befok's Xanga

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:39:58 GMT

Hello again!

So the other day I randomly stumbled upon Xanga again, and as you may/may not know, it was really great to read my old entries again! All the good memories came flooding back. I have now made a couple of my entries public to highlight some of the randomness that was high school. I updated about daily for like 2 years, so 90% are on private because even I don't wanna read through all that crap.

Other than that, I've got nothing to say.

-----------------------------Something bad happened

The disabled the entries I made public's comments so that no one could write new comments. After I had done this I saw that it didn't show the old comments either, which is what made the entries great. So then I enabled it again, and now I find they deleted all the comments from those entries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate xanga

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:26:02 GMT

well, i'm bored, so I'll do danny's quiz thing =p

3 names you go by
1. Linda
2. Linda
3. Linda?

3 names you've been called
I dunno, lots of small stupid ones, no major ones

3 screen names you've had
I change screen names all the time

3 things you like about yourself

*shameless self promotion?....awesome *
1. I'm generally in a good mood and laugh easily
2. I think I have my head on straight (as in the expression, though i'm glad it's on straight physically as well!)
3. eeeeh, i dunno....hmmmm, I have a good memory when I read things. This is usefull in more ways than one.

3 things you hate about yourself
1. I am quiet when I don't know people and thus don't talk enough which would enable me to get to know them better
2. I talk too much around people that I do know
3. I tend to 'dumb down' in conversations, settling for saying stupid things, even if I'm thinking something way more ...eeehhh, thoughtful? I do this consciencely most of the time actually

3 part of your heritage
1. born in South Africa
2. on dad's side something like german, dutch and french in long gone generations
3. on mom's grandmother was english

3 things that scare you
1. dying young
2. not finding 'the one' and being 30 and not married with no plans on getting married either
3. Being forced to go to work for long hours due to financial reasons if there are young kids in the picture. You gotta spend time with them, even if it means not having so much money!! Thank you BBC stupid reality tv show for cementing this in my brain!

3 of your everyday essentials
1. music. music. MUSICA!
2. contrary to popular belief I actually prefer not having internet (given there is somethingn else to do)

3. humour!

3 things you're wearing now
1. jeans
2. shirt
3. jacket

(that was boring)

3 of your favorite bands (have lots 'n lots, but these 3 are my absolute faves ...but they all only have one cd so far )
1. 30 Seconds to Mars (thanx weaam!)
2. Alter Bridge (thanx stupid old creed frontman for being a stupid jackass and going 'solo')

3. Thornley (thanx whoever you are...)

3 of your favorite songs at present oh darn...i guess aside from all the songs by the last two bands mentioned above:

1. Atomship - Pencil Fight
2. Full Blown Rose - In the Light (damn evanescence wannabe's)

3. My Chemical Romance - The Ghost of You

3 new things you want to try in the next 12 months
1. Reversing the previously mentioned '3 things you hate about yourself'

2. meet as many people as possible and get lots of new friends

3. Spend as much time as possible outdoors! This includes going to the beach and attending more sporting events . I the outdoors

3 things you want in a relationship:
1. a guy!

2. lots of joy/laughs
3. to just be able to totally comfortable with each other

2 truths and a lie
1. I love strawberries
2. I like vanilla ice cream
3. I like grapes

3 physical things in the opposite sex (or same) that appeal to you:
1. hair ?absolutely love guys with slightly long hair! *agrees with danny*
2. smile!!!

3. a nicely defined back ........................ooooo

3 things you just can't do
1. i can't get past level 1 on the donnie darko site! it's not working

2. i can't wake up before 12 in the afternoon, no matter how early i go to bed
3. i can't give that loud whistle using your fingers

3 of your favorite hobbies
1. listening to music is a hobby I guess
2. watching sport
3. watching tv series, no matter how lame they are. (think tarzan...it's terrible, but i watch it anyway if it happens to be on)

3 things you really want to do really badly right now
1. just get on the plane to SA instead of waiting, and waiting, and waiting....
2. finish packing. i haven't started, because i haven't gotten everything that i need to pack yet. need to get everything together.
3. put on socks because my feet are cold.

3 careers you're considering
1. civil engineer
2. civil engineer
3. civil engineer
same as danny: seriously I cannot imagine myself in another career

3 places you want to go on vacation
1. South Africa (have to agree with danny again =P)
2. Australia actually. It's the only country that I have ever really wanted to go and see what it's like.
3. Mauritius

3 kid's names

That I like? I genuinely don't know. As long as it isn't a very overused name, and it's not too weird, it's fine.

3 things you want to do before you die
1. get married and raise a family
2. reach the age of 60 at least
3. just experience life to its fullest i guess

3 people who have to take this quiz now or die painfully
christian bale, jake gyllenhaal, brad pitt (now what exactly went wrong there mr. pitt?)

Friday, December 10, 2004

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:14:14 GMT

Let's seeeeee........update time? I remember a time that I wrote something almost every day. No matter how trivial it was. Good times But now nothing happens!! At least a whole bunch of you uni folk are coming to visit us chillin' people. We are just chilling after all. The calm before the storm. Southern Hemisphere 4 eva lolzzz!!!!!11 ^____^

On that note, let me get this out of my system: I can't wait for uni! I can't wait for uni! I can't wait for uni!!!!! I. CAN. NOT. WAIT. FOR. UNIVERSITY. !!!!!.

I'm actually quite nervous about it. I'm excited, but I remember when I was there this past summer I was kinda glad I was coming back with my parents. It's kinda scary having to go live there on your own with nobody. And I have to cook and wash and iron and I don't know hoooooooow..........yet ;) So back then I was glad that I could come back to the safety and security of my parental home. But yes, can't sit and do nothing for the rest of my life! So it's more a feeling of.....hesitant anticipation =p

But before that it's christmas, but it's kinda pointless here. In SA we'd be on summer holidays at the sea!!! We'd give out presents on christmas eve (after a long, hot day on the beach), have the big christmas dinner then, and then on christmas morning you'd go to a church thing (They had this outdoor service for the holiday makers. It was so beautiful....under these trees with all the birds singing and hearing the waves and smelling nature. You'd feel so close to nature. It was really magical ) But yes! After the service you'd run back as fast as you can to put on your swimsuit and then off to the beach you'd go again! And in the evening you'd go buy an ice cream at about 5, and sit and eat it while waiting for the dolphins who came by each afternoon. And see who can spot a whale first! Hmmm, and back then I was too young for beach parties, but they happen every so often as well. Young people =p

Hmmm...that was kinda pointless, but now at least you can now say you know how a lot of SAns spend christmas hahahaaa.

So yes......now its your turn to write something pointless like me! And hey! At least I updated!

:: UPDATE :: As a little bonus, the internet gives you:

THE BATMAN BEGINS TRAILER!!!!!!!

Oh good god I love Christian Bale It's gonna kick ass!

"WHERE ARE YOU?!?!??!"

.....here:

http://xar.ph/sa/batmanbegins.avi

http://digitalheaven.net/batmanbegins.avi

http://seraphim.ecsis.net/~gregday/bb.avi

http://sa.nextwish.org.nyud.net:8090/Video/batmanbegins.avi

Right click, Save As. (it's 10mb if u want to know. and it's not been officially released yet, so this is just a bootleg, and thus quality isn't awesome. official one comes on monday) Anyway, I got mine from the first link, if it doesn't work, then just try the other ones.

(and no, it's not the old one that's up at apple. so i'm guessing you haven't seen it. if you have, then ah well )

Yes Fiz, I thought of you when I decided to put the links up here . Danny, are you reading this over in america?

Monday, November 01, 2004

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 11:40:46 GMT

Sooooo...thanks Chris and David and their Parents for hosting another incredibly successful Awali Party! I once again laughed way too much! Movies with running commentary is something we should do more often =p

Anyway, here's some of the pics I took. ( ImageShack)

(Might take a while to load, esp the GIF's at the end...patience)

Faaiza striking a pose! I can sure be glad I finally caught this rare occurance on camera!

Faaiza looking in the direction of her family. David not looking pleased.

Bite the Night.

Roy bit the night.

Sole Survivor.

.....

Customary Awali Walk with reflective shoes. Too bad I was too busy taking pics to take note of the directions of roads in Awali.

Spurting water....cool pic, but it doesn't look pleasant

Random: Everybody's 2 favourite movie midgets, Furby and Gollum! Now combined!

Small tribute to Star Wars.

Make sure to also notice the guy flying by in the background.

Bonus: Gay Spiderman dancing.

Bonus Bonus: Darth Vader Sound Clips: http://www.saunalahti.fi/~frog1/wavs/vader.htm

Saturday, October 09, 2004

Sat, 09 Oct 2004 09:25:39 GMT

This chick is weird, and her music is even stranger, but i absolutely loooove this song. It's beautiful

So I guess now I have to write an entry lol. Well, I got invited to go out with the women from my work tonight. I politely declined, seeing as they are all in their 30/40/50's. Not that I have anything against those particular age groups, but I'm not gonna go have a party with people my parent's age. I can see you all nodding in agreement. Well, there's that issue, and then the other issue that they are the type who get dru...ehhh, tipsy, and then go clubbing afterwards. Which is completely different and alien from the society I grew up in. Women above 40 do not go and wag around their drunk asses in the neon lights to the sounds of Nelly. Frankly, the mere thought of that freaks me out. Screw political correctness and equality for all: that is just wrong! >.<

Saturday, September 04, 2004

Sat, 04 Sep 2004 12:18:02 GMT

Tomorrow at 3pm, Costa Coffee, Seef Mall. Invite everyone you like! I don't have people's numbers. My phone is actually not working AGAIN, because my mom's phone broke, and so she is using mine, because she needs it. Ah well.

And for those who were aware of it...remember yesterday at Chili's, where I kept hearing a phone ring, and thought it was Darren's, but it wasn't. Then, after some debating, we decided it was the person behind us's phone. Well, turns out it was MINE! -.-

Monday, April 19, 2004

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:49:14 GMT

1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
Toe gee hy hom 'n tiende van alles (Afrikaans bible lol)

2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?
Empty coffee mug

3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?:
Rugby match...or no, it was scooby doo....my sis was watching and i happened to walk by.

4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is:
22:45pm

5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?:
23:19pm

6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?:
Music on headphones (refer to above mentioned song)

7: When did you last step outside? what were you doing?:
For school...joy be with all ppl of the world

8: before you came to this website, what did you look at?:
mIRC chat...funny shit lol...hmm, and how far my download is...78%!!! =D

9: what are you wearing?:
Big Black T-shirt and pajama shorts...going to bed soon....joy

10: Did you dream last night?
nope, hardly ever dream...when i sleep i SLEEP

11: When did you last laugh?
about 2 minutes ago...told u chat was funny =D "Passes a bag of burning petrol around the room. Let's play hot potato!!"

12: what is on the walls of the room you are in?:
Apart from the bloodspots where i kill flies? (just kidding lol.....i wipe those off).... hmmm, Random framed pic i bought to at least have SOMETHING on the wall

13: Seen anything weird lately?:
old, small, run down car with a sticker on the side saying: NOS
was funny...they don't exactly go together
(if u don't know what NOS is, go watch the fast and the furious)

14: What do you think of this quiz?:
my replies are boring and it is taking too long

15: What is the last film you saw?:
Pirates of the caribbean...funny stuff!

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?:
*really thinks about this one* hmm....haagen dasz chocolate chip ice cream. While eating it i'll decide what to do next. Never make rushed decisions!

17: Tell me something about you that I don't know:
How do i know what u know??! ......hmmm, i hate fanta apple

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?: Make ppl get along! It really ain't that hard -.-

19: Do you like to dance?:
Yes, but only when i am amongst a crowd that is also dancing...don't want to be the only one

20: George Bush:
has a very serious personality disorder.

21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?:
Lorraine

22: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?:
Sean? (pronounced shawn) ....LOL

23: Would you ever consider living abroad?:
only if i really had to

Monday, March 22, 2004

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:09:55 GMT

hectic day *plunks down in chair*

Physics practical wasn't good. My 'equiptment' didn't work, so I couldn't do a part of the practical, and i lost lots of time while trying to make the thing work. Which it didn't in the end. Dr. West couldn't fix it either. Oh well *shrugs* I don't like A2 practicals....they give you so much to do in so little time! And we all know that time is off the essence!! (esp when it comes to study leave!! what the hell?? 2 weeks less?! just so we can sit there and do past papers....by that time we would have long finished the syllabusses! lame-o's!)

Next thing you know they won't give A2 students study leave at all! Luckily I won't be here to witness that!!!

Exams start in about 2 months. And this time i'm stressing because I know it's the final FINAL ones! No more retakes or anything And P3 shall be the end of me.

*Goes into tv commercial voice* Have you ever wondered what me and fiz get up to on our (wobbling) bus? Well, wonder no more!! Because now, for a limited period only, you can get a glimpse into the weird and the weirder! All it takes is about 1.99 seconds of your time! That's RIGHT! Not 4, not 3, but just 1.99 seconds!! (Time may vary depending on IQ)

An extract of a conversation that took part yesterday:

*Fiz and Linda smell strong scent of petrol in the air*

Linda: Please, no one light a cigarette!!!

Fiz: i want a fag....

Linda: *shocked expression* i AM a fag!!!

Sunday, March 07, 2004

Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:24:40 GMT

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:51:44 GMT

i finally found one of the big reasons why i don't like rap and hip hop! i was listening to 'milkshake' today on the radio and I realised that I actually don't mind the first 30 seconds or so, but the problem comes when it starts repeating itself after that. It's like they make lyrics and a melody that is 30 seconds long and then just repeat that for 3 minutes. It's like they have song that consists of a chorus. The same with that "dilemma" song....that woman says the same lines over and over and over and over again! And it has the same melody the whole way through. Personally it drives me nuts

oh yes, and i hate it when people sing along to music! just like when they watch a movie and they say lines aloud from it! spoils it completely >.<

TOMORROW IS WEDNESDAY! HALLELUJA!!!

P.S. fiz wanted to call her mom today, and then she dialed a number and reached KFC. I always knew she was a chick!