The Best Free Things You Can Do in Goa

Travelling is one of the most common passions, we have and when it comes to destinations like Goa, no one would like to miss the opportunity. But many people have this question that can we travel Goa with a small budget? Then the answer is “Yes”. You read it right; you can visit the destination with a small budget too.  

So, here we will discuss about the plenty of activities to do in Goa that do not cost a single rupee.

Sun and Sand at Goa Beaches

Swimming, sunbathing, watching the sunset are some of the best things you can experience in Goa. There are numerous beaches that offer all these things without straining your wallet.

Ancient Churches

Goa is home to many churches. One of the ancient and famous churches in the city is "the Basilica of Bom Jesus” that is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites.

 Goa Carnival

Held in February every year, Goa Carnival is the vivacious, lively and jam-packed event. The three-day event involves parades, live bands, music, dancing troupes, sports competitions, DJ nights, fashion shows and a lot more. It is a visual treat on the streets of Goa. And yes, it is free to attend!

Night Markets

 After the sun sets, Goa comes alive. The night markets of Goa are famous and shopping is purely optional. The Saturday Night Market in Arpora and Mackies Night Bazaar in Baga are definitely worth a visit.

Tracking Trails

Enjoy the beautiful side of nature in Goa by exploring the forests of Mollem National Park around Dudhsagar Falls or you may head to Krishnapur Canyon through Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary.

 

With so, many things to do that cost nothing, Goa should be your second home, and that’s possible when you have your own resort or villa there. 

Why Social Media Management Helps Your Business

In today’s world, where people want to keep themselves updated with each and every detail of what is going around them, social media platforms play an important role. Be it a small scale business, medium-size or a big brand, everyone is doing it through social media.

Even big celebrities or public figures are interacting with their fans or followers through social media platforms.  

But there are still many people who are not aware of the power of social media presence or underestimate the power of social media. So, here are a few important points that we will discuss that will help you understand what is a social media management and how it can help your business to reach new heights.

 

Helps increase brand awareness

Social media management is reaching to your target audience by creating, publishing, and analyzing content on social media platforms like Face book, Instagram, and Twitter. There you can engage with people and it can be done through many free and paid tools, as well as professional social media management services.

Stay connected

As we know it has become a kind of regular routine for many people to login to their social accounts at least once in a day, or some people do it multiple times also. In such a scenario, Social media gives you to this opportunity to connect with your target audience or customers every time they log in.

So, if you really want to make your presence time to time it becomes necessary to keep your social posts informative and interesting, so that your followers get regular updates about your product or services in their feeds that help you keep connected to them and make them stop when they’re ready to make a purchase.

Lead Generation

Through Social media, it becomes easy for your target audience or customers to express interest in your services. Lead generation is one of the most important or you may call the most beneficial aspect of social media optimization.

Helps build your reputation in the market

 As your customers start talking about your products or services, you can always pick up the positive posts and highlight them and address the negative things before it turns an issue for your reputation.

Track your competitors

It’s also important to keep an eye on your competitors and their services so that you can get an idea of what people are talking about them and this helps you improve your services also in long run. 

Reporting and analytics

Sometimes, it becomes difficult for service providers to prove return on investment (ROI). But with social media tracking and analytics tools like Google Analytics (and there are many others) you can easily keep an eye on website traffic generated from social media, conversions, email sign-ups, and ROI for both organic and paid social media campaigns.

With so many advantages, it would not be wrong to say that if you really want your business to grow faster, say a big ‘YES’ to Social Media Management.

Isn't it Right to stand for yourself?

In modern times when we have grown u reading stories of many Bravehearts like Rani Jhansi, Rani Padmavati, Draupadi, and many females or male characters who inspired us by their decision making and made a mark in the history. A question always arises that why still females or anyone who is a soft-hearted person is considered weaker 

In our society, on one hand, we worship them in form of Durga, Laxmi but on the other hand, in our daily lives, we hear many disturbing stories of domestic abuse, rapes, or sometimes more dangerous of them all that is Mental abuse. People have always tried to hide such stories or chose to keep mum either for the sake of fake society's reputation or their own personal weaknesses. 

We can't blame any particular caste, creed or sex for such things, I feel we females are somewhere responsible for this condition of womanhood. For instance, Why we teach our girls always to be patient even if something wrong happens, Why don't we teach them to differentiate between what's wrong and what's right for them. If we are against a thing, why don't we have the courage to speak for ourselves at the very moment when something wrong happens, why do we wait for years to speak or wait for a big campaign like "Me Too"  

As a woman, I feel it's our responsibility to teach our next generation to stand for themselves, be it a boy or a girl, and support other humans around us who are dealing with something tough in their life. 

A lot that has happened in past few years around me (not exactly in my life), has pushed me to ask this question that is it wrong to speak your mind or stand for yourself?

P.S.  #Sushant Singh Rajput's demise has affected me a lot as he was the first and last actor, I have loved. He was a good human as per the sources and am still not able to accept that he is gone. 

Please help people around you guys and be kind to yourself and the others. 

 

Shall we go with the flow?

Well, It's been long since I wrote but I think this is the time I should get hold of things again. Life has been very busy in the past couple of years. Marriage, then the kid and a lot more happened and time passed like a daily soap in which sometimes we see the happiness while at another moment the characters of the serial experience a roller coaster. Sometimes we feel things are not in our control and sometimes everything seems just perfect as the way it is. So, anyways as I am back, I will share a few good things or you may say my to-do list with all of you:

1 First and foremost is to take care of myself and my health, well fo that I can do yoga, meditation or some book reading which I used to do earlier.

2. Accept the people as they are and focus on my priorities which is my daughter.

3. Keep myself busy with some creative work that can add value to my skills and the people around me.

4. Remove the past hurt or negative emotions from my system that again requires meditation.

 So, friends please do tell me, how did you find the list and let me know if I can add anything else to this.

Till then bye and take good care of yourself too.

100 Truths about ME

Here is an interesting questionnaire I found on one of my friends' Blog. If you really want to know more about me, just read on.


1. Last beverage: Banana Shake
2. Last phone call: My friend, Sonia
3. Last text message: From one of my colleagues
4. Last song you listened to: Mitwa from Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna
5. Last time you cried: 2 weeks back, I think.

HAVE YOU EVER...
6. Dated someone twice: No
7. Been cheated on? Yes
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? No
9. Lost someone special? Yes.
10. Been depressed? Yes. Few times.
11. Been drunk and threw up? No.

LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
12.Blue
13.Lemon
14.Pink

HAVE YOU:
15. Made new friends: Yes
16. Fallen out of love: Yes
17. Laughed until you cried: Yes, Many times :)
18. Met someone who changed you: A few
19. Found out who your true friends were: Yes
20. Found out someone was talking about you: Yes
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: No
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: Almost all.
23. How many kids do you want to have: Two. A girl and a Boy
24. Do you have any pets: No
25. Do you want to change your name: When I was a kid, But now I love it.
26. What did you do for your last birthday: Nothing much, Distributed sweets in my team.
27. What time did you wake up today: 8:15 A.M.
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: Talking to my Sister
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: Nothing
30. Last time you saw your father: Today
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: I want someone to truly love me and be there with me for rest of the Life.
32. Most visited web page: Facebook

Whats your:
33. Name: Aruna
34. Nicknames: Tensi
35. Zodiac sign: Leo
36. Male or female or transgendered: Female
37. Elementary: Don't know
38. Schools: Guru Tegh Bahadur Public School
39. Colleges: Rajdhani College, Delhi University
40. Hair color: Dark Brown
41. Long or short: Medium
42. Height: 5'1''
43. Do you have a crush on someone? No
44. Ever been in love? Yes
45. Piercings? Ear piercings
46. Tattoos? No
47. Righty or lefty: Righty

FIRSTS :
48. First surgery: Never, thank God for that
49. First piercing: When I was 14, as far as I remember.
50. First best friend: Yogita
51. First sport you loved: Badminton
52. First pet : No Pets
53. First vacation: Kullu Manali
54. First concert: no
55. First crush: One of my classmates, When I was in 3rd standard

RIGHT NOW:
56. Eating: Nothing
57. Drinking: Nothing
58. I'm about to: Get back to my Work
59. Listening to: Nothing
60. Waiting for: Tonight, As I have to go and see my friend.

YOUR FUTURE :
61. Want kids? Yes
62. Want to get married? Yes
63. Careers in mind? Any peaceful job where I can earn money as well as give time to my family.

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
64. Lips or eyes: Eyes
65. Hugs or kisses: Hugs
66. Shorter or taller: Taller
67. Older or Younger: Older (than me that is)
68. Romantic or spontaneous: Spontaneously Romantic
69. Nice stomach or nice arms: Stomach
70. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive
71. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship
72. Trouble maker or hesitant: Nice one.

HAVE YOU EVER :
73. Kissed a stranger: No
74. Lost glasses/contacts: No, I hardly loose my belongings.
75. Sex on first date: Never!!
76. Broken someone's heart: Yup, Twice or Thrice.
77. Had your own heart broken: Yes
78. Been arrested: No
79. Turned someone down: Yes
80. Cried when someone died: Yes
81. Liked a friend that is a girl? You mean attracted to...NO!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
81. Yourself: Yes
82. Miracles: No
83. God: Yes
84. Love at first sight: No
85. Heaven: No
86. Santa Claus: No
87. Kiss on the first date? No
88. Angels: No
89. Devils: Yes...few of the species

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
90. Is there one person you want to be with right now? No
91. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? Never. Won't.
92. Wanted to kill someone ever? No
93. Among your blog mates, whom would you like to kiss? No one
94. Committed a blunder and regretted later? Yes
95. Wanted to steal you friend's boyfriend / girlfriend? Never

Associate with someone you know:
96. White: My friend, Sonia
97. Black: A.K.
98. Pink: Priya
99. Red: Alps

100. Posting this as 100 Truths? YES

My First Ever Guest Blog Post

Today I have something to share with you all. Yes, I am very happy and excited for writing my first ever Blog post as a Guest Blogger on Ms. R's Blog. First of all I would like to congratulate Ms. R on completion of her 100th post and then thanks to the Lady, who gave me the pleasure to write a Blog Post for her. I'm soooo excited. And would like you all read my Post titled "Longing" on her Blog. Please do express your views, as they are the most important source of motivation...

Hazaaron khwaishein aisi ki har khwaish pe dam nikle, Bahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle

English translation: A thousand desires so strong, you’d die for each one, Many were quenched, but many remain undone