Monday, 19 March 2018

Avengers: Infinity War Movie Directors (Russo Brothers) Talk about Female Superheroes in the Movie






We can say it is the most anticipated movie of 2018; Avengers: Infinity War is set to premiere in theater on the 27th of April, and people are so excited for this third installment in the Avengers movie series. The directors of the movie, the Russo brothers (Anthony Russo, and Joe Russo) also directed Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014), and Captain America: Civil War (2016), so they are not new to working with the characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In their recent interview on ET (Entertainment Tonight), Joe and Anthony Russo spoke on the female superheroes that would appear in Avengers: Infinity War.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

The Volkswagen Self Driven Cars of the Future (Sedric)

I love this. News just got out that in about 8 years, Volkswagen would be lunching a level 5 fully autonomous self driven car. This is really exciting. A level 5 means the car means no human intervention is needed while driving. 





Friday, 13 January 2017

Parental Pressure and its effects in the society


I remember about 5 years ago, my close friend Susan was under a lot of pressure by her parents to get married. She was a very shy girl, and rarely left the house, or socialized at work, so this was hard for her. But the pressure was too much, so she made a goal to get married before cloaking 30; she was 28 years old at the time. That same year, Susan met a guy at her work place, and within 3 months, they were planning marriage. I wanted to tell her to chill a little, but it would seem like I was trying to hold her back for my own selfish reasons. So, the wedding held, and before the end of the first year, the couple already started having problems. 



You see, even though her parents wanted her to marry at all cost, her mother didn’t like the guy she brought to them, but her father had the final say, and blessed the union. With time, Susan’s mother started finding fault in a lot of things her daughter’s husband did. Susan being a mommy’s girl would also bring up ideas the mother suggested for the forward movement of the house, and this would infuriate the husband, and fights would break out. The mother’s love for her daughter clouded her judgment, and she thought she was doing the right thing by being by her daughter’s side all the time and not letting her be self dependent. And within three years, the marriage crashed. 


Monday, 9 January 2017

7 Ways to Recognize Runs Girls

A few years ago, I started noticing the line between normal girls and runs girls were blurring out in Lagos, and it was really scary. Just last week, I was sitting outside my house when a friend of mine came over and we started discussing general things, then our discussion went towards this. He told me in the last one week, he had met 5 girls at different locations in Lagos who he felt were normal girls, but 3 of them ended up being runs girls. He was really tired of this and wished he had known they were runs girls before wasting time on them.


So how do you know runs girls? Before I speak on that, for those that don't know, runs girls are girls that would sleep with you for money, with no strings attached. They are not really prostitutes, but more like call girls. So, now that you know, let's get straight to it. One more thing...I am not a saint, so I ain't judging anybody. I am just helping people that don't want to go through the ordeal of getting to meet a girl and thinking she is a regular girl, and then getting home only to be asked this question; 'How much are you giving me?'






1.  Spends a Lot More Than She Earns 
She works as a tailor, or as a factory worker, but she uses expensive phones and expensive bags and shoes. She is probably a runs girl. The job is most likely just a cover for what she really does at night or on weekends.


2.  They Have Dozens of Pictures Taken in Fancy Restrooms
They most time meet their clients at hotels, clubs, and motels, and since they always have to reapply their makeup every now and then to look flashy for their customers, they spend a lot of time in the toilet...and they usually make out time to take pics, especially if the restroom is very clean.



3.  They Have Bleached Skins and Tattoos All Over
Not all girls that bleach their skin and have tattoos are runs girls, but if the girl has over-bleached her skin cheaply, and she has tattoos on her face, hands, and legs, she is most likely a runs girl. 


7 Awesome Hollywood Movie Tricks

When you watch a Hollywood movie, you really don't know all that has gone into making the movie what it is. You might see a war scene with thousands of people fighting, but it might all just be CGI (Computer Generated Imagery), and the real scene in the studio might not have more than 6 men fighting. Or, you might see a couple having dinner on the rooftop of a skyscraper overlooking the Manhattan skyline, but they might really just be in the studio, with a green screen behind them.

Below are 15 awesome Hollywood movie tricks for your amusement. Enjoy!


1.  The Dark Knight (The scene where Harvey Dent was on a hospital bed after a fire incident.)




2.  Titanic- 1997 (The scene where Jack was showing Rose how to enjoy being at sea)




3.  The Life of Pi- 2012 (The scene were the guy was petting the Tiger)




Sunday, 8 January 2017

Being Lazy Can Be a Sign of High Intelligence





I don't mean to say every lazy person you meet is intelligent, but I believe that being lazy can be a sign that the lazy person is high in intellect. He/she would rather look for an easier way to do something (which might seem to society as being lazy), and in the process, he/she might innovate something new, or create a new technology.





Lazy people would always question the status quo. Lazy people obviously hate "unnecessary" hard-work, and would always find a way of working less. Now, if that lazy person is also very passionate about finding an easier way of doing things, he might spend less time doing physical work/activities, but would be spending more time doing a lot of brain-work. This might seem lazy to the onlooker, but if what the aggregates of thoughts from that lazy man's brain comes up with is a life changing invention for mankind, then his laziness is more useful than the hard-work of a 100 men.



Saturday, 7 January 2017

Top 10 Highest Grossing Hollywood Movies of 2016

It is the beginning of a new year and I decided to put up this list of the top grossing/top selling movies of last year, 2016. The number one the list is well deserved, and is my very best movie of the year. It is also interesting to know that there are three animated movies on the list.






Please note that the numbers in bracket below represent the amount the movies made worldwide, and not domestic sales alone.



10.Suicide Squad (745 million worldwide)

9.  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (778 million worldwide)

8.  Deadpool (783 million worldwide)

7.  Rogue One (838 million worldwide)

6.  Batman Versus Superman: Dawn of Justice (873 million worldwide)

Tuesday, 27 December 2016

5 Ways Social Media Might Be Affecting You Negatively

The internet has made doing business and connecting with people a lot easier, but everything that has a positive, most times also has a negative side to it. These days, a lot of people have gotten so addicted to social media websites like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc and heavy use of these social media sites have negative effects on people. Below are 5 negative ways social media might be affecting you negatively.








1.  It Might Make You Live a Fake Life
 So many live fake lives on social media. Even the ones that at one time swore never to do that find themselves doing so at one point. Girls posing inside a strangers car to take a picture just so they can post on Facebook and look big. Guys posting pictures of expensive drinks and raw cash that ain't theirs. So many people are so quick to post a 'picture perfect' photo, or talk about the expensive restaurant they ate at; most of them don't even allow themselves to have fun naturally anymore, they just act like they are having fun for the camera.



2.  Exposure to Cyber Bullying 
The more you use social media and post pictures of yourself and speak about your life, the more you leave room for cyber bullying. They are people that might have shitty lives and derive pleasure from bullying people on social media with their words just so they can feel better. A girl might post a picture of herself on her Instagram page, and a random follower of hers might make fun of her flat chest, or dress sense. A single celebrity might post a picture of her/his new car and some people will abuse her/him of still being single at her/his age.


Wednesday, 21 December 2016

8 American Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Really Short (2016)

Camera makes people look taller and bigger sometimes, but it might interest you to know that some of your favorite celebrities ain't as tall as you thought they were. I remember standing next to Beyonce one time and actually looking for her...like 'where is the Queen B?' I didn't even know she was standing right next to me. Haha! Just kidding. Anyway, back to business.


Below are 8 celebrities I am sure you never knew were really short.



8.  Bruno Mars (5'5)
Yea, for a man, he is quiet short, but he sure got a tall voice. Below is a picture of Bruno Mars standing next to Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift is 5ft10. This gives you an idea of how short Bruno Mars really is.






Pictures of Eko Atlantic City (Lagos, Nigeria)









Eko Atlantic is a new city being built by the Lagos state Government (in partnership with some private investors) along the coast of Lagos. Actually, it is being built on reclaimed land from the Lagos lagoon; a stretch of coastline adjacent Lagos. When completed, it is going to be the number one Nigerian international commerce city. It is going to have state of the art high tech infrastructure in line with modern and environmental standards.




With a 10 square kilometers land mass, Eko Atlantic City will satisfy needs for tourist, commercial, financial, and residential accommodations. It is speculated that the city would house about a quarter of a million residence. I love futuristic developments, so I decided to showcase some pictures of the ongoing construction of this city of the future in Lagos.


Tuesday, 20 December 2016

8 Hollywood Actors Who Turned Down Big Movie Roles








This article is all about actors who turned down movie roles. Please note that these actors didn't know the movies were going to be big at the time they were offered the roles. Some of them had an idea the movies were going to be huge, and didn't want to be typecast for the role they would have played in the movies for the rest of their lives, but most didn't know the movies were going to be big. I guess there is a reason for everything, cos most of the movie roles this actors turned down were taken by people who did justice to the roles.



Below are 6 actors who turned down big movie roles. People now use actor as a general term to refer to male and female individuals who act...so, don't get confused when you see a female name below.



1.  Angela Basset (Leticia in Monsters Ball- 2001)
She turned down the role to play the character of Leticia in Monsters Ball. She said it was too black stereotype and she couldn't imagine herself playing a role that was close to being a prostitute on screen. Hallie Berry didn't mind playing the ex-rated sex scene, and she took up the role. That got Hallie her one and only Oscar award.



2.  Will Smith (Neo in Matrix- 1999)
Well, I have to say thank God Will Smith turned down this role. I am a fan of his, but Keanu Reeves was born to play Neo in Matrix...I can't even imagine how the movie would have been with Will Smith playing that part. Can you?



3.  John Travolta (Lead Role in Splash- 1984)


Well, I think Travolta would have still been good for this movie. He was doing his lover-boy thing back in the 80s, so he would have fit in just right for this movie.
 





4.  John Travolta (Forest Gump in Forest Gump- 1994)
Do John Travolta and Tom Hanks look alike? Hmm! I guess a little, when they were younger. I am trying to understand why they kept getting picked for same roles in movies. Anyway, once again, good thing John Travolta turned down the role. It was like Tom Hanks was made for that role. And yea, it got him his second Oscar award.



Sunday, 18 December 2016

Top 10 Gangster Movies of All Time (IMDB Ranking)

I wanted to write this article based off of my personal opinion, but I thought that might be biased, given that I am a big Robert De Niro fan...I might just cramp the top 5 with mostly De Niro movies. So this is what I did...I went on IMDB.COM, and searched through the dozens of gangster movies that are rated on the website, and picked the top 10 gangster movies with the highest ratings. Please note that these ratings are based off of individual ratings done by thousands of IMDB users all over the world. Being one of the top 10 movie websites in the world, I thought this would be the closest representation of what the people consider the top 10 gangster movies of all time.








So, below is a list of the top ten gangster movies of all time, based on IMDB ratings.





10. Scarface (8.3)
This is one of my all time favorites, and I am sure many people's favorite as well. I still watch this over and over every chance I get, and I never get tired of it. Even though The Godfather was the movie that brought Al Pacino to limelight, this is the movie majority of casual movie watchers remember him for.

Set in the 80s, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and his friend, Manny (Steven Bauer) travel to America from Cuba for a better life. After working tirelessly at a roadside diner, they decide they had to be more to the American dream than the life they were living. And they went searching for ways to make fast money, till they got into the drug business. A very ambitious Tony always wanted more, and with that attitude, he worked his way to the top. 






The movie also stars a young Michelle Pfieffer. It was written by Oliver Stone, and directed by Brian De Palma. It was released in 1983.




Friday, 18 November 2016

Nothing in Life is Free

I know people like to say the best things in life are free, but really, if you take time to think about it, nothing in life is free. If you didn't pay for it initially, you will pay for it later. And if you don't get to pay for it later, then you probably paid for it in the past without knowing, or someone is currently paying for it. And even if you get something for free from someone or a company, you are probably paying with a more valuable currency- TIME.



A lot of people overlook this fact, but really, your time is limited, so it is a more valuable currency than money. If you spend time in line to get something free, or you let someone control your life cos she or he is helping with some handouts, you really ain't getting that money or service for free, cos you have paid for it with your time. So, you see, whichever way you look at it, nothing in life is really free.






Monday, 22 August 2016

Pictures of Men Piercing Themselves with Metal Objects (GRAPHIC PICS)

Well, the name of my blog is things out of the ordinary, so it is only right I have posts like this. Below are pics of Asian men (mostly Thai men) during their annual vegetarian festival, where they pierce themselves with knives and other metal objects. They are vegetarians, who are members of the Chinese Samkong Shrine, and this ritual is done during a 9 day festival in Phuket (Thailand). They believe this act can help them shift evil spirits and obtain peace of mind. This festival is believed to have started in Thailand in the 1800s.

Hmm! I wonder if those wound would ever properly heal.



5 Great Men Who Died Broke








It is one thing to be great and contribute greatly to the world, and it is another thing to actually reap the fruits of your labor in financial rewards. Some people get rich off their contributions to the world, and lost it all all after a couple of years. Some don't even reap the fruits of their labor while alive. Below is a list of 5 great men who died broke, after contributing greatly to the world. 





1.  Joe Louis
People still consider him the greatest boxer of all time. Joe Lewis held the World Heavyweight Championship for a record of 140 months, between 1937-1949. What the heck, right? Yea, he was that much of a great fighter. He earned millions during his time as a professional boxer, but died a broke man in 1981.













Sunday, 21 August 2016

Top 20 Best Selling Books of All Time

Below are the top 20 best selling books of all time. It is interesting to know that J.K Rowling has 7 of her Harry Books on the list. She has really done good for herself. My personal favorites on the list are Think and Grow Rich, and The Alchemist. Which of the books below have you read?











20. Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov) 
The book was published in 1955, and has sold approximately 50 million copies.

19. One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
The book was published in 1967, and has sold approximately 50 million copies.

18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K Rowling)
The book was published in 2007, and has sold approximately 50 Million copies.

17. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K Rowling)
The book was published in 2003, and has sold approximately 55 Million copies.

16.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K Rowling)
The book was published in 2000, and has sold approximately 55 million copies.

15.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K Rowling)
The book was published in 1998, and has sold approximately 55 million copies.

14.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K Rowling)
The book was published in 1998, and has sold approximately 60 million copies.

13. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The book was published in 1988, and has sold approximately 65 million copies.

12. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D Salinger)
The book was published in 1951, and has sold approximately 65 million copies.

11. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K Rowling)
The book was published in 2005, and has sold approximately 65 million copies.

Monday, 15 August 2016

Top 15 Most Generous People in the World (2016)









There is a famous saying- givers never lack- when you read through this post, you would totally agree with this saying. Below are the top 15 most generous people in the world. The amount in bracket represent what they have donated to charity so far in the lifetime.






15. Jon Huntsman Sr ($1.2 Billion Lifetime Donations)
Mr. Huntsman is the executive chairman and founder of a chemical product manufacturing company called, Huntsman cooperation. He is a cancer survivor (he had prostrate cancer as well as mouth cancer), and has given most of his donations to colleges and cancer research centers. He also gives to other charity organizations that are not related to cancer research.













Sunday, 14 August 2016

Immortality Might be Possible in the Near Future (Part 1)

Yes. I believe Immortality will be possible in the future. And i don't think it will take hundreds of years to become achievable; I think it is something that scientists can make possible in about 30-40 years. Advancement actually grows in an arithmetic progression kind of way, so you can't tell what technological advancement which we might come up with in the next 5 years that can make Immortality a possibility in maybe even 25 years time. But, If you think of the future only in terms of present intelligence and technology, then of course it  would sound unlikely, or even frightening to you.




We are not our bodies. The body you are in is just a vehicle that houses your consciousness, which is who/what you really are. Your physical body is just a shell; you are your consciousness, your mind. And if your mind can be copied, stored somewhere safe and transferred when your physical body dies, then you can go on living in a new body. Yea, the body would/might not be the same body you lived those many years with, but to begin with, that body wasn't you. You are consciousness. Even your brain is not you. It is a tool your mind use to carry the functioning of thinking, and the brain also handles coordination of your whole body movement, in terms of conscious and unconscious actions, but it is still not you. And of cos, like other parts of your physical body, your brain gets old, and loses most of its abilities to coordinate the body. But your consciousness (soul) never dies. All that has to be done is to find another shell for it to live in and the best way to transfer your consciousness to that body, and you can become immortal. 







If you have seen the Johnny Depp movie, Transcendence, you would have a better grasp of the possibility of immortality. In the movie, Johnny Depp's character, scientist, Will Caster and his wife worked on the science of uploading a human consciousness to a super computer, and when he got shot with a poison and was on his dying bed, he and his wife agreed to put their theory to the test. His consciousness did get transferred to the computer, and and then later to a nano technologically built human body. Yea, it might sound like jargon, but whatever the human mind can conceive, it can achieve. I am sure if you had told people that lived in the 13ths century that there would come a time when human voice would travel through thin air, through millions of miles, within seconds, they would have thought the person thinking of such was crazy. Now we make international calls between destinations thousands of miles apart, and it is like nothing. 



I don't know whether the kind of immortality you see in vampire movies where the man would live for thousand of years is ever going to be possible in my lifetime, but I am positive that the kind of immortality where the consciousness can be uploaded and transferred to another body will become a reality before I die. You have people like Sergey Brin and Larry Page (owners of Google) backing this immortality research with their billions. In fact, they started a company called, Calico in 2013, with the sole aim of combating ageing. There vision might be more of the vampire kind of immortality reality, but one way or the other, all these researches will help ultimately in the research for human immortality.

Top 7 Biggest Wild Cats in the World





The cat family is very big. From the little sized domesticated cats, to the wild cats of the jungle, like the Tiger, and the Lion. There more than a dozen members of the cat family, but today we are going to be dealing with the top 7 biggest (in size) of them all. You might be surprised at the cat sitting on the number one spot.


Below are the top 7 biggest cats in the world.



7.  Cheetah
The cheetah is our number 7 on the list. I guess it's smaller size compared to other wild cats has to do with why it is the fastest in its family, and also among all land animals. An average cheetah weighs 54kg, and it can be found in eastern and southern Africa, and some parts of Iran.




Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Some Successful Jewish People Around the World







A lot of people believe Jewish people are the chosen people of God, and that God is always behind them. Personally, one thing that marvels me about them is how successful most of them are and have been in the past. So, today I decided to list a couple of successful Jews of the world. Some of them, you might be surprised are Jews.




Jimmy Iovine
Founder of Interscope Records, the music record label responsible for heavyweight rap musicians like Eminem, Dr. Dre, and 50 Cent. Iovine gave Dr. Dre a platform on Interscope when Dre was having problems with Suge Knight at Death Row Records, and Dre was able to build his Aftermath label under Interscope Records. They (Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine) also partnered up to start Dre Beats Headphones. So, when Dre Beats was sold to Apple for $3 billion in 2014, Dre and Iovine got equal share of the money that got to them after taxes and all other modalities. Smart Jew, right?





Calvin Klein
Successful American fashion designer, Calvin Klein is also of Jewish descent. His clothing line is very successful and he is also into perfumes, watches, and jewelry.


















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