Why I have conversations?

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The very first word which came to mind was storytelling. Remember how you and your best friend got to know each other? Let me share my tale...

The year was 2004 at the high school tennis courts during first break. My friend and I ate our homemade sandwiches (very nerdy). A group of girls, opposite us, were also enjoying their break gossiping and giggling; everyone except one. This young lady was running around, picking yellow flowers and naming them ‘Dandelion’. This reference is from Ice Age 1.     

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Second break, Miss Dandelion took out her lunchbox on the same spot. The other girls ran away from her and left her by herself. Miss Dandelion was very upset and heartbroken; although I invited her to come and sit with us. Her face lightened up and from that day on, we named yellow flowers ‘Dandelion’ till this very day.   

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We both identified with a story, Ice Age which shaped the foundation of our friendship. This story was the very being of a lifetime of stories written and still to come. Storytelling is an art which have been with us since the beginning of time. What is your story? Post a comment and we can find out!  

To Auntie Charmaine: Live, Love, Dance

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Nineteen years ago you took on many life changing moulding projects. A modern dancing class filled with 3 & 4 year olds: undisciplined, unbearable, unconfident- not for long I must add! All of us were put in line as soon as our mothers/guardians left the studio. Thus, my first memory leads to this day where I skipped in a circle with a bunch of hyper active young ladies. 

“Point your toes or I’ll chop them off and hang them on the washing line!’ she said. A tough lady with a warm heart always wearing her black heels. I still do not understand how she moved with us wearing those shoes!?

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Auntie Charmaine, you were always there for each and every dancing competition and showcase. Before we jumped onto the stage, you gave us a little pat on the bottom enhancing a sense of pride and happiness. When the enthusiasm after a doing a solo came to the last set of eight counts, you were on the opposite side catching us with a hug.

“I am going to place a broomstick behind your back. Straighten it!”

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During exams, you were always calming our nerves with funny jokes and somehow I always had my costume on backwards. I remembered that these incidents always placed a smile on your face. There was no chance of getting out of our costumes picked by Auntie Charmaine. Beware if you were chewing gum or danced around with lose hair in her class...BIG TROUBLE!

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I remember when Monique (daughter) stood in for you when you were getting older. How amazed I was at how beautifully and elegantly she moved on the floor. I also remember your shocking facial expression when my dad picked me up from dancing- a small world since you and him attended the same school!

Nineteen years has past and I am still in your studio. I can tell that each and every girl in the senior group misses you. With every step, jump or kick we take, the instilled disciplines come to show. There is a part of you in each and every one of us. You made all the girls fall in love with dancing; a special and personal experience. You moulded us into who we are: disciplined, confident and proud. 

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You will always have a special place in our hearts. It is imprinted within all of us until we see you again.  

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Bucket List: Top 100

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is the top 100 things on my bucket list. It involves lots of adventures, thrills and animals. With no further ado, let me begin:

• Go on a “Ghost Tour” in Cape Town.
• Pick strawberries at a farm.
• Have a group of 20+ friends going to Rocking the Daises (music festival) and form our own communion for the weekend.
• Swim with dolphins.
• Ride on an elephants back.
• Milk a cow!
• Go on the Cable Car (Table Mountain) on my birthday.
• Name my first white cat Hello Kitty.
• Work as an editor at Universal Pictures.
• Obtaining my Master Degree in film.
• Party on a ‘Party bus’.
• Go for horse riding/jumping lessons.
• Live in the UK for a year.
• Skiing and snowboarding in the Alps.
• Dress-up as a Zebra for a Halloween party.
• Hike through Mozambique.
• Plant my own tree in my garden.
• Have a coffee at Starbucks.
• Stand underneath a waterfall.
• Experiencing a Christmas in the snow.

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• Indulging at a Day Spa for a weekend.
• Go for a fencing lesson.
• Complete a marathon! (jogging)
• Do the splits vertically and horizontally.
• Dancing in a company for a year.
• Strolling down the red carpet in a beautiful evening gown.
• Achieve my ideal weight and BMI.
• Eating nachos and drinking tequila in Mexico.
• Become a Victoria Secret model.
• Watching a runway show in Paris during Fashion Week.
• Visiting a coffee shop in Amsterdam.
• Learn how to communicate in a different language: French.
• Go to watch Skrillex live!
• Master the art of Modern Dancing.
• Visit Thailand with only one back-pack.
• Obtaining my PHD in film.
• Visit a volcano. 
• Ride on a camel’s back.
• Get a firearm license.
• Volunteer to wash oil off penguins.
• Shave a sheep.

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• Go on the ‘Orange River Tour’ via canoe.
• Witness the Victoria Falls.
• Make a seven layer dark, white and milk chocolate cake.
• Get my ‘Teachers Certificate’ for Modern Dancing.  
• Become a model at Boss Models.
• Volunteer at a rehab centre to keep the patients company.
• Grow my own herb garden.
• Doing a course in Neurology.
• Go scuba diving!
• Climb out Table Mountain.
• Learn glassblowing.
• Eat sushi in Japan.
• Work on a film which receives an Oscar.
• Have a vacation on a Holiday Cruise.
• Visit Roswell, New Mexico and look for UFO's.
• Represent SA at an international Film Festival.
• Participate as a show girl for one evening.
• Become the editor of an international TV series.
• Squash grapes with my feet and make my own wine.
• Learn how to play the Cello.

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• Bar crawling in Ireland.
• Participating in the Zombie Walk in Cape Town.
• Having a sandwich stand at a music festival (Zanwhich Cafe).
• Ride on one of the biggest roller coasters.
• Visit Butterfly World.
• Grow orchids.
• Learn how to fold origami figures.
• Adopt an animal from the SPCA.
• Create my Family Tree.
• Own a Queen Size bed!
• Build a tree house.
• Have my own exclusive clothing range.
• Dance at Arts Cape, Cape Town.
• Go to The Sundance Film Festival.
• Go to a nude beach.
• Make a bonfire!
• Sleep in a hammock.
• Drink a cocktail out of a coconut.
• Dance with Hula dancers in Hawaii.

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• Open a champagne bottle with a sword.
• Attend a braai  at Mzolies, Cape Town.
• Ride in a Hot Air Balloon.
• Eat Turkish Delight in Turkey.
• Make a sushi platter from scratch.
• Go on an Amazon Rainforest adventure.
• Create a splat painting in my lounge. 
• Try ALL the women’s products at The Body Shop.
• Audition for a leading role in a movie.
• Recycle all my waste (papers, plastic, glass, fruit peels etc.)
• Create a six course meal for me and my loved one.
• Drive in a South African taxi.
• See a real life panda bear.
• Pose naked in front of an art class.
• Take a photo a day for a year.
• Go white water rafting.
• Go skinny dipping at midnight.
• Stage dive and crowd surf at a rock concert.
• Become a mascot for one event.
• Survive an endurance camp.

 

Now that was a mouth full! Do not hesitate to leave a comment or a contact detail regarding this bucket list. Hope I inspired you to create your own one. Remember: Live your life to the fullest!

Zooey Deschanel: Role Model

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What a beautiful and talented lady! I am not completely star struck but come on, not only is she a talented actress but a musician and singer-songwriter as well! Since I live in South Africa, Cape Town it took me awhile to gain access to one of the films she stared in: 500 Days of Summer. 

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Also, I started watching the new television hit series New Girl and I need to share this with the world: I adore Zooey Deschanel’s character and wardrobe selection. For some reason I feel that I could relate to her character (Jess) since I am stuck with a retainer in my mouth for 5 weeks at the age of 22. I never thought (in a billion years) that I would EVER look up to a celebrity and dub them as my ‘role model’. 

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Ladies and gents, the time has come and I can proudly announce that Zooey Deschanel is indeed my role model (or should I say the character she portrays in New Girl?). A positive character never shying away for who and what she is- okay maybe I am a little star struck... 

PS. Whoever buys her wardrobe (wardrobe lady/gent on film set), it will be an honour to go shopping with you (and curtsy).  

Accidents

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Watch your back! I witnessed a terrible experience nearly a week ago which took place on the highway. I cannot shake the images off which I saw; thus this is a psychological diary entry.

When I see blue lights flickering on a highway at night, my thoughts immediately associates it with a roadblock. It was 22:00 on a Friday evening. Miserable weather and we were stuck in traffic- this is a very unlikely sentence. 

As we approached the scene, we saw a white car lying on its back crumbled up like an apology letter. Ambulances entered the scene assisting the injured. Not 10 meters further, another vehicle was turned on its back...on fire! More police officers, ambulances and firemen surrounded the scenes.

The image of young people crying, being in shock and frantically phoning their loved ones together with the setting is something I will never forget. So please, whoever you are, please be careful and watch your back no matter what.   

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My big fat BIG dream

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Everybody has one of those: the dream wedding, the perfect score, and a sexy sports car.  All legitimate dreams but achievable. My BIG fat BIG dream is a bit more complicated: World Peace. First things first, I am not trying to win Miss World or some kind of spray tan beauty pageant. I am just against unnecessary fighting to the degree of warfare and violence.

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Think about it, in this day and age one would think countries have learnt from past mistakes and matured. On the contrary; one country wants something from another state but like two kids fighting over the colour clay they want to play with, spite and malice pushes for World War 3, 4 and 5 to break out.

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Instead of demolishing the beauty we live in, we should cherish it. Nuclear weaponry and combat IS NOT going to solve the problem; it will just make it worse. Act like adults and respect Mother Nature. Let’s try to live in peace- that is my big fat big dream. A bit more complicated than a wedding, isn’t it?