The Walk

I wonder and I walk, clearing the pebbles, walking between the boulders in attempt to see the view. I can see the tops of the sunrays but the hills block my sight, I walk on as I’m almost there.

The wind blows my hair in my face as it tries to block my view, the glorious green jungle tugs at my angles pulling me back.

How can this be the right path? I’m sure I saw the sign pointing this way.

The challenging steep climb is seemingly endless but then I see it, I see what I’ve been longing for..

First glimpse of summer...

Gotta love the first glimpse of summer, white winter kissed body an all! 

Yesterday I had my first beach bum session for the summer at the gorgeous Llandudno beach. The beach was packed people were sandwiched between the sea and the reeds, everyone with the same ideas as me enjoying the October rays. 

This summer will have a bit of a exciting twist as it'll be shared between a South African and Thailand summer. To good times!

The (My) Last Lecture

I could refer to Andy Pausch’s Last Lecture speech for this blog post, which I do think is phenomenally insightful but I’m going to go wild and talk about my upcoming ‘lasts’.

I use to say that I need at least one thing to look forward to whether it be a beach holiday, end of term party or getting a new hair ‘do’.  I was so looking forward to finishing high school and leaping into creating a life for myself as a university student. It feels like within a blink of an eye I wrote my last matric exam and sang the school song for the last time. I have very fond memories of high school it really was the ‘shizz’ so I kind of regret trying to wish the days along.

So now that that’s a crazy 5 years behind me and I’m heading towards my last lecture at CPUT and all those ‘lasts’  at school are coming to mind.  With the present work load it’s hard not want to hurry up the time but seeing my Tech ladies almost every day is something that’ll undoubtedly miss so I’m not counting down the ‘lasts’ just yet. 

Watch this SpAce

In a matter of weeks I’ll be in a new phase of my life. Studying my PR Btech will be over and stressful assignments and presentations will be a thing of the past. The next thing on the menu will be the job search, applications and interviews. Hopefully not too many before I find what makes me tick! So many life lessons are ahead which I find quite scary. My fellow pupils and I all come from the same institution which has equipped us with a certain set of skills but how we use them and where we go will, most likely, be completely different. I will be fascinated to see where everyone is 10 years from now. 

Groupon, MyCityDeal, Big Daddy Deals and You Deal addict

I'd say it was safe to say that I'm a Groupon, MyCityDeal, Big Daddy Deals and You Deal addict. I've been able to do very non student budget friendly things because of their enormously reduced vouchers. I find it quite a delight to check my Blackberry while I'm still waking up and see what treats are on offer from these various discount platforms.  So far I have enjoyed dinners at larny restaurants, my hair coloured and done at top hair salons (a few times), amazing presents for friends, not having to put off having a car service,  spa treatments to name a few.  Thank goodness I have to ask to borrow my parents credit cards otherwise this could be a danger zone for me, I'm a sucker for a good deal!

Soccer Mom for a week

Living the dream. Well one of them. This past week I played Mom for four kids. My week was revolved around waking up super early to lift the kids, not before grapping a Nespresso from the coffee machine, shopping at Woolworths, driving the Mom's Mercedes Benz Compressor and enjoying gorgeous meals made by the house keeper Celi, at the ring of the 6pm dinner bell. I could get use to being a Soccer Mom but right now the freedoms of being a student, even on a shoe string budget are pretty attractive ;) 

My favourite Cat in the Hat book is actually not by Dr. Seuss its ‘Where’s Wally ‘

Countless hours were spent looking for Wally in my Where’s Wally books.  The different eras and worlds were fascinating to me and drew me into the make believe world. A few weeks back I was looking after my little cousins and went into the dusty shed to find the box with my old childhood books, to keep them entertained. Interestingly enough my very well worn Where’s Wally book was by far their favourite, so I decided to handover my beloved Where’s Wally book. Sharing the joy!