Friday, February 24, 2012

Bachelorette Fun!!




During my summer holiday back home, not only did I have an awesome time with family and friends, but I also managed to touch down in the mother city, Cape Town, in time for my gorgeous friend Kerry's bachelorette party and wedding. As one of the bridesmaids, I also got to be behind the scenes for this epic event and what a privilege and honour, thanks Kez. 

The bachelorette was just tons of fun, thanks to Courtney, Ingrid and Kerith who were part of Team Bride! The party was hosted at Cafe Chic in downtown, Cape Town. We went with a Gossip Girl School theme. Everyone, including Kerry's granny, rocked up dressed to the theme: in school uniform.  We played games in the creative form of school lessons, some only for the bride-to-be and others for the whole class.

History: Kerry had to answer questions about her hubby-to-be (he had filled the answers for us already), such as the name of his first pet, how old he was when he had his first kiss or is he a wine or whisky guy?

Speech and Drama: We played Charades where the bride-to-be had to act out the words on the cards for the rest of the class.

Science: The bride-to-be had to use blue and red cocktail mix to get the perfect shade or purple and serve the class drinks
Kerry concentrating so hard on getting the right colour so as not to fail
Geography: Since the couple had planned a beach side honeymoon in Bali, we wanted to test the bride to see how well prepared she was for the trip by asking questions about their destination like how to say I love you in Balinese.

Home economics: This class doubled as dessert. The class had a cup cake decorating competition. The bride-to-be was tasked with deciding which design would be closest to good enough to display at the wedding.
super competitive home economics class
The evening was a blast and continued when we hit the streets to join the bachelor party and for Kerry to complete her scavenger hunt which included:

  • kissing a bald mans head
  • finding someone to propose to her
  • finding someone to call her fiance and tell him how lucky he is to be marrying her
  • finding someone to practice walking down the aisle
kind barman walking her down the aisle

Here are more photos of the epic night - some photos courtesy of Kerith :)
drinks on arrival
each student had a board to participate in the lesson
Kerith getting the bride-to-be ready

dressing Kerry into her high school skirt which she last wore 10 years ago
Bell ringing, class begins

mom and sister in uniform

yummy food


class of 2012


And finally the big day


Me, Courtney, Mrs Rosser and Ingrid

Congratulations my friend,  I wish you and Jay all the love and happiness you deserve.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Guilty and Guilty pleasures

Top 5

1. I tend to not charge my phone often enough and end up missing important coffee dates with friends - but I've now committed to charging my phone every night and if my friends call me and find my battery dead - I owe them dinner - future crisis averted.
verdict: guilty

2. A ginormous caffe latte and a freshly baked muffin from Angel-in-us Coffee Shop
verdict: guilty pleasure

3. Sleeping in till ridiculously late if there is no school the following day - double the pleasure if its raining or/and cold outside.
verdict: guilty pleasure

4. Not a morning person and Koreans don't tolerate African timing- so I have resorted to taking a cab to school EVERY morning (hide face in shame) 
verdict: guilty

5. I seldom go a day without my 20min dose of comedy from my firm favourites such as Will and Grace, Modern Family, Big Bang Theory, Parks and Recreation just to name a few.
verdict: guilty pleasure

Final thoughts
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful - Mae West

Friday, February 10, 2012

A tribute to good times

Today I said goodbye to my first year of teaching and to my boys at Daeryun Middle School. At the beginning of the new academic year I will be starting at a girls school down the road, Soseon Girls' Middle School. Although this post is long overdue, rumour has it its better late than never, so here goes.... 

Let's take a tour

School building


waiting outside English Zone for yours truly


My kids listening attentively - got to love Asian kids

Bibimpap for lunchie -yummy (the soup on the other hand - not so great)


Meet the Cast

The Leader (principal), Mr Park
The clumsy but super adorable Mr Hong
The surrogate mom, Mrs Kim
The ever so sweet, Mrs Park
The Hilarious, Mr Mun
The Golfer, Mr Shin
The dedicated busy bee,  Mrs Lee


And last but not least, the fabulous, lovable, caring, sweet not to mention smoking hot Miss Catherine from Ohio, US


What a year! A big shout out and thank you to the names and faces above and to those not mentioned too. Koreans (and Catherine) are incredibly friendly and generous people and will do anything to make you feel welcome. To my intelligent, funny and sometimes naughty boys, you guys are unforgettable.


Final Thoughts

Goodbyes are not forever
Goodbyes are not the end

They simply mean I’ll miss you
Until we meet again 
Author unknown

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Loving at the moment

Top 5

1. Fridge magnets from travels - relive the memories every time you open your fridge



2. Audrey Hepburn - we can all agree, she is was just fabulous



3. Nail polish remover - best creation since sliced bread, at least I think so anyway

4. Beautifully wrapped gifts

5. Fake Glasses - the down falls of having 20/20 vision :) - in Korea the bigger the better