30 things you should know about me

So the other day I was on someones blog and I saw this. It was actually 50 things, but I'm not that ambitious. I struggled to get to 20, so please recognise how huge this achievement is. Below are 30 things that you may not know about me. I think it's a great way to know the person whose blog you sometimes visit.

It was actually lots of fun doing this, you should also try it when you have time.

1. I LOVE music, it has been the one constant thing in my life.
2. I am teaching myself how to play the guitar and it's lots of fun. I'm actually a lot brighter than I think I am.
3. I once thought that I was not worthy of making music... (Weird... I know!!)
4. I am writing a book, that will be published next year (I have a little confession to make about this, but I'm not ready to share yet)
5. I LOVE food.
6. I have a slow metabolism, so I can't eat as much as I want.
7. I don't really know if I have a slow metabolism, but all the signs are there :)
8. I love my family a whole lot, even though they drive me up the wall. I know that we are perfect just the way we are. THERE IS A BALANCE.



9. My brothers really know how to get me to do things for them: do their washing, look after the kids (when I should be out partying), paying for movie tickets.



10. My mom is a SURVIVOR!!


11. I work for a radio station (I present a women's show) and I am 'on-air' 6 times a week.
12. I like my job on MOST days, because I learn a lot from it
13. I share a bachelor with my best friend, who is also my manager and my ROCK!


14. I HATE shaving my legs (it's too much work) and I LOVE jeans. So it all works out perfectly.
15. I can NEVER wax my under-arms because I have many tiny moles there, so shaving is a really delicate process.
16. Growing up I didn't want to have kids, now I want four. But I think I'm too young to start having kids (24 is young is young right?)
17. I think I still have a little crush on Steve Tyler (the demon of screamin') LMAO

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18. I am going to make Time’s 100 before I die
19. I used to feel like I wasn’t worth much, but now I KNOW that is not true and I love who I am and I’m truly grateful for everything I have and who I am right now. It’s a great feeling.
20. The thing I am most afraid of: losing my mind.
21. I believe in God and I am also very spiritual. Those two are not the same thing according to most people.
22. I used to LOOOVE chocolate, but now I really don't like it.
23. When I was little I thought Michael Jackson was going to marry me. But as I grew older I realised he wasn't even remotely interested. SIGH




24. I cry when I'm happy and when I'm EXTREMELY ANGRY.
25. I respect people who follow the wisdom of their soul.
26. I love giving credit where it's due. I don't see the point in 'hating'. The other person is being the best at being themselves. Nobody can beat that. Instead of hating I prefer to congratulate people. Because often what we see in other people is what we ourselves are capable of.
27. I can be extremely impatient.
28. I want to turn the youth of South Africa into a reading generation. There are not enough young people that read and I'm passionate about young people reading.
29. I love whiskey and red wine is second on the list. I had way too much vodka at Varsity and it was all CHEAP Vodka too... Oh to be young, broke and DRUNK.
30. I need a vacation and I really wanna live in New York one day. Patience my little one, patience.

That's just 30 random things about me. More will follow. I will try to do this every month or every 2 weeks.

EP diary - there is a 2nd and 3rd track

Okay, so I realise I have been a little quiet about the EP: that was done on purpose, because the 'bill paying' job took over some of my time and there was some other body stuff going on (terrible migraines- poor me boo hoo hoo).

So the 1st track has become a little more than a concept now. Slowly falling in love with it. I asked Chris to let me court it first and see what I could do with it. he's been really patient. While I was courting track one he started working on..... DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

TRACK 2, it's got a 'bluesy' feel to it. I believe he was recording a drum track for it this weekend with his fabulously talented fellow-Carpet-Mafian (I just made that word up). Can't wait to hear it. I've been waiting a long time to sit down and speak to a 'producer' and have someone produce (excuse the pun) something that we both could agree on and work on. Initially it's a small idea and then somehow in the time that we are apart it becomes something real and it just keeps growing.

TRACK 3 has something of an interesting story to it. While I was learning to play the piano... Listen to me, talking as if I can already play the piano like a pro. Let me start again: About 2 months ago I was learning how to mix and match chords and I came up with a really simple combination that was so much fun. I added lyrics one day when Marcee was making supper and I was having a glass of wine (starting to sound like my buddy Tertia LOL! Love her!) and decided to write a song about a certain musician *BLUSH* *BLUSH*. It wasn't like a let's-get-it-on-right-now-hot-boy type of thing. Oh goodness no!! That track I'm saving for Common (and Alicia Keys) LOL. Okay that was another bad joke LMAO... Indulge me here!! Uhmmm... Where was I?

Oh yeah, so I wrote a song about a musician that I have so much respect for. It's just a playful little tune about my relationship with music and it just happens to include this guy and his music. It's called 'Song for..." and C.B (amazing producer of mine) and I are gonna record it soon. He is just getting to know my COMPLEX chords to the song and then we are gonna do it. I guess you'll find out who it is when I'm done. If you do know please don't spill the beans (Phi, Steve, Marcee etc).

I'm helluva excited about this project. I am coming into my own a singer and as a songwriter and it makes wanna SHOUT and JUMP AROUND when I think about it. I am blessed to know my passion and fortunate enough to pursue it with everything I've got it.

I have more surprises in store. Hint: it's about ANOTHER passion of mine. YAY!!!

Guess whose CD I'm buying tomorrow?

Yes I know it's a little late... But I've been busy okay!!!




I'm not entirely sure what the half naked woman has to do with anything though... It's still a good 'pick me up' tune!

Just when you think...

that we are all adults. A bunch of monkeys go out of their way to do something very juvenile, that makes one wonder if we NEVER really leave high school and if life is one big 'popularity contest'. Well, a couple of days ago the 'cool kids' (read: a bunch of posers) decided to do something very childish to remind me know that 'I don't belong'. I had no idea people still did that.

Usually the old 'pissing on our territory' thing would have bothered me but this time around I let it slide. Somehow I KNEW that I didn't belong. Not in a way that made me feel less than them or anything. It was different this time: I KNEW that I belonged somewhere where I could shine. My star is getting to bright for the little box that I'm in.

So I guess I'm grateful that the 'cool kids' decided to act up. I guess I was getting a little complacent where I am right now. When they pulled that little stunt, one song came to mind (Marcee always says that I can think of a song for any situation LOL), so I went to find the vid on YouTube to share it with you... I guess it's true what they say: MEDIOCRITY ALWAYS ATTACKS EXCELLENCE !!!

Kanye West - Stronger

Calming music

Don't judge me, but here is one of my favouritEST songs at the mo. A few yrs back my sweet little brother introdued me to Linkin Park. Faint is by far one of my favourites by Linkin Park. So you can imagine how excited I was when I found 'Bleed it out'. It was just so calming. LOVES IT!!!

Found this vid on YouTube didn't really have time to look for the 'official' video, but this will do. It's still sounds good though.

Linkin Park- Bleed it out


Okay now I'm really gonna take a nap :)

GI rocks!!!

This morning on Radio 2000: Ray White and Nicole da Silva interviewed Tumi and Mandla from Gang of Instrumentals aka GI. What nice people!! Never once did I detect that annoying 'I'm an important celeb thing about them'... Their music is kick ass as well, so YAY WE LOVE GI!! Did I mention that I love good music??

I interviewed Mandla a few weeks back on the Blackboard Jungle and he was very polite and such a pleasure to talk to. Tumi is a Pedi girl so you know I'm down with her.. She is one of 'my people' ha ha ha. Lots of fun was had by all this morning. They even got Nicole to sing the chorus to 'my number one' HALLELUYER!!!

Here is that addictive song: My number one. SALUTE!!!!

You better be watching...

Estelle, because she has just been featured on Rolling Stones 'artist to watch'. check it out here. Yep!!

Now I know why I was inspired to do that post a while ago. You go ESTELLE!!! Keep going and keep rising to HIGHER HEIGHTS!!!!