5 Things to Avoid Doing on Social Media after a Breakup

Posted by Editor on Jun 26th, 2017 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

So you broke up with your significant other, but you didn’t part ways pleasantly. You’d love to say “no hard feelings”, but you’d be lying since there surely are hard feelings between both of you that you’d want to let out. But before you start causing too much drama online, here are five things that you should never ever do on any social networking site that both you and your ex-beau are on.

1. Tweeting or Posting Statuses About Him

You may be used to tweeting or posting cryptic messages online, but it’d be best to avoid doing this when you’ve just been through a breakup. Remember that your mutual friends might already be aware of your situation, and it’ll be easier for them to decode who your tweets or statuses are about. If you just can’t help but post about him or your breakup, then it’s best to just deactivate your account until you’ve fully moved on.

2. Initiating a Pity Party Online

Posting about how betrayed or neglected you feel to get your friends’ attention and sympathy isn’t cool. You’re only making a fool out of yourself, and you can’t be sure that the people comforting you won’t be talking behind your back. So regardless of how hurt and overwhelmed you currently feel, avoid posting anything that’ll make you appear like a pathetic ex-girlfriend.

3. Posting Negative Things About Your Ex

Telling your online friends about how a sore loser your ex is won’t help in making things better. In fact, it’ll only make you look like the sore loser. So instead of telling the online world about your breakup, post things related with your journey to single-dom. This will definitely help in empowering and inspiring you to be the person that you ought to be, even without him in your life.

4. Adding or Following His New Girl

Your breakup may have been caused by a third party, but sending his new girl a friend request and telling her what you think about her might not be a good idea at all. We understand that you’re exploding with rage because of this person, but you certainly wouldn’t want to be labelled as a crazy ex-girlfriend.

5. Sending Threatening Messages

Regardless of how good or bad your relationship ended, a breakup can still make you feel like you’re not yourself and even cause you to feel some heightened emotions. When this happens, you’ll feel that you can strangle any person that gets on your way. This is why it’s crucial that you think things through before doing anything rash, such as sending a threatening message to your ex or his new girl.

Social media has the ability to make any breakup worse, but if you know who you really, you’ll definitely be able to be the bigger person in the breakup and handle your pain in a mature way.

10 Great Movies for History Buffs

Posted by Editor on Jun 23rd, 2017 in Entertainment and Recreation | 0 comments

For the lovers of world history, collecting books is sometimes not enough. A retelling of past events through films is also a good way to reconnect with our past. Hollywood has no shortage of history and historical fiction films. Here are some that are considered classics in the genre.

1. Lawrence of Arabia (1959)

A classic film of the life of British lieutenant Thomas Edward Lawrence who was able to convince the various Arab tribes to come together to fight the Ottoman Turks. The uprising was called the Arab Revolt in 1916 to 1918.

2. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Based on the events of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, it tells of how Hotel des Mille Collines manager Paul Rusesabagina housed Tutsi refugees during the conflict against the Hutu militia.

3. Amistad (1997)

A slave ship, La Amistad, is traveling to North America in 1839 when the members of the Mende tribe successfully launched a mutiny. They were later captured and tried in the court.

4. Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)

The film tells of the historic Battle in Iwo Jima between the Japanese and the Americans during the Second World War II. It is unusual for chronicling the battle from the point of view of Japanese soldiers, most of whom were trapped and have no news of the war elsewhere.

5. Schindler’s List (1993)

Oskar Schindler started an enamelware business where most of his employees were Jewish. When he witnessed the execution of the Jews, he began to employ more Jewish workers in his factory to save them from Nazi Germans in World War II.

6. Braveheart (1995)

Scottish knight William Wallace’s wife Murron MacClannough was tried and executed when she fought off her assailants. His rampage at an English garrison was just the beginning of his role in the Wars of Scottish Independence.

7. Invictus (2009)

Newly-elected president of South Africa Nelson Mandela proposed to create a national rugby team to compete in the World Cup in 1995. The event is held in South Africa where there is still tension from the dismantling of the apartheid system.

8. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Balian of Ibelin is recruited by his father Baron Godfrey and becomes a leading figure in the defence of the Kingdom of Jerusalem against Sultan Saladin. An epic castle siege is one of the film’s best features.

9. Ben-Hur (1959)

The rich prince and merchant Judah Ben-Hur was betrayed by his childhood friend Messala who is a commander of a Roman garrison. Ben-Hur promises to return to take revenge.

10. The Last Emperor (1987)

Puyi ascends the throne as a young boy when the Empress Dowager Cixi passed away. His reign marked a tumultuous time in history. He went to Tientsin when he has exiled after the Beijing Coup. Later he was imprisoned by the Communist Party of China in the 1950s.

5 Benefits of Online Dating That’s Worth Considering

Posted by Editor on May 14th, 2017 in Heart to Heart | 0 comments

Despite holding a bad rep for quite some time, online dating has truly revolutionized the way single people meet – causing more people to turn to the internet in the hopes of meeting the person who they’d want to spend the rest of their lives with. For that reason, we listed down some of advantages of signing in to dating sites like Tinder to find the man or woman of your dreams.

1. It’s Accessible

With online dating, you no longer have to set an alarm to wake up early, get dressed and meet new people at your favourite restaurant or bar. All you’ve got to do is simply log in on your laptop or smartphone anywhere and anytime you want. You can look through some profiles and send a message or two to guys who you think are a good match for you – all of this while you’re sipping a cup of hot cocoa while still on your favourite pyjamas.

2. It Allows You to Meet Different People

In the traditional way of dating, you are often stuck with guys who are just within your neighbourhood. On the flip side, online dating allows you to meet people from various countries and from all walks of life. Just don’t get overwhelmed with the myriad of choices that you have though. Instead, take your time knowing various people then filter them based on your personal preferences.

3. It Requires Little to No Effort

There are dating sites that require you to pay a certain free before you’re able to register and meet new people; but there are also those that you can sign up with for no cost at all. Whichever you pick, the entire process won’t require that much effort from you. All you’ve got to do is provide a valid email address, some personal information and an updated photo. Once everything is set, you can already start diving into the dating pool.

4. It Allows You to Meet Like-Minded Individuals

In traditional dating scene, figuring out whether the person you like shares the same interests as yours often take several dates. It’s that time-consuming, but with online dating, you can already what a person’s interests are by simply viewing his or her dating profile. With this, you’ll avoid wasting your precious time getting to know someone who doesn’t have anything in common with you.

5. It Involves Less Pressure

Not everyone is good at meeting new people and starting small talks. So if you’re one of the shy types, then online dating can help you ace your dating game despite your inherent introversion. Since you get to know each other through an exchange of chats and you don’t immediately go out on a date, you’ll have enough time to fully prepare and be comfortable with your first meeting.

Online dating changed the way people meet and date, so make sure that you make great use of it. Just ensure that you avoid getting too carried away and that you take each and every step in dating online carefully.

10 Movies with Weird Themes You Need to Watch

Posted by Editor on May 11th, 2017 in Entertainment and Recreation | 0 comments

A film doesn’t have to show a lot of blood to be considered weird. Even science fiction thrillers like Inception is already weird by mainstream standards. If you really want to go down the rabbit hole, here are ten of the weirdest movies ever made to get you started.

1. Eraserhead (1977)

Henry Spencer has to take care of his sick child which looks like a reptile. It was already a struggle, but then he also experiences dream-like visions involving the Lady in the Radiator and the Man in the Planet.

2. Rubber (2010)

Forget zombies. Imagine what it’s like being chased by a malevolent tire. Don’t laugh just yet. The tire, called Robert, learned it possessed psychic powers after rolling over a plastic bottle and a scorpion.

3. Inland Empire (2006)

Nikkie Grace wants to have her career back so she applied for a role in a film. Just before her audition, a strange old neighbor told her about two folktales of an evil boy and a girl who saw a palace.

4. Black Moon (1975)
Set in a conflict between men and women, young Lily tries to escape the chaos to an estate in the countryside only to find that unusual events are taking place. Lily was later caught up in the madness—or is it a dream—when she chases a unicorn.

5. Gummo (1997)

When the town in Xenia, Ohio was destroyed by a tornado, its poor residents passed the time by amusing themselves in various ways. There’s a mute boy who wears pink bunny ears and boys who hunt cats.

6. Videodrome (1983)

A television station is planning to change its programming when they stumbled upon a broadcast from Malaysia depicting scenes of violence and depravity. Initially they though it was the future of television until their hallucinations became more vivid.

7. Dogtooth (2009)

What happens when a couple decides to shield their children from the world? One boy and two girls have no idea what’s outside their compound. The only way for them to leave is to loose a dogtooth.

8. The Fly (1986)

There have been movies of fauna gone wild after a mad scientist unleashes them on the public. But what if the scientist himself is the victim? Seth Brundle’s experiments on teleportation went wrong after a careless act.

9. The City of Lost Children (1995)

Krank cannot have dreams. His solution? Kidnap children so he can steal theirs. When One’s brother went missing, he enlisted the help of the young thief Miette to look for his brother Denree.

10. Interstate 60: Episodes on the Road (2002)

Two college students wished there was a character like the genie in America who can grant one’s desires. They were approached by men who claimed that such a being exists and that he can be found at Interstate 60.