A Dolla Makes Me Holla!!

 

Don't know what your plans for this weekend are but I'm going to a casino cause I'm gonna holla for a dolla!

That's right. I'm going to try gambling. I've never done it before so what the heck. I just hope I don't awaken something in myself...Anyway, the rules are simple: There's three of us and we all go in with a hundo ( rands not dollars. What do you think this is?). Each person plays slots ( or whatever it is people do in casinos) and at the end of the designated amount of time we see who has won the most money. We're playing 'prison rules' so its winner takes all.

The stakes are high, I know. But It's all fair since we're all new to this gambling thing. I mean the last time I entered a casino ( dec 2012) the gaurds came up to me and asked me if I was old enough to be in there...but to be fair I did look star struck. And I do have that youthful glow ( forever 21, baby!).

Wish me luck...I really don't want to lose my one dollar that my cousin gave me to remember him by.

Oh and don't think that I'm just letting this whole ' Kim and Kanye named their baby North West' thing slide. We'll discuss that tomorrow.

 

My name is Nolly. Nolly Sibanda. I am NOT a Kardashian.

It looks like Kendall Jenner and I do have something in common! Though this post really has nothing to do with her.  But while we're on the subject of Kardashians,  lets address this whole Kimye pregnancy thing. The little West-Kardashian bundle of joy is here but  is it me or were people unnecessarily mean to Kim her whole pregnancy?

First everyone was all up in her grill for getting preggers in the first place; given that her divorce wasn't final and her and Kan weren't dating for that long.  And they said she gained a crazy amount of weight but HELLO! She was pregnant! Do you know how hard it is to make another human being inside of you? I dont, but I imagine itsextremely difficult so her gaining a little weight should not be a factor here. Besides she was curvy to begin with so...

So lets just be nicer to Kim, okay?  Not her biggest fan but hey, she has feelings too. Heard her and Kanye might name their baby Easton West- now that's something we can criticize Kim for!

So Kendall and I just teamed up and did this shoot to show our support for Kimye.  All I can say is haters are gonna hate!

You've Got The Fuel, I've Got The Burn: In My Youngblood!

Been back in the fairest Cape for almost a month now. Yep, its that time of year again: time to learn stuff.Heading into week 3 of school and I think I'm getting back into the swing of things.


 And you know what I've come to realise? As much as we complain about how hectic it is to be a student we've got it really good. Sure, it gets tough from time to time but at least we don't have to pay income tax yet.

I think now I'm finally starting to understand why people always say that university was one of the best times of their life. Waking up when you want to, making mistakes, changing degrees, wearing whatever you want, eating a packet of Simba chips for dinner because you don't have food in your fridge; meeting new people almost every weekend,  and pulling all nighters. And our excuse for it all is that we're young.

So lets live it up and make the most of this time while we're still young. For reals though, I now get why there is a store called Forever 21. Its a pretty fun age.

futcHAHA_child out.

Oh, happy meatless Monday BTW. Even though I'm pretty sure I'm having chicken for dinner tonight...awkward.

Snitches Get Stitches!!!

A few things have happened this past month that have led me to the conclusion that my family is full of snitches! Now I'm more of a 'strong but silent' type of person and snitching is not in my nature but I've noticed that it is in the nature of those close to me.

The one that surprised me most was my mother. A couple of weeks ago she was on the phone with my aunt, telling her about all the fun things that we did with her children when they came to stay with us over Christmas. She even told  my aunt that we took my 16 year old cousin us when we went out on new years eve! And I told mom we were gonna go hard that night. So, mom didn't know that I could hear her telling my aunt all the details and when I confronted her she was all like "Nah, I didn't say nothin!" ( lol, obviously she didnt use those exact words)! And I was like "I heard everything!". And then I told her that SNITCHES GET STITCHES!

While we're on the subject of my 16 year old cousin ( sup J!) I found out that he also snitched to my aunt just like my mom did. he told his mom that we 'bullied' him into buying us stuff. SNITCH! I just wanna deny all the accusations. Although I did once (jokingly) tell him that if he wanted a ride home he had to buy me a head massager...

I guess the apple doesnt fall far from the tree cause my 16 year old cousins little sitster is also a snitch. Yes, she is only 5 but snitching knows no age! She snitched to my mom for everything ( even when I just looked at her).

And the biggest snitch of all in the family has actually been snitching on me almost my whole life. She knows who she is. She even snitched on me yesterday when I "busted up her lip" [ and you probably thought i was joking when I said snitches get stitches!]. SNITCH!

So the moral of the story is: SNITCHES GET STITCHES!

And So it Begins Again: Pursuit of Happiness

Its one week into the new year and I think I finally have my new years resolutions down. I know what you're thinking: 'girl! its late for resolutions now!' but I've put a lot of thought into mine.

I don't usually do new years resolutions and when I do its lame things like: 'Stop procrastinating!'; ' Chew My food more', ' Eat more carrots and stuff!'. Well this year I wanna resolve to do something that will hopefully make me a better person.

So this year I want to be more patient with the people around me and be a kind person. Cause lets be be honest, how many of us would be described as kind by someone who knows us? We often strive to be the smartest, the fastest or the best at something but never the kind.  So i think that's a good resolution.

And I really really need to learn to be patient.Last year my patience was tested many times and I was just the most impatient person ever. Yet I learned that if you wait patiently you will be rewarded in ways that you could have never imagined.

After all, we all know the first two things love is: patient and kind.

Lets Make The Most Of This Night Like We're Gonna Die Young!

So according to some people the world is ending tomorrow on the 21st of December 2012.

I'm not gonna lie. I don't believe this. And what time zone is this supposed to be happening in? CET? CAT? Cause its already 21 Dec in Australia; four hours into the 21st in fact. I dunno. I guess we'll see cause some people are really  freaked out about this.

On a completely unrelated side note?: I think we can rule out esophageal cancer from Tuesday's post( http://futchahachild.blogspot.com/2012/12/this-is-why-web-md-is-never-good-idea.html ) I'm much better now and my oesophagus doesn't hurt when I swallow anymore. Thank you all for your concern.

I think I had a pretty productive day for the supposed last day of the world. I managed to get more then 5 hours of sleep last night and I washed my car with my own 2 hands for the first time ever. There was even that soapy slow-mo bikini car wash scene that you always see in movies where we slashed each other with water as we laughed at our own silliness! haha. Just kidding. I was fully dressed. some people were even wearing socks (?!).

But the thing I'm most proud of that I did today is that my homies and I baked an American Style Peach Cobbler Pie today! Whoop. Paula Dean would be proud of us. It was good, let me tell you. Made the pastry and the filling ourselves. For our first attempt it came out AWESOME!

So if you ever feel like having some baked goods just holla at your girl and I will hook you up. For reals though.

I hope you enjoyed your day and enjoy your night like its your last.

                   I hear your heart beat to the beat of the drums
               Oh, what a shame that you came here with someone
                             So while you're here in my arms
         Let's make the most of the night like we're gonna die young (Kesha. die young)

This Is Why Web MD Is Never A Good Idea...

This is awkward.

I almost completely forgot about meatless Monday.Then I did remember. Then I forgot again and had some chicken pizza for lunch but I did have pancakes and grapes for dinner so I think its okay? To be fair its only my second week doing this and hopefully I'll get better.

So I'm sitting here sipping on some lemon tea cause it hurts every time I swallow since I woke up. Like on the inside of my chest/ my oesophagus. Since this wasnt going away I started getting worried. Being the techno savvy girl I am; I Googled it and that just made thing s worse.

Turns out that I either have an infection in my through or I have oesophagus cancer! So I'm just sitting here alone in my empty house on this rainy Joburg afternoon and completely imagining the worst.  I know what you're thinking 'It has only been hurting for one  day'  and so maybe I'm exaggerating but i just don't wanna choke in my sleep, you know?

I'll just keep sipping my lemon tea and hoping I'll survive.

Let's Get Together And Feel Alright...

Everyone's favorite public holiday: Reconciliation day! Technically it was yesterday but since we all get to stay at home today, I'll allow it.

'Reconcile' is to restore or bring together. To be completely honest I never really understood why we celebrated this holiday sooo I Yahoo'ed it. Just kidding. I totes Googled it. And according to Wiki [ so it must be true] the holiday came after the end of Apartheid to celebrate the rainbow nation coming together. That's a pretty good reason to have a public holiday to me! Don't you love how we keep learning stuff together? Me too.

Let us not forget to reconcile with people in our own lives. For example; there is someone I have been avoiding for the past few weeks cause I feel bad about they way I treated them. You know who you are. So today we will reconcile and be best friends again! YAY.

Now you go do the same thing.

futcHAHA child out! [still cool].

There's A Birds Nest Outside My Window!!

Yes, that's right! There is a nest of birds near the place where I rest my head. And do you know why this is a problem? Because they feel the need to communicate at the most inappropriate times of the evening. Like seriously- what do they really have to say to each other at 04:30 a.m? (for reals, though. do birds not sleep?).

And I'm pretty sure there is a baby bird in there and you know those are the worst in terms of chirping. Anyway I just needed to get that off my chest.

So how was everyone's meatless Monday? Mine was lovely, thanks. Had scrambled eggs for breakfast/lunch and then we hit up some vegetarian pizza for dinner. It was challenging but it felt good to do it [ BESIDES, I totally went meat cray cray the next day].

I feel like its good for us to try new things so lets just keep it up, okay? Meatless Monday forever!

Meatless Mondays: Double post Rebel edition

I lied.

Lets get serious for a minute. You know how I said I was just 'taking a break' ( in the 'I'm a rebel post below) cause I havent posted on the blog in a while? Well I lied.

The truth is that someone broke the MOST important muscle in my body and I just didn't feel like blogging. But I recently took a trip to South Africa's beautiful North Coast and just had fun.Went a bit cray cray ( well, my own version of it) and forgot all my worries. Hung out with some 18 year olds on their matric vac who just reminded of what an awesome sense of humor I'm blessed with and how I just cant turn it off. No matter how much I'm not feeling it.

So thats the truth. The voices in my head have just been sceaming to get out. And this is what they have to say:

Its meatless monday today!

I'm assuming you all know what meatless monday is. No? Well it's the one day of the week wen you hit up every meal vegitarian style cause apparently meat is bad for you. It may be bad but it tastes sooo good.

This will be the first week that I give it a try. Might be tough cause eating meat is kinda something I dont reallly think about; I just do it. Now that I think about it, I eat meat almost everyday. So I think this would be something itresting to attempt.

So come on boys and girls, lets get it! Even through there are more chickens on this earth than humans [ which is kinda scary cause they could cause some major trouble if they ganged up together] but hey; it's worth a shot!

haha!

@futcHAHA child out!

pics from my week of fun:

I Play By My Own Rules, Nobody Elses. Not Even My Own!

So have you missed me? I've missed me. Well here I am, back from my break and one thing has become exceedingly clear to me in my time away: I'm STILL a Rebel!

I know you're probably thinking 'still'?. Yes, 'still'! People just expected me to put my rebellious ways behind me when I turned 21, but NO! I cant help it. I'm still that girl who will eat something past the expiry date [ REBEL!] and keeps those little packets from the shoe box that says "Throw away. Do not eat." [REBEL!].

 I'm just a rebel. I'm still that girl who sleeps with her contacts on even when I'm really not supposed to [ yeah, don't try that at home kids] [REBEL] and drives with one hand. Yeah, that's right: rebel! I take two when the sing clearly says 'One per person' and I still dont use the zebra crossing when crossing the road.

What I'm really trying to say is that being rebellious has no age limit and that its fun to be a rebel in the most unsuspecting ways and also that chickens cant fly

So now I'm gonna hop into my car because I've got a long day of shooting ahead of me. But dont worry, I'll be back later cause its MEATLESS MONDAY! oH YEAH.

futcHAHA child out! ( still works)

It's A Countdown. Like Beyonce's...But Better!

Thats right, Beyonce : better. So ever since I was fourteen my birthday has been bittersweet for me. My birthday is always near/ during exams so when I countdown to my birthday I'm basically counting down to exams. And now I'm turning 21.

I'm actually excited to turn 21. Twenty has been a tough year. You know; its that awkward year between being a teenager and a full adult. Now that I'm almost at this important milestone in ones life ( not quite sure why though) I find myself reflecting on my two decades here. If I could go back in time and tell the younger me something I would tell little me not to worry so much. And to probably eat more vegetables ( or something like that). I would also tell myself to enjoy being a kid more cause growing up isn't as fun as we thought it would be.

I have lived and seen places that most people only dream of in my seemingly long ( but not actually) life. I've eaten chips with yourhurt, dirt and ants ( they're sour). I've danced in the rain and played in the London snow. I've seen what the world looks like through my fuzzy/blurry vision and I've seen it in high definition with my contact lenses ( amaze's me every time). I've made friends for life and lost friends that I  never thought I would in my life.  I've loved, I've stumbled; I've failed and  I've succeeded. I've cried, and smiled; never broken my bones but I've gotten stitches. I've been short and tall. I've been bald and had long hair. I've had everything and nothing.

But most of all I've laughed. And sometimes all you can really do is laugh. Like when you write a test and everyone comes out laughing cause you all know you just failed. Haha. And through it all I've been blessed.

Graduating from being a kid!

So heres to counting down to exams and my birthday. 9 DAYS...it better be awesome. Or else.
Stay fresh!

Sinister!!!!

You know I love to list things, right? Well the other day I was in the cafeteria observing a rabid looking pigeon and I thought to myself " Pigeons are so sinister. Ew.". This then lead me to think of all the things in this world that I think are sinister, where sinister means ominous/ dodgy. As you go through this list I'm sure you will also find yourself realizing how sinister these seemingly ordinary things are.

1. Pigeons: Its no secret that I don't like them, but what makes them sinister is that I've never seen a baby pigeon. SINISTER!! Where are they, huh?
2. Mushrooms. Okay so maybe you're thinking "What?" but lets just think about this for a minute. Mushrooms just pop up over night without any warning.Why do they have to be sneaky and Grow at night? SINISTER! Read Sylvia Plath's poem "Mushrooms" and then get back to me.
3. Ants. Dont like them. They're always creeping around like they own the place. Why are they so quiet? SINISTER! They can swim too, so thats weird.
4. The 'Tooth Fairy'. What does he/she want with my teeth? Like honestly though? Did the tooth fairy give my teeth to other little boys and girls?  [reduce, reuse, recycle!].
5. Have you ever noticed that there are no clocks in the library? I think that's sinister. They wanna keep you there forever.
6. CATS!!! Sinister creatures. I don't like how they come and go as they please and they creep. They only come back to you when they want food. And according to my sources they release a pheromone that causes depression! Yeah, I know right?!

FOUND IT ON THE INTERNET

And this is only the beginning of the list! There are many more sinister things out there...
* disclaimer: I'm sure there are some reasonable explanations for all these sinister things in this world but it doesn't make them any less sinister!*


That was a lovely list, don't you think? I feel like I just dropped some knowledge on you. So now you cant say that futcHAHA child never taught you anything!

Flashback Friday: My Chain Hits My Chest When I'm Banging on the Dashboard

 So remember when I was all like "My chain hits my chest when I'm banging on my dashboard!"? Well you know Kanye West's new song 'Mercy' where he talks about the Lamborghini murcielago ( mercy) car? Yeah that one. So apparently after this song was released Kanye woke up and found a brand spanking new Lambo  Murcielago parked outside his house! They just gave him one for free cause  he rapped bout it.

Now imagine life was like that. Cray cray. Well you know what? I wanna get in on this. So i think im just gonna go ahead and mention a couple of things that I like in a little rap I wrote:

"Uh, yeah.Gimme that beat

Hahahah, I like that.

Lets go, Here we go

[verse 1]
Roll up, aint no money gettin throw up
cause I aint got none.
Have you seen my Range Rover Evoque?
No?
That's okay cause I cant afford one.
I'm not worth half a million
but I think I have like a trillion (Zim) dollars!
Holla!

[chorus x2] (singing)
I hope all  the people who all make all these nice things
Will give me some nice things
after reading my blog!
And end world hunger.

[verse 2]

Would you like to come to my pad?
I think its kinda rad!
Cause I don't have an Ipad(3)
I just use a note pad to write notes in class
with my black Louboutin shoes!

[chorus x2]



So there you go people from Land Rover, Apple and Christian Louboutin! I mentioned you in my song which is called 'Range Rover Ipad Louboutin shout out'. I hope they read my  read my blog and I'll wake up one day and find an Evoque, Ipad and some loubies outside my house.

On second thought maybe I should make a video? Let it go viral cause I think this song is catchy! Dont you? I know right?!!





futcHAHA child: My Chain Hits My Chest When I'm Banging on the Dashboard

You will find Him, you'll find Him next to me

I know there's no need for me to panic cause I'll find him, I'll find him next to me.

When the skies are grey and all the doors are closing and the rising pressure makes it hard to breathe; when  all I need is a hand to stop the tears from falling I will find him, will find him next to me.

Now I Drive past the bus I used to run for!

My little lady yesterday

So its my car's one month anniversary today ( thanks again to my  mom!) and I gotta say; its been awesome! Drivin' around with my top down ( okay so you cant put the top down on my car) and my shades on ( okay so I cant wear shades cause I wear seeing glasses) like I don't have a care in the world. But as fun as its been, having a car is quite a responsibility. Its like having a child/baby : you have to make sure its safe, clean, working properly, fed ( full on petrol) and all that stuff.

I have noticed that there are a few things that I do/ dont like about having a car AND as you may have noticed, I like making lists so I listed all my likes/dilikes:

1. 
   People touching my radio: look i don't mind you turning up the volume but I don't like it when people feel like they can come in my car and start changing stations or making requests for different types of music. The point of having your own car is being able to play whatever and at any volume you like.Or else it might as well not even be my car. You who you are. Just ask first ( so that i can shoot you down).
2. Petrol is expensive! And I suck at budgeting so times are tough.
3. Winter rain sucks. So I got my car washed yesterday cause it was sunny and I thought I would take a chance. Wrong thing to do. Rainy day all day today. UGH. Tomorrow will probably be sunny just to spite me.
4. Following number three, rain makes soil wet which makes mud. Mud in my car. And sand and grass. Hate it. Its funny how you never really thing about how dirty your shoes are when stepping into someone else's car but when its your own, that's all you think about. Now I have to walk AROUND puddles.
5. Playing my music how ever loud I want it. Might be deaf before I turn 30 though...oh well!
6. Not having to walk everywhere in the windy Cape Town rain.
7. Just having a motor vehicle! Thanks mom!!

Okay, thats all I have to say. Btw its cold!

Stay fresh people. @futcHAHA child out!

Flashback Friday on a Thursday:If I Was Your Girlfriend....

Okay, so I don't not not like Justin Biebers music any more. I don't have 'bieber fever'  or anything like that but hey, I can appreciate and give props to the guy now that he is of age. I mean you, know I think he's been gyming or something cause when I watched his new music video for 'Boyfriend' I was like "Okay, not bad". Now I can see why all these little girls are going cray over him.

 I like the song; its the first one he has done that hasn't made me want to jump out of a moving car when I hear it on the radio. Okay, maybe I'm being a little dramatic but I just didn't get it, but now I kinda do.

Yeah, I like things.

 Justin( yes, we are on first name basis) is apparently coming to South Africa soon. Don't know if its true but I'm sure that even those people that like to hate on him will be there. Cause I know there are a lot of closet Bieber fans out there.

As for me, I wont be there. JB and I are cool and everything but I'm just not there yet. Havn't caught the Biber fever.

Here are some outtakes from the photo shoot:

That was fun.

With My Head Held High I'll Buck Alone, If It Breaks My Body or Breaks my bones!

So, whats up with everybody? Whats the 411? What has everybody been up to? What's the hot gossip? Tell me everything. What have you guys been listening to? What are the cool jams? HAHA, gotta love mean girls.

But seriously how have the hols [ dont you hate people who unnecessarily shorten words?] been? What did you do last weekend? Do you wanna know what I did? Cleaned up dead animals that my cousins' dogs had killed. Yep, they just kept pilling up. It literally took us like 30 minutes to clean up one of their unfortunate victims cause we were scared to go near it. Hehe. We're suuuuch girls.
They're hunting dogs, so its in their nature. But you know how dogs are: They feel the need to bring you everything they have found so they can show you, like you should be proud. Ugh. I was traumatized.

Have you ever noticed that when its the holidays and you're really hungry and you go to the fridge and you don't find anything to eat and then you leave the kitchen then two minutes later you're back like the contents of the fridge will have changed by then. Lol. I feel like that didn't really make a lot of grammatical sense but you get the point, right? Even if you don't, just act like you do. I've noticed that it also happens with holiday TV viewing cause I'll scroll through all the channels looking for something to watch and not find anything bit then a few seconds later I scroll through the exact same channels still not finding anything to watch. Sigh.

Okay. Thats all I have to say.Stay fresh boys and girls!

 futcHAHA child out! (still works for me!)

Flashback Fridays: The Life Of A Clumsy Girl

Yeah, it sucks being a clumsy girl. Just yesterday i was heating up some mac 'n cheese in the oven and in my infinate wisdom I decided to pick up the glass oven dish with my bare hands( look, i dont know why I did it either, okay?!). Needless to say i ended up burning my fingers and breaking the oven dish ( and I got the evil eye from my mom). Ouch. And thats just the tip of the iceberg.

I'm always finding bruises and cuts on my body but I never remember hurting myself! Weird, i know. But I'm probably not alone, am I? I mean there must be times when you just find a bruise and wonder where it came from and then it starts hurting when you look at it.

Thankfully I've never broken any bones or dislocated any limbs. I have gotten a couple of stitches though and lotsa scars. But those aren't my fault.

If you have identified with any of these incidences then you should know that you are not alone. The first step is admitting that you have a Clumsy Girl...okay now you're alone again.

On a completely unrelated note: Happy birthdays lady Lexi and  my girl Thandz! I didnt forget <3

 link:

futcHAHA child: The Life Of A Clumsy Girl

It Takes Me A Little While To Be Brave

So I got a job! Its only been Three days and I'm exhausted; its real 9 to 5 kind of work. But you know, its fun times. And I like having a blog because now I can start my sentences with words like 'but' and 'and' and 'so' and I can use the word 'and' as many times as I like in a sentence instead of semi colons and commas. Obviously I'm very professional in the workplace as one should be. I can punctuate with the best of them in the office let me tell you!

I JUST EDITED THIS

But really, what I've found in my many ( 9 ) days of work experience is that for a young kid like me you really have to be brave. I mean I'm working in an office where the CFO's office is literally five steps away from my work station and I have to converse with him daily and answer to him if I make any mistakes. So as you can imagine, it takes me a little while to be brave and go talk to him. Like every time he calls my name I have a mini heart attack but I suck it up and do my best. He's a really nice guy though and everyone is helpful here.

Its looks like I'm not gonna get time to sit and scratch this holiday like I had planned but now I have to think and work and use proper sentences and words instead of " Yeah", " The way" and phrases such "Like A Boss" and "Thats how I roll"  as an explanation for everything good I do.  I'm a professional.



 @futcHAHA child out! [ still works]

Flashback Fridays: And All The Colours Of The Rainbow...

Today we are revisiting the post that informs us of little Blue Ivy Carters birth and her weird name.  My cousin and I were talking bout names the other day and she revaled that she doesnt like her name and I thought that was cray cause I think she has a lovely name. So this got me thinking about all those celebrity children who have the most....um, how do I say this nicely....UNIQUE names, like ever!

I mean lets be real, no matter who their parents are, just like the word "Fetch" , names like Blue, Apple[ Coldplays Chris Martin], Rocket Man [Pharell's baby] and PILOT INSPEKTOR will never work! Seriously though, Pilot Inspector? Come on. That kid doesn't even stand a chance. He cant even shorten that into a nick name [Pi? Lot? Spek? No. Just no.].

And what up with those people who give themselves nick names by choosing like the middle-left part of their names? I think my nick manes make sense : Nolly, Nollz, N.SIBS( that's just my name and surname combined like a boss). Its like me calling myself 'Wan' from NolWANdle. No. But each to him/herself I guess.

So for all those of you who think your name sucks, think again. Spare a thought for all those celeb kids with names like KYD and just be happy for your 'normal' name, okay?  But maybe a unique name is just how they roll in Hollywood and some people might consider my name strange. Just BeeTeeDubz, I love my name. Its awesome. Lets say it together: NOL-WAN-DLE. Once more for for consistency: Nolwandle.

There. Didn't that just make your day? If it didnt then you're just hating.

Weird/ 'Unique' Celebrity Children's names

1. Schuyler and Aquinnah.
2. Audio Science
3. Banjo
4. Bluebelle and Blue Angel ( people like blue, huh?)
5. Mowgli
6. Buster, Camera and Cannon
7. Chastity (?!) and Story ( I'm not even joking)
8. Caspar, Dandelion and Denim
9. Diva Muffin ( thats just cruel) and Ever Gabo
10. Hopper, Free, Jazz, Jermajesty and Journey.

Celebrity Baby Names that I think are cool

1. Maddox, Zahara, and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
2. Brooklyn and Cruz Beckham
3. Harlow Madden
4. Ocean Whitaker - I had to drop this one in, that's the English translation of my name.
5. Rocco Ritchie
6. Ryder Robinson and Suri Cruise
7.  Zion and Zaire Wade
8. Zola Murphy and Malia Obama
9. Kingston Rossdale
10. Elias and Noah Becker

futcHAHA child: And All The Colours Of The Rainbow...

I'm A Joburg Girl, I May Take Some Getting Used To

found it on the internet

Huh? Whats that you say? Oh exams are over? That's right, its vac!! Well, for all the cool kids any way :). Cant wait to get back to Jozi! This is how they made me: Sandton, Jouburg baybay! But seriously, what are all you kids doing for the next couple of weeks? Gonna sit on the couch an eat, with the only form of exercise being you lifting your finger to change the channel and walking to the fridge? Hahaha, you just totally saw yourself doing that didn't you? Don't even feel bad bout it! Its winter so its allowed cause we're like bears we have to eat a lot and hibernate for the winter!

Well I don't know about you but I was totally just gonna take one whole day to just sit and loaf and watch the entire series of Gossip Girl from season 1 to season 5! Maybe even mix in a little Greys Anatomy. And the rest of the time I'll be busy working on this HUGE project I have for the blog. You guys are gonna love it! I think. And even if you don't I'm  still gonna do it anyway cause this is my blog! Thats right. I'm the editor-director, plus I'm my own boss. Gonna be posting so much you're gonna get sick of me.

So did you notice the new theme? Awesome right? I just thought I would brighten the place up a lil bit just to warm you up in these cold winter months. And while we're on the subject, have you ever noticed how some people are always like "This is awkward" when there is an awkward situation? Come on! You saying that doesn't make it any less awkward, it actually just perpetuates it. What happened to those days when everyone just thought quietly to themselves how awkward the situation was and then run off and tell somebody when its over. Have some decorum people.

@futchahachild out! [It still works doesn't it?]

Flashback Fridays: Noise Pollution 101

What I look Like when I study

Its that time of year again: exams! Ugh. I know right? But its something we all have to do. What I don't get is when people are like "enjoy exams!". Who enjoys exams? This is the time of year when people are stressed and agitated, people don't shower for days at a time and the library is always full. People can also be so selfish at time time of year. Take one of my neighbours in res for example. This morning I awoke to the blaring sounds of some persons collection of house music! Now the things that really irritated me was that I couldnt tell where exactly this music was coming from [ it seriously felt like surround sound] and that it was music that I knew so I kinda hummed along [ but I didnt want to]. That reminded me of that onr time my neighbour at home was playing her teeny bopper music and just noise polluting like there was no tomorrow. She made me hate Rihannas 'We Found Love' cause she had it on repeat like it was going out of style. So this Flashback Friday is about remembering all those noise polluters out there.

But for reals though, come on people. Its study 'week' so lets all just get along and be considerate of one another while we all try study for those killer exams. We all want the same thing at the end of the day right? World peace. Oh and to pass exams. SO dont dont play your music loud at 6am.

Just in case you were wondering, I'm on a study break, okay? Gosh. Get off my back. I'm allowed to take five minutes to just post on my blog. Okay bye

Follow the link!: futcHAHA child: Noise Pollution 101

You Raised Me Up So I Can Stand On Mountains:Happy Mothers day!

Its that time of year again. That day where we outwardly celebrate how much our moms mean to us and facebook gets flooded with statues dedicated to mothers only. I've gotta admit that moms are crazy cool the way they have such an influence on our lives even when we don't realise it. Like when you get a beating and cry out "mama!" even when she's the one 'spanking' you or when you find yourself cleaning every inch of your room and realise that you're becoming just like your mother. Or when your mom tries to use the lingo that the youth are into today like "cool" or even "like/awesome" in a sentence and it just comes out wrong. lol. And moms buy you McDonald's when you're not feeling well and they cook you dinner even when they're tired. The ones who taught us not to eat that and not to put those things from the floor in our mouths.

My mom

But seriously though. Moms do so much for us and we have to remember to be thankful of them everyday not just on a day when we have to. So this on is for my mama: its a montage of all those songs that have ever been written about mothers ( the ones I know of at least);

I wanna tell you all about a friend of mine. I'm gonna talk about my mama if you don't mind

Hey mama! I wanna scream so loud for you, cause I'm so proud of you and I appreciate all that you've allowed for me!

There is no one like you mum! You washed me, fed me and tickled my tummy ( when I was a baby). You always know just what I need.

There is no way I can pay you back but you are appreciated! You're an unbreakable, unmistakable, highly capable lady that's making loot!

You raised me so I can stand on mountains. I am strong when I am on your shoulders.

You know I love you so and I'll never let you go, wrote this post just so you know no matter where I go my love is true. Happy mothers day!

Flashback Fridays: 'Are You Not Entertained?! Blog Fun Facts'

 Lists reallly seem to be my thing this week! Today We're remembering that post with all these crazy things that you may or may not have known about this blog.  Like the fact that I just came up with the name futcHAHA child cause I was like "Rappers have cool rapper names so I should have a cool blogger name!". Besides would you really have wanted to read something called "Nolly's Blog"? Yeah, I didnt think so. And I'm pretty sure I'm someones child. Another fun fact is that most of my blog titles are some one liners from songs; like yeaterdays post was form that M.I.A song thats been stuck in my head for a while ( side note: have you seen that video? lol, its weird/cool).

 Bet you didnt know that I dont know what I'm doing on this blog half the time. Yes I know I seem like an absolute professional but I'm just an ameture. I'm learning as I go along. Post ideas come to me from whats happeniong in my life at the moment or from whats happened to me. Cause I like things and things like me too! Thats really all that this blog is about. Me liking things and telling you about how I liked things. Thats why I blog; its fun. And you keep coming back so I have to entertain you.

Bet you didnt know that you're my favourite reader! Yes you, silly! My brain smiles ( no you didnt read wrong. My brain in so futcHAHAristic it smiles) everytime I see that you've been to visit this blog. Its been a great four months hasn't it? We've laughed together and we've cried together. We've had our ups and downs but we're still here and stronger than ever. So thanks boys and girls. Stay fresh.

cute photo from facebook

http://www.futchahachild.blogspot.com/2012/02/are-you-not-entertained-blog-fun-facts_28.html

My Chain Hits My Chest When I'm Banging on the Dashboard

People say that I'm strange like the clouds B.o.B and Lil Wayne see but that's beside the point of this post. You know sometimes there are just some things in life that just irritate you? Usually the things you have no control over like when the weather suddenly changes and you're left standing there in the rain with not even Rihanna's umbrella ( ella-ella) to cover you. So here are some the things that just get on my nerves:

Don't you hate it ...

•  When you write someone a Long and thoughtful sms and all they reply with is "cool" or "okay
• When people talk loud in lectures and then think they're whispering, Yeah, um no! We can all hear you!!
• When a new lecturer comes in and the first thing he says is "I'll assume you remember this form last year". Well then is it safe for me to assume that you remember what you had for breakfast this time lat year. Yeah that's what I thought.
• You have 4 exams in a row then like a week 'till the last one. I mean really. Who comes up with these exam time tables? They hate us.
• When you go over to you friends house and they have crazy dogs barking at you. The're all like" Dont worry, he doesnt bite!" While the dog is pracrically frothing at the mouth and can hardly be restrained.
• When its windy and you're wearing a dress ( am i right boys?).
• When your computer/ phone is being mean and just wont listen to you, then in anger you hit it against the wall and it has the audasity to break!!
• When you're studying and you say to yourself "That probably wont come up in the test, so I'll just skip it" and then it turns out to be 20% of your paper. Touche` examiner. Touche`.
• When I'm singing and people feel the need to join in. No! This is not a duet. This is not glee. I'm a solo artist ( solo you cant hear me. boom!)
• When people sing aloud in public. Come on! This is not glee and unless I'm paying to hear you sing I dont want to. This aint Glee. Just kidding : D (not really though. but hey I do it too *see point above*).

Yeah thats all I wanted to say. Phew. Just had to get that off my chest. Can you relate to any of these points above? I can ( well, I did make the list but you know what I mean) but you know there are just some things in life that we cant control like the way the leaves change colour in the winter. And bed head. And the size of your head. And why pegions move their heads when the walk ( does tha freak anyone else out? Rats of the sky, I tell you.).  There is one thing you can do though. Share this blog. Like this post. Tweet this. Tell your friendsa nd their friends.Tell a stranger! Wait, no. No pause that. Idont endorse talking to strangers.

@futcHAHAchild out ( yeah, that still works!)

p.s. the title of this post really has nothing to do with it. I just cant get that song out of my head.

Video Games: Nostalgia

This cape town rain is just not agreeing with my hair. I mean lets face it, relaxed black hair and rain don't sit well together. Am I right girls? And guys too I guess ;cause apparently now the in thing is for boys to relax their hair and slick it back with gel. Um, okay. Each to his own I suppose ( kids these days). Anyway, why'd I start my post like that? Oh well.

The other day I had lunch with my girls Siyanda and Lerato; and the three of us went to high school together. And we couldn't help but reminisce on those days long gone by. I mean sometimes I feel so old and I'm only 20. Feels like I've been doing this forever. Like the other day on campus I walked past a lecture theatre that I hadn't been in since first year and that just made me feel old. I mean has it really been 3 years since matric? First year feels like just yesterday.

I remember this one time in matric when our English teacher was late for class so my class, 12 A decided we would go to the matric lawn and wait for the teacher there. And then we were like we should probably leave a note so everyone in the class wrote one letter on the note so that we were all in it together! One goes down we all go down! The note said "  Close your eyes and count to ten" cause we were playing hide and seek with her! hahaha! Pretty sure my english teacher didnt like me though. She always scrutinised me for eatin apples in her class but she would let some guy eat sticky chicken wings without so much as a word. hater.

Another time Siya tried to steal a COPE poster from the side of the road near where they were rallying but this dude started chasing her so she dropped it and ran. In grade 10 the Boks won the rugby world cup and we all got to wear something green to school. Then in first year we made a video on the streets of cape town. This year I started a blog.  I mean who would have imagined?

Life seems to have moved so fast in retrospect but hey I still remember those double science and maths periods like it was just yesterday. Point is that I miss it sometimes, I wont lie. I miss knowing that everyday I was going to my home to sleep in my bed not some dodgy res bed. I even miss being stuck in the morning traffic with my mom on the way to school. It was a simpler time then. Just wanted to take this time out and remember the times.

good times

There you go Siyanda Mad, are you happy now?! LOVE YOU.

Flashback Friday: The Block is HOTTT!

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It looks like winter is coming around again. Yep, its that time when days are shorter and nights are longer. You know what they say "Brr! Its cold in here...". I mean it's not yet that cold where you have to wear huge coats and people get S.A.D ( seasonal affective disorder) so I'm sure you could still get away with shorts and a cardi. This flashback friday we remember the lazy days of summer. Where its was 40 degrees in the shade and everyone had their Ray Bans on and they were feelin really cool. Well thats over now ( almost).

It's funny how when we're in the middle of summer we wish for a little coolness and yet when we're in winters clutches we cant wait to taste the heat of summer? We always want the best of both worlds but it seems like only Hannah Montana can have that ( dont act like you didn't watch it!).

So here is one last shout out to summer: futcHAHA child: The Block is HOTTT!

Flashback Friday: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Ah, getting your hair did. Not the most enjoyable experience in the world if you're a girl. Whether you're getting it plaited or relaxed; blown out or oil treatments there is just a point where its extremely unenjoyable. Lets face it getting your hair un-braided is almost just as painful as getting it done. I recently experienced the pains of being a woman when I unbraided. First of all the lady at the salon came at my head with a scissors like a mad woman! Why are salon people always so enthusiastic to cut?! So I was all like "NAH! Not up in here!". Then she was pulling my hair like she wanted to detach it from my scalp. Seriously. Then two other people joined in to help her and it was literally heart-stoppingly painful. tears in the eyes kind of thing. So for those of you who dont know about or have african hair, when you take your braids out there is usually "growth". This just means that you've got like afro type hair holding your braid to your scalp. And boy did I have growth. You really gotta get in ther and comb it out so you just have to put on a brave face and get through it. Phew, just thinking about it gives me the spine chills( not the good kind).

So the point is bascically: a girl getting to make her hair look semi respectable takes some work. So guys tell your girl her hair looks good even when you dont notice any change cause it will make her feel good. And girls dont be haters. Tell another lady when her hair is looking good. Who knows what she had to do to get it that way.

Take a little trip down memeory lane with me and lets go bak to a time when I was getting my hair braided and it hurt because there were 3 million people touching my head at once: futcHAHA child: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Take A Journey Into My Mind: I'm A Rebel!

So everyone's been coming up to me all like "Nolly, Nolly!! Why haven't you posted in over a week!? Your blog is the only source of joy in my life". People, please. I would never desert this blog, so don't worry! I just needed a lil break so that I could come back more awesome for YOU. Just know that I'll be doing this blog till the roof comes off, till the lights go out and till my fingers give up; I just cant shut my mouth. So its double posts today for my prolonged absence.

During my short sabbatical I discovered( or maybe realised) something about myself: I'm a rebel! I've never really been one to follow the rules exactly but I never realised just how much I like to colour outside the lines! I'm telling you guys, I live dangerously. I mean, who else do you know that takes their seat belt off in the aeroplane before the seat belt sign is turned off? That's right; no one else but me. I even drink hot chocolate on my moms white sheets ( oh the rush!) and cross the road with out using the zebra crossing! Oh yeah, I did that.

I walk around with my shoelaces blatantly untied ; take the baking tray out of the oven with no oven mitts(#thatshot) and eat cereal straight outta the box! The list goes on. So basically the moral of the story is that there really isn't one. And you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I'm a rebel, like a boss.

On a completely unrelated side note; have you ever been caught talking to yourself in public? It happens to me all the time! I even laugh and fight with myself, and when someone catches me they look at me like I'm weird. SMH.Please.Its not my fault I'm hillarious. So vote in the poll on your right just to let me know im not the only one.

@futcHAHA child out! ( yep, I'm still saying that. I feel like it works)

Flashback Fridays: I'm Glad You Came!



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So its that time of term again: vac! I know right, finally. I don't know 'bout you but I'm exhausted and its weird cause we started classes like 2 weeks into Feb so we really haven't been at it that long. But boy did they work us this quarter!

For the past couple of weeks we've been pulling all nighters; no days off. Yep it's been all gray hairs and a little bit of weight loss, but we made it.

This weeks Flashback Friday " 104 Days Of Summer Vacation And School Comes Along Just To End It". That post is only fitting because there I was dreading going back to lectures after months of doing nothing and it seems like we've come to the point where we can rejoice about vacation once again. Aahh yes; sweet vac: Sleeping late and waking up late. Eating dinner for breakfast and ice cream for dinner ( oh yes i did! I went there.). Wearing pj's all day ( not really but hey, each to his own).

So for most of us its only a week and a bit, but thats 240 hours of no lectures! Follow the link below and lets remember how sad we were then but how happy we are now:

futcHAHA child: 104 Days Of Summer Vacation, And School Comes Along Just To End It!

Flashback Fridays: 'Happy One Week Anniversary'

Its Flashback Friday!!!

Okay, so you're probably wondering what exactly this whole 'Flashback Friday' thing is. Well I've decided to dedicate fridays to give a shout out to the blog posts that have been the most read and just to remind us how far we have come.

So for the very first installment we have the one week anniversary post. Ah, those were the days. I was so young and agile; dare I say care free. Such an ameture at this whole blogging thing. I was just a stupid kid with a dream but look at me now: I'm a stupid kid with a REALITY!! HAHA. All in just 2 short months. Follow the link and lets re-live( should that be one word?) those early days!

@futcHAHA_child out ( thats really growing on me. I think I'll keep it)

futcHAHA child: Happy One Week Anniversary!

Thats Just My Face: Happy Birthday Sena!

So apparently I have a face. You're probably thinking: "What?! I have a face too!". Well yes, you do but that's not what I mean. People say I have this face where I look like a mean girl . They say I look serious and unapproachable when they see me walking on campus. But I really don't get it. That's just my face! I Can't help my seemingly uninviting face. What do you think? Look, if you see me me anywhere with my "if looks could kill" eyes just know that I'm probably having a good day and everything is all sunshine and rainbow, Kay? [ I'm not being sarcastic at all].

Do people also tell you you have a mean girl face? Its okay, at least people know not to mess with us. HAHA.

So it's my girl Sena's 21st birthday and this post is fitting because she apparently also has the 'mean girl' face. Thanks for coming into the world on this day and bringing human rights AND a public holiday with you. Thanks for all the smiles and laughs you've given me for the past 3 years. Thanks for all the random songs we've written( chillin on the Jammie), the videos we've made and many, many adventures we've had together. Love you and happy birthday!



I MADE THIS FOR YOU!



Eight O's: We Didn't Have A Choice

I hate eight a.m. lectures. Every morning I have a fight with myself about whether we're( me, myself and I) really going to get up out of the warm bed. And every morning I loose. I get up because I'll feel guilty if I stay in bed ( is it just me?). But, there is an up side of almost being trampled trying to get onto the Forest Hill Jammie Shuttle every morning at 7:30 : the views.

The world is quite beautiful in the morning so I usually get some great shots of the sun coming up or peaking through the clouds. Then the morning sucks a little less. But hey, you know what they say: the early bird catches the worm!

And worms seriously dont even taste that bad.HAHA.

Are You Not Entertained?!: Blog Fun Facts

1. The name of this blog is pronounced exactly how its spelt. Yeah, that's right. All together now: f-u-t-c-HAHA c-h-i-l-d.
2. My name is not futchaha child. Its Nolly ( Miss Sibanda if you will). But of course you knew that. Feel free to just holla out "futchaha child" on the street though and I will respond .
3. This blog has been viewed (almost) 1000 times!
4. I've been blogging for almost a month now and the above fun fact is a lie.
5. Did you know that at the bottom of each blog post there are Facebook, Twitter and Google+ symbols that allow you to SHARE that particular post?! Brilliant, I know! So plaese people, share. Dont be selfish, laugh with your friends!
6. You can also comment. See that little word on the bottom of the right conner of the post that says "comment"? Well that allows you to drop me a lil something by just clicking on it! Amazing, right?!
7. People keep asking me why I started this blog. Um, did you not read my very first post? I'm pretty sure it's all explained in there. Bacically: me+ awesome + funny. So i deciede to let this lil light of mine shine...plus the vac was really long. HAHA.
8. If you look to your right you will see a couple of things. First you will see this weeks poll. Vote. I wanna know what you think about the issues like why the chicken crossed the road and who you think let the dogs out. If you scroll down you will see something that says "followers". If you have Twitter or Google+ you can follow my blog. Just type your details in that little box and its done. Or just follow me on Twitter: @futcHAHA_child.
9. I called this blog futcHAHA child cause I'm futuristic in my way of thinking and its osunds cool. Also people always say they aint seen nothing like me in a while. Thats right ladies and gentlemen, I'm soething they call a ground breaker! HAHA cause its funny. Check it and burn ( also rappers have cool names so why can't I?)
10. Apparently I start many of my posts with "so". I dont know why I do it but I like it. And my favourite post is probably my first one. Just hillarious; I mean where do I come up with these things?!
11. I really was just going for 10 points yet here we are at 11. Most of the titles of my posts are lines from songs. S'true. Look to your left, scroll down and enjoy.

futcHAHA child out ( phew...been dying to say that! Did it sound cool? Whatevs', I'm gonna say it anyway).

All You Need To Know Is That I'm a Two Times Five

Why is it that some guys just cant take a hint? Huh? Since when did saying 'no' start meaning 'continue to harass me when I'm clearly not interested'? My friends and I recently experienced this when we went out and some guys decided to start hollering at us. We were not interested ( we're all taken btw) so we continued to walk along but they would not be detered by our lack of interest. They continued calling out to us and one guy even made his spesific preference known by yelling out "I like the one middle center!" ( lol, Yethu). I mean really. Does this generally work for guys? Girls do you respond to guys when they approach you like this?

Look, I know getting up the courage to go talk to a girl in a crowded place with all her friends and your friends watching is daunting but if you can see that she is obviously not feeling you then just leave her alone. Being one of those guys who are just too forward is not cool dude. Not cool at all.

haha. this image so does not belong to me

And while we're on that let us concider Rihannas' wise words here: "Set your standards lower boy, you're aiming too high" because some girls will call you a 'grenade' to your face.haha. Thats not funny, girls and boys. Name calling is not nice...