Jewel of the Free State

On my last weekend of holiday at home, we decided to venture out of the province and visited a quaint corner of the country close to Clarens in the Free State. The holiday lodge was surrounded by mountains and tranquility and it was a weekend filled with putt-putt, quad-biking and wonderful little eating places - all the key ingredients to a weekend away in the Drakensberg.

Exchange Students.

At last the Canadians have arrived. After waiting almost 5 months since leaving Canada for these two weeks: it is here. It started off on a wobbly note when there was a bit of an airport mishap with bags being lost and people getting left behind but thankfully both the bags and the girls are safely here. It's exciting to see Durban through their eyes and seeing what we take for granted or as everyday - e.g. the beach. I'm also really keen to show them where I live and how I live after being on exchange in Canada; showing them school, the beach, Gateway, the stadium and all that fun stuff. So I shall keep you all posted on what we do and where we go as it happens. It shall be an exciting two weeks.

Some of the girls down at the moment and us three South Africans.

Sohini out x

MasterChef.

SPOILER ALERT! For those of you unfortunate souls who have not yet watched the finale of MasterChef SA and have had no access to social networking media I suggest you don't read any further.

I'll admit at first I wasn't that interested in the MasterChef series, I didn't understand the hype behind this homegrown series. After watching one episode (four or five episodes before the end) I was taken aback at the skill of the contestants and the quality of the TV show itself. I was expecting another Idols. I'm glad to say that it wasn't anything like the South African Idols. Naturally my favourite contestant was quickly chosen and yes Deena was the chosen one. It was probably due to a mixture of the two facts that he was one from KZN and secondly Indian, one had to be patriotic somehow. The more I watched the show, the more I was interested. I was amazed at the dishes that these amateur chefs could produce, especially some of the dishes produced in the pressure test.

Tonight was the all-important final, two contestants remained Deena and Sue-Ann. It was a very close final where both contestants both seemed to make equal blunders in the three different challenges, at least that's how the judges positioned us with their comments. I'm not going to go into an in-depth anaylsis of the show but it was nail-biting. So much so, that my mom actually reached a point where she left the room because she got so frustrated that Deena was not getting some of the things right and it seemed like Sue-Ann would win - highly amusing. But in the end there could only be one winner and that was Deena!! I think most of Durban erupted with joy once that was announced. This was some intense and better quality South African reality TV show.

Sohini out x

Are you a BBM Status Slut?

I didn't want to really have a post where I rant or express my dislike of something but I found this funny video on YouTube which pretty much sums it up plus it makes you smile. What am I rambling on about you ask? People who update their BBM statuses incessantly and unnecessarily. 10 updates in the space of 3 hours is a bit much don't you think? The worst is when there is a soccer match (or any sports match for that matter but soccer seems to be the worst) and people feel the need to express their feelings/update their contacts with the proceedings of the match. NO ONE CARES! Did you notice my use of capital letters there to express my outrage/shouting voice? Anyway I hope you enjoy this video, it's by a South African guy - I would say check out his videos but he does a pretty good job of broadcasting his videos himself at the end of his videos.

Oh wait he doesn't do the advertising thing in this video, there's another reason why I like it. Check him out Caspar Lee, support your fellow South African. Or don't, whatever.

How I feel before every sporting event or any major event in Durban.

Sohini out x