11 Things I LIKE:

Ok Amy – before you accuse me of “stealing” your blog ideas:-P I will give you credit.. I read your likes and dislikes and I was inspired to do some of my own – air out ‘me dirty knickers as it were (as if there are any of those left anymore!!) LOL

1) Formula 1 – I get totally depressed between seasons, I am obsessed and a total psycho! (I like most forms of motorsport and anything with wheels.. but this surpasses them all).

2) Going to Purple Martini on a Thursday after work with my friends and having a good laugh

3) Friends and Smallville, I get so absorbed in these two shows, which cannot be more different to each other – but a lot of my life and lessons learnt have been from watching it! (really!)

4) Playing in the thick , fluffy snow in the mountains while the Colorado sun shines in my face – oh happy day!

5) Watching my turtles do their little funny tricks in their tank and talking to them as if they have any comprehension of who I am accept for the hand that feeds them!

6) Visiting London on the way to visiting home.. it gives me total joy and peace to reconnect with my scattered roots and seeing my little Nephew who by the way has the cutest little British Accent!

7) Watching movies – I go alone, I go with everyone and I watch them ALL!!! I think you all know this about me already – it drives me mad when someone asks: “Have you seen this movie” and I haven’t!! arrggh!

8) Chatting online and writing in my blog / writing poems. It’s a total relaxation for me to put my feelings, my rantings, my heart and soul, my poems, my thoughts and my mouthing off at the world on a medium that I know always bites me in the ass!

9)The African sun and the diversity, realness and ruggedness of home.

10)Travelling the world – savoring every culture, architecture, people, history. I just love to be absorbed in things that are different and foreign. Its exciting, enriching and a total mind-blowing experience.

11) Trash talking – pretending that I can beat anyone at anything! It drives them crazy **evil grins*

11 Things I DISLIKE

1) People constantly commenting on my weight – its so annoying that people think its ok to say: “you have put on weight.. or have you lost weight” - or the best one yet “Is your diet working?” - What difference does it make?? It just makes me more self conscious! Stop it already! I like me – I like being a plump, round, size 0 with chipmunk cheeks! Leave me alone!

2) Stupid reality shows like Big Brother, make me a supermodel, mums and daughter competing in beauty pageants, (there are really good ones out there) – but enough already with the freaking pretend we are not pretending!

3) People who eat with no knife – how weird must you be to dig into your food sans a knife, come on people – are you shoveling a grave or something??

4) Losing – hey Amy – you and me are sisters on this one.. In any circumstance.. if anyone seems to come one up on me – it drives me INSANE! (hence the trash talking – refer to my likes)! HAHAHA

5) People damaging the environment.. This just gets my back up – no comment.

6) Bad, inconsiderate drivers – A short lesson in driving: Car manufacturers created a little “stick” on the side of your steering wheel (your type of car will determine on which side it is – but feel free to play around and get familiar) – when you are changing lanes or turning – USE IT!!!!!!!!

7) Exercising. Ok – I know some of you smartasses are gonna say – if this was on my "likes" list – I wouldn’t need to be dealing with number one on my "dislikes" list in the first place! :-P well, whatever – I try - the passion for it just won’t find me…

8) Being TOLD what to do. In general, if you have “rights”.. like say I married you or you pay me (i.e. my boss) – don’t think you can tell me what to do! Ok, also If you are my mother – then its ok too! J

9) Whiners, hypocrites and people are melodramatic about everything. Arggh!

10) Not having money! Come on – who likes that anyway? I mean how fair is it that some chick in the USA was born to a guy who owns the largest Metal Steele manufacturing company in the world, and then has a $60million wedding and lives happily ever after?? Come on – how does THAT suck – so don’t tell me money can’t buy you happiness – well, I would ATLEAST like the chance to prove that theory!

11) Materialism! Don’t you just hate it when all people talk about is money and material stuff?? Argh I am SO over it!