I love music, I love the craft! (music like milkshakes)

Ive just been thinking alot lately, wow music plays such a significant role in my life it is not even funny. ever felt like 'yeah thats my song right there! , thats the universe telling me something, its a sign...' hahaha the universe has conveyed so many messages to me in the form of songs.

im gonna give you my all time top five favourite songs (i really loved the lyrics, they spoke to me), and another 15 songs you should listen to, coz they're just blerrie gooooooooooood!

so here we go:

• Snowpatrol - Chasing Cars (if i ever get married i will walk down the aisle to this song)
• Snowpatrol ft Martha Wainwright - Set the fire to the Third Bar
• Stacy Ferguson 'fergie' - Big girls dont cry
• Madonna - Dont cry for me Argentina
• Caiphus Semenya - Matswale (because I learnt a great deal of sotho dialect and lifes' lessons from this song, its one of those euphoric songs)

My chemical romance - i dont love you

britney spears - everytime

brenda fassie - life is going on

george michael - cant make you love me

john lennon - working class hero

john lennon - imagine

jay z - song cry

katy perry - teenage dream

michael jackson - human nature

michael buble - crazy love

tsakane mhinga 'tk' - i find it so strange

jlo - be alright

lionell ritchie - ballerina girl

westlife - uptown girl

snowpatrol - set the fire to the third bar

coldplay - fix you

and does anyone rememeber a song by desert chllyd (thembi old presenter of simunye) 'seven days' ? wow now that was a really amazing song... : "you say you love me, love wouldnt do me this way"

and then the youssou n'dour  ft. neneh cherry song, seconds, seven seconds away... "and when a child is born into this world, it has no concept of the tone the skin its living in, its not a second, seven seconds away, just as long as i stay ill be waiting, seconds..."







Aphiwe's Corner

Here's the goodstuff ladies!

Being a woman has to be one of the hardest things in the world! If you are not trying to find "Mr Right", you have to look good while trying to snag him! Don't get me started on the social scene.
So I've compiled a list of not to do's ladies! Yes you should fake it till you make it but class and believe it or cot common sense can get you a long way!
. If its shiny and cheap but says GUCCI it probably isn't!
.heavy make up everyday jus screams "
I'm insecure"
.know what suits you and what doesn't.
.combining cheaper clothing [I.e: Mr price] and more pricey [urban] is a WONDER you could even get away with a rip off handbag.
.SIMPLICITY IS KEY

Get these right ladies and your well on your way of being a FAB DIVA.

Ms Diva©

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hehe Aphiwe's treat, now this is the real thing, these are ALDOs

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Another April Love!

I have decided to add an extra li'l something to Lola's list of loveables for April: his name is eROC, sweeties and I'm inlove!!!!! ♥♥♥


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Wow I heart these...Just thought I'd share

So Im busy trying to type my six page assignment, gosh its so hard given the distractions here (and no, pretty boys are definately not one of them) and I just so happened to bump into this. isnt it so cool? i mean MR PRICE has got to be one of the coolest stores of our time.





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Aphiwe's Corner (Miss Lira... the girl who once got boo'd off stage, is big news today)

A review on Miss Lira and her latest offering.

Before I start this article I would like to point out that I was not a Lira fan @ the beginning of her career. infact I remember an occasion at a kempton park gig I did with KB motsilanyane, where she was an opening act and she was boo'd off stage! I remember feelin so sorry for her and all I kept thinking was if it was meant to be it shall be.

Fast forward to six yrs later On February 1st,and she is now the leading entertainer on the South African music scene,Lira released her much anticipated fourth studio album, entitled "Return to Love".
NOW a big Lira fan, I was biting my fingernails off with anticipation and anxiety; I don't know how many times I wished that she surpasses her last award-winning effort, "Soul In Mind" in terms of flavor, musicality and a great listen. I knew she wouldn't want the sound to be the same as her past work, I knew that she would want the feel of this new album to be different from her past albums. I expected that she would take me on a journey of love, drawing on her experiences of being newly-married, and transport me with her voice, coupled with the excellent band  to a love high like I have never experienced before.

So,I gave the CD a listen all the while, my mind was going haywire trying to imagine the sounds, the lyrics, the melodies. I listened to the CD from  beginning to end, in one sitting. I paid particular attention to each of the 11 tracks, trying to get each track, not wanting to be lost in translation. I did not utter a word until the last track ended. When it was done, I just sat there, marveling at the power I knew this woman possessed. She proved it, my wishes had come true, I was so happy, I could have done a happy dance right there.

For this album, Lira introduces a very organic sound to her music. It is not fleeting, nor is it trying to be something profound. The band serves as a companion to her voice rather than an accompaniment, it never drowns her out. The lyrics are sharp, direct, the words we each wish to speak to our lovers. I can sum up the direction of this album and the message it delivers by saying it encourages us to live the best lives we can, to love ourselves and others as best we can, to care for our country and nature as best we can. Almost all the tracks on this album, I now regard as favorites. Look out for the love tunes "Phakade" and "With my eyes", classic Lira ballads. And in the vein of "Makubenjalo", are "Mali" and "Abba", irresistibly lovable songs with great lyrics. "When I Dance", "U and I" and "Get into action" are sure going to be firm favorites in the party scene, for their cheerful upbeat tempo. Also, Lira goes reggae with "Valley of Darkness", a song that has stuck in my head a lot over the past few days.

My only gripe with this album is that Lira didn't include a song entitled "Return to Love", I just think, based on the title, it would have made for an awesome lovemaking slow jam.

This is an excellent product from Lira, as we have come to expect only this caliber from our "Princess of Afro-Neo-Soul". This album is a definitive move by Lira to reaffirm herself as what she started out her career wanting to be: an R&B Soul artist. The exclusive premier of "Phakade" was aired on Channel O and that too was an amazing piece of work!

I'm proud of the girl who got Boo'd off stage and went back to the drawing board to come up with something fresh new and evidently works wonders!




 





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Let's talk BALANCE!

Some things in life get perfected purely by balance, like the oh so fab JUMPSUIT!

You get them in flashy floral-prints and you get them in big, bold colours that makes the world take a second look. Then you also get them in tamed-down neutrals which is the epitome of class and sexiness.

But, The Jumpsuit comes with a twist: it needs to be balanced. The Jumpsuit tends to be a little deceiptful by making one look frumpy and slightly bigger than one truly are.

Heels, on the other hand, make one walk upstraight, look slimmer and it emphisizes all the right curves in all the right places. They make you stand tall like a queen. Like Cleopatra.

So, in order for one not to look like a clown in a circus suit when wearing The Jumpsuit, take that step which concludes to balancing it. And what better way of doing just that than by simply adding a pair of smashing Heels!

It's simple, like make-up. BALANCE!

Neo was kind enough to cup me a coffee :)

Attempt at writing a publish worthy piece

Well this has been quite a lengthy hiatus, I think I neglected the fact that varsity is so time consuming, you hardly have time to do anything, everything is so hectic, eating on the run is a norm and drinking unhealthy amounts of coffee while attempting to study has become the order of the day(or night). And even though my schedule has been occupied as of late, I wouldnt trade my varsity life in for anything. It has honestly been part of the best days of my life, countless events I could relate, but I really wouldnt finish this piece if I did.

I mean I wouldnt get to meet the exciting people I have met, the fashion disasters I witness every single day (seriously stlye is an endangered species)my good stylish uber cool friend Neo will confirm this with a roll of her eyes, the white girl named Thandi, yes Thandi, the envirnomentalist lecturer who onced told me in a packed lecture hall that law school isnt meant for sissies, yes....that.

So apart from my 'busy-ness' and writers block...(perhaps falling in love again would pump up my creative juices) we have good things to look foward to, Aphiwes article on Aphiwes corner.
My April list, pics I adore update, a few recipes and a little suprise yes...

And im actually looking foward to this month, Aphiwe is so passionate about this creative wrting business she just inspires me, and We'll definately be hearing more from Miss Diva, but until we meet again...

This is my attempt at a piece worth publishing, haha
In oreos, the nice anklet boots I saw at woolies and unhealthy amounts of coffee.
Lola'

Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal) (Extended Version)

This is for all my big girls, my gorgeous ladies.

Kem - Share My Life