Best Places of Korea

Gyeongju is one of the most Popular Coastal City Situated in South Eastern Part of Korea.

The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a number of Sites and Monuments  of Exceptional Significance in the Development of Buddhist and Secular Architecture in Korea.

Anapji Pond in Gyeongju

King Munmu built Anapji Pond in 674 A.D. as a pleasure garden. He designed the pond so that one cannot view the entire pond at once. Only a small portion of the original palace remains. In 1975 when the pond was drained for repairs, workers found a wealth of treasures that had been underwater. The relics have been restored and many are on display at the National Museum, a short walk away. 

Bulguksa Temple near Gyeongju

Originally built in 528, Bulguksa Temple provides an excellent example of architecture from the Shilla Dynasty. Literally meaning Buddha Land, Bulguk-sa is set among the foothills of Toham Mountain, offering gorgeous views of fertile plains and the mythical mountain Namsan. The elevated compound is reached by climbing thirty-three stone stairs adorned with elaborate railings. Placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the temple compound houses a number of national treasures. It also contains a gift shop with many books in English and Japanese. Hours are: 7:00-18:30.

Bunhwang Temple in Gyeongju

This 3-story stone pagoda was built in 634 during the reign of Queen Seondok. Considering the total number of brick-shaped stones that have been recovered, scholars believe this pagoda must have originally been a seven or nine-story pagoda. Stone lions guard the pagoda which contained various beads, scissors, gold, silver needles, and a silver bowl with a lid.

Golgul Temple in Gyeongju

Golgul-sa (Rock Cave Temple) is a Buddhist compound built around the 6th century. The compound has twelve caves and remains Korea's only cave temple. A large Buddha and a series of narrow paths and tunnels are carved into the mountain, connecting the various caves and grottos. Although the paths have railings, people who suffer from vertigo or fear heights should not attempt to go to some areas.

In addition to the monks who live here, a large colony of chipmunks have also taken up residence. The temple is also famous for training in Sonmudo, a Zen martial art.

Gyeongju National Museum

Gyeongju National Museum is a short walk from Anapji Pond and houses over 80,000 relics from the Shilla Dynasty period. At any time 2,500 of them are on display. Spaced around the museum grounds are various relics recovered from excavations around the country. Pieces of statues, temple ornaments, bridges, stupas, and other monuments line the walkways. The trees along the walkways burst with cherry blossoms in the Spring and drop multicoloured leaves in the Fall.

Tumuli Park in Gyeongju

This park (known as Daeneungwon in Korean) has more than 20 large and small tombs from the Shilla period. The tombs are presumed to be those of kings and court officials. The dimensions of the tombs range in heights from less than 1 meter to 23 meters. Most of them are grass-covered earthen mounds, creating a spectacular scene which resembles a small mountain range. In spring and summer, the grass is vibrant green, and then turns golden in the fall and winter.

One notable tomb within Tumili Park is Cheonmachong tomb meaning "Heavenly Horse Tomb". Contrary to the impression the name gives, the tomb did not contain a horse. The name comes from a painting of a heavenly horse that was found during the tomb's excavation. This burial mound is 12.7 meters high and 47 meters in diameter. It is the only tomb which you can enter and appreciate the painting on the wall. Some of the artefacts found during the excavation are displayed here, although most are replicas of the original pieces that are on display at the Gyeongju National Museum

Underwater Tomb of King Munmu in Gyeongju

The Tomb of King Munmu (661-681 A.D.) is located off Bonggil Beach on a tiny rocky islet in East Sea. The king gave specific instructions to be buried in the sea after his death so that he would become a dragon and protect the Shilla Kingdom. The rocky island, about 200 meters in circumference, is divided by a cross-shaped waterway, forming a pool at the centre. At the bottom of the pool is a granite rock under which the cremated remains of King Munmu are supposedly buried. Historians still debate whether the ashes of the King Munmu were scattered or stored in an urn and placed under the granite. The beauty of the landscape of the underwater tomb reaches its peak in the autumn. The bus from Gyeongju city takes about 50 minutes. It is one of the only free attractions of Gyeongju and is open all year, 24 hours

This Blog has been Written for Korea Tourism Organisation.

THE WORLD REMADE

Barbara Walters once said It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to believe in the basic goodness of man.
Is it Possible to make a world that we all believe in?

This world is full of wonderful things. But there are also a bunch of irritating, useless and idiotic things that make you want to wish you could make them disappear

I would not just sit in the background. I would play an active role in my creation, building great things, and constantly influencing the world to make it more and more obvious that I existed to my people while also creating false gods, prophets and the like to encourage rival factions. I'd build this world with the intention of creating a number of groups who would eventually go to war. At this time I would appear on my simulated planet and begin granting super powers to all sides of the conflict.

I would make sure my creations knew that Right doesn't come from me. While I would have power over them, I would not want them to accept my authority, as only they are in a position to determine what is right by them.I will establish a set of rules that man should live by though don't necessarily have to. If they don't live by it, there will be no personal relationship with me. If they do, they will spend an eternity with me, giving me new ideas for situations and creations.

Some nations provoke youths to become terrorists in the name of religion. But it is important to understand that no religion encourages killing of the innocent people.
I’d change the human evolutionary past to make them better able to understand the impact of their actions on others. In broad terms, humans have evolved to look after a small group of people that they feel loyalty to (your family, your nationality, or your religious group. We all simply don’t think of this because our brains haven’t evolved to cope with it – I’d love to change that.

I would get rid of disease, and ensure that there were enough resources for everyone to live happily with no suffering. I would also probably limit our reproductive rate so the earth doesn’t become overpopulated. 


I am participating in the #TheWorldRemade activity at BlogAdda in association with India Today #Conclave15 

TECHNOLOGY:A BOON OR BANE TO CRICKET??

It is rightly said that to err is to human and therefore, it is stated that the human eye cannot make correct judgments all the time

Everything has its own pros and cons. This applies to technology also.The growing use of technology in cricket has made it a wholesome experience for the TV viewers ,All these technologies are  gifted by science to the game of cricket but there is also debate going on over use of technology to aid umpiring decisions has much to do with the need for cricket to “grow up” and flow with the times.

The stats from the most recent World Cup, in 2011, showed that around 28% of referrals resulted in the on-field umpire's decision being overturned, yet it seems counter-intuitive to attempt to increase the standard of umpiring by diminishing their responsibility.

Cricket is like a tradition now in many countries and all the traditions have certain things, which should not be touched upon or altered. Cricket has always had umpires who take the final decision. Good Umpires make correct decisions based entirely upon intuition, past observations of pitch and players, and experience of playing and watching the game.Just changing it simply doesn't solve the purpose. Even if a decision is wrong, it should be respected and also accepted like how it has been happening over the years.

With the umpires coming under closer scrutiny than ever before with the Hawk-eye, slowmos and super slowmotions, and what have you, virtually every decision of theirs comes under the hammer. 

Strangely, few care to appreciate that the umpires have to make do without the benefit of replays, and as such, there is always the element human error that is omnipresent, especially with regard to leg-before decisions. 

The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS or DRS) has been one of the most widely debated topics in the cricketing world because of the controversies generated in recent times over accuracy of the technology. 

Even the inventors of hawk-eye have been honest to admit that there is some fuzziness to the ball trajectory that the simulation depicts.

The point is that technology will certainly benefit cricket so long as the teams do not misuse the provisions in the name of gamesmanship or to slow down the game. Of course, it would be a pity that cricket might stand to lose its “human touch” with the umpires taking recourse to replays rather than deliver a decision that might be questioned. 

So much time is wasted by officials, players, administrators and fans discussing tweaks to DRS that a radical overhaul of the system is needed. It should be stripped of all technology – not just HotSpot, Hawk-Eye and Snicko, but enhanced volume, slow-motion, high-definition zooms and even replays – which all add complications and are unnecessary for spotting the howler. Let's also take control of the system away from the field of play. Rather than giving the players reviews, the third umpire should be able to interject at his own discretion when he is certain an error has been made.

Perfection can be rather boring, and cricket’s charm lies as much in feats of batting and bowling as umpiring decisions, right or wrong. I have nothing against technology in sport so long as the sport is not reduced to being its slave as we are increasingly becoming in our everyday life. But then, is this wishful thinking, I wonder. 

From the ongoing World Cup, what I have noticed is that many times this technology is unnecessarily used. Even if the batsman is clearly out, still the review is called for thereby wasting a lot of time. Even if there is no need for the review, the team still calls for it. I think this has made a mockery of the complete system.

Human errors cannot be completely eradicated out of the game but the fact that the technology used in the UDRS is also fallible is sometimes, quite conveniently ignored.All these technologies like UDRS  needs to be shored up and made consistent.

Lastly, let cricket retain its human element as it adds to the game's beauty. Let us wait for better substitutes to come and then let the powers decide. Long live the game!

This Blog has been Written for #BloggerDreamTeam in association  with Blogmint.

TIME TO GET AMAZE-D

                                          #AmazeLongestDrive Journey video

Recently I got an invite from Bloggers mind to attend a ceremony to celebrate Honda Amaze World record breaking- Longest Drive event at The Grand Hotel, New Delhi on 9th Novemeber 2014 .Being a Sunday  I was really Excited to be a part of this Event.But I never expected this Event to be such  a grand affair.

 Noted Author and One of India's Great StoryTeller Chetan Bhagat was also Invited there and All the Bloggers including me quickly stole the oppurtunity to have a Selfie with him.

MAIN FEATURES OF HONDA AMAZE

Top speed – 134 kmph
Engine displacement -1498 cc
Maximum Power – 6bhp@3600rpm
Engine Description –5 litre 98.6 bhp 16 i-DTEC Diesel Engine
Seating capacity – 5
Anti – Lock Braking system
Central locking
Driver airbag
Passenger airbag
Child safety locks

After the Ceremony got over,We also had the Privilege for f2f interactive Session  with Chetan for his Association With Honda Amaze.It was surely an amazing interaction.

LAUNCH OF PANASONIC P81

Panasonic recently launched its First Octa-core Smartphone in Gurgaon.It Supports dual Sim,runs Android 4.4.2 Jelly Bean and is Powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-core Processor along with 1GB of RAM.

It comes with apps freebies of Rs 11,900 .These Include accessories worth 2000 and apps freebies worth Rs 9,900 including 6 Month's Evernote Subscription.

The Panasonic P81 is powered by 1.7GHz octa-core and it comes with 1GB of RAM. The phone packs 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Panasonic P81 packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 2-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Panasonic P81 runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a 2500mAh removable battery.

The Panasonic P81 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts two Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM, 3G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer.                                                                

Dare to travel with the Daredevils Contest

Skyscanner is giving a Chance to all Bloggers to Participate in "Dare to travel with the Daredevils Contest"  and win a Chance to Fly with the players of the Daredevils Team or get an opportunity to meet and greet the players at an exclusive event.

Everyone loves Travelling.Travelling is a beautiful mix of Adventure,relaxation,learning and Lots of Fun.Its a way to unwind from Hectic Schedule.But If it is not Planned properly,It can turn into nightmare specially for players when they travel away from home.They must feel comfortable and Happy when they get ready for the Big test.

Travel tips

 1)Planning Should be done in Advance.
2)Proper Sleep 

 It is important to take care of our Health when we are Travelling.

 1)Proper Diet Should be taken.
2)Alcohol Intake Should be limited
3)When we Fly across different time Zones ,the Differing amounts of light can change our Internal body clock which may cause Upset Stomach,Insomnia or Tiredness.So players must keep their body hydrated. 
4)Cabin air is extremely Dry sometimes reaching 5% humidity instead of the optimum level comfort of 5o percent.
5)Use and intensive hydrated face cream on the day of departure and moisturise your body thoroughly.

 During the Flight 

 1)Drink lots of Water.
2)Avoid Alcohol.

 Post Travel 

1)Take a longer Shower than Usual Just to feel more refreshed.

2)Don't eat Spicy or Oily Food.
3)Use Face Hydrating Mask

If Players follow all these tips,they will Surely not face any problem when they get ready for the big test against the Opposition on the Field.

 A true #DelhiDaredevil Fan # Delhite #ApneMundeRocks Skyscanner

#HawaaHawaaiWithHorlicks

Recently I got  a chance to Watch Hawaa Hawaai.I have been quite impressed by both Movies of Amole Gupte "Taare Zameen Par" as Well as "Stanley Ka Dabba".So When I Stepped in,My Expectations were more from this Movie.

While the movie is all about a Young Boy Arjun (Partho Gupte) who comes from a very poor Background and is Forced into leaving in his Village.He Drops Out of School and Starts working with a Tea Seller.In Between He makes  friends with  Street Kids.

Just Near his Tea Stall He watches Rich Kid Skates and from thereon he Dreams about Winning.Saqib Saleem has done Justice to his role as a Wheel Chair Bound Teacher Who Does what he Commits to Himself.

Good Thing about this Movie is It is Really Inspiring but the Storyline is Quite Predictable and You can almost Predict what is going to be there in Next Scene and It doesn't deliver any Surprises.

Overall Its a Good Movie with a Message that  Even People from poor Background  can Dream And Win.

Special Thanks to Horlicks For Providing me tickets for this Movie.