You may have touted yourself to be the loner type. When your friends complain about their partners you roll your eyes around for several minutes and sigh, then comes your most taunting “I am a free bird and I can do whatever I want” speech. A speech that secretly kills you a little inside, yet you put up a brave front. I am the lone wolf with a prowl of pride, yet I am unhappy and sad inside.

It is ironical that sadness is always met with anger from others. People attack you when you are the most vulnerable. And getting attached to someone means that you are so sensitive to everything about them that even a slight change in their tone makes you churn the thoughts about what you might have done wrong.

But there is a reason you took to the path of solitude, someone left you scarred and now going through the same things is giving you the uneasy jerk of PTSD! But think of it in this way – if you could love the wrong one so much, imagine how much you can love the one that’s right.

So, put your best foot forward and ask out your crush on a date, Kolkata is India’s Paris for those with the right eye.

Here are the most amazing date-worthy places in Kolkata:

Take her out for some coffee:

The best way to get to know people is to have an interesting conversation over a cup of smoking hot coffee. Accompany it with some freshly baked cookies and you have two perfect pairs in the setting! 

Tip for first date: pick the perfect outfit that makes him/her go ‘Wow’ when they lay their eyes on you, but also it should not seem like you are trying too hard. Keep 30 minutes for getting yourself ready so, that you do not need to rush, but also not make your date wait. 

A good place to have coffee in Kolkata is at the Caafe 360 degree. They serve good quality cuppa and also an assortment of lounge menu. To make the most out of this special day we recommend getting a YUP Card subscription. A YUP Card is only available to college students in Kolkata and offers amazing student offers on restaurants.

Make Ice Cream better:

If you and your date both enjoy a sweet tooth, then the place to take her out on a date is at Mama Mia. Also associated with YUP Card one can enjoy exclusive studentoffers on Mama Mia.

 

Tip for those going on a first date: while your instinct might compel you to ask several questions but, do you really want you date to appear like a college or job interview? All you need to do is to make the conversation going. You could even try making funny observations like – “Don’t you feel awkward when you make accidental eye-contact with people who have stopped next to you at a Red light”.

Show her your adventurous side with a themed restaurant date:

The best way to connect with people and have real chemistry; is to be your own weird self. So, if you think roller-coaster rides and arcade games are the best places to date or a quiet walk by the old cemetery is romantic! Then so be it. 

You could further mix it up with a themed-restaurant lunch or dinner date at Jaisalmer, this is a north Indian restaurant with amazing ambience and a la carte and buffet menu worth salivating for hours! With a YUP Card subscription you can get student discount at Jaisalmer of up to 10% off on the total billing amount. 

Here were a few from the long list of date-worthy spots in the City of Joy! For more such articles and news on best deals for students stay tuned to the updates from YUP Card.

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The most expensive time of our lives are when we are in college – with the annual tuition fees, occasional night outs, movie dates, lunch with the girls, groceries, toiletries, travel expenses and other miscellaneous expenses, having money to eat at expensive restaurants can seem like a distant dream. But we might have the solution you were looking for with these 23 places where you can get amazing student discounts in restaurants in Kolkata. These discounts are valid for college students only with a valid student ID and a YUP card subscription. To know more about YUP card you could drop by their website where you could find attractive college student offers for unlimited usage without any hidden conditions at a yearly subscription of 499/-.

Popular college student discounts available with YUP card:

20% off at Mama Mia:

With a YUP card subscription college students can get flat 20 percent off at every billing order of low fat gourmet gelatos, cheesecakes, mudpies, sudaes, cakes, mousse and frozen ice cream cakes. Get the best of what Mama Mia has to offer and keep up with their latest flavors in Gelato for cooling off this summer without burning a hole in your pockets. This offer is available at select Mama Mia outlets around the city, so visit YUP card for more details.

10% off at The Dugout:

Get flat 10 percent off on total billing at The Dugout, the first sport’s themed café and restaurant in the country. This offer is applicable for college students only with a YUP card and can be availed unlimited number of times. Use it for take away or dine-in orders to save those hard cash and make it to the next KKR match.

Enjoy the roads with bikes and good food with 7% off at the Biker’s Café

YUP card celebrates those who like to fly with the dust of the roads and thrive on the rumbling sound of their bikes. With a YUP card subscription one can get 7 percent off on their total billing applicable on take away and dine-in as well.

20% off at Chicago Pizza:

Enjoy the freshest toppings with Chicago style scrumptious pizzas and that too at a discounted price of 20% on total billing amount at select Chicago Pizza outlets.

20% off at Mocha on beverages and café menu

Get your regular mocha at a massive discount of 20 percent off on total billing at café or other beverage orders and even on alcoholic beverages. Also get hookah at 199 + tax with YUP card!

A few other mentionable offers available with a YUP card subscriptions are:

    10% off at Goli Vada Pav
    15% off at Cookie Man
    10% off at Smoke house Deli
    5% off at Batcaves
    15% off at Swagath Hotel
    10% off at Caafe 360 degree
    15% off The Chocolate room
    10% off at Baati Chokha
    12% off at The Firefly
    20% off at Fuji
    10% off at Slice of Heaven
    10% off at Amritsar Dhaba
    20% off at Aromas
    10% off at Jalapenos
    10% off at Ovenfresh
    20% off at The BigBen

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Let’s face it it’s not the small budget, lack of time, or the small dorm room that is preventing you from doing that pile of clothes that is growing like a gargantuan black hole threatening to consume the whole dorm room. It is sheer laziness that is keeping you from washing your dirty laundry which you probably last washed when you were leaving home. And that bed-sheet yes, it was favorite baby pink or aqua which now looks like the shroud of Turin. It may just be the time to address the whole laundry situation in your room to make some space for yourself. And if you want to go the smarter way and you live in Kolkata, then the city of joy can save your happiness with Launderette. The deal can be further sweetened if you have a YUP card subscription to bag amazing discounts on laundry services by these magic washers like Launderette.

For others, this crash course on doing your own laundry will help you assert some much needed independence and also reassure you that you are going to be fine on your own.  Here is our crash course on cleaner laundry for freshman in college:

1.    Get your hands on those laundry supplies:

Things you should get: detergent, dryer sheets, a laundry bag or basket

Extra smart tip: now that you have waited months to get your laundry and you cannot carry a big box of detergent along with your mountainous heap of dirty clothes, then we recommend a smart strategy to pour some of the detergent into a water bottle. They are much lighter with greater portability for easy usage.

Also a good tip is to get a sturdy laundry basket which is divided into two sections for clothes and cleaning products in the two different chambers. You may also separate light and dark clothes in advance before you step into the laundry room which will become your panic room if you do not prepare in advance.

2.    Separating the laundry:

There are multiple ways one can do this, but basically the categories all come down to 4 basics. You need to separate – whites or light colored clothes, the dark ones, the delicate clothes that will require extra care (these are not based on your personal favorites) and the towels/bedding/jeans.

But things are not always this cut and dry and you may need to think smartly about separating laundry when in a hurry. For instance grey clothing can be easily washed with a white or a black one. You may also choose to throw in a bed sheet or a towel with dark clothing depending on the color of the material.

Note that you must never put in a newly bought red or purple laundry with a white one. In fact it may a good idea to wash it separately once or twice before you decide to wash it with other fellow clothing.

3.    Stay off the rush and choose the right time to spend with your dear laundry

Are you an early bird? Or a night owl? Then use this time to do your laundry when the rest of the college students are busy taking a snooze. That way you will be able to get it done as fast as possible, also some colleges and Laundromats only offer limited time access to college students, so timing your visit to the washers may be a necessity. 

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