Poetry~ A Change Of Everything!
"I need a change of everything"
Those are the words that have been in my head for few days now. I really don't understand how I'm feeling, hence I think a need a change of everything to clear my mind and put things straight.
I thought writing could help, so I'm giving a shot at poetry.
*Like the tides of the ocean I'm filled with thoughts.*
*Sailing across this with my flaws as my guide.*
*I'm no perfect being, don't criticize me when I show you my flaws.*
*I feel unlucky but I felt lucky once.*
*Too much pressure on me, it has mounted inner tension to my intentions and aspirations.*
*I want to wake up and feel ok, I want to test the feeling of freedom, I'm free but in a mind bondage.*
*No one gives you listening ears, they rather tease and make mockery of you.*
*Keep your wins and losses with you as not everyone is happy for you.*
*Let's keep sailing and see how far we would go, hopefully the ship doesn't wreck*.
I'm not a poet and don't think I would ever be one as I'm not so good with words but I felt writing this will make me feel better.
Did You get the Uniswap 400UNI airdrop?
I'm sure y'all are aware of the massive airdrop by Uniswap exchange that has been on going for the past few hours now.
Well, incase you don't, here are the details; Uniswap launched their token today and they're air dropping to all those who have traded on the exchange. So, If you've traded any crypto via uniswap on or before September 1st then you're eligible to claim a reward of 400UNI tokens worth around $1,200 currently.
I feel very sad at the moment because I haven't traded on uniswap before and I've been seeing testimonies from some people who have already claimed on Twitter.
Here is a screenshot from someone's wallet
Incase You're eligible for this airdrop and have not claimed yet, I'll advice you run down there instantly now and make sure you don't forget me when the reward comes :)
Henceforth, Uniswap will automatically become my favorite exchange 😅.
Chrome OR Brave
Google Chrome and Brave are both very nice browser applications, I've been using these two browsers for a while now and I can actually tell their differences and which I prefer most.
Chrome is a Google owned browser, it's used by many because it's fast and convinient for any page or website, chrome has amazing features one of which I like the most is the feature that auto translates any write to English language or your preferred choice of language. With chrome browser, I can easily read posts in the Spanish community on uptrennd, chrome is equally good at giving directions using google maps as an aided feature, they're many other features you must have noticed if you've been using chrome for a while.
Brave browser on the other hand is a secured, high-speed and private browser built on the basis of protecting the privacy of users, rewarding users and blocking annoying ads to reduce data consumption. The coolest feature here is that Brave browser actually rewards you with BAT tokens when you use the application and enable ad notification. I've been using Brave for over a month now, when I completed a month, I got a reward of 5 BAT tokens which mistakenly got donated to Uptrennd Lol. There's an auto support feature on brave where you can support verified brave websites such as Uptrennd with the reward you get monthly. Another awesome feature of brave is that it blocks annoying and data consuming ads appearing on web pages, also brave browser ensures privacy and anonymity of users, no browsing history leaves your browser.
Both Chrome and Brave browser are cool but I would rather use brave Browser which protects my privacy and equally rewards me for just browsing and I would recommend it for you as well.
What Browser are you using?
What Are Your Hobbies?
Everyone has an hobby(hobbies), there's an activity we enjoy engaging in and don't easily get tired of. According to the dictionary an hobby is "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure"
I've got many hobbies, but my most preferred are playing football, playing video games and making money. Those are my three most preferred hobbies.
I love playing football because it helps me stay fit and keep a good shape, football is fun all round because I get to play with friends and have fun moments together, I love playing video games as well, my favorite is PES, where I get to use some of favorite football clubs and players to challenge my friends. I could stay up the whole night playing video games without knowing it's late.
The third on the list for me is making money, Lol yes you heard me right, making money is one of my hobby, any activity I engage that gives me money automatically becomes my hobby. There's a saying that if you love your work or job, it becomes an hobby and no longer a job. So anything at all that brings me good reruns is an hobby for me.
What are you most preferred hobbies and why? Let's get talking in the comment section.
How Many Times Do You Shower in a Day?
It's important for one to shower everyday so as to maintain a good personal hygiene and keep the skin and body clean.
There's no restriction to how many times one should shower a day as some people do choose to shower according to the activities they engaged in that day but do you know they're disadvantages attached to showing too much in a single day.
Some dermatologist and health skin experts have recommended that the required number of times one should shower is once per day and at most two times per day.
Some people are already used to the habit of showering three times or more in a single day and this could have it's negative effects on the long run.
The disadvantages of showering more than twice a day are?
You can easily get itching skin, it could lead to dry, irritated and flaky skin, could cause flare-ups of skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis and could make your hair dry and brittle. When you shower for less number of times in a day you're equally saving water which means you're helping the environment.
These are just some of the disadvantages that could come with excessive showers.
With that being said, one can't also overemphasize the importance of taking your shower so as to maintain a good personal hygiene but this should be done just once in a day and at most twice depending on your daily activity.
How often do you shower in a day
Movie Review ~ Old Guard Vs Extraction
Old guard and Extraction, these two movies are arguably the best action movie produced in the year 2020 and I'll be taking you through a review of both.
**Extraction**: Released in April this year, is an all action movie featuring Chris Hemsworth as the main character. The son of a rich international crime Lord who has been been in prison for sometime had been kidnapped by a rival drug Kingpin in Bangladesh and he must do everything to get back his son.
A black market mercenary who is used to handling such operation is then hired with his gang to rescue the boy, unknown to them, there was more to the deal than they had imagined. Telling you more about this movie would be a spoiler alert, so If you haven't seen it yet I'll strongly recommend you take out time to download or Netflix this movie.
Here is my personal rating;
Storyline: 8/10
Graphics: 7/10
Concept: 8/10
Acting: 9/10
Character: 8/10
Action: 9/10.
**Old Guard**: Released in July is equally an action packed movie with a mix of science fiction. It features some group of people who're immortals, they poses the power of immortality and have been living for years centuries, trouble sets in when a scientist wants to conduct research on how to turn their immortality to momentary gains for himself, he sent a militant group after them and won't stop till he gets hold of them all, but his main target was their leader, a women who had been living before any of the other immortals. Now they have to fight to protect themselves. It's an action and Sci-fi movie, you should check it out if you haven't.
Personal rating;
Storyline: 9/10
Graphics: 8/10
Concept: 8/10
Acting: 8/10
Character: 7/10
Action: 8/10.
Both Movies are nice but I'll pick Extraction over Old guard.
For those who have seen both movies, which is your fav?
What Security Option Are Using On Your Device
Anyone who uses a smartphone would know the importance of having a security system on your phone, this is important so other people do not invade your privacy.
Over the years, as smartphone evolved and advance, security system for phones and devices have equally advanced and improved.
I could remember when the first model of smartphones were manufactured, the security option available then was basically passcode lock, then came the pattern lock where you draw a certain kind of Pattern to unlock your device then the most recent which was the fingerprint and facial Unlock system.
When it was newly introduced, one could only find facial Unlock and Fingerprint system on big devices but that has changed now, most smartphones manufactured within the last two to three years have that feature hence you don't have to spend too much to have a Fingerprint and facial unlock security option on your device.
I've used and tested all of those security options and I can say they all have their advantages and downsides as well.
Personally, I think the password option is still the most secured amongst every other, here's why;
On many occasions I've unlocked people's phone that has pattern as it's security option, when a person unlocks their phone by drawing a pattern and then gives you the phone immediately, you could easily trace out the markings on the screen of the phone and might be lucky to get the pattern right, especially if it's not a complicated pattern.
For the fingerprint option; No two persons have the same fingerprint so you could think your phone is secured with this but it might interest you to know that someone can easily unlock your phone by just placing your finger on the sensor while you're asleep or unconscious and they will Unlock your phone. I've done this to my friends on many occasions, I just simply place their finger on the sensor while they're asleep and I unlock the phones.
For the facial Unlock system, this to me is the least safe of all the security option, somone who have a similar facial configuration as you can easily unlock your phone if you're using facial unlock system. This is why you will always see a warning sign telling you to add additional security option while setting up facial recognition. I believe this could be worked upon and improved in the future but as for now, I think it's still a Technology in the developing stages.
All the reasons stated above is why I would recommend the use of password, which includes a combination of letters and numbers for phone's security.
Currently I'm using the fingerprint as well as the password option as the security system on my phone.
What security system are you using on your device?
How Do You Overcome OverThinking And Depression Situations?
Everyone has bad days, they're some days where nothing seem to be going your way and the whole world looks like it's crashing on you.
Sometimes in such situations, you find yourself lost deep in thoughts, you tend to overthink in the process of seeking for a solution to your problems.
In a situation where you find yourself feeling depressed and lost deep in thoughts, it's always advised to engage in activities that will help clear and free your mind from the burden it has on it.
Personally, I've been in such situation many times and it sometimes become very difficult for me not to overthink or feel depressed.
What makes me feel better whenever I experience such is to engage in sporting activities, I do play football a lot, so whenever I tend to over think or show any signs of depression I simply pick up my boots and head straight to the football field in my area to play some football with friends, playing football helps me forget that I've got any problem so I think less and refresh my mind with it.
Another strategy for me is talking with someone close, you can talk to somone who is ready to listen to you, someone who will tell you not to worry that everything will be okay and equally give advice on how to go about your problems.
So those two are the method I use whenever I tend to overthink or feel depressed.
How do you overcome overthinking and depressing situations, what strategies do you use?
Kylian Mbape, Rihad Mahrez and Laporte Test positive for covid-19
Kylian Mbape of PSG has tested positive to covid-19 while on international duties for France.
Two Manchester City players, Aymeric Laporte and Rihad Mahrez has also tested positive for the virus.
Like every other sector, the football world has been hit and affected badly by the virus with some big names in football contacting the virus recently.
I really feel bad for Mbape as this is happening at a very wrong time of his career, he had to be dropped from the France team that was supposed to face Croatia on Tuesday.
The new season is about to commence and Manchester City would need those two players, Mahrez and Laporte more than ever. I really hope and pray for their quick recovery.
If you're a football fan, you should pray for all the footballers who have tested positive for the virus to recover from it soonest.
According to some sources, the English premier has stated that it's willing to go ahead with the new season, it reinstated that every safety and preventive measures would be put in place to ensure safety of players and the entire team ahead of the new season.
The new premier league season is just some days away. How prepared is your team ahead of this new season, what position are they likely to finish at?
Is Barcelona Keeping Messi Against His Will a Good Idea?
Some weeks back, Lionel Messi handed the Barcelona board a transfer request that will see him exit from the club after spending all his football career there.
The news of him deciding to leave the club took the whole football and sporting world by Storm as no one saw it coming, but one could have speculated due to the recent poor run of form from Barcelona and inability to win a single title this season and Messi wasn't happy with all happenings around the club, with the new coach coming to claim he doesn't want to work with old players like Suarez and the rest.
After his transfer request, the club had stated that for Messi to leave the club, a release clause of €700Million must be paid according to the terms on the contract but Messi's Father came out to say otherwise that there's no such thing as that amount on the release clause.
With this happening, the only way Messi would leave without paying that release clause is to take Barcelona to court.
Media's were already speculating that Messi is considering taking Barcelona to court.
Three days ago via an interview he had with Goal.com Messi made it known that he has no plans of taking Barcelona to court as this is the club that has given him so much as a player and taking them to court won't feel right but he's certainly not happy with the board.
He had chosen to remain at Barcelona not because he doesn't want to leave anymore but because he doesn't want to take Barcelona to court and will be playing for them until the end of the season when his contract expires.
I'm very much certain he will find his way out at the end of next season.
My Question now; is Barcelona forcing Messi to remain at the club against his will a good idea?
I think this might have a great deal of negative effects on him and the club this season, this could be a decision they will regret.
I believe Messi has given so much to this club that it shouldn't be a Problem if he chooses to Leave now. A grand farewell ceremony should be held for him rather than some brutal legal issues
Which is your most preferred Crypto wallet?
In a simple and easy to understand term, a Crypto currency wallet is a more like a bank where you store your Crypto currencies.
Most of us are familiar with how a the traditional bank mobile applications works, crypto wallet are designed in that same manner to help store your coins.
They're many crypto wallet out there in the crypto space, some of which you might be familiar with, others, you might have no idea.
I remember when I was newly introduced into the crypto space, Trust wallet was recommended for me, I also came to know that it's used by many which obviously is because Trust wallet has a cool and user friendly interface, also it's quite easy to understand and carry out transactions on the wallet.
I later realized they're many other good wallets aside trust.
It's good to do some background checks and understand the features of a particular wallet and how it works before storing your tokens.
They're equally some scam wallets available on app stores, if you're unlucky and you fall victim and make use of any of those wallets, you might loose your tokens.
Aside trust wallet they're different other wallets, some of which are:
**Trust wallet**
**Ledger Nano S**
**Ledger Blue**
**Coinomi**
**Metamask**
**Tron wallet**
**Bitcoin.com wallet**
**Jaxx Liberty**
**Trezor**
**Freewallet**
**Exodus**
**Guarda**
**Atomic Wallet**
**COINS**
**CoinPayments etc**
They're many others and you just can't list them all.
So which is your most preferred wallet?
Movie Review ~ Coma(2020)
If you're a big fan of science fiction and action movies then the movie Coma is for you. The movie combines both scientific thoughts with a blend of action.
A young man after been involved in a terrible car accident, wakes up to find himself in his own memories, he was a in a state of what we do call coma but rather than just being unconscious he found himself in an entirely different world.
In this world everything was different, the world turned upside down and everyone only battles to survive against some form spirit beasts.
The whole thing was artificially engineered by a man who claims he wants to recreate his own world and be his own God.
It's really an interesting movie I would recommend for you if you're looking to stream Netflix soon or do some couple of downloads.
Storyline rating 8/10
Cast 8/10
Graphics 8/10
General rating 8/10.
You can download here: Download link
Money or Power, which would you rather have?
Money or Power which would you rather have. Now I will make some breakdown.
**MONEY**
What is money?
Money is a medium of exchange, which can be in the form of notes, coin or crypto.
When you have money you can get **almost** everything you want In life, from a good house, to big cars, expensive clothing, jewelries etcetera.
When you have money you can control people, yes you can order anyone around with money.
**Power**.
What is power?
In a very simple term, power means authority over others, being able to influence the decisions of others.
When you have power, there would be people under you, who are ready to follow and obey any instructions or directive you give.
When you have power, you're the law, you make the laws and others follow.
**Money vs power.**
Some people say when you have money you can buy power, while others say when you have power you can control money.
One certain thing I'm sure of is that power doesn't come without money attached and when you're rich it automatically gives you power over others.
Let me give an example; which would you rather be, The president of your country or Jeff Bezos, the riches man in the world?.
As the president of your country you have power, you can make decisions and no one would oppose it, you would have money as well but not even up to 3% of the wealth of Jeff Bezos.
As Jeff Bezos, you have money, you can live a life of luxury as you want, you can have control over some sect of people but you can't make a decision that a whole country would follow.
Now you see the clear difference.
In my opinion, Power speaks authority and talks tough but money whispers command and I've discovered that human nature speaks the language of money.
Let's hear form you!
**MONEY OR POWER**
Who is your celebrity crush/favorite celebrity?
A celebrity is someone with fame or public recognition, he or she is popular and well known amongst many. These guys are the big names in the entertainment world. Their fans literally worship and adore them.
You see them making headlines weekly and covering the pages of some very popular magazines.
Well, my question; is do you have a celebrity crush? or a celebrity you like so much because of how good they're at what they do or their looks. A celebrity you cherish and admire so much, it could be a musician, actor, artist, sportsman, politician etc.
Some of these guys are Icons, mentors, guide, role models or career coaches to many
I'll give you a list of my celebrity crush(s) from different aspects of entertainment.
From the world of music and entertainment my celebrity crush Ariana Grande, an American singer, song writer and actress, she's well-known for her skilled vocals and her voice is also angelic, she's damn pretty and gorgeous. She's 27yrs of age.
In sports my celebrity crush is Marta Vieira da Silva, commonly known as Marta, she is a female Brazilian footballer who plays for the Orlando Pride in the Brazilian league. She holds the record for most goals scored in a FIFA world cup. She's 34 years of age.
When it comes to movies, my celeb crush is Letitia Wright, she acted the character Shuri who was the younger sister of Tchalla from the movies Black Panther. She's 26 years of Age.
And my favorite Hollywood celebrity is Kevin Hart, I'm sure you must have seen some of his movies. That nigga is damn hilarious and can crack your ribs out.
Enough on my list, who is your favorite celebrity?
It's another Monday! Make plans and get things done.
It's another Monday again, a day we get back to all the hustling and buzzing of life, Monday's are nightmare for many people.
Imagine after hanging out and chilling with friends on Friday night, attending functions and watching Saturday football, doing some workout etc, going for Sunday service in church and having a nice a time with friends and family thereafter. Then came Monday again where you have to wake up with an heavy face very early in the morning and get ready for work or school.
No thanks to covid-19, this routine has changed within the past few months for many of us, the weekdays are more like the weekend and you can't tell the difference. Good thing lockdown is being eased gradually in many parts of the word and activities are coming back to normal, people now go to work and schools might reopen very soon.
What are your plans for this new week ahead? Do you plan on archiving some goals, reaching some targets, landing that life changing contract, gaining that admission, reconciling with that friend of yours whom you've been in bad terms for a while now, going on a trip, visiting and spending time with family?
If you have any of these or more in your agenda for the new week ahead, my words for you are; "go get them". Yes, go get those plan and make it an achievement rather than a plan.
Planning is effective as it would help you turn your weaknesses into strength because you saw it coming right ahead of time.
So in whatever you do, plan ahead of time and work towards actualizing those plans
Have a lovely week ahead!
Can or Bottle, how do you love your drink?
Everyone loves coke, okay maybe not everyone but statistics has it that out of every 10 persons, 8 of them likes Coca-Cola.
Well maybe this has to do with it's unique and special taste which makes it different from all other soda in the market. They're are other varieties of soda drinks in the market but non can beat coke. Though some very few persons still prefer Pepsi to coke.
Coca-Cola comes either in a Can or a plastic bottle container, it's left for the consumer to choose which they want according to their taste.
Some will prefer to have the bottle because they will say it's more convenient and you could easily move around with it while others will tell you they prefer the can because it's a bit more mature and appealing as compared to the bottle.
It all boils down to choices, different humans with different taste and choice.
What prompted me to write this was a statistical survey I did sometime ago in school which we were told to carry out a survey and figure out the ratio of students who preferd Can containers to plastic bottles.
This was because the rate of pollution in the school environment with plastic bottle container was becoming alarming so the school was thinking on fully adopting the use of cans and putting a ban on plastic bottles.
This was necessary because Can containers can easily be recycled and used to produce some materials or entirely new Cans, people were encouraged to pick up can containers and take them to the recycle plant after which they will get a certain cash reward.
So that thought just flashed in my head today and I thought I should ask my fellow trenndians.
Which do you prefer; Can drinks or bottle drinks?
Creative Photography of the sun, rate me.
I did some shots with the sun a while ago and thought I could share to this amazing community, how would you rate me? Your thoughts and recommendations for improvement is welcomes.
Happiness is free!
Have you ever seen a child in his or her joyful mode? You can't help but wonder why they're always happy, children always have every reason to smile.
The last born in my family, no matter how you scold and shout at her, in less than ten minutes she would forget everything return to her normal state of joy and happiness.
If only we can learn from this children, as adults most times, we tend to become happy only when something good happens to us. Infact it's Fair enough to say an average human adult is always sad, we always have an thing or another to worry about which takes away our joy.
One fact is that we should leaen to happy without a reason, cos of you're happy for a reason, one day that happiness would be taken away when you no longer have any reason to be happy.
Don't let your situations and conditions take away your happiness, nothing last forever. The bad moments shall pass soon enough and until that happens don't sacrifice your happiness for anything in the world as true happiness is priceless.
Learn to be patient in life!
"If you boil rice, beans and potato in the same pot, each of them will get cooked at different times. Never at the same time. So, when you see your mates getting successful before you, don’t get jealous. Your time will come. Just keep on cooking" ~ anonymous.
Life happens in stages for everyone, it's not possible that you can skip one stage and jump to the other, what I mean here is; you might see your mates or people around you doing better than you, calm down, it's okay to feel jealous but don't let it have the better of you.
While someone is dropping his pot of food from the fire, another person is washing his pot to put food on the fire, that doesn't mean he won't eat, both of them will eat but at different times.
The society and people around contributes so much to why people most especially the youths are after quick wealth, this quest for quick wealth is what leads them into crime most of the times, the society at some makes them believe they should be where there mates are forgetting the fact that, things can't fall in place for everyone at the same time.
As a young person, it's normal to have a burning desire and urge for succes but while doing that it's important you believe in having patience, when you're patient enough, good things will surely come your way.
Recently, Jeff Bezos became the first ever person on Earth to be worth $200B, it might interest you to know that Jeff was once a cook at McDonalds, also some years back he was worth $30B but see how much he's worth today, and he would be worth even more in the years to come.
Patience, persistent and hardwork are the key factor, when you have these three, you can achieve even more than what you could ever imagine. Good morning!
Poem
*I'll adore you*
*your beauty so bright it shines light on my soul*
*your smile so beautiful it heals my pain*
*In you I've found a soulmate*
*With you I'll leave my heart.*
*your skin so smooth I want to feel your gently touch.*
*The flowers are becoming jealous*
*now they see you as a competition*
*your beauty is unmatchable*
*you add colours to my life*
*with you I want to spend eternity*
*I'll adore you*
*I'll love you.*
*I'll be by your side*
*on this boat we will sail together to the harbor*
*I'll adore you*
*my one and only beauty*
*how do you live with two hearts*
*it's obvious you've stolen mine.*
*I'll adore you ❤️*
Do you Fancy Becoming a Vegan
My first ever encounter with the word "vegetarian" was way back in my junior high school days. There was this new guy in my class, who joined midterm. He would always say he's a vegetarian.
Poor me, i had no idea what that word meant until one day when he explained to us all because I wasn't the only one left out.
That was when I got to know that being a vegan means living on a diet that excludes meats, fish, eggs, dairy products or other food or Ingredients gotten from animals.
Some people will better explain that vegans don't eat anything that has blood or comes from where there's blood.
For some of these guys, it's beyond just keeping the diet, some will say it's wrong for people to kill and eat animals and as such they're strongly against the act.
These guys only live on a diet of fruits, vegetables, legumes such as peas and beans, nuts and seeds, bread, rice pasta, dairy alternative such as soymik, coconut milk and almond milk.
For most vegan it's a personal choice, not influence by any factor or anyone around them.
My question is; do you fancy becoming a vegan? Or are you one already?
What's the best book you've read?
If there's one thing I've learnt in life is you can't undermine the power of a good book. A good life has the power to influence you and turn your life around for good.
My first encounter with a book was in my junior high school(JSS2), I remember how I was struggling academically back then, my grades were so poor. I hated math a lot.
My parents then had to hire someone to help me out with home lessons in the subjects I was weak at. An home tutor was hired for me and he started coming over three times in a week to put me through on those subjects I found very difficult.
One day while coming he came along with a book, he gave me this book and told me to make sure I read every page of it.
The name of that book was "Think Big" by Benjamin Carson.
Some of you might have read that book, if you have then you would know how powerful and inspirational the story behind that book is.
I was reluctant at first but my teacher kept on asking if I'm reading it so I had no choice, i had the book with me almost everywhere I go.
With time, while reading the book and paying attention to my home class, my grades improved a great deal. That was my first encounter with the power a good book could poses.
Ben Carson was someone who struggled as a student, his grades were so poor that the whole class had labelled him a dummy.
Guess what? Ben Carson grew up to become one fo the greatest medical surgeon ever. He was the first person to successfully separate conjoined twins.
He's the autor of many other inspirational books; think big and Gifted hands are my favorite. I'll recommend them Incase you haven't read any.
Till date I still have that book with me, it's been years since then but it's a book I can read over and over again as it has impacted my life positively.
What's the best book you've read?
Can You live here?
When it comes to choice of an apartment, different people have different tastes.
If you ask, some will tell you they want to live in an estate where there are so many houses occupied by different people and are closely packed together.
Others will tell you they want to live in a place where the houses are not so close, where they might be a distance of at least 300 to 500 meters between each houses, it could be more or less but you can definitely walk from your house to the next one closet to you.
And then they're those people who wants to live in a secluded apartment, an apartment that's built in some place not close to any other building or anyone. You will find such building standing alone in a forest or mountain areas.
I don't really know why some people love such apartment but I guess maybe it's because it's far from all the noise and pollution in the busy towns.
I would certainly love to live in a secluded apartment but not so far from people, you know what normally happens with such houses in those horror movies 😂
But frankly speaking, it would be nice to have such an apartment maybe not as a permanent residence but as a place where you can visit once in a while, maybe spend the weekend over there.
So can you live in a secluded apartment or you rather stay in estate setting where they're many people
Lyrics or Beat
Music, what is music? I bet anyone can answer that, even a child knows when music is being played, that natural effect that music produces that just you hear a song and next thing you begin to move your body in it's rythm, that's the power of good music.
Basically, music consists of two parts; the lyrics(words being said by the singer) and the beat which is produced by a producer. But amongst these two which to you think it's more important? Which of them add so much rythm to the song.
If you're a Nigerian, you will be familiar with most Nigerian Hip Hop music and you will agree with me that most of those song we hype so much is because of the good beat it has, sometimes we don't even know what those guys are saying but we vibe so much to the song because it has a good beat.
Have you ever listened to those South African highlife and Hip Hop music? Those guys are the king of beat, they sing in their language but because of how nice and rhythmic the beat is anyone can easily dance to their music.
On the other hand there's the lyrics, this refers to the words being said by the singer in the song, lyrics are also very important, there are some song that you can't just help but fall in love with the voice of the singer, some could be so melodic that a beat is not even needed to make it sound nice to the ears.
Obviously both are important in other to produce good music, but you know what they say; "they're two sides to a coin".
Which do you think it's more important, the beat or the lyrics?
What will you advice him?
What will you advice a friend, recently a friend of mine called me and gave me good news of how his application to study in one of the Universities in the UK has been approved.
Now here is the thing, he's a 4th year student in my school just left with a year before graduating and bagging his BSC and now there's this life changing opportunity he has been dreaming about for a very long time.
If he accepts the admission and travel down there, he's going to start all over, he will start from A levels again.
Now he's left in confusion if he should accept the admission and chase his dreams of relax and let it go so he completes his education in Nigeria.
We know the advantages that comes with studying and graduating abroad, putting all that into consideration is why he's even more confused.
Honestly I don't know what to tell him, what do you think he rather do? Accept the admission and fly out to study or wait back in Nigeria and complete his studies
Your advice will very much be appreciated. Thank you!
Learn to control yours anger
Anger, do you know that anger can destroy things? Anger can destroy and ruin your entire life.
Here's a true life story of how two brothers who were direct siblings had a little quarrel in which one of them became so angry that he threw a stone at other brother, unlucky for him the stone went straight and hit his brother in one of eyes, he started bleeding from the eyes immediately, neighbors and people who were around came and took him to the hospital, the boy eventually survived but lost one of his eyes as it was seriously damaged by the stone and now he can make use of only one eye.
What caused this? Anger, the other brother couldn't put his anger in check and he allowed it control him, he might never forgive himself for what he did.
This happened in my estate, a true life story, not fictional. So what I'm saying here is that it's very important to have control over your anger. If you're the kind of person that gets angry easily, look for a way to calm yourself whenever you're angry.
I used to be the type that gets angry easily and whenever I am, I tend to make irrational decisions. After sometime I had to come up with a technique that helps me calm down, whenever I'm about to get overly angry. What i do is to just isolate myself from everyone else for sometimes, listen to music or play video games after which I will be good.
You just have to find a technique that will help you calm down whenever you're angry so your anger doesn't lead you into making decisions you will forever regret.
Love Genuinely
"I Love You"
We get to make use of this sentence a lot, either telling someone you love them or they telling you they love you.
The sad thing here is that we often abuse these words, you tell someone "I love you" out of joke without actually meaning your words.
I believe love goes beyongd words alone, If you do love someone then you should be able to show it in your action, action they say speaks louder than words. You love someone, all your action around them should show you actually do. There are countless number of ways you can show love to others.
A simple act of kindness such as helping someone In need no matter how little or small is a very big way to show love.
Hence when you use the word I love you and it actually reflects in your actions, only then can it be called true love.
Change is constant
Life is full of uncertainties they say, you could make out plans on how you would spend your day but something comes up and you have to change your plans for the day, at this point your ability to adjust and readjust would determine if you will make good use of the day or it becomes a total waste due to the changes that occurred.
The only thing constant in life is change, we experience different forms of change everyday.
Be it change in our environment, change in our attitude, change in the behaviors of other persons, we must learn to embrace these changes, because there was is nothing or little we can do when it has already taken place.
Some persons can easily embrace and welcome these changes while others find extremely difficult to adapt to. In this case it's all about making adjustments, if you're able to adjust perfectly then you will fit in without feeling the negative effect that come with change.
There is one fact here; change must happen and as such the best you can do is accept and adapt to it because even if you don't, you can't reverse the change that has already taken place.
Change becomes harder when you reject it.
When you accept change, you can deal with it more easier and as such get used to it overtime.
When we accept change, it would come with loads of positive impacts on the long run that would be beneficial to us all.
Do What you love now!
Life is full of uncertainties and as such you might not have a glimpse of an idea of what will happen in the next second.
Recently i was reading a true life story where someone narrated how she lost her husband to the wicked hand of death, according to her she and her husband on that night had a long gist and already made plans of traveling for a vacation with their kids, it's an experience she has been longing to have for a long time now with her family.
On the morning they were to leave, she woke up first to carry out some normal morning routines before they eventually embark on the journey, she went to the bathroom after waking up, she then called her husband repeatedly after coming out but he gave no response, she thought he was still lost in his sleep, she went and tapped him but there was no response, on a further observation that's when she find out her husband is long gone.
The person whom they spoke, and slept together on the same bed the night before is dead.
How ironic life could be, I often hear people say "life is short don't waste any second of it", this should be rephrased to "life is short do what you love now"
The time you're waiting for to do what makes you happy might never come, create that time now and enjoy your life while you still can.
Your body needs rest!
YOUR BODY NEEDS REST!
Most times we often get chocked up with all the hustler and bustle in life, we're all struggling to make ends meet, while doing this we may sometimes forget how important it is for the body to rest.
Here's what happened to me recently; for the past three days I haven't had enough rest or sleep, one thing or another always keep me up late and I end up sleeping for less than 4hrs in a day, I felt it was ok until my body started reacting negatively yesterday.
I was feeling feverish, tired and could barely stand for long, it then dawned on me that I've been starving my body from having the rest it deserves.
I still had plans of staying up late yesterday but seem my body already had enough, I didn't know how and when I dropped my phone unconsciously only to wake this morning, I've been able to sleep for about 6hrs which is good.
So guys amidst all the hustle here and there do not forget how important it is for you to rest, sometimes just dropped your phone, stop every activity and have a good rest, rest and sleep are different, you can rest without sleeping.
In all, ensure to live healthy always
@Villez
