Online musings

There are some songs that have made it up the charts on their own merits. This is because they are that good. An example is Adele's comeback single,  Hello . However, there are other songs which you have never heard of before until the internet grabs hold of them. Some of the songs are international and are sung in another language. Others are American. I marvel at the effect that social media has on songs and at the way it turns them into smash hits. Once upon a time Myspace went further and launched the careers of some musicians, including Lily Allen. Now with the decline of the social networking site's popularity, other websites like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram are helping to make certain songs famous. One song that was made popular by the internet is Dragostea Din Tei by a Romanian-Moldovian pop music band O-Zone. It was a catchy song which I really liked. It was not popular outside Romania until a video of a man dancing and lip synching to the song was posted on New

When one of my closest friends told me something rather disturbing about myself that I didn't know, I was very shocked to say the least. My reaction was disbelief. But then again I know that no human body on this earth is perfect. Every single person has something wrong with them either physically or mentally. Some may be open about it whereas others may hide it. Some may be obvious and others not so obvious. It may be present since birth or acquired later on in life. Some people may even be unaware of it. When I was little I knew that there was something wrong with me. I used to scream and cry for no reason whatsoever. To other people that did not seem normal. To me it was a way of getting rid of the frustration inside me as I had difficulty in expressing myself. As an adult it grew to violent outbursts of temper. It didn't help that I always bottled in my feelings. My family would view it as childish temper tantrums. Other times I would get so depressed and would even conte

When my friend, who is a former colleague of mine, saw the play and told me that it was hilarious I knew I had to watch it. One of the reasons was that I wanted to find out if I shared his sense of humour. I finally watched it and I could see why my friend was so eager for me to book the ticket. My first thoughts of the play was that it was definitely like no other play I had seen. When I entered the theatre it rapidly became packed. That was a great indication of how popular the show was and how word had spread about it. After all the play won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards and I must say, it was well deserved. Before the show even started the crew of the play were frantically asking for the whereabouts of Winston the dog. They even asked members of the audience where the dog was but it was nowhere to be seen. A man from the audience was then roped into helping out fix the mantelpiece before the play began.The director then introduced the show with a funny monol

Fantastic! Brilliant! Enjoyable! Awesome! These are just some of the adjectives that I would use to describe the event. I have been wanting to go to a jazz festival for a very long time and I have just been. Therefore I can cross that off my bucket list. The jazz festival took place in the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre. This happened to be the fourth year of this event. It was a great show and what was even better about it was that it was absolutely free. It featured various performers, some who are established artists and others who are looking for a platform to showcase their talents. the event lasted seven hours. Jazz re:freshed is behind this wonderful festival and is the brainchild of Justin McKenzie and Adam Moses. It began in the summer of 2003 and its purpose was to celebrate jazz music and to bring it out in the open. Jazz music is definitely my favourite kind of music. It is soothing and relaxing and the tunes are amazing. The first time I was exposed to jaz

When I was still in school my parents expected me to study hard. I found that annoying at the time but I did not realise that they wanted me to have a bright and productive future. My smarty-pants younger sister heeded my parents' advice and now look at her. She has a lovely four-bedroomed house, she is happily married with a baby on the way, she has a director-level job and she has enjoyed many holidays. How I envy her! How I envy many of my old classmates! Most of them have top jobs such as doctor, lawyer and accountant as well as managerial-level jobs. Most of them have settled as their being ambitious makes them more attractive to the opposite sex. Most of them are able to afford exotic holidays as well as other finer things in life such as a flash car. And what about me? I am stuck in an admin-level job, I am still single and I go on holiday once in a while. I know that if I want to improve my life I have to damn well change my attitude! Instead of sitting on my lazy a