friends forever: it never fails to bring a smile on our faces! - By Neha

the american sitcom 'friends' has become a global pop- culture phenomenon whose relevance and unprecedented popularity has endured over two- and- a half decades 

it's been 27 years since friends has aired and its still always on top 4or5 on netflix and it's an amazing show, and now its on top 3 because of the reunion, and i never thought that the reunion would make me cry but it did, the reunion is just so emotional, and truly amazing, and i've already seen the reunion 4 times now, and even writing this blog is making me cry, it's just that, when you don't have friends or whether you're in depression friends always makes you feel happy and smile until you cry. and when you don't have friends, you feel like the 6 of them are your best friends, which is why everyone loved friends so much, including me (definitely) and everyone are rewatching friends, well i always do, after watching the reunion, it makes you want to watch the series again, and the reunion just reminds you how amazing friends is, and the theme song (i'll be there for you) is such a popular and amazing song, and reminds you of all the wonderful things in life and makes you smile all the time and smelly cat is also a very famous song sung by lisa kudrow herself, smelly cat has been streamed on spotify 1.5 million times 

its crazy how such a simple story  can be so amazing and meaningful, this cast and tv show will stay in my heart forever, and it will always be my favourite show ❤️

its about love, relationships, careers, a time in your life when everything's possible, and its about friendship because when you're alone and in the city your friends are your family

 A little more than 25 years ago, when Rachel Green, a runaway bride, barged into a Manhattan cafe named Central Perk in her wedding dress, looking for her high school friend Monica Geller, only to eventually move in with her and set off a six-pronged tale of friendship, few could have predicted that Friends would not only play out for 10 years and over 236 episodes, but also become one of the most successful sitcoms in television history. Today, more importantly, the show has become a global pop-culture phenomenon whose relevance and unprecedented popularity has endured over two-and-a-half decades. 

a story of six pals finding their way through the ups and downs of life in the 90's,  friends is a rare tv show, its so much more than a show and the 6 of them (jennifer anniston, courtney cox, david schwimmer, matthew perry, matt leblanc and lisa kudrow) they're so much much more than just a cast to us, and it attracts viewers across generations, case in point, ahead of the much anticipated friends reunion which aired on 27th may, the netflix top 10 chats in many countries, saw friends make a comeback, with fans tuning back in to journey once more with Rachel and Monica, Phoebe and Ross, Chandler and Joey 

Staying with Netflix, let’s look at some figures to illustrate how Friends continues to be a money-making marvel for global television. Along with The Office and Grey’s Anatomy, Friends has remained one of the most-watched shows on Netflix, with viewers around the world spending 54.3 million hours (the equivalent of 62,000 years) watching it in 2018. The streaming service reportedly paid $80 million to the show’s producers to keep it streaming throughout 2019. Even now, Friends reportedly earns Warner Bros $1billion in syndication revenue. The series finale, broadcast on May 6, 2004, notched up a viewership of 52.46 million viewers. The series, during its 10-season run, was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards.

The numbers, of course, are mind boggling. But the reason why Friends has endured through the ages is simple — its inherent simplicity. Friends harks back to a less complicated time, a time where we didn’t have social media and smartphones and where having friends meant having them in life, and not just as a Facebook statistic.

Originally titled ‘Insomnia Cafe’ and with the plan to set it solely in a coffee shop, creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman decided to expand its arc to make Friends into a show in which friends represented family in young peoples’ lives, a fact that resonates even today. “This was one of those things where the idea was very clear to us,” Crane told Dateline in 2004 on the occasion of the show’s 10th anniversary. “And the writers still make fun of us because it’s like, ‘Oh, when you’re in your 20s, your friends are your family’. But for us, that’s the show!”

for everyone, then and now, friends is a feel good show, representing a life which is far more carefree than it is now, it plays out mostly in an insulated world, showing the six principle characters living in a version of new york where they inhabit rent-controlled swanky apartments "look around you guys" says chandler to his newly adopted twins, as his friends and his family left the Apartment for the last time, "this was your first home, and it was a happy place, filled with love and laughter, but more importantly because of rent control, it was a freakin steal!" and have all the time to just hang out with each other. stuff that may not be a realistic dynamic in many friendship circles, but never fails to bring a smile on the faces of its audience, cutting across generations,

this was a sitcom which showed usna world where parents were largely out of the picture, through sunshine or storm, the six friends learned to rely on each other, and even if slightly clueless, they more or less found their way. 

A big reason why Friends has held on — and also built on — its popularity over the decades is that its devoted fan base of nostalgic 30 and 40-somethings not only go back to the show, or at least a few episodes or seasons now and again, they have now started introducing their children to the show, in what can be considered everything from a nostalgic full-circle moment to an obligatory rite of passage.

No other show has perhaps influenced pop culture in quite the way Friends has. From giving a boost to the culture of buddies crowding coffee shops for hours as a hangout (Friends-themed cafes, with or without that familiar orange couch, are found in all corners of the world) to inspiring the haircut that’s gone down in history as ‘The Rachel’. First debuted in 1995, the bouncy, face-framing layers of the hairstyle, sported by Aniston on the show, was one of the most trend-setting looks that was not just limited to the ’90s. ‘The Rachel’ became an overnight sensation, with Aniston herself surprised at its popularity. In 2010, ‘The Rachel’ was declared the most requested hairstyle of all time, with almost 11 million British women alone trying out the look. The haircut has now made a comeback, with actor Renee Zellweger sporting a version of it as recently as this year’s Golden Globes red carpet.

22 actors who could have starred in titanic! By Neha

hey guys it's Neha and today I'm gonna be talking about 22 actors who could have cast in titanic, since I love titanic so much I keep searching for facts about titanic and I know everything possibly known, the facts about titanic, but that is my other blog, let's get on with this blog! 

James Cameron's (1997) titanic stole and broke our hearts, quickly becoming one of the most epic and successful movies in cinematic history, yet things could have been very different, as there were a slop of top '90s actors who were considered or auditioned for the starring roles, while we can't imagine literally anyone but kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio playing bringing to life the saddest and the greatest (according to me) love story ever told, in history, you might be surprised who almost played these roles 

1. Angelina Jolie as  Rose: 

Angelina Jolie's career who as still growing when she auditioned for the part for rose, just having received her first leading role in "hankers" (1995), they may have passed on Angelina but it didn't do any harm to her career- just a few years later she won her first Oscar for her supporting role in "girl, interrupted" (1999) 

2. Resse Witherspoon as Rose: 

Reese Witherspoon was trying to make a name for herself in Hollywood, when she was considered for the part for rose, it may have not been in her cards but she would soon rise to fame with "cruel intentions", and "election", the Hollywood star also appeared on friends as Rachel green(Jennifer Anniston) 's sister. she even appeared at the friends reunion!

3. Jennifer Connelley as Rose: 

already having some big roles to her name, Jennifer Connelley auditioned to be the leading lady in the film but didn't get the part. no worries though, as in 1998 she garnered critical and acclaim for her work in "dark city" and soon after "requiem for a dream", she'd go on to win an Oscar for her role in "a beautiful mind" 

4. Macaulay Culkin as Jack 

it's hard to imagine it now but Macaulay Culkin was considered for the role of Jack at the tail end of his acting career! having an almost ten-year break  after starring in "Richie Rich" (1994), he had a few more roles before turning his attention outside of Hollywood 

5. Uma Therman as Rose 

having recently found fame thanks to her academy award-nominated part in "pulp fiction", Uma Thurman was a frontrunner for the part of Rose and even did a screentest, unfortunately for her, instead of starring in one of the greatest movies in 1997, she was a part of the worst- "Batman and the Robin", she also surprisingly looks like the friends star "lisa kudrow" 

6. Milla Jovovich as Rose 

the world-renowned model had been trying to transition into acting for some time and she had her first big break in "the fifth element" (1997) when she auditioned as Rose, we have a hard time imagining her in such a soft role, as she undeniably kicks ass in many of her sci-fi movies 

7. brad Pitt as Jack 

besides Leo, there was no denying both the talent and dreaminess of brad Pitt, who at the time  had just received critical acclaim for his roles in "seven" (1995) mad "12 monkeys" (1995), it's no wonder he was considered for the role of Jack  

8. Madonna as Rose 

the queen of pop had already transitioned into the world of film long before "titanic" was even in production. having just earned a golden globe for her role in "Evita" (1996), the multi-talented Madonna was one of the many actresses considered to play Rose 

9. Nicole Kidman as Rose 

having just proved herself in "Batman Forever", Nicole Kidman was reportedly offered the huge role of rose yet she turned it down. however, that didn't hurt her career, as she would soon earn her first academy award nomination for "Moulin Rouge!"  (2001), she also won an oscar in 2002 for "the hours" 

10. Matthew McConaughey as Jack

already known for his parts in "dazed and confused" (1993) as well as "time to kill" (1996), the studio's first pick for Jack was Matthew McConaughey, in fact, kate also did a screen test with him, but unfortunately, James Cameron did not agree 

11. Jennifer Anniston as Rose 

thanks to her role on friends Jennifer Anniston was the "it" girl in the '90s, which is probably why she was considered for the part of Rose, I just CANNOT imagine her as Rose, I mean she is BEAUTIFUL BUT I just cannot imagine her as Rose maybe it's because we always saw her as Rachel, she was also very busy with the show, with her film career not really picking up after "friends" went off the air, getting paid 1.4 million dollars the last episode probably made her feel a lot better!, friends is already so famous, if she would've starred in titanic she would have become the most successful actress, (i mean she already is)  well, guess one person can't have it all. (she did tho 😌) 

12. charlzie theron as Rose 

having just gotten her first role in "2 days in the valley (1996), charlzie was hoping to grow her career when she autidioned for the part of Rose. while it didn't work out, she starred un other films in 1997, such as "the devil's advocate", which helped her make a household name 

13. chrsitian bale as Jack 

perhaps trryin to redeem himself from "Pocahontas" (1995) Christian bale auditioned for the role of jack and apparently did well - but james cameon did not want 2 British actors playing the lead of 2 Americans 

14. rachel weisz as Rose 

looking like she could be kate winslet's sister, rachel weisz made her first Hollywood appearance in "chain reaction" (1996) when she auditioned for the role of Rose, it may not have been in the cards for her but she would rise into fame quickly in the states shortly afterwards

15. Gwyneth paltrow as Rose 

having just risen to fame for her roles in "seven" and "emma", the burgeoning gwyeth paltorw showed she could handle both action and period pieces, which is perhaps why she was offered for the role of Rose, she may have turned it down but in 1998 she won an oscar and golden globe award for her role in "shakepoeer in love" although she did star in "contagion" with kate winslet in 2011 

16. johnny depp as Jack

having risen from to fame in the 80's, johnny depp was one of the biggest stars in the 90's (and still is), he apparently read the script a, but hd considered playing jack, but it was likely too mainstream of a role for his taste at the time,  

17, drew Barrymore as Rose 

already quite an established actress, drew Barrymore was one of the first picks for Rose by James cameron, but she turned him down as she thought it was a miscast 

18. Christina appelgate as Rose

probably best known for her role as kelly bundy on "married... with children", Christina appelgate had a number of both film and television roles to her name by the time "titanic" began casting, with her fame and experience probably being a reason why she was considered for the part, but she also appeared on friends as rachel green's (jenifer anniston) other sister amy green on 2002 and 2003 

19. stephen dorff as Jack 

while not as big as a name as many of the other actors consdiered, it didnt stop himn from auditioing for Jack. he was turned down, but in 1998 lucked out with a role in 'blade" 

20. Claire Danes as Rose 

having just starred alongside leonardo dicaoprio in "romeo and juliet" (1996), claire danes once again tried to spark an onscreen historical romane when she auditioned as Rose 

21. geena davis as Rose 

with huge hits such as "beetlejuice" (1988) and "a league of their own" (1992) under her belt, geena davis was still in thje height of her acting career when she was offered for the part of Rose 

22. billy crudup as Jack

billy crudup was just starting his career when he was considered for the role of Jack, he may not have gotten it, but would soon gain fame through his memorable  roles in "almost famous" (2002) and "big fish" (2003) 

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 For India: 

Just sharing few places you can set up notifications for when vaccines will be available in your area. Please do register first at Cowin.gov.in and then try out the below options.

These apps work with COWIN and keep you updated either through telegram or Paytm app notifications so that you can book as soon as they are available:

1. https://getjab.in

2. https://www.vaccinateme.in/covid/ (HealthifyMe)

3. https://under45.in

4. https://t.co/WvJa7CRxxO?amp=1​ (Paytm)

5. Register here https://vasavi-vaccination.in/ which is an initiative by Tejasvi Surya to help south Bangaloreans to get vaccinated at Vasavi hospital.

6. Some Twitter handles to follow and turn on notifications 

https://twitter.com/blrvaccinewatch?s=21

https://twitter.com/blorevaccine?s=11

7. Try contacting Fortis hospital to organise a vaccination drive at your apartment premises. 

Good luck with finding your slots for the vaccine. Stay home and stay safe 

Madhukar KR

Everyone’s in tears after watching the friends reunion 🤧😢😭❤️ -By Neha

hey guys, it's me Neha, and today I'm gonna be talking about the friends reunion, the friends reunion aired on zee 5 today and it was very emotional, to be honest since friends is my favorite tv show, and the reunion is the best thing I've ever seen, in times when I felt sad I turned towards friends and it always made me feel better, and even when I was happy, I'd watch friends and it made me feel even happier because I felt like I myself had these 6 friends around me, and before I'd seen friends I always knew about it and that it was very famous, i didn't get why it was very famous, and I also thought it was very overrated (even though it definitely isn't) but then one day I started watching friends and even though I didn't exactly LOVE it, as I was watching it, I started to fall in love with the show, and I started watching it all over again, and I was watching the show and it was amazing and it still is, at this point I've seen all the 10 seasons so many times,  and when i saw the reunion i cried A LOT, and it was really amazing, even though i didn't see it 27 years ago, it still felt v ery nostaligic, and watching the cast recreating certain scenes and fashion shows and reacting to the bloopers of the show and we definitely got to see a lot, it took only 17 years after the series finale, and ive been waiting for this forever, 

who is hosting the 'friends' reunion? 

James Corden plays host to the friends cast for the reunion 

the trailer also shows David Schwimmer hosting the 'friends' cast trivia  

who are the special guests in the friends reunion?

* Christina pickles (Ross and Monica's mom Judy Geller )  Elliott Gould ( Ross and Monica's dad jack Geller) 

*James Michael Tyler (Gunther)

 *Reese Witherspoon (Rachel's younger sister Jill green)

*maggie wheeler (Janice) 

*Tom Selleck (ophthalmologist dr. Richard burke, who dated Monica)

*larry Hankin (Mr heckles, Rachel, and Monica's  downstairs neighbor)

*Thomas Lennon (Randall, joey's identical hand twin)

who are the other celebrity guests and super fans at the friends reunion? 

* David Beckham 

*lady gaga 

*Nobel prize laureate and activist Malala yousafzai 

*Justin Beiber 

*Mindy Kaling 

*Cindy Crawford 

*kit Harington

*Cara delevingne  

I really enjoyed watching friends and the reunion and it really was amazing 

David Schwimmer 

Jennifer Anniston 

Courtney Cox 

Lisa Kudrow 

Matthew Perry

Matt LeBlanc 

were there since they were the stars, and them being reunited was amazing, and I got very sad at the end of it, and i will definitely watch it and again, 

anyway, that's it for this blog, ill see you guys in the next one, ciao! 

the crash of bitcoin and cryptocurrency -by Neha

hey, guys, it's me Neha, and welcome back to another blog and this time I'm going to be talking about the crash of bitcoin and cryptocurrency

first, let's talk about bitcoin 

what is bitcoin?

bitcoin is a digital currency (created in 2009) that uses peer to peer technology to facilitate instant payments, markers called "bitcoin exchanges" allow people to buy or sell bitcoins using different currencies, and it's also a digital currency, and it isn't tied up with a bank or the government and allows users to spend money anonymously, bitcoin is one of the cryptocurrency, there are many others like bitcoin that fall in the category of cryptocurrency, like ethereum, bitcoin, dogecoin, There are many apps using which you can buy sell these coins, but the most popular digital currency is bitcoin, which is why its most known by almost everyone

who created bitcoin?

Satoshi Nakamoto created bitcoin in January 2009 

why did the crypto crash?

investors lost a whopping $830 million dollars in the crypto crash last week 

Last week was very volatile for cryptocurrencies with Bitcoins plunging to $30,000 level before recovering slightly. In the process, it lost nearly half of its total value, bankrupting many of those who invested in it.

other coins also followed suite, crashing as much as 63% in the last 7 days In essence, crypto investors lost a whopping $830 billion in the blowout last week. The total market cap of all cryptocurrencies stands at $1.49 trillion as of now.

Many exchanges across the world faced problems due to heightened volumes and sell orders. These included Binance, WazirX (owned by Binance), Voyager, and Coinbase, among others.

There were two major reasons behind the crash. The first was the vehicle maker Tesla’s sudden decision to stop car purchases using Bitcoins, a measure they announced a couple of months back.

The company cited environmental concerns over the computational ‘mining’ process behind its move. Mining basically refers to the process in which computers solve complex mathematical puzzles to enable transactions using Bitcoins and in return generate more Bitcoins. This is a high-energy-intensive process, requiring electricity often produced by burning coal.

Elon musk is very powerful, he made signal very popular and the crypto crashed because of him 

Another reason behind the sell-off has been China's crackdown on mining rigs across the country. China reiterated a warning last week that it intends to crack down on cryptocurrency mining as part of an effort to control financial risks.

musk effect:

many investors and analysts have also blamed mercurial technocrat Elon musk for the massive volatility   in crypto assets, his tweets sometimes in support and some times in criticizing the assets, seem to have an immediate bearing on price movements 

Musk has been a fervent supporter of Bitcoin and Dogecoin (which actually started as an internet meme and has no fundamental basis like Bitcoin), but have also termed the mania around cryptocurrencies a “hustle”.

Many of Musk’s followers last week blamed him for their losses. In fact, some Twitter users claimed they became homeless after Dogecoin prices crashed following Musk’s advice.

As per the latest data, Bitcoin traded at $35,665, down 27 percent in the last seven days. Ethereum was at $2,124 (down 45 per cent), Cardano $1.35 (down 43 per cent), Binance Coin at $269 (down 55 per cent), Dogecoin at $0.32 (down 40 per cent) and XRP at $0.84 (down 46 per cent).

Prices have recovered...

that's it for this blog I hope you guys enjoyed it and I'll see you guys in the next one, ciao! 

The Cat's finally out of the bag! i'm Releasing a book! by neha madhukar

 hey guys, it's me Neha, and yes it's right I really am going to publish a book. at first, I was going to create a blog movie, which is why I made the trailer., so this blog movie was supposed to be a collab with my best friend,  but then we decided not to bring business into friendship and all that stuff, anyway here's the link: 

https://krmadhukar.blogspot.com/2021/05/titanic-2-trailer.html

and I'm so excited about this, and since this was actually since it was supposed to be a blog movie I thought my birthday would be the best time, and I suddenly got this idea that I have to make this a book because it's a pretty long story and I also thought that I was going to release the book on my birthday.  AGAIN. and today it hit me. that it's going to take a very long time to release a book, and it's actually a lot of hard work, and I know what you guys are thinking, Neha to publish a book shouldn't you have written a book? well yes! That's right I'm actually almost at the end of my novel and the story is actually very different, well I've always wanted to write a song, and trust me, I've tried! so many times and it was so hard I do not know how to write a song. I can sing it. BUT I cant sing songs. but turns out I'm actually pretty good at writing stories.. I never thought about that before. but this is just so interesting I never thought that I could be a writer,  but also it's exactly like you see in the movies and tv shows it's like your mind is just pouring out words. and some tv shows do really show how hard it is and it's also a very big risk, they show everything, and I was actually watching one of those shows, and that's when it hit me. and now I feel like its vert official somewhat like that, I mean I knew it was official but this time it was very different, and thank you so much for my dad @krmadhukar he's been such a help to me, and I would also like to thank everyone who's believed in me. well, I gotta save something for the author's note.. oh my god I still can't believe I might be a published freaking author!!!! oh and also it's a romance novel its a. bit based on titanic. and it takes place in titanic 2, it's a love story, and it's also a family story and its if you want more information check out the trailer, well it's not the exact as the trailer some things are different, but it might give you an idea for what my book is about if this is a topic you're interested in please do check it out! and its also going to be out on kindle! and you can also buy the paperback. so you guys can read it either way! anyway, that's it for this blog, I hope you guys enjoyed it, and I'll see you guys in the next one ciao! 

It’s a few days later after I’ve written the blog, I know I said I’d release it at 12am on 20th may, I actually forgot so anyway here ya gooo, ciao! 

learn from skillshare! By Neha

 hey guys it's me Neha and today I'm going to be talking about skillshare, Skillshare is an online learning community where you guys can educational stuff like you can learn how to use procreate, I'm pretty sure you guys have heard of it since a lot of people are getting sponsored by them on youtube videos, I've been taking a few courses myself and I'm not gonna reveal what the courses are just yet you guys are gonna have to wait until May 20th for that blog!  I'm gonna release it tomorrow at 12am. skillshare is of course not accredited but is Available through subscription, its definitely worth it since there are SO many videos out there on every possible topic, like book publishing, learning grammar, and learning to illustrate on procreating and writing and everything

so you guys can check it out if you want, it's available on ios, I'm not sure if it's available on android,  but I'm pretty sure it is any way that's it for this blog, and also stay tuned for the surprise! I hope you guys liked it, see you at the next one, ciao! 

Body shop product review. By Neha

 Hey guys its Neha and today I’m going to be reviewing body shop products!. I’ve used a lot of body shop products and I’m going to be reviewing them today! So that you guys will know how the products are! 

You guys can also order the products online since the lockdown is going on. The body shop website isn’t that functional, but unfortunately, there isn’t an app in India 

1. The moringa body wash- this was the first Product i ever bought from the body shop. And it’s very nice. It smells pretty good. I’ve bought it twice and i love it. I recommend it. It smells like a fresh morning if you know what i mean. It smells great that’s the point. 

2. Strawberry body butter- i got this along with the shower gel. And this is one of my favourite products. It’s very moisturising and the smell. It smells amazing. It’s pretty self explanatory what it smells like: strawberries. It comes in a very big amount so you guys can use it for a pretty long time. I recommend this especially if you have very dry skin, you guys can use it even if you don’t have dry skin it’s pretty moisturising. I don’t have dry skin and I didn’t see what it said on the back properly and i accidentally bought something that was for dry skin,. Well I started using it cause I didn’t wanna waste it and i actually bought it just before the lockdown last year and I couldn’t return it anyway and i was actually very nice ad moisturising. So you guys can use it even if you have normal skin. 

3. The Jasmine body yogurt: i bought the special Christmas version and it smells literally like jasmine. If you guys like the smell of jasmine you guys could buy it. It’s very strong. If you guys don’t like strong smells, i wouldn’t recommend it. I usually don’t like strong smells too but I actually really liked this one it isn’t too strong. So I would recommend this. If you guys get headaches because of strong smell. Definitely don’t buy this.. but if you have normal tolerance you can buy it, its pretty good 

4. The warm vanilla body yogurt: there was a buy one get one offer when i bought the winter jasmine one and i picked this one out with it. This is just practically heaven. It smells like vanilla. It’s warm. The name is literally perfect. And this is so opposite than the last one. This is very mills and it smells freaking beautiful. It smells like winter. This is my second favourite product. I definitely recommend this. 

5. The mango body yogurt: i dont really like this. I mean it’s not like really bad but its not good. It doesn’t smell like mangoes it smells like… a very different kind of mangoes. And again its a very strong smell, this one is very strong. I was unfortunately very exited and i forgot to smell it when i bought this and now I can’t return it because now there’s a lockdown again. But hey if I didn’t like this you might, its not one size fits all. It’s different for everyone. But if you guys don’t like strong smells this might not be the one for you. 

6. The strawberry shampoo: I didn’t really like it. I don’t think its worth it and my hair was very dry after using it and it wasn’t shiny at all. BUT i do think its natural though. So its actually up to you guys. But i think its natural so that’s a pro! 

7. The olive shower gel: i really like it. I also bought it with the mango body yogurt and guess what?!. Yet again I was too exited and i forgot to smell it and I didn’t like it…. At first. But it actually smells pretty good. It’s very tropical, if you like those kinds of smell. You’ll definitely like this. 

8. British Rose shower gel : this is literally heaven. It smells so freaking good, its my favourite product from body shop!..  its so amazing i love it.. it smells like roses and they’re hand picked roses from British. I would 100 percent recommend this! It’s also very mild. 

9. Oils of life: intensely revitalising cream: this cream is actually my mom’s so I ave no idea what it does., but I’m pretty sure something about brightening and enhancing or maybe its just a moisturiser. I have no idea. So i have also have no idea if i recommend it. Well its smells pretty bad though. That’s just how i feel. Ok i looked it up and its supposed make your skin smoother. And radiant i guess, if you guys are still not sure what is this just look it up for god’s sake 

10. Vitamin e moisturiser: this moisturiser is mine, so I do know what it is,…. It’s a moisturiser. It’s very nice it smells very good. It’s pretty mild. The only co about this is that, its very small.. it’s very small and it’s pretty expensive for such a small amount. But other than that it’s amazing. It’s very moisturising and its also a day cream, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t look very small in the picture, but in real life its actually smaller. So be aware! 

11. White musk fragrance mist: my aunt actually gifted me this, and this is also the only perfume from body shop that i have, it heaven that’s all i have to say, it smells like white, if the colour white would have a smell that’s what this smells like, its super mild and elegant, and i 100 percent recommend this. 

12. Almond milk body yogurt: this smells amazing, like im literally speeches, its also vegan, it smells like almond milk. I definitely recommend this. Its also very mild, always I really like mild fragrances. 

And also i wanted to add in a little disclaimer. I have actually used these products I’m not just reviewing products I’ve never used, also I’m pretty sure I missed out something, well I’ll update it if i did. Anyway that’s it for this blog i hope you guys liked it! And I’ll see you guys in the next one. Ciao! 

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6. ICMR Indian council for medical Research official website - Several links to other covid related resources and guidelines and best practices related to covid available here.

7. PlasmaFinder - You can either donate or request for Plasma through this website.

8. CovidHelplineBangalore - Run by a group of volunteers offering information on covid related help for Bangalore such as beds oxygen medicines plasma 

9. Press/Media - Useful list of phone numbers from thenewsminute.com for Bangalore for ambulance beds and labs.

10. Free medical consultation from US by Indian doctors

 - US Indian-American Physicians community have unanimously joined hands to provide COVID-19 consultations *FREE OF CHARGE* for India. 

To schedule your appointment visit www.mdtok.com/org/covid19

For free booking, use *voucher code – mdtok2021*

American physician of Indian origin has set up telemedicine consults with all kinds of specialists to help with Covid patients in India. You can forward this message to anyone in need.

Http:/Www.Eglobaldoctors.com

It’s mostly to treat patients at home to decrease stress at the hospitals and answers patients phones as Indian doctors are overwhelmed.

11. MyGov WhatsApp Helpdesk - Add this mobile number 90131 51515 to your saved contacts to get the Helpdesk support from MyGov on WhatsApp

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/ d/1kXyK6D0QphEe4QXtj3lsyjYJu_k3jIxM1xP9_ QVuudI/edit?usp=sharing

ಕೇವಿಡ್–19 ಸೊಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳು

https://www.covid19india.org/resources

ಕೇವಿಡ್ಫೈ–ಭಾರತದಾದ್ಯೊಂತ

https://life.coronasafe.network/

ಫ್್ಯಕ್ಟುಚಕ್ – ಭಾರತದಾದ್ಯೊಂತ

https://www.factchecker.in/fact-check/factchecker- -verified-covid-19-helplines-remdesivir-hospital-beds- oxygen-743175

ಸ್ವತೊಂತ್ರ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಕ್ರೇಢಿೇಕರಣ– ಭಾರತದಾದ್ಯೊಂತ

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16WeMKah 7RXoB1gnqa9YXVTuWM4TR6hY9Qys48Pf8mCc/ edit?usp=drivesdk

https://www.covidfacts.in/

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2kO bssgqNH0cpIZcjkdc8szhlz9pJazTMFyQ-fDo_A/ edit#gid=1745413321

https://linktr.ee/Okayival

https://external.sprinklr.com/insights/explorer/dashb oard/601b9e214c7a6b689d76f493/tab/4?id=DASH BOARD_601b9e214c7a6b689d76f493&home=1

https://covid19.nalsar.ac.in/crowdsourced-data/

  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OL7go19rRpSdxemQX- HM0cTBds2hjspj7_U7Ag7NdOCQ/htmlview

https://www.theuncutteam.com/covidresources

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HDRXAnMGkFIr8H- QB_fUaZiL70c-rSuShYYfO2U6754/edit#gid=1554547770

https://indiacovidresources.in/

https://covidfood.retool.com/embedded/public/57eb2d29-47b4- 4322-aadf-83cf368d2990/

http://friends2support.org/inner/news/searchresult.aspx

https://covidfightclub.org/

ಸೊಂಪೂಣ್ಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ– ಬೊಂಗಳೂರು

https://oxygenblr.in/

https://covidhelplinebangalore.com/

ಸಕಾ್ಕರದ ಸೊಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳು– ಕನ್ಕಟಕ

https://covid19.karnataka.gov.in/page/Helpline/en

Do refer to the official websites for trustworthy information and please do not trust information provided in unverified WhatsApp university forwards.

Stay safe and let’s fight covid to get life back to normalcy in India. Jaihind !!!

- Madhukar KR

Titanic 2 trailer! -By Neha

   Hey guys it’s me Neha and the actual plan was that @suhanashetty and I were going to collaborate and we didn’t do that because it wasn’t right. So I’m going to be doing this on my own. And she’s going to be doing something else! 

also, guys, this was supposed to be a blog movie before but I got a far better (OR worse nobody knows) idea to write a book! I have no what happened to the blog, the story was just really big and I thought why not make it into a book! SO here I am, writing a book! I'm just telling you guys that I'm writing a book! there's a different title, and no it's not titanic 2, so maybe drop some guesses in the comment section! 

but surprisingly since this is a book and not a blog movie, but these are actually the characters in the book! so you guys can check it out and maybe guess the movie! also watch the trailer, cause it's the trailer, and once again no! it's not called titanic 2, I mean it was when it was a blog movie, but it's a freakin book now! so the title's different anyway stay tuned! 

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And these are the characters:

Roseanne Edward white: Roseanne Is a 17-year-old shy and quirky girl and she is a bit arrogant and also complicated at times

Gloria  Williams: Gloria is a very naïve girl. Who is also 17 years old. And she’s very rough at times.. but she can also be sweet sometimes and she’ll do anything to make you happy!

 

Annebelle smith: Annebelle smith is Roseanne’s granddaughter (not the doll😂😭) and she is a 15-year-old girl who is suffering from cancer. She is a very happy girl who always does anything to make you happy.. kinda like her aunt! 

 Elizabeth  Williams: Emma is Lina granddaughter and she is also best friends with Anne who is also her cousin and she is a very happy girl and she’s also very sad since her best friend has cancer and she’s afraid that she’s gonna die. 

 

Jake Miller: jake is Roseanne’s husband and Anne’s grandfather. 

 

Eva: side characters. Not important 

 

Lili: side characters not important 

 

Emma  Williams: she is Lina  daughter and she is just a bit nice but she is also very rough and tough like her mother. The genes pass ON. And she is also dramatic and she died in a house fire and that’s why Elizabeth is taken care by Lina and Jacob 

 

Rachel Smith: Rachel Is Roseanne’s daughter. She is a balanced and extroverted woman and she is very confident and she is very sad since her daughter has cancer and she goes to any extent to make her kids happy. 

Harry Smith: he is Rachel’s husband and he was Rachel’s childhood best friend. And he is also Anne’s father. 

 

Mark Nicole: he’s Emma’s husband and he died in the same house fire as Emma 

 

Jacob miller: Jacob is Jake’s brother and Lina’s husband and Elizabeth’s grandfather 

 

Mary: Roseanne’s mom 

Gary: Roseanne’s dad 

How to use Canva! YouTube 101! -By Neha

 Hey guys it’s me Neha and today I’m gonna be talking and teaching you guys about Canva. So Canva is an app used for creating posters and other designs. Even for thumbnails of your YouTube videos. When i first started my YouTube channel I didn’t really know what to do,  i was completely lost. I know what you guys may be thinking. “Isn’t your dad a YouTuber?” Yes he is but my dad didn’t teach me anything he didn’t even teach me how to edit and i struggled a lot and i actually got it on the second try. And the reason my dad didn’t teach me is because he wanted me to learn it by myself and I’m glad he did so. 

Anyway i knew only how to edit and use iMovie and i only knew how to use the transitions that were on iMovie I didn’t know that you could do so many other things and the options are endless!. My dad also didn’t know how to use Canva and i was the one who thought him. And this is proved because when you watch my dad’s older videos and compare them with the newer ones for example watch the titanic projector video and watch the first actual projector video and that video hit like 30 thousand views so congrats dad!  Anyway you’ll see that the newer video’s thumbnail is a lot better! 

You guys can use Canva for adding texts and little edits into your video as well. There are so many options in this app.. how i learned about this app was that i used to watch a lot of how to edit on iMovie videos on YouTube and it definitely helped me! You guys could do it too if you want!. But you can totally use iMovie as Final Cut Pro, its almost the same, and the texts in Canva are amazing you can choose different fonts and colours and so many other things you can even add effects on the texts you can make them neon and so much more! 

And the screenshots above are the ways that you can use Canva 

And you can also use this to make presentations and posters and invitations 

And also egreetings! I’m pretty sure this is not the exact egreeting but well its something close to my heart on my dad’s birthday! 

And if you guys are using Canva for texts in your YouTube video or even for the thumbnail you guys have to select the dimensions for 1280 and 720. This is the measurement of the YouTube video that you have to add text on your video that your working on! 

And guys don’t worry if you're really understanding i will make a YouTube series called YouTube 101 and its also on my blog! 

Anyway if you guys want to use text on your video. Unless you have Canva pro you will not get a transparent background and what this means is that. When you wanna add texts to your video you want the background to be transparent. And Canva will not allow it if you have a free account. If you don’t have a transparent background on yout text you will not be able to add it in your video because there will be a white background with it and we don’t want that. So what i usually do for this is that i go to the website called lunapic.     What Lunapic does is that it will add a transparent background to your text

And if you guys don’t wanna use this there’s another website called background remover. Where it will basically do the same thing so it really doesn’t matter what you choose 

And when you go to the website you’re gonna click on transparent and you can upload your picture there and also guys make sure you click on transparent colour and not on transparent area because the white background will still be there in some of the letters. And after you’ve done that you’re gonna click on save  image as png or save image and then you’re done its gonna be saved in your camera roll or in your files if you’re  using a computer but you get the point it’ll be saved and you guys can add it into your video in iMovie! 

And that’s it for this blog i hope you guys liked it no also do stick around for the YouTube 101 series! And I’ll see you guys in my next one. Ciao! 

looking for alaska. book review by neha madhukar

 hey guys it's me Neha and I'm back with another blog and today I'm going to be talking about my second favorite book- looking for Alaska.. this is the electric debut by the award-winning author of the fault in our stars

john green 

so I read this book a couple of months ago and I love it.. yesterday I started re-reading the book again.. 

the after: and tears literally rolled down my eyes and that's how deep it is. I actually didn't know about this book.  but there's a series called looking for Alaska. it's on Hulu and I started researching about it a little and I found out that the story was actually based on this book and I knew that I HAD to read this book.. 

well, I actually delayed buying the book for a while and one day I had to write an essay on my favorite book.. I think so I forgot., I didn't really have a favorite book.. well except a book called Walt Disney and I was on amazon scrolling through books and I found this book! and I knew that I wanted to write an essay on this book. except that I didn't really know the complete story. and anyway I ended up not telling anything. and I ordered this book! well, at least one good thing came out of it. 

this book is also a new york times bestseller.

and there's a quote I love:

"if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane" 

mile halter's whole life has been one big non-event until he meets Alaska young 

gorgeous, clever and undoubtedly screwed-up, Alaska draws Miles into her reckless world and irrevocably steals his heart. for miles, nothing can ever be the same again. 

looking for Alaska is the award-winning debut that brilliantly captures the exquisite painful joy of living and loving. poignant, funny, and heartbreaking, this novel will stay with you forever, I know it will for me 

so that's it for this blog I hope you guys enjoyed it and I'll see you guys in the next one.. ciao!