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. 

DAY 32

Would you rather marry someone rich but ugly or poor but attractive?
I am just trying to think how to phrase my answer, because it is kind of neither. I would never marry someone just because they were rich. I am not saying that I wouldn't marry someone that is rich, but I would never do so based on this fact. You know, I would never marry someone just for money... marriage is supposed to be a commitment to your love for someone, no matter how rich or poor. Also, I would not choose to not marry someone because they were poor... so that covers the money thing. I don't think rich/poor ness of the guy I want to marry will ever be a factor influencing my decision to marry them. 

I would like to think that the man that I marry is attractive, at least to me. I don't really think that people marry people who they don't find attractive because in general if you love someone and want to marry them, I am pretty sure that to you, they would be attractive in your eyes. I don't know. 

But yeah, money doesn't enter the criteria for me really, and as long as I find my future-husband good-looking, that's all that really matters. 

31

A bit about your social life outside blogger:

Hmm, well I would like to say its pretty normal. I am very social and most definitely more of a people person. I on't really enjoy being alone for longer than a couple of hours and I love doing things with my friends and family. My social life, hmm, I don't quite know what to say but I am still as school and my group of friends consists of about 20 girls (its an all girls school), but within that I would say I have about 12 really close friends. And then I also, including my best friend, have friends out of that group as well. My best friend is a year above me, so is already in university, so we see each other much less, but occasionally still go for lunch or shopping or sometimes a sleepover if we find time. With my bigger group of friends we generally do stuff like movies, parties, clubbing, shopping, picnics, dinner, etc quite a lot with our group of guy friends too. I kind of wish that I wasn't in such a big group because I feel like it has limited me to meeting new people, and also other guys, because you always feel obliged to do what your group is doing. Although I love my friends to bits and we have so much fun together. We are all a bit crazy and are always trying new stuff like ziplining, baking or bus tours or high teas and what not, just to make the most of beautiful Cape Town. 

DAY 30

5 favourite girls names and 5 favourite boys names:

Okay, so I am actually going to cheat a bit here because I have a pretty big list of names that I love, so I'm not just going to choose 5, because why should I only do 5? So, here it goes: 

GIRLS NAMES:

(not in any particular order)

Sophie

Holly

Jaide

Olivia

Charlotte

Mila

Bailey

Lucy

Chloe

Madison

Kylie

Bella (maybe Isabella and Bella for short)

Miley 

Skylar

Skye

BOYS NAMES:

(also no order)

Luke

Liam

Ryan

Zack

Max

Feel free to give me a shout out in the comments of your favourite names, or if one of my favourites is your name :)