No Justin Bieber for Durban!

Big Concerts?? More like small concerts. 
Thanks for nothing!

By now we are sure that everyone woke up to the news this morning that @JustinBieber is officially coming to South Africa in May 2013.  @BigConcerts released the tour dates over twitter this morning, yet once again our joy was short lived when we realised that Durban was left off the venues.  This is not new news to anyone, every time an International star is set to perform in South Africa Durban is left out.  @LadyGaga for instance only visited Cape Town and Johannesburg in her recent visit to South Africa.  After numerous attempts to get in touch with @BigConcerts over twitter, where we queried why Durban was not included we got no response.  Surprise surprise!  They would rather answer questions over why there were no tickets being sold for a meet and greet with the Biebs in the JHB and CPT concerts.  Our advice for the CPT and JHB concert goers is be grateful you are getting the concert; don’t complain over not getting a meet and greet.   We did however read in the newspapers this afternoon that the official statement from Big Concerts was that there is not a demand in Durban for the Biebs and that it would not be beneficial financially for them to include Durban.  Personally I am sure that there are thousands of Beliebers in Durban that would buy tickets for the show.

No matter how much we #Believe Durban wont get Justin!

Durbanites have to travel to either CPT or JHB if they want to attend one of the shows.  We have to pay for not only our tickets but then for transport to the city where the show is taking place as well as accommodation food etc.  Not to mention having to try take time off work to make one of the shows, and how are we to know in advance if we will get time off so that we can purchase the tickets before they are sold out.  So as you can see this works out to expensive for the average person.

Our advice to Big Concerts?  Why not share the concerts between Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg.  If two of the cities get one act for e.g. CPT and JHB got Lady Gaga let Justin Bieber perform in CPT and DBN the next star can perform in DBN and JHB and so on.  If the Durbanites can travel why can’t the other cities!  And please don’t tell us anymore there is no demand in Durban, if you gave us half the chance I’m sure we would show you!

If you are a Belieber in Durban let us know how you feel being left out of the Bebier Fever!

Lady Gaga a.k.a Mother Monster has arrived in South Africa!

SAPS gets rough with the press and Gaga's bodygaurd

By now we are sure that you all know that Lady Gaga has arrived in mama Africa! Gaga or the Mother monster if you prefer, arrived to the delight of hundreds of her little monsters (the name of her fan base), who waited hours for her to arrive at Lanseria airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday night.  However, their dreams of meeting their idol were nearly squashed by an over ambitious member of SAPS (South African Police Services) who tried to get in between one of Gagas’ bodyguards and a member of the press.  Seriously SAPS lets be real everyone knows that we press in South Africa are pretty laid back and chilled, no need to go to extremes!  Gaga was then shepherded to the cars that were waiting for her after the management at the airport felt like the hundreds of supporters waiting for her in the terminal would be classed as a security threat!  Gaga was having none of it and a few minutes later (after the crowds had rushed to the parking lot to catch a glimpse of their favorite super star) she emerged from the car, met her fans,  had the odd photo and signed autographs. 

This dude manages to out glamourise the Mother monster

However not everyone in South Africa has been excited about her arrival.  Up until a few hours before her arrival, religious groups all over South Africa were trying to get her concerts banned as they feel “Gaga would be bringing Satanism into South Africa and exposing our youth”. Gaga is known as an ambassador for anti-bullying around the word, with her songs such as “Born this way” encouraging people that no matter how different we are, we are all as important as the next person.   Naturally a few of her songs do include lyrics that not everyone would agree with, but aren’t most international stars surrounded by a bit of controversy these days???

It’s not only her lyrics and outrageous costumes that cause controversy either! Gaga is known as a Diva too!  Besides having a strict menu for every night of the week, some of her demands include: an oxygen tank in her dressing room, 3 fans, a plate of non-smelly, non-sweaty cheese and plenty of honey available at all times.  Perhaps her oddest request however, would be that venues stop serving ice to fans at least 30minutes before she appears on stage!  Why you may ask? Well its simple, she doesn’t want to be thrown with it. 

As South Africans we are proud to say welcome Lady Gaga to South Africa during your 323 day tour of the world, its just a pity you are not performing in Durban *sigh*.  You can be sure that something outrageous is sure to happen at her concerts on 30 Nov ,in Johannesburg and on the 3 December, in Cape Town.  Whether you are one of her little monsters or not a fan at all we would love to hear your feelings on her arrival in South Africa. Send us your pics if you were lucky enough to get to see Mama Monster live in South Africa! 

*Love & Peace*

Its on! 1D vs The Wanted!...Wait how did the Beliebers get involved?

What started off as "friendly banter" turned into a war of words this past Saturday (Nov 24th) when rumors of a fued between our two favorite boy bands (no guys it's not NSYNC and Backstreet Boys) 1D and The Wanted became fact .

For those of you who are not quite up to speed as yet, let me fill u in.

Dubbed as the “battle of the boy bands” by the Global Grind this Saturday (Nov 24th) ,it seems that 1D's Zayn Malik started this "battle" by referring to The Wanted singer Max George as a “geek” for cosying up to Usher.
Max replied with: 'that's right gorgeous!' before the pair 'joked' about flirting with each other (yes, its true I did get jealous)- and we thought we could start wiping the sweat from our foreheads.

But then Max George then tweeted a pic of himself with the singer Psy, tweeting: “Psy and me getting messy #geekandproud.”

Things got a bit more serious after 1D's Zayn then tweeted: “The first step is totally acceptance. #geekoftheweek. You display just how much of a wannabe you are. : )”

Max then replied:“That’s not very nice, @ZaynMalik. I was just starting to like you and your RnB songs, too.”

Zayn then responded to Max by saying, "I'm not sure why your still talking to me mate, conversation ended when i called you a geek."

Tom Parker of The Wanted went on to say that: “Zayn Malik had his '1 Stripes' knickers in a twist, bro.”
Malik came back with his own Tweet a while later:“Mate, if I had a face like yours, my hair would be the last thing I would worry about. : )”

Coming quick to his band mate's defense, The Wanted singer Tom Parker then responded to Zayn, saying:“Pipe down bad boy.” 

Zayn Malik of One Direction later responded to the two The Wanted singers with:“Let’s not even discuss vocal ability, boys. : ). I would love to chat but have to run through rehearsals.”

“Enjoy rehearsals,” said George. “Stay off the bud … It clearly makes you cranky.”

Sources say that this is not the first time that the boy band hotties have had it out, as The Wanted have said that the One Direction band members (particularly Louis Tomlinson) were not very kind.

Tomlinson then said in an interview with a UK magazine:“If you want to create a rivalry, let’s do it.”

Although the feud hasn't seemed to be resolved, Nathan Sykes of The Wanted still seems to be spreading the love by recently saying how he wants to "sort out" the rift between the bands and loving One Direction singer Niall Horan.

With the "battle of the bands" going on, we just wanna give credit where it's due and in this case it goes to the Beliebers who did not get involved and spoke out and said that the Directioners trend of "#TheUNwanted" was just mean! Big ups to the boys of The Wanted. Shows maturity, guys. We identify and respect. Defz boys we can love & respect.

While we all watch this hottie fracas, let us know your thoughts. Are you a Belieber, a Directioner or a part of  #TWFanmily?


*Love&Peace*

MTV Europe Music Awards 2012: Or Was it the American Awards?

The EMA's loved for its craziness, weird awards, and awesome themes. But this year was a lil different: less European, borderline scary (ok so i don't like clowns), and kind of predictable. @CarrieKups gives us her thoughts and the night's biggest winners...

Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber were the night’s biggest winners at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, each scooping three prizes at one of the biggest nights in the pop calendar outside the United States (sigh...how we wish we scored an invite).

The night's biggest winners: Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber

American country singer Swift, who left the Country Music Association awards empty-handed (*gasp*) less than two weeks earlier, picked up the night’s biggest honours for Best Female, Best Live and Best Look (didn’t know they gave an award for this).

"Drei? Drei? I can't believe you gave me three awards," Swift, who was nominated in five categories and attempted a lil bit of German (Hmm is this why it’s called the European Music Awards, our beloved celebs attempting European languages?) Frankly (Haha pun on the FRANKfurt hosting city), we were a lil confused. Why is it mainly the west dominating? Do Europeans prefer North American sounds over home-grown talent? I remember watching the EMA’s years ago and being confused over the artists (cos I didn’t recognize anyone). What happen to that European Music Awards?

T-Swizzle with her EMA Awards

Don’t get me wrong, I love mainstream music but what happen to shining a bit of culture through our music? Europe, a continent rich with its very own culture, showed nothing! Or maybe, I am a lil behind...Somebody please enlighten me! What happen to the proud Europe who chose to teach the world about its culture?

Well, I was glad to see dance sensation Psy with his record-breaking hit "Gangnam Style"(which won Best Video). Now, he is definitely someone educating the world on his culture! He has the whole world singing a song of which they have zero understanding! (Unless you understand Korean, and no the part about sexy ladies does not make it any less confusing ). But I did hear that his next album would have more English songs on it.

So going to attempt the Gangnam dance!

Surprise of the night, Rihanna, who led the nominations with six, but failed to pick up a single award.

 And then there was Bieber...

Justin Beiber #Believe

The Canadian teen heartthrob matched Swift's tally, claiming Best Male for the second year in a row as well as Best Pop and Best World Stage. Pop ‘poppie’, Carly Rae Jepsen went home with two awards for Best Song ("Call Me Maybe") and Best Push (which recognizes up-and-coming talent).

MTV chose a circus theme for this year's awards at the 100-year-old Festhalle venue (not a fan), and Rita Ora opened the show by belting out her No. 1 British hit "R.I.P." from a giant bird cage (which frankly was confusing, but at least she’s European right?)

Rita Ora as Tweety Bird

But all in all, the EMA’s were predictable and served its purpose for passing time. It seems like award shows no longer conjure the excitement they once used to or maybe I’m just getting old...

Despite being billed as the Europe Music Awards, the majority of nominees are traditionally North American, and 2012 was no exception. I guess if a continent got talent, it’s got talent. Maybe a few more Europeans and Africans can start playing around with youtube a lil more. Till then, we shall appreciate our American artists..

 Hmmm maybe me and the girls should start a lil youtube channel to showcase our singing talent (could work?)

Let us know what you thought of the EMA’s and who you would have voted for. Till the next post!

*Love & Peace*

Happy Movember from @Fairytales_blog!

 It’s that time of the year again, MOVEMBER!  When you see a whole lot of men walking around with way TOO much facial hair.  Not that I mind, men are suppose to look like men, and  not look as if they are trying out products for babies' bottoms.  So brace yourselves ladies. For the next few days, we are going to see men that look as if they are all trying out for the leads in one of the latest cave man movies...

Mmmmm with a face like this, it should be Movemeber time all the time!

In our caveman movie, Frans would be the star. He can rock the facial hair all year around we don’t mind! But jokes aside, just like the hugely popular October Breast Cancer Awareness month (that has just ended btw), Movember means more than just the sales of razors and shaving gels going down.  This is the month that men around the world unite and show support as well as create awareness for cancers that our men get. So ladies don’t bitch if your man wants to grow a moustache for the month you never know, through him showing support for the cause and raising awareness, he may just help save a life. 

 I’m sure we can all make a small comprise and let the men in our lives sport a moustache for the month, just think in 30 days he will be back to the baby smooth face that you love, and you will be in love with a real life super hero.  Okay maybe calling them super heroes is going a bit far, but hey they are showing support for a great cause!

The problem with this campaign though is that while some men seem to be able to rock the facial hair and impossibly grow even more gorgeous there are those few that come off looking like dirty, creepy hobos!  So how far is too far for some men this Movember?

Choose the style that suits you! No one wants to look like a creep!

 Who can say, but remember men while yes we do support you all for taking the initiative and standing together to create awareness, keep that facial hair under control! A little grooming can go a long way.  So whether you are going for the Handle Bars or the Borat Moustache,  the Trucker or even the Major Major moustache:

REMEMBER: keep it neat and stylish and try to make sure that the style you choose at least suits you!

So Tendai Mtawarira (A.K.A BEAST) put down those blades and join your former team mate @RossSkeate (and I’m sure many more) and help create awareness! 

Put down the blades Beast an embrace your inner cave man!

Ladies let us know your thoughts on Movember and guys post some of those pics of you sporting the moustaches to us @Fairytales_Blog!  We would love to see some of the best (and worst) of this month. 

 HAPPY MOVEMBER ALL!

Frenemy:Friends or Enemies ? By @Smurfett_Li

Being a 90's kid, growing up there were two types of people in the world (the "world" at that stage was pretty much just school) - friends and enemies. But it seems that I've been wrong all those years because nowadays there's a combination of the two(which by now most of us know because of personal experience) known as FrenEmies.  I recently read an article that spotlighted this kind of relationship (don't suppose the word friendship could be used here?). It showed how people have just become so accustom to, well, fakeness!

So what exactly IS a frenemy? Well, simply put, a frenemy is someone who pretends to be your friend but is actually an enemy. (Hmm talk about keeping your friends close and your enemies closer.)

Almost everyone either is, was, or has a frenemy, including famous celebs!

Whether your feud was over a guy, (like Paris Hilton & Lindsay Lohan) or a fashion show (like Victoria Beckham & Katie Holmes) or even over stealing the spotlight from each other (like Lauren Conrad & Heidi Montag) one thing is for sure, when you have a frenemy,its for life!

So what exactly causes frienemies? Well it could a host of things, from a simple misunderstanding to maybe jealousy that's been building up for a long time and turned to resentment but either way it doesn't make it hurt any less.

I guess that part that hurts the most is knowing that once there was actually a friendship, and now all that's left is memories between strangers.

And what makes it gut wrenching and worth head banging? Knowing that you confided in them and opened up to a person who entertained you but never really cared about you.As with all things in life, never regret. Because while it may have hurt for a moment, these things shape you into who you are. As for the frenemy, kill that cow with kindness (shoot did I just say cow, oops I meant uhm uhm...oh forget it!). After all, life is one big ocean with plenty more friends to choose from.

Love and peace, ladies! No seriously this time...

Ciao!

@Smurfett_Li's 1st rugby game with @Jackey101

Hey guys! So I have some exciting news!  I went to my first rugby match...ever! And to my surprise, I had the most amazing time!

@Jackey101 is our rugby fanatic so last Friday, Jackey managed to swing us some tickets (with the help of East Coast Radio) to the Sharks vs Griquas match!

@Smurfett_Li celebrating a tri!

Now lemme just say, I wasn't too keen on watching rugby, let alone even going to a match! But @Jackey_101 managed to convert this soccer-lover into rugga fan! The rules are a bit confusing, well if you're a first-timer like me but after a while you start to get the hang of it and before you know it, you so engrossed in the match that you don't even realize that you've started calling the players "Champ"!

I think I can see myself finally becoming a rugby FAN-atic!

I never understood what the fuss was about until I felt the atmosphere at the stadium! You feel so apart of something. I literally watched the unity of people build in front of my very eyes.

@Smurfett_Li and @Jackey_101 with Keegan Daniel

Well this post would not be complete if there was no stalking mission on this trip. So we lived up to our name and walked the stadium until we found the rugby players! We waited outside the change room and it totally paid off because we managed to get some pics of the guys.  We had the opportunity to meet Keegan Daniel and JP Pieterson! We waited but unfortunately didn't get the chance to meet Pat Lambie because he had "slipped out" before anyone could see...(well so our source said).

@Smurfett_Li and @Jackey_101 with JP Pieterson

But you didn't get away that easily Patty-boy because we gonna be back since the Sharks made it to the semi's against the Blue Bulls on Sat!


Our night didn't end there! Not only did we do a bit of stalking but we were also the ones being stalked! As we were getting some pics taken, a few potential stalkers kept trying to get in our pics! They even took some pics of themselves to get us in their shot and then zoomed into our faces! (Yes guys, we are the mild version, you DO get worse!). After stalking us, they decided to do the "gentlemen" thing and ask us out for "a drink" but being the ladies that we are, we politely declined.

Our potential stalkers in the background

Our random fans who jumped in the pic

Wait! There's more! After being stalked and then asked out to a drink, we had a few other fans who decided to jump into some of our other pics! Except these guys were not so discreet...they just jumped in the middle of us and took the pics!

So with my first rugby match came my first taste of fame! And I gotta admit, I loved every minute of it! If anything else, it just makes me wanna be a Zaleb even more!

Let us know if you had any stalker experiences and what you thought of ours!

*Love n Peace, Peeps*

How @Smurfett_Li wined and dined with Master Le Clos

With all the hype surrounding @Jackey_101 and my night with the stars, I totally forgot to post about the night's main attraction! Chad Le Clos!

Even got to meet Papa Leclos!

After 2weeks of constantly tweeting Chad for a RT and finally getting it (which made not just my day but my week!), we managed to swing two tickets to a VVIP event held at Sibaya Casino in which there was a secret guest of honor (well not much of a secret now since I told you).

So hearing the term "VVIP", we were curious to find out who exactly this "Very Very Important Person" was....

Being the stalkers that we are, we managed to find out before everyone else that my man 'The Chad' was gonna be there

To say I was ecstatic was an understatement! Even though  we were out in public (at a cafè to be exact) I couldn't hold in my excitement any longer and I screamed for joy as Chaddie walked in!

When The Chad walked in!

I was going to meet the guy of my dreams! So many thoughts, not enough words!

 I wondered if he would he be as tall as he looked? Or as friendly as he seemed? Or as gorgeous as he was on TV? (Which obviously without a doubt is true!)

The moment had arrived...

We walked in, and there he was...under a light, the sight was so angelic! His smile, that eyes and those dimples that make every girl in the room weak at the knees! (Just thinking about it gives me butterflies all over again!)

So the event started off with an interview with Chad (which was the best 15 min of my life!). Little did I know that they were about to call us to take pics with him...INDIVIDUALLY! It was the most breath-taking moment because for those 2seconds as you took your pic with Chad, you got to feel, just for that moment, that he was yours! (Still trying to make this permanent btw)

Look at that smile...We're meant to be!

The night continued to get better! After we took our pics with Chaddy, he was going to autograph them for us. After waiting a few minutes (which felt like a lifetime!) it was finally our turn to get our pics signed by "The Chad".

So he asked to whom must he make out the autograph and I told him my name but he spelled it wrong! I never in my life felt so honored when someone misspelled my name! After I told him about it, he was really sweet to adjust it and then wrote "my bad" and even added a "☺" on my autograph!

But my amazing night didn't end there! After smiling and signing our autographs, Chad stayed and mingled with the crowd. He was the most sweetest, down-to-earth guy that any girl would be lucky to meet (and in my case spend the whole evening with)!

There was one last thing that Chad had done that made me fall for him. I had the opportunity of meeting "The Chad" because @CarrieKups had given up her ticket for me! So while getting my autograph from him, I asked if he could maybe meet @CarrieKups after he was done with the signing of autographs and he said yes! All we had to do was wait until the end and he would meet her!

So @Jackey_101 and I waited until the end of the evening when Chad was available and just as he said he would,  he met our girl @CarrieKups!

Not only does he have the agility of a dolphin, the cutest puppy dog face and that body of a Calvin Klein model but he is also a man of his word, which in my books, makes him a man after any girl's heart <3

Why @Smurfett_Li might just be cheating on Chad Le Clos but with WHO?

So I was reading @CosmopolitanSA September issue a few days back, trying to get some inspiration for our blog when....the wind blew, the page turned and BAM! It hit me!

Wouldn't you like to know who this hottie is?

That dark hair, those brown eyes and that o-so-smoking bod. Heart-beating, knees weakening... A face that would to make any girl get butterflies! A real-life Mzanzi God! No no ladies, this aint a certain Mr Le Clos (with this description, you'de be forgiven for thinking it was ;)
He's tall...like 1.97m tall! (Nope not Mr Skeate either). He's a shy guy and a true gentleman who would prefer to meet a girl in the flesh. He's none other than bod(acious) Charl Crous (@Charlswim)! Desirable, gorgeous, and oh-so-sweet Olympic swimmer! That's right ladies, Durban's bred another swimming hottie #GottaLoveTheEastCoast

We tweeted him and he even agreed to take a Mini road trip with us @MINISouthAfrica interested in sponsoring a trip? #PrettyPleaseWithIceCream on top? 

We hear he prefers to get to know his ladies and then take her on a date rather than date someone he met via facebook (hmmm wonder if he would consider a girl he met on twitter or a certain blog...wink wink nudge nudge) He also prefers to have a Dr. Peppers soft drink rather than a beer (uhm do we have that in SA, mense?).  Doesn't he just stand out from the crowd? (Notice my word play since he sooo tall...hehe)

Unlike 'The Chad', Charl's signature style is not Butterfly (like Chad's) but backstroke. Yay for me, he never has to go under water...sigh...can stare at the angelic face for the whole race #HappyDance

Charl finished 33rd overall in the men's 100 meter Backstroke heats, but unfortunately failed to reach the semifinals (perhaps that's why we may have not have seen about this KZN cutie)

He did comment on his experience.

He's so a keeper!

"Proud to say I'm an Olympian. London 2012 was an amazing learning experience, now putting my head underwater to start working towards Rio 2016!" Hunny, and we the Charlenes (charl-enes, can we use for the female fans #YouHeardItHereFirst) will be here all the way!

Let us know what you think of our latest cutie-pie and tweet us @Fairytales_Blog.

                                                                                                      Love and Peace, Peeps!

Why those 'not-so-random' random pics may just cost you: When the Stalking becomes the Stalked by @Smurfett_Li

Aw oh, how'd that get on there??

So how do you find out something you wanna know about someone WITHOUT actually asking them? A lil online stalking? Or maybe just send a friend request on our beloved fb.

Facebook's proven to be the best 'private' storyline of ANYONE's life.  It shows you who you dealing, what people think of them, who they think they are, and more importantly WHAT they WANT others to see them as...

ONG! Did you see that??

So is it best friends finding out things they never knew, or is it maybe others just realizing a whole new side to you? Are we really who we are on Facebook, or is it all just one big masquerade ball to make ourselves seem cooler (if people are still using that word? I'm a 90s child remember, we used it a lot)?

REALLY?!?

A lot of people blame social networks whenever things go... (uhm trying not to swear here)... Let's say astray. But truth is, the social networks don't break up relationships, expose secrets, and kill friendships. The things YOU post, or allow others to post/tag/mention you on do!

It could be anything from making a new "bestie", to flaunting what an active social life you have, to uploading pics that no one except you and your bf/gf should be seeing.

Let's face it, by you doing those things (that aim to show how fun, spontaneous or adventurous you may be), you just end up making yourself look like a bored, desperate, lonely person who has a need to show everyone how cool (again with that word #PardonMe) your life is.

I mean c'mon, if you were really having "sooo much fun" or enjoying how "totes awesome that place was", would you really have time to take all those pics??

A snap here and there, yeah sure why not! I mean you gotta have a few pics to reminisce on a few days later, but uploading 30 odd pics of you guys at Wakaberry...seriously??

So many pics, so little time *sigh*

Everyone wants to have fun and not care what anyone thinks BUT when it comes to sharing the intimacy levels between you and your bf/gf, there IS a line...

No one wants to see what you and your partner have been up to in your alone time (if our generation even knows what that is). For example, the love bites that look like he's been attacked somewhere out in the wilderness by a stray dog (let's call him dingo), or how "in love" you guys are. I mean if you really so in love, tell the person personally instead of filling up people's news feeds with back-and-forth "I love you"'s.
Because when you fight, the whole of Facebook is gonna see that too.

So in the end, I guess I will never really will know ALL sides of a person...well not from fb at least.

Till then I'll continue to (Silently) judge their silly profile pics, and laugh at their "random" uploads (that look so practiced) .

Just a parting shot of advice: remember that what you have done on Facebook may have been done in the moment. But we live in a world where people are too busy to get to know the real you and often you are judged on your first impression (which in this case is a Facebook or twitter profile- any online presence really).

GUYS! u gotta come see this!

As a rule of thumb, if you wouldn't show your mother, don't put it on Facebook. Just think that "not so random album" may just cost you a kick ass job opportunity in the near future.  

The 90's: The Good Ol' Days with @Smurfett_Li

 For us 90's kids, there will always be something that we miss from the period when boy bands ruled the world, Spice Girls schooled us on girl power (who says music taught us nothing), and the only Justin you knew was Timberlake (yeah Biebs, a lil before your time) . Sigh, I miss the good ol days when your parents made those homemade videos that you secretly wished would end up on America’s Funniest Home Video’s (thats right YouTube, we craved fame even from then). But you also knew wouldn’t be used as blackmail against you, distributed via facebook, shared on twitter, posted on a stalker blog (uhm this is not us at all), and then shown to that hot guy in your class without your permission! You trusted something in everyone back then, or maybe thats my naive 90s kid talking.

But either way, we all miss something that we just don’t get anymore. I’ve made a list of my  favourites, have I left anything out? Well, forgive me it’s just that there is so much I miss, so I've summarized it and made a list of 10 things this generation is missing out on:

#1. The ORIGINAL Rascals! The fun of buying rascals was for the cute lil Rascal as the bottle! And the fact that we all later turned it into a juice bottle! #Score. Sadly, not even Google remembered what this was...

The only Justin we 90 kids knew...

#2. The music. Which came with the cute 90's boy bands like Backstreet Boys, Nsync, and Savage Garden (remember them?). Now, we have the likes of Justin Bieber...seriously?? Ooh ooh not forgetting Any and ALL things Spice Girls!! I mean who didn't wanna be Posh Spice, or Sporty Spice or even Baby Spice (#Dibs that’s me). 

 

#3. The comedy sitcom shows. Like for instance, F. R. I. E. N. D. S.  I mean who doesn't want a good laugh out of Joey Tribbiani (Matt Le Blanc). I remember being chased out the lounge cos F.R.I.E.N.D.S was too adult! Ha! The good ol days...

#4. The original Monopoly where you pay thousands of rands (well, here in SA anyway) for unknown property,  lil dog was your moving piece, and CBD was the highest valued property!

Remember her?

#5. The original Disney Saturday morning shows like Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven and Even Stevens, NOT talking fish and 11 year olds in high school with MAJOR ATTITUDE PROBLEMS!

#6. The original CARTOON NETWORK not Cartoonito. With the cartoons like Power Puff Girls (PPG) and Cow 'n Chicken and not forgetting, Jonny Bravo (I think I know some boys who modelled their dating strategy on him #EpicFail Boys).

Hey! Arnold - miss that guy

 #7. KTV/Kids World! With Hey Arnold, Power Rangers. 

#8. Bubbaloo! The awesome bubble gum that made you spend whatever little pocket money you had just to have one.

#9. TV games! The real TV games though, like Mario Brothers and The Lion King. And the game consoles with those funny cartridges that you had to blow into to get working again!

#10. The funny family-friendly movies such as Beethoven 1 and 2, Home Alone 1,2,3 and 4 , and Baby Genius'.

*Sigh* ..At the risk of sounding like our parents: they really don't make 'em like they used to...

Well, we have some pretty awesome stuff these days too. So don’t get this post wrong, I aint dissing anything...Just reminiscing about the Good Old Days...

And btw Biebs, “ As long as you love me” really does belong to our boys, Backstreet. After all Backstreet Boys ARE BACK! (Ok not really, lol a girl can wish ok)