The world around us

Even though I am meant to be an a break from posting for a while, I could not resist writing about a blog advertising company called Payu2blog, which is one of the most fun companies to work with, as they have a wide variety of advertisers and have a really fun set of people who work for the company. Blogging is all about interacting and this is the company that takes all interactions with bloggers to a personal level. If you are new to the concept of blog advertising, then this is the company to start off with and you’ll know exactly what I mean.

So, it seems that this is the last post I make here for a few days, until I get set up again in my new home. My internet connection is to disconnected today and I will be back again posting in a few days, either from my new home or from an internet cafe or wi-fi zone. Hope to be back soon.

I’ve always loved the water, even though I’m not fond of swimming. I like to live near water as we currently do and will continue to do so once we move next week. It’s a really great way to relax, just to go to the sea and watch the waves come in and listen to the surf. It would be super to have a nc waterfront property where one could spend long summer weekends just relaxing and taking it easy, drinking lemonade and siting on a rocking chair.

Now that we’re pretty much set to move, we have some of our bags packed and others waiting to be packed, and the house is pretty much full of luggage, either luggage that we have to take with us or things that we have to dispose of at the very end. It’s only when one has to move home like this that one realizes the importance of having good luggage, since one of my older bags has a jammed lock and so cannot be locked any more. In the future, I am going to make sure that I only get the best quality luggage so that I do not have to worry about things like this.

Visa announced that it had developed a program that will improve data security for small retailers and will be in accordance to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. It is estimated that over 80% of consumer compromises from January 2005 took place at Level 4 merchants, who generate less than 20,000 Visa transactions online. According to Michael E Smith, senior vice president of Visa USA, “Data security breaches involving payment card information occur at small businesses more frequently than at all other merchant levels combined.”

In our search for apartments, I found one that had a cute little sit out with an outdoor fireplace that would be simply perfect for entertaining in the winter months. I love alfresco dining and to have a fireplace outside as well, would be a great addition to our home. We are yet to decide on whether we take that property or not, since the rest of the house was not all that great, but the outdoor fireplace has created a definite advantage for it.

For anyone who loves golf, once you’re caught in its web, there’s simply no looking back. The love of the game is something that lasts a lifetime and attracts all sorts of players. We usually play with caddies who carry our golf bags for us, since the golf carts are not always in order and usually require golf cart parts of some sort of the other. Walking while playing golf gives an added exercise which otherwise one usually does not get the time for.

The number one apparel and beauty website for June is Glam Media for its site Glam.com, rising from the number 2 position and dethroning eBay Clothing, Shoes and Accessories, according to Nielson/NetRatings figures. The site received 6.1 million unique visitors in May, which gave it the number 2 spot, while in June it received 9.5 million uniuqe visitors which made it the number one apparal and beauty website.

So, today is the last day of my internet connection here. It feels a bit scary to be left without any internet, but I had to get it disconnected a couple of days before we leave to ensure that there are no last minute glitches. One thing is for sure, I will have a lot more time to do other stuff, since I will not be blogging or checking mail every couple of hours. Hope to have it started once we get set up in our new apt in Dubai.

Today I spent almost the entire day, getting my things packed. The packers were meant to arrive at 10am, and actually arrived at 1130am. The job was to take 3 hours and actually took almost 6 hours, so I was tied up pretty much the entire day. I am glad that it’s finally done though, since this was an important thing that need to get done. I am sending my things through Aggarwal Packers who I have used earlier as well, and they had done a good job transporting everything from our 2 bdr home from Bangalore to Bombay a couple of years back.