1,2 or 3

 

Which one is your favourite? I am thinking of changing the logo.

Woodstock with GentleGiant*

"This winter has been good to us" is the order of the day in Cape Town. The winter gods have been nothing but generous to us this year. We have had weekends of sunshine all round and entirely freezing days. 

To show how good it has been, it allowed me to play honorary model in the streets of Woodstock with Murendi of GentleGiant*. It even allowed me to wear a skirt without stockings in the middle of winter without freezing to death.

It was a good hour or so, filled with dodging traffic, waiting for people to pass in order to get the shot and me shouting "that would make a cool shot, let's go down the street, look over there" and poor Murendi with he's half dying camera battery trying to keep up with my madness. We even had some people stopping to see that the hell we where up to, while some kept reminding me to smile (*side bar please* I know that I really should smile more in pictures and I'm working on it). Eventually it all came together to make these awesome shots. 

 

 

 

Woodstock is a pretty cool place, it;s alive with colors and just life. Next time you visit this part of the mother citi make sure you just don't go to the market and then go home, make sure you stay a little longer and take in the street life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you don't know who GentleGiant* is please make your way to POST 1  http://discostrayjacket.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-chance-to-be-great.html?spref=tw and POST 2 http://discostrayjacket.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-brand-is-called-gentlegiant-its.html?spref=tw . If you want to follow the movement to changing the world follow GentleGiant* on FACEBOOK , TWITTER, INSTAGRAM (gentlegiantstories) and check out this site. The future is looking bright so get ready to be part of it.  

 

 

Public Holiday

I am for the day, I may have come into this world in a fit of rage and awkward fabulous in the dead of winter in the middle of the night but, I still believe I am of the day. My spirit is free during the day and I am my best when I feel the sun on my face and the world growing and changing around me.

I love the idea of getting lost in ones city and just exploring. As I live in Cape Town I know we tend to take our surroundings for granted. We never climb the mountain because we know it will always be their and we never go to the beach because we know its not drying up anytime soon ( well we hope). We also never just take a walk during the day.

In the spirit of exploring, my good friend Khuthii and I had a 2 women strong insta walk around Bree Street and BoKaap. This was a good opportunity to catch up and get over our obsession for pretty and interesting doors.

Lunch was at Clarks on Bree street. They had me at All Day Breakfast. any place that can give me my favourite meal of the day at any time of the day is a place after my heart. This was my second Clarks experience and its going to be my place forever. Soon they will know me by name.

The is something magical about BoKaap. It feels stuck in time and the colours are mesmerising.  Next time you have time, take a walk around this beautiful part of Cape Town and you can thank me later.

This green wall warmed my heart. I still want to go back to it. I'm not for green but this wall had me.

So, don't wait for the Insta Walks, create your own.

Thoughts at....

 

 I have been writing my thoughts on the tumblr blog of late so I have decided to share them here on this post. I love sharing what I'm thinking, its a good outlet. I'm not doing this to change the world, this is just to let some feelings fly.

 

 Thoughts at 06:10am

It’s the missing you terribly time of the day. Funny how used to you I’ve already become. Oh but, I was never ready for this.
 

 

Thoughts at 21:15

When you experience a moment of happiness except it as just that. Do not kill it with doubt.

 

 On my mind at 09:21am

I feel more than I think. I’m that girl that says “I feel” more than “I think” when it comes to answering questions.

Thoughts at 22:54pm

Today was a beautiful day. Beautiful not because the sun was shining and the birds where singing. It was a beautiful day because of the outbursts of laughter, the smiles not withheld and the moments that really warmed my heart. For that I am grateful.
By: Abongwe Qokela

Loner behind the Canvas

 

Something magical about Art and what it evokes in a human being. I was recently humbled by the talented @LonerTK with a sketch of me. Loner refers to himself as just that, a loner who kills he's time in front of he's canvas trying to better himself and touching the rest of the world with he's art. For him, art is actually  an extramural  activity for me as he is currently studying  software development  in TUT. he says that art found him in grade 5 at school and he only really took it seriously years later by taking art classes.

 

                                     

I asked him to finish the following statement:


Q: "keep in mind that I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my ish" do you feel the same as you post your work on Twitter and Instagram all the time. ?

A:  yeah I do get a bit sensitive  towards negative reviews, but a little constructive criticism never hurt anyone right? I've  learnt to deal with online hostility so most of people's hateful comments simply roll off my back

                                   

I would like to thank Loner again for the sketch, it is very beautiful and I really hope you get an opportunity to see your work on world platforms and you get to bring joy to people like you did to me.

 

I say find your passion and take a step towards it. you never know where it take you. the world awaits.

 

Black lips

I have moments, moments of madness and hyped creative ideas. In these moments I am not myself but, I'm also my favourite kind of person. When I'm using my creative side my heart is literally warm and just happy. When I come down from the creative high I'm literally tired but, its that good tired, that kind of tired that makes me want to do it again.

I used my eyeliner for the lips, apparently all the cool kids are doing it. I haven't seen a tube of black lipstick so black eyeliner is the future for me. And yes, my hair is crying to be set free but, its all good in my hood. I loved this hairstyle from the onset and I will probably redo this hairstyle again.

 

I also created this video with my lovely sister  and edited it with VIBBIDI app that's launching in September.

 

 

 

Awesome

 

My love for denim is huge and its one of those loves that will never end. You will find me in my jeans from the office to the streets on the weekend so, when I found this "awesome" top from CottonOn I just couldn't say no ( the fact that it was on sale for R150 made it even more sweeter). I wore it with my fav stone wash pencil skirt just to prove a point that Denim on Denim is never too mach.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh the places I will wear this to. Yes I am about to put it to work.

MoRuf - Togetherness / Compromise

MoRuf - Togetherness / Compromise

I stumbled on this track yesterday on Tumblr on a blog I follow and I fell in love with it. It touched the soft parts of my jaded heart and made sense. I may not be in a relationship but I relate to this. 

Saturday

 



 

The past weekend left me feeling all sorts of loved and warm and fuzzy inside. It was my birthday weekend ( if you didn't know).No turn ups and blurry expenses, just real moments with people who matter. It might just be a sign that I am growing up and I know what really matters finally. it could also be a sign that I'm old and my poor liver would never forgive me.

 

By Saturday I was buzzing with excitement as I was going to be spending the day with my friends. It was a simple lunch at Mondiall at the Waterfront which was all about good company, laughter, good food,interesting conversations and making the restaurant our background for pictures. when you do go Mondiall make sure you visit the restrooms, the amazing mirrors with touch you. The only down side is that they had  prepared for the brunch menu and  what we wanted to eat was on the other menu I saw on the site. Sad but anyway the food is pretty good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Saturday ended on top of the world literally, well after much deliberation we ended up taking a drive up Signal Hill with Drake as our hype man. It was freezing but it was beautiful and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

 

 

 

The outfit of choice was a pleather skirt with a slit from Legit, a jersey from Mr Price. The stacked shoes from Fashion Express and a vintage coat I got from a Church Bazaar a couple of years ago.  

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone who made my birthday memorable. Thank you to the fam for spoiling me rotten and to Khuthii of being awesome and for the amazing shots, if you want to see more of her work make your way to  notjustavendagirl.tumblr.com . Thank you to Margot for taking time out of the hell which is studying to come and join me in the celebration of life. I am truly blessed and loved. lets get ready for the big 30 next year...