Bugz

Kings and Queen!

2011-05-10T13:11:00.000-07:00

So three of the people I work with have their own band called..you guessed it... "Kings and Queen".

They are Amy (The Queen), Deon and Jacques(The Kings).

They are getting their name out there and are doing a photo shoot tomorrow and my little purple people eater(my mini) has been booked for a music video sometime...(MY CAR IS GONNA BE FAMOUS!!!!!!)

Some of their songs are on their Facebook page, photos will be on their page soon as well because tomorrow they are having a photo shoot (excitement was in the air today at work)...so...check out their page and their songs...

The songs are:

Coward Theory

Failure to Launch

Kings and Queen

On the Other Side

Not So Sure

To check them out click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150589413640521&oid=159638834099064&comments#!/pages/Kings-and-Queen/159638834099064

ENJOY!!!!!

Much love

Bugz

Think and Be Merry

2011-05-06T07:10:00.000-07:00

So in my last post I mentioned my friend Alan, now he informed me of something that I didn't know about(since I hadn't spoken to him in a little while). but he has his own blog. thinkandbemerry.wordpress.com...

Now it's not a normal blog, in the about section of his blog he states:

"Here you will find a collection of articles to make you think. This page does not focus on any particular topic but is rather an amalgam of interesting facts and freethinking essays. If you have any suggestions, criticisms or see anything that gets you moderately stoked, please feel free to comment."

I took a gander because he told me he had posted a poem on there and I was interested to see what his poem was about and...if he could write poetry...anyone can try write poetry, but not everyone can actually write poetry...for me...his poem was actually quite good...but I digress..

Being a university student his arguments are logical, but the reading isn't too over your head so I really enjoyed it:)

Maybe check his page out

Much love,

Bugz

Ola:)

2011-05-04T09:12:00.000-07:00

Hey all you lovely people...

I know I haven't been on in a while...and as usual..I'm gonna say I've been busy...

And after talking to a friend of mine last night...I realized that sometimes being this busy becomes an excuse when it's the reason...

Last night I spoke to my friend Alan for the first time in MONTHS...and then I realized...there's a lot of my friends that I haven't spoken to in a really long time...all because I'm too busy... I can't let that be a reason...then I'm not really being a friend now am I?

So things are going to change...I'm gonna stay in contact with my friends via email, sms, BBM, MXit...anyway I can...because what kind of friend am I if I don't make the effort right?

So here's my little challenge to all of you who read my blog...get in contact with your friends...the ones you haven't seen in a while...they meant something to you a while ago...I'm sure they still do...

Much love,

Bugz

VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!!

2011-02-14T09:14:00.000-08:00

Yes yes yes:)

It's that day of the year you buy gifts for your loved one and show your love for them:)

Nelson and I aren't gonna do much today for it, just exchange gifts and maybe go for McFlurry's. I know it doesn't sound romantic but I don't mind, he promised to take me out at the end of the month.

But I hope you all have an amazing Valentine's Day today filled with love and joy not only for those who are in relationships but for those who are single, because everyone is loved:)

Much love...
Bugz

He's done it again...

2011-02-09T05:55:00.000-08:00

Just when we thought that Jacob Zuma may have some brains he goes and reminds us that he has nothing...

His new thing is...if we don't vote for ANC we are going to hell...yes if we don't hold a ANC members card we are going to hell...
And then the ANC spokesperson backs him up saying that everyone understood the context in which he was speaking...supposedly he was saying that people who vote for ANC are voting for Heaven and those who don't are metaphorically voting for the devil....hmmm

When you read headlines like..."God backs ANC"...that's not the idea the general public get is it?

That's not what I got...I've just been told by my president that if I don't vote for him I'm going to hell...and using that religious blackmail for those who don't know better is just gonna get him more votes and that's not right...if we aren't careful...he'll be the next Robert Mugabe.

Oh and the next great thing the ANC spokesperson said was that people who are upset are just jealous that they didn't come up with it first...of course others wouldn't come up with it!!!!!!!

This whole story is coming from a guy who has how many wives and children?... I seem to remember that the Bible says that you can't even marry another person until the person you are married to or have divorced from has died...

Don't speak of religion when you show no faith...it's not fair to use those who know no better and blackmail them with a faith you clearly don't have just to get more votes. That's just sick and twisted.

Much love,
Bugz

Registration DONE!!!!

2011-02-04T06:19:00.000-08:00

YES!!!!

I am finally a registered fourth year Bachelor of music student...let the fun times begin...took me another 5 hours but I got there...

And as my mother kindly pointed out...I missed one word in my last post...his nose was broken...

Tonight is Nelson's weigh-in so tonight we see his opponent and it's changed again. The second time his opponent changed this week. But hopefully it won't change again tonight coz then that just sucks and plays tricks on a person. I can't wait for tomorrow night to be over, I need it to be done. The fight needs to come and go.

And then, university starts next week and my life returns back to normal, just less lectures which I like the sound of, but I know it's going to be a lot more work, but at the end of the day... the degree is worth it all.

So that's just my little update and life continues...

Much love...

Bugz

Fun Times!!!!!!!!! and some MMA...

2011-02-03T07:53:00.000-08:00

So, today has been one of THOSE days...you know THOSE days that just don't seem to end?

"What may have happened?" you ask?

My university, that's what...
So my friends and I decide to be nice and early for registration today...like 7:30am early...Well...that didn't happen. We got there and got told to leave and only come back because the first years hadn't finished registering and so they would only start us at 12...our 4th year of registration...FAIL! We decided to go to a local mall and had nice coffee at the coffee shop and then helped Jane find herself an awesome white dress for a show she's playing in. We decided we'd try get back before 12 and achieved this by getting to university at about...11:15. We then FINALLY got our forms...filled them in....and waited...and waited....and waited...let's say this waiting period lasted oh...4 hours...yes 4 HOURS for how many signatures?

Only 1...

Yes...1...to say that we are taking the right modules for our course.

So after we got that signature at 3:30pm we rushed down to see if we could get our Dean's signature before we go for data capturing...knowing it would be a pointless, but still having faith...
So we sat outside the head of our department's office for about 15 minutes and then the secretary comes.
The head of our department has a meeting and so our forms were gonna be taken and we have to come back at 8am tomorrow morning to complete our registration...

Yes, that did actually happen. Yes, she did actually take our forms...and am I registered for my fourth year degree for my Bachelor of Music?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!

But I must say something that is very positive:)
Sunday I went to Fight Force at the exhibition center to support five of the guys Nelson trains with. It was amazing and so much fun. My throat was raw from all the screaming I did.
I know people have some issues with cage fighting, and I do understand it. I know it's a blood sport, but once you know the rules and know how protected the guys (and some girls) actually are, you see it with different eyes.
I certainly did.
Nelson is fighting on Saturday at MFC and I'm not gonna lie. I'm nervous about it. After all, anything can happen...I mean one of the guys from Nelson's gym got his broken in the fight on Sunday...But I support him because he loves doing it and the guys that I've met are some of nicest people I've ever met. Humble. Honest. Well-grounded. Kind. And yet intimidating at the same time...just kidding.
So on Saturday I will be there screaming his name and supporting him, knowing he is well trained and ready for this and he knows I'm proud of him because it takes guts to get into that cage in front of all those people.

And that's what matters...

Much love
Bugz

2010-12-20T02:33:00.000-08:00

So recently we've had a bit of trouble in our house. I've been going from strength to strength in my relationship, but things haven't been so easy for my brother. He's really battled through his break up, but now...
I'm so happy to see my brother back to who he was. He's happy, smiling and going out and really having so much fun. It took a lot out of all of us, but all this positive energies in our house is making us feel so good that even I'm feeling so happy for him.
Nelson has also been treating me like an angel and I appreciate everything he does for me, even putting up with all my rubbish when I become full of it lol.

But this is my thing, lately I've seen so many relationships break up, not because of anything but the one partner just being selfish and not realising what they have.
I look at the one guy from work and I would kill to date a guy like him...then again I am...and I just hear how his ex had no idea what she really had. Same as my friend Rox, she's beautiful, amazing and such a gem of a person, but her ex broke up with her and hurt her so much with his excuses, not reasons, for why he was breaking up with her.
I know they say that life is never easy, but where does it say that life is meant to be hard? Why do people like Andy, Jacques and Rox end up meeting people like this and being underappreciated for what they bring to a relationship? I for one know how lucky I am and I am planning on keeping this one around, but really now? I really hope those three find someone that will truly appreciate them and will give back as much as they give in a relationship because they deserve it.
And the same goes for all those out there who are like these three, everyone really deserves to be appreciated and loved for who they are, not what the other person expects them to be, and if they can't see it...it's their loss. They're missing out on one of the most amazing gifts that can be given and it's their loss not yours:)

Much Love
Bugz

Oh my word!

2010-12-01T22:49:00.000-08:00

So in all my glorious wisdom I decided to try something different...and now this...I wonder how many of you are actually going to be able to read this post while this wonderful portal we use decides it's not going to display any of my posts...this is not cool at all. Fix yourself so that people can read what I have to say...ok...it may not be all that important...but I have something to say and I believe I should be allowed to say it and not be hampered by the internet...

Not cool at all...FAIL!

Much love
Bugz

A new direction

2010-12-01T13:08:00.000-08:00

Because of my discovery of the vloggers, you may find the direction of my blog is going to change, I don't want to offend any one so I'm giving you guys some forewarning :) Things are not going to stay as they were and I know that I haven't blogged in a long time, but a lot of the times I don't know what to say.
My life is a repetitive mixture of university, work and Durban City Orchestra. So there's not much to tell people, it's the same old stuff over and over again and whenever something exciting happens, my mom has already uploaded the pictures and then I think to myself "what's the point?". So I just leave it and see what else comes my way.
Now I have decided to go out into the world and say what's needed to be said, be it funny, serious or just plain....what the heck....
So be prepared for a change and let's see where this will go...coz it could become a bumpy ride...

Much love
Bugz

Charlieissocoollike!

2010-12-01T13:03:00.000-08:00

So I was just sitting on youtube looking for fun medleys and I found this guy. His name is Charlie...obviously, but this guy is hilarious!
He is a vlogger (video blogger) so he's actually brave enough to be one of the people who puts a face to the words that are being said out there.
Through dear Charlie, I came across a whole lot of other vloggers who are insanely hilarious, I couldn't actually believe how I could have never seen this whole other world out there.
These people go out there and speak their minds about what's happening or actually just talk about stuff that people are going to enjoy, or drink Charlie-shakes (which I'm never ever EVER going to try).

So I recommend you go out onto youtube and check these people out, yeah they are using the internet differently than most people like you and I think it should be used, but they are speaking their minds unashamedly and I think that's something they should be proud of :)

Much Love
Bugz

NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-06-25T04:24:00.001-07:00

ok, this is not gonna be the most amazing entry to date and I know it's been a while since I have posted anything, but I really want everyone to know this :)

I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!

Yes, you read right. I have a job as a piano, flute and theory teacher at the Duncan Ebedes School of Contemporary Music in Hillcrest in KZN :) I'm so happy and excited and over the moon.

Thanks for everyone's support in all that I do :)

Much Love
Bugz

And life goes on...

2010-03-18T07:35:00.000-07:00

It's been ages since I've posted here...It's not like I do it on purpose, it's just that when I come to think of posting then the internet is down or going too slow and then I get distracted by university work and then once again it slips my mind and the whole twisted process begins again, but we finally got the internet fixed and I can finally say some things...

Life has been getting progressively busier, I now have another piano student :) Casey is such a sweetheart. She's in high school, but even though she's busy with school work, she works hard. She's not put off that I've had to taker to basics to learn to read. Which I'm really lucky with because I've had a previous student who really didn't like doing it and didn't work so his parents pulled him out of lessons. The best about Casey is that she loves everyone elses nightmare of scales... scales drives me insane and I dread every technical lesson...but when I gave Casey her first scale for her exam she immediately started practising it. I love seeing someone so eager.
I'm learning now that as a new teacher I know very little and luckily I'm majoring in Instrumental Teaching Methods for Piano which is helping me so much. I'm alreaady incorporating everything I'm learning in lectures and finding out about amazing teaching methods books that are out there. I AM NEVER USING JOHN THOMPSON'S EVER AGAIN!!! I really want to get the "Piano Adventure" series. It's an amazing method that my teacher recommends and you see so many results in it. Most other methods don't have the reinforcement and review like this series...but of course this requires that wonderful thing called money...which I have to really save up for.

I must admit that all of this tires me out. I usually get home from rehearsals at night and put the stuff in the bread machine for fresh bread, chat to my mom and then go to bed. All the varsity work and rehearsals and teaching keeps me really busy and Nelson accepts it, even supports me on the nights when I just have to sms him and tell him that he can't come over coz I'm busy with work. It was really good to get a reply once that said he understands and that my future is more important to him than seeing me. I really got lucky with him, I realised that he's all I ever wanted in a guy and he was right in front of me...even though we weren't talking much after an unfortunate incident on my part, but we're over that :) all the guys I've been with in the past were not what I wanted, they didn't even treat me the way I really deserve to be, Nelson does. I never feel guilty, I'm always protected and I'm always cared for. I just hope I'm everything he wants. Some people at his work can't even believe he's dating a musician. At first I was insulted, but then you have to think about it...He's in such a disciplined work environment, working at an IT company where you can't make mistakes or else there's huge drama, he's also a fighter and does MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) cage fighting. Everything he does is so disciplined and I'm a musician who is wierd, wild, fun loving and just plain strange, half the time rehearsals start 30 min late coz people never ever arrive on time. I could never work in an office, I hate that restricted feeling, I love having fun in my work and that's what teaching and performing does for me.
Lol can you believe all that contemplation about how lucky I am to have him as mine is coz of a Demi Lovato song...well two actually. "Catch Me" is like our little song...now Mom don't say anything about it, it's not like we intentionally sat down and decided this was going to be it. We were both one day just having such a bad day, I was sitting in my car waiting for rehearsal to start and listening to this song and I was talking to him on Mxit, he told me he was listening to the same song and thinking of me. This was like last year, now two weeks ago or so, we had a braai at our house and then Andy's girlfriend Janine said that her and Andy have a song, I said I didn't even think Nelson and I had one, he and I looked at each other and smiled and then realised that "Catch Me" was pretty much "ours".
The other song that has me thinking all this stuff about my ex's and Nelson is "Everything You're Not." I just realised that these lyrics were so true abour my past and my ex's and the reasons why I've left every single one of them...One was actually about Nelson. I was with a guy and I bumped into Nelson and realised that he wasn't what I wanted coz guess what...he wasn't Nelson...that's what you get with 8 years of history with a guy...and I thought my relationships could never get as complicated as my parents 2 year break...I've done the 2 year break and more with this guy, but we always come back together, which says a lot.

Jeez, I just realised I've been writing so much... well I guess it's good coz then my family over seas can get an idea of what's going on in my life lol. I can't wait for one thing though and I'm hoping so much that this happens coz then it means I finally go to...AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!! I'm being serious here my dear family there in America. There is a chance that I can go to America at the end of next year for a teacher's conference with my lecturer and class. It's for a week and then my very clever mother pointed out that while I'm there, I might as well visit everyone for another 3 weeks after it so that I can spend a month over there...now it's not set in stone...it's only being discussed so don't get too excited yet until I've had confirmation which would probably only happen next year so I'll keep you all posted on that but yeah, if I go I'm hoping to see everyone that side coz I miss you all so much...I know I say it often but I really do.

Oh and I found out something really amazing that I don't think anyone would ever expect, especially since I've known him for years and years as my minister at my church, but my minister, Brian and our family are related. Distantly by either mom's grandfather or great grandfather coz they're both Richard's and that's all we got, but yeah...it's quite funny now though, coz he's going up to everyone in the congregation that Andy and I are talking to and then tells them that we're related...
And then Andy and I are getting confirmed on Easter Sunday. It's taken a long time and I had asked Brian so many times for classes, but now it's so close. I really can't wait. I've been ready for thins for a long time and I'm so excited.

This weekend we're going to our favourite caravan park for a long weekend away...actually, Andy, Dad and Mom are already there tonight, Nelson and I are joining them tomorrow coz I've got University and Nelson has work and all that stuff. It's strange not having them in the house, but I'll be there tomorrow and relaxing between using Dad's lap top for university work...yes I'm taking that with me on holiday...how pathetic...lol...but that's my life...what can I say...
Well I've got to finally end this long essay of my life and go eat and head off to our Thursday night service of Faith Reflexion...so keen for this one coz we watched "The Book of Eli" last night and we're gonna discuss it tonight. It's gonna be a very interesting discussion about a very thought provoking movie.

I'll try write again as soon as possible :)
Much love,
Bugz

Celebrate Good Times Come On!!!!

2010-01-13T00:22:00.000-08:00

Ola lovely and amazing people :)

So my first post of 2010 and it's almost half way through January!!! Oh well...Well...let's see... NEW YEARS WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went to the 5fm Ballito Street party with Andy and Janine, my cuz Claire and my guy Nelson:) (For those playing catch up...Nelson is my boyfriend and yes this is the 5th time we are trying)

It was awesome :) we brought in the New Year the most amazing DJ's in the country and SA's no.1 beat boxer :) even got to see DJ Fresh so I was over the moon about that :) but the best was dancing in the rain :) it was so hot that the rain just was a blessing in disguise:)

And there's more great news...I passed all my subjects for 2009 which means I start my 3rd year this year... I can't wait...it's gonna be just so amazing to do it...I'm gonna be specialising this year so I'm really ecstatic about that. I'll be specialising in instrumental teaching methods so I'm really keen on that :) and I'm also doing my associate diploma for Trinity College this year and my Grade 8 flute...I'm gonna be so busy, and Durban City Orchestra is really taking off again:) We have been booked for so many concerts this year and schools are even asking us to play for them:) It's so amazing:)

Much Love
Bugz

Holidays!!!!!!!

2009-11-18T03:04:00.001-08:00

Well, whoever said that holidays were relaxing clearly did not live in our house lol...

I finished exams last week Friday with my last exam being my piano exam. I played what I feel is the most beautiful Debussy piece called "The Girl With The Flaxen Hair", I also played the dreaded Beethoven and then a piece that has been the most fun I've had playing a piece in a long time. It is a duet by Peulanc. I can't remember the name of it, but it was so much fun. It was a modern piece and the funny sounding notes are on purpose, but add to the piece instead of detract from it.

But now I'm on "holiday." I'm still running around like a chicken with no head most evenings and Durban City Orchestra is even more hectic than ever with 3 Christmas concerts coming up in 1, 5 and 6 December and now I'm playing piano for some of the pieces for the concerts and it's slightly driving me insane. I've also now been contacted by my friends band and they've asked me to do session work for them on their upcoming album playing keyboard. I'm still waiting for the phone call from Warren as to when I'm meeting him. Hopefully soon so that I can get in and out of studio fast so that the album can be finished.

Friday 13 November wasn't only the last day for exams for me, but I was given the most amazing opportunity from a jazz mate at the university. Dane Frances is an amazing jazz guitarist and he's always wanted to do something with me on flute and he finally had his chance and gave me amazing exposure in the jazz gospel field by asking me to play with an amazing group for a guys album launch. The album is called "Walk By Faith" and the guy is Marvon Nelson. The group was amazing and even though I barely knew them, the group welcomed me with open arms and the amount of respect that was given to each member was amazing. Standing on stage in that type of evnironment was spectacular and surprisingly, not nerve-wracking in any way, I believe that we got on that stage fearless by the grace of God because these people want to be blessings to God and that is an amazing gift.

I know it's also only been a month since Paul and I broke up, but it's safe to say he's moved on and I'm happy for him. Two weeks after we ended, he was back with an ex-girlfriend of his from two years ago. She makes him happy and I'm glad for that. I have also moved on and back into the arms of an ex-boyfriend...gosh Paul and I know how to do things don't we? lol, I'm back with my ex-boyfriend Nelson and we're hoping 5th times a charm. We know we've been together so many times before, but we think we were young and stupid back then and we really want this to work now. We're really happy right now, it's still new and has only been a week and I know there will be bumps in the road, but we're taking this a step at a time and that's the best for us.

Hehe and in other news...I've got glasses!!!! Andy is now the only one in our family without a pair of sexy spectacles!!! I have the same eye issues as my mom, I noticed about two or three weeks ago that I was leaning into my music to make it clearer and I spoke to my mom so we made an appointment at the optometrist. So now I have glasses coz my eyes have focusing issues and my distance is now going as well. So my loving brother says my list of disabilities is now growing: I'm short and I'm short sighted...you gotta love him, but I have peace of mind that when we're the same ages as our my parents....my eyes are gonna be better than his!!!!!!!! -insert evil laugh here-
But I love him and I have to admit that I think my glasses look really nice on me. Oh well, at least I can still walk around with them off and not have terrible issues:)

I just want my family in America to know that I am missing them dearly and I'm hoping that at some point soon either I'll be able to visit you or you get to come here. You guys are always in my thoughts no matter what.

Much love
Bugz

It's been a while...

2009-11-01T21:13:00.000-08:00

Si it's been a while since I've been on here, writing my blog... life's been busy and I hardly ever touch the computer unless it's for assignments so you can understand then why I haven' written all that much...well not at all...these past few months.

Well, the biggest news as most of you know is that as of 22 Sept...I'm 20!!! No longer counted as a teenager...but not yet counted as an adult...everyone seens teens are such an inbetween age...I think being 20 is lol. I didn't do much exciting for my birthday though. I just invited a group of friends over and I wanna thank them for coming even if the Afrikaans boys barely stayed for 45 minutes. But I do wanna thank Mom, Dad, Tannie Berta, Jacques, Paul, Andy, Janine, Tatum, Telise, Kylie, Edd, Ian, Johan, Juan and Gerrie for coming. You guys made it awesome.

Then there was Charlene's wedding. Wow was Charlene beautiful and little Amber was the most precious child I have ever seen. It was such an honour for me to play at the wedding though. I get to see the view only the minister sees through the ceremony, I get to see the couples faces and I must admit it is beautiful. Charlene and Sias were absolutely glowing throughout the ceremony and I think it was absolutely beautiful.

I'm in exam time now for my second semester of the year. I'm crazy busy again, but at least I've written history and then I have piano and flute next week. Giving me lots of time to practise :)

There is some news I have to tell before I head off, for those who know that I have been dating Paul for the past 7 months, I'm sad to say that we have ended the relationship. I'm not going to go through all the details coz I would like to keep it between Paul and I. But I wanna thank my friends who have been there for me and have helped me through this. I really appreciate it. It's been 2 weeks now, the sun is shining and life is beautiful to say the least. I'm gonna live my life and enjoy it to the fullest.

Much love
Bugz

Photo's

2009-07-16T06:23:00.001-07:00

Hey Hey!!!!

I finally got it right!!!! Here's a slide show of some of the pictures I took at Stellenbosch :)

Enjoy!!!!!!!

Much Love
Bugz

2009-07-16T06:13:00.001-07:00

The Confusion

2009-07-16T05:53:00.000-07:00

I'm starting to feel slightly sorry for my older brother Andy. He's been so used to me being into normal popular music that it's shocked him for me to come back and be so into classical music. I guess that's what happens when it's surrounded you 24/7 for over a week.

I drove my car for the first time today since I got back. I have to admit that it felt wierd to be driving somewhere now after being able to walk anywhere you needed to go for 11-12 days, but anyway, i immediately took at the Lily allen cd I had left in my car and put in the "Four Seasons" cd...I guess it's good for me, but it's so hard for me now coz I want to share all this amazing music with me friends here in my town and it's not possible. Andy looked at me like I was crazy when I played him "Violoncelles, Vibrez!" when I got back. I guess I've got to start getting used to it, coz i doubt any of my friends in Toti are going to understand that much. Luckily I do have friends out there that understand my excitement when I talk about certain pieces...it's just sad that there are those out there who really can't appreciate the sound of classical music coz if it wasn't for classical music then they wouldn't have what they listen to today.

Much Love
Bugz

Stellenbosch International Chamber Festival!!!!!

2009-07-15T06:01:00.000-07:00

Wow...I have to say...these past 11 days have just been so amazing...I really wish more people were there to be part of this festival.The KZN Youth Orchestra were asked to perform for one of the lunch hour concerts so we participated in the entire festival :)

Every night was a classical concert. On Tuesday I thought the concert of the week was going to be Daniel Rowland playing the "Four Seasons" but then they played "Violoncelles, Vibrez!" with Thomas Carroll and Peter Martens soloing on cello and everyone agrees that the was the piece of the week. Everyone was on the edge of their seats and they recieved a FULL standing ovation!!!

Every morning we were up early for breakfast and then we had rehearsals for the concert orchestra and the symphony orchestra from 9h00 - 12h00. Then we would rehearse with our ensembles...wow...that was an experience. For my ensemble we played the first movement of Mozart's quartet in G major...luckily it wasn't the famous one...we were supposed to perform the full thing....but as per usual...I was the only one that actually worked on it and could play my part. But supposedly we were the best at that time slot so I'm happy and I made four new frieneds in the process.

I met some amazing people there and strengthened some friendships:) It was awesome:) Definately going back next year.

Much Love
Bugz

Playlist Change

2009-06-15T01:23:00.000-07:00

Hey hey everyone

Ok...I think the first thing you guys may have noticed about my blog is the sudden change from popular music to classical...now...it was a request from my dear friend Edd...I probably wouldn't have done anything, but I realised that I guess everyone out there needs to know the stuff I'm into out of popular music and the type of things I do in the orchestra's I'm in...I do the Hungarian dance no. 5 by Brahms and Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky in the KZN Youth Orchestra and I did The "Egmont" Overture with the Durban City Orchestra.

I threw in Schubert's "Unfinished" because I've simply fell in love with the symphony, it's beautiful and lyrical and I love his use of the woodwinds...hey...what can I say...I'm instrumentist....lol...I don't eve think that's a word...oh well...and then the Shostakovich Festival Overture is a request from Edd himself...

I know not everyone is gonna appreciate this music, but it's what I love and I really want to share it with everyone :)

Much Love
Bugz

Wow...been a while

2009-06-02T06:04:00.001-07:00

Ok...so I know I haven't blogged in a while...sometimes I just forget that it's here, but I have been meaning to post for a while.
A lot has happened since Paul's unfortunate car stealing...good things....great things actually:)
I've met Paul's whole family:) It's pretty much safe to say that his mom and dad love me...Still have no clue about his step mom and step sis...they seemed extremely hard to talk to, but I'm taking my mom's advice and not getting upset about it...maybe they are shy and don't know what to say to this little engels meisie Paul is now with. One very good thing that came out of Paul's dad's visit from V-Town is....Paul's got a car again:) after like a month and a half of me picking him up from his flat...he is over the moon...yes the car needs work... but he got it for free from his dad so he's definately not complaining:)
Another awesome thing that's happened....MY MINI IS NOW COMPLETE!!!!!!! I know my mom has photo's on her blog...but this car is my baby so I'm gonna be a proud owner and post photo's too...

Some other photo's that I'm gonna post are from the KZNYO tour to the East Rand...that was a lot of concerts over three days and....we had to contend with one of the busses breaking down on the way up.... was not cool...

And then there's the Durban City Orchestra...wow....I'm having such a blast with that...we had a concert on 24 May at Marianhill Monastery Church....amazing place filled with beautiful music. We played Haydn's 104, the Oberon and Egmont Ouverture's and my friend, Jane, played a violin concerto by Mozart...was just amazing...never enjoyed playing a concert so much in my life before...thanks to Ed, Russell and Angus asking me to join :) We've just gotten our new music...gonna be fun and.....I get to play piano...Elton John's "Don't let the sun go down on me"...gonna make it perfect:)

Varsity is busy as always...got my last exam for the semester tomorrow...piano...working hard to perfect everything before the exam....just hope I can do it...really want to do well...Just wish that this Bach Prelude and Fugue wasn't so hard to play....but I'll do it:)

Well...that's the update....will be back soon to keep you in the loop...Just have to say though...I'm missing all my cousins over in America...I'm trying to save up for a ticket...but it's hard being a student and doing that...but I hope that you will all come visit sometime soon:) And congrats Gareth...your fiance' is beautiful:) Miss you all and love you lots all my family in America MWA

Much Love

Bugz

What's happened to society?

2009-03-29T08:42:00.000-07:00

You know things are bad in your town when your car gets stolen outside your church...or more specifically when your boyfriends car is stolen outside your church...yes it happened to my big Afrikaner on Tuesday... and then we go to the police station of our wonderful little town and the first thing that is asked when Paul says his car is stolen?

"Who was driving the car?" *blank stares*

I mean...COME ON!!!! Well...let's see...maybe the person who stole the car...that would be a good start...I never thought a person could get that stupid...and then what follows that dumb question? The typical thing for a black person in sunny SA...*SNIFF*...oh and don't think it's one of those little ones...it's one of those where they've left their nose for probably about a week now and have just decided they want to clear it in one foul swoop...disgusting anyone?

So we got over it...opened a case and Paul's mom took him home...and then what happens? The stupid woman phones him at 23:30 to ask him for the last 4 digits of his ID number...now please tell me why she didn't get thim in the first place? Seriously...then she starts to rattle off the case number to him...so he asked her to wait for him to get a pen and paper...and she's(wait for it)...AMAZED that he doesn't have it on hand....let me see...hmmm...it's 23:30...perhaps he was ASLEEP!!!

So let's see...you can't even leave your car outside a church...part of the police force are useless 100% of the time...WHAT"S HAPPENED TO SOCIETY??? How could things have gotten this bad...

Oh and no...no news on his car...sucks because yes he loved his car...but he had some items of sentimental value in it that he misses anymore...I feel bad that it happened to Paul..

Much love

My Life As It Stands

2009-03-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

Wow...it's been a while since I've posted and I've had a really good reason...."Oklahoma".... It took up most of my life for the past five/six weeks or so and even though it's over now...I'm a bit nostalgic about the whole experience because I met some amazing people there such as Luke and Leendert...They became great friends for me while doing Oklahoma and I'm glad that we won't let our friendship end there...

So, life has been a bit busy for me...my own family complained about never seeing me enough because while they were at work...I was at University and while they were home...I was out rehearsing somewhere... mostly...you guessed it..."Oklahoma"...but it ended last week Friday and now I've got time on my hands...over 140 emails to read and family to catch up with....

But what's amazing is how lucky I got this week... I've met someone amazing...who...surprise surprise...my parents approve of...lol...we've actually known each other for quite a while and we've been acquantances for the past year and then suddenly last week Saturday at my friends gig...we just clicked and we've taken things from there...yes...I think I've found a keeper in my big Afrikaner...:) hehe

What else is new in my life....let me think about this... oh yes!!! because of "Oklahoma" and all my Oklahomies I decided not to join the Durban City Orchestra until after I was done...well...I had my first rehearsal on Monday night...wow...for a small orchestra...we can grow and we'll be great under Russel's baton...I loved every minute of rehearsal...including all 37 bars rest that I get as a 2nd flute hehe...oh well...I'll try keep more updated now...

Much love
Bugz

Life in general

2009-02-05T04:52:00.000-08:00

So nothing much has happened recently in the land of sunny South Africa...I am though officially registered for my 2nd year at the University of KwaZulu-Natal:) I am really excited for this, I am getting to see all my friends again, but this year isn't going to be as relaxed as last year...I am planning on getting four A's...I am confident I can get them as long as I am diligent and work hard...

Nothing new on the "Oklahoma" front except that the one song..."The Farmer and the Cowman" is permanently stuck in my head...during registeration, three of us were sitting together singing it...it's just one of those songs that never quite leaves your head...

The family is safe and sound and thankfully we have gone a year without Andy injuring himself:) Lets hope it stays that way...

Much Love
Bugz

KZNYO and the Great Camp of Greystone 2009

2009-01-26T06:11:00.000-08:00

So two weeks ago I went away for a week to a camp called Greystone....It's a week away for all the kids in the KZN Youth Orchestra to go and rehearse the repetoire for the year...boy was it hectic...the orchestra consists of 72 kids...including me...and then split into two...one is the A orchestra and the other is the B orchestra or otherwise known as the development orchestra...both A and B orchestras have their own pieces but the whole orchestra does play pieces together... We hardly had any time to ourselves...on Monday we rehearsed for 9 hours, Tuesday we rehearsed for 9 hours, Wednesday we rehearsed for 6 hours but did 3 hours of activities, Thursday was another 3 hours of rehearsal, then 2 hours of activities...followed by frantic practising for the groups participating in the talent show...I'll get to that in a moment...then on Friday we rehearsed for 2 hours and then played a concert for our parents for an hour...it was fun though and it brought the orchestra closer together.

Now for the Thursday night talent show...4 of us did the almost impossible...no one thought anyone could do this...we made our conductor... the great Lykele Temmingh...blush like a red tomato...we were four girls in our group and we decided to sing two songs...one being "Man, I feel like a woman" by Shania Twain and the other being "Mamma Mia" by Abba...oh wow was it funny...we did "Man, I feel like a woman" with no problems and nothing exciting to talk about...but then we hit "Mamma Mia"... we firstly made sure that he was sitting in the front row so the that the chaos would begin...I sang the first line and walked up to him and walked back...we could see on his face he wasn't worried...Joss sang her line and did the same as I...he began to look a tad worried...Claire sang her line and did the same as Joss and I and Lyk looked really worried...Vikki then did the same as us and we had him terrified...We did the chorus and left alone..for that time only...with the 2nd verse we repeated our actions...but...when Vikki walked forward we all did and we surrounded Lyk...he looked so petrified and as we said "Mamma Mia" we knelt in front of him!!! He was shocked...petrified...and didn't know what to do with himself...poor old man...never seen him turn so red in my life before :)

The fun only lasted a week and now I'm back at work :( But I have great news..."Oklahoma" has started and I am having a blast with that. us winds have it harder than the strings coz at least they can laugh and play at the same time...WE CAN"T!! So for the first time we are playing the song "Pore Jud is Daid" and the director was singing the lyrics...my word...we were in stitches...even the conductor...Russ...had to stop the song he was laughing so much...I have to say that Rogers and Hammerstein were on some seriously strong stuff when they wrote this thing coz...wow...it's a piece of work.

Another bit of great news though...I have now got students :) Dad was working on site at a customer and he mentioned I teach piano...a guy took my number from Dad and seemed to have passed it onto my students mother...now I am teachinga brother and sister...Remo and Carmen...I am taking Carmen for her first lesson this Friday and Remo I have taken for only two...but this kid can play for a 12 year old...the only pity is...he can't read music so I have had to take him back to the basics so he can at least do an exam and do the sight reading section...

Well that's all for now...
Much love
Bugz

I forgot to mention :(

2008-12-22T01:35:00.000-08:00

I unfortunately have sad news that I forgot to mention...as I tend to do when I'm writing this I see...but...I left Scarlet Hill:( I went to the guys about 2 weeks ago and I told them I can't do the band anymore...I didn't have the time they needed from me...then "Oklahoma" landed in my lap two days ago...I feel bad for doing it...but it's experience I need in the field I want to go into...I fully support the guys no matter what and I'll still always be there for them

I PASSED!!!!

2008-12-22T01:25:00.000-08:00

Yes!!! I passed first year of Varsity and I'm sporting a new look that I must say that I LOVE!!!
It's amazing though...I've already got plans for January for rehearsals for 2 orchestras and a show...I will have Durban City Orchestra rehearsals on a Monday evening, "Oklahoma" rehearsal on a Tuesday, Wednesday is my night off, Church Worship practise on a Thursday night, Friday night I'll have KZN Youth Orchestra and then Saturday afternoon is another "Oklahoma" rehearsal....and in all this...I have to include work...and in February it has to join in with Varsity... So I'm one busy little girl...but then again it keeps me out of trouble so my mom is more than happy...it just means no boyfriends for me unless I somehow meet someone on the show or at Durban City Orchestra...but then again my mom already has plans for that....but I'm keeping mum on that.

On Wednesday I'm leaving to Rustenburg for Christmas with my Dad's family...it's an 8 hour drive...but it'll be worth it for a little bit of a holiday which will be good for the whole family...I really think we all need it...this December has been such a stressful month for work...

So for anyone going away for the Holidays, I beg you to drive safely and as the new campaign in South Africa goes...."Drive Dry"

Much love
Bugz

Scarlet Hill!!!!

2008-12-03T04:35:00.000-08:00

Okay...forgot to mention this slight detail to everyone that's reading this...the band...my band...is Scarlet Hill...I'm pretty sure I mentioned this little bit of information before...but what I didn't mention is that you can check out the band on our myspace page. We even have a song up there...the song is called "When It Matters" and it features our friend Buhle...he's an awesome guy...so if you want to see pictures of the band and read up on us and hear "When It Matters" head over to http://www.myspace.com/scarlethill

Thanks all
Much love
Bugz

IT'S THE WEEKEND PEOPLE!!!

2008-11-14T08:16:00.000-08:00

Hi all, it's the weekend and for many it's time for partying...wanna just say stay safe while you're out and about...My weekend is gonna be spent having fun with my bro and some friends...I'll try take some photo's and you can see what we get up to...

But unfortunately my weekend won't be just about having fun...it'll also be spent with a lot of time spent behind the piano while I'm gearing up for my piano exam next week Wednesday. It's gonna be hard, but I'm sure I'm gonna ace it... as I said, I want to prove Liesl right about me...if I can pull ten hours of flute in one weekend, I'm sure I can do the same on piano...

So stay safe every one and enjoy the weekend ahead...
Much love
Bugz

Busy Busy

2008-11-13T12:25:00.000-08:00

Well, life's been a bit hectic for me right now with end of semester exams going on at the moment...I've just got my piano exam left, but I'm thinking it'll be my toughest by far, but when you study an instrument it does tend to be a bit of a time consuming thing to do... When I got to University they scared me and told me that I had to do a minimum of two hours a day practising just to barely pass!!! I couldn't believe my ears...Now I understand the point.

My piano has improved quite a bit with the help of Liesl (my piano teacher), she's such an amazing pianist and she sees so much possibility in me that I can't help, but want to prove her right(if you met her you'd understand why)...then there's flute...wow...Sabine can really go at you when she wants...but she's improved my flute as well..thinking back to my tone and sound...and basically everything about my flute playing...she basically picked everything up for me...guess that's what they're there for...just didn't realise I could be pushed so hard on the flute...Sabine almost expects out of me as much as if I was playing flute as a first practical instrument rather than a second, but I guess it's because all her students before me were first practical.

Now, I'm not just a classical student at University, I'm also in a band here at home.We're called Scarlet Hill and I play the keyboard. It's not overly hard things to play, but because of my calssical background it sometimes is a bit hard to come up with something on the keyboard that goes and we really don't want to end up sounding like Muse so we try our best to avoid that from happening. There's four of us in the band; Bruce, our vocalist and bassist, David, our guitarist and Bryn, our drummer. It's always awesome to be around those guys, except they make me feel old...maybe because I'm the oldest at the age of 19 and yet I also somehow pull off being the shortest in the band...oh well...