WHO IS A FRIEND? part 1

There are so many definitions of the word friend in the various dictionaries, i especially like the definitions in the free online dictionary and wikipedia. I chose to combine both parts of the definition thus

 "A friend is a person whom one KNOWS, LIKES and TRUSTS and with whom one has a bond of MUTUAL AFFECTION"
 

For me this are all the characteristics of friendship.


1)A friend is someone you know. There are certain things a person must know about the other before they can be called friends, I'm not talking about mere on the surface stuff like their educational qualifications, the number of siblings they have, their state of origin etc its things like their opinion on certain topics, their attitude towards a thing, their behavioural traits, their strenghts and weaknesses

 "A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same" Elbert Hubbard

I have a friend who has extremely radical views on the issue of abortion, boy-girl relationships and the likes, I have a friend who is always late, as a matter of fact, to get her to be  on time for an event, you probably have to tell her its 2hours earlier.... I have friends who know my favourite part of chicken


2) A friend is someone you like. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone being friends with someone they can't stand, whose every action gets on their nerves. Its not as though there are no sides to a friend that don't get you frustrated, but the likable and agreeable must exceed the unlikeable and disagreeable.


3)Trust is an essential part of friendship. A friend is someone whom you can trust, any day of the week. Someone who you know would never hurt you intentionally, would never say bad things behind your back, who would never go all out to "snatch' your boyfriend or girlfriend or wife or husband.... It really amazes me when I hear stories of how a person's "best friend" "snatched" their fiance. I guess that's why some folks hide their relationships from their so called close friends, cos deep down you know they can't be trusted.

I saw an episode of Mtv's Disaster Date sometime ago, Pauly D and had set Deena (casts of Jersey Shore) up with this horrible guy and although she was upset, when the guy said some nasty things about him, she was quick to jump to his defence, that he would never say or do such things. I thought wow, here's friendship!



4)Friendship is never one sided, there has to be mutual affection for it to exist. The best stories of friendship in the world are the ones where both sides feel the same way about one another. David and Jonathan for instance, their friendship was definitely one that should teach what true friendship means. Jonathan was willing to against his father to protect his friend, and at the time of Jonathan's death, David mourned and declared a period of mourning in the land for his departed friend. I'm sure when Aristotle  was asked "who is a friend"and replied "a single soul dwelling in two bodies", he meant these guys.



My favourite character in Lord of The Rings is Samwise Gamgee, Frodo's gardner and later friend who was saddled with the responsibility of ensuring Frodo's mission was successful. If he had at anytime turned his back on Frodo, the mission would have gone downhill, I remember one scene where even though he was hungry he gave his food to Frodo, he even had to carry him at one point. AWESOME!
You might say its just a story, but I like it.


I saw an episode of Scare Tactics (i watch way too much TV!) and a girl had set up her friend in a place where apparently there was a killer on the loose. She saw her friend tied up and the guy was about to chop off her head, she pleaded with the guy and so he gave her an option of taking her friend's place...... and without taking a beat she said yes. This was true life and she didn't know she was on camera. "what greater love exists than that one should lay his life down for his friends"


I don't know if I have friends that could do the same when faced with similar circumstances and I don't know if I would be bold enough to do so either but I certainly hope I would.

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?2

What a happenes when you make the make the peace sign in the trunk of a car? You get Peace in boot!

Thanks to flonk65 for this photo

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?1

 

 

 

 

I think we need look only at the picture to find out what exactly is going on. She's CHILIN IN MAYAMI BICH, BICHES!!! With her long sleeved shirt and long skirt on. Of kes!

MOVIE REVIEW THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

If you,like me, are a big fan of adventure, of lands unknown, of places uncharted, of sword fights...then, you'll enjoy The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey.


 The movie tells us the story of Bilbo Baggins, you remember him? Uncle of Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings, as a young hobbit in Middle Earth. Bilbo is chosen by Gandalf, the grey to accompany 13 dwarves on a quest to recover their home, the Lonely Mountain(Erebor)


 The movie, as we would have expected of any movie set in middle earth, has lots of ugly Orcs, Trolls, magic etc The surprise came in the form of Stone giants (the fight scene there was pretty cool), and monstrous doglike beasts. The movie was set sixty years before the first part of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,and as a prequel to Lord of the Rings, it shows the first signs of Sauron's return, how Bilbo discovered the Ring of Rings in Gollum's home and introduces us to Gollum. We also meet the Elves of Rivendale



Some of the other returning characters in the movie are Saruman the white, Frodo Baggins and Lord Elron.


The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, like the Fellowship of the Rings is the first part of a trilogy, the characters are no where near fully developed but that would be because the story's central character is Bilbo Baggins supported by Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the dwarves. The fights scenes weren't bad either, I especially liked the last two, where they had to battle the trolls and orcs almost simultaneously.



Any Lord of the Rings fan won't be able to help comparing the two movies and might be a little disappointed, there was way too much talk and not enough action. If however, you've been wishing for a chance to visit Middle Earth on another adventure, its definitely a good experience.



I will rate this one a 6.5 and hope The Desolation of Smaug (2nd part) and There and Back Again will fare far better(3rd part)! Luckily its still showing at the cinemas so  catch it today at The Silverbird Cinemas, Genesis Deluxe Cinema and Ozone Cinemas

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

Thank God for phones which produce high quality photos. We are now able to capture some really crazy things we otherwise wouldn't have. I've seen pictures that made me ask questions like, what was the person(or persons) thinking, what did they hope to achieve? can someone please explain what they are doing?..... In a nutshell, WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?? So I decided to dedicate a post everyday to the most ridiculous pictures we've ever come across, maybe someone can be so kind as to tell us exactly what is going on in the picture!


Here's today's picture

If you ask me what's going on here, i'd say she's practicing for the next Olympics, she's a gymnast you know! lol

Feel free to tell us what you think is going on here! And if you have any funny photos to share, do send them to abnefertiti@gmail .com and we'll be glad to upload em!