Showing posts with label Morning Games and Time Management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morning Games and Time Management. Show all posts

Thursday 10 July 2014

Amidst all the World Cup excitement -- A Morning

A good day begun has ended well
Somethings that only time will tell
Like sweetness of sugar 
Life suddenly grows bigger
And fruit from the tree fell

Beginning the morning is tough, sometimes I just sleep on. It is time to hit the top spots of the morning, the coffee, the newspaper and the bath.

Next thing I know I have to follow the news, the budget is on and there is a new government planning new things. Hopefully, they have only changed those that needed changing.

On the more exciting front, the World Cup Football is on. Finals is around the corner. Things are at a fever pitch. Germany and Argentina are through to the finals.

Until the morrow then...goodbye.


Monday 30 June 2014

Utilize Efficient and Honest Plumbing Services

Realizing Importance of Plumbing

Plumbing in the house keeps life functioning smoothly. Everyone ignores this hidden asset until the day something goes wrong. Like the swamp cooler, that does not work, or a drain that is broken. This is a list of areas liable to give owners trouble: Toilets Sinks Drains Faucets Tubs and Showers
Regular maintenance keeps your house functioning well
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Pipes and pipework Water conditioning units Repairing food waste disposers Water heaters Disposal units Pumps Backflow rectification and certification Rooter service Installation and repair of Fixtures Earthquake safety Gas pipes installation and repair Copper re-piping


Toilets Parts and Modern Units

Toilets consist of three main parts toilet bowl, siphon tube and water tank. One flushes all bodily

wastes through to the sewer system, which may be a septic tank or sewer pipe. Malfunction in one part of toilet system could result in problems. Standard water-tanks are 2 gallons size while modern units are only 1.6 or 0.8 gallons.


Removing Blocks in Blocked Drain Pipes

Incessant rains or excessive dirt can result in clogging of drainpipes. Result is waste from the house does not have an outlet and it creates unpleasantness all round. This dirt can also come from rotten branches and leaves from garden trees or may just be mud washed away after a rain.

Water tubs and Shower Units

Clogging of shower drains occurs more often than one can imagine. Tubs have hot-water lines and
Check for leaking joints
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cold waterlines and sometimes these will develop leakage at some joint or have faulty washers. Washers dry up and become brittle with use. Tubs may be hot tubs, Jacuzzi units, or whirlpool tubs, which have swirling action of water.

Swamp Cooler Cleaning

The team cleans out every unit of the swamp coolers removes blockages and leaves every spring and every fall. They replace worn out belts and oil bearings to keep them functioning smoothly. The bottom of the cooler is also cleaned. All this, keeps them from freezing during the cold spell. 

On Site worker behavior

1) Utilize latest technology
2) Carry proper certification
3) Understand needs of customer well

Efficiency increases with improved technology. Understanding and utilizing best solutions, decreases effort and time and increases output manifold times. Each worker carries his ID kit with him. Having experience with all types of work, they understand what needs doing before work commences.

Team discipline and Unity

Let us look at all desirable qualities that every team member has.
a) Punctuality: This plumber is always doing his job, 24x7 since these kinds of problems can occur at any time. Customers can call at any time and ask for advice or call technicians over.
b) Clean: His work is spotless and there is no trace of anything leftover anywhere. He does not dirty up any place inside or at his spot where he executes his duty.
c) Courteous: He does not think it is a chore to be polite. Workers manners are exceeding couth and polished. One gets this advantage when employing the best people.
d) Friendly: Answers all questions and clarifies everything customer requires in a straightforward manner. Customers can solve some problems through a telephone conversation itself.
e) No costs untoward or hidden: Costs are all in the open and they charge nothing above that. Team assesses entire work before it begins and an estimate is prepared for this.
f) Wear uniforms: Work wear is clean and they are all readily identifiable as being part of this team. Company checks backgrounds of employees thoroughly for drugs and alcohol. Only those who have clean chit will continue in service.
g) Respect hygiene: Most of all, all of them respect importance of hygiene. They adhere to rules of hygiene with undeniable passion and help everyone around them know it too.
h) Qualified technicians: Technicians are all qualified in their line of work. They have good records in performing duties in their said line. Their skill helps them get work done quickly and efficiently. They have qualified after years of apprenticeship under master artisans of the trade.
i) Respects all jobs equally: There is no special preference given to any branch of work since entire team has same amount of commitment as anyone else in it. One can see reflection of this unity in quality of work, wherever and whatever it is.

Water-conditioning Units 

In places where residents face problems with brackish water, plumbing service team might install water-conditioners for desalinating it. They remove calcium or magnesium ions present in water using ion-exchange resins. Thus, it becomes suitable again for use with soap and it does not leave a stain as it used to.

Renovation work for bathrooms

You can redo your bathroom in a new style and decor. The accent is on blending with the interior design. It is better to do this work first. 

Uses of Evaporative Coolers


Unlike traditional refrigeration and cooling units, that utilizes cooling power of refrigerants, swamp cooler uses evaporative energy of water for cooling purposes. Energy required is less and thus this process is highly economical. People sometimes use the swamp cooler to cool those cooling fins of large refrigerant-cooled system of some building or manufacturing plant.

Monday 23 June 2014

Mornings that make you sing and dance

Most mornings are alike but there are a few that make you want to sing and dance. They are like the cookies that granny makes -- sweet and utterly delicious and makes you want some more.
Sing and dance and make merry
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Nothing wrong with that sing and dance I mean, after all that is what makes life merry. Several things contribute to making your day come alive.
  1. Coffee (Hey! Where is my coffee?)
  2. Newspaper
  3. Granny's call
  4. Sing and dance


When you sing and dance alone however, people want to know what makes you happy. They do not realize that it is your way of finding out what to do with your time.

Festivals are special times when you do not stand out -- I mean when you sing and dance. Everybody does it and when you join in those festivities, you belong.

Belonging is a dream. When we are young, we belong to our father and mother. When we are older, we belong to some institution or organization. When we are married, we belong to our spouses and when we have children we belong to our children. Naturally, all children have a natural propensity to sing and dance.

Local dances are exotic
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Most of the people of a locality have a particular kind of rhythm and song they use when they sing and dance. In the South, we have Kolattam (Andhra Pradesh) where the dancers use sticks to invoke a rhythm. Kuchipudi is also popular in this region. People of Mizoram go for the legs with bamboo poles and this is Cheraw dance. Dancers hop in and out of these poles moved by other dancers sitting on the floor.

Perhaps the most famous of all is Bharatnatyam, a dance form of the people of Tamilnadu. It is very expressive form of dance with lot of facial expression and body movements. Many people study Bharatanatyam so that they get better bearing and manners. I like it when people sing and dance.  


In fact, more people who sing and dance, the better.

Saturday 14 June 2014

First Person Shooter Games: Doom Quake Killer Shark Doom and Quake

Game thrill: Online and Console gaming

Never has anyone complained about game playing unless he or she did not have the best game around. First person shooter games like Doom, Killer Shark and Quake are thrilling and even new players will find an attraction that goes beyond the merely physical to the sublime plane of sportsmanship. Here we see the salient features of these action games.


Doom
Players in Doom have the character of marine sent up to Mars to help them fight against demons. Doom is a pioneer in its field that has with its stunning graphics and multiplayer connectivity converted millions of gamers to console gaming.

This horror science fiction based full action first person shooter video game has an absorbing beginning when the enemy force kills the entire team that the player goes with to Mars. The player must now face the demons alone. Only this way, he can prevent them from attacking earth.

Here we see three levels of play with Phobos being the first. Then he (or she) has to fight through the Deimos and finally through Hell. Player has to find the exit in each room marked exit or having some special sign on it.

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Killer Shark
Killer shark is a single player arcade game developed by renowned Sega group. This shooter game involves battling the shark with a gun and killing it. This will set off another shark at you and are on for a whale of a time.

Killer Shark is Sega’s first foray into video game segment back in the year 1972. Forty years on, it still holds a morbid attraction for those who like underwater action and gruesome beasts. Animation is simple but effective and players use a harpoon gun to nail the shark.

In this timed game, the player is a diver or shark hunter. His mission is to kill as many sharks as he can within the time given. When the blockbuster movie “Jaws” released in 1974, this game become an instant hit. People just could not stop killing the shark often enough.

Quake
This is another game developed by id Software. It is relatively new and had release only in 1996. Following up the success of Doom, Quake came up with QuakeSpy software and updates so that players could now go online and play in multiplayer mode without any hassles. These multiplayer mods had names like Capture the Flag and Team Fortress.

The single player mode consists of four separate episodes. Each has eight levels. The player has to fight against monsters and explore dark passages, find the right buttons to press and locate the exit. Once he does this, the next level will open out for him or her.

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Game with unique requirements

Games need to provide the entertainment for those who seek it. It makes them happy and keeps those empty hours filled with something constructive – such as fighting adversaries who are invading the earth. With the introduction of console gaming, the entire scene has transformed to one that creates high degree of interaction between players and the game. Quake, Killer Shark and Doom are the finest first person shooter games available today. Dig in and enjoy yourself.

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Creating more time in a busy schedule

When time runs out, you have lost. This is more than just an event it is life. We make schedules at least in our minds and think about them when we are free. When we forget about them our time loses value and we do things we should not do.
So, here is the way to organize time.
Time is of essence always
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  1. Reschedule things you can
  2. Never leave essentials until the last
  3. Break the work up
  4. Take time off
  5. Use apps that you can download from the Internet

We begin the day with thinking of grand things we could and will do. We achieve only a part of this because in a day we have only so many working hours. We time to eat and sleep just as we need time to read the newspaper. Only when we give everything in life its due, we come to realize how certain things are more important than the others.

In the process, we should not omit important things. Eating gives us nourishment. If we miss out on this then we will not have energy to last out through the day. If you miss out on your full sleep quota, you will again feel listless through out the day. So, make sure you are doing the important things in the correct manner.

There are many apps on the Internet that will help you. Keep time with the time scheduler. If you have an Android phone then you can use the Astrid 2.10.0 to work out your schedules. Another app you should have is Google Voice. This makes your phone bills cheaper and you have a virtual number to boot.


It is time you began to take the game of life seriously. Get organized and improve your lifestyle. After all, it is your life.

Friday 23 May 2014

Online Gaming Best Games Online Right Now

Online gaming has always drawn the young and adventurous. 8 ball pool, Blym and Motocross Nitro lead the list of games. You have graphics intensive games like Far Cry 3 and Grand Theft Auto V but you need a gaming computer to play these games. 

8 ball Pool
Super exciting online game with free spins and scratch to win thrown in. You play 8 ball pool against an online player. The stakes depend on your expertise level. It is a great game for the young at heart.
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Blym
This is about Blym who is teleported to an alien planet. He must find his way back to a teleport machine to go back to his place. The game gets progressively tougher at each level.


Motocross Nitro
Action packed racing game made for those who love speed. The motorbike is designed to increase its speed with changes the player makes. It is a great online racing game.





Some games give you incentives when you download the software. Obviously the best online games are those that remain online. You can come and go as you wish. This format of the game is especially suitable for the younger generation who have smartphones and love to play on the go. Windows 8 OS is specifically designed for the smartphone game playing set of youngsters.

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Splitting your chores: Time management

To get the best out of your day, you need to make some basic changes to your routine. Let us see these one by one.

  1. Running the milk
  2. Clearing the bill
  3. Stopping for the flower
  4. Raising the bell
    view of life begins at home
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More often we miss the regular changes because we are too busy getting the money together for the electricity or the rent. To keep the list of things in the way it usually is without interfering with the time of its implementation helps one to realize which is important and what we should do.

Now of course, you have to clear the bill. This is paramount and if you delay, you will added unnecessary stress to your daily chores. Better still, arrange the bills in an order that is easy. 

House is where you are most of the time. People who are busy running around the town helping others, will never realize this aspect. To keep the house in order, one must spare a moment at least. 

Lastly, one has to keep the time ticking. This is the team aspect for which you provide the means or communicate with people of your own group so that others realize that you are doing something that they envy or want to copy. 

Time management thus begins with the basic tenet of keeping time useful and pertinent to your activity.