legends tee, too.
As for their sipper, it is quite sturdy and has managed to withstand hits to the floor whenever the clumsy me has dropped it.
Here’s hoping that their amazing tees, especially the one that says “I love running because I really love cupcakes” inspires me to go from XL to M soon. J

Kawaii Box: Review of the cutest subscription service ever!

Hello girls!
Do you know what cheers me up after a crazy day at office? Checking my mail! And when I receive the cutest possible subscription box in the universe a.k.a. the Kawaii Box, I cannot help but jump with excitement. Phew! I just managed to catch my breath to stop to write and tell you all about this incredible subscription service!
Kawaii box is a subscription service that sends you a magical box full of sweet little things from Japan and Korea! It is cuteness overload, trust me!
The Kawaii box is affordable and they send 10-12 kawaii items with free worldwide shipping. I usually don’t subscribe to international boxes because the shipping and customs rate is too steep but not for Kawaii Box. I received it without any customs fuss within 7 days of their dispatch!

I think I should stop jumping around like a fan girl and allow your eyes to feast on the goodies that I received J


Here are the info cards containing product names and discounts for the next month!

Now I am going to run you through my favorites!


The squishy trio i.e. cute egg mini plush, kawaii squishy toast charm and moomin mini pouch are so so adorable! My favourite in the moomin; he goes straight into my hand bag with my coins! The egg plush is cute, too but I don’t understand how is it an egg. Is it just the centre of the egg?



Check out these food stickers! Who knew food could be this naughty :p

The fragrance beads are great, too. I plan to use them while I am travelling so that my suitcase smells amazing even though it contains dirty clothes 😉

I am not too fond of the bracelet set but my li’l niece immediately took it from me to make bracelets. It was with great difficulty that I managed to ask her to return it to me for the sake of clicking this photograph.

Check out this pastel pink alpaca pouch and the bunny pen! Both of them are so cute! I immediately scribbled on the card with my pen and wrote an inspiring message to myself J


Caplico mini ice cream and the Kabaya Fish gummies were yum and got over in an hour. Need I say more?

Overall, I think that the September Kawaii Box is amazing and it is filled with some irresistible goodies! What’s more that YOU, yes you my dear reader can win a Kawaii box, too! How? Stay tuned and I will let you know.

Here is the giveaway for you!

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