House Festival 2014

Hi everyone,

This is a little late, but I wanted to share this with you anyway because it happens every year. To be honest I have ever heard of this event before and I really didn't know what to expect. So when I got the invitation to go, I was a little hesitant... but I am so glad I went. The House Festival is a one day outdoor event taking place at Marble Hill House in Richmond.

I have not been to many festivals but I imagined extortionate prices for food and drinks and any extras, however I was pleasantly surprised to find it was all FREE! Once inside the Festival all your food, drink and entertainment is included. Marble Hill House's grounds were be filled with market stalls offering a summer feast including oysters, lobsters, hog roast and homemade pizzas, and there were be plenty of bars.

Needless to say everyone was in a jolly mood, but they were so fun and friendly - people would just talk to you, just to be nice. The sun were shining and line up was pretty cool, with likes of Dizzee Rascal, Jake Bugg, Paloma Faith, Sam Smith, Kelis and more! 

This festival seemed quite clean and slightly more 'up market' then the muddy skankiness of Glastonbury, even the toilets clean and well presented. There are plenty places is sit, chill and enjoy, so no need to stand around until your feet hurt..

The money raised from the House Festival go towards the English Heritage Foundation which helps with the maintenance and upkeep of Marble Hill. The money also goes to the War Child charity; which helps to support vulnerable children whose lives had been torn apart by war. Tickets for this event tend to sell out rapidly, so keep you eyes peeled for next year.

Couldn't help myself - got to love props!

Take Care.

Jamaican-me Laugh

Hey everyone,

Ha-ha, though I'd  make a little pun for you :)

What makes a Sunday afternoon a better Sunday afternoon? Answer; go to the park. Even better answer was to go to Brixton Splash or Crystal Palace Jamaica Day last Sunday.

Officially it was Jamaica's 51st Independence day on Tuesday 6th August 2013, but celebrations have been in full swing since last week.

Sadly I couldn't get to both in one day, so I choose to go to Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace Park was an old favourite of mine as a child; its changed a little bit, but still a really cool place to chill and enjoy the day. There was a great sense of pride in the air, everyone made an effort dressed in Jamaican colours, it felt so welcoming.

So what was going on?

There was some amazing live dance performances. Some of the dancers looked young, but they were so talented. You could tell the performance meant something to them, they looked so happy. I enjoyed watching these two (can't remember their name), I rarely see young people doing dancing like this - so this was a treat.

I'm not going to lie though, there was some parts I found slightly uncomfortable. Number one being the under 13yrs dance competition, what bothered me about it was the dancing itself. I don't think its right for young innocent children to be doing this 'cock up batty', 'jook gal',  'bruk it down' dance moves to a crowd of adults and big ass men. No, no, no not feeling that at all, what kind of messed up impression are we giving here?

Anyway… There where loads of stalls offering delicious Caribbean food, merchandise and arts and crafts. I love Caribbean art, so colourful and calming - its like it takes you to another world. And to top it off Steel pans, I love Steel Pans! I love the way they sound, the atmosphere they create and when I was younger I really used to enjoy playing them too.


Everybody will be eating all the chicken tonight lol

Naturally there was a hell of a lot of chicken, not 100% sure what the obsession is with it, but it really nice. Not dry and chewy, it was tender and well seasoned. Though, I'm more into fish these days but hey-hoo.

It was a really nice day for the whole family, there was even a funfair to keep the children busy. Various DJs for those who fancy a dance or just sit down at your picnic and nod your head. Whenever was 'your thing', there was plenty of room for you to enjoy. It was a happy atmosphere, no trouble just simple fun.

I might not able to afford a ticket to the Caribbean right now but this is a good start.

Hope your well.

Bring Back the Mixtape

Hey everyone,

The other day I was happily minded my own business on the 'good old' London transport and I got to thinking why don't we share anymore. I remember back in the days copying songs off the radio by pressing REC and PLAY together and doing the half pressed button thingy so the singer sounded like a Chipmunk. I also remember on those sunny days that stripe of brown tape would be blowing in the breeze and getting tingled in the trees or the quick repairs with clear sticky tape when the cassette tape broke lol. Ahh! Good times.
 

Remember these?

As cool as that was, I'm quite glad things have moved on, having some annoying DJ chatting over my tune gets on my nerves. However with everyone having their own MP3 player or Phone to play they music on sharing playlists and keeping that one sentimental physical thing 'from that special someone' or buddy doesn't really happen.

*Image from Sharetapes.com

But look! With this beauty you can upload Spotify or YouTube  playlists on to blank 'Sharetapes', then hand them out to your mates, who scan the tape with a phone to listen. I like that its something you can keep, write a little title on it and make it personal to whoever or yourself. I'm loving the retro design and at the super cool price of £5 for five - this is so cool I had to write about. You can buy them here >>>http://www.sharetapes.com/

Please Note: I'm not getting paid for talking about this I'm purely doing because I think it cool.

What are your memories with the classic cassette? 

I Choose you!

Hey everyone,

This post is long overdue *sorry* but I was awarded the Kreativ Blogger award! Woo-hoo my first award *AwwwYeah!* (^_-)d.

Big thank you to Rebecca at ‘A Window of Thought’ (http://awindowofthoughts.blogspot.co.uk/) for awarding it to me. Definitely check her out, she’s genuinely cool  and gives really good advice about hair care and occasionally beauty tips too :)

 

Ok so here its goes

The Conditions for Accepting the Award are:

•  Link back to the person who gave you this award
•  Answer the questions below
•  Award 10 other blogs and let them know in a comment or email
• Share 7 random thoughts about yourself

1. Name your favorite song: Aww this is such horrible question for me, I don't have a favorite but at the moment I’m really liking "Light up the World" by Yasmin, it’s kind of got that 'old skool' vibe.

 

2. Name your favorite dessert: Cake and custard! hehe I'm a kid a heart :)

3. What ticks me off: General foolishness, rudeness, liars and ignorance 

4. When I'm upset I: Walk away and keep it to myself, which works sometimes but I really have to work on letting people in and letting go

5. What is your favorite pet: KYZER! My bubbi, don't know what I’d do without him 

6. Black or white: ♪ ♪ 'Black is my colour' ♪ ♪  - *Brown Sugar stylie* - hands up for Lovers Rock LOL

7. Biggest fear: Death. It really freaks me out I try not the think about it too much but it’s always in the back of my mind.

8. Everyday attitude: The day is what you make it, because just in case you didn't know your awesome!

9. What is perfection: I don't think there is such a thing, to me perfection is something with flaws

10. Guilty pleasures: Laughing at others expense, I know it’s wrong but sometimes it can't be helped - especially when people drop and try style it out LOL. Another one I suppose is that I watch a lot of cartoons but I’m not ashamed of that :P

7 Random thoughts about ME

·         I'm really forgetful, but I’m good at making up for it (and apologies in advance lol)

·         I listen to a lot of Asian music, actually any genre I’m not even joking - I'm just big mix really depends what mood I’m in

·         The amount of friends I have has decreased dramatically, but the quality of those still with me is awesome :)

·          At this very moment I am rubbing Kyzer's belly with my foot LOL

·         Constantly talk, laugh and sing to myself, I've been doing it for years I can't help it

·         I never know how to react to compliments or when people cry - seriously I’m useless (O_O)

·         I'm a really bad liar my face always gives me away

So it’s time for me to spread the love and award cool bloggers

iconoclasp - http://iconoclaspvintage.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Natasha  - http://natsumihime.blogspot.co.uk 

Xenia  - http://www.shroder.net/ 

Nichola - http://slavetofashion-fashionslave.blogspot.co.uk 

Laura-May  -  http://septdecembre.blogspot.co.uk 

NeNe - http://cupcake-gal.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Bijou n Marie - http://lamoderocks.blogspot.co.uk 

Báš  - http://laughingisthekeyfrommyworld.blogspot.co.uk 

Dani - http://danisfashionmodelling.blogspot.co.uk

Starry Sky

Hi Guys,

Are you well? Did you have a good bonfire night? I hope so mine was a bit lame, I didn’t go to any displays or anything which is a real shame as I really like fireworks. Something about the colours and the loud sounds just feels like magic to me. I didn’t go because I felt silly and childish asking me friends to come with me, thinking about it now I shouldn’t felt that way and my friends probably would have come. But I remember going every year when I was younger I guess I was just feeling old. Also I got it into my head fireworks were for couples, which I guess is kind of true it is kind of romantic. Oh well... I stayed at home nursing a really frightened Kyzer  - bless him, he gets so scared. 

I used to love these as a kid :)

In other news for the first time in a while the news put a small smile on my face – yes I am a fan and I always will be!!

Too Cute

Hey guys,

Some for you probably know this song already, as it is quickly taking over the world. But I just I’d link it up because I’m absolutely addicted to it ~ its so cute!

ヘ(^_^ヘ)(ノ^_^)ノ

"PONPONPON" performed by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 

Enjoy!