Listicle Top 3 Tips For Using Tinder For Your Solo Travel 6:21 AM Traveling by yourself is so 2018! If you're thinking about taking a break from it all, traveling to a distant country, exploring new cultures, and pulling an “Eat Pray Love", now is as good a time as any. You wouldn’t believe how many ways there are to do this, provided you can take a couple of months off work or quit altogether and look for another job when you come back refreshed, recharged, and reborn. When you get to your dream destination, you can meet local bikers to show you the ropes, connect with an expat group and explore the sights with someone from your own culture, or use Tinder to meet single locals and put a whole new spin on your adventure. Today, we take a look at how you can use Tinder or any other international dating site or app to spice up your travel, take a real step outside your comfort zone, and live life with zero expectations, limits or time constraints (for as much of it as you have to give). Top 3 Tips For Using Tinder For Your Solo Travel #1: Check Out The Dating Scene Before You Go Say you’ve never been to Malaysia, but are just dying to go. You don’t know anybody there, which is kind of the point of your whole trip, so what do you do? You check out the local dating scene before you get there to lower the chance of disappointment to a minimum. Mind you, this costs extra because Tinder only lets you connect with other users at your current location, but at a price of a few cocktails, it’s definitely worth your investment. On the other hand, if you don't feel like paying to meet singles from across the globe, OKCupid lets you change your location and swipe outside your current location at no cost. #2: To Tell Or Not To Tell Whether you decide to be upfront about your length of stay is up to you. Lots of Tinder users out there are not happy to meet someone super exciting only to find out they're just passing through their town. On the other hand, omitting this important detail doesn’t necessarily mean deception because you can openly state in your profile you're looking for a casual romance. Finally, you can say you're looking for someone to show you everything there is to know about the place you're visiting, especially if they’re cute, single, and preferably sane. Speaking of sanity, you can never be too careful, so keep your eyes and ears open for anything suspicious, and if at one point something starts to smell fishy, just get out of there as soon as possible and move on. #3: Asking For Tips Often Leads To Drinks Asking your matches for tips on what to do while visiting their town can turn into them getting tired of typing up everything there is to do, and just asking you if you were OK with them showing you around. Locals are pretty efficient that way, and if they turn out to be cute, you’ll get your own "Tindering while Traveling” adventure. “What time is the last subway", "How much is cab fare" or "Is the water safe here to drink for tourists" are all questions you can use to break the ice with someone and chat them up to see if they're into you. If, however, they don't turn out to be as interesting or as honest as you'd hoped, don't let it put a damper on the vacation of your life, and try to treat a bad date as you would at home, with as little dwelling on it as possible. Post may contain affiliate links. Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Life Lessons Let Go: What It Means And Why You Should Do It 5:00 PM Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself. -Deborah Reber You need to let go. If you're still affected by it, you still feel something for it. If you still hate someone who has wronged you in the past, you still are under the other person’s power. Let go of hatred and release yourself from the prison you have created. Let go of grudge and declare yourself free from the other person’s clutch. Let go of anger and remove the other person’s power to control you altogether. You are not your emotions. You are not your feelings. You are not a slave of your past mistakes. You are more than that. Take ownership of your life. Again. Now. Learn to let it go.Giphy What does it mean to let go? Letting go means you need to stop holding on to what's holding you back.It means setting yourself free.Let go of...Your past mistakes and wrong decisions. Just bring the lessons you learned from them, Your traumas and pains. We are all wounded and scarred. It happened. It's over. It can't hurt you now unless you let it. Your TOTGA (the one that got away). If it was meant to be, it will be. If things didn't go your way, it's all for the best. Your could have been and the what ifs. Don't beat yourself up for things that never occurred. You cannot change the past. You can only take charge of your present and choose what kind of future you want. Stop beating yourself up. Stop crying over spilled milk. "Stop clinging to the past. No matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone." - How I Met Your MotherGiphy Why do we keep holding on?Sometimes we hold on to it because it's what we've known to be 'home' for so long. We always come back home, don't we? It's familiar and what's familiar brings us comfort. It makes us feel confident somehow because we know how things go. Or maybe because we've grown attached to it that it's the only reality we know. And the unknown terrifies us.Or maybe because we're hoping that if we keep holding on, things will change for the better. And we'll live happily ever after.GfycatWhy you should let go?We need to let go because greater things happen outside our comfort zone. Miracles happen in the courage zone. Because we get to see things we never thought existed. Because we experience something beyond our imagination.We need to let go because we need to free ourselves of the old so the new can come in.We need to let go because as long as our hands are still full, we won't have space to receive again.Sfygif The reason most people are afraid of the dark is not because of the dark per se. But because they can't see and that makes them unsure of what will happen next. Will harm come to me? Will I fall? Will I get hurt? These are the same questions we ask ourselves when we're about to make a major shift and let go of the familiar.It is what you don't see and know that scares you. It is what you think is out of your control that frightens you. But amazing things happen when you let go of fear and embrace change.Just have faith.You'll never know unless you try.
Lux Thinking Aloud Another Year Older And Hopefully Wiser 5:00 PM It's my birthday week! I'll be another year older and hopefully wiser. I hope I've learned enough from my past experiences and make more reasonable decisions this time. I hope I'll be able to discern God's voice. I know it's not easy, but at least now I can say I feel at peace. I must be doing something right. My 2017 has been going so fast that sometimes I pause and think, "Are these things really happening?" So many things have occured. The year is not yet over but my life is already changing. Big time. Everything in my life is God's grace. I don't deserve any of these blessings. When I think about it, I'm too sinful to live such an amazing life. God's mercy and love are all behind these. Another Year Older And Hopefully Wiser I think as you mature, you make better decisions because you see things more clearly and not solely based on feelings or sentiments. I am glad to say that I am wiser in choosing the people I hang out with. If they don't value me as much as I value them, if they don't respect me and my time, there is no point holding on to the relationship. Even with relationships longer than a decade. Wiser to choose the food I put in my body. When you eat, you either feed or fight disease. (Who said that?) Also, I am more aware of the situations of animals. I am beginning to understand that I don't have to kill or support the killing of innocent lives just so I can be fed or enjoy eating. I am not a vegan yet but I sure am inclining to that direction. Thanks to my dogs who taught me that animals have feelings and can teach you about humanity more than some people. That they too deserve to be happy and have the right to live freely. I can say that I am at this point in my life where I am happy and content. And whatever God gives me that is outside my needs is a huge bonus. Late last year, I wrote about joining the dating scene again. But this time, I've found a different field. That field is on the web. I don't get to go out as often as I should be in order to find a potential partner. My circle is limited. And I work at home I seldom go out. So what are the odds that I'd meet my ideal partner on my way from my work desk to the fridge? Zero. I have planned my future life as a single person. I have made sure that even if I grow old alone, I will be able to secure and support myself. All I outlined was a life free of responsibilities for another living creature (except maybe for our dogs). I've pictured out a future of me traveling locally and abroad with friends, family or alone. I was totally okay with that. But then God has better plans. Well, he always has. He sent someone who, believe it or not, checked off the non-negotiables I have on my list. So far at least. God gave me all I seek and more. And I wish I can say more about it now but I'm still a little overwhelmed by how God works in my life and how He's made what seemed to be impossible just a year ago, so real today. Like what I thought is far from my reach is now in front of me. What an amazing God we have. I have learned that it is important to be specific when asking for what we want because God surely delivers. We just have to be patient. Because our timeline is not the same with His. He is neither early nor late. He is always on time. That's how omnipotent He is. Where am I right now in my life? Still deciphering. Still obeying. Still working every waking hours. Still planting seeds for the future. And still in awe. Sometimes I feel exhausted. Sometimes things still get to me (especially on that special time of the month for ladies). Most of the time, my back still hurts. But looking at the things around me and thinking about how far I am from where I used to be, I can't complain. I can only give thanks. On my birthday, I wish nothing more than for God to teach me humility, contentment, gratitude, and dependence on Him (because I tend to control things and get disappointed when they don't go my way). I wish He transforms me fully to the Proverbs woman I aspire to be. It may sound cliche, but I still do wish for world peace. We can't continue to live in fear knowing that anytime a crazy gun man would attack us or our loved one. Or that someone is being treated unjustly because they're powerless. Surely this is not what Jesus died for. Although I am untroubled right now, I pray that God would continue to guide me to where I need to be. To change my life according to His plans because I trust Him more than I trust my own visions and capabilities. There are more things I need to accomplish, more things I want to experience, and more places I want to see. There are more changes I want to happen. For now, I choose to be here, content, thinking about my upcoming birthday with a heart full of joy and gratitude...and a flight to catch! I'll keep you posted when I get to catch my breath from this birthday trip. Thanks for being here always! What's your birthday wish for me? Photo credit: Michael D. Molinare Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Technology How Technology Improves Life: Everything On Your Radar 5:00 AM Are you thankful for technology? Millennials today or those who were born pre-internet or pre-computer era may never appreciate how technology improves life as much as the older generations do. They will never understand the hardship and the patience from waiting for a response from a friend through letters, or hearing your loved one's voice on the telephone via long distance call. Often, the reception isn't so great. But now keeping in touch is just seconds away with messaging apps and SMS. Speaking of apps, just how many apps are you using? Do you use apps for communication, for shopping or financial management, and keeping up with the 'what' and knowing 'where' the great things are? Did you know that there's an app where you can add location context and tracking to your apps with just a few lines of code? How Technology Improves Life Introducing Radar. Radar provides tools that help app developers add location tracking and context to their apps. For example, a shopping app can send a push notification when someone walks into a Walmart or a Starbucks. Or, a travel app may change the in-app experience when someone is traveling and at an airport. Or a delivery app can help track all the delivery drivers. App developers can use iOS and Android toolkits (software development kits, or "SDKs") to add these capabilities to their apps in just a few lines of code. Building these capabilities from scratch can take weeks or months, but integrating Radar takes only a few hours. 3 Radar products Geofencing With Geofencing, Radar will tell you when a user enters custom regions ("geofences") that you draw on a map. Geofences can be circles or polygons, and they might represent stores, neighborhoods, or other regions depending on your use case. Insights With Insights, Radar will learn where a user lives and works, and tell you when a user is at home, at work, or traveling. Places With Places, Radar will tell you when a user is at a place, a chain (e.g., Starbucks), or a category (e.g., airport), even if you haven't set up a geofence for that place. Radar technology is used in many apps, including Warby Parker, Via, SeatGeek, Chick-fil-A, Raise. Radar strongly believes that location is the future of mobile. We've had smartphones for over 10 years, but most apps are not location-aware in the ways described above. Moreover, many companies in the location space are ad tech companies, like Foursquare and Factual. Radar wants to change this. Their priority is to help developers build great location-aware product experiences, and to collect and store location data in a privacy-sensitive way. Install Radar and improve your life even more. Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Events Spit Roast Catering for Your Next BBQ Party 5:00 AM Spit Roast Catering for Your Next BBQ Party The moment you hear the word ‘spit roast’, you think about a boar hung over the fire in some wilderness. Spit roast is something more than this. It is an excellent idea for those looking to throw a barbecue party where the entire family can enjoy. Spit roast catering can make the party a blast and the talk of the town for years. During any festive event, you can take the spit roast catering services to delight the guests. Even for weddings, people are opting spit roast. Although this is not the first thing to be thought about, people are still considering spit roast. Till the time you have a professional chef cooking delicious meals and the meat is of export quality, this idea will be a hit. This catering can be very enjoyable for the host and the attendees. You may add a few options in finger foods when the guests arrive for reception party. As weddings are well decorated, themed, the last thing that a couple would want is plated dinner or a catered buffet. It is important to choose a professional catering company if you want to avoid sloppiness and boredom in the food presentation. For the spit roast catering, it is worth choosing the right meats to be roasted upon the spit. This is crucial for the party host to remember. Apart from this, it is important to know the cooking time consumed by spit roast. Generally, spit roasts take quite some time for cooking. You cannot put too big piece of meat or too small one. Although the meat takes longer to cook, spit roasts can prepare really delicious roasts. The importance of catering services Whether it is a birthday or a wedding, you should opt for catering services. If you choose a professional company for catering assistance, the food will be presented in the most attractive manner and you need not worry about the taste of the food. If you are planning to use spit roast to take the party spirit to the next level, it is even more important to take up catering services. The meat will be cut at the right moment when it is thoroughly prepared. The presentation will be great while the meat is tender, juicy and appetizing. You need not even worry how the staff will be. They will be dressed properly in formal attire. They will also take care of the surrounding and coordinate the activities. It is they who will set up your catering area, take down the area and make sure that the food is delicious and fresh. Spit roast catering is a healthy option Using spit roast during the wedding is a healthy option. The meats that are prepared from spit roast are delicious and healthy. There is a cooker in which the meat rotates. So, the fat and unwanted waste will be dropping to the catcher. Only tender, delicious and appetizing meat will be left behind which retains its flavours and aroma. When the spit roast is used for the meat, there is no need to use additional oil or butter. Spit roast helps to roast the meat in proper manner such that the meat uses its own juices for flavours. There is no need to add anything. When compared to other caterers, spit roast caterers offer affordable rates as there is a huge competition in the market. You can choose the items of the menu and the company will offer you a lot of options. With the spit roast catering service, you may include a variety of meat items in the party like chicken, whole pigs, lamb and duck. If it is the wedding menu, do not forget to include a variety of appetizing items, entrees and desserts. All images were provided by the author. About the Author: This post was written by Melissa Hamler, a professional blogger who loves to write on catering blogs. I hope the above piece written by me about Spit Roast Catering for Your Next BBQ Party will help the readers. You can follow me on Facebook or Twitter for more updates. Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
