#TheLifesWayGoals @Walkthetalk_ #MTN702WALK #Target25km 28Jul19 - Week 5/6/7 #HuaweiHealthSA

Hi Friends, 

It really requires a strong will power to continue and leave aside your regular tasks and lifestyle to carry on to some new goals in your life. I have been missing on my goal for which I was getting prepared and as I thought that I am going good, I relaxed my will power to focus on watching Netflix TV series and posting a lot of blog posts on my blog and other social media channels which I was not able to do when I was walking every alternate day as  per my schedule. Another idea hit me in Week 4 that I shall walk daily rather than stretching myself on Tue and Thu and Sat and do some regular walking to save on time and put regular effort daily. That is the worst idea as daily it's almost impossible for me to go out and with weather fluctuating in Johannesburg, South Africa my body is always looking for some reasons to not go out. 

After 3 weeks of TV watching including all the cricket matches and Lucifer Season 1, Designated Survivor Season 3 and many other movies I can surely say that Entertainment and Fitness can't go hand in hand for me. I have to sacrifice one at the expense of others and now since the past 3 weeks, my body is not keeping well as compared to when I was walking regularly. I am again committing myself to the schedule and going to enhance my walking in a month left to the race day. Time flies and the race day will be much nearer than I thought as I wasted first 3 weeks of June in stuff which I wanted to do but was postponing so it's a win-lose situation but I am ok about it. 

I have been looking for my shoes and wanted to experiment with the PUMA ones I have but those seem to be unlucky shoes as I didn't walk in those more than 3.18km on 4th June 2019. I shall return to my old, dusty and torn shoes from New Balance as they are my heart and they love me and I love them. They are the only lucky ones which kept me on track for such a long time on anything. Let's start with them again and walk till the end in those only, who cares. It's a race for myself and my body and nobody else cares about that. I have this problem from the start of my life that I need to have all the resources ready for me to start something which is always a wrong strategy. You shall always start and resources come on the way! Let's try to change it and build towards a healthier future Aashish Rai Jain! Amen!

Cheers!!!

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#TheLifesWayGoals @HuaweiZA #MTN702WALK #Target25km 28Jul19 - Week 4 #HuaweiWatchGT

Hi Friends, 

Week 4 saw me down with cough and cold catching up with me and I was at the verge of falling sick and when I started my walk on 4th Tuesday, I could not go further than 3km and it took almost 40 min to complete the same too. 

Let's focus this post on Huawei Watch GT and what it brings on the table for me for this walk, some key points are explained as below - 

1. Battery Life: Now I can forget that my watch is digital smartwatch as the battery life of Huawei Watch GT is huge. It can easily go for more than 1 weeks with my exercise regime but for most people, it will easily cross 2 weeks with a single charge.
2. AMOLED Display: On Huawei Watch GT Active edition I have its 1.39 inch AMOLED 454 x 454 HD screen and it's super awesome to watch in direct sunlight too.
3. Gestures: The AMOLED screen supports slide and touch gestures as the dial is fixed, unlike Samsung watch which needs 2 fingers to operate. 
4. Charging: The watch gets charged fully in less than 2 hours on the Magnetic charging thimble which comes in the package. 
5. Water and Dust Resistance: It's 5 ATM water-resistant and the whole casing is secured with only charging pins out in the open. The watch keeps sending notification as you put on the charging cradle that keeps these pins are dry and without any water. 
6. Lovely Straps: The watch is easy to wear with its new design of straps which are comfortable on your wrist even when you wear them day in day out. I really loved my Orange Fluoroelastomer Strap which I wear while sleeping in the night too and only take out while taking a bath and when the watch is getting charged. 
7. Watch Case: I have got the 46.5 mm case in Titanium Grey Stainless Steel which is made up of Metal, Plastic and Ceramic. Please don't go by the name of the look as the case is not Stainless Steel. 
8. Buttons: Power button and Function Buttons are the only buttons other than the touch screen to do all the functions required. 
9. No Auto Pause and Auto Start - Huawei Watch GT doesn't offer the auto start and pause when you stop during the workout which is the case with earlier Samsung Gear S2 watch I was using. In this, you have to manually do the same by just clicking a button on the top side. 
10. No Floors Measurement: Despite having an altimeter, the Huawei Watch GT is not showing the floors walked in its software. This might come as a feature later in this watch. 
11. No Music Player: Huawei Watch has no music player built into the same, hence it will remain a watch and can't control your music and you will have to carry your mobile always. 
12. 786MB RAM: is very less and it can only take very less number of Watchfaces, unlike my earlier watch Gear S2 which has a 4GB memory to accommodate songs as well as apps and 100s of watch faces.  

So these were some of the things from the top of my mind about the Huawei Watch GT! My performance for the week remains good as I completed my first 15km in about 2-3 minutes less than the last race I participated last year in Pretoria for Spring Walk - 15kms. 

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P(hone) In On Your Holiday @HuaweiZA #HuaweiP30Series #RewriteTheRules #MobilePhotography

Hi Friends, 

Our phones are an integral part of many aspects of our daily lives and we use them hundreds of times a day for communication, entertainment and information, both at work or school and at home. 

Our phones have become especially important for those family trips. From keeping the kids occupied on those long drives to avoid the irritating “Are we there yet?” Questions, to preserving invaluable holiday memories through photos and videos, phones are something we now simply can’t do without when on vacation. 

Going the distance 

As phone technologies have progressed over the years, so too have their features that enable us to make the most of our family getaways. One of these is our phones’ navigation tools, powered by a long-life battery. There is no longer a need to buy multiple map books for a holiday, or even bring along a separate GPS device to chart your route. These days, you simply use your phone’s GPS app. Of course, a battery life that goes the distance is imperative for this feature; no one wants to spend the start of their holiday going miles out of their way because their phone battery (and sole navigation tool) has died on them. 

For the tots 

We all know the little ones can get a bit (sometimes more than a bit!) restless, especially when traveling long distances cooped up in a confined space, such as in cars or planes. Luckily, many phones now come built in with advanced gaming technologies with revolutionary graphics, thankfully redirecting kids’ attention from getting on their parents’ nerves to winning their games. Couple this with extended battery life capabilities, and we’re good to go for quite a few uninterrupted hours of peaceful traveling. 

Photo by Pixabay from Pexels

Say what? 

For those trips abroad, smartphones now enable us to completely dismantle language barriers through their advanced translation features. Bus schedules, street signs, and restaurant menus no longer have to be a source of unnecessary stress and confusion, allowing us to achieve that much-needed state of peace and relaxation that the holiday was intended for. 

In retrospect 

Regrettably, holidays have a habit of flying by all too quickly, and before we know it we’re back at our desks again. Luckily, post-vacation blues can be combatted by looking back on our memories on our smartphone, allowing us to relive those precious times with loved ones. 

Thanks to increased storage space on smartphones, no moment has to go uncaptured, which lets us reflect on every single moment of our holidays from start to finish. That high-definition video depicting your young son running on the beach, or that image of the family all huddled around a cozy fire in the bush become a great source of escape from the doldrums of everyday life. 

Fit for purpose 

The new Huawei P30 Pro provides users with all of these features. Its 4200mAh battery lasts roughly two days when fully charged, so you don’t have to worry about your phone dying on you midway through navigating around the Karoo. With its Leica Quad Camera System, which includes a 40MP primary camera with the HUAWEI SuperSpectrum Sensor, the Huawei P30 Pro provides users with the ability to capture extraordinary photos and videos. Its 8MP camera with a periscope design allows for incredible zooming capabilities – without affecting the quality of the image – while the ultra-wide 20MP unit enables you to capture the most beautiful wide shot images of mountains and shorelines. Lastly, the phone’s 32MP selfie camera invites you to snap those silly holiday-mode selfies in high quality, adding even more vivid memories to the photo gallery – all of which can be stored on the phone’s 256 GB storage space. 

To keep the kids busy, the new Huawei P30 Pro boasts beautiful high definition graphics for gaming and a GPU turbo 3.0. This optimizes the performance of games through an AI SIM Switch, which means no more stuttering or lag while gaming (and no more whining from the kids). When the signal in SIM 1 is poor, the system automatically switches to SIM 2 to secure a stronger network. This is ideal for traveling, as we all know phone signal can often change quite drastically when we’re on the go. 

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Is It Time To Replace Your Phone Battery? @HuaweiZA #Smartphone #WowWay #HuaweiService

Hi Friends, 

Although phone batteries have come a long way in the past few years, they are still not built to last forever. While smartphones have advanced at a rapid rate, no longer falling prey to underperformance after passing their second birthday, phone batteries can’t offer the same performance over time, simply because they are a consumable component. Like all rechargeable batteries, phone batteries hold less power, and become less effective as they age, which usually starts happening after about 18 to 24 months. Most smartphone batteries offer about 300 to 500 charging cycles.

Here are a few signs that it might be time to replace your smartphone battery:

• Is your phone losing its charge a lot quicker than it used to? If you used to still be at 60% around midday, even after extensive use, and you’re now at 40% while chewing on your lunchtime sarmie, then it might be time to say cheers to the battery you’re using.
• Is your phone losing about 10% of charge within 20 minutes after unplugging it from the charger? A few percentage points of battery drop are okay, but a more significant drop might be signs of a bigger problem.
• Is your phone refusing to charge completely, no matter how long you leave it in the charger? This might mean it’s time for out with the old (battery) and in with the new.
• Does your phone feel hotter than usual while charging? This is because a deteriorating battery generates heat. If this is happening, then it’s definitely time to get a new battery.

Huawei’s battery replacement offer 1 – 30 June

For Huawei smartphone users, an easy battery replacement is within their reach, with Huawei’s special battery replacement promotion from 1 to 30 June.

If your Huawei phone is out of warranty, Huawei is giving you the opportunity to replace your phone battery for just R199. If your phone is covered by Huawei’s two-year warranty, Huawei will also replace the battery – for free. Both offers include a free labor charge of R400; these days it’s crucial to get your battery replaced by the professionals, as most smartphones are not easy to open yourself.

Huawei Service Day

Huawei also offers what they call Huawei Service Day, which runs in the last week of every month from Thursday to Sunday. This includes:

• Free Exterior Phone Cleaning
• Free Screen Protectors
• Free Out-of-warranty Labour Charge (you only pay for parts replacement）
• Free Software Support

Phones models included in both these offers are:

• Y-Series - Y3 2018, Y5 PRIME 2018, Y7 2018

• P-Series - P8 lite 2017, P8 lite, P9, P10, P10 Plus, P20 Pro, P20, P20 lite

The battery replacement service and Huawei Service Day are available at all Huawei Customer Service Centres:

• Johannesburg Shop H37G, The Piazza, Melrose Arch
• Cape Town Shop 96, Canal Walk Shopping Centre, Century Boulevard, Century City
• Cape Town Shop G 231, Somerset Mall, Centenary Dr, Somerset West
• Durban Shop U91, Cornubia Dr, Mount Edgecombe Country Estate 2, Mount Edgecombe

Yesterday on 19th June, I went in with my Huawei P20 Pro and came to know that the Batteries for this particular smartphone is out of stock @ Melrose Arch and they will call me once they receive the same and it will be done in about 2-7 working days at R199. But when they saw a small crack on the corner of my smartphone screen the sales agent told me that it will be around R2500 for the whole thing as the battery is attached to the display and it will break further if they try to change the battery on this smartphone. I have brought my smartphone back home and using it will they call me with the battery inventory and then I can decide if I want to go and pay R2500 for the whole process. 

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What To Do If Your Identity Has Been Stolen? @TransUnionSA #IdentityTheft #Fraud

Hi Friends, 

Finding purchases or transactions on your bank statements that you can’t explain? Receiving credit cards or statements for accounts that you never applied for? Denied credit for a purchase, even though your credit record is clear? Chances are that you’ve become one of a growing number of South Africans who have become victims of identity theft – and you need to act quickly to limit the damage, warns TransUnion senior director of the consumer business Garnet Jensen. 

Jensen says identity theft is rife in South Africa, with nearly half of South African consumers have either fallen victim to identity theft or knowing someone who has, according to TransUnion research. 

The problem with identity theft is that victims typically only find out about the theft months later – by which time, someone can easily have obtained false lines of credit and racked up significant debt in their name. 

“Generally, thieves will use the victim’s identity to purchase products and services on credit, particularly for high-end goods like electronics and luxury items,” said Jensen. “In the worst-case scenario, thieves can use your ID to apply for large value credit purchases such as vehicle finance or even commit a crime using your identity.” 

Popular targets for fraudsters include retail accounts, mobile phone contracts, and bank accounts, but ID thieves have also been known to intercept employment application or credit applications and use those documents to steal identities. 

If you suspect that someone has stolen your identity, there are several things you need to do. 

• Report the theft. Immediately report the identity theft to the SAPS, and the company, bank or financial institution where the fraud occurred. For insurance fraud, contact your insurance company, and let them know that your identity has been stolen. Also, make contact with the South African Fraud Prevention Services (SAFPS) to register as a victim of identity theft. 
• Freeze your accounts. Make sure you close your existing bank accounts and the bank accounts opened by the thief. Get new accounts and PINs. 
• Protect your identity. Change your login and passwords for all of your online accounts – not just the affected ones. In fact, one of the best identity protection habits you can have is to change your email and online passwords on a regular basis. Be wary of emails and offers from unknown senders: “You don’t suddenly have a billionaire uncle overseas who has been searching for you for years and has finally found your email address,” says Jensen. 
• Monitor Your Identity. Check your credit report regularly for any signs that someone might have stolen your identity. You can review your report for signs of suspicious activity, such as accounts that you don’t recognize or credit checks from companies with which you’ve never done business. 

“Reclaiming your identity and cleaning up your record is a long and arduous process,” says Jensen. “It’s important for you to maintain the security of your information and manage the recovery process if your information is compromised. Early detection, using tracking products by credit bureaus, can limit the damage to your finances and credit record, giving you a better chance of reclaiming your identity.” 

You have access to a free credit report once every 12 months. To find out if you have been a victim of identity theft, visit https://www.transunion.co.za/assistance/free-credit-report for a free copy of your credit report.

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#HelloPaisa @hellogroupsa Recognised As 1 of 50 #Fintechs Driving #FinancialInclusion #ChangingLives

Hi Friends, 

In an achievement for not only home-grown organization Hello Paisa to be proud of but indeed for all South Africans to celebrate, the company was selected from over 400 hopeful applicants and placed among the globe’s top 50 fintechs. The judging panel consisted of industry experts across venture capital, banking, fintech, and other sectors. This win is particularly significant to the company and is a vindication of their commitment to driving financial inclusion.

Each of the 50 winners named was selected based on their achievements and impact which demonstrates the power that financial inclusion has in the global effort to expand access, usage, and quality of financial services, across both advanced and emerging markets. 

Based on their local insights, Hello Paisa identified that the cost of remitting funds from South Africa was too expensive, takes too long and - in some cases - there were no legal means available. Hello Paisa stepped up to lead the charge in finding a practical solution. Making use of industry-leading technology, as well as partnering with the globe’s most reputable partners, the company was successful in their lobbying efforts with regulators. The result was the company’s popular platform, geared towards driving down costs of international remittance and creating a means through which users can safely and legally send funds around the world.

In May 2019, Hello Paisa launched its digital banking offering in partnership with Sasfin Bank Limited to service yet another need of its loyal customers.

According to Ahmed Cassim, the Managing Director of Hello Paisa, “For the past four years, Hello Paisa has thrived on the principle of doing well and doing good. Fundamentally, we are a community company focused on empowering people, and creating a culture of social enterprise utilizing technology as a catalyst. We have changed lives, through offering our customers a SIM card to call their families, remittance solutions to send money home, and now we are embarking on the next chapter of offering a bank account to keep their money safe and a debit card to transact - anywhere and everywhere.”

The complete list of winners can be found at www.inclusivefintech50.com/winners.

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@Ubisoft Kicks Off A Revamped Tom Clancy's @R6esports With @PredatorGaming Sponsorship

Hi Friends, 

Ubisoft® announced its largest and most ambitious sponsorship ever for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Pro League and Majors, as it teams up with Acer’s Predator gaming brand through an exclusive partnership across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, from June 2019 to November 2020, kicking off this week with Rainbow Six Pro League Season X.

Deeply committed to esports over the past years, Acer’s Predator brand will become the official PC and monitor sponsor for Rainbow Six Pro League and Majors – starting with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League Season X and the recently announced Six Major Raleigh this summer – and provide a range of high-performance gaming hardware to support dedicated and highly-trained professional players while they are pushing their skills to the limit during Rainbow Six Pro League and Majors. Acer will equip pro teams with high-end Predator desktops, laptops, and monitors during warm-ups and official offline matches. Acer will support the games and esports enthusiasts as well with fully-equipped high-performance hands-on areas on site, where they’ll be the first to discover new Rainbow Six Siege content. 

This landmark partnership also includes co-branding and co-promotion, as well as an invitation for fans to join global giveaway contests, and a unique in-game challenge unlocking an exclusive Predator in-game item. Fans are also invited to watch the streams and follow Rainbow Six esports and Acer Predator on social media for the latest news, sweepstakes and competition highlights.

Rainbow Six Siege attracts and engages more than 45 million players worldwide, and its esports enthusiast community continues to grow by leaps and bounds. February’s Six Invitational saw another meaningful engagement progression, with a +31% increase in watched time over the week compared to the 2018 edition.

“Joining forces with Ubisoft adds an exciting new chapter in Acer’s initiative to promote and expand esports worldwide,” said Vincent Lin, Associate Vice President, Product Marketing and Planning, Acer Inc. “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six titles are legendary and we are thrilled to bring players to their competitive peak with Predator performance gaming PCs and monitors.”

“Both Acer and Ubisoft share a strong commitment to supporting esports professional teams and fanbase and we cannot wait to showcase the full extent of this partnership during our next events,” said Geoffroy Sardin, Senior Vice President Sales, and Marketing, Ubisoft EMEA. “Partnering with such a key esports and technology expert reinforces our confidence in the success, current, and future, of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six esports as it keeps on growing and maturing.”

In parallel with this new sponsorship, the Rainbow Six Pro League comes back with fresh adjustments:

• A revamped schedule including two play days per week for each of the four regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America,
• An update of the map pool to allow pro players to display their skills in the most competitive environment possible,
• The removal of the auto-relegation for more competitiveness within Rainbow Six esports program,
• An increased prize pool for the Pro League season, now reaching $626,000 (playoffs included),
• And much more…

Details of the changes coming to Rainbow Six Pro League Season X can be found here. 

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six esports, please visit http://www.rainbow6.com/esports and follow us at https://twitter.com/R6esports. Fans can follow Predator on Facebook at @PredatorGaming (https://www.facebook.com/PredatorGaming/), Twitter at @PredatorGaming (https://twitter.com/predatorgaming), and Instagram at @PredatorGaming (https://www.instagram.com/predatorgaming/)

About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Alongside a thriving professional esports scene and a community of over 45 million registered players, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of a fast-paced, ever-evolving multiplayer experience grounded in the selection of unique Operators. Using the right mix of tactics and destruction, Rainbow Six teams engage their enemies in sieges, where both sides have exclusive skills and gadgets at their disposal. Defenders prepare by transforming the environments around them into modern strongholds, while attackers use recon drones to gain intel for carefully planning their assault. With access to dozens of Operators inspired by real-world counter-intelligence agents from around the globe, players can choose exactly how they want to approach each challenge they encounter. Through the constant addition of new Operators and maps that add to the depth of both strategy and combat, the unpredictability of each round of Rainbow Six Siege sets a new bar for intensity and competition in gaming.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch Dogs, Tom Clancy’s video game series including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six and The Division. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets, and PCs. For the 2018-19 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2,029 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com/.

About Acer

Founded in 1976, Acer now is one of the world’s top ICT companies and has a presence in over 160 countries. As Acer looks into the future, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software, and services will fuse with one another to open up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. From service-oriented technologies to the Internet of Things to gaming and virtual reality, Acer’s 7,000+ employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.

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Unique @FUJIFILM_SA @InstaxS #miniLiPlay Hybrid Camera Launched At #PrintLifeSA Exhibition

Hi Friends, 

FUJIFILM is redefining the world of instant photography with the introduction of the stylish and sleek Instax mini LiPlay hybrid camera. Launched in South Africa to coincide with the FUJIFILM PrintLife Exhibition, currently running at Sandton City, Johannesburg, this instant camera offers a number of wonderful features never before seen in FUJIFILM’s line-up of point, shoot and print cameras.

For one, the Instax mini LiPlay is specially designed to act as both an instant camera and a photo printer. As with any Instax camera, users can snap and print photos directly from the camera. However, the mini LiPlay connects via an app to smartphones, with users then able to print any photo stored on that device. With this feature, Instax brings together the best of its hybrid cameras, such as the SQUARE SQ20, and its portable smartphone printers, such as the SHARE SP-3.

Photos, now with a message

This Instax mini LiPlay is certainly not a one-trick-pony since it has another unique card up to the sleeve: Voice notes. One would expect that sound and photos do not play well together, however, the Instax mini LiPlay is about to change this forever. Users are able to take a picture of a friend, record a voice note (up to 10 seconds) for him or her via a button at the front of the camera, and then print out the photo. The print will feature a unique QR code which can be scanned by smartphone in order to listen to the recorded message. This is a first-time feature that can only be found on the Instax mini LiPlay camera.

Save, edit, print

The Instax mini LiPlay is the first of the Instax mini range – printing on mini photo paper – that allows users to save images on the device and select which one they want to print. Up to 46 images can be stored on the built-in storage space, with the device allowing for added memory via microSD or microSDHC cards. Users can select their best shots on the 2.7-in. TFT color LCD monitor at the back, while also editing images on the fly.

To add extra spice to photos, it’s possible to apply one of six filters directly from the camera - black & white, sepia, the stylish, vivid, poster of fish-eye. There are also ten different creative frames to choose from, while 20 more are available from the Instax mini LiPlay app. Through the app, users can assign any of the frames to one of the camera’s shortcut buttons on the side to make in-camera editing easier.

For those who love group photos, the Instax mini LiPlay app has a wonderful extra – it can be used as a remote to snap a photo from a distance.

Live life and Play

From a size perspective, the Instax mini LiPlay is the smallest and lightest camera in the Instax range, coming in at a mere 255 g. As always, photos are printed quickly and easily, with printing taking no more than 12 seconds.

It’s never a case of all work and no play when it comes to Instax since there’s also a range of stylish accessories, such as the color-coded camera straps specifically designed for the Instax mini LiPlay. Users can furthermore look forward to film cases that double as photo displays, plus photo albums to help with the protection of memories.

FUJIFILM PrintLife Exhibition

The Instax mini LiPlay debuted at the FUJIFILM PrintLife Exhibition, currently on display at Sandton City’s Centre Court. South Africans from all walks of life have submitted their favorite photos, which were then printed by FUJIFILM for free. A total of 3000 photos are currently on display, with this the first time the FUJIFILM PrintLife Exhibition is held on African soil. The PrintLife concept originated in Japan in 2006, with the exhibition making its way across the globe to countries such as Germany, Spain, Canada, and the United States, amongst others.

The PrintLife Exhibition is running from 18 June 2019 until 24 June 2019, where visitors are able to not only browse the photos but also interact with FUJIFILM X Series and Instax cameras, amongst which the new mini LiPlay. Visitors can come to have their photo taken in support of WaterAid, with FUJIFILM X-Photographers presenting workshops for those wanting to improve their photography.

Cost and availability

The FUJIFILM Instax mini LiPlay is available in three beautifully stylish colors - Blush Gold, Stone White, and Elegant Black, each offering a texture unique to the touch.

The mini LiPlay hybrid camera can be found in select retail stores and online for a recommended retail price of R2499. FUJIFILM Instax mini photo paper is available in packs of ten or 20, costing in the region of R160 and R300 respectively.

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Creative #Cooking with @NestléESAR #NestleRecipesWithLove #MaggiLazenby #NestleSweetenedCondensedMilk @chefmbombi22

Hi Friends, 

Nestlé Recipes with Love (which is the food giant’s recipe platform) hosted a creative cooking class with their iconic brand MAGGI LAZENBY and the Nestlé culinary solutions range, to celebrate healthy and tasty meals to showcase how these brands can be creatively incorporated and allow you to cook and bake delicious everyday meals.

The cooking class took place at the NESTLÉ Kitchen in Bryanston and celebrity chef, Chef Mbombi demonstrated the usage and versatility in preparing truly authentic, South African dishes of chicken livers, lamb knuckle curry, and granadilla lime fridge tart.

Chef Mbombi ready to cook up a storm with MAGGI LAZENBY and Nestlé Sweetened Condensed Milk

Attending the masterclass were celebrities Chef Lucia Mthiyane and Theo Nhlengethwa, to name a few. Influencers like Twiggy and Linda Mkhanya also joined in the cooking on the day. Attendees teamed up in pairs to create a dynamic team cooking experience, taking turns to cook and support each other, under the expert guidance of Chef Mbombi.

“MAGGI LAZENBY is a liquid seasoning made of natural spices; nutmeg, coriander, cloves, and garlic. When used in preparing your meals it enhances the flavor of the dish and gives it something special to delight your family and friends. It can be used as a condiment to dash onto your eggs, as a marinade for your braai, or adding extra flavor to your bloody mary”, states Laila Naidoo, Business Executive Officer, Food at Nestlé South Africa.

Chef Mbombi ready to cook up a storm with MAGGI LAZENBY and Nestlé Sweetened Condensed Milk

The recipe for the chicken livers saw the cooking class using MAGGI LAZENBY to season the livers and give them extra flavor. “I loved how MAGGI Lazenby made the livers taste clean and flavourful”, comments guest Chef Lucia.

“The Nestlé Dairy culinary solutions range is a versatile cooking and baking solution that provides delicious creamy flavor and taste to all meals. Whether you are using Nestlé Sweetened Condensed Milk as an ingredient when baking or Nestlé Ideal Evaporated Milk for the creaminess of soups, stews, and pasta, Nestlé’s culinary solutions range is all made with real milk and is perfect for adding your special touch to everyday sweet or savory meals, giving the meal a full round taste”, adds Adedoja Ekeruche, Business Executive Officer, Dairy at Nestlé South Africa. 

Guests enjoying their cooking experience from Nestlé Recipes with Love

The guests used the Nestlé Dessert and Cooking Cream in the creamy parmesan samp. What is lunch without a dessert? You may ask. Nestlé Sweetened Condensed Milk was the main ingredient in the Granadilla lime tart.

This masterclass is now open to the public where you can win double tickets to come and enjoy the class with Chef Mbombi. To enter for the next masterclass follow Nestlé recipes with love on Instagram and Facebook.’

Guests enjoying their cooking experience from Nestlé Recipes with Love

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Guests enjoying their cooking experience from Nestlé Recipes with Love

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About Nestlé South Africa

Nestlé South Africa is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nestlé Switzerland. The first Nestlé products arrived in South Africa during the 1870s, and the company’s presence in South Africa was formally entrenched on 7 July 1916 when it registered as a company. In order to meet the demands of a growing country, local production started in 1927 with the purchase of the South African Condensed Milk Company Ltd factory in Donnybrook, and the Estcourt and Franklin factories. Nestlé South Africa also services neighboring countries – Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, and Namibia. Nestlé is committed to bringing consumers tastier, healthier choices in their product offering, and will continuously strive to become the leading Nutrition, Health, and Wellness company.

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#TheLifesWayReviews - THACKERAY - #Movie #Drama @NetflixSA #Bollywood #Biography #TrueEvents

Hi Friends, 

The movie is based on the life of Political Leader and founder of Shiv Sena - Balasaheb Thackeray. He is considered to be the most loved and respected leader in Maharashtra and India. His journey spans a long journey from a Cartoonist in an English newspaper to finding himself resolving problems of all the Marathi Manus and building and joining them together to fight against the discriminations faced by the people in the city of Mumbai. He builds his people's strength in terms of technology, education, and skills so that they can get good jobs and become entrepreneurs too even if they have to sell Vada Pav to make them self-dependent. The movie is really inspiring and Nawazuddin Siddiqui played the role of Balasheb with great finesse. His wife Meena Tai is played by Amrita Rao and she does justice to her role. 

The movie is written and directed by Abhijit Panse and is made in Marathi and Hindi. The movie was released on the 93rd birth anniversary on 23rd January 2019 and is now available on Netflix too. Do watch the same and get insights into the life of Balasaheb's life and struggle in 139 min. I am sure there will be another sequel to the movie as this movie ends at the place where you want to know more of his life and what happens to Shiv Sena party on the National level.

The movie shows the interaction of Balashaeb with Sharad Pawar, Morarji Desai, Indira Gandhi, George Fernandes, Manohar Joshi, Krishna Desai, and various other political leaders. His stand during the Emergency period and his decision to create a Hindu party after getting stabbed in the back by the other religions. I can surely say after watching this movie, he is one of the most courageous and fierce leaders who worked and lived only for the upliftment and unity of his people.

Do watch the movie produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Carnival Motion Pictures and Raut'ers Entertainment and music by Rohan-Rohan and Sandeep Shirodkar. The song's lyrics are written by Dr. Sunil Jogi, Manoj Yadav and Manndar Cholkar with background score by Amar Mohile.

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#TheLifesWayReviews - Chopsticks - #Movie #Drama #NetflixOriginal @NetflixSA #Bollywood

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Chopsticks movie star casts include Abhay Deol, Mithila Palkar and Vijay Raaz and is directed by Sachin Yardi. The movie was released on 31 May 2019 on Netflix and is 100min long.

The movie showcases the journey of Nirma (played by Mithila) as a Chinese Translator for Taj Lands End for their customers on a trip to India. She is subdued and believes in God and listens to his parents all the time. She doesn't do anything that's off charts and is a sincere student throughout her career. She buys a Hyundai i10 and loses the same on the same evening while parking outside a temple in Mumbai. As she goes to the Police Station, one of the thugs tell her to contact the Artist to help her find her car as on the 3rd day, it will be lost forever.

She goes and meets the Artists played by Abhay Deol who tries to get her car back and that's the story of the movie. He also instills confidence in her and changes her thinking pattern. Mithila has played her character very well bringing the innocence and stubbornness in the right amount. Abhay looks dashing as always and played his role of a Godrej Safes Lock breaker easily along with an amateur Chef. Vijay Raaz plays the Don whose people are in the business of trading stolen cars and his goat Baahubali likes the Nirma's car and is not traded because of the same.

Overall, this movie is a comedy drama which you can enjoy with your family on a Sunday afternoon while having lunch or over some pizza and cold drinks. You will love it because of a no-brainer story and funny moments in the movie. Watch it on your Netflix monthly membership to suit your budgets!

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Score Joins Forces with #PrideFactor At Inspired Youth @drinkscore

Hi Friends, 

Score, one of South Africa’s most popular energy drinks and passionate supporter of youth development, is joining forces with the life skills academy, Pride Factor, at FUNancial Freedom's Inspired Youth event in Johannesburg on Saturday, 15 June 2019.

Score ambassador, Kwesta, will be sharing his experiences on his rise to music fame at the all-day event which is part of the annual GPG Youth Month Careers Expo to be held at the Nasrec Expo Centre.

Inspired Youth, presented by Pride Factor, provides a platform for motivational, educational and interactive leadership workshops hosted by role-models and celebrities. Here young people have a chance to meet their heroes and get first-hand insights into their journeys to success.

Dedicated to the development and empowerment of young people, Score echoes Pride Factor’s mission of youth upliftment. Kwesta will be one of the motivational speakers, inspiring participants with his personal accounts from his path to fame from humble beginnings in Katlehong to multi-platinum megastar. Focusing on working as a team to succeed in life, Score will be hosting a five-a-side soccer tournament with exciting prizes up for grabs.

Score Energy Drink ambassador, Kwesta LR

“It’s a great honour to be part of this wonderful Pride Factor initiative. At Chill Beverages, we are passionate about our country and contributing to a better future for all, a role we take very seriously,” says Chill Beverages Marketing Director, Ross Hobbs.

Inspired Youth promises to create an unforgettable experience that motivates young people to identify their own passions and equips them with the tools to transform these into careers and life choices.

"We have had a wonderful and fruitful relationship with Score Energy over the past few years and are overly excited to have the brand joining us yet again in celebrating the young people of our country at the FUNancial Freedom's Inspired Youth event. The fact that Score is bringing Kwesta to the event, certainly has participants super excited and the 5-a-side-soccer setup is a much anticipated addition to this year’s Youth Month Expo. We can’t wait to see everyone there," says Dene Botha, Managing Director of Pride Factor.

For more information on the Inspired Youth event which takes place from 09h00 to 15h00, email Dene Botha atdene@pridefactor.co.za.

Keep up with the latest action by joining the Score community on www.facebook.com/DrinkScore and follow @drinkscore on Twitter and Instagram.

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The Sun is Also A Star - Only In #Cinemas 7 June 2019 #TheSunIsAlsoAStar @sunisalsoastar

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This is a love story for today’s generation – a modern yet timeless story that’s relatable, authentic and real. There is genuine chemistry between Natasha (Yara Shahidi) and Daniel (Charles Melton) and they undergo an emotional journey falling in love despite the odds. Yara is best known for her roles in the US sitcom Black-ish and its spin-off series Grown-ish as well as for being a model and activist. Charles stars in the popular TV series Riverdale which is distributed internationally through Netflix. Aspirational “cool” factor of Shahidi and Melton as rising stars of their generation – they are “young Hollywood” and “stars to watch” for sure and will be revealed when this movie hits the theatres today! But before you embark on this journey, do embrace diversity within a love story, the actors, characters and city setting as a relatable angle. Inspired by Nicola Yoon’ own marriage, the book is a New York Times bestseller with multiple accolades.

DIRECTOR: Ry Russo-Young (“Before I Fall”)

CAST: Yara Shahidi (‘black-ish”, “grown-ish”) as Natasha

Charles Melton (“Riverdale”) as Daniel

John Leguizamo (“John Wick: Chapter 2”)

SYNOPSIS:

“What if I told you I could get you to fall in love with me…?”

College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet—and fall for each other—over one magical day amidst the fervour and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family’s deportation as fiercely as she’s fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together.

A modern-day story about finding love against all odds, “The Sun Is Also a Star” explores whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe.

The film is based on the acclaimed bestseller by Everything, Everything author Nicola Yoon. The Sun Is Also a Star was #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and has received multiple accolades, including: 2016 National Book Award Finalist; Amazon’s Best Book of 2016 in YA; Amazon’s Top 20 Children’s Books of 2016 in YA; the New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2016; and Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Books of 2016.

Official Website: TheSunIsAlsoAStarMovie.net

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UNf1-5BzJE&t=12s

Think about some of the ideas from the movie -

• If you only had one day… what would you change in your life?
• "I believed it would take a lifetime to understand the human heart. In the end, all it took was a single day.” What are your thoughts on falling in love?
• Everyone you meet...they’re all part of your story. What has played the biggest part of YOUR story?
• Take in every moment...you never know what will happen next.
• Has one moment, one person ever changed your life?
• Even a single day holds millions of possibilities.
• Do you think you could fall in love in a single day? 
• How do you know when it’s real?
• What's your most treasured memory?

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Jun 2018 www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay

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June is the time when winters are trying to take over South Africa in its full form. I like this month as this is the birthday month of my mother and subsequent month it's my birthday and then it's my brother and his daughter in August, September sees my daughter and my dad's birthday. It's a long continuous celebration of the birthdays in our family. 

1. 5 Years of www.TheLifesWay.com #TheLifesWay #Birthday #Blogpost #5YearsofTheLifesWay - https://www.thelifesway.com/2018/06/5-years-of-wwwthelifeswaycom_19.html - Last year I completed 5 years on my blog and wrote this blog post thinking about what I got in the previous year. I am very happy with the progress the blog has made with all the efforts put into the same. 

2. 10 Things You Never Knew About @Marvel Studio's @TheBlackPanther #WakandaForever - https://www.thelifesway.com/2018/06/10-things-you-never-knew-about-marvel.html - Black Panther was the talk of the town world over last year and I shared some of the 10 things from the movie and production side. Black Panther is much awaited in the next seasons. 

3. 1 Day To www.TheLifesWay.com 5th Birthday Celebrations #5YearsofTheLifesWay #27Dec2017 #AllTheBest - https://www.thelifesway.com/2018/06/1-day-to-wwwthelifeswaycom-5th-birthday.html - Finally I was able to finish all the pending posts which have to be written before 27 Dec was only finished by 18th June 2018. Whatever you think but I had to specifically make myself complete these pending blog posts. It took me a lot of time and thinking to finish these posts. 

Aashish Rai Jain in Cape Town 2019 Trip with Family

4. How Good is the @HuaweiZA #P20Pro #SmartphoneCamera? Watch the TV ad to find out #OOO - https://www.thelifesway.com/2018/06/how-good-is-huaweiza-p20pro.html - Huawei P20 Pro is my day to day smartphone since Sep 2018 now and I am totally in love with the same. My wife now is demanding of the same so I am giving her mines with a new battery replacement scheme going on at Huawei Service Centres for R199. 

5. Badplaas @ForeverResortSA Boasts With New Hydro and Spa @ForeverBadplaas #ForeverResort - https://www.thelifesway.com/2018/06/badplaas-foreverresortsa-boasts-with.html - Forever Resorts run many relaxing and holiday homes around the country and last year when they launched a new Hydro SPA in Badplaas, they invited me with family for a night to the event. I extended it to 2 nights by paying for my family and really enjoyed my stay at the resort. 

This year June 2019, I always look forward to seeing the Disney on Ice festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, and many other new movie premiers and new product launches. June will also see me complete 12 years in my organization and what a wonderful experience it has been! Thank You!!!

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