Chasing Noodles

The Funeral is such a beautiful song that it actually makes me cry a little every time. I was looking at the lyrics and there were a couple comments about what people thought it meant. Interesting. From drug overdoses to death of family members, but after listening to an interview with the band, turns out it's just about how the writer hates his birthday and people making a fuss over him and getting gifts!?!? Haha. Made me love this band even more.

South Africa  1.  (Placename)  Republic of South Africa  a republic occupying the southernmost part of the African continent.  Mainly plateau with mountains in the south and east. Mineral production includes gold, diamonds, coal, and copper. Official languages: Afrikaans; English; Ndebele; Pedi; South Sotho; Swazi; Tsonga; Tswana; Venda; Xhosa; Zulu. Currency: rand. Capitals: Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial). Pop: 45 214 000 (2004 est). Area: 1 221 044 sq km  Today we celebrated National Heritage Day here in South Africa. All day I listened on the radio how different people from different walks of life described what being South African meant to them. There are so many things that make me so proud to be a South African. I could go on for hours about how we are a rainbow nation and we celebrate many different cultures and how we have come so far as a country, but instead, I'm going to just give a list of some of my favorite typical

"Since the day the late Gene Siskel asked me, "What do you know for sure?" and I got all flustered and started stuttering and couldn't come up with an answer, I've never stopped asking myself that question. And every month I must find yet another answer. Some months I feel I hardly know a thing, and I'm always pressed to make the deadline for this column. " Oprah Winfrey Here is my attempt at what I know for sure, so far. 1. When you need someone to hold your hand, you will ALWAYS have your person but often, some of the people that you "expect" would be there for you are not always available, and often who you had least expected at all that will be right there by your side. 2. Different people and situations come into your life for different reasons, most of the time you'll not be able to explain it, try not to question it.  3. Always carry a book with you.  4. You are more creative than you think. Just because you can't d

I had the best luck stumbling upon this beautiful band with their song, All I want. The song is incredible, but after listening to a few more songs from their album "In a Perfect World", the Irish band  Kodaline has stolen my heart. The music video for All I want is what caught my attention and is pretty awesome. Here's an article by Huffington Post about the videos:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/kodaline-all-i-want_n_4066869.html Be sure to listen to "Love Like This", "One Day" and "High Hopes"