Wednesday 28 January 2015

Birthday celebrations?



So two days ago I turned 21. I have never been really keen on birthdays. We all age whether we like it or not. Just a week before my birthday, my mum was asking me what I would like for my birthday and if I wanted to have a party. My first thought was, 'WHAT?' I never really understood why people have birthday parties, especially the ones that you have to plan for yourself and hope people would turn up and wish you and hopefully give you something. Does that even make sense? Like you spend almost a grand or more just to get people to wish you. In my opinion, that's pretty pathetic.


Becoming 16, 18 and 21 seems like a big deal in most countries around that world. Maybe it is, because that the age when you become independent and your parents have all the rights to ask you to get out of the house. And if that's the case, then it's fine to have a huge celebration since you wouldn't need to depend on anyone but yourself after that.

I have attached a few video of 21st birthday celebration in Malaysia (where I'm from).
These people celebrate their birthdays as grand as engagement parties and weddings. I'm not saying that it's wrong, but is it necessary?

I am an Asian and I believe that most Asian parents will never allow their children to move out even after their 21st birthday. I know that because my parents have told me that as long as I depend on them in anyway such as home, money or anything, I am still dependant on them. I absolutely agree with them. I know that I will be depending on them till I get a stable job and till then I'm dependant.
The whole celebration of the 21st birthday is to give the child a key to their life and that signifies freedom. But what's the point of getting the key when there isn't any freedom ?

I would rather use that money to pay for my university fee or why not a nice vacation with family and close friends? I think that's a wiser way to do things in life. I'm sure those people who do have these grand birthday celebration would someday have a thought of why did they blow off that amount on money on people who don't really matter.


Unless you are just born rich and you don't know what to do with all that money, let me suggest something. Go donate it to the unfortunate. Honestly, the satisfaction of giving and helping cannot beat any feeling in the world. Besides that, you would get genuine happiness out of an act of kindness. What else could make you feel better on a special day of your life?

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Social Networking Gone Wrong!



Have you ever wondered how do people have such confidence or guts to socialise on social networks? Because everyday I scroll through my Facebook NewsFeed wondering if there's something wrong with me or I just have a bunch of weirdos on my Facebook. 



Maybe the problem is with me since I barely post anything on social networks without thinking it out. I always question myself before I post anything. Questions like 'Is this necessary?', ' Would it matter to others?', 'Will my colleagues think that I have nothing better to do?'. Yeah, those are just a few of the questions I usually ask myself. I know that I shouldn't care about others' opinions but social network is becoming a place where you don't only meet people, you make first impressions on it too and why would you want to ruin it by posting something that came through your mind for the moment? 


Next, imagine being a teacher and you have your students on your social networks. Would you still post about your love life ? Or would you still post the infinite amount of selfies you take in a day? I don't know about others, but I would be pretty embarrassed if I was a teacher and my student commented anything about my private life or even worse, bring it up in a conversation. 



People nowadays think for the moment and they don't see the long term effects of it. Social networks are not being used for the main purpose anymore. As much as social networking has advantages, it also has quite the amount of disadvantages. People need to think to thoroughly before posting their private life .


 

  

Monday 12 January 2015

20 tips/tricks to make life easier.

Life can be a handful at times and we wish that it would be easier and guess what, it can get easier. There are many tricks that could make your life easier in many ways and I am going to list a few for you.




1. For students : Studying 30 to 60 minutes intervals with 10 to 15 minutes of break could be a very effective way to concentrate in your work.



2.Comparing yourself to others won't change anything and it will definitely not make you feel any better about yourself.


3. If you ever had the thought of the importance of your existence in someone else's life, most probably you already know the answer to it but you are denying it.


4. Wondering if you are really hungry or just bored ? Simple. Would you eat an apple? If you answered no, then you are just bored.



5. Need tech support ? Become a new customer and this will reduce the amount of wait time.

6. Drinking water or any sort of fluid in the morning will make you more energetic throughout the day.


7. Listen to music when you are doing something that you don't enjoy, this will make the process worthwhile.


8. Need to remember something to take before you go out ? Leave it in your shoes, this way you won't forget to take it along.

 
9. Use your tongue to tickle the roof of your mouth to avoid sneezing.

10. If your gadgets are not working, just turn it off and on again. (depends)

11. Use a bicycle to save money on gas, parking and a gym membership.


12. For students : Forgot to submit an assignment ? Just change the date and time on your computer and send it. (Might not work on certain websites)

13. For students : SnapQu is a great app that can help with your mathematic problems.


 
14. Never say sorry to another driver during an accident as it could be taken as an admission of guilt and could be taken against you in court.

15. Chewing gum could relieve nervousness.


16. If you don't want to end up in the friend zone, be clear with your intensions from the beginning.


17. Faking confidence can be a positive influence to your brain and it could change your personality.

18. Flight tickets are usually the cheapest 54 days before the flight.

19. For students : Use scholar.google to find information for any sort assignments.

20. Admit you made a mistake and learn from it rather than denying it. Ego never solves anything.



I hope that this information is useful for all of you readers.