Oliver Fortuin Foundation

I have decided to dedicate this post to The Oliver Fortuin Foundation. The Foundation was started in memory of my friend Oliver Fortuin, who tragically passed away in October 2007. Still feels like yesterday. 

Oliver was always a very caring and helpful person. A confidant and someone you can rely on, no matter what. Therefore we started the Foundation to ensure that this memory of Oliver lives on! One of the main objectives of the Foundation is to instill a sense of responsibility amongst the youth of the community and to help alleviate poverty. Thus the Foundation does charity work for the less privileged and try to make their day to day living somewhat bearable.

 

Over the past four years we had clothing drives, food hampers, soup kitchens, fundraisers, our Annual Ball and Christmas Carols by Candlelight to name the least. For more information you can go to our website OFF 

The Foundation is still growing and learning everyday. We're thankful for every single helping hand and welcome you with open arms to join us.

Wedge wedge wedge

And no, not the starchy ones heehee

 

How cute are these?   ---->

Trending this summer....WEDGES! I love it! Totally cute and cumfy. No matter what height. You can wear it with just about anything. Or I know I will heehee. I'm already thinking, nice shorts, skirts, summery dresses. Heehee. The reason why I like it soooo much is because even the fuller figure can wear it. Doesn’t matter how high. And its super slimming. Cant wait to go shoppety shoppety shop.

Heres some of my favourites. Just a pity I wont get it here. A girl can still dream though right? Enjoy! Big ups to  Misters Manolo Blahnik, Louis Vuitton and my all time favourite CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN (^________^)

MYLO XYLOTO

When I first heard the name, I was like wooot? But it was expected I suppose. Chris Martin told the people at the Daily Sun that the name has no meaning and the band has a lot of meaning and history, so it’s nice to have something that means nothing LOL

Anyhoo, this album has put me on a new high. Undoubtedly my second favourite album of Coldplay. (For those of you who didn't know, X&Y is my number one album). And yes, I freaking love every song! Even the short snippet/intro's. The way it all comes together and plays into one another. If that makes sense? My favourite is of course “Charlie Brown” (Because it reminds me of the “old” Coldplay. And no I'm not denying, their sound has changed. But which bands haven’t? And in this case its change for the better. My other favourites are of course Para para “Paradise” :) Gives me goosebumps each time I hear it hehe. Coz it takes me back to the concert hehe. If my memory serves me right, they shot half of the music video here in the pretty Cape Town. Oh and don’t forget the easy going Up with the birds and the mellow-ey “Us Against the World”. It hits home. The acoustic brilliance and vocal harmony. Sure to be a number one I tell you!! “UFO” is also a nice soothing track. To me, a song have to feel good and speak to me. Lyrics and all. My cousin said last night that “they” say this is the worst album ever. All because they feature Rihanna on it. Thus making it a cash cow. But I beg to differ. “Princess of China” just proves how much they have grown. And that they still are “with-it” like my uncle says hehe.

I can listen to this album over and over. And relate to so many things. A true Coldplay experience don’t you think? Can’t wait to own it. Like in the hard copy. So many people download nowadays. And hardly appreciates the true value of a CD. Yeah yeah, I have the downloaded version too LOL. But I just couldn’t wait. Nonetheless, that’s a discussion for another time.

This one is definitely a winner!! You won’t be disappointed (^_______^)

MELODY GARDOT

To any Jazz enthusiast, listener, crooner, this name shouldn’t be unfamiliar. I call her, voice of an Angel. Because I believe that’s what she truly is. Everyone knows I have this immense love for Blues and Soul music.

So when my mom returned from her Swedish trip she couldn’t stop talking about this artist. And she said I would love her. One of the Swedish ambassadors, gave her this album. On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I thought I'd give her a try. And my oh my. I was impressed! Blown away in fact. But why haven’t I heard of her before??? So I went to my bast frand Google hehe.

Melody Gardot was born in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Raised by her Polish grandparents, she grew up listening to artists such as Judy Garland, Miles Davis, Duke Ellingon, Janis Joplin and more. Her music has been compared to that of Nina Simone.
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What struck me most about her, was the fact that in 2003, she was in a horrific accident. Suffering serious head and spinal injuries, confining her to a hospital bed for a year. As a result of that, she also had to relearn simple things, such as holding a pen, brushing teeth, walking etc. A musician then instructed her, that music will help her heal. During her time in hospital she started with physiotherapy enabling her to learn how to play the guitar and began writing songs. And this helped her improve immensely! She managed to record two albums, and many single covers. My favourite album is of course “My one and only thrill”. Her best work I believe. But you need to listen it, listen to her voice, the serenity within, to fully understand why I say “Voice of an Angel”.

It just shows, music heals all wounds. Literally!!

(you will love her if you like Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Natalie Cole, Etta James) So what are you waiting for ;)

take note!

16 - 11 - 2011

Oh em Gee!! I soooo cant wait for the release of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1. I told my friend the other day, that I will most probably will have to go see it 4 times hahaha. Which I totally don’t mind doing because its friggun jizz tastic! Im still wondering whether or not I'm going to wait till the teen craze is over to go see it, or whether or not I will be watching it midnight. Anyhooo...

I’ve recently started reading the book again. Just to refresh my memory hehe. Hopefully it wont be a disappointment. Because out of all the movies, I love Eclipse and Twilight more. New Moon was just depressing. Which I suppose is ok. Because Bella went through a depressing phase. But still. It felt like the movie was never going to end. Dragging. Whereas with Eclipse, something was always happening :) Nonetheless, the books are brilliant. And as always, nothing like the movies. For the mind has more to imagine.

So who are you taking with? And whose team are you on? One things for sure, alota shit is gona hit the fan teehee...

team Edward! Woohooo

== COLDPLAYING ==

The time of my life!!

I’m sitting here still thinking of what to say. For I still cant believe that I was there.

COLDPLAY LIVE at Greenpoint Stadium, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA!! One night only!

It’s been a month and no words can truly express how I feel and felt at that time. Yes dramatic you may think. But the power this band has is phenomenal. I never thought that I would come across fans more hardcore than myself. Mistaken! Haha Just thinking of that spectacular night, gives me goosebumps! I took a good friend of mine with. She was just as excited. And oddly enough, I didn’t get hyped up until the day of the concert . I was literally surfing the net looking for twitter updates and news. Posting pictures online. And just well, catching up on old Coldplay chunes and news etc. I did what I normally do, Wiki'd them :) And to my surprise, found out that back in 1996, they went with the name Starfish haha. Luckily in 1997 they switched to Coldplay. Good thing they did there. For who would have listened to “Yellow” by Starfish.

Anyhoo, back to the concert... As we got there, the stadium was still practically empty.

We sat in the middle section. Having a clear view. I remember telling my brother, when he booked the tickets online, that it doesn’t matter where I sit, as long as I can hear Chris Martins voice! And I think Mandy would actually agree with me. We had a pretty good seat. As time went by, the stadium started to fill up. It was my first true international concert experience. No, Chris Rock doesn’t count haha. All sorts of people attended. The spoilt little rich kids in hoards being loud as ever (who don't really give a hoot about the band and who’s just attending to say that they attended), the mellow “boem roekers” aka stoners, hardcore fans (who dressed the part), the closet rockers ( I think that’s where I fit in haha) and then the oldies. I was surprised at the amount of old people there were. It just shows. This is a quality band :D

Alas, the atmosphere was electric and I was counting down the minutes until the show really started. I was Blessed enough to also see The Parlotones. They opened. Wasn't bad at all. But the dude sounds the same in all the songs. And he started to bore me. And like any other public show, they were behind schedule which just made me more psyched up. This was my all time favourite band. A band whom I have been following since FOREVER. Have all the albums, love ALL the songs on each of them, and well a band that I've been praying for to come to SA. I remember telling my brother, that the day they come, I'll sell my kidney to get a ticket!!! That’s how important Coldplay is to me.

The clock finally struck 8! And the whole stadium went dark. An acoustic guitar started playing and my heart skipped a beat. For I immediately knew what the song was. Even got up before everyone hehe And boom! The whole stage went YELLOW! My goosebumps got goosebumps I tell you! Pure bliss! To be part of something so epic! I wanted to cry. For I knew every song, word for word. And sang with from the heart. The only song I didn’t know was “Paradise”. Its from their latest album Mylo Xyloto. But even when they did that song, I was in awe of their greatness!!! The way they planned the concert was beautiful. Using pyrotechnics and lighting. Every song had a theme and colour. I might not have been in the golden circle, but where I stood, my one dream came true. And I will never forget 2011-09-05!

They played all the greats. Yellow, Shiver, Politik, Lost, Till Kingdom Come, Violet Hill, Clocks, In my place and more... I was sitting there, patiently waiting for my number one hit of theirs. They then did a stunt. Where they said thanks and went off stage. And I knew, any time now, its coming. And like people are, STUPID, some of them actually started leaving. Haha. I told Mandy nope. They're not done. And as expected. They came back for an encore. Yes you guessed it. They saved the best for last. “FIX YOU” taken from their third album X&Y. Brilliance. I remember still making a video for my friend Naaz. And I forgot that I was singing with haha. She commended me on the vocals. 

Eventually when they were done, ending off with “Every tear drop is a waterfall”. That’s when it struck me. I was here! I was part of it! Heehee I didn’t have a voice the next day. But it was all friggun worth it! And I wouldn’t mind doing it all over again.  To this day, I still thank God and my Brother, for without them, it would not have been possible.

Hopefully one day, before I leave this earth, I will be able to see them perform once more :)

Love Peace and Chicken Grease yall!