the Real Annabelle!

I am a huge sucker for horror movies! So far, I'm dying to see The Conjuring but rumour has it the doll in the movie, Annabelle, has a spin-off or prequel film documenting her origins. So here are a few facts about Annabelle.

1. Origins of evilIn 1970, a woman purchased a Raggedy Ann doll in a second-hand store as a Christmas present for her daughter, Donna, a nursing student in Hartford, Connecticut. Donna kept the doll on her bed. Everything seemed quite innocent until Donna brought Annabelle to the kitchen for breakfast table where the doll straightened out her arms and put them on the table. From there, things only became weirder. Soon, Donna and her roommate Angie often came home to find Annabelle on the couch when she’d been left locked in Donna’s room.

2. The ghost of a little girlAfter a month of Annabelle’s eerie antics, Donna decided to contact a medium. The psychic told Donna and Angie that a 7-year-old girl named Annabelle had been tragically slain on the apartment property. The child had taken residence inside Donna’s doll. Annabelle felt comfortable with Donna and Angie. The young nurses, already compassionate souls, decided that there was no harm in welcoming Annabelle into their home.

3. Positively do not openOne visitor to the Occult museum broke the rules by opening Annabelle’s box and touching the doll, apparently challenging her to "do her worst". Later that day, the man allegedly died in a motorcycle accident. His girlfriend survived, but had to spend nearly a year in the hospital recovering from her injuries.

4. Meet Annabelle

Despite achieving icon status, the original Annabelle still resides in the same humble protective box in Lorraine Warren’s Occult Museum in Moodus, Connecticut. But her sedentary lifestyle hasn’t diminished her power. According to Lorraine, Annabelle sometimes moves around and growls at unsuspecting visitors.

The actual Annabelle doll
 

More info visit: http://www.channel24.co.za/Movies/News/8-terrifying-true-facts-about-the-real-Annabelle-20141017

My Twunny DeDeee: WCW

I am #TeamPHATgirls !!! Yes hunty #TeamPHATgirls cause ain't nobody got time for these skinny girls! So ladies and gentlemen let me introduce y'all to my fierce, phenomenal and thick sister (yes hunty, CURVES are in SEASON), Denise aka DeDeee! Oh her and I go back...waaaay back in time. Lark 2006 back! She and I attend the same high school but she was a year ahead of me. Like our zodiac symbol, Gemini, we're twins separated from birth cause our personalities, likes and dislikes and all things Gemini we both likie!!!

Robin: My WCW

Meet my home girl Robin! Love her to bits! Like Omega, she's a pride Xhosa girl who won't let people step all over her...she don't roll like that! She and I are huge lovers of  Nicki Minaj and boy do we bust into Nicki rap mode!

Follow my girl @ UglyHeaux_ (for both her Twitter and Instagram handle)

Happy birthday Ma ox

To the Queen of my heart, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ma!!!

Though it is said that life begins at 40, I truly believe that life begins at birth! I look at you and see a strong, phenomenal and beautiful lady who has conquered her battles and still manages to juggle her career and family! That's what I admire most about you! Hope you have a super duper and blessed bday and may the Lord your God bless you with many more bdays to come!!!

Je t'aime mama!! oxox

I'm a Methosist!!!

EXTRA, EXTRA!!! READ ALL 'BOUT IT!!!
News is Nkosana Edward Mdhluli-Nkosi is an official and full member of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, the MCSA, of the Dawn Park society.
So I Confirmed on Sunday and it was one awesome and BLESSED day! The love I felt from my family and church familia was overwhelming. I am one blessed child of Yaweh!!! Glory to God!!!
One heart, One way!

Flashback Friday: Feel like a kid again!!!

So how many of us are still able to do a hand stand with ease??!! Anyone??!! Well I still can and boy do I feel like a kid all over again!! Even my little sister is surprised and EMBARRASSED by it...embarrassed that her 22 year brother can still manage to do a hand stand. LOL!
And with that said...I challenging everyone out there to take a photo of themselves doing a hand stand!!! #FeelLikeAKidAgain

I bid thee farewell

Dear babomkhulu'Jabu
I must say, your passing sure was a slap in the face. We weren't expecting you to be the first to depart but God only knows. We must thank God that He has blessed with precious time to share the good, bad and ugly moments of our lives with you.
Though we're still in shock, we're slowly adjusting to life with the absence of your presence.
You will always a special place in our hearts. Love ya stack loads!!!
Lala ngixolo Jabulani Alfred Mdhluli. Lukhele!!

Facts about MOI!!!

1. My name is Nkosana! Not Skosana or Nkosinathi..it's N-K-O-S-A-N-A!!!! Get it right
2. I have a major kitchen OCD. Can't stand a messy and upside down kitchen
3. I'm a guy trapped in a girl's body, or a girl trapped in a guy's?!! Well either way I'm ANDROGENOUS!
4. I may appear CRAZE, but I have my days of shyness
5. I loves me some good coffee! Yes I have a caffeine addiction
6. I have a scar in my left eye! So yeah I'm one unique fella!!
7. I love horror movies, LARK I LIVE FOR ANY GOOOD HORROR film!!!
8. I love having conversations with myself, keeps my sanity alive! Lol
9. My alter-ego is Roxanne, the fierce feminine side of me
10. Like I said my name is NKOSANA!!!

Relebohile: My WCW

The lady of the hour, my friend, pillar of strength and most of all my sister, Relebohile or Lebo for short. We grew up together in the same neighbour. She was the 1st person I became friends with when I was the new kid in the block. We're inseparable! Love, love, love her to bits!!

The HARLEM shake FRENZY!!

Can't remember exactly when the whole Harlem shake viral video frenzy took place, but it was an Internet frenzy of the century. So my friends and I decided to create our own Harlem shake experience...ENJOY!!!

PS-Please excuse my sex-freak friend in the beginning of the vid. hasn't been laid in the making of the vid!

The Nkay diary

Dear D
So it's that time of the year once again....that moment in time to hit them books and tackle those ever annoying ASSIGNMENTS and TESTS.
Frankly I just wanna hibernate for a couple of months and wake up to hit that stage to accept my degree. Talk about wishful thinking but otherwise I'll just have to grab that bull with both hands...so BRING IT ON!!!
Signed Nkay oxox

Simphiwe: My WCW

When my darling friend and sister's, Simphiwe, life bumped into my mine...let's just say I have a way of bringing out the wild and crazy side of people. Yes, I am the master of all things Crazeee!! One thing I love about Simphiwe is her spirit of not giving up even her back is against the wall. She's a fly chef (yes hunty, girl sure knows her way around the kitchen) and has a killer sense of style.

PS-Forgot to mention she one sexy dark chocolate mama!! #SheTaken

Drama Oh Mama

So you’re watching your favourite local television series or perhaps a telenovela, such as Isibaya, Generations, Isidingo or The Wild. The cliché scene of slapping and back stabbing plays out. And the scene plays as follows:

Olwethu: "Who the hell do you think you are?!"
Roxanne: "Excuse me! Do you have any idea has to who...."

[Olwethu slaps Roxanne]

Roxanne: "Oh you stupid, STUPID b@$th! That’s one mistake you’ll regret ever making."
Olwethu: "Oh Lord so help me I don’t kill you with my bare hands. If you ever, EVER think you’re going to get your hands on this company...well think again!"
Roxanne: "You forget I’m carrying the heir to this company, the very heir that renders me an instant shareholder of this company."
Olwethu: "You snake! You’ve always wanted your hands on this company, even if it means sleeping your way to attain it. I hope you burn in hell you psychotic b@$th!"
Roxanne: "I vacation there."

[End scene]
Though are we all aware, of where such dramatic essence comes from? Well, birth of theatre is the very birth of telenovelas and soaps. Therefore the one person I think of, who has had extreme contribution and influence in the performing arts, is the English born and bred poet and dramatist William Shakespeare. But who is William Shakespeare?

Records indicate that not much is known of Shakespeare’s early childhood though it is noted that he presumably attended the Stratford Grammar School. It is this very school in which its curriculum enabled Shakespeare to acquire the adequate knowledge and skills of which in turn have capitalised Shakespeare’s success. William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary who was the daughter of a wealthy land owner and relative of aristocratic Ardens of Park Hall, Robert Arden of Wilmcote. Frankly, I’m so not into walking down memory lane pertaining to the life and times of Shakespeare. It will feel like I’m presenting a history lesson on him.

Though what surprises me is the relevance of his work such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Antony and Cleopatra and Julius Caesar to name but a few which is currently being studied in various educational institutions.

Although Shakespeare is a very prominent influence of the performing arts, he was not the only contributor to the arts.

With such drama talk it reminds me of my own drama days. Yep, back in high school, I Nkosana Edward Mdhluli ka’Nkosi was a drama geek at heart. Oh I truly loved the theatre. You see I wasn’t some hot shot famous theatre actor but an amateur school pupil competing in the EADS and Wits drama festivals amongst other schools. My ever first drama production I took part in was Dolly’s Room, then Toy’s R not Us the following year, bringing forth the birth of my alter ego Roxy from the Not A High School Musical production and lastly This is the END.

Yes, four productions over consecutive years and the one I hold most dear to my heart is Not A High School Musical. It’s the very production that took us to the finals of the EADS drama festival, in fact we won the festival cause of the production. Though I must confess, the whole drama team wasn’t feeling the production as major changes were implemented. So moi guesses CHANGE IS GOOD AFTER ALL!!
But apart from entertaining the audience or perhaps being part of a production team, what the performing arts or the life of the theatre has taught me is the fact that I practically get to walk in a person’s shoes and see their circumstances and not to instantly place judgement upon them. Therefore it’s not merely acting a role but taking a path of someone else’s life.

Though I wonder what life would be without our daily dose of drama. Thus I must thank Mr W. Shakespeare for his contribution to the life and times of nothing but drama. So ladies and gents...save the DRAMA for ya MAMA!!!

Sources consulted

Encyclopedia Americana. 1829. Volume 24.

APP-mania

I have many obsessions I tell you! Stalking sexy people, caffeine and  horror movies to name a few of my obsessions. Well thanks to the rapid growth of technological (TAKE-NO-AGE) innovation life has been easier! So here's my top 2 photo App obsessions that are a must have!!!

1. Instagram

If you thought MXit, WhatsApp or BBM was addictive, say hello to my photo-sharing app friend, Instagram. Yes ladies and gentlemen, this app is for those you just love taking photos of themselves or simply the beautiful world that's around them. So try it out and let your photo-taking take over!!!

2. Power Cam

Oh hunty...if you ever wanted to make your pics looks sickening, try the Power Cam app! This photo editing app is so easy to use, even granma would whizz!! So give it a go HUNTY!!!

 



Omega: My WCW

Remember the other day I told you about the many sisters I have?! Well meet my other sister Omega. Yes, another friend who has become a dear fellow sister to me. Love her to bits!! Like any Xhosa lady, you don't screw  with her!!! She's a true lady, so she keeps it classy (#NoDirtyFights), loves all things girly, loves her familia, amigos and hubby to be!!! Like all of my sisters she hella FINE!!! So #ShesTaken sorry gents!

Ms TK: My WCW

I have many sisters, that including both immediate family and friends. So ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to my many sisters, TARA!! She's not merely a friend who I met and developed a friendship with over the past 3 years and months of vasity, she's my sister from another papa! She's fierce, one not to be messed with, speaks her mind and B-E-A-U-TIFUL and she's my #WCW of the day!!!

Follow her on her @tara22kim (similar handle for both Twitter and Instagram accounts)