NeighbourGoods Market

My friend invited me to try out the Neighbourgoods market. I was super excited because I had heard only good things. I met up with my buddy at her house and we left for our destination. I had my sister's GPS in my car and asked if I should bring that. My buddy had a map book and had been there before. Twenty minutes later we knew we were close but just couldn't find it! After deciding to just go where the bonnet takes us, we got there. We also managed to find parking straight away and my buddy nailed parallel parking. 

It's on Juta Street in town. You can't miss it, seriously. 

Our prime parking spot. No selling balls under an umbrella here!

The most delicious iced coffee ever! Next time I want to try the peanut butter one. 

I lurve marshmellows. The Turkish Delight ones are my favorite. 

This was our lunch. These burgers are amazing! 

Zoolander

Back in varsity, my friend and I would watch Zoolander over and over again. I stumbled upon this awesome image the other day and had to share. Have a happy Monday! 

Because it's Friday

Have a happy Friday dudes! 

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Falon sing Friday. 

Olympics: Nailed It

So the Olympics are here and already we have an error.....

North Koreans furious over flag mix up: read more here

Here's what happened: the organizers put up the South Korean flag instead of the North Korean flag. No biggie? North Korea and South Korea are not friends. The border between the two countries is one of the most militarized borders in the world. North Korea also has one of the largest militaries in the world. 

Also why is North Korea allowed in the Olympics? Their Great Leader has a taste for cognac and cigars yet North Koreans are one of the most malnourished people in the world and are actually two inches shorter than their South Korean counterparts. 

WTF Wednesday: Gummy Bears

A 6120 calorie snack

Made by Vat 19, you can get your very own World's Largest Gummy Bear. Comes with free diabetes. 

This is what you look like when eating Gummy Bears

An awesome illustration by Stuntkid. Look at all the fun you can have whilst eating  gummy bears. 

Light up your life with gummy bears

This is a gummy bear chandelier. Made by YaYa Chou. Can you imagine having to clean it? Urgh. 

Gummy Bears Scare Me

How awesome would these be to eat? You can get some here. 

For Your Face: A lovely lasagne (recipe)

Here is a delicious lasagne recipe that is so easy to make and never fails. It is great for dinner parties and can be frozen if you make too much. Enjoy! 

Links Loved

Happy Monday! So here are some links that I loved. You are welcome. 

A Wet Koala

The Daily Weird: it is as the name suggests...everyday they show you something weird. This is a wet koala. And you thought they were cute. He will bite your face off. 

Rich Kids of Instagram

Rich Kids of Instagram: all of the fun that reality TV shows offer but in photo format.  How many photos can one take of Dom Perignon? A lot. 

Visually Appealing: toothpicks

Now the thing about this here sculpture is that 1. it took 35 years to make and 2. it is made from toothpicks. Read more about the awesomeness here. 

And Finally, 36 Pictures You Need to See Before You Die

Click here to see all 36. Awesome website. Have a happy Monday! 

But is it art? Scribbler Too

Scribbler Too

Look what I made today. Scribbler Too is a simple yet awesome site where you can get your creative on. Play around with the brush settings and add different colors to create a unique piece of art. 

For Your Face: Rosemary & Sweet Potato Soup (recipe)

So back at home we have an awesome restaurant that makes the best soup ever. Seriously people buy the soup by the liter and stock up during winter. The last time I ventured back home we went there for lunch and they served up some rosemary and sweet potato soup. It was so delicious that I had to try my own version. Here is my recipe. Enjoy! 

Because Every Country is Good at Something

Number 1

Check out this awesome info graphic, made by Information is Beautiful, showcasing what each country is numero uno at. You can view the full info graphic here.

Some of my favorite findings included Japan producing the most robots (the sheer volume of Japanese movies that have featured a robot in the story line is testament to this), The Philippines being numero uno at texting, Costa Rica being the happiest country (must be the all the nature), The USA has the most serial killers and Argentina produces/consumes the most horse meat.

I just know these fun facts will come up in a game of Trivial Pursuit and when they do, I will be ready. 

Ha Ha: Cyanide and Happiness

Cyanide and Happiness

Oh how I lurve this comic. Cyanide and Happiness always take the joke too far, and those are the best kinds of jokes. This has to be one of my favorites. Have a Happy Tuesday! 

Cool Stuff: for your house

Oh the inter web how I do so love you. Here are some awesome trinkets I found for the home. 

Welcome

This was found on I Want One of Those. The have a collection of awesome stuff. Check it out. 

Keep the door Open

Don't you just hate it when a door won't stay open? Well hate no more. Found this on Like Cool. 

Clothes Hangers

The GreenHead prowls the internet for cool stuff. And these here hangers are creepy but cool. I would like a weird animal set, like a sloth or a manatee.

A Burger Bean Bag: so you can sit

I want this in my lounge. It would be a good talking point....also it would add a certain student look to my lounge. Win, win. From Cool Shit You Can Buy.

Quotes to Live by: This Too Shall Pass

So in my third year at university I decided to move into a house with some of my friends. We had this quote on our fridge. Came to mean a lot. You can download this awesome animated gif and share it with your friends.  

How Popular is your Birthday?

We all have one but do you know how popular your birth date is? The lighter the color the more special you are because that means fewer people were born on that day. My birthday, September 20th is super common. And here I thought I was special.... :P

Taken from the awesome Swiss Miss. 

For Your Face: Strawberry Salsa (recipe)

So last week I had a super busy week and decided that I needed to focus on doing different kinds of things that I enjoy. One thing was that I would like to try a new recipe every week. 

Strawberry Salsa

My job involves hanging around on social media so I stumble upon a lot of interesting things. When I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. I got the recipe from Food Coma and they have so many awesome recipes that I can't wait to try. 

Serve with chips or put this delicious salsa in a wrap. Yum!

Snap Happy

With hipsters walking around with cameras strung around their necks, to those with smartphones uploading anything and everything to Instagram and those Facebook peeps who upload what they eat at every meal (you know who you are), I thought it would be fitting to do a post on photos.

According to Urban Dictionary, snap happy can be defined as....

Many people use Instagram and more importantly hashtags. If you have an Android or iPhone you can have access to some awesome and not so awesome pictures. Blackberry users...sorry for you!

You can even get your instagram pictures printed with Prinstagram. I can't wait until I have added a lot of guinea pictures and when my collection is complete I shall definitely get some printed.

Strike a pose....

10 Popular Poses that Need to be Retired  : the title speaks for itself.

7 Annoying Poses that Prove You're a Douchebag : these might scream douchebag, but they are funny.

#TrueStory #ImThatIdiot 

Good to Eat At: Chinese Food in Cyrildine

So for a while my buddy Kate had been telling me about a place that had an authentic Chinese experience, that she was excited to take me to. And she was right! 

We went to Cyrildene. There are some awesome Chinese supermarkets, vegetable stalls, temples and some rather suspicious looking massage parlors. We went to the supermarkets and bought some stuff. I had to get some of these panda cookies, they are so delicious. And why yes that is mayonnaise in a bag. 

Best of all Cyrildene has some of the best Chinese restaurants around. As Kate said "Delicious food complete with plastic tablecloths and grimy floors". The restaurant that Kate usually goes to was closed, so we tried a random one and struck gold. I have been dying for some Kung Pao chicken but have not seen it on any menus. I just asked and what do you know, they said they would make it. We also ordered sweet and sour prawn and wow was that tasty. I got to practice some of my Chinese and when Kate had a "Where is the bathroom?" "It's finished" moment, I stepped in, used some Chinese 101 and her bladder was saved. 

So the next time you are in the mood for some Chinese food head on over to Cyrildene. 好吃！

That's What She Said

That's What She Said will always be funny. I feel kind of unprofessional when I say this at work, but I just can't help it. 

So what does TWSS mean?

Detention for this?

I want this pillow.

Cyanide and Happiness always takes it too far... haha

And yes there is even an TWWS.com

Still not sure...see the flow chart

Click here

Americana: 4th of July

So yesterday was what the American's call Independence Day. So I thought for today's post I would show a bit of all things Americana. 

Read: On the Road

Watch: The Colbert Report

Drink: Beer

Eat: McDonalds....joking

Turn Art into Toys

Kids draw the most awesome things. I remember when we were little my sibling drew a lion that had taken her the entire day to complete and when she proudly showed my parents, they responded with "Oh! What a beautiful dog!" Well now you can treasure these childhood moments and get your drawings made into a cute toy (plushy). 

Best of all the folks at Child's Own Studio are so good that even if your kid draws something strange, it will turn into an awesome plushy. Check out the talented artist Wendy Tsao who turns kids' drawings into one-of-a-kind stuffed animals.

I really want to submit The Laminator and of course my Sk8er G8er. 

Awesome Animal: The Chinchilla

I first became obsessed with this animal in my first year at varsity. My friend and I were cruising the malls and decided to check out the pet shop. We saw this strange mouse like creature that was R6000. We wanted to see it but it was sleeping. When we asked the manager if he could wake it up so that we could hold it, he looked at us like we were crazy animal abusers and said "NO!"

Fact 1: Chinchillas are nocturnal. 

Fact 2: They bath in dust. Dust? Yes? No? Anyone? 

They do not bathe in water, but dust instead. They will flip, roll, dig and play merrily in their quest to be clean. 

Fact 3: A baby chinchilla is called a kit

This cute picture was taken from an awesome website called Baby Animalz and you should check it out.  

Fact 4: They have extremely soft fur

The other day I was pet shop visiting (my sister calls me a pet shop groupie) and I asked if I could hold a chinchilla. They are the softest animals ever. A chinchilla has 90 hairs per follicle, whereas a human has 1 or 2.  My mom is really worried I will buy more animals to add to my menagerie but sadly I started sneezing when I held the fur ball (even though they have no dander, which is the leading cause of pet related allergies) and they are R2000 a pop. They are also used to make fur coats. Argh! Not cool. 

Fact 5: They are immortal...well almost. 

These South American animals live to be about 20 years old. That is like having a child. 

The collective noun for chinchillas is: colony.