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Of Hotel toiletries and related stuff: An advice from novice to Hotel Industry

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Many years ago I got a chance to stay in five-star hotel abroad. And by chance it happened to be in Wuhan, the same city where Covid19, a form of Corona virus, causing infectious disease on pandemic scale in recent times originated. Grandeur, Opulence and etiquettes impressed me while their prices of stay and other daily needs, exorbitant as they were, depressed. That must have been in mid-2000. Thereafter, I got many opportunities to stay in five star and equivalent hotels. Most of these hotels have some very nice toiletries like soap, conditioners, moisturisers, shampoo, shower cap and I will often take opportunity to bathe to my heart content, and sometime use their swimmjng pool, as I love swimming, but do not get regular opportunity. As these toiletries are replaced on daily basis, I used to or even now collect them, push in my suitcase, so that next day, I get the supply of fresh ones. At the end of journey, I will have good number of these depending upon the number of days

Womens' pride shows up in a single slap, Thappad and her compulsions in the multiple ones

We saw yesterday a movie, Thappad (slap) at Chandigarh. It is quite sensitive movie dealing with self-esteem and honour of the woman, Amrita (portrayed by Taapsee Pannu) who prides herself as home maker finding happiness in the achievements of her husband, Vikram (protrayed by Pavail Gulati). However, Amrita finds herself at the crossroad when she is (inadvertently or/and in frustration) slapped by her husband in the party in the heat of angry moments quarrelling with Sr colleague in the party, when he is informed that some one else (foreigner) will be his senior despite his being CEO in the London office where he was just selected. Amrita deserts him to be with her parents, as she finds her life loveless while her husband Vikram initiates legal action. Neither realising his own mistakes, nor listening to the sane advice, Vikram never apologises for his mis-behaviour towards his wife (Amrita), offering just excuses and citing pressures of office politics. It is at this time, Amrita rea