Thursday Thought

First of many a Thursday in Asia. 6 months away from home, but 6 months of being right next to he who feels like home

Tuesday Tune: Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Off to Hong Kong to be with Blue Eyes x x x

Alabama, Arkansas, I do love my ma and pa

But not the way I do love you

Well, holy moly, me-oh-my, you're the apple of my eye

Girl, I never loved one like you

Man, oh, man, you're my best friend, I'll scream it to the nothingness

There ain't nothin' that I need

Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie, chocolate cake and Jesus Christ

Ain't nothin' please me more than you

Home, let me come home

Home is wherever I'm with you

Home, let me come home

Home is wherever I'm with you

La, la, la, la, take me home

Mother, I'm comin' home

I'll follow you into the park, through the jungle, through the dark

Girl, I never loved one like you

Moats and boats and waterfalls, alley ways and pay-phone calls

I've been everywhere with you, that's true

Laugh until we think we'll die, barefoot on a summer night

Never could be sweeter than with you

And in the streets we're runnin' free like it's only you and me

Jeez, you're somethin' to see

Home, let me come home

Home is wherever I'm with you

Oh home, yes, I am home

Home is when I'm alone with you

La, la, la, la, take me home

Daddy, I'm comin' home

Jade, Alexander

Do you remember that day you fell out of my window?

I sure do, you came jumpin' out after me

Well, you fell on the concrete and nearly broke your ass

And you were bleedin' all over the place and I rushed you off to the hospital

You remember that?

Yes, I do

Well, there's somthin' I never told you about that night

Why didn't you tell me?

While you were sittin' there in the backseat smokin' a cigarette

That you thought was gonna be your last

I was fallin' deep, deeply in love with you and I never told you 'til just now

Home, let me come home

Home is wherever I'm with you

Oh home, yes, I am home

Home is when I'm alone with you

Home, let me come home

Home is wherever I'm with you

Oh home, yes, I am home

Home is when I'm alone with you

Alabama, Arkansas

I do love my ma and pa

Moats and boats and waterfalls

Lay awake 'til break of dawn

Home is wherever I'm with you

Home is when I'm alone with you

Sunday Punday!!

Thursday Thought

Tuesday Tune: The Head and the Heart 'Let's Be Still'

I find it paramount in the midst of busy existence, to take a moment and be still in your life.

The Head and the Heart is an indie-rock folk band from Seattle, Washington who have been together since the summer of 2009. This is the title track from their second album released October last year. 

You can get lost in the music for hours, honey,

You can get lost in a room.

We can play music for hours and hours

But the sun'll still be coming up soon

The world's just spinning

A little too fast

If things don't slow down soon we might not last.

So just for the moment, let's be still.

You can get lost in the music for hours, honey,

You can get lost in a room.

We can play music for hours and hours

But the sun'll still be coming up soon.

The world's not forgiving

Of everyone's fears.

The days turn into months, the months turn into years.

So just for the moment, let's be still

There tearing down

So we can rebuild

And all this time

Is just circles in my mind

So just for a moment,

Just one moment,

Just for a moment let's be still

Just for a moment let's be still

Just for a moment let's be still

Just for a moment let's be still.

The world's just spinning

A little too fast

If things don't slow down soon we might not last.

The world's not forgiving

Of everyone's fears.

The days turn into months the months turn into years.

So just for a moment, let's be still

Just for a moment let's be still.

Just for a moment let's be still.

Just for a moment let's be still.

Just for a moment let's be still.

Just for a moment let's be still.

Just for a moment let's be still.

Amazing 'lesser known' places in the RSA

*resisting the temptation to make a 'lesser-spotted joke*

This is a great post up on Travelstart's blog, SA has so many awesome little spots and many are not a far travel from bigger cities (although you may need a 4x4 for some). Take a gander if you're a local looking for a getaway or a tourist trying not to be so touristy...

10-lesser-known-places-youve-never-south-africa-probably

Thursday Thought

First Kiss

This is a beautiful short film of people being asked to kiss strangers on camera. I was amused at the beginning since I relate in that sometimes I do have to kiss strangers in a casting, but that's still me playing a part and not really just being me. The beauty of this piece is in the vulnerability and stripped truth that appears. Afterwards I sat wondering, in my completely hopeless romantic way, if any of these people found themselves at the beginning of a love story after their unexpected kiss...

Cape Town, Design Capital 2014

Absolutely loving the attention my city is getting as World Design Capital 2014. This is an article from the British paper The Guardian highlighting some of Cape Town's creative bests.
A Tour of Cape Town, World Design Capital

Tuesday Tune: Michel Velo 'Ai Se Eu Te Pego'

This is not a new song. But it continues to amuse me. It's probably the only Portuguese song I know. And it has official dance moves!! The best part, is that Michel Telo seems a little creepy and his concerts are all hot girls fanning themselves doing the sexy routine to (ok quite a sexy) song.

There's an English translation, but as expected is quite lame.
Here's a video of a live performance with the English lyrics and at the bottom a video teaching the moves ;)

Wow, wow, this way you gonna kill me

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, my God if I catch you

Delicious, delicious

This way you gonna kill me

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, my God if I catch you

Saturday at the party

Everybody started to dance

Then the prettiest girl past in front of me

I get closer and started to say:

Wow, wow, this way you gonna kill me

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, my God if I catch you

Delicious, delicious

This way you gonna kill me

Oh, if I catch you

Oh, my God if I catch you

Sean Bovim's Queen At The Ballet

This is one of my absolute favourites, and now one of my besties is in it! Bovim Ballet is an incredible Cape Town based contemporary ballet company, and they're bringing Queen At The Ballet to Jozi this month! So if you're up in the Big Smoke don't forget to book your tickets. It runs from 26 March 2014 at The Mandela at Joburg Theatre.

Sunday Punday!!

Thursday Thought

Because it's Monday and you need talking animals in your life

See, Mondays aren't so bad!