This is a quote from the movie, "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus":
Old Lady: "... James Dean, Princess Di... All those people... They're all dead.
Tony: "Yes... But immortal nevertheless. They won't get old or fat. They won't get sick or feeble. They are beyond fear... Because they are forever young. They are gods. And you can join them."
(Later) Tony: "Nothing is permanent. Not even death."
I was watching the Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus the other day and I realised that there are so many hidden messages in the movie. Maybe I'm looking into it too much but it felt as though there were little subliminal messages in there especially about death.
Heath Ledger died just before the movie finished shooting and so Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell had to come in and fill in for him. There was a lot of criticism on the movie especially the whole message of death in. On a lot of the websites, people have been commenting that the movie was a prediction of Heath Ledger's death. Might be true, might not be true. We'll leave that to the conspiracy theorists.
That quote actually got me thinking about the death of all the young stars. The 27 Club. The members of the 27 Club all died at the age of 27 yet they are still remembered today and people still love them. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin Jim Morrison, Kurt Corbain and most recently, Amy Winehouse are all considered legends and, as crazy as it may sound, they are "gods". They all died at the height of their careers and they all had some sort of personal problem that was made publlic and they all died an untimely death. Heath Ledger died at 28 but he might as well be a member of the 27 Club. He was brilliant at what he did and he also died at the prime of his career.
It's quite sad that these stars had such sad lives that they let their addictions swallow them up and could not live through the hardships. It's sad that they felt that they were beyond help and "chose" to just give up rather than fight and get through it with friends and family.
Nevertheless, they will never be forgotten. Even the next generations will know about them and so on and so forth. They will be remembered for years to come. They are immortal in a sense and they will remain forever young...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Everybody's Fool
At times it's best to just be yourself. Stop hiding behind a mask and maybe people will appreciate you more if you are just who you want to be. Here's a song by Evanescence called Everybody's Fool.
I've put up the lyrics and the video:
Perfect by nature
Icons of self indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame? Don't you see me?
You know you've got everybody fooled
Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending
but now I know she
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Without the mask
Where will you hide?
Can't find yourself
Lost in your lie
I know the truth now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore
It never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool
I've put up the lyrics and the video:
Perfect by nature
Icons of self indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame? Don't you see me?
You know you've got everybody fooled
Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending
but now I know she
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Without the mask
Where will you hide?
Can't find yourself
Lost in your lie
I know the truth now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore
It never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool
"Without the mask, where will you hide?"
Saturday, August 13, 2011
London (Bridge) Is Burning Down
Violence solves nothing.
I do not understand why people always think that violence will resolve an issue...
Let's take a look at the happenings of the last couple of days...
One of the most important countries was involved in violent riots it has seen in years!
I mean, you can't riot in Britain... It's BRITAIN for crying out loud... The birthplace of the English language (even though it seems the occupants of Britain itself seem to be losing their mother tongue) ... It's where London is and where all the cool pop culture originates...
In the last week, however, there have been violent riots in England where buildings were looted and cars were burnt all in the name of protest!
It all started with the shootong of a BLACK (race is always put in somehow) man. The guy was apparently the first to have fired at the police and then they gunned him down and he died on the scene. The family members and the friends of the desceased, decided to hold a peaceful protest outside of the police station. It was all peaceful until one of the protestors and one of the popo (police, if you must know) got into a little scuffle. A few more people got involved, a police vehicle was smashed and more police got involved! It escalated from that to the burning of buildings and cars and the looting of shops!
I do not think the riots were even about the dead guy anymore... It was just some bored, angry kids who had nothing do on a Saturday night and who were looking for trouble. Apparently the riots were organised via social networking sites like BlackBerry Messenger and Twitter... So my question is.... What does this have to do with the dead guy?
Basically these kids just destroyed where they live and they have made life mch harder for everyone else. I mean, no one is going to be allowed to walk around with their hoodies on without being suspected as an anarchist and also they (the powers that be) are going to want to keep an eye on what society is doing as in we are probably going to be living in a Big Brother type society... We won't even be able to go to the bathroon without being watched... How lame is that??!!
Other than that, though, I guess these kids ahve also shown that the masses have a voice to stand up for themselves (it does not have to be violent though). It seems that the only way to finally get attention from the powers that be is to actin such a violent manner. It would be much easier though if they would just have a listen to what the masses have to say... Just this once.
I do not understand why people always think that violence will resolve an issue...
Let's take a look at the happenings of the last couple of days...
One of the most important countries was involved in violent riots it has seen in years!
I mean, you can't riot in Britain... It's BRITAIN for crying out loud... The birthplace of the English language (even though it seems the occupants of Britain itself seem to be losing their mother tongue) ... It's where London is and where all the cool pop culture originates...
In the last week, however, there have been violent riots in England where buildings were looted and cars were burnt all in the name of protest!
It all started with the shootong of a BLACK (race is always put in somehow) man. The guy was apparently the first to have fired at the police and then they gunned him down and he died on the scene. The family members and the friends of the desceased, decided to hold a peaceful protest outside of the police station. It was all peaceful until one of the protestors and one of the popo (police, if you must know) got into a little scuffle. A few more people got involved, a police vehicle was smashed and more police got involved! It escalated from that to the burning of buildings and cars and the looting of shops!
I do not think the riots were even about the dead guy anymore... It was just some bored, angry kids who had nothing do on a Saturday night and who were looking for trouble. Apparently the riots were organised via social networking sites like BlackBerry Messenger and Twitter... So my question is.... What does this have to do with the dead guy?
Basically these kids just destroyed where they live and they have made life mch harder for everyone else. I mean, no one is going to be allowed to walk around with their hoodies on without being suspected as an anarchist and also they (the powers that be) are going to want to keep an eye on what society is doing as in we are probably going to be living in a Big Brother type society... We won't even be able to go to the bathroon without being watched... How lame is that??!!
Other than that, though, I guess these kids ahve also shown that the masses have a voice to stand up for themselves (it does not have to be violent though). It seems that the only way to finally get attention from the powers that be is to actin such a violent manner. It would be much easier though if they would just have a listen to what the masses have to say... Just this once.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Out of the BLUE
I thought I would be over these guys after so many years but it seems that my love for them is still there. I do not care if I seem like a gay twit. I used to have an unhealthy obsession when it came to these guys. There were times when my friends actually thought I should be locked away and the key thrown in the ocean... I was that weird kid who had like all the merchandise and the room was covered in posters of these guys. I was not ashamed. I was just being a normal adolescent girl who was perhaps overdoing it with my love for them...
I have all the albums and I still have all my postersbut they are down now, I figured it's time to grow up. It was really devastating when they decided to break up and persue solo careers. There were rumours that they would reunite... the old time fans are still waiting...
This has to be one of my favourite music videos by these lovely boys. It's called U Make Me Wanna... It's a sexy song. Just saying...
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How sexy are these boys????
I have all the albums and I still have all my postersbut they are down now, I figured it's time to grow up. It was really devastating when they decided to break up and persue solo careers. There were rumours that they would reunite... the old time fans are still waiting...
This has to be one of my favourite music videos by these lovely boys. It's called U Make Me Wanna... It's a sexy song. Just saying...
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Big Fish In A Little Pond
Right now, I'm sitting in my room and I am feeling rather restless.
It's a mixture of boredom and hopelessness. Bored because there is nothing to do and hopeless because the future does not seem that bright at the moment.
Have you ever felt that you were much better than the life you were leading? That you were destined for bigger things? Every time your fingers brush against that success, something seems to pull you away from it... So you end up feeling like there is nothing much you can do.
Right now I feel like I should be somewhere else, living my life and making the wrong decisions that will put me on the right path when the time comes... but here I am... sitting in my room.
There is so much more out there for me but I do not know what it is. I still don't know what I want to do with my life... I'm just going with the flow to keep my parents happy but I'm not. I know that they have worked their asses off to get me where I am today but how do I tell them that I do not want to do this? I still do not know what I want to do. I have an idea of what I want to do but it would be seen as a waste of time. I don't know why I am still trying to live for other people instead of myself.
I feel so compressed that the more I stay in one place the more my passion to leave will fade away. I just want to get away before I become even more hopeless.
It's time for me to take a stand and take back my life and stop living according to how people want me to live. It will take some time for me to actually make it happen but I know that when the time is right, I will catch that ship of opportunity and I am going to sail away on it...
I am so much better than this...
It's a mixture of boredom and hopelessness. Bored because there is nothing to do and hopeless because the future does not seem that bright at the moment.
Have you ever felt that you were much better than the life you were leading? That you were destined for bigger things? Every time your fingers brush against that success, something seems to pull you away from it... So you end up feeling like there is nothing much you can do.
Right now I feel like I should be somewhere else, living my life and making the wrong decisions that will put me on the right path when the time comes... but here I am... sitting in my room.
There is so much more out there for me but I do not know what it is. I still don't know what I want to do with my life... I'm just going with the flow to keep my parents happy but I'm not. I know that they have worked their asses off to get me where I am today but how do I tell them that I do not want to do this? I still do not know what I want to do. I have an idea of what I want to do but it would be seen as a waste of time. I don't know why I am still trying to live for other people instead of myself.
I feel so compressed that the more I stay in one place the more my passion to leave will fade away. I just want to get away before I become even more hopeless.
It's time for me to take a stand and take back my life and stop living according to how people want me to live. It will take some time for me to actually make it happen but I know that when the time is right, I will catch that ship of opportunity and I am going to sail away on it...
I am so much better than this...
Friday, June 3, 2011
Summer Happyness
I know it's five or six months before the Summer but everytime i think about it, I feel nostalgic and excited for the summers to come.
Summer has to be my favourite time of the year. I used to think that I was more of a Winter person but then as I grew up, I just realised that the Summer made me happier and things are just brighter and better in the Summer. I don't know if it's just me but in Summer you feel more adventurous and you find yourself doing insane things with your friends and everything is just relaxed.
So I found this video of the Kings of Leon called Back Down South and it just made me think of the summer times and how life should be fun and to forget your troubles for another day. This video reminds me of the sleepy old "town" of Port Elizabeth where the kids here have to entertain themselves when clubbing has just grown old and boring... check it out. Totally a summer video. It's just a happy video and you can feel the vibe just from watching it...
Summer has to be my favourite time of the year. I used to think that I was more of a Winter person but then as I grew up, I just realised that the Summer made me happier and things are just brighter and better in the Summer. I don't know if it's just me but in Summer you feel more adventurous and you find yourself doing insane things with your friends and everything is just relaxed.
So I found this video of the Kings of Leon called Back Down South and it just made me think of the summer times and how life should be fun and to forget your troubles for another day. This video reminds me of the sleepy old "town" of Port Elizabeth where the kids here have to entertain themselves when clubbing has just grown old and boring... check it out. Totally a summer video. It's just a happy video and you can feel the vibe just from watching it...
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Love Ain't Got No Colour
This is such an amazing song.
Although people say that they are fine with interracial relationships, you still get funny loooks when you are with a guy who is not the same race as you.
You hear people say that racism is over yet it is still a problem to be with someone who is from a different race.
I like white guys as much as I like black guys. To me, it's all the same. If a person has a crappy attitude and an even worse personality, then they can go jump in a river. It matters not what colour they are.
My blog is short but I hope the message in the song will make itself clear...
Thursday, May 12, 2011
~PEACE OUT~
MAKE LOVE NOT WAR
That was the motto in the 60s/70s! The age of Aquarium. The Flower Children. Hippies!
I would have loved to live in that era! I seriously think I was born at the wrong time... I would have enjoyed living in the 60s/70s so much... It was rife with protests. Young people of back then actually had something to stand for and they made sure that they were heard!
South Africa was deep in the throes of apartheid and America was pushing its way into Vietnam.
My favourite part about the 60s/70s is the hippies (this is in America now)!! Those people were full of love, man. It was all about the love... and drugs.
I feel that some people just did the whole hippie thing to dabble in the drugs...
Old school America hated them. Apparently they were good-for-nothing bunch of idiots who would amount to nothing. Oh, how wrong they were! The hippies were the ones who stared the PEACE revolution that has had young people all over the world trying to start their own revolutions to this day!
It was the hippies who organised one of the most amazing, most psychedilically awesome concert to top all other concerts: WOODSTOCK!
A large group of young people descened upon a small town called Woodstock. Hundreds of cars showed up, filled with peace-loving drugged up hippies. It was meant to be small concert but people just came and it turned out to be the most fantastic concert in history! All in the name of PEACE.
Young People from back then totally knew what they wanted and they actually stood up for what they believed in... Sorry but the youth od today (as the old people would say)....
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
That was the motto in the 60s/70s! The age of Aquarium. The Flower Children. Hippies!
I would have loved to live in that era! I seriously think I was born at the wrong time... I would have enjoyed living in the 60s/70s so much... It was rife with protests. Young people of back then actually had something to stand for and they made sure that they were heard!
South Africa was deep in the throes of apartheid and America was pushing its way into Vietnam.
My favourite part about the 60s/70s is the hippies (this is in America now)!! Those people were full of love, man. It was all about the love... and drugs.
I feel that some people just did the whole hippie thing to dabble in the drugs...
Old school America hated them. Apparently they were good-for-nothing bunch of idiots who would amount to nothing. Oh, how wrong they were! The hippies were the ones who stared the PEACE revolution that has had young people all over the world trying to start their own revolutions to this day!
It was the hippies who organised one of the most amazing, most psychedilically awesome concert to top all other concerts: WOODSTOCK!
A large group of young people descened upon a small town called Woodstock. Hundreds of cars showed up, filled with peace-loving drugged up hippies. It was meant to be small concert but people just came and it turned out to be the most fantastic concert in history! All in the name of PEACE.
Young People from back then totally knew what they wanted and they actually stood up for what they believed in... Sorry but the youth od today (as the old people would say)....
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
Thursday, May 5, 2011
At One Point You Can't Believe... Everything They Tell You
Osama Bin Laden is dead!
Many Americans flocked to the streets when President Barack Obama made the announcement. The most wanted man in the world was finally dead!
It's amazing how people can celebrate someone brutally dying... It's a sad worls we live in. Yes, the guy might have been involved in the 9/11 terrorist attack but still, people going out on the street and rejoicing the loss of a life is just plain cruel...
After hearing about Bin Laden dying, I realised how some people just listen to what the media and the government gives them. The American government is known for its honesty. From what i have been reading from other blogs and sites, it seems that the Osama killing came at a very convenient time for Barack Obama. Apparently, Mr O is not very popular among the Americans at the moment and his following is at a very critical low... What better way to get the publicity vote back than by announcing that the most hated in America has been killed under your orders?
I really do not trust the American government. I find it hard to believe that they killed Osama. Here's how I see it: OK, so they killed the man and it was announced. There was no evidence that it was him apart from a suspiciously quick DNA test and they threw his body in the ocean. If it was really Osama, I believe that America would have been flaunting it around. They'd have pictures of his body all over news and I do not think the they would have buried him that fast. America likes to brag about its victories. It's either they did not kill Osama and they killed the wrong man or he was dead long ago and they discovered where the body is and they claimed they were the ones who killed him...
We'll never know... They'll just keep everything under wraps and try to distract you with more flashy music videos and boring reality television programmes
Many Americans flocked to the streets when President Barack Obama made the announcement. The most wanted man in the world was finally dead!
It's amazing how people can celebrate someone brutally dying... It's a sad worls we live in. Yes, the guy might have been involved in the 9/11 terrorist attack but still, people going out on the street and rejoicing the loss of a life is just plain cruel...
After hearing about Bin Laden dying, I realised how some people just listen to what the media and the government gives them. The American government is known for its honesty. From what i have been reading from other blogs and sites, it seems that the Osama killing came at a very convenient time for Barack Obama. Apparently, Mr O is not very popular among the Americans at the moment and his following is at a very critical low... What better way to get the publicity vote back than by announcing that the most hated in America has been killed under your orders?
I really do not trust the American government. I find it hard to believe that they killed Osama. Here's how I see it: OK, so they killed the man and it was announced. There was no evidence that it was him apart from a suspiciously quick DNA test and they threw his body in the ocean. If it was really Osama, I believe that America would have been flaunting it around. They'd have pictures of his body all over news and I do not think the they would have buried him that fast. America likes to brag about its victories. It's either they did not kill Osama and they killed the wrong man or he was dead long ago and they discovered where the body is and they claimed they were the ones who killed him...
We'll never know... They'll just keep everything under wraps and try to distract you with more flashy music videos and boring reality television programmes
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
You Will Be The Death Of Me
I have always known that you were bad news but I just couldn't resist. I was even warned a number of times that you were not good for me.
At every party that I went to, you were there. From across the room, I could hear your silent call, daring me to come over. Being the coward that I am, I always resisted. A friend would want to introduce me to you but I always resisted and shied away...
Somehow things seemed to change. I wanted to get to know you. I don't know what it is with good girls and "bad boys". We are just attracted to "bad boys" like moths to a light...
I convinced a friend to officially introduce us and I decided that I liked having you around.
I could not wait to see you and everytime that I saw you, my day seemed to brighten up. I was enjoying your company.
I was happy. You made me happy.
I wanted to be happy all the time. I was tired of the darkness and sadness when you weren't there. I wanted to be with you all the time. Soon, I had you with me every single day. Even if it was for a little while, you brightened up my day.
I was in bliss and I wanted that feeling to last me forever but why couldn't other people understand? Why were they jealous of what I had with you? They kept telling me that you were bad for me and I needed to get out before it was too late for me. It was all lies. They were lying to me. I know that you would never hurt me... I did not need them. It's my life, they must butt out. This was between me and you...
It was me and you against the world. Nothing anyone could say would ever change that... You were all that I needed...
I needed more of you and you kept making me happy. You and I had become One. You were everywhere with me...
Life became darker and nothing you did could make me any happier. You were just there but you had no effect on me any more. The more I needed you, the harsher you became with me. The bruises and scars you left on my body and the memor lapses that left me confused and alone scared me.
I needed help but you wouldn't allow me to get helped. You silenced my cries for help. I was dying slowly and painfully. Your poison creeping through my body, killing everything it came across.
I needed to get away from you. You would not let me. I was your prisoner. Yet I loved you still.
I knew you were bad for me but I still needed you.
I can't let go knowing that you will be the death of me...
I don't want to die yet, I'm still too young but I don't want to lose you...
You are my addiction...
>>Drug addiction is a serious matter amongst young people and it is slowly killing our generation<<
At every party that I went to, you were there. From across the room, I could hear your silent call, daring me to come over. Being the coward that I am, I always resisted. A friend would want to introduce me to you but I always resisted and shied away...
Somehow things seemed to change. I wanted to get to know you. I don't know what it is with good girls and "bad boys". We are just attracted to "bad boys" like moths to a light...
I convinced a friend to officially introduce us and I decided that I liked having you around.
I could not wait to see you and everytime that I saw you, my day seemed to brighten up. I was enjoying your company.
I was happy. You made me happy.
I wanted to be happy all the time. I was tired of the darkness and sadness when you weren't there. I wanted to be with you all the time. Soon, I had you with me every single day. Even if it was for a little while, you brightened up my day.
I was in bliss and I wanted that feeling to last me forever but why couldn't other people understand? Why were they jealous of what I had with you? They kept telling me that you were bad for me and I needed to get out before it was too late for me. It was all lies. They were lying to me. I know that you would never hurt me... I did not need them. It's my life, they must butt out. This was between me and you...
It was me and you against the world. Nothing anyone could say would ever change that... You were all that I needed...
I needed more of you and you kept making me happy. You and I had become One. You were everywhere with me...
Life became darker and nothing you did could make me any happier. You were just there but you had no effect on me any more. The more I needed you, the harsher you became with me. The bruises and scars you left on my body and the memor lapses that left me confused and alone scared me.
I needed help but you wouldn't allow me to get helped. You silenced my cries for help. I was dying slowly and painfully. Your poison creeping through my body, killing everything it came across.
I needed to get away from you. You would not let me. I was your prisoner. Yet I loved you still.
I knew you were bad for me but I still needed you.
I can't let go knowing that you will be the death of me...
I don't want to die yet, I'm still too young but I don't want to lose you...
You are my addiction...
>>Drug addiction is a serious matter amongst young people and it is slowly killing our generation<<
Friday, April 15, 2011
MISSING
This song has been the theme to my life for a very long time.
It just sums up what I am feeling inside and how I see things from my piont of view and state of mind...
This is MISSING by EVANESCENCE
Whispered:
Can you stop the fire?
Can you stand to fight her?
You cant stop the fire,
you wont say the words.
Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll look up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
"Isn't something missing?"
You won't cry for my absence, I know -
You forgot me long ago.
Am I that unimportant...?
Am I so insignificant...?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?
Whispered:
Can you stop the fire?
Can you stand to fight her?
You cant stop the fire,
you wont say the words.
Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
I know what you do to yourself,
I breathe deep and cry out;
"Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?"
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?
And if I bleed, I'll bleed,
Knowing you don't care.
And if I sleep just to dream of you
I'll wake without you there,
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something.......
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
Whispered:
Can you stop the fire?
Can you stand to fight her?
You cant stop the fire,
you wont say the words.
It just sums up what I am feeling inside and how I see things from my piont of view and state of mind...
This is MISSING by EVANESCENCE
Whispered:
Can you stop the fire?
Can you stand to fight her?
You cant stop the fire,
you wont say the words.
Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll look up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
"Isn't something missing?"
You won't cry for my absence, I know -
You forgot me long ago.
Am I that unimportant...?
Am I so insignificant...?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?
Whispered:
Can you stop the fire?
Can you stand to fight her?
You cant stop the fire,
you wont say the words.
Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
I know what you do to yourself,
I breathe deep and cry out;
"Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?"
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?
And if I bleed, I'll bleed,
Knowing you don't care.
And if I sleep just to dream of you
I'll wake without you there,
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something.......
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
Whispered:
Can you stop the fire?
Can you stand to fight her?
You cant stop the fire,
you wont say the words.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Be Careful Of The Snake In The Grass
I've always known how mean girls can be but it never really occurred to me just how mean. Sorry but some people just deserve the title of BITCH!
I went to an all girls school and I didn't really like it and I thought that when I got to university I would leave all that drama behind me but I guess some people never really grow up.
What I do not understand is how a person who calls themselves a "friend" can go and be all nice to your face but then as soon as you are out of sight, they go and spread all this nasty stuff about you.
When it comes to guys, that's when the real claws come out.
A person who's been your friend for a long time can go and sleep with your boyfriend while you guys are still going out 9I've seen it happen). Or maybe, you really like this guy and you've also been getting some vibes from him and you tell your friends and then next thing you know, you hear they hooked up at that party that you could not go to.
Do you still call a person who does that a friend?
Ever heard of the term "FRENEMIES"?
A frenemy is a combination of friend and enemy. So you are not really friends with that person, they are just acquantainces. What is the point in that friendship. It's just lame. I think I'd rather be lonely than have a friendship like that. It's just impossible to be friends with someone you can't trust...
Here are some lyrics by O-Town:
Girl, I remember how it all began
You introduced her as your friend
But I knew I was in trouble when
I saw her smile at me
And then she asked me for a dance
But never offered you a glance
Well let me tell you girl with friends like that
Who needs enemies
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Girl, you say your friend is just flirting by
It's getting so ridiculous
That she's thinking she can mess with us
But I don't play around
Even when she's saying that you're well aware
And it's cool with you to share
No I still ai't gonna dance with her
I'm telling you right now
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Don't try to say I lost my mind
I know your girl has crossed the line (cause I really know that)
She got issues, she trying to diss you
The minute that you turn around
She pulled a switch boo
Cause she's wishing what's yours was hers
So now leave the girl, that ain't never gonna work
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Should've known girl not to trust a friend
Should've known jealous of how were livin'
Should've known I was shading you
Only dance with you
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Ohh oh ohhh
I only dance with you....
Ohh oh ohhh
I only dance with you....
That's just something to think about next time you feel like something dodgy is going down....
I went to an all girls school and I didn't really like it and I thought that when I got to university I would leave all that drama behind me but I guess some people never really grow up.
What I do not understand is how a person who calls themselves a "friend" can go and be all nice to your face but then as soon as you are out of sight, they go and spread all this nasty stuff about you.
When it comes to guys, that's when the real claws come out.
A person who's been your friend for a long time can go and sleep with your boyfriend while you guys are still going out 9I've seen it happen). Or maybe, you really like this guy and you've also been getting some vibes from him and you tell your friends and then next thing you know, you hear they hooked up at that party that you could not go to.
Do you still call a person who does that a friend?
Ever heard of the term "FRENEMIES"?
A frenemy is a combination of friend and enemy. So you are not really friends with that person, they are just acquantainces. What is the point in that friendship. It's just lame. I think I'd rather be lonely than have a friendship like that. It's just impossible to be friends with someone you can't trust...
Here are some lyrics by O-Town:
Girl, I remember how it all began
You introduced her as your friend
But I knew I was in trouble when
I saw her smile at me
And then she asked me for a dance
But never offered you a glance
Well let me tell you girl with friends like that
Who needs enemies
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Girl, you say your friend is just flirting by
It's getting so ridiculous
That she's thinking she can mess with us
But I don't play around
Even when she's saying that you're well aware
And it's cool with you to share
No I still ai't gonna dance with her
I'm telling you right now
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Don't try to say I lost my mind
I know your girl has crossed the line (cause I really know that)
She got issues, she trying to diss you
The minute that you turn around
She pulled a switch boo
Cause she's wishing what's yours was hers
So now leave the girl, that ain't never gonna work
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Should've known girl not to trust a friend
Should've known jealous of how were livin'
Should've known I was shading you
Only dance with you
Chorus:
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Who's jealous of the way were livin'
I don't think you know what's happening
Your girl is shading you
Should've known better than to trust a friend
Behind your back she gives me rhythm
But I'm 'bout to make her understand
I only dance with you
Ohh oh ohhh
I only dance with you....
Ohh oh ohhh
I only dance with you....
That's just something to think about next time you feel like something dodgy is going down....
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Anti-Conformity
"Look at what she's wearing. I'd never be caught wearing something like that!"
"Oh, look at that haircut. Geez, that guy is weird!"
There have been times where I ahve caught myself saying stuff like that about people who are dressed differently to me and to what I'm used to seeing. How many times have you told yourself that you are not a conformist yet feel scared to to be different? You tell yourself that today I will do my own thing and I will be different from everyone else and yet when push comes to shove, you just follow in what the crowd is doing?
Here are some lyrics to a song by Krystal Meyers called "Anticonformity" :
It's all around
Pressure from my so-called friends
It's all around
I'm measured by some stupid trend
It's all around
Everyone is just like them
It's all around
It's all around
It's all around
[Chorus:]
So I'm anticonformity
I don't try too hard to be
I'm not what you think you see
Inside I've made a change
And I'll never be the same
NO WAY!
They conform
Un-individuality
They conform
Forget about variety
Yeah they conform
They don't know what they believe
They conform
They conform
They conform
[Chorus:]
So I'm anticonformity
I don't try too hard to be
I'm not what you think you see
Inside I've made a change
And I'll never be the same
NO WAY!
Image is overrated if it washes off in the rain
You know you gotta go deeper to go against the grain
[Chorus:] [2x]
So I'm anticonformity
I don't try too hard to be
I'm not what you think you see
Inside I've made a change
And I'll never be the same
NO WAY!
It feels as though you are expected to follow a trend or else you are a loser if you do not. Apparently you are cool if you do what all the "cool" kids are doing.
I find it sad that the things you do are dictated to you by your "friends" and you are a loser if you don't follow certain "rules" of society.
It's so awesome when you see someone doing something different and they still hold their head up even if people are looking down on them.
I think it's time to be who you really want to be. Don't listen to what other people want you to be but listen to what YOU want to be.
Just be different. Be your true self....
"Oh, look at that haircut. Geez, that guy is weird!"
There have been times where I ahve caught myself saying stuff like that about people who are dressed differently to me and to what I'm used to seeing. How many times have you told yourself that you are not a conformist yet feel scared to to be different? You tell yourself that today I will do my own thing and I will be different from everyone else and yet when push comes to shove, you just follow in what the crowd is doing?
Here are some lyrics to a song by Krystal Meyers called "Anticonformity" :
It's all around
Pressure from my so-called friends
It's all around
I'm measured by some stupid trend
It's all around
Everyone is just like them
It's all around
It's all around
It's all around
[Chorus:]
So I'm anticonformity
I don't try too hard to be
I'm not what you think you see
Inside I've made a change
And I'll never be the same
NO WAY!
They conform
Un-individuality
They conform
Forget about variety
Yeah they conform
They don't know what they believe
They conform
They conform
They conform
[Chorus:]
So I'm anticonformity
I don't try too hard to be
I'm not what you think you see
Inside I've made a change
And I'll never be the same
NO WAY!
Image is overrated if it washes off in the rain
You know you gotta go deeper to go against the grain
[Chorus:] [2x]
So I'm anticonformity
I don't try too hard to be
I'm not what you think you see
Inside I've made a change
And I'll never be the same
NO WAY!
It feels as though you are expected to follow a trend or else you are a loser if you do not. Apparently you are cool if you do what all the "cool" kids are doing.
I find it sad that the things you do are dictated to you by your "friends" and you are a loser if you don't follow certain "rules" of society.
It's so awesome when you see someone doing something different and they still hold their head up even if people are looking down on them.
I think it's time to be who you really want to be. Don't listen to what other people want you to be but listen to what YOU want to be.
Just be different. Be your true self....
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Japan
Earthquakes in Japan are as common as the wind in Port Elizabeth. They have earthquakes all the time but this time it was really bad. Japan lies over four tectonic plates which are constantly moving around and as a result these cause a lot of earthquakes.
The Japanese are used to all these earthquakes and most of their buildings are built up in preparation for any future earthquakes. The thing that made this the worst earthquake the Japanese have experienced in years is the huge tsunami that has left the country in devastation. I actually watched a video on the CNN website of the waves crushing some buildings... and these were not small buildings. That wave was huge! Here is a link to the CNN website: http://www.cnn.com/. You can check out some of the other videos as well.
Here are some pictures of the disaster that has taken place in Japan.
That is an aerial view of the waves heading towards the land.
That is what the Japanese coast looks like at the moment
I feel a lot sympathy for the Japanese but I am really glad that we have not had a major tragedy like that. I mean, we are pretty lucky here in South Africa that we do not have to worry about tsunamis and earthquakes. Who knows, maybe we won't be so lucky in next year December...
There have been some people going around saying that Japan deserve what has happened to them because of all the whaling going on. I'm sorry but those people are just plain evil. Only a minority of Japanese do the whaling thing but that does not mean that the entire country has to suffer. If Japan is getting what they deserve then I think that every other country in the world deserves to suffer the same. Hey, we have some human traffickers in almost every country, so God, if You are listening, send down your wrath to all these countries. Oh wait, don't forget the drug dealers, the poachers, the murderers, the rapists and the list goes on and on... so if these people were to be punished with natural disasters then this planet that we are on would be one messed up place and I don't think there would be much life left on it either...
Japan is one of those places that I would really love to go to one day. I think that it is one of the cooloest places in the world. They have their own unique feel. They have all these cool toys and anime and the language is awesome. The Japanese language is almost like the German in that they sound angry when they speak. Someone (Japanese speaker) could be saying "I love you" to you (non-Japanese speaker) and you'll probably be thinking "OMG, he wants to kill me" but it's still an awesome language. Have you heard of the Harajuku boys and girls? Well, if not then you will. The Harajukus are basically groups of young people who have their unique way of dressing up. It is a huge phenomenon in Japan. You will find a few people around the world who dress up like the Harajukus. They look awesome, though. I want to post up some pictures but there's something wrong with my photo browser and it will not allow me. I did not want to have pictures of just the devastation in Japan but also of the nice things that go on there and some of the beautiful scenary there.
South African aid workers have been sent out to Japan. Some firefighters and some medical assistance and and some search and rescue teams have been sent out. I tried finding some ways in which we could help out but there hasn't rellay been any place but I guess if there are any donations needed, then just find where you can make donations and that little amount that you donate will help a lot to those who really need it...
Monday, March 7, 2011
Food For The Soul
"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life." ~Ludwig van Beethoven"Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory." ~Oscar Wilde
I love music. It is the one thing that i can successfully say has never disappointed me.
Think about it... There is music for all types of moods that you might be in. There is music for all occassions.
There is always a memory that you will associate with a song. Music just makes you feel so much better after or even during a hard time. It does not take away the pain that you might be feeling but it makes you forget for that period of time that you were hurting.
I find that I always leave feeling happier when i have heard one my favourite songs on radio or maybe just in passing. I also feel that I feel an instant pull towards people who have the same taste in music as i do...
I'm the kind of person who listens to ALL types of music! I swear, I probably have the weirdest, yet coolest collection of music. I listen to Metal (this makes some people do a double take sometimes... A black girl who listens to Metal) and all the other sub-genres of Rock music. I've recently started listening to House music. I mean, I would listen to it if i was out but now I can chill at home and blast some House through my speakers... It's the same thing with Hip-Hop, I never really listened to it apart from the commercialised stuff but I have been introduced to it and I'm really enjoying it. It's pretty dope, I must say.
"Music is the universal language of mankind." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer
Music unites people from all over the world. People from different parts of the world, with different backgrounds will all come together in one setting just to see their favourite musician perform live. I have seen people cry at concerts and I thought this was lame because I didn't understand. It wasn't until I felt the passion ignite within me that I actually got emotional about music. I have seen people become friends because of the music that they listen to... You can be anywhere in the world and you might in a surrounding that is way out of your comfort zone but you WILL SURELY find at least one person with the same musical taste as you and you will find that connection with that person.
I am very passionate about my music. It really annoys me when people disrespect what i prefer to listen to. I mean, we are all entitled to our own opinion and I have the right to listen to whatever I feel like listening to without being made to feel like the stuff I listen to is dumb. Another thing that gets to me is being put in a category. Just because I listen to damn Rock music, that does not mean that I am a bloody Coconut (white on the inside, dark on the outside)! Seriously, can't a black person listen to Rock music without being labelled a "Cheese Boy/Girl"? Can't a white person listen to House, Hip-Hop or Kwaito without being deemed a "Wigger"? I think it's really stupid and ignorant to keep categorising people just because of the music that they listen to. Can't a person just listen to their music for pure enjoyment?
Here's a list of some of the musicians that I like listening to:
1. Jimi Hendrix - I still get emotional over this guy although he's been dead for over thirty years
2. Slipknot - They are not as demonic as people tend to think they are
3. Kanye West - He is one of the best musicians of our time
4. Kings of Leon - These guys have their own unique sound
5. MGMT - This group is totally weird but I love it
6. Jay Z - "The Illuminati Puppet" but he is where he is because the talent that he has
7. Coldplay - I love their different take on their music
8. My Chemical Romance - The coolest "Emo" band in the world
9. John Mayer - This guy's music really hits home and I feel like tha music was written just for me
10. Evanescence - Amy Lee's vocals and her lyrics just make me feel awesome after having a listen
That's just a few of my favourite musicians but I have more that I really like. None of these bands sounds like the other. They each have their own different sound
I found this awesome site where they have all these undiscovered bands... here's the link:
http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/
Monday, February 28, 2011
Liar, Liar Pants on Fire
The truth hurts but the lies hurt more...
We've all heard that before.
Guess what? You get hurt either way. So, get over it and move along , kid.
We've all told lies to spare the other person's feelings and we've all been lied to but we eventually got over it... after some time.
If you're reading all the conspiracy theory sites, they all say the same thing: WE ARE BEING LIED TO!! Hey, the world is run on lies. What is the TRUTH anymore? Can we be sure that the truth is REALLY the truth?
The government lies to us all the time. They promise a better life for all but have we seen any results? You tell me. Religion has lied to us. Religion has tried to annihilate other religions all in the of their GOD but is that what God Really wants??
I probably sound like an angry little child but I'm just saying what other people might be thinking but are not brave to say out loud...
It's about time we start questioning the "norms" of the world. Everything is not as it seems and it's time to just open up our eyes and see what's really going down around us.
I'm going to end my ranting and raving with a quote from Lupe Fiasco's "Words I Never Said":
"I really think the war on terror is a bunch of bullshit
Just a poor excuse for you to use up all your bullets
How much money does it take to really make a full clip
9/11 building 7 did they really pull it
Uhh, And a bunch of other cover ups
Your childs future was the first to go with budget cuts
If you think that hurts then, wait here comes the uppercut
The school was garbage in the first place, that's on the up and up
Keep you at the bottom but tease you with the uppercrust
You get it then they move you so you never keeping up enough
If you turn on TV all you see’s a bunch of “what the fucks”
Dude is dating so and so blabbering bout such and such
And that ain't Jersey Shore, homie that's the news
And these the same people that supposed to be telling us the truth
Limbaugh is a racist, Glenn Beck is a racist
Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn’t say shit
That's why I ain't vote for him, next one either
I’ma part of the problem, my problem is I’m peaceful
And I believe in the people."
That's just something to think about...
We've all heard that before.
Guess what? You get hurt either way. So, get over it and move along , kid.
We've all told lies to spare the other person's feelings and we've all been lied to but we eventually got over it... after some time.
If you're reading all the conspiracy theory sites, they all say the same thing: WE ARE BEING LIED TO!! Hey, the world is run on lies. What is the TRUTH anymore? Can we be sure that the truth is REALLY the truth?
The government lies to us all the time. They promise a better life for all but have we seen any results? You tell me. Religion has lied to us. Religion has tried to annihilate other religions all in the of their GOD but is that what God Really wants??
I probably sound like an angry little child but I'm just saying what other people might be thinking but are not brave to say out loud...
It's about time we start questioning the "norms" of the world. Everything is not as it seems and it's time to just open up our eyes and see what's really going down around us.
I'm going to end my ranting and raving with a quote from Lupe Fiasco's "Words I Never Said":
"I really think the war on terror is a bunch of bullshit
Just a poor excuse for you to use up all your bullets
How much money does it take to really make a full clip
9/11 building 7 did they really pull it
Uhh, And a bunch of other cover ups
Your childs future was the first to go with budget cuts
If you think that hurts then, wait here comes the uppercut
The school was garbage in the first place, that's on the up and up
Keep you at the bottom but tease you with the uppercrust
You get it then they move you so you never keeping up enough
If you turn on TV all you see’s a bunch of “what the fucks”
Dude is dating so and so blabbering bout such and such
And that ain't Jersey Shore, homie that's the news
And these the same people that supposed to be telling us the truth
Limbaugh is a racist, Glenn Beck is a racist
Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn’t say shit
That's why I ain't vote for him, next one either
I’ma part of the problem, my problem is I’m peaceful
And I believe in the people."
That's just something to think about...
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