DAY 39

WHY YOU THINK YOU'VE LEARNT MORE FROM THE GOOD OR THE BAD:

Hmm, I had a long think on this one actually. And my conclusion is that you tend to learn more from the bad. The reason why I say this is because generally the bad involves making a mistake, or doing something that you wish you could have done differently. In my opinion, people learn more from these type of things, and the mistakes they make, than from good experiences. Even if the 'bad' doesn't involve a mistake, think about people who get Cancer, and afterwards, feel like they have learnt so much more about appreciating life. I don't know, and I definitely think that people learn very valuable, and more happy, things from good experiences, but in general I tend to think that actually it is during the bad times that we grow stronger, learn to deal with difficult things, and ultimately learn more. 

DAY 38

THOUGHTS ON YOUR GENERATION

I have two very different opinions on my generation:

1) We rely on technology more than anyone has even seen before, we can be bloody selfish, we are concerned with nothing but being bigger and better than before, we are avid swearers, we have not learnt fully how to appreciate small things like playing in the garden rather than playing on a computer, we are ruining many old-fashioned ways that are better as they were.

2) Our technology use is improving health care, education, job production and us moving forward as humanity. We are not selfish, but rather concerned with the impact things will have on us, I personally did still have play dates and used to spend days playing our in my "fairy gardens" or swimming or baking mudpies, etc.... however less so, I imagine that older generations, we are just different, maybe not in a bad way?

Just to clear up, I was born in 1995, so am part of that generation and I actually think more better than worse of my generation because I think we, specifically have seen enough of the old and new (technology) to use the balance sufficiently. But, looking at my two younger siblings born in this century, I see that they are completely different. I mean my siblings are 9 and 11 and already have cellphones, computers, Wii, Playstation, Ipads, Laptops, iPod touches, DVDs and TVs, I mean come on... not to mention that my 11 year old brother already has Twitter, Instagram, Snap Chat, Bbm, Whatsapp, Facebook (very soon) and Qooh (whatever that is?!) I mean call me "old-fashioned" but I got my first phone (which was old and crap) in grade 6 and back then the only social media I had was good old Mxit and Facebook in grade 8. 

DAY 37

WHO ARE YOU?

My gosh, these question are very vast, let me give it a go though. 
I AM A 17 years old South African, an avid series watcher, a bit of a nerd (I kind of love school), a family gal, a music-lover, an artist and of course, I really am just a girl. 

I love adventures, summer, warm fires in winter, swimming till late in summer, the beach, pretty much any TV series you can throw at me, art, guitar, my friends, romance, good old RomComs, laughing till my sides hurt, the little things in life, thinking about better times, medicine and the idea of becoming a doctor, science, poetry, literature, my family, babies, ice-cream, Italy, travelling, holidays, sleeping, waking up early unintentionally, listening to old-fashioned CDs start to finish, indulging in trashy gossip magazines, my ugs, oversized jerseys, shopping, pasta, tubing, my siblings, my grans, completing things, making lists, tea,  singing, dancing (usually when no one is looking though haha), iceskating, Saturdays, free time, Pinterest, the internet, the sound of rain on my roof, Youtube, my cat, long walks, South Africa, travelling, my puppy and a whole lot of other things. 

I figured the best way to describe my self to you was to show you what I love. 

DAY 36

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
I really do believe that I have some of the best friends in the world. I feel so so lucky to have them in my life, and without them I never would have made it through 14 years of school. I am in a really big group of friends at school and we all sit together at lunch and stuff, and while I get on with everyone, we are not all super close. People, including me, generally have really close friends within that group. I have about 6 or 7 really close friends within that, who know me so well. They have been there through everything, and I have known most of them since junior school (grades 1-7 is our junior school, for all you non-South Africans). 

The other day in English class, we were discussing the Great Gatsby and whether or not Nick was a good friend to Gatsby (I think he was a trustworthy and reliable friend, and most definitely a reliable narrator- but that's my opinion) and my teacher said something that really made me think about it. She said that you really know who your true friends are when they are there, not only for the bad times, but for the good times too, and still decide to stick around. When your friends can be happy for you, and I am so lucky to have friends that support me through everything!

When your friend knows what you're going to by from the tuckshop (cafeteria) before you even open your purse, when they just sit quietly and let you rant on about something pointless that you are angry about, when your sides hurt from laughing so hard at something that is really not funny at all together or even just when they come to the bathroom (I swear it is not just me- girls go to the bathroom in packs, haha) with you so you don't have to go alone, , small things like this, for me, are what makes a friendship what it is, when someone knows you for who you are and accepts you. 

Day 35

WORDS YOU LIVE BY AND WHY YOU LIKE THEM:

I feel like I would be cheating you all a bit by answering this, because my answer is a string of utter cliches. Unintentionally I promise, but nevertheless they are exactly what you'd expect to hear; but here they are anyway:

1) BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD

2) TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WISH TO BE TREATED

3) CHASE YOUR DREAMS, CHASE THEM TILL YOU'RE OUT OF BREATH, AND THEN KEEP RUNNING

4) THE ONES WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH TO THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, ARE THE ONES WHO DO

5) LIVE EVERYDAY AS IF IT'S YOUR LAST

I don't really need to explain them- you know what they mean, and obviously why I like them. But I just wanted to clear up, that just because they are cliched, they are like this for a reason, because they make very good sense and are, in my opinion, so true. I do hope to live my life along the lines of these quotes.

Day 34

YOUR HOROSCOPE FOR TODAY AND WHETHER YOU THINK IT IS ACCURATE

Aquarius August 2013 Horoscope prediction:
Disturbing oscillations sent by the Sun and Mercury in Leo, reverse your indication. The Mars/Saturn duo encourages you to journey and get to know unknown people. Venus creates sure you make new buddies, and return concepts and looks with them… Your household members members lifestyle will be the resource of problems. With the increase of Pluto and Uranus, you will not concept out a new collaboration, or maybe even a finish modify of route. Thanks to the assistance of Mars and Jupiter, you will create the right options. Fatigue and pressure are just around the area, so relax!

Aquarius August 2013 Horoscope : Love
Expect significant encounters! Jupiter will enhance your public abilities and create your more likely to get to know new individuals and create new buddies. Venus will get back your wish to appeal and you would be right to try your fortune with someone you want or imagine about. In a connection, you will have to create the most of relaxing periods to describe yourself and believe the fact with each other person's opinions. You will be somehow on the protecting in one way or another, but you will know how to show your really like in many different methods.

Aquarius August 2013 Horoscope : Career
New connections will favourably impact your public interaction. The resistance between the Sun and Mercury gives you inspiration returning. You will confirm to be incredibly intransigent when going through provides created to you. Some more bold Aquarius will not think twice to shift their profession in a new route. The football is in your judge for you to create the most out of the conditions and possibilities. Anticipate modify with surprising activities on the selection too. Take enough time to think if you want to prevent unwanted or idealisation, resources of errors.

Okay so, I must start off by saying I don't really believe in horoscopes. I don't know, I am usually quite good at believing in this type of stuff, and I do believe in God. But there is something about horoscopes that I just can;t believe, even though i can;t really justify why. I just don;t think that the stars and the galaxy can tell you about your success and actions in the future- it doesn't make sense to me. But I do still read mine every so often. I am Aquarius, my birthday is the 31st January. Whenever I do read them, I am always like, that's so me, or it appears that it matches what I am feeling, but I think they're designed to do that. Anyway, mine for this month: it actually, more than usual, seems inaccurate. Firstly, I start really big exams in a week, so I won't be meeting lots of new individuals, etc. and in general it just doesn't seem terribly accurate, but not hugely wrong either, I guess that's the point of them??

Day 33

SOMEONE WHO REALLY HURT YOU

I have been avoiding this question for a long time now because I could go into the details of an immature Grade 7 fight (kind of, long story) that resulted in me loosing a close friend. But the thing is that in general, I ahve been lucky enough not to be hurt by people hugely in my life so far. I have never had any heart-breaking break-ups, nor have I have any huge fights with my friends, on exception of that one time in grade 7. Even that, at the time I was so angry as I really, still do believe, that I did nothing at all to let it happen, but it we were young and immature and the thing is, looking back, I don't think we would have been very well matched friends anyway. Obviously there are always times when friends, family, even strangers hurt you. You know, say something that bothers you, but in my case I can't say there has been anything that really stands out, so far, fingers crossed it stays like that.