Ice Cold

She wishes she would melt into the floor, but instead her naked body lay there, burning against the ice cold marble floor.
Repeatedly shoving and shouting profanities, fueled by rage and adrenaline, he gets emotionally beaten by the father, dignity stripped from his chest, pants slung low across his waste and a heart opened to the wrath of hate like a closet door. Now standing numbed, quiet and confused by shock.
She brought him here and swore to keep him safe, yet he’s never been so exposed to his morals. Now she’ll be spending her days proving to him she’s worth the fearful tears because she’s more than just another face.
You pathological liar, once again unable to take the blame, pointing fingers at everything but the promiscuous thoughts racing through minds of her once loved ones.
This is the the new testament of your typical Romeo & Juliet Story.

Good Morning!

It is actually morning somewhere in the world right now, so; Good Morning! Hello my two followers (give or take a little) As a loyal blogger, I wanted to inform you about my transfer onto a better, easier-to-use host for my blog. ->    http://reclaimourearth.tumblr.com/

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Have a wonderful day.

A masked ordeal

The reoccurring dream, once filled with endless thoughts of wondrous, new possibilities fueling blissful images dancing in my head, has now become a nightmare where happiness is the path leading towards total darkness. Lonely nights spent with my heart torn into pieces, beating on a vast latitude of dissonance, separated between oceans and time zones.

The journey'll be rocky and tedious, but the water will dry up and the path towards light will be steady once again, a victorious gift the rest of your life will be.

Before i die.

Countries I've visited (excluding layovers in airports):
1. United states of America; Washington State, California New York, Florida, Texas
2. Thailand
3. Norway
4. Germany
5. China
6. Denmark
7. Spain
8. Hong Kong
9. Portugal
10. South Africa
11. Sweden
12. Italy
13. France
14. Cyprus
15. Ethiopia
16. United Arab Emirates
17. Jordan
18. Oman
19. Laos
20. Switzerland

Places i want to visit:
1. Ibiza, Spain
2. Greece
3. Moscow, Russia
4. Mexico
5. Andorra
6. Costa Rico
7. India
8. Kazakhstan
9. Caribbean Islands
10. Jamaica
11. Iceland
12. Brazil
13. Argentina
14. Australia

Time is not our own;

So, I'm guessing it's about time for some new years resolutions! Okay…here I go:

Uuuuuuuuhh, eh..
My oh my, this is much harder than i thought.
I'm not saying there aren't things about me that need improvement, but those flaws are kinda what make me who I am, I don't think they are so bad that I need to change them. Nevertheless, I can always do things that make my life all that better. So i guess, here are a few points that I can focus on this year.

∆ Painting my nails more often would be a good one. And to avoid conflict with my dad, i'll make sure i don't go outside the 'lines', he hates when it looks messy.

∆ Try not to worry so much, or maybe..no that might be a good thing, because the worrying boosts productivity in some areas..like school and the amount of wrinkles i'll acquire by the age of 30.

∆ Take care of myself more. As in, get more sleep, stop using body lotion on my face..i heard its not very good for you. Taking care of my skin more, less harsh chemicals on it and, well, i guess painting my nails goes under that as well.

Oh! And moisturize my elbow and legs, strange i know, but I'm terrible at that.

∆ Get a job once i move to the states and start saving up for a car, but to do this, i'll have to manage my time between socializing, school and well, now work a lot better than i've been doing recently.

∆ Keep in touch with people more than i do now. You never know who might be the people who could have been there for you if you ever needed them until you realize you're left all alone, laying in your bed in the fetal position trying to comfort yourself by flipping through old photos of past memories.

∆ Make people feel better about themselves, give someone a compliment once in a while, i know i love getting them, well most of the time I do. It's the easiest way to spread happiness and it's so darn simple.

∆ Continue doing the things that bring joy to my life like 

- Dancing 

- Being apart of sports teams like volleyball.

- Surrounding myself with friends.

- Keeping fit (Eating healthy/exercising) 

-Listening to country music, if you don't like it, buy some ear plugs.

- & Of course singing..despite me sounding like a dying cat, it's fun and it makes me happy, so why not?

∆ Last, but certainly not least, take a minute to enjoy the present and to stop looking forward to the future all the time.

A little too late, and a bit too early?

Photo by Astrid S.

Merry (late) Christmas to all those who celebrate! 

AND of course, a very happy new year (in 5.4 hours, that is)!

May the new year bathe you in amazing opportunities, 

happiness, and for some people, a clean slate.

Feliz Navidad!

God Jul! Or in English, Merry Christmas! The Samuelsberg's have been here for 4 days, all leading up to this very night. Presents over flowing from under the tree, and good spirits all around. Laughter, good food and company has created a joyous atmosphere of celebration and happiness.
Albeit there being no snow, the air condition makes up for the cold northern winds, and the ice cold marble floors add that tingle in the toes.

I honestly can't believe it's already Christmas and in a  few days the new year will approach us and there will be a whole new set of 365 days to make a difference. Do something extraordinary and create an impact, big or small, negative or positive. 
Cherish the opportunities that arise before you and use them in your best interest to do good.

Have a great Christmas eve, remember, this is the time of giving, not receiving, so stop eying those parcels under the tree.

Smile

Cheeks brushing, smiles spreading, eyes glimmering, fingers interlinking.

The sun is on our side, but time is not. 55 minutes can easily be mistaken as 5. 

Hate can easily be the mask of love. 

New found knowledge once beautifully untouched, is now embraced by the utmost care, 

not near ready enough to give it up for the world to see. 

Your mine, at least for the moment being.

Exposed to the Naked Light

The curious eyes that wander upon what was once a well kept secret hidden right in the public eye. 

The genuine written words formerly spoken have now caused demoralization. 

What a pity.

Last day

My last day in Cape Town, i've got to admit, i've been pretty shit at posting picture updates, but this was due to the lack of photo's taken during the trip, everything that i took seemed repetitive, so i didn't bother to take any more after a while, but i'll put in a few nice one's that i liked.

I love South Africa. This was my second visit here and it definitely wasn't a let down. The people are wonderful, the country is gorgeous, and there is much to do, you definitely wont get bored of this lively place.

However, as much as i enjoyed my vacation here, i'm quite excited to get back to 'home'. I've missed some certain individuals. I just dread the long 10 hour airplane ride, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Oh, and i just finished a book that i've been reading nonstop this whole vacation. 'Not Without My Daughter', definitely the best book i've ever read, so touching. Truly compelling, a favorite indeed. I highly recommend it!

November . 18 . 2010

It's hard to support something when everyone else is against it.

It's hard to be agitated when everyone else is calm.

It's hard to live in the present when you long for the future.

It's hard not to be annoyed when someone is whistling.

It's hard to be yourself when you feel misunderstood.

It's hard to be happy when you're missing someone.

It's hard to concentrate when something is constantly on your mind.

nevertheless

It's easy to feel blissful when you have someone amazing in your life.

It's easy to feel beautiful when people tell you so.

It's easy to be at peace with yourself when everything seems so effortless.

It's easy to enjoy an everyday routine when someone else is beside you.

It's easy to see the magnificence in the world when people are kind.

However, it's extremely easy to be together with someone when you know they cherish the time just as much as you and incredibly hard being apart from them.

Day Three

Spier Stables

Day Two

Franshhoek

Franschhoek

Horseback riding in the South African Vinyards

Day One

"You & me have seen everything to see from Bankok to Calgary.
The souls of your shoes are all worn down, the time for sleep is now."
Hotel Room view into Cape Town

Airborne Update

As I'm sitting here on the airplane to Cape Town, South Africa, having nothing better to do and already watched two comedies, I turn on a Romance. 'Letters to Juliette'. Now, i must admit i'm not a big fan of the whole Romeo and Juliet concept, or the reenactments. Truth be told, the story line hardly appeals to me.

Nevertheless, as I sit here watching the movie, I become quite..intrigued. A woman, well at the time (50 years ago), a mere 15 year old, wrote a letter to 'Juliet' seeking help. Like any teenage girl thinks she is or has been, she was in love and she was going to get married with the 'man' whom had swept her away. However, she backs out, she's scared, she's confused and most importantly, she's young. 

As 50 years rolls along, a young woman stumbles upon this letter and decides to reply, not being fully convinced the letter would even arrive at its destination. 

Yet, as if it were fate, the letter reaches the targeted person. The receiver of the letter, whom remembers this love of hers as if it were just yesterday races off to Italy, to find her 'Lorenzo'. For days the search continues because the love has not died, only blossomed into something that fuels the passion and adrenaline pulsing through her veins. She wants, she needs, to find him. 

With no luck, she gives up, and only at that moment, does she stumble upon what she's been searching for, for fifty years. The fire has returned to her life, not only through vivid memories of long summer nights spent on the earth floor, under the stars, but now in reality.

Back to the one whom replied to the 50 year old letter in the first place. She realizes her fiancé is not the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with, but someone whom she can live without, someone she wouldn't miss. She decides to break it off, to move onto something closer to her heart, a man she believes she has fallen madly in love with, can't get out of her mind. Yes yes, i know, it's cliché at it's finest, but I guess that's just why it gets to me, everyone seems to look past it, when our whole life is a movie we've all seen a hundred times.

I guess what i'm trying to get at is..the person you could possibly be spending the rest of your life with is somewhere on this planet. Either a hundreds of thousands of miles away from you, or right next door to you. The world is a strange place, and you should always fallow your heart because its the one thing that will always be honest and true to you, it can't lie or deceive you. 

So, as cheesy as it sounds, fallow your heart, fallow your dreams and don't give up, love has no time limit, although, you wouldn't want to waste away your one life chasing false aspirations that you have tricked yourself into believing.

Climax

Culmination of the past few months. 

Don't ever change, 

you're beautiful inside & out.

Extermination of the Senior Citizens

This was a piece written for an English assignment, using the outrageous theory from 'A Modest Proposal' as inspiration. Hope you see the humor in this, and keep in mind, I'm not being serious...or am i? Enjoy! 

In most parts of the world, population is an issue, either kids are dying at young ages, or the fertility rate is too high. Everyone is so focused on fixing these issues that no one pays attention to the developed countries, where population has been stabilized, where it may not seem like an issue. Yet, no one thinks about the excess amount of people there are on the planet whom are not of any use, or whom are not destined to do any good in their lives, people that will not make a significant difference if they were to... Perhaps, not be here at all?

The world could use less stress from all the supply and demand, supply and demand. A little break, per say. Everyone needs a little vacation once in while, why should our earth have to keep on going 24/7 for billions of years, when a lot of us get breaks every 5-6 days.

You might be asking who these excess, useless people would be? Well, let me enlighten you, starting with old people. Who needs them? They have already served their duties on earth, or at least they should have, so why are they still hanging around? All they do is use up space that could be freed for the incoming human activity, they are causing traffic! If we just eliminated this group of people, things such as healthcare demands would be lowered drastically and Florida wouldn’t be so crowded! Therefore, you wouldn’t have to be put on a waiting list for you annual check-up, or miss that nose-job because some geezer needed a hip replacement. Plus, the beaches wont be packed with bitter seniors walking their dogs, which if I must add, pollute the nice sand we like to make sand castles and burry our friends in.

Might I add, the seniors get discounts at attractions such as amusement parks, movie theaters and museums? This is outrageous, it will only tempt the old beings to attend these various places, only harassing us with their slow pace, and enormous walkers. Not to mention, if you ever happen to bump into you, they carry on conversations about the most random events, and let me tell you this, these conversations have no significance in your life whatsoever, you can’t learn from their mistakes from ‘back in the day’, you need to experience them yourself, but how will you be able to do that if you have to stand around all day listening to the elderly ramble on and on and on….and on?

Therefore, I have come to a conclusion, all elderly people, past the stage of retirement, will have to be exterminated.

Brilliantly Bright Hues

Ahh, seeing as i havent exactly posted anything about what's going on in my little day to day life, i shall ever so gladly let you in on a little of the excitement.
I'm thinking i'll start from approximately where i left off.
First of all, we've had a family from Norway stay for around 2 weeks, they left last weekend, I believe, in a flurry. managed to get from location A (a restaurant) to location B (the airport) within ohh, 2 hours? Keep in mind the airport is 1.5 hours away, or so. After that, the house was quieter and the population 50% smaller

Right before these guests arrived, I also managed to scrap all my money together (plus a little help from the ever so kind father of the house) to purchase a much desired Blackberry Curve. I am ecstatic about this investment. In the long term, it will really save me a lot of money, thanks to the genius application known as the epic Blackberry Messenger.

Durring the school week I have been overloaded with work at some points, and other times a stress-free night or two.

Yesterday was a celebratory day, a friend of mine had a birthday brunch. Well, to be honest, it was late lunch, early dinner, but the alliteration sounded much more pleasant.

And to think! Next weekend is my very own special day. A day in which we celebrate the birth of me, myself and I. Oh what fun! I've been eyeing this gift perched on top of my closet since Astrid left, and the temptation to rip the wrapping off has escalated into something that cant quite be classified as healthy.

In the meanwhile, I will enjoy my last week as a mere 15 year old by surrounding myself with happiness, and care, kindly supplied by my nice array of friends, whom better bake me a tray of cupcakes with frosting in brilliantly bright hues.

*Wink wink, nudge nudge*

Picture by: ~Vorpalimages

Yes, I can be very subtle when I want.

Chocolatey Bribery

It's the simple things in life that put a smile on your face, the simple things like being surprised with a bar of Toblerone out of the blue. I wonderful surprise that doesn't get old and definitely one that is pleasant and not a rude awakening.

You have won me over with a bar of oh-so-sweet-goodness.

Savior of our soul? I think not.

according to mother, im not allowed to voice my opinions anymore.