5 Things I Can’t Live Without…

1. My Cat – He knows when I am sad. He cheers me up when I am sad. He loves me unconditionally.
2. My family/friends – My parents are my rock and my pillar. I cannot even imagine how different my life would have been without there love and support. They do not judge me, they have never hurt me & they are always there for me
3. One Direction – Oh snigger away. These guys are more than a boy band with a fun rock/pop melody. They are wildly famous, yet down to earth. They make me happy. I could watch hours of interviews with them for their quirky sense of humour. I even had my parents watching them for a few hours (without complaining)
   Watch their new documentary This is Us (Directed by Morgan Spurlock of SuperSize Me fame) and then tell me you don’t like them.
   The only thing they have in common with Justin Bieber is their age. Otherwise the have manners and are not spoilt brats.
   Apart from 1D, I just can’t do without music in my life. I have to listen to music – whether it is angry rock, or calming soothing songs, or something light and happy – there is hardly ever a time when you will find me sitting in silence.
4. My camera – These photos I take today will be the memories of my tomorrow and the memories for my future generations. A legacy of who I was and where they came from. I want my nephew to look back at all my travels and adventures and be proud of who I was and remember me for what I was regardless of who I may become.
   It is also important for me to remember my life should anything ever happen to me (Alzheimers, demetia etc)
5. My cellphone – I could not go very long without my link to the world. Whatsapp conversations with my friends. Instagram – to keep in touch with the world through pictures. Facebook and Twitter. Google (how else would I know how to boil the perfect egg?) Also a handy backup to take photos when my camera is at home. A music player when the radio is being boring. My constant companion!

 What can you not live without?

Opposites & Similarities

Best Friends

There have been a few instances lately that have made me appreciate my friendship with Tee and how her and I met.

Can you believe that we met over the internet through THIS blog!? (Well, when it was still Windows Live)

We have travelled overseas together, we have had many fun local trips together without killing each other. We have yet to even have a fight – that in itself is impressive when I see the friendship dramas around me.

We can talk for hours about all sorts of rubbish… chocolate, hot men, food, sex.

We can be serious together and we can be silly together.

We respect each other and do not try to change each other.

We don’t insult each other and we trust each other.

We don’t have to speak every day (even though we probably do most of the time)

We know each so well. We instinctively know how to react when we know that the other is down, feeling fat/sad/happy.

We really do have alot in common:

We are both independant

We are both strong willed

We love the same movies & series (Music is another story, but 2/3 isn’t bad!)

We are both stubborn

We both love travelling

We love our Kitty Cat

We both have Guess Handbags & Guess purses.

We have matching sunglasses & when we wear them……

We will be funny like Barney

We will be hot like Jake

My sunglasses – brown

Tee’s Sunglasses – grey

Her favourite colour is purple or red, mine is Pink or silver (Pink and purple and red and silver are very complimentary)

We both love Hello Kitty.

Although…

When Twilight came out she was an Edward fan – I was Jacob – even with his long hair. She converted when Jacob became hot, can you blame her?

Vampire Diaries: She liked Stefan and I liked Damon. I think as Damon’s character progressed, he became more appealing. Also Stefan became a bit weak and annoying – so now we are both Damon fans

Eden – She is a Jay fan, I was Johan.

Luckily we don’t have the same taste in men… things might become awkward!

Tee has an iPhone, I have Samsung.

This is why our friendship works so well – we have enough in common, but not enough to make us clones of each other.

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Branching off onto another topic: Apple vs Android

This discussion can become as heated as a Canon vs Nikon or Catholic vs Protestant conversation.

The 1 common factor here, is that once you have picked your side, you never go back. You just don’t.

Is it because you become accustomed to the functionality that you experience with your chosen brand?

I was introduced to Apple a few years back upon receiving an iPod Touch. The touch screen was awesome and I preferred the Twitter and Facebook interfaces to the Blackberry’s.

I then received an iPad as a gift 2 years ago and that was alot of fun in the beginning. I played games, read books and took it to Scotland and Germany with me & loved it.

Then I bought a Samsung SIII and I am an Android convert.

I am now able to Bluetooth songs, images, anything so quickly and EASILY! Its a simple matter of Copy & Paste and I can choose what I want to add or remove. No converting, synching or inconvenience.

The Samsung SIII was the best phone on the market until Apple launched iPhone 5 – I am sure it will now take top place… until Samsung comes out with Samsung SIV ha ha ha!

As consumers we are lucky to be spoilt for choice. South Africa is still classed as a Third World country, yet we have our pick of the top commodity products as much as anyone in a First World country does.

Apple make their sales based on their brand reputation. They over-charge , but who cares?

People buy it. Supply & Demand.

Successful Marketing with genius brand creation is what it is all about.

If Apple dropped their prices it would be more affordable to the public, but would it still be coveted as much?