The word Shangri-La defines an imaginary paradise on earth where life approaches perfection. The aura created at Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel, New Delhi was totally mesmerizing and jewelled with Christmas spirit. Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel hosted its Annual Christmas Tree Lightning Ceremony at the hotel lobby.
I could read the wishlist twinkling in the eyes of my son Siddhant when I told him that we have to visit Hamleys to check out the Christmas special activities. The preparation of wishlist goes the entire month of Christmas. On the very day of Christmas, kids are surprised with their favourite toys making them believe in the long lived tradition of a gift from Santa Claus.
The area outside Hamleys was beautifully decorated with a big Santa Claus and Christmas theme making it picture perfect. It surely had a magnetic effect which attracted kids as well as adults to the store. The spirit of Christmas was apparent everywhere.
As a part of ‘Christmas with Hamleys’, kids will get a unique opportunity to interact with Santa Claus before he leaves for the North Pole this Christmas! Thanks to technology Santa is now reachable to all kids via the Google hangout facilitated by Hamleys at our stores.
To participate just visit any of the Hamleys stores across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata between 5:00pm to 8:00pm on December 19th and get a chance to share your Christmas wish list with Santa personally!
All those hooked on to ’Escape the room’ online games should leave their laptops and mobile phones right now. No No Fret not! There is no virus in that game but what if we tell you, you can experience this game LIVE!! Surprised? Yes, that’s what Team ChicLifeByte recently experienced. Mystery Rooms located at Rajouri Garden and Gurgaon is the live version of Escape the Room game. Still don’t believe us? So head to this wonderful place where you can play 4 interesting games live – Hurt Locker, Lock Out, Cabin in the Woods and Abduction. The games have been written in the order of difficulty and with each game the level of difficulty increases. We started with Level 2 which was Lock Out. The 4 of us were locked in a prison for an hour and we had to free ourselves with the help of interesting clues which we had to solve. The biggest clue being “Look everywhere, even the smallest of thing could help you free yourself”. But one really needs to be attentive and think Out of the Box. Tough, a taskmaster will give you hints but it is you and your team who need to solve the clues or riddles. The team could be between 2 to 8 people in the age group of 10 to 77 and does not require any physical force.
It was yet another lazy weekend, when Team ChicLifeByte was invited to review a home solution showroom and I was glad, that now I can escape and have some fun.
Although, I have been doing this for so many years, but I still feel that every store has something unique which makes it different from other stores. However, this time it was slightly different as it was actually something which we only think of while making and refurbishing our house.
Maria O Maria, No…we are not starting a karaoke but are praising the multi-talented Maria Goretti. You wanna know why? Hold your breath! We would love to reveal the reason. We recently got an invitation for a book launch. Any guesses on who wrote the book? Yes, you guessed it right, our very own bubbly VJ (that’s the first thing that comes to my mind about her). An Economics graduate who studied fashion design, a dancer, model, VJ, she has done it all and now adorns another feather in her cap as she turns author with her debut book ‘From My Kitchen To Yours’. You know what, she claims to have started cooking out of desperation as she didn’t want her cute kids to say “mujhe mere baap ke khane se pyaar hain” (Honestly, that’s something that even I dread – my husband is a great cook and I don’t even know the a, b, c of cooking).
There is a little secret that I would like to tell you. Every year when millions of Indians are happy about the Festival of Lights it’s one of the most dreadful time for me. Though I love the festivities, the lights, sweets etc. but there is one thing which worries me- pollution. While most of us burst crackers, and the light instantly brightens up our faces but at the same time also leaves our lungs in a bad shape.
Kingdom of Dreams, an incredible Indian experience of culture & tradition at Gurgaon is now all set to showcase the panorama of the biggest dance spectacle on stage with it’s third Broadway style musical on stage, ABHIMANYU, The Fastest Feet.
Abhimanyu is set amidst the colourful panorama of the royal state of Rajasthan, with its thriving lore and traditions, which sweeps us into the world of its protagonist Abhimanyu, skilled in the classical Indian dance form of Kathak. The culture, heritage, religions, dances and the various festivals are all amalgamated & brought together by Sandeep Mahavir, the lead character of Abhimanyu who is also the producer & director of the show.
After all these years of close friendship, MS Dhoni and Chris Gayle took their personal camaraderie and passion for the sport to the next level and celebrated their ‘No. 1 Yaari’ by unveiling the new identity for United Spirits’ iconic brand McDowell’s No. 1 Soda and shared inspiring stories of their brotherhood.
Festivities are in the air.. Festivities are on the mind… Fun, Frolic and Shopping. Shopping not only for apparels but also for those special gifts that echo your sentiments and feelings for friends and family. If you are looking for something classy, something detailed, something unique and something with an incomparable taste for the special people in your life, go check out – “D’mart Exclusif, an ULTIMATE connoisseurs destination” at Defence Colony.