Sunday, May 11, 2008

USA Te Goina Kena : Somdutta


Somdutta ekjon banglar bodhu. or nesha ebong pesha - du i goyna banano. amra or kachhe gechhilam USA te goyna kenar suluk-sandhan jante.

USA te goyna kenar experience

Ami USA te prochur 18K/ 14K/10K goina kinechi (for personal use). Ami generally JC Penney ba Famous Barr/ Macy theke kinechi. Ei sob sona amar bhison pochonder.

Jodio bole rakha bhalo je sonar rong ta kintu 22K er moton atota sonali noi. Kintu daamer dik diye tumi anek ta subidha pabe. tar upor tumi jewelry section er 'clearance section' ta bhalo kore dekho.ekhane generally 70% off thake, tar por tumi additional discount pete paro.

Ami amar diamond solitaire engagement + diamond wedding band (set) ta luckily ei bhabei kinte perechi. The quality of the diamonds are fabulous (amar jewelry loupe diye porikka korechi). ami ei set ta roj pori, kono problem hoini ni. Gold/ diamond ta jemon chilo temni ache.

Diamond jewelry charao ami anek reasonable rate e Tanzanites, ruby ar pearls er goina o kinechi. All of those are in superb shape, ami regularly parties e pore jai. Tobe hain, jotno kore tule o rakhi.

Sonar daam - USA o India te

There is no major difference between price of gold in US and India. Aj ker rate tai dekhe nao.
USA: $916.13 per ounce on the open market
Convert korle : $916.13 x 39.825 = INR 36,484.877
India: INR36,328.11 per ounce on the open market.
So, the rate of gold is the same.And consequently, retail gold is also comparable.

But, there is one factor. Ei deshe tumi 'sale' ba 'discount' e jewelry kinte parbe.India te kintu aj obdi kono dokane ami 'sale' ba 'discount' dekhini.at the max, tumi ekta pressure cooker free pete paro. :-)

karat mane ki ?

Pure gold is so soft it is rarely used in jewelry. Jewelers deal with various gold alloys, collectively called karat gold.
Karat (K) tells the number of parts, by weight, of gold in 24 parts of alloy.

Pure gold is 24K. 18K is 18 parts fine gold and 6 parts metal; 14K is 14 parts fine gold and 10 parts metal; and 10K is 10 parts fine gold and 14 parts other metal. Yellow gold generally contains equal amounts of silver and copper as other metals. 10K, 14K ba 18K sonar goina te kharap kichui nei. apart from the fact that it contains less amt of gold, and hence is way less expensive.

India-r sona koto karat hoy?

India te generally 22K hoi.But apart from Tanishq (and a couple of other brand stores) most jewelry are not certified.

Diamond-er price somporke kichhu katha

Diamond er price per carat differ kore. Price per carat goes up as the weight goes up, and prices leap at certain critical weights.

Example prices for Round / G / VS2:

0.46 - 0.49 Price per carat: $ 2,8000
.50 - 0.69 Price per carat: $ 3,6000
.70 - 0.89 Price per carat: $ 4,7000
.90 - 0.99 Price per carat: $ 5,700
1.00 - 1.49 Price per carat: $ 6,600

Ta chara color, clarity ar cut er upor damer her-fer hoi.
Tumi jodi $20-30 te 'diamond' paccho, ta hole ami na dekhei bole dite pari, je se gulo fake.

Sostay Bajimaat!

$50-100 er modhye to nana rokom er goina paowa jai. Kintu ki gemstone er, ba ki material use korche tar upor depend korche. kuchi kuchi diamond ar 10K gold hole, $50 te diamond ring paoya jeteo pare.But, I have my reservations.

Sob sheshe, Somdutta-r srishTi : http://www.somsstudio.etsy.com/

Babymoon : Shraddha


Shomproti ei shobdoti khub shunchhi. Ekti magazine-eo bistarito porlam. Concept-ta besh bhalo. Ashole e deshe(USA te) swami -stree somporke madhurjyo anbar jonnyo era nana rokom chinta bhabna ebong experiment koren, Babymoon ba pre-baby romance shei rokom-i ekti concept.

Prothombar baba ma hobar ager shomoy-ti shob parent-der kachhei kom beshi stressful hoe. Ei shomoy jara family-r onnyoder shange thaken, tader thekeo shudhu dujone jara thaken tader jonyo manashik anando khunje ber kora jete pare ei concept-r modhhye diye.

Byeparta ar kichhui noe, shishu bhumishto hobar kichhu mash age jodi ekti weekend bhobishyot baba ma ektu nibhrite katan.( oboshyoi daktarer poramorsho niye) Emon kono jaegae jao, jekhane fly korte hobe na, aramdayok bhabe ghanta khanek-r modhhye pouchhe jaoa jabe. Ekti bhalo hotel ba motel-e 1/2 din katiye abar fire esho. Shadharon vacation-r moto uchhash ba matamati thakbe na babymoon-e. shudhu dui theke tin hobar age 2 to din poroshporke ar ektu kachhakachhi paoa. Not a bad concept, ki bolo tomra?

USA-r bondhuder shubidarthe 2 to site bole dichhi,
Babymoonfinder.com
Bnbfinder.com/babymoon

Staying well when travelling : Devalina Sen

Shobai chhuti te bhromone edik odik jachhe. Keu ba deshe keu ba bideshe. Abar aneke chhele meyeder sanghe travel o korchhe. Kichhu tips ditey chai shustho thakar jonnye.

Jol ta ekta byapar shobai jeta niye khub chinta kore.


  1. Aboshshoi porishkar jol khaoa dorkar. Tobe daant majar jol tao jeno porishkar thake. Jemon deshe gele, bathroom e ek jug phutano, thanda kora jol rakhlei hoy. Eta diye daant brush kora, kul kucha kora ebong toothbrush ta dhoano dorkar.

  2. Please! jodi toothbrush bathroom e porey jaay- BUY A NEW BRUSH! They are so cheap compared to being sick!

  3. By the way, jader dishwasher achhe- majhe majhe dishwasher e rannaghorer sponge, counter porishkar korar nyakra aar tooth brush - shobi wash korey neoa bhalo.

  4. Also, gola ba tonsil er infection er porey tooth brush change kora uchit.

  5. Please do not drink water on the plane- if it is not bottled. Bathroom er kol er jol BHYANAK contaminated! Don't brush your teeth with that water!

  6. Do not have any ice on any flights originating from India, Bangladesh or Third World Countries.

Ear Pain & Infection


Science aar bhugol er class e monay achhe je high altitude jara baash korey tader shorir aar system ektu onno bhabe kaaj korey?

Plane er bhetore air pressure ta ground level e rakha'r cheshta kore. Ekta shadharon plane 28,000 to 36,000 feet e fly kore (Monay koro Mt. Everest er cheye uNchute). Air Pressure ei altitude e eto kom aar haoa eto thanda ebong baire oxygen er level eto kom, je ei conditions e manush kichhu muhurter modhye agyan hoye morey jabe.

Tai airplane er bhetore plane ta othhar shomoy artificially pressure ta barano hoy. Tao, pressure difference ta kaner bhetore kichhukkhon bodh kora jaay. Monay hoy kaner bhetor theke haoa chushey baar kora holo aar jorey jorey dhok na gil'le, shei haoa ta ke pherot dhokano jachhe na. Aar monay hoy je kane thik moton shona jachhe na aar kaner upor jeno ekta porda tana hochhe. Eta kaner bhetor air pressure er difference er jonnye e rokom lage.


Ei chhobiTaa dekho. No. 1 ta holo kaner ashol porda (ear drum ba Tympanic Membrane). No. 10 ta holo Eustachian Tube- ekta connection kaner bhetor theke golar modhye thake.

Ear drum er pechhone je space ta, shetar naam holo Middle ear. Plane ta jei chhare ebong akashe uthhe jaay, middle ear er pressure plane er sanghe kome jaay. Pilot pressure barate thake, kintu amader kaan thik ter paay difference ta. Tai amra dhok gili, liquid khai ba kichhu jorey gil'le Middle ear aar golar bhetore pressure ta equalize hoy.

Jara chhoto bachhader niye travel korbe, bachhader plane othha and nama'r shomoy kichhu khete diley kaane byatha kom lagbe ebong infection, aar negative pressure er discomfort kombe.

Khub chhotto bachhader bottle ba breastfeed diley bhalo hoy. Ektu boro bachhader- sandwich, cereal, apple slices, juice boxes ba jol diley best.


Motion Sickness

Motion Sickness er jonnye ekta simple trick chesta korte paro- Khub tawk Lebu'r lojence (Lemon drops) chuste thakle ba kamla lebu khete thakle, anek shomoy besh kaaj dey. Hnya, ekta katha monay rakhbe, khub choto bachhader lojence ba lozenge na ditey- golae atkabe. Erokom choto bachhader lollipop is better. Aar kono rokom variety niye jeno hata hati na korey- sheta khub dangerous. Boshei khete hobe.