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#NaturePhotography – Day 2
Honored to be nominated by Leo Thomas for a photography initiative. i.e. to do a seven-day #naturephotography. I have to post one nature photograph a day for seven days and nominate at least one person each day to pass this along so we can flood Facebook with beautiful pictures of nature. I am posting my click for today – Day 2! I further nominate a wonderful photographer from Passionate Photographers group Shajitha Shifa to do the same!!
Day2: Nature at its best – my home away from home #InAbuDhabi “Wherever you go in this world, home is where the heart is.”
It is very rare to get a rain in Abu Dhabi. If it rains, it is a joy to watch and also at the same time lot of care and caution to be taken to be safe on the road. #StartEarlyDriveCarefullyReachSafely.
Thank you Leo Thomas, Vijay Kumar Shajitha Shifa
for this and passing the baton for the day to Vijay Kumar
#RameshMenonAbuDhabi
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#PassionatePhotographers
#InAbuDhabi
#NaturePhotography – Day 1
Honored to be nominated by Leo Thomas for a photography initiative. i.e. to do a seven-day #naturephotography. I have to post one nature photograph a day for seven days and nominate at least one person each day to pass this along so we can flood Facebook with beautiful pictures of nature. I am posting my click for today! I further nominate a wonderful photographer from Passionate Photographers group Vijay Kumar to do the same!!
Day1: Nature at its best – my village #Pullur, MyIjk – Explore Irinjalakuda
“Wherever you go in this world, home is where the heart is.”
Thank you Leo Thomas for this and passing the baton for the day to Vijay Kumar
#RameshMenonAbuDhabi
#Clicksandwrites
#PassionatePhotographers
Keralam – Kandathum Kettathum
WhatsApp: Use with care -Letter to the editor Gulf News Dt 09 Jan 2017
You will find at least 20 to 25 unread messages out of which, you will get a minimum 15 pictures or video forwards! What do you do if you are travelling or if you have a huge contact base in your phone? The odd members who don’t think about the inconvenience that can be caused to the receiver when he forwards pictures and videos. It spoils the significance and benefits of using the platform.
If a person is so fond of disseminating information through WhatsApp, my suggestion is to first upload the voluminous files to either a blog or YouTube channel and then share the link. The receiver can, at his convenience, look at them and it remains there permanently for later referrals. Whereas, if you end up sending too many photos or videos, imagine the situation of someone who is traveling and has limited connectivity and storage capacity? The inconvenience caused will prompt the receiver to exit from such groups or block the sender.
For me personally, WhatsApp is an efficient communication medium, but people are not using it diligently. So much so that recently I had to prepare a warning poster and share it as my keynote on phone and social media to inform my contacts to be considerate on their WhatsApp messages. I also had to exit from four important groups due to the excessive volume of non-relevant pictures and videos being shared to members by some individual members.
From Mr Ramesh Menon
Abu Dhabi
To read it in original, please visit Gulf News online
Share what you know – Letters to the editor Gulf News Dt 05th January 2017
I am just an ordinary expatriate who came to the UAE with lots of hopes and dreams in 1987. Life has evolved and revolved over the years of my stay in the UAE. I am happy to say that I lived most of my life here. The journey has not been easy for me all these years. I am worried about the number of people, close family members who have been affected by cancer. Some have already left this world and some are fighting it out. I want to support all those who are affected by cancer in some way or another.
Also, it’s important to me to promote talent and knowledge through my own initiative for sharing talent or knowledge from within us to others. What is the point of having a skill within you, if you are not willing to share it and pass it on to someone who is willing to propagate it? It is a challenge and many people who are talented hold on to it without passing on the skills to a second or third person. We have to share our skills, talents or knowledge to those around.
From Mr Ramesh Menon
UAE
To read it in original, visit Gulf News online
Hopes and Dreams for 2017
I am just an ordinary expatriate who came to the UAE with lots of hopes and dreams in 1987!. Life has evolved and revolved over the years of my stay in the UAE. I am happy to say that I lived most of my life in the UAE. The journey has not been easy for me all these years. I am worried about the number of people, close family members who have been affected by cancer. Some has already left this world and some fighting it out. I want to support all those who are affected by cancer, some way or other. Also, important is my orientation to promote talent and knowledge through my own initiative called “Talent Share” with a motto – a talent or knowledge within you is to be shared. True, what is the point of having a skill within you, if you are not willing to share it and pass it on to someone who is willing to propagate it!. It is a challenge, as many people who are talented hold on to it without passing on the skills to a second or third person. If we have to live an immortal life, we have to share our skills or talent or knowledge to those around. Remember Talent Share – with the motto “A talent or knowledge within you is to be shared”. Visit www.team1talentshare.blogspot.com and support it.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
1st January 2017
Passing the baton
On holiday in Kerala and it was very special to meet the barber who used to cut my hair when I was a 5 year old. Time has changed. From 5 to 50, he has moved on from the one chair one mirror village barber shop to 3 chair full length mirrored air conditioned hair style centre with his son along with him. Regards to Babu.
Best wishes for 2017
2017 is here and I thought I post a special wish. Normally, my videos carry a title and end slides and narrations. This video is an exception to it. It is because, this video is common to all of us and not exclusive to me and my life. There is everyone of you in it.
Our life is like that of a passenger in a train journey. We get in at some point and interact with our co-passengers during our journey. Live happily and let others live happily too. Always remember to be safe, especially if you are driving and on the road. Remember #startearlydrivecarefullyreachsafely
Also remember to share your talent or knowledge. #Talentshare – a talent or knowledge within you is to be shared.
Wish you all a Happy, Prosperous, Peaceful. Healthier, Tolerant and Safe 2017.
Railway work in progress raises worker safety issues
Railway work in progress raises worker safety issues
A chance drive through the Kulathupuzha to Aryankavu sector in Kerala have brought to my attention a serious worker safety issues. A major railway work is in progress which also involves bridges and tunnels. I was alarmed to see that a huge connecting block for high rise pillars was being lifted by a crane with almost zero protection for the workers organizing the activity. I found three workers without any protection standing exactly beneath the huge concrete block which was being raised and also several workers on top of the pillars waiting for it to come up without any safety gears.
Even the public who were watching the activity in progress were at risk in case of any accident. Talking to one of the officers who was overseeing the work in progress and highlighting him the dangers involved, I was told by him that what can I do when more senior people who knows better don’t take any action?
Crane contractor details are included in the photo college attached.
Worker safety and public safety is of utmost importance.
Thought of highlighting it to @sureshpprabhu , Minister of Railways, Government of India as he is proactive when it comes to preventing a disaster rather than offering consolation after it happens!.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
@rameshmenonauh
Cycle your way in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi city beautification programme is getting better and brighter each day. True, it is not fast as you wish or dream, but it is really happening. The streets are being relayed with new tiles and seating areas. Dedicated walking and cycling tracks are getting ready and added. A new addition is the parking racks for cycles on the street. The weather is favorable too. Why not cycle your way and explore the new Abu Dhabi?
Of course, be safe and stay around the dedicated tracks marked for cycling.
Thanks @TheNational for starting a campaign and trend towards healthy cycling in the city. Looking forward to the 2017 edition of @cycletoworkuae . The #cycletoworkuae2016 generated a great momentum for public to take up cycling as one option of convenient transport within the city.
#cycletoworkuae #safecycling #inabudhabi #abudhabi #cycletoworkuae2017
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