WORK TIPS

WORK TIPS

Tips

• Don’t allow yourself to be too overwhelmed. If you are feeling overwhelmed, take a short break (even if it's only long enough to take a deep breath), center your thoughts and energy, and focus on a smaller piece of the task.
• Avoid the need to rush, if possible. Try to include ample time when planning your tasks. If you have run short of time, it isn't the end of the world. Do as much as you can in the time you have left, doing the most important things first.
• Try not to sacrifice quality, but don't insist on perfection, either. Many times, an adequate product released on time is more desirable than a exceptional product released after the assigned date.
• If you save time by working quickly, you can use the extra time to tackle lower priorities, get ahead of other work, or help the people who helped you through the last crunch.
• If you are choosing your own goals, choose them wisely. It's all right to challenge yourself, but choose goals you can reasonably accomplish with the skills and resources available to you.
• Think twice before giving up. Often, pushing past an obstacle will give you more momentum to continue.
• Try to stick to your plan, but don't be inflexible about changing it if conditions, priorities, or requirements change.
• Most tasks become faster and easier with practice, especially low level ones. If your tasks are centered on computers, for instance, try to learn to touch type and use commands fluently so that you can focus your energy on higher-level tasks.
• Make sure you have enough time to do everything. Plan out the things you need to do accordingly.
• A bit of planning, however informal will often more than make up for whatever bit of time it consumes. Plans need not be exhaustive, just enough to serve as a guide.
• One easy thing to curtail is irrelevant chatter. If you need to meet with others to plan or coordinate your tasks, do so, but remind everyone to keep the conversation to the necessary minimum. Otherwise, save the chatting for lunchtime on a day when you're not in a hurry.

FUN IN GOA

Pubs-n-Nightlife As the sun goes down Goa Nightlife heats up. Prepare yourself for a great nightlife in goa! There are plenty to choose from. You can sit and listen to the sounds of live entertainment, or dance the night away at one of the hottest clubs. Regardless of your pleasure, you are sure to have the time of your life. Goa has a more liberal attitude to Goa’s nightlife than most places in India, but nightclubs are pretty much for tourists - both wealthy Indians and foreigners.

Cafe Mambo’s Mambo's is an open air pub/beach club situated on Baga beach nearthe famous Tito's Club. It is one of the most happening places in North Goa and that has changed the clubbing scene in Goa.Mambo's is also known as Cafe Mambo. It is usually open from 9pm onwards and it is a chilled out zone to meet with friends and catch up for a drink. The club has in house DJs as well as renowned International DJ’s playing all sorts of music.

Club Tito’s Restaurant At Tito's Address Saunta Vaddo, Baga Beach Timings: 6 pm - 3 am Best spots to spend your nightlife in goa. Both Tito's and its twin Mambo's start rocking after 11 pm. They have theme nights for different days.

Club Cubana Open Everynight Club Cubana Goa, the Night club in the sky, is the only elite night club in Goa. If you are the type of person who wants to be with the up market society, party animals from around the world, bollywood and occasionally hollywood as well as the model world crowd this definitely is your place to party when in Goa. Ladies Night, Bikini night, All Night Party , Sunday Sarong

Santana’s Bar & Restaurant Location: Behind Newton Supermarket, Gaura Vaddo Come to Santana's for African food, karaoke nights on Monday and reggae on Wednesday

Mooncrest Restaurant & Bar Location: Near Royal Goan Beach Club Timings: 6 pm - 1 am Mooncrest in Arpora plays Jazz on Tuesdays and a live band plays every other night of the week.

Nine Bar If you yearn for Goan trance music, Nine Bar is probably the place to head for. This seasonal bar on Ozran Beach in Anjuna is an absolute trance music place where you would find a motley crowd shaking and moving on an open dance floor. The atmosphere is casual and inhibition-free with dancing, drinking and smoking all happening at the same time at this place which is on a vantage point atop the Ozran cliff and offers a fine view of the sea. Both locals and foreigners throng the place and there are no cover charges except during peak season.

Club Blue Club Blue in Calangute is part of La Calypso Hotel in Baga, a nightspot that’s open round the year. Dark interior with tiny blue lights, and psychedelic lights when the music plays – that’s what gives this place its special feel. Expect DJ music of all genres most of the time, and some new bands on stage once in a while, while you choose from the exotic cocktails, Scotch and other imported liquors and fine wines. This place draws locals as well as tourists. Cover charge depends on the season and shows.

Club Margarita  Club Margarita is situated at Colva in Salcete Goa. It’s a happening place that has some of the best Djs of Goa. Club Margarita is very well known for their Friday nights that attracts huge crowds to dance all night long. The place also has Ladies Entry Free with unlimited drinks. Club Margarita attracts huge crowds as some of the best Dj's play here. It is a great place in South Goa where one can enjoy some great entertainment all night long. The club is open on all days from 9 pm onwards.

Fiplee’s Restaurant & Pub  Fiplees Pub / Disco is open for all you party animals. You could be rocking all night until Fiplees says good morning to you. Fiplees has all the possible good price, not to forget the cuisine, just get served some of the most delicious Indian, Tandoori, Continental, Chinese & Speciality Goan Dishes.

Butter Lounge The Butter night club has Djs that rock the place with all kinds of music. The place has theme night that attract huge crowds. A lot of people also come here to enjoy the entertainment nights. The party really starts from 9pm onwards and continues to the early hours of the morning.

Paradisio  If you are looking for an exhilarating atmosphere, Paradisio, in Anjuna is the place to be. Here, you can wind yourself with old-time ravers, DJs, live music along with the aromatic smoke.

Sublime Bistro Bar Location: Before Kingfisher Villa, 422, Dando Vaddo Timings: 11 am - 11 pm Seasonal: October - April Sublime Bistro serves excellent fusion food all week, and really rocks on the weekend, with a DJ playing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The bistro starts the weekend off with a live band on Thursday nights.

Congo Restaurant. Close to the Taj, in Candolim is the Congo restaurant. With a lounge bar situated in a landscaped open space and a festive atmosphere, Congo has made a niche for itself in Goa's party scene. There are beds to rest, the food is good, music is eclectic, and the candle-lit tables under the palm trees make this a very beautiful spot to get a drink in

Bernard’s Place Location: Near Colonia Santa Maria, Khobra Vaddo Seasonal: October - April Bernard's serves Mexican food with British grub on Sundays. They have a live band playing every evening, and different themes every night.

Gigi Park  Location: Opp Royal Goan Beach Club Timings: 6.30 - 11 pm Gigi Park has a live band playing on Fridays. If you're bored in Benaulim on Wednesday evenings, drop by at their Magic show

NEW YEAR CELIBRATION

New Year's Day in India

Quick Facts

New Year’s Day is celebrated many countries such as in India on the January 1 in the Gregorian calendar.

Local names

Name	Language
पहली जनवरी	Hindi
New Year's Day	English
Neujahrstag	German

New Year's Day 2014

Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Note: Individuals can take a limited number of restricted holidays but government offices and most businesses remain open. This system gives individuals the flexibility to take time off to celebrate a holiday within India's vast religious and cultural society.
List of dates for other years

New Year’s Day according to the Gregorian calendar (January 1) is one of the most popular occasions in India. Many people throughout India celebrate this festive occasion with loved ones or in large gatherings.

NEW YEAR

What Do People do?

People in all parts of India dress colorfully and indulge in fun filled activities such as singing, playing games, dancing, and attending parties. Night clubs, movie theatres, resorts, restaurants and amusement parks are filled with people of all ages.

People greet and wish each other Happy New Year. Exchanging messages, greeting cards and gifts are part and parcel of the New Year celebration. The media covers many New Year events which are showcased on prime channels for most of the day. People who decide to stay indoors resort to these New Year shows for entertainment and fun. The age-old tradition of planning new resolutions for the coming year is a common sight. A few of the most popular resolutions include losing weight, developing good habits, and working hard.

Larger cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai organize live concerts which are attended by Bollywood stars and other well-known personalities. Large crowds gather to attend such shows, while some individuals prefer to celebrate with their close friends and family members. The fun filled occasion is considered a great opportunity to get closer to the loved ones in your life and to revive contact with lost friends. The idea is to wave goodbye to the year gone-by and welcome the New Year in the hope that it will invite truckloads of happiness and joy in everyone’s life.

Public Life

New Year’s Day on January 1 in the Gregorian calendar is a restricted holiday in India. Individuals can take a limited number of restricted holidays but government offices and most businesses remain open and public transport remains available. Most people are known to report late to work on January 1 due to late night celebrations.

The security is tightened in prime cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore as incidents of molestation and fights have been rising the last few years. The arrival of foreign tourists is at its peak during New Year’s Day on January 1, especially in locations such as Goa which is known to be a favorite tourist destination.

Background

The New Year signifies that the time has arrived to bid farewell to the by-gone year and to welcome the New Year. Traditionally, the New Year was celebrated on the first of March every year. However, this date was switched to January 1 as it is considered to have a more religious significance. With the growth of the western culture across the globe, New Year’s Day on January 1 in the Gregorian calendar has been one of India’s many celebrations. There are different opinions as to when New Year’s Day that falls on January 1 in the Gregorian calendar was first celebrated in India. Some say that it was observed when the British colonized India while others say that its popularity bloomed only after the 1940s.

It is important to note that different calendars are used among different groups in India so the New Year is celebrated at different times, based when it is marked in these calendars. This article is about New Year’s Day in the Gregorian calendar, which is celebrated worldwide and falls on January 1. Other New Year’s dates include Diwali(Hindu calendar).

Symbols

As such there are no materialistic symbols linked with this event in India however one gets to experience the vibrant colors and joyful atmosphere filled with parties, prayers and social feasts. People across India escalate their happiness with good music, dance, crackers and lighting.

Corn cutlets

Ingredients:
200 gms - corn (shelled)
75 gms - paneer (crumbled)
2 tbsp - corn flour
1" piece - ginger
4 - green chilies
4 - big potatoes
3 - bread slices
oil for deep frying
salt to taste

Servings : 2
Time Taken : 15-30 mins

Method

1. Pressure cook the corn in one cup water and little salt till tender.
2. Drain out the water and keep the boiled corn aside.
3. Make a paste of ginger and green chilies.
4. Boil the potatoes and mash them while they are still hot.
5. Soak the bread slices in water for 2-3 minutes and squeeze out the water completely.
6. Add the bread slices to the mashed potatoes.
7. Add the boiled corn, crumbled paneer, ginger, green chilly paste, corn flour and salt to the mashed potatoes.
8. Mix well.
9. Divide the dough into equal portions.
10. Make oval rolls.
11. Deep fry the cutlets in hot oil till golden.
12. Serve hot with tomato ketchup, chilly sauce or green chutney.