Fresh produce

When its spring, nothing is better than fresh, in season produce of a variety of fruits with their rich colours, sweet smells and succulent tastes! We got a pack of fresh strawberies(our first buy of this spring) and they were really juicy and sweet.

Even after having a handful of them, their freshness urged us to make stawberry milkshake which was a healthy beverage to enjoy the evening.

Sunset skyline

Sometimes driving on the roads here in Melbourne gives us a feel as if we are on a rollercoaster ride. The roads go uphill many a times and give a mesmerizing view of the CBD (Central Business District). And just as you want to keeping gazing at that sight you are halfway down! Its very difficult to capture the scenic view of how it looks from the elevated area but I tried my best yesterday evening to click few snaps of the sunset skyline.

Blackburn Lake Santuary

To enjoy the fresh air, we went on a nature trail along the Blackburn Lake which is quite near to our house. This place is one of the natural bushlands in Melbourne and is surrounded by extensive network of walking tracks for the residents to enjoy. It also a had nice play area for kids.

As we walked along the trail we came across a number of spots which gave a nice view of the lake. People were relaxing on the wooden dock like construction 'The Landing'. On our way we came across pine trees which had number of dried pine cones hanging in huge numbers. It was the first time I saw these many pine cone laden trees in one stretch of a park.

It was surely a good choice of a trail to spend the evening!

Celebrate Spring

The city council of Hawthorn suburb in Melbourne has arranged flower beds on each of the street entrance to add to the beauty and celebration of spring. They have named this as 'Celebrate Spring'.

Different varieties of flowering saplings have been planted in this arrangement. For people who might like to buy some, they had set up stalls on the pavements. Such a nice way of giving the city a more colourful look and at the same time encouraging citizens in and around the suburb to plant flowering shrubs without they shelling out time to visit nurseries!

Happy Dussehra

Wishing all a Happy Dussehra!!

May the divine blessings of goddess Durga bestow us good health, success and prosperity.

We cooked semiya kheer to celebrate Vijayadashmi.

Came across this message on watsapp-

A controversial & debatable question:

Today if Ravan took your wife away ..... would you still consider him evil .....?

101 ways to get rejected...

We spoke to one of our university friend last week and were sharing our experiences on the progress of the ongoing job hunt. His first reaction to it was "I can write a book titled 101 ways to get rejected in job applications". We both burst out laughing listening to the comic way of expressing his frustration of not landing up on the right job opportunity. We all are trying our level best to seek the most suited position for our profiles and we wish to get there soon!

An interesting case study

Today's written exam structure was completely different than all the exams that I have attempted till date. We were given a case study on which we had to apply the learnt theoretical concepts and answer three questions with a weightage of 20 marks each. I found the case study very different and innovative and thought of sharing it here. It was based on toy manufacturer called ToyCo which specialised in manufacturing toys like barbies and teddy bears. The differenting factor from the regular toys were:

1. There will be a sensor fitted inside the barbies that will gauge the kid's temperature, pulse and movements and send notifications to parents if any parameters drastically fluctuate.

2. The teddy bear will be an interactive toy supporting multiple language packs that will teach kids to talk and will correct any grammatical and pronunciation errors. 

I really loved this idea and appreciated the creative thought that was applied in writing the case study. Just makes me think how technological advancement is being reflected in various segments of product design and development.