Home sweet home!

It feels great to be back at university. I had to come back earlier than the rest of the students because this year I'm a mentor for new first years staying in our res. There is a lot of work that I have to do this year, helping the first years and also passing my modules.

I arrived in Stellenbosch at 14:00, the weather was not as I expected it to be. The temperature went to round about 40 °C, forcing me to do nothing. Heat always tires me out. When arriving at res I had to climb three flights of stairs, I can't even remember why I chose a room on the third floor. Climbing the three flights of stairs wasn't the hardest part but carrying four bags as well was, that was me being mentally tough and forcing my body to perform at its ultimate.

I packed out everything, opened the windows and I left the door open. To my surprise there was no wind blowing threw my room, the heat stayed in the room. I felt hopeless and decided to take a nap, I couldn't sleep at all, my body was all sweaty and sticky. Eventually I took a nap but only for an hour.

Being a first year mentor isn't going to be easy. I took a look at what was expected from a mentor and it seems like it's going to be a challenge. As a mentor I don't only have to focus on my mentees' academics but on six different aspects involving a successful student lifestyle as well.

The six points that I have to cover during the year is:
1. Physical Wellness
2. Emotional Wellness
3. Intellectual Wellness
4. Occupational Wellness
5. Social Wellness
6. Spiritual Wellness

As you can see these aren't easy topics to cover if you don't have the proper training as to teaching your mentees these topics. In order to cover all six topics, we are given only one day training. I can't even imagine that it will be enough!

Being lazy in the swimming pool.

I went for a swim, it had to at 10:00 otherwise the sun would have focused all of its heat on me. When I touched the water it felt so nice and without thinking twice I just got in.

Being lazy and all, I decided to ask my sister to go fetch a cap. I put the cap on my head and sat on a chair in the water. This was the most relaxing thing that I have ever done in my life.

Sitting in the swimming pool with the water covering my body, just touching the top of my shoulders, leaving my head above the water and the cap providing enough shade to cover my face. A burnt face was not what I was looking for so some precautions had to be taken. I didn't use my arms or legs I just sat there, closed my eyes and listened to nature.

Thinking back I would have liked an outdoor TV and some sort of floating table that contained a variety of exotic fruits, water and different types of juice. I guess I'll do that next time.

There is literally no better way of relaxing when the sun is striving to reach its maximum temperature. I want this to be a new trend, I even thought of a name for it... "pool-sitting". "Pool-sitting" - sitting on a chair in the swimming pool. While pool sitting you can even take a paddle and paddle yourself around in the pool.

So what if your pool is too deep and you can't sit comfortably on a chair in your pool? Well I suggest taking a few chairs and putting them on top of each other, making the sitting profile of the top chair higher than only using one chair. Or asking a neighbour with a shallow pool if you could "pool-sit" in their swimming pool.

Advantages - no sunburn, no heat, ultimate relaxation, ultimate escape from the wrath of the sun.

Disadvantages - I would like to say none but chilling too long in the water causes wrinkled fingers and toes. After leaving the water, wrinkled toes and fingers will become normal after a few minutes.

Please be careful while "pool-sitting". I will not be held responsible for any damage or lives lost while "pool-sitting". "Pool-sitting" should be done at own risk and for children under the age of eighteen parental supervision is advised.

Enjoy your summer and be sure to try out this new trend.

Heat Wave

Most probably the worst thing that could happen to you when you are staying in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, is a heat wave. Oudtshoorn is already a very hot town to stay in. Oudtshoorn is also known for the ostriches and the Cango Caves.

I can't take the heat anymore! There is no escape, it feels like you are being covered by this huge blanket and there is no way out of it. Today I just stayed at home. I have been watching movies the whole time. Imagine a room that consists of four walls and two of those walls are actually made of glass. Now imagine that this room is situated at the corner of the house and the glass corner of the house gets the most sun. By now you should have the idea that this room is kind of like an oven and as the time goes by it just gets warmer and warmer. Some of you might be wondering why I didn't switch on the air conditioning... well that is because there is no air conditioning.

I opened the front door and the windows but all that came in was hot air. Feeling sweaty and lazy just laying on the couch watching movies and just praying that some how the temperature will go down.

We have a swimming pool but the sun was to extreme. I'd rather figure out a way to deal with the heat than the risk of getting skin cancer. And I am not exaggerating, that is what it felt like. Well that's life in the Klein Karoo for you.

This global warming thing isn't working for me. I wish I could find out the solution for this whole global warming problem or some sort of equation that could make a human being evolve instantly and cope with the surrounding changes.

I believe that it's up to me to find a way of saving the human race. My super hero name will be "Super Timmy"! And my slogan "Global warming, world peace".

My lifetime goals... Dream garage.

There is a lot of cool stuff in the world but the one thing that I like the most is supercars.

Supercars are built for performance, meaning to go fast and corner well. The first supercar that I liked was the Ferrari F430. After seeing that car I knew that I have to own a supercar when I am older.

My love for fast cars kept on growing after watching the "Fast and the Furious" movies. While watching the movies I used to imagine myself being "Brian" and driving his Nissan Skyline.

One of my biggest hobbies in school was to draw these super fast cars. My friends and I used to gather pictures of cars and draw them.

Now a days there is a lot of supercars in the world some unaffordable and others a bit more affordable. For me the reasonably priced supercar is the Nissan GTR. This is one of the world's fastest cars from 0 - 100 km/h. Doing it in under 3 seconds. It has enough space for four people to sit and some luggage space for bags. The Nissan GTR is one of the cars I have to have.

The next car on my shopping list will be the Porsche 911 turbo S. It is a bit more expensive than the GTR but it is a bit more comfortable and better equipped. The 0 - 100 km/h time is a bit slower than that of the GTR but it can accelerate a lot faster than the GTR after 100 km/h. Thus the 911 will catch up with the GTR and beat it in a quarter mile drag.

Lamborghini famous for its scissor doors and one of the most amazing car brands next to Ferrari. The two Lamborghini's that I would buy would be the Huracan and the Aventador. Both of these cars are luxurious and fast. Not to mention the noise these cars make, it's to die for.

The Ferrari F12 and the Ferrari FF is also a must have for me. I still have to decide between red, white and silver. The FF is a supercar with four doors and can easily carry four people. I would use the FF for driving around family and friends and the F12 for touring. The F12 is Ferrari's solution for grand touring and it houses a beastly V12 engine.

To sum up my dream garage:

1. Nissan GTR
2. Porsche 911 turbo S
3. Lamborghini Huracan
4. Ferrari FF
5. Ferrari F12
6. Lamborghini Aventador

I hope to one day own all of these cars. I just have to work hard and invent something amazing that will change the world, like Bill Gates. If I can't manage to do that I will most probably not be able to buy all six of these cars and only the first two. I will never give up, this list will be my motivation to be awesome.

You know what they say... wishes do come true!

Summer in Oudtshoorn South Africa, my home town.

A few weird things happened this summer.

While I was watering the grass in our backyard, I felt the need to look inside of our swimming pool. I caught a little mouse swimming in the swimming pool. I quickly ran into the house to fetch my phone, so that I could have proof of what happened.

The mouse didn't really swim, it was more like chilling and walking around in the water. This was quite a funny thing for me to see. I have to say the weather that day was flipping hot, so I can't blame the little guy for wanting to cool down in our swimming pool. I went back into the house to charge my phone. When I came back out, the mouse ran away. I guess he finished his daily swimming.

A few weeks later, while we were having a braai, I saw something getting into our swimming pool in our backyard. I wasn't sure what it was. But as I stood up out of my chair, I saw a small snake in our swimming pool. It had also decided to go for a dip. Hot summer days causing animals to take a swim in our swimming pool.

It was so cool but scary at the same time to see how the snake moved its body side to side to swim. After a few minutes my father and I decided to take it out of the swimming pool. It was quite a challenge for my dad to take it out as I was busy filming the whole event. My dad used the swimming pool's broom to try and take it out but every time the snake slid of from the broom. Eventually we managed to get it out. We watched as it moved from our backyard into the neighbours backyard. Hopefully they knew how to take care of it.

I wonder what I'll see happen next.