The awards season are officially coming to a close. The glamour. The hype. The speculation. Finally, its all drawing to a close and in its wake, we can confidently await the summer epics and small independent movies. This award season for me has been particularly exciting. Ive loved it mainly because I had seen almost all the movies in the running and was quite excited about the main two – Avatar and the Hurt Locker.  The hurt locker for me was an amazing movie. I had had the chance to …

“Don’t turn the lights off, Mummy!” the little girl says.
“What are you afraid of darling?”  Her mum asks.
“I don’t know. Monsters and stuff…”  she replies.
Monsters and stuff? It is just her poor little imagination getting the best of her.   While we know she probably has not seen any real life monsters apart from the nicely drawn characters in her cartoons, she truly believes they exist and that belief drives her fears.
As we get older we, it is easy to see why this little girl’s fears are unfounded.  We all know …

Life is so amazing. In this life, you get to interact and deal with different kinds of people. As we all know, everyone is different and I believe it’s this very difference that makes this life worth living. Each characteristic and personality trait makes for intriguing exploration. I love meeting new people; that might explain why I had so much fun tonight.
I was at a function organised by a friend and it proved to be a very interesting night! It was not a particularly large group so you got to …

In this day and age of sexual liberation, it seems everyone has a tale or two to share.  Everyone out there seems to be quite interested in telling all regardless of whether or not the people around want to hear it.  So many times, I have found myself stuck on a crowded platform and forced to listen to the guy next to me talking into his phone about what he got up to the night before.  Not taking any regard of the uncomfortable people around him, he goes into detail …

OK, Can I have a moment to lament here people? My grievance is one of a personal matter (giving nothing away of course!) but I need some assistance in answering a question that has been coming up in some of my conversations of late.  The question I’m posing today is this:  What do you do when the person you like never calls you?
That’s right folks.  You like someone, really like someone, but the thing is the person doesn’t ever call you.  You guys are acquainted, or in some cases maybe …

It’s so easy to focus on the negative points in our lives. We somehow seem to miss all the good that is happening to us and just focus on the bits that are not going according to plan. This is the easiest way to get stuck in a rut. You simply just wake up one morning and the only way to describe what you’re feeling (or in some cases, not feeling) is ‘blah’.
I’ve been feeling quite blah for about a week or two. Last month, I had a lot …

Summer’s always a fun season because you can be guaranteed to find a couple fighting on a street corner.  The poor guy, having fallen prey and then gotten caught staring at a scantily dressed female, is getting an earful from his other half.  Attempting to defend himself, he ends up making things worse.  Where does it end?
I often witness fights that stem from one party, usually the guy, staring at the mumerous females lining the street in the summer wearing nothing but their bra and panties.  Surely one can understand …

I’ve recently made the choice to join my local gym. This decision isn’t something that’s new; in fact I have wasted many a coin joining different gyms but never fully utilising their facilities. This time though, it’s different. I am more than ready to get my body in shape and be healthy and look more toned.
Why then is this time different? Well you see I was a discussion with a friend of mine who was lamenting about his girlfriend and her insecurities.  He was telling me of how beautiful she …

Everyone has those friends where when you were both single, they were fun to be around and easy going but as soon as they get in a relationship, they either totally forget you exist or start getting on at you to get in a relationship yourself. You can imagine my distress when a good mate of mine started this nonsense.

It all started over a mate’s flat. A bunch of my girlfriends and I were having brunch and got talking about relationships. One of my friends has been desperate to …

An interesting experience I had with a friend of mine has gotten me thinking about dating and all the expectations associated with it. Let me explain. I recently enjoyed some pampering from a good friend of mine by reason of default. It all started one afternoon at work. I was bored and restless and he was feeling in the mood to ‘baby’ me. I jokingly suggested dinner and he, to my shock and delight, agreed to cook for me that evening on the condition I find my own way to …