COVID-19 has put the mental health of an entire generation at risk.

 COVID-19 has put the mental health of an entire generation at risk.

Let's be candid about the last two years or so...

Our children and young adults have been exposed to challenges that have affected them directly in every aspect of their lives.

As adults some of us have learnt that at one time or the other challenges occur in our lives, but our children did not have the time and space to know what can happen in ones day to day activities because of lack of exposure as well as experience.

Covid-19 threw them in the thick of it, schools were interrupted, lifestyles changed overnight and some of them experienced conflicting adults.

When you consider all of the above and add on it that most adults rarely if at all pay close attention to their children (unless its about provisions and the likes) let alone ask after their emotional wellbeing, then you get the picture.

We are saying, ask a child, your child, your friends child what's on their mind. Remember, a child's opinion also matters. Don't let them become invisible in plain sight. The future of the next generation matters.

#onmymind

#safeguarding

#weareherewecare

#Gracewithapurpose

LEGIT WAYS YOU CAN EARN MONEY ONLINE

 EARN MONEY ONLINE FROM HOME

1. Freelancer.com

This is a freelancing website that has millions of jobs and millions of essay writers as well

First, you will need to login.

Your success rate here will depend on your patience. Having proof of work previously done is an added advantage, If you don't have any, don't let this put you down...just be consistent and if you can, pay for more bids which will give you more exposure and visibility hence better chances of getting hired.

In this, patience and perseverance is key

2. Fiverr.com

This is also a freelancing site.

If you are a beginner there is no better site to begin with than this one, since you can gather more experience and also learn a lot about pretty much everything to assist on your freelancing career.

In this you will have to do an English exam after completing several steps to make yourself visible by putting your bid online.

Visibility is key here.

3. Guru.com

Make sure to login and verify your account as soon as you are able.

Verification will help you get your hands on more bids. Lack of which you will still get bids but you will be a bit limited.

How well you phrase your bid will also increase your bid ranking.

Here also, perseverance is key.

4. Remotasks

You will need to sign in to this to get access.

After signing in they take you through a training that is followed by a test that you must pass to continue.

Choose tasks starting from the easy ones going on to difficult ones. The easy ones give less money but they are good to boost your morale and wet your feet to get the feel of it before you move on to the difficult more rewarding ones.

Note: for every task you pick, they train you first then you can carry on.

5. Swagbucks

This is not only about surveys but also much much more.

You can participate in surveys to earn some money and also shopping and playing games for money.

If you already play games, then there is no harm in getting a few coins while at it. You can get cash back even after shopping.

6. Point Club

login and find out if you can participate in surveys

7.Survey roundtable

This one is also good. You can give it a try.

8. Respondent

This pays a whole lot more than most or any of the surveys that I have seen so far.

There is a catch though, they do it physically that is, when you are visible and speaking with them online. They are well worth the trouble though. Their pay is very high.

Just make sure you pick one that you are well versed about because you may very well be required to speak for an hour or so. They do pay you for your time.

9. Timebucks

Pays for surveys but you can also watch videos, slide shows and much much more to earn something.

Their highest paid item is the surveys.

POINTS TO NOTE

Make sure you have a good internet connection.

The survey sites can help you earn a little something but don't expect to become a millionaire or anything...well, you can pay bills.

you may not be able to access some survey sites or surveys themselves depending on your region. This has everything to do with who or what the persons' giving out the surveys need.

Be consistent

Be patient

Don't give up. 

5 Chaebol K-drama & C-drama series you cannot miss

1. Love 020 (2016)

This is a series starring Zheng Shuang (Bei Wei Wei) and Yang Yang (Xiao Nai).It's other name is "A Smile is Beautiful One Smile is Very Alluring.

If you want a light rom - com with a happy ending, this is the place to be. In this series Bei Wei Wei is a student at a university who happens to meet Xiao Nai when her room mate drops her laptop and it goes burst. She is a student who is a pro in gaming and on that day she had a gaming appointment she could not afford to miss. 

Xiao Nai is in his final year in college and is looking for a space where he can start a company. His uncle takes him to his cyber and assures him the space will be availed to him for free, at that time Bei Wei Wei happens to be there having a duo and Xiao Nai notices her because of her prowess in the game.

Watch this series to find out what happens to Bei Wei Wei and Xiao Nai and how their romance progresses.

You may have to read subtitles while watching but it will be worth your while.

2. GO GO SQUID (2019)

This is a comedy, romance  and e- sports series starring Yang Zi ( Tong Nian ) and Li Xian ( Han Shangyan)

Tong nian is a computer science genius and student who entered the university at the age of 15  and has never had a boyfriend. She has developed many successful projects and is also a star with over 1.2 Million followers on net ease as a singer.

Han Shangyan is a 30 year old man who owns his own club in a bid to promote cyber security. The concept is so new that the adults around him have no clue as to what he really does so they chalk it down to an adult who has no direction but plays games throughout and wastes his life away.

These two meet at an overnight café and Tong Nian falls in love at first sight.

Their story starts from there and with it there dynamics of age. Watch this to see how they pass these huddles that are placed on them by society and for a hearty laugh.

It's reception was so good that another season was produced " Go Go Squid ( Apple dog's time) featuring the second leads in the first one.

3. Vincenzo (2021)

Starring  Song Joong-ki as the title character alongside Jeon Yeo-been, Ok Taec-yeon, Kim Yeo-jin and Kwak Dong-yeon. This drama has action , romance and comedy in it.

Vincenzo Cassano is an italian mafia who runs away from Italy when his step father dies and his brother wants to kill him for their estate. He goes back to Korea where he is robbed of everything he has on him immediately after arrival.

In Korea he meets a lawyer whose daughter he falls in love with and discovers that a client he had worked for when he was an italian mafia lawyer (Consigliere) had died. This Client had buried a few billion worth gold in an underground building under his guidance and non of his family knew.

Watch to find out what happened to the gold and how the romance progressed. 

4. Boys over flowers (2009)

Starring Ku Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon and Kim So-eun, this drama features a high school setting which has more than normal boolying.

This series is mostly on Shinwa high school the countries best school where only super duper rich students attend with the exception of a few scholarship students. Their uniform alone is worth a few million won. 

Gu jun-pyo is the leader of the F4 (the most popular and powerful group of boys) in the school being a son of the owner of the school among other companies around the world. He is arrogant and selfish until he  meets ku hye sun a scholarship student who teaches him a lesson he will never forget.

Watch this to follow the romance and struggles that follow rich kid and how they overcome them in adulthood.

NB: This one is a tear jacker.

5. Crash Landing on You (2019-2020)

Also Known as " Emergency love landing", "Love's crash landing" and "Crash landing of love", is a series starring starring Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Kim Jung-hyunTh

This series is a romantic drama and comedy with snippets of action. The scene is of both North Korea and South Korea.

A rich South Korean heiress paraglides and accidentally lands in North Korea. She is found by a North Korean army captain and their circumstances of their first meeting are note worthy.

In this series we see the struggles that ensue between the two to the point where they end up falling in love with one another. The largest problem is what would become of their inter-boarder relationship.

Find this and follow not one but two romances that bloom in this movie and see what would become of them.

Hyun Bin is a super star and a darling in South Korea.

Oh, and this series sparked not one but two real life relationships after everything was said and done.

Until next time.

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SQUID GAME

 Okay,let's talk about squid game.

First things first, I was pleasantly surprised to find a whole new genre of experiences on asian movies/dramas.Mmmh! let me tell you their acting is on another level, once you start with them...well, let's just say they have a lot more content than the other genres around nowadays.Ofcourse that is if you don't mind watching with english subtitles.

Now,squid game has left my head spinning,of course no spoilers but my goodness,can't really decide what I actually saw.You need a strong stomach for it, it has a lot to teach though, with this one, one can relate to the day to day activities when looking at it's concept.Anyhoo...

My experience was such that I have to think some more to really articulate what I saw.If you are a childrens game lover, you might want to think twice.Am one and I still watched so...it's not exactly horror but you can be the judge of that, there's a lot of blood and gore.

Well, if it's anything to go by,the series topped on netflix for awhile and even surpased bridgerton in the number of times watched.

It's a new world, you might want to experience the new genres as well.

Don't quote me.

Until next time...have at it.

BRIDGERTON

                                                                   

 

 BRIDGERTON

NB: No spoilers. 

This one I didn't see coming.After passing it over a few times thinking it was just another run in the mill historical series.Not that I hate historical series or anything,was just having a time out with them. 

It's a good thing that I decided to take a peek,and my, what a peek,I took it all the way to the end.Fancy taking a peek eight hours long, I know right.Well lets get down to it...Shonda just blew me away, again,after greys and you know the rest.But this one,she just knocked the ball right out of the park.

First things first,am mighty thankful that I wasn't born in that era because if I were...let's just say am glad.Now that we've gotten that out of the way,let's get back to the matter at hand.I know that in reality what happens in bridgerton might have actually been impossible in those times but then again..I was not there and neither were you...Okay fine. I know you will tell me that there is history to prove this and that and the other but hey okay there was alright but is it a hundred percent of everything that happened back then or is it a scenario where someone goes to another country..say India for example,finds natives and years later you hear so and so discovered mount whatever the name.How profound.I'll leave that for you to answer, no need to get into the nitty gritties.

Yes,talk about veering off the topic.This exquisite piece just left me thirsting for more.I for one am glad that second season is underway and then some.This is a production like no other in it's time.The diversity in it is just plain refreshing...let's not dwell on that.If you are a sucker for tales,fairy tale endings,romance...just plain old love conquers all.Look no further...this will leave you eating all the popcorn in your bowl and then pretty much dunking your hand back in there severally after the fact.We are talking no sleep from start to finish.

By the way when I say love conquers all I mean literally,having watched the first series and read the second book, "If you are not a reader,this might make one out of you yet"i've witnessed love literally curing trauma, if only,that would be mighty nice.Yes the movie is far more than you can imagine,the book is really,really,really good too,just read the one as of yet but I seriously do not like the amount of blaspheming in it...honestly i'll try the third but if the blaspheming is as much...I shall stick to waiting for the movies like a good little soldier. 

I will have to stop here before I start spoiling by dissecting even further,I believe if you decide to venture into it,you will not regret it.

Such a breath of fresh air.

Navasha,Kenya.Kongoni Lodge

 Very good food. Quite private,a bit removed from the touristy areas in Naivasha.

You want good food, go the ala carte way.

This is one of the places that are serene at Naivasha,a bit far removed from the town by 33.7 kilometres.

Don't let that stop you though,the best time to go there is early morning since at that time you get to see wild animals if you use the south lake road.You get to pass right in the middle of Hells Gate national Park between olkaria or kengen and Ndabibi.

The name kongoni is a Kiswahili name for Harte beast,these are there in plenty along with monkeys,warthogs and giraffes.These you get to see enroute.

So, my experience...

The food I most liked was each meal that was ala carte because it gave me the feel of home and each it was presented in detail.For this type, be prepared to wait but it will be worth your while.I did not quite like the buffet there because for me the food lacked individuality.It was good yes but i guesse we can say i was spoilt rotten by their ala carte.

There is a swimming pool,if you dont mind the cold ( to be fair really don't like feeling cold even a little bit) ,cold here is relative.I loved the scenary.

All in all,it was good enough for me to put it back on my bucket list for later.

It's quite enough, unfortunately or fortunately...mobile network is still active here.Good place for readers and for people who genuinely want to get away.

Cairo Hotel in Turkana County (Kakuma)

 I would say that it's one of the best hotels in Kakuma if not the best as of now.They have a broad menu that offers more than one can imagine for its location.

The service is good and the look/ scenery inside is a sight for sore eyes.Here the grass is green and they’ve planted some nice little trees that add to the beauty of the place If you are looking for a place that you will not have to jump every time the sheet touches you or shake your shoes severally before putting them on, you can consider this place,the rooms are barricaded(Windows are meshed and the doors also have a barrier) from the insects (spiders,snakes & Scorpions) which you will find in plenty outside of the premises. Point to note: if it’s your first time coming to Turkana, be well advised to carry airy clothes because the heat here packs a punch.

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