Foreign Television Shows
By Cheval John
Knowing multiple languages gives you more options to entertainment
If you know only one language and watching a major sporting event only on a specific channel due to media rights and it is an announcer you do not like you have no choice but to bear listening to them for the entire time
However if you are a multi lingual speaker and that same major sporting event is being broadcast on the channel of a target language you have plenty of options because you can enjoy the sporting event while listening in that foreign language
You will be surprised to find out about songs which you have heard your entire life might have been a re mix of the original
Or you might discover shows which gives you insight into the world of the mega rich and how they lives are really different from average people
There is an indian show which recently appeared last week
The synopsis is on a mega rich family who have an internal battle over the direction of the conglomorate
One of the members of the family resigned from the position 20 years ago after his first of three offspring was born because he did not want to his family around that lifestyle
He and his wife did not tell them about being a member of that mega rich family
By chance one of the loyal employees found him while seeking divine direction and tried to convince him to return which he failed
When the oldest offspring discovered the birth certificate of her true family history she asked if she was a member of that mega family which put the father and the wife in deep panic that he suffered an ailment
When he arrived at the hospital it was full and the surgeon was not there because he was about to get married
The doctors let them know there was nothing they could do
The wife decided to call the loyal employee of the mega rich family risking her offspring discovering their true identity
All of a sudden the surgeon arrived leaving his own wedding to revive the member under the orders of the oldest brother of the mega rich family
This scene alone showed the difference between the rich and the average
And I would not have know about these shows if it wasn’t for knowing foreign languages
Big Legacy Social Media Will Be Overtaken
By Cheval John
In previous years, I had predictions for what would happen in social media before the new year.
I decided to put it out right now instead of the beginning of the year.
Now here it is.
The big time legacy media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube will be overtaken by unknown social media platforms in the near future.
The reason is because they are newer platforms arising and we will see a huge influx of people going over there later on this year.
Rumble is a platform that has close to the same features like Youtube.
Their version of people liking their content is in the form of rumbles, the clapping emoji instead of the thumbs up.
Another one which is now on line, Truth Social, right now have people in the waiting list trying to get in.
It is only available on Apple’s iPhone at the moment and those who have Google Android will have to wait longer as it is not there yet.
Social media evolves and we have to be prepared for the changes when you least expect it.
That is why it is important to have your own website where you have full control of not only your content, but your subscriber base because we have seen those who only rely on the single platform lose everything and they have to build everything back to normal from scratch.
Lessons Learned In 2021
By Cheval John
I am thankful for 2021 because of the valuable lessons we have learned.
Earlier on, we saw the protocols of the “pandemic” being applied to many activities.
From the limitation of fan attendance in many sporting events
To college football at the FCS level, volleyball and other winter sports being played in the spring time which was a double work load for the administrators in the conferences.
As the year progressed, they allowed full attendance in the majority of sporting events.
September 3rd’s matchup between North Carolina and Virginia Tech was a full house.
And the atmosphere was electric.
That was when I knew we are getting close to being back to normal.
Then the tradition of Wisconsin Football’s fourth quarter stretch of “Jump Around” really made us feel we are back.
As we enter 2022, here are some of the lessons I have learned along the way in 2021.
Your Health Is Very Important.
Getting enough sleep, exercising, eating in moderation and walking in the sun will allow your body to fight off any illnesses.
The United States of America Is The Unique Country In The World
I took for granted how important this country.
I had the opportunity to live in Mexico and Chile for extended periods of time and I enjoyed it.
I am curious to see how others see the world in through the eyes of their culture.
I thought it was better to live overseas due to believing the “narrative” racism is happening in the USA for most of the 2000s and 2010s.
When the “pandemic” started last year, I was thinking I would have been better off being in the countries where they were doing the lockdowns.
Thankfully, I woke up in time last summer to realize this wasn’t as bad as it seems.
This “crisis” really allowed many of us to understand the uniqueness of the USA as the governors of the 50 states and territories shares the same power as the federal government.
And we have seen the results of those decisions.
Florida has more people moved to their state while California lost a bunch.
The Importance Of Being Around Like Minded People
Though it is important to have disagreement, the main thing you should have in common are core values.
If you want to improve your life and you hang around people who only sees negativity, then you will not get anywhere.
Thankfully, social media has allowed many of us to find like minded people who wants us to succeed.
The fitness community has been beneficial to me since I am not around many people who are making an improvement in life.
Time Is Valuable
Working full time while running my business has taught me the importance of time management.
It allowed me to understand if I really want to get something done, I will find the time to do it.
Since I have limited time, I am able to do an average of 20 minute weight training and 30 minute cardio.
And I was able to do a yoga for an average of 12 minutes thanks to videos on youtube.
In conclusion, it is important to prioritize your time to the best of your ability because if you don’t, you will not be able to get that time back.
Happy New Year
Yoga: The Most Underrated Exercise
By Cheval John
I had done yoga and pilates with my weight training while I was in college for two years.
Unfortunately, I didn’t keep up with my exercises in the final years of my undergraduate education.
When I started weight training again in 2018, I didn’t even think about doing yoga until watching the episode of Wagle Ki Duniya-Nayi Peedhi Naye Kisse (Wagle’s World: New Generation New Stories) focusing on yoga during the “international day of yoga”
In searching for yoga videos on YouTube, I found a channel called Yoga With Adrienne.
She had videos from beginners to advanced yoga.
Since I had a busy schedule of working full time while running this company, I decided to do the mini-sessions which lasted for 23 minutes.
Afterward, I incorporated yoga into weight training.
Later, I found another channel called Sara Beth Yoga which had 10 minute yoga sessions and 14 minute yoga sessions for beginners.
This fit better for me.
Then I decided to challenge myself to do yoga consecutively for 30 days after my birthday after watching a video on those who did yoga consecutively for 30 days and 365 days, respectively
I ended up doing yoga for 67 consecutive days.
What I can share after doing yoga consecutively for 67 days is:
Yoga calms the mind and block out the noise
Yoga relaxes the body.
What it also did was allow me to do my exercise routine the right way.
Now you might think you don’t have time to incorporate yoga into your exercises.
With the internet and social media, anyone can find the time to do yoga at the comfort of your home.
The Standout Moment of 2024
By Cheval John
December 31st,2024
The year 2024 should be considered a year where a lot of first happened
West Ham United, the club which I became a fan of last year, conceded 74 goals in the 2023-24
It broke the previous record of 70 goals conceded in the 2010-11 season which got us relegated from the premier league where we spent one year in the championship before getting promoted back to the “most watched league in the world via the playoff.
However, west ham did not get relegated last season because we scored 60 goals to finish 9th last season in the premier league while simultaneously knocked out of the quarterfinals of the carabao cup and the quarterfinals of the europa league
It also to a large degree led to the decision of the board not renewing the contract of david moyes because the football (soccer) was not to the standards of half the west ham fans
Real Madrid became the first club to win the uefa champions league for the 15th time in the competition history after they defeated borussia dortmund 2 to 0 at the final in London.
Video Courtesy of TUDN USA
Atalanta won their first ever Europa League trophy after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3 to 0 in the final in Dublin
Video Courtesy of CBS Sports Golazo
And Olympiacos won the Conference League final after defeating Fiorentina 1 to 0 in extra time in Athens.
The result led them to become the first greek club to win a European trophy
Video Courtesy of CBS Sports Golazo
I will remember 2024 to a large degree because of Weslaco High School becoming the first team from the Rio Valley to win the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State 6A softball championship
The reason why I chose this result as the most memorable moment of 2024 is in the manner they won the championship
Weslaco made it to the final of the State 6A softball championship facing Waco Midway in Austin, Texas
They were trailing Midway 9-3 going into the bottom of seventh and final inning of the game.
Midway got an easy first out to start the inning which makes you believe they would be on cruise control to win the state championship.
Weslaco kept chipping away at the lead where they all of a sudden trailing 9-7 with the bases loaded.
Then Andrea Ortiz, who was 0-3 in her previous three at-bats, sent a 3-2 pitch over the left field fence for the walk-off grand slam to win the state championship by the score of 11-9.
Video Courtesy of Max Preps
This manner of how Weslaco won the state title is like the manner Manchester United won the Champions League against Bayern Munich 25 years ago.
Manchester United were trailing 1 to 0 for the majority of the match going into the final three minutes of stoppage time.
Then they scored two goals on set pieces to win the trophy and becoming the first english club to win the treble.
Video Courtesy of UEFA TV
This is why Weslaco winning the state title is arguably the standout moment of 2024.
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