JIP: So, maak dit régtig saak?

Ek haat dit as mense simpel vrae vra. Vrae soos “Hoe kan jy nié van dubstep hou nie?” of “Hoekom het jy nog nooit ’n kêrel gehad nie?”

Ek besef toe dat ek dit ook doen.Dit is gewoonlik net uit pure nuuskierigheid.Ek wonder gereeld hoekom mense dink soos hulle dink en doen wat hulle doen, maar maak dit regtig saak? Maak dit saak hoekom daar mense is wat hou van peri-peri of wasabi-sjokolade?

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Language Barrier

I normally blog in Afrikaans, my home language, but recently I've been thinking that an English post here or there can't do any harm...? I don't think I will ever just post in English, because I write more comfortably in Afrikaans, but there are so many more English than Afrikaans Internet users out there.

I don't know if this will become a thing, but it is possible that I will occasionally post something in English, seeing as my fan-club is growing already ;)

Speaking of my fan-club, for those of you who don't know, I have a YouTube channel - The Middle Child. I have been stuck on 93 subscribers for a few weeks now. For someone who hasn't been posting videos for that long, I think it is a pretty big number, but I wouldn't mind some growth.

Why do subs matter?

1. The more subscribers I have, the better I feel about myself because I don't have any friends and need to feel love from Internet people...
2. Subscribers receive an email whenever I upload a new video, so you never miss out on the awesomeness :D
3. More subs mean more advertisement of my channel and videos across YouTube, so more people can accidentally stumble across my channel and my channel can also be found more easily if someone were to Google it ;)

So, pretty pretty pretty please go and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven't already. You won't lose anything and you will make me extremely happy. Also, if you don't subscribe, a cat might die, so do it for the kittens..

How to subscribe:
*Log into YouTube with your YouTube/Gmail/Google account (One account. All of Google)
*Don't have an account? Create one =D it's FREE!
*Logged in? Click this link.
*Click on the SUBSCRIBE button
*Receive a FREE invisible penguin!

JOIN THE FAN CLUB! :D
you know you want to =)

JIP: Clichés, oral waar jy kyk...

Die wêreld is een groot cliché... Dié sin is selfs teen hierdie tyd ’n cliché.

Ek het gesukkel om ’n onderwerp te kies om oor te skryf, want alles waaraan ek dink, is al so holrug gery: eksamen, einde-van-die-jaar-sindroom, vakansie, wees jouself, die verkiesing, tienersterre wat handuit ruk, en en en (oeps, nog een).

Dink byvoorbeeld aan flieks: “I wil be back”; “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a…”; “May the force be with you”; “To infinity and beyond”; “Elementary, my dear Watson”; “Life is like a box of chocolates…”; “Luke, I am your father!”; “You can’t handle the truth”; “Make a hole, people, make a hole!"... Genoeg gesê?

Dan is daar die Facebook-clichés... 

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50 Random Questions Tag

I found this on the internet and decided to do it! Also, I tag Mieke & Ingrid (MIWatchers), Mizan van der Merwe (Profoundly Marvelous) and Peter Pentz (Penna se Praatjies) to answer the questions too! =)

1.   Where were you 3 hours ago? Taking a nap...

2.   Who are you in love with? My boyfriend! Oh, wait... 

3.   Have you ever eaten a crayon? No, not that I know of...

4.   Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? My pajama pants! =D

5.   When is the last time you went to the mall? Yesterday.

6.   Are you wearing socks right now? YES ALWAYS! ;)

7.   Does your family have a car worth over $2,000? I dunno how dollars work... 

8.   When was the last time you went out of town? Friday!

9.   Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?  No =(

10. Are you hot? Yes, extremely! Oh, wait, you mean because of weather? No, it's cold outside.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Pepsi Light.

12. What are you wearing right now? Green socks, black jeans, a red shirt with a black shirt over...

13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it? If I had a car, it would probably be dirty all the time.

14. Last food you ate? My mamma's chicken, veggies and uhm, "mielietert" =D

15. Where were you last week at this time? Singing in a church in town

16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week? Nope!

17. When is the last time you ran? Does a movie-marathon count?

18. What's the last sporting event you watched? uhh...

19. What is your favorite animal? PANDA!

20. Your dream vacation? Touring Europe <3

21. Last person's house you were in? Uncle George's house =)

22. Worst injury you've ever had? Broke my left arm - had to get surgery.

23. Have you been in love? Love? What is love? Can you eat it?

24. Do you miss anyone right now? Yes! My lovely sister, Mizan!

25. Last musical you saw? HS Bergvlam's revue.

26. What's your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex? I will seduce you with my awkwardness...

27. What are your plans for tonight? Sleeeeeeeeep =D

28. Who is the last person you sent a Facebook message or comment? Ruan Ueckermann!

29. Next trip you are going to take? I dunno... Probably to the kitchen... =P

30. Ever go to camp? YES! Skoolverwisselingskamp! =D

31. Were you an honor roll student in school? Yes, in pre-school I was fabulous ;)

32. What do you want to know about the future? Will radio still exist in 30 years?

33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne? Nope, my bed doesn't care what I smell like... =P

34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor's visit? Yes.. gotta remove my wisdom teeth =/

35. Where is your best friend? "best friend"? What is that? Can you eat it?

36. How is your best friend? When I find it, I will ask...

37. Do you have a tan? WHY WOULD I WANT TO COOK MYSELF?

38. What are you listening to right now? New Paramore CD =D

39. Do you collect anything? The souls of lost puppies... lol jokes, nah.

40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know? Uhm... The internet

41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over? Uhmmm 

42. Do you drink your soda with a straw? Mostly, yes.

43. What does your last text message say? "Babam haha" - Addy

44. Do you like hot sauce? Yes.

45. Last time you took a shower? Last night.

46. Do you need to do laundry? I dunno, MOOOOOOOOM?

47. What is your heritage? South African? Dutch?

48.  Are you someone's best friend? Yas, mah bed! =P

49. Are you rich? I have R49, so no...

50. What were you doing at 12AM last night? Haha, watching modern family and browsing the internet 

JIP - My top-10 Youtubers

Ek het onlangs die wonderwêreld van YouTube ontdek en het amper elke dag ’n nuwe gunsteling Youtuber! Hier is my top-10:

10. Chai (MyNamesChai)
9. Connor Franta
8. Alfie Deyes (PointlessBlog)
7. Zoe Sugg (zoella280390)
6. Marcus Butler (MarcusButlerTV)
5. Jack and Finn Harries (JacksGap)
4. Troye Sivan
3. Phil Lester (AmazingPhil)
2. Caspar Lee (dicasp)
1. Dan Howell (danisnotonfire)

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Nellies Sing Off: Onnies VS Kinders

Die NHS Sing Off het 'n week terug plaasgevind en ek het alles met 'n backstage view afgeneem. Die video's is op my YouTube channel. Ek is ook oulik, so hiers die links vir elke rondte ;)

Modern Song

60s/70s/80s

Gospel Song

Kersfees Medley

Klassieke Liedjie

Die Harlem Shake

JIP - Tieners wat drink

Tieners wat drink is nie meer so ’n vreemde verskynsel as wat dit ’n klompie jare terug was nie... As jy vandag sou uitvind dat ’n vriend gereeld drink, sal jy nie so geskok wees soos wat jou ouers sou wees toe hulle jonk was nie. Inteendeel, jy sou dit dalk verwag. Dis mos snaaks, is dit nie?

Meeste mense lag vir dronk mense se gedrag. Sommige dink dis selfs nóg snaakser as die persoon uit-pass, maar daar is niks snaaks daaraan as iemand versmoor aan hul eie braaksel of die vergiftiging van die respiratoriese sentrum in die brein nie – albei wat tot die dood kan lei.

Ek het met ’n paar hoërskoolleerders gesels en tot die volgende gevolgtrekking gekom: daar is drie “soorte” tiener-drinkers...

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