Beendare

"Hey, man, I don't know. Really. I'm so good with directions but I'm always getting lost. Ha, ha. Ja, but the GPS takes all the fun out of a trip. Wink! I find my way home again though, because I remember that is north, so this is east. Ha, ha!"

Yoh!anne

"Please run me a hot bath, add lots of bubbles. What a day! And it's so cold outside. Light me a candle and put on a record. Yes, that's nice. Thank you."

Grapjas

"Genade nee, sê my oupa toe vir my. Moenie vir hulle luister nie. Dis nie: van lekker lag kom lekker huil! Dis: van lekker lag kom lekker kry. Dan lag ons saam daaroor. Vroumense, sê hy, hulle hou van drama en snot en trane."

I'm sorry this cannot be translated into English. You cannot do justice to the expressions.
I particularly like the expression: snot en trane. It's so descriptive, so fabulously true.

Lowlah

"A string of fairy lights in a tree, the moon beyond, up high. A blanket on the grass, a picnic hamper. A cricket chirping, a bird singing good night. What bliss!" SOLD

Wirgineeja

"I share a joke with a friend and we laugh until we cry. That happiness stays with me all day like an effervescent that hasn't fully dissolved, still releasing bubbles randomly, keeping a smile on my face and even painting the world in friendly colours." Donated to charity.

Winella

"I always have my nose in a book. I work in a bookshop and have read almost every book here. I can lose myself in a story, clearly see the setting, feel the atmosphere, embrace the character, cry, laugh, live out every emotion. I can explore Paris or Berlin. Learn the difference between a puma, a panther and a jaguar. Find a new crochet pattern (all the rage again), a goulash recipe or a cure for hiccups. Books. I need books."

Sighlint-H

"(H)onestly, at this g(h)astly (h)our in the g(h)ettos, its ex(h)austing to try and find a g(h)erkin, pastrami sandwich or r(h)ubarb pie. My word of (h)onour, you might as well be looking for a g(h)ost or an (h)eir. Tee hee. Can you find any more words with a silent h?" Donated to charity.

Samidee

"I look at the map and pour over it for hours. But then I don't follow it. I follow my heart, or a butterfly, or a melody, or a star, or a smile, or a red car, or a pretty girl, or the smell of pancakes, or the sound of laughter." Donated to charity.

Tealani

"I just looove to bake chocolate cake. I let it cool then I cut it in half, horizontally. I fill it with a mountain of whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Delicioooous! Share it with friends on a Sunday afternoon and start that diet on Monday. Wink!"

Wespar

"Tree-la-la-tea-dar
I played a guitar
At the bazaar
in Zanzibar
tree-la-la-tea-dar
I ate caviar
and smoked a cigar
felt like a superstar
la-la-tea-dar!" SOLD

Fellmaa

"Hey guys, these are not dreadlocks – they are my ears! So much better to hear you with, my dear. Ha! Ha! Ja, they often hang in my food but I do bath every day. Although I dry myself off well, I find that sometimes I'm still wet behind the ears ;-)" SOLD

Getting the story

Sitting outside, writing down the stories the PrettyUglys tell.

M'wah! Thank you!

Through to round two! Yippee! Yay!

The interview is in July, tell you more about it later but will need you all to have faith ;-)