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Movie Riview of Phillauri!

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Meghna
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Phillauri is a sweet and soaring love story covering it’s story telling with earnestness. Audience will walk out of theatres with smile. Despite the movie contains many soft spots it still works as in the end the flick is a love-story. Writer Anvita Dutt Guptan and debutante director Anshai Lal tell us about old century’s culture, clothes and expression which change with time but the exquisite emotion of love remains same. Narrative moves between 1919 and 2017 between dead ones ( a couple who yearned for each other) and living beings. There is another couple of present time who love each

Movie Riview of Phillauri!
A scene from Phillauri

other but are torn apart by fear and doubt. The boy, played by Suraj Sharma at one point says tha he just wants to find himself. Meanwhile his bride to be wonders and cries why a man she loved since childhood is reluctant to spend his life with her. The story juggles and the director struggles to keep all the balls in the air at many scenes. The first half is not much revealing but thankfully the second half has more meat. The two songs composed by newcommer

Movie Riview of Phillauri!
Mehrene Kaur Pirzada in the movie Phillauri

(Sashwat Sachdev) are magical( Dum Dum and Sahiba). These songs skillfully delves deep into romance and through these songs Diljit Dosanjh and Anushka Sharma come into their roles. Their love-story is filled with old world charm. The present day story enacted by Suraj Sharma and

Movie Riview of Phillauri!
Diljit Dosanjh in the scene from Phillauri

and Mehrene Kaur Pirzada too has emotional depth. All four actors delivered solid performances which helped eclipsing flaws in the movie. In the last part, the director has put too much effort to put ‘Rooplal’ and ‘Shashi’ as iconic lovers. The special affects are done well and ultimately movie is worth a watch.

“Bhanwarey” a laugh riot, well executed film

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kellybrown
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24th March 2017 saw the release of Bhanwarey, a dark comedy loosely based on the male health problems in men. Although we have seen some indirect efforts at addressing sex-problems in the past, but no one has shown the grit to pick this up as a topic to make a full fledged feature film. To start with, the film is hilarious. It leaves you with one laugh riot after another and does not give you a chance to fully recover from the previous one before sending you through another piece of hilarity. It’s mostly tongue in cheek humor and at times goes to sexual innuendos but doesn’t get vulgar.
BhanwareyBhanwarey is a film that despite being a low budget film and having no big names and faces, caters to the mass audience and provides wholesome laugh therapy. Bhanwarey is a nonstop comic caper and the film has become successful in leaving a mark despite a couple of films that boast of good star cast and big budgets.
Bhanwarey a comedy of error is crude and that raw form is the plus point of the film. The audience is relating with the characters and the way Shaurya Singh has directed the film, there is not a single dull moment in the film.
 What works in favor of the film is its dialogues and wonderful acting even though the story does not have ground breaking stuff to offer despite picking up a very unique issue and theme.
“Bhanwarey” a laugh riot, well executed filmThe film is gaining momentum and one of the biggest reason for the same is performances. Shaurya Singh, Karhan Dev and Jashan Singh are so real as Manoj, Pushp and Machchi that it forces the audience to fall in love with them and sympathize. Priyanka Shukla convincingly looks like an old Delhi girl and has delivered that raw performance. Manoj Bakshi as “Maqsood bhai” an underworld Don who struggles with his english but never gives up, has done a wonderful job. Matin Khan as “SuSu Pandey” has played the weird character well. The spirit of Bhanwarey literally brings the variety of characters you will meet when you walk the streets of Old Delhi
The film ran to packed houses in Mumbai on Friday itself despite them being early morning shows, as early as 10:30 AM and 11:00 AM. The film brings back the charm of old Delhi and the kind of ambiance that we have experienced in the movies Delhi Belly and Fukrey.
Shaurya Singh, in his debut movie as a Director/Producer has left no stone upturned to make the movie interesting enough for both masses and classes. Regardless of being an independent film maker and making a feature film on a tight budget has made sure that he doesn’t go wrong anywhere even if he does not create a masterpiece. He has focused on technical side more to make sure that the movie is crisp and background score goes in line with the action. Also, with an open ended climax, he seems to have left a door open for a sequel. Nonetheless, it’s more of a director’s film rather than an actors’ film nevertheless actors have handled their responsibility with utmost satisfaction of the director. Nobody goes overboard in humor and cinematography is as per the need. Bhanwarey gives a taste of independent film making and brings the joy of independent cinema. The overall look of the film is crude and there lies the beauty of “Bhanwarey”. Do add it to your MUST WATCH list.
Catch Bhanwarey in your nearest Cinema Halls, 24th March 2017 onward
Ratings  ⭐⭐⭐

Things only people with good sense of humor will understand!

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chahat suri
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Good sense of humor has always amazed me, and helped me escape many serious situations. It has been researched that people with good sense of humor have a higher IQ than the ones who don’t. All those with great sense of humor would definitely relate to these:

  • Your turn off? Duh!

    Unlike normal people, bad smell or shabby dressing style does not turn you off. What’s turns you off the most is other people’s bad sense of humor. It completely drives you crazy when they laugh at their own poor jokes, and make the other dumb ones in the group laugh too! “Oh God! Take me out of here.”

  • Yes, he is our topper of the class! *The guy cries over getting low grade* Oh-oh! Trouble!

    You can not handle drama even for a second. The minute you see drama around, you know its time to leave.You fail to understand what the big deal is in most of the things happening around you. This has helped you keep your life sorted in a way, but has led you to lose friends on the other hand.

  • ‘Chandler’ and ‘Barney’ are like your soul mate characters!

    You connect to the characters of ‘Chandler’ from ‘Friends’ and ‘Barney’ from ‘How I met your mother’ on a spiritual level. They are the people you look up to, when stuck in a serious situation.

  • “OH! I like the way you make me shut up!” *No double meaning intended*

    You are known for making fun of other people, and some people don’t even talk to you because they are scared of you. But you completely fall for people who can answer back in a witty manner, without getting offended. These people are generally your best friends.

  • “I’m serious.” People: “HAHAHAHA! You’re hilarious!”

    People never take you seriously. You have landed yourself into troubles many a times just because of this. “Like, what do I even do for people to take me seriously?” Sigh. “But hah! Who cares?”

  • “I can’t be sad for more than 5 minutes, is something wrong with me?”

    You have given this a serious thought, of why you can’t be serious for more than 5 minutes. The longest you’ve

  • Your dictionary does not have the word ‘Limit’.

    You have no boundaries. Sometimes, your “jokes” tend to land you up in trouble.

  • You either have best friends or the greatest enemies! No where in middle.

  • Epic is spelled as my name!

DIGITAL AMNESIA

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Salini
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Digital Amnesia is the over reliance on technology such as computers, mobiles, and search engines etc for storing and remembering information. It is the experience of forgetting information for excessive trust on digital devices. Many of us who could remember phone numbers when we were children or teenagers are now incapable of even remembering our own phone or ID numbers. The study, examining the memory habits of 6,000 adults in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, found more than a third would turn first to computers or mobiles to recall information. The survey suggests relying on a computer in this way has a long-term impact on the development of memories, because such push-button information can often be immediately forgotten.

Each time we recall information our memory is strengthened and we tend to forget the irrelevant memories with time which is a very efficient way to create a permanent memory. However in case of Digital Amnesia since most of the information are repeatedly looked up on the internet instead of recalling, it doesn’t create a solid long lasting memory. Among adults surveyed in the UK, 45% could recall their home phone number from the age of 10, while 29% could remember their own children’s phone numbers and 43% could remember their work number. The study from Kaspersky Lab, a cyber security firm, says that people have become accustomed to using computer devices as an “extension” of their own brain.

DIGITAL AMNESIA

Some of the major consequences are:

  • Loss of creativity

We are more accustomed with Google and YouTube videos for searching ideas or any creative artwork instead of using our brain. There is also enormous mental pressure and competition in professional life.

  • Affect human memory:

There is lesser mental capability of remembering and retaining information

  • Technological addiction:

People are becoming over dependent on online information for each and every purpose and are also getting addicted to apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat etc which are very much time consuming.

  • Digital Divide:

People who have advance technical knowledge are becoming more important and are occupying higher positions in the society whereas those who are financially unstable and have no access to the advanced technology are left out and often termed as backward.

  • Shift in Education pattern:

Due to technological advances there is shift in pattern of studies from books to more online studies. Boards are replaced by Projector screens and students use mobiles to store information instead of reading and writing. Students are given more PowerPoint presentations instead of written assignments and competitive exams are organized online instead of offline or written. Since writing helps in retaining information so there is always tendency of forgetting among students due to these technical advancements.

DIGITAL AMNESIA

Thus the rise of digital amnesia is letting people believe that they can forget information as it can be easily retrieved from the digital devices. This lowers our tendency to retain information in the long term memory which may later become permanent in some cases. Every educated person must be aware enough to control their dependence on digital devices and try to balance it with the other form of knowledge acquisition majorly through the first hand experience.

Therefore the most important function of technology is to help us increase our efficiency and expand our efforts. Whenever this tries to overpower our knowledge and creativity, we must discard its use immediately as it is very hard to get rid of this addiction.

 

Failure story of a STUDENT

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mvb reddy
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Stressed out student in hallway of school building.

Life is a precious gift given by God. We cannot call it a gift because he takes it back without our permission. We don’t know when we are going to die so without bothering about that knowing the essence of life we need to enjoy every second of it.

Problems are common in life though it is big or small one need to face them boldly. Many of them like a problem free life but remember without problems becomes unfulfilled. Let see a failure to success stories of students.

One cannot experience success alone in his life. Success will teach us nothing new in our life. The failure does it. Without carving stone will not become a sculpture without burning gold will not glitter. One can feel the taste of success only if he fails. Repeated failures may make you lose your self-confidence. But don’t make your mind do that. Realize what is right and what is wrong, gets rather what did you lose. Many people instead of doing get disappointed and commit suicide.

Suicide concept., Depressed young man looking down at his shoe and contemplating suicide., On the edge of a high bridge with forest below.

Why should anyone commit suicide?

These days it became very common for a person to commit suicide, especially youth. These days it became very common for a person to commit suicide, especially youth. Reasons may seem silly to us but the person who commits suicide might have undergone such extreme conditions that he cannot bear his life at that movement. Reasons commonly why students commit suicide are confusion

worries about themselves, sexual and domestic abuse, bullying and peer pressure, love failure etc…,

An unsuccessful story

Here is the story of a student who committed suicide, I wouldn’t like to mention his name let us see what made him to do so.

He is a poor student. His father and mother used to work for daily wages. Until his plus 2, he used to work hard and got seat in an engineering college nearby. He paid the college fees through scholarship. He made many friends in college. Some of them became his best. This book worm scored top marks in college and gathered the attention of many persons and some even felt jealous of him .

After a few days, a beautiful girl with a very convincing eye and a deceiving smile came towards him and proposed him. She is such beautiful that he immediately accepted her love. Thinking that it’s a true love he spent day and night with her  and slowly neglected his studies. In spite of his poverty, he used to carry many gifts for her.  Many of his friends told him that she trapped him and her love is not true but he didn’t listen to them. His love for her even made him lose his friends. He made new friends who are always in a kick of alcohol and drugs. Thinking that she is his life he wasted two years. All these consequences ruined his education. Don’t know what happened the girl started avoiding him. One day he found his girlfriend with another person he went towards her and asked “is he your brother?”. She slapped him and said “ how dare you to call my boyfriend as my brother “and went away.

He called her many times and texted her but no reply. Finally, in the college, she told him that she didn’t really love him but just used him to make her lover jealous. Then he realized why his friends told to leave her. Every single company refused to take him as he didn’t pass his exams. He lost his friends, he lost his career, he was deceived by his girlfriend. Failure after failure made him mentally weak.

He found nothing when he looked back into his life. He got addicted to drinking and drugs. He was unable to recollect himself. The only thing he thought to do is to put an end to his life. He did it. He put some amount of drugs and waited for God to take his soul away.

Where did he go wrong?

Attractions are common in this age one should know the difference between true love and false love. Good friends will never try to deceive us listen to them. The person didn’t do the above two. Instead, he put a full stop to his life. He forgot about his parents. This is not correct if there is no education, no job, will there be no life many uneducated people stood as role models for us and a lot of educated people are working under them. Putting an end to our life doesn’t make sense. Finally, remember one thing “life is what you make it”. Try to be successful don’t take a step back in that attempt. Committing suicide is a sin. If you are not able to live for yourself live for others and make your life a meaningful one.

The Happy Times

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Annu beniwal
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Those sad smiles are not meant for soothing,

Sweet lies to be believed in.

Left upto you to choose,

Lifeless or life taking.

You are at close,

That’s not called losing.

The Happy Times

It’s the same for everyone in the end,

Difference lies in the distance from the bend.

Baseless seems the discussion,

Things we dint intend,

Those moral values we tried to vend.

The Happy Times

Let those desires sublime,

Beyond the stars, lies the happy times.

If it feels like hell, welcome home.

Beautiful is the view,

when everything is in the ruins.

The Happy Times

 

Five Fascinating Facts About Robinson Crusoe

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Salini
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I think many of you are very much familiar with the novel “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe. For some of us, it was our first novel whereas some of us read it as a part of our school curriculum or may have just heard its name. This book was an immediate success in England and later its popularity spreads to the rest of the world. This was Daniel Defoe’s first novel which was followed by many popular biographies such as Moll Flanders, The Fortunate Mistress, or Roxana etc. Let’s find out some fascinating facts about this popular novel, Robinson Crusoe:

  1. FIRST ENGLISH NOVEL

Five Fascinating Facts About Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe is often called the first English novel and is credited as marking the beginning of the realistic fiction as a literary genre. It was published on 25th April 1719. It is the tale of a young man’s survival on a desert island following a shipwreck. When Robinson Crusoe was published for the first time, its original title was:

The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an Un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself, with An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates.

2. TWO SEQUELS

Five Fascinating Facts About Robinson Crusoe

This fictional memoir became so popular and commercially successful that Defoe quickly wrote its two sequels. But very few people know them as they are not that much popular. The first sequel is The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe in 1719 and the second one is Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe in 1720.The two sequels describe Crusoe’s adventures after returning to the island following his wife’s death and his travelling stories after the death of his faithful servant Friday.

3. ROBINSONADE

Five Fascinating Facts About Robinson Crusoe

The novel became so popular that it gives birth to a new literary genre known as the “Robinsonade”. Robinson Crusoe was so well known and well received that an entire genre of deserted island survivalist fiction became popular that time. Also the character Robinson came to be recognized as a literary and cultural icon. There was even a 1964 film, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, whose title itself explains the popularity of the fiction. Though it was not the first fictional narrative to take place in a desert island but it was the most influential one. 

4. INSPIRATION: ALEXANDER SELKIRK

Five Fascinating Facts About Robinson Crusoe

This is the bronze statue of Alexander Selkirk.The main part of Defoe’s book i.e. the adventures of Crusoe on his island were based on the experiences of a Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk who was the prototype of the abandoned traveler. Since Daniel Defoe loved travel stories so he must have read about the Scottish sailor who had survived five years of solitary existence on a desert island, Juan Fernandez Island near Chile. Selkirk had been left there at his own wish after his quarrel with his Captain. This survival story was a sensation and the public was easily fascinated by it. Thus Defoe used this story to write his own novel, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

5. ROBINSON AND COLONIALISM

Five Fascinating Facts About Robinson Crusoe

Several writers especially James Joyce, have criticized Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe for being a representation of British colonialism. James Joyce wrote that Robinson is the true symbol of British conquest. He casts away on a desert island with a knife and a pipe but soon becomes a knife grinder, a carpenter, an architect, a baker, a tailor , nd a clergyman and he feels like the King of the island. He has the traits of a British colonialist such as manly independence, unconscious cruelty, persistence, practical, well balanced and religiousness. His social relationship with Friday, the savage whom he had saved from the cannibals is regarded as the model of Western colonialism. This is because when Crusoe first encountered Friday, he immediately suppresses his language and culture and gave him a new name, Friday and taught him Western habits. He also asked him to address Robinson as “Master” and asked Friday to convert himself to the Christian religion as his devoted servant. Hence, Robinson Crusoe became the prototype of the British colonialist and Friday the symbol of the subject races.

Style secrets of supermodel turned actress Lisa Haydon!

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Meghna
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Her eyes can melt the ices of peaks! Her perfect pout leaves people speechless! And to that, her bohemian wild child spirit is cherry on the cake. Oozing with natural sense of sensuality, this top model turned actress is undeniably one of the most stylish ladies around. Yes, I am talking about Lisa Haydon and in this piece of my writing I have tried spill the beans of her long kept style secrets!

Q) Did Lisa ever dream of being exotic Supermodel?

Style secrets of supermodel turned actress Lisa Haydon!
Lisa Haydon

A) Yes! Let me tell why! When Lisa was in her teenage years she used to look upto supermodels. One of her friends asked her to go for modeling auditions and when she went, she got a complement which said “Anjalina Jolie has come”. That was the moment she realised she had it in her.

Q) What are her personal fashion choices?     

A) She likes things to be easy and sopbisticated at the same time when it comes to fashion. Simple and elegant outfits is what appeals to her. Flowery dresses, scarfs and skinny jeans are her type and whatever she wears has to have sense of comfort in them.

Style secrets of supermodel turned actress Lisa Haydon!
Lisa Haydon sporting little black dress

Q) Aisha was a film high on style! What was Lisa’s favorite outfit in that?                                                

  A) A scene in the movie Aisha, where Lisa is in races and cheering for Abhay Deol wearing backless drape dress with a big hat and sunglasses on, is her favorite dress in the flick.

Q) How does she manage to look so fresh and radient?                                                                        

  A) Two liters of water everyday and a good sleep is her secret of fresh look. She also makes her two liters of water into three on a good day! Also, lot of excercise in daily regime helps to put radiant look she says.

Style secrets of supermodel turned actress Lisa Haydon!
Lisa Haydon at Vogue photoshoot

Q) How to get perfect Lisa Haydon’s body?          

  A) The actress says that she feels it is very hard to change one’s natural body structure without being really hard on oneself. People should enhance and celebrate what they already have in terms of their body structure and should not try to mould their body at all.

15 Awesome Gifts You Can Always Give To Your Friend Who Loves Writing

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Pallavi Dutta
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15 Awesome Gifts You Can Always Give To Your  Friend Who Loves Writing

 

 

1.Coffee Mug To Start The Day

It will be a great way to start their day.Coffee will refresh their mind .Coffee mug will help them to write more and better.

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A handy notebook which they can always  carry with them wherever they might go.

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3.A To Do List

Sticky  to do list which keeps them going.

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4.A Wall Poster

A wall poster with a quote from the best known writers of the literature world.

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5.Writing Hand Pen Stand 

Pen stand specially designed to bring out the writer in you.

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6.Pens 

Pen is mightier than sword

 

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7.Markers and Highlighters

Markers and highlighters are a must have for writers.

 

8.Key Chains

A key chain which they will never lose.

 

9.Personal Diaries

Personal diaries with locks for security.

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10.Pillow Cover

11.A Wall Clock

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12.Phone Backcover

A phone back cover that they will love.

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13.Kindle -E Reader

 

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14.Writing Blocks

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15.A Mini Bookshelf With Books

Books are the things which will make them happy.

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These are the things you can always give to a writer.It will make a beautiful day for them.

 

 

 

 

 

Night life in Kiev

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User
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Kiev is the newest hotspot for those who enjoy a really wild nightlife!  Kiev is the capital of Ukraine and has become a place where people flock to for wild nights on the town.  Unfortunately, since the growing conflicts with Russia, it has fallen on hard times.  That said, it’s still safe for your nightlife adventures.

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The hub of nightlife in Kiev is on Maidan square and even though everything is not located there,  most are.  Instead of booking a hotel or a hostel, rent a house around Maidan square so you will be closer to the action.  They are really not expensive coming in around 25 to 40 dollars a day, a fully furnished house is 40 to 60 dollars.  Most of this, like anywhere else, all depends on location.

If you have a friend in Kiev, they will be able to help you talk with the owner of the house and possibly get you the lowest rent.  If you are not crazy about Ukrainian food or just want to grab fast food, there are McDonald’s and KFC all over town.  Prices throughout Kiev are really very inexpensive no matter what food you want.  Traditional popular choices include Vareniki, Borscht, and Kievski dishes that you should try before you leave town.

Before heading to Kiev, be sure you have enough dollars or euros with you. You can very easily convert your funds into Grivna, which is Ukrainian money.  Just as a suggestion, do not change your money at the airport, you will get better rates elsewhere.  English is common in Kiev, unlike other cities, but not common in nightclubs and bars.  Even so, there will be people in these places that do speak English and will help you out.  If you speak Russian you’re in luck because almost everyone speaks it.

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Back to the nightlife – it’s non-stop in Kiev!  The atmosphere is electric among all the different choices including student nightclubs, tourist nightclubs, and the local nightclubs.  Student nightclubs are usually packed, especially on Fridays and Saturdays.  Although all clubs are packed on the weekends, the student clubs are just a little more so and a great deal wilder.

Different Clubs:

Arena, Buddha Bar, Sky Bar, D-Lux are high-end and very expensive but are a great deal safer.  There are also spritz clubs but are very expensive and not worth the trip.  Vodka bar, Forsage club, Shooters, and Sorry Babuckha are very inexpensive. You can book a table and enjoy a bottle of vodka along with unlimited energy drinks that cost approximately 50 dollars for the entire night.

If a fight breaks out somewhere, stay out of it!  It’s highly possible you will run into fights in Kiev, especially around the nightclubs.  That’s not to say it will happen, but feelings of racism have been on the rise over the past few years, so don’t pick a fight!

It’s highly recommended you travel by train or the metro.  The night hours in Kiev can be dangerous for foreigners and never walk around alone at night, take a taxi.  Watch out for from cab drivers, they will try and convince you to visit rather sleazy back streets.  If you are looking for a nice girl, start off with a respectable taxi driver who will take you to better destinations.  The language can be a barrier, so if you speak some Russian and get a driver with some English, they will be able to send you an SMS to your phone with their car model, driver’s number, and the cost.  They will let you know how long it will take to get to you but are also a great deal cheaper and safer than a cab on the streets.  You might want to hook up with a girl but there’s always a chance it won’t happen.  Get a local internet line that connects calls and good for courting girls. If this is not for you, the only other alternative is through an escort service.  You can pick a service and someone will come to your home depending on your agreement with the service.  A beautiful, young girl will run approximately 80 to 150 for the night.  Whatever you expect from your nightlife in Kiev, always show caution and if you book a girl, and decide you don’t like her, there could be issues!  Think before you jump!

 

 

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