Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The true story

The amazing true story of Christian the Lion. The tale behind the ad.



This story makes my heart smile.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Shouting out louder


Very proud!

For more about the other finalists, check out Mr Price Blog

Rue de Fashion

Unfortunately NOT the streets of Jobusy (we'll get there eventually), but from Paris, Milan and New York.

OH SO BEAUTIFUL











Images courtesy of StreetFSN

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Or maybe you prefer

Whip My Hair

I'm trying to decide between a few things as far as this video is concerned:

- Are her parents exploiting her a la Hollywood Sweatshop because that never ends well! (Shout to Britney and Lindsay)

- Is this too adult for a kid?

- Or maybe this is the kinda music kids should be making instead of singing about love etc? Bieber, I see you!

While I make up my mind, I'll keep watching, because, if nothing else, it's catchy and a fun video.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

As much as Australians piss on my chips

... These guys are hella talented!

Love is...

Some of my favourite Spring things.

(i would love to wear that ring as [one of] my engagement rings)

Images courtesy of  inthefashionloop.com

Shout-out to seesta

My friend and "Seesta" Ntokozo Kunene's collection at Elle's New Talent show was beautiful. So proud!



"We loved the punchy pop art colouration and self designed prints in Ntokozo’s range- But the cherry on the top was this awesome winged shirt! Well Done Ntokozo!"
Image courtesy of ifashion Words courtesy of inthefashionloop.com

This dance we call life

My friend has cancer.

He is twenty-four years old.

My heart is broken.


My friend was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer about 2 months ago. He is a happy-go-lucky, feisty, adorable person, with a sense of humour that tangos with mine: sarcastic comment for sarcastic comment. We haven't been friends for that long, but it feels like one of those friendships where time is insignificant. I love him as much now as I would have had I met him 10 years ago. And now he's sick.

It still doesn't ever really enter into my conscious thought that he might not kick cancer's proverbial ass, but I notice more and more how cancer slowly creeps into my consciousness. I can no longer watch shows or movies in which people have cancer. Just the mention of cancer makes me uncomfortable. I catch myself thinking about him and his cancer all the time.

I realise I wold do anything in my power to take his cancer away. To stop his twin from hurting. To stop his family and friends from the pain they're experiencing. But mostly, I would do anything to not have to lose another friend.

We seem to be at the age where, as my friend Q so elegantly put it at his birthday: "In 6 months time, some of us might not be here." He was not referring to fights that lead to break-ups, but rather, death. I don't know why - maybe old age is making me senile - but I constantly have death on my mind. Waking up some mornings wondering if my loved ones and I will make it through the day. It's such a morbid way to think, and I would give anything to have a carpe diem attitude, I just don't seem to have it in me anymore. Life has shown me otherwise.

This unhealthy pessimism aside, it still doesn't ever enter into my thought that he might not kick cancer's proverbial ass. What I know for sure is that my happy-go-lucky, feisty, adorable friend, with a sense of humour that tangos with mine, will survive this awful disease. He will be ok. And he will go on to lead the most extraordinary life, because even if it's ordinary and he goes on to marry and have a 2.5 children and a dog, it will be extraordinary because he survived cancer.

More AWESOME SA Music

I am amazed and in awe of the music coming out of South Africa right now. There is so much talent and diversity creeping out of the woodwork, it's hard not to be proudly and loudly (while blasting the music) South African. These are just a few of the songs that get my booty hopping (well, sorta).


Monday, October 4, 2010

Turning 26 turned out to be amazing!

Awesome times with some seriously AWESOME friends! I'm so blessed.

"Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life."

























Allow me to introduce

The winner of Elle's New Talent award, Cleo Droomer. Definitely somebody to look out for. Very talented young man.