How to Propose! The 101 ways ;) Tip 1
Written by Anurag Bhateja on May 3, 2010 – 11:56 am -OKAY! Now after giving love tips, I am going one step back on proposals. This section is for both boys and girls. Let me tell you first how this all started. I was having dinner in Hot Millions 2 in Sector 17 Chandigarh after attending an event. Three of my friends Noor Sandhu, Jasbir Boora and Poornika were with me. During chat, Jasbir told Poornika about love tips section in my blog. The discussion moved to giving tips on how to propose and then suddenly this idea came in my mind an I said,”Poornika! thanks yaar I should write on ‘propose karne ke 101 nuskhe’ (101 ways to propose)” and then chat ended with laughter.
Somehow this got stuck in my mind and this ended up with a new section on my blog named “How to propose! The 101 ways” 
What I am going to do is, I am going to write one way daily and will try to complete the section in 101 days from now.
Lets start with the first way. Proposing is not just about going and say “Okay, I love you and want to marry you. Let go”. You will get a slap for sure! Its about showing that you love and you care for her. Its about telling her that she can not find anyone better in this world than YOU which is a truth and you should have faith on yourself in this matter.
How to plan:
Very important and critical part. You have to plan what and how are you going to do this. Just follow the things. Alter them a bit according to your needs and the place you live and try . I am not going to include anything expensive in any tip and will make sure everything remains in budget. To plan things, first make a check list as follows:
1. Call her and tell her to meet you at some place where you can sit, chat and have some food. Make sure the place is not crowded.
2. Now buy one flower (yes only one. No need to buy bunch as it will be difficult for her to keep it and will end up throwing them in dustbin with heavy heart.)
3. Get one chocolate. I am sure if you love her you know her favorite brand.
4. Now the trick is here. Write “I love you”/” or “I love you! Marry Me!” or “I love you! Please be my Life!” on a small piece of colored paper. Color of the paper should be of her favorite color.
5. Now slightly open the wrapper in such a way that you can either stick it back or it should not be visible when you give it to her. Put the piece of paper inside. Wrap it back.
6. With a small piece of cello tape tie the flower to the chocolate.
You are ready now
Now go to the place. Be a gentleman and show some gestures. Pull the chair for her (of course if places have chairs 
). Sit with her. Talk over some random topics for a while. Place he order but before the food arrives, get the chocolate and give it to her. Ask her to open it after lunch as this is today’s sweetdish for her
After lunch, let her open the chocolate and read the slip. As soon as she read it and look at you just say it without hesitating. You may not get the answer but sooner or later you will get. No matter its yes/no but you and she will not forget the moments that I am sure about
In future tips, I may get more into planning so be ready
Tags: Anurag Bhateja, Chocolate, eat, Flower, Food, how to propose, how to propose a girl, propose a girl
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The Thirty Buggy Day – Day 1
Written by Anurag Bhateja on September 25, 2009 – 12:48 pm -
What can I say, delighted, happy, proud of walking so much hehe. Anyway, let me describe the whole experience. i woke up at 7:00 AM as I was aware of the fact that going early to click bugs will result in ZERO output as there will not be enough light. I reached at Fragrance Garden sector 36 Chandigarh at around 8:15 AM and got my camera out set it according to the light conditions. I remember days when I mess myself a lot to get the proper setting for manual mode but as per now, practice has give me 10% confidence on my light calculations. Rest 90% will come as I go further with more and more self assignments after these 30 days.
When I entered the garden, I saw SO many people there which made me a little conscious but as I moved further looking for my subject, I almost forgot about the presence of “humans” there hehe. The first group of bugs which I came across were super sensitive. I am saying this because if I even move a single step they all fly together and then suddenly hide in the bushes so perfectly that I was not able to see them. After banging my head finding these little champs, I gave up and moved forward.
As I kept on moving on the side trail of the park, I came across one garden lizard, few ants, some common bugs and lot of people looking curiously on my work. As I am not going to be on the same place tomorrow, I didn’t even bother to look at them .
When I reached to the end of the park, I was empty handed with very little shots. A bit disappointed at tired like anything, I decided to come back. While on back trail, I found the delight which included dragonflies, butterflies, jewel beetle, wasp ( missed the shot). Happy and delighted, I came back home after completing the first day of my assignment. The day was a lesson for me as I thought these bugs are becoming a bit friendly to me but they flew very quickly.
Hoping for the best for the second day, I am closing the post
In photograph:
A: Jewel Beetle (Ref No: TTBD1A)
B: Spider (Ref No: TTBD1B)
C: Garden Lizard (The bug eater) (Ref No: TTBD1C)
D: Butterfly (Ref No: TTBD1D)
E: Dragon Fly (Ref No: TTBD1E)
F: Unknown 
(Ref No: TTBD1F)
Tags: Anurag Bhateja, Bugs, butterfly, canon powershot s5is, Chandigarh, dragonfly, Flower, Fragrance garden, green, India, jewel beetle, orange, Yellow
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How To Add Embedded Copyright To An Image
Written by Anurag Bhateja on August 4, 2008 – 3:55 pm -All photographers are aware of getting their images used over the internet. One of the recent case I saw is this http://flickr.com/photos/twilightfairy/2720464496/ . Now getting a copyright written on image will make it a bit safer. The easiest way is to write the name somewhere on the picture but to get it embedded you need to know a bit of photo editting softwares like Photoshop. Now after giving final touch to your image in photoshop follow the following steps to give a good � to your image.
1. From toolbox under text “Horizontal Type Mask Tool” or “Vertical Type Mask Tool”.
2. Click on the Image to write text. The screen will get red and you can the blinking cursor on the screen. Now write the phrase like “� Anurag Bhateja” (To get � press Alt+0169 (Numeric pad in normal keyboard and Alt+fn+mjo9 on laptop keyboard. mjo9 makes 0169 from numeric pad.)
3. Now click on move tool from tool box.You will see space selected in shape of text.
4. Now press ctrl+c or copy from edit menu. The press ctrl+v or paste from edit menu.
5. You will see a new layer there. Now to that layer click on “Add a layer style” >> “Bevel and emboss”. Settings to Style: emboss, Technique:smooth, depth:1000%, Size:0, soften:0. Press OK. If you want to give outer glow its a good choice also with bevel and emboss.
6. Upload to your favorite photo sharing site like flickr and enjoy.
Tags: Beautiful Flower, Big Flower, Canon, canon powershot s5is, Canon S5IS, Flower, Macro, Manual Mode, Photography Tips and Tricks, Pink Flower, Super Macro, Tips for photographers, tutorial
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