Viva Voce

On the 2nd of June, I decided to spend some time with a young girl called Leamo.  Leamo and I take the same transport back to our homes and on this particular day I decided to get to know her I little bit more. Leamo is 6 years old and always seemed shy but after talking to her for a while she began to open up to me. I really really really love children so having a conversation with a child is always pleasant and intriguing as this little humans have so much to say about the big world we live in. I think this experience will influence my creative process by allowing me to step into my 6 year old self at times too,  as childlike creativity (without fear) is always something good to have. I have included a little video with a snippet of our conversation.

On the 20th of April, I attended a Media Class (aka- was somewhere I'm not supposed to be). I joined my friends (Ashlin and Marco) in their Media Aesthetics class. The experience was weird as it felt like constant deja-vu because I  had the same exact lesson on the 17th of April.Weeks later after my little visit to their class, I decided to make a ritual of g oing to their Media Aesthetics class as well as mind. Not only have a realised that my brain absorbs more knowledge than I thought it would (because of the repetition) but also now I have made more time to see me friends. If class is hindering you from seeing your friends than you might as well go to class with your friends.   I feel like this experience will benefit my creative process as it has pushed me to look at things different even though I have seen them before.

The past week I read an auto(biography) of someone I admire (Connor Franta). As soon as I found out he had released a new book, I knew I had to get my hands on it. Connor Franta is a Youtuber who makes lifestyle blogs and inspirational short films. I heard about the book from another Youtuber I watch who highly advised all his viewers grab a copy as soon as possible.  I scanned the internet looking for a pdf copy of the book for free but couldn't find one and eventually persuaded my mother to get it for me off Amazon.  After reading the book, I'm glad I have it as a hard copy as I think it's a fine wine book. You don't read it for the sake of gobbling down the words but rather resonating on them and reflecting on your life. My favourite parts of the book are the pages left for photography and poetry as they allow you to get to know Connor better as well as they are beautiful words. I feel like by reading someone else's life story and I have a bit more insight i...

Two weeks ago, I made a zoo biscuit and an elephant out of clay. As a child, I really enjoyed getting my hands dirty in the mud and "making cakes" and last week I got the privilege of diving back into my muddy cake ways. I throughly enjoyed the experience and didn't think I could sculpt that good. I was surprised with the outcome of both the zoo biscuit and the elephant. This experience surprised me and I'm very happy with the outcome. I think this experience will benefit my creative process by making me more aware of how simple shapes can morph together and form such complex and interesting things. After this experience, I think try to dive into my childhood loves more often.

I feel dead. Who knew that after six months of NOT TRAINING, your body would feel like this? Clearly not me. Running has always been a pet peeve of mine; not only because I feel all sweaty afterwards but because I look weird doing it. My legs are special... They find the need to bounce off the ground uncontrollably and resemble body parts from expressionistic artworks (in other words, they distort into wondrous shapes).  The children in my complex were privileged enough to see these chicken little feet of mine actually move.  "Okay, two more laps!" shouted one of the girls. "TWO MORE LAPS. I think I'm done for the day." I think this experience benefited my creative process as it made me more aware of my body. I didn't realise I could still run as fast as I used to in high school and could actually feel the blood rushing through my legs in the form of a tingly feeling after my run. 

How could I have forgotten to hand it in? I swear I did! I swear it! Or maybe I really did forgot. DEAR BOKANI, HOW COULD YOU HAVE POSSIBLY FORGOTTEN TO HAND IN YOUR SCRIPT ADAPTATION?! YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO THE HUMAN RACE! HAND IT IN NOW!!!!!!!!!! KIND REGARDS, YOUR LECTURER. It was an honest mistake, I promise you. I handed in the hard copy the day it was due but just forget to hand in the electronic copy. I feel so embarrassed and stupid. How could I forget. At least I won't make this stupid mistake again. I think that the experience will benefit my creative process as it will encourage me to make more mistakes as mistakes ALWAYS lead to a lesson being learnt.

http://www.hayesfamily.co.za/blog/2014/06/asian-day-at-lunch-bunch/ A couple weeks ago I went out with my friends Ashlin and Karabo for some Kungfu Kitchen to end of the week. We had all been to Kungfu Kitchen before and decided to try eat something new. We ended up buying bow ties and Chinese beer. None of us are really beer drinkers but we all were up for a try. Bow ties is a deep fried doughy syrup coated Chinese dessert. This dessert is similar to the South African koeksister but just a little bit more biscuity in texture. I enjoyed gobbling down my bow tie. The experience was very eye opening.  Unfortunately, I didn't take my own picture of my bow tie dessert as I didn't think about posting it a the time I ate it so thank you Google for making me type in "Long twisty hard Chinese dessert". This experience has made me a lot more open to trying new things as I may end up liking them.