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Written by GQ from the blog GQ Enquiry on 04 Oct 2007
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There’s so much we can be grateful for and so much in our lives that is going well but we always seem to focus on the negative.

So for a change and on a lighter note I’d like to share with you some things that put a smile on my face and that remind me that the world is not such a bad place after all. There’s so much to appreciate and give thanks for.

I’ve listed some things that make me happy and fill me with love and I hope that some of you might be able to relate to more than one of these.

Nothing beats:

1. The look of appreciation and gratitude on a child’s face when you give them a sweet, money or a compliment.
2. The sound of the rain against the window pane whilst you're lying snugly in bed.
3. The smell of a home cooked meal on your return from a hectic day at work.
4. The voice of the one you love- on the phone, next to you, behind you & best of all on top of you…
5. The comforting feeling of your man’s/woman’s arms around you
6. A gentle kiss on your forehead.
7. The smell of a new book & the promise it holds.
8. The admiration & pride in your parent’s eyes when one of your dreams becomes a reality.
9. Unexpectedly finding money in your bag/clothes or anywhere for that matter.
10. Receiving a sincere compliment
11. Hearing from an old friend you’d lost touch with & hearing that they too have been trying to get a hold of you for ages.
12. Receiving a letter from SARS informing you that you’ll be getting some money back.
13. Walking past a group of guys and they all have something nice to say as opposed to obscenities.
14. Finding a pair of jeans/shoes that fits just right
15. Being rewarded for a job well done & knowing that you really deserve it.

Feel free to let me know what puts a smile on your face & gives you reason to “stick around” & see the light at the end of the tunnel and the silver lining in that oh so grey cloud.

109 Comments

Toxic
04 Oct 2007 09:27

Nice one!!!!!

Nothing beats:

2. The sound of the rain against the window pane whilst you're lying snugly in bed.
5. The comforting feeling of your man’s/woman’s arms around you
6. A gentle kiss on your forehead.
7. The smell of a new book & the promise it holds.
9. Unexpectedly finding money in your bag/clothes or anywhere for that matter.
11. Hearing from an old friend you’d lost touch with & hearing that they too have been trying to get a hold of you for ages.
14. Finding a pair of jeans/shoes that fits just right
15. Being rewarded for a job well done & knowing that you really deserve it.

i can so relate!!!!!

i love the smell in the air after a light summer's drizzle or droplets of water on dust
saying no to that one person who takes it for granted that you'll say yes---that first moment when you assert yourself!
Tucking into a great meal....that first bite..oh so glorious!
Post-orgasmic sleep.....!

Toodecent
04 Oct 2007 09:42

Nothing beats this awesome article of GQ... o ngishayile nine nine.
Great ONE!

2. The sound of the rain against the window pane whilst you're lying snugly in bed. >>> If I cry after finshing reading.. you will pay for damages GQ!
3. The smell of a home cooked meal on your return from a hectic day at work. >>
Wow does this still happen?
4. The voice of the one you love- on the phone, next to you, behind you & best of all on top of you… >>> DAMN gal *SOBS* I guess a phonecall to a best gal/guy-friend qualifies..too!
5. The comforting feeling of your man’s/woman’s arms around you >>> You really dont want me to go home GQ...do you?
6. A gentle kiss on your forehead. >>> Eish jaanong the best way from a guy its if you giving it after passionate u know what...

Aowa banna ko chaisa nna mara?

lizzy14
04 Oct 2007 09:43

You so rite GQ i can relate to most of the things u listed...
---nothing beats the feeling i get when i'm like 20KM from home everything changes my mood even the smell i smell nature and the sounds of birds, animals and so forth(i stay like 500K's away and go home once in a month so the feeling just beats me)
---the smell of a baby wow

Toxic
04 Oct 2007 09:48

---the smell of a baby wow

yes, lizzy14...someone should create perfume that smells like babies or baby breath!!!!

Amazing
04 Oct 2007 09:48

AH man this article is so nice I relate to evertything in it. It make me miss my ex though, damn you GQ.

Sdakamiswa
04 Oct 2007 09:52

16. Being on my knees and tying my womans takkies laces before going whever on a saturday morning.... Damn I miss that, I miss her......

mayo
04 Oct 2007 09:54

Great one GQ !!! No 1. just makes me miss my one n only as ill only be seing him after 8!! when he says mommy im a good boy ne!!!

spice
04 Oct 2007 09:56

Toxic baby breath are you sure hi hi hi

Toxic
04 Oct 2007 10:00

Spice, yeah babies' breath is not compared to anything on earth..babies that don't have teeth and haven't recently burped:)

Titanic
04 Oct 2007 10:00

Gaaad GQ what are u doing to us? Now we're all going mushy.
I like the smell of money (bank notes) R100 notes,R50,R20 and R200 notes

When your baby starts kicking, you just drop everything else you were doing and focus on whats going on in your stomach. (for those who know the feeling)

Xhosa Chick
04 Oct 2007 10:03

even babies that do have teeth smell great. (if its your own that is)

Xhosa Chick
04 Oct 2007 10:08

I miss rubbing my tummy, and feeling Baby move or turning or elbowing me! I miss watching him sleep from a 3D scan, then finally watching him open his eyes for the first time after their arrival.
A baby yawning! Aaaah

Titanic
04 Oct 2007 10:13

And by that time XC you're praying that he is not gonna be a kwaito star.

Toxic
04 Oct 2007 10:14

actually you're right XC....my baby doesn't have bad breath and she has teeth:)

Toxic
04 Oct 2007 10:18

A baby yawning! Aaaah

true

Bra Bizza
04 Oct 2007 10:18

LOL@Titanic....nice one GQ for me its definately no 12.it means there's one thing in life that i'm getting right..

sponono
04 Oct 2007 10:20

exactly in this order
*smell of freshly made coffie on a cold morning
*the first sip of a superbly mixed shot of J-Walker on a late Friday afternoon after hectic day
*being greated with a smile by a beautiful stranger when your day isnt goin that well
*getting a sweet message on your phone from someone you didnt expect to even think of you
*getting more that ten replies for your Tvsa article-LOL

the thought that I'm now going homw and I know for sure some of you will be thinkin about me.....that is priceless!!!!

ciao

mayo
04 Oct 2007 11:01

@sponono he he he he hawu Bra B is that all u can think of he ???
XC need i say more the kicks!!!! that feeling is out of this world

Brown Shuga
04 Oct 2007 14:34

<<<And by that time XC you're praying that he is not gonna be a kwaito star.>> LOL

Eish, No. 14, i'm struggling to fit in my jeans :(

Nothing Beats:
- coming home after a long day to read what madness was on TVSA that day....

Nice on GQ!

owethu260
05 Oct 2007 00:48

*for mina nothing beats the biggest tub of vannila ice cream & gobhoza magazine...
* the smell of my baby when she wakes up
* compliment from your boss
* bumping to any ex looking & feeling good
* packet of fried chips:)
* spending time with your family after you've been away & sharing all those stupid jokes( nothing beats that).
* umngqusho kamama
* offering to help someone & putting a smile while doing that
* greeting people on the taxi,bus & they respond
* sunshine after a long rain...
to be continued...

GQ
05 Oct 2007 00:59

Ahh guys i'm glad you feel me, I thought I'd add another just one more:

The open arms of a baby anxiously waiting to be held & the big round eyes that stare at you as if to say "Cmon pick me already"...

aaahhh (I need a tissue)

Foxy gal
05 Oct 2007 01:15

Great one GQ!!! I have tears in my eyez (honestly!!!)

from no1 to no15 I feel you!!
And when my baby girl kisses me on my cheeck & she says "I love u mommy" *sigh* I miss her (good thing I'll be with her this weekend)

belz
05 Oct 2007 01:22

auuw GQ, i got goose bumps. No 9 happens to me alll the time.

Sparrow
05 Oct 2007 01:24

Wow GQ, i love your piece.

I can relate with no:
2,7,10,11,14,15.....
We are truly blessed.
@owethu260>offering to help someone & putting a smile while doing that>
(I feel you)

edgards
05 Oct 2007 01:30

NICE ONE GQ, best that i ever read in my entire TVSA LIFE

owethu260
05 Oct 2007 01:43

*Having a hectic night with friends & waking up without bhabhalazi
* cute stranger smiling @ you
* amagwinya afresh
* small baby smiling/waving @ you
* realising that you have an extra change after paying your debts
* chivas/j walker with appletiser

Fingolfin
05 Oct 2007 03:01

- Jack and Lime. Anytime.
- finding a classic Cry Baby guitar pedal for 1/3 the price, and being able to buy it the same day.

monchooza
05 Oct 2007 03:24

nothiing beats the feeling of intoxication.....................argh............................

Gucci
05 Oct 2007 03:29

2. The sound of the rain against the window pane whilst you're lying snugly in bed. Mhhhhhh..

4. The voice of the one you love- on the phone, next to you, behind you & best of all on top of you… UNDER AGE..

zuluprincess
05 Oct 2007 03:38

Thank God for the rain... and when ur in bed whilst it rains, consider that as a big plus bonus hey...

GQ nice article

Renegade
05 Oct 2007 03:47

3. The smell of a home cooked meal on your return from a hectic day at work.
4. The voice of the one you love- on the phone, next to you, behind you & best of all on top of you…
5. The comforting feeling of your man’s/woman’s arms around you

Hell, GQ, all the things you mentioned are priceless

ALSO

Your twenty seconds of glory on the graduation podium, degree in hand, after you've had to clap through hundreds before you.

An or**sm

Finally getting your drivers licence(if you are like me and tried numerous times that is)

The feeling you get when you help someone and you know how much they appreciate it.

GQ
05 Oct 2007 03:48

@Gucci u know you're lying @ No. 4...suxoka gal.

andi01
05 Oct 2007 03:59

coming to work every morning just to spend the whole day on TVSA, Xhosa Chick, Foxy Gal-Chan, Toxic, does that sound familiar.

Foxy gal
05 Oct 2007 04:02

@ andi-Noah that sounds very familiar (esp the whole day part) hi hi hi

belz
05 Oct 2007 04:03

Renegade wrote <Finally getting your drivers licence(if you are like me and tried numerous times that is) > totally feel you!

MamaOmpha
05 Oct 2007 04:04

nothing beats the smile on my son's face when he gets up in the morning and realise that I've taken him from his room and put him in my bed.

Nothing beats being told by my dad that he loves me.

Nothing beats wanting something from your man and seeing him making an effort to get it for you

Username
05 Oct 2007 04:08

Hearing the words "thank you" when you just helped someone

Hearing my niece say "please" and watching her fall asleep, play and just being herself.

Your twenty seconds of glory on the graduation podium, degree in hand, after you've had to clap through hundreds before you.

The look on a mother's face when their child does them proud.

My mother's hugs

Toodecent
05 Oct 2007 04:12

Nothing beats wanting something from your man and seeing him making an effort to get it for you>>> Bana ba batho ba jewa montle mo.

Toxic
05 Oct 2007 04:15

LMAO TDC!!!!

Gucci
05 Oct 2007 04:24

@Gucci u know you're lying @ No. 4...suxoka gal. @GQ
Haaibo mina ngisemncane..

MamaOmpha
05 Oct 2007 05:12

@ TDC>>>Bana ba batho ba jewa montle mo.

Its not necessarily about money eg rubbing my feet, getting coffe for me at 2 oclock in the morning!!!!!! those kind of things

KeleFabulous
05 Oct 2007 05:17

aah what a lovely article and responses...u've said it all guys...

mabhebheza
05 Oct 2007 05:43

Laying on ur hubby chest after a powerful session and then he kisses u on the forehead softly bese athi Umhle in that calm yet sincere Voice ooh My,,!

Gugs
05 Oct 2007 05:58

nothing beats the feeling of eating mogodu for lunch after a long time esp in this Jozi weather. mmmmm

Beyonce
05 Oct 2007 12:59

im speechless...

Anything with a baby in it gives me gooosee bumps... My friends babies, my gorgeous 4yr old nephew... oh gaaad lemme stop!! I miss him sooo mush.

KeleFabulous
06 Oct 2007 02:01

he he he me thinks beyonce is soon to be a mommy herself!

cocktail
06 Oct 2007 11:27

1.Nothing beats the smell of soil after a few drops of rain.
2.Nothing beats my daughter's big innocent eyes,the touch of her hands on ma face in the morning to wake me up.
3.Nothing beats a kiss of my loved one on ma forehead, damn thats GOOD!!!
4. And unumber 14 who does nt struggling with those hle?
5.Nothing beats a day at the beach with good ppl n good food.
6.Nothing beats number 2 HOLY MMOLYY!!!!!.he he hayi sana uyasichukumisa ngoku!!!!!!
7. Last but not least nothing beats the taste of.................................................................. ......................................................................Jack n Lime,im with you Fingo,hi hi hi

Beyonce
06 Oct 2007 11:33

LoL @ Kele... r u pyschic or sungthing?

>>>Nothing beats my daughter's big innocent eyes,the touch of her hands on ma face in the morning to wake me up. <<< Hhuuuh Cocky... dont she have her own cot? he he he

cocktail
06 Oct 2007 11:51

ROTFLMAO@Bee,hayi sana akanayo she MUST sleep with me so that i can hold her all night,I love that gal,n when i look at her she looks just like her daddy n i melt,oh when is this year gonna end maara he?

azHOT
08 Oct 2007 03:41

4. The voice of the one you love- on the phone, next to you, behind you & best of all on top of you… ngaze ngalikhumbula isoka lami!! kodwa GQ ungenzani?

9. Unexpectedly finding money in your bag/clothes or anywhere for that matter.
10. Receiving a sincere compliment YEAH!!!

11. Hearing from an old friend you’d lost touch with & hearing that they too have been trying to get a hold of you for ages. and then catching up till the next morning over cosmopolitans!!
1. The look of appreciation and gratitude on a child’s face when you give them a sweet, money or a compliment esp if it's my little sisters(twins) or little brother owethu..... PRICELESS!@

fosho
08 Oct 2007 05:57

Interesting Stuff GQ

You must lend me the book that you got that piece from.

GQ
08 Oct 2007 06:17

Fosho hahaaha i know u've also experienced some of these or still experience them sometimes.

fosho
08 Oct 2007 06:33

Obvious! like any human being.

I mean those are the Kind of experiences you love to hear or c happening all the time

r u a poet or something

GQ
08 Oct 2007 06:54

AAHH Fosho I can only wish. Y are u?

libra
08 Oct 2007 06:57

3. The smell of a home cooked meal on your return from a hectic day at work-especially if its cold and my mom has cooked dumblings with sopo ya marapo
4. The voice of the one you love- on the phone, next to you, behind you & best of all on top of you… - and he is saying all the right things
5. The comforting feeling of your man’s/woman’s arms around you - especially when u going thru a tough tiem and it seems he is the only one who understands ur pain
6. A gentle kiss on your forehead. - now i miss him
7. The smell of a new book & the promise it holds. - when it is one that u ve been meaning to buy but never afforded to but u finally have it
8. The admiration & pride in your parent’s eyes when one of your dreams becomes a reality. - my mom likes to watch me walk away and u can see that look in her eyes- priceless
9. Unexpectedly finding money in your bag/clothes or anywhere for that matter. - and then buying that thing u thought u wont b able to cos u were broke
10. Receiving a sincere compliment - brings tears to my eyes
11. Hearing from an old friend you’d lost touch with & hearing that they too have been trying to get a hold of you for ages. - i never get the calls but i call all my friends who leave at least once a year they get so so so excited

.
14. Finding a pair of jeans/shoes that fits just right - eish this one- they are always big on me
15. Being rewarded for a job well done & knowing that you really deserve it- it makes me love my job so much

tshepiso
08 Oct 2007 06:59

arms of a toddler around your neck. oh so soft.
bathing an baby it is so gentle.

the man o mofensang for a long time finally say it.

doza
21 Oct 2007 09:18

the sound of my nephews scriming "mmane" the things they do and say,they bring out the joy hidden inside whever am sad or depressed i just think about them and my heart gets full pleasure and love,whenever they are sick i get sick,i live far from them that sadens me,but they are my hero's espicialy Thato he has TB and he is my angel he is so strong even in the dakest days of his illness he keeps a spirit ,ohh! am about to cry!!! thanks for this aticle and the person who wrote it

Toodecent
14 Jul 2008 09:52

Nothing beats the first round....

faraimagic
14 Jul 2008 10:02

ha ha ha 3 best seconds of a good feeling!LOL TDC are you doing the Madenza thing?

faraimagic
14 Jul 2008 10:04

nothing beats a crush!

Toodecent
14 Jul 2008 10:06

ha ha ha 3 best seconds of a good feeling!LOL >>>> Farai given that you quite dark my friend I thought you would do better than that!

faraimagic
14 Jul 2008 10:12

cumon man u only come for seconds not hours! are you beaing all Xenophobic on me now?

Toodecent
14 Jul 2008 10:17

Ahahahahaah LMABAO @ the Xenophobic comment. Am a lion Baba dont you know it takes 50 minutes or the conclusion........?? Obviously introduction + body cant be 3 seconds.

faraimagic
14 Jul 2008 10:24

haii wena yes of coz you shag for 50minutes but you only come for 2seconds! wat african viagra are you on?

Toodecent
14 Jul 2008 10:29

Ok I give up my laiti.......yah neh atleast I blogged today now I can dissapear for a while. Sho bofsssssssssssssss u got ma digits!

faraimagic
14 Jul 2008 10:34

sho i gata bounce as well! but still your digits are 0827563751

faraimagic
15 Jul 2008 08:13

just got TDC's new email add...contact him tdc@1round50minutes.co.za!!
and i gave you his digits!

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 08:23

Ahahahaha..........Ntwana you shining on my shine neh? Crazy b#stard you ROCK ehehehehehe!

faraimagic
15 Jul 2008 08:31

wat more can i do mara! guess wat? just found out kuthi one of my stalkers is a guy and is GAY! got a P.M from him...he wants us to hook up! bwaaaaaaaah!

Cody
15 Jul 2008 08:36

Ohhhh my gwaad! this article makes me look forward to having my baby!!! i'm in tears stru!

Toxic
15 Jul 2008 08:41

wat more can i do mara! guess wat? just found out kuthi one of my stalkers is a guy and is GAY! got a P.M from him...he wants us to hook up! bwaaaaaaaah!

Why o exposer H24 Farai?

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 08:48

wat more can i do mara! guess wat? just found out kuthi one of my stalkers is a guy and is GAY! got a P.M from him...he wants us to hook up! bwaaaaaaaah!
Why o exposer H24 Farai?
Jesus Take The Wheel....!!

faraimagic
15 Jul 2008 08:51

Toxic wats yo beef mara? i aint exposing anyone...i neva said who it was!!!

why me mara?

Renegade
15 Jul 2008 08:59

TDC and Farai, whats with the numbers and stuff?

faraimagic
15 Jul 2008 09:05

he started it!(in a kid's voice!)

Toxic
15 Jul 2008 09:12

U guys are spoiling a good article with your exposes!

andi01
15 Jul 2008 09:14

he he he he, lovely conversation between faraimagic and TDC, TDC you were iskhokho when I first got here, you still are, keep it up man. LOL

andi01
15 Jul 2008 09:16

Nothing beats chillin with friends on a frday afternoon, drinking "fish eagle & lemon twist", with 20 rothmans mild around and listening to Zola's mdle maliyakhe"

faraimagic
15 Jul 2008 09:17

oK fine since u guys are so much good in giving advice let me ask u this,I gave TDC a TUPAC poster sometime back now he is using it to bonk my Ex! wat a Nigga gotta do? My Friend and My Ex!

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 09:18

Nothing beats andi01 responses on blogs ;-) Thanks Andi.

felfel
15 Jul 2008 09:20

Nothing beats the look on my twin nieces when they spread out their arms at me to pick them up same time (2yrs), i call someone to lift the second one up and smile pretending my back ain't killing me ngeloxesha ndiyanya ngumqolo.......................lol

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 09:20

Nothing beats Faraimagic when he is sober.........;-(

faraimagic
15 Jul 2008 09:23

the last time i was sober is last year march! so watchu saying boy?

Cnglemother
15 Jul 2008 09:32

Cody wipe those the best is yet to come dear, your life will never be the same again. Nothing beats a mother's love for her child.

faraimagic
15 Jul 2008 09:37

nothing beats the world wide web! internet! yhooooooooooo!

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 09:39

Nothing beats a shagg that Cnglemom will give Farai and get him all drunk again for atleast 6 months.

Cnglemother
15 Jul 2008 09:48

LOL@ TDC! there's a lot i have to work on to get fara interested coz he needs to get the kelly khumalo/zukiswa matola image outta his mind.

Segololo
15 Jul 2008 09:52

oh! nothing, absolutely nada, beats the feeling of being kicked from the inside + waiting 4 a life 2 come + change ur life 4eva + watching ur child mushroom into a character beyond ur imagination. i am sitting in my bedroom now watching my son trying 2 put on my bra as pants + the feeling of seeing him puzzled as i crack up in laughter is a moment u want 2 store 4 life. children + sex r just amazing.

andi01
15 Jul 2008 09:56

@cnglemother, girl remember that beauty is only skin deep and they say fara loves the skin part, I am not sure whether its "skin to skin", or skin on skin, please remind me fara. LOL

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 10:01

Nothing beats what Queen K just said!

Cnglemother
15 Jul 2008 10:06

Sego stop it! those are the moments joe, cant wait to get home & take a bath with my son and watch him getting excited at the sight of my breasts (nothing dirty intended by the way).

LOL @ Andi01

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 10:09

watch him getting excited at the sight of my breasts >>>> Sh!t okare nkabo ke itse boloi, would turn into the son NOW!

Toxic
15 Jul 2008 10:45

LOL TDC....hayi noh!

Segololo
15 Jul 2008 11:02

in the same breath, nothing beats having a long quiet bath accompanied by absolute silence bcos someone offered 2 take care of the rascal for 2 hrs 2 allow u some sanity! :-)

Cande
15 Jul 2008 11:13

Nothing beats the jealousy in me when you guys talk about your sons and daughters :(

Toodecent
15 Jul 2008 11:16

Cande am coming re tlo etsa ngwana.

Brown Shuga
15 Jul 2008 12:45

<<<Cande am coming re tlo etsa ngwana>> Coming already? What happened to the 50 minutes? LOL

andi01
16 Jul 2008 01:07

<<<Cande am coming re tlo etsa ngwana>> Coming already? What happened to the 50 minutes? LOL, ROTFLOL

Cnglemother
16 Jul 2008 01:18

LMBAO @BS that's funny joe!

andi01
16 Jul 2008 01:21

Good Mornign ya'll, Welcome to the TVSA breakfast show, the show that tackles controversial issues while you battling the traffic. (in my best karabo moroka voice)

Cande
16 Jul 2008 01:25

he he he ROFL

Nonny
16 Jul 2008 01:31

LMAO @ Andi01's Karabo & Paul's voice, cha shem mngani ungumlandeli weGeneRubish ngempela. Neway guys, I was just passing by, so I thought I'd say holla, ninjani kodwa?

andi01
16 Jul 2008 01:33

Hey Nonny mngani wam, hawzwe ngijabule ukukubona, hay siyaphila thina sisi ngiya themba ukuthi nawe uyaphila.

Toodecent
16 Jul 2008 01:35

BS o tlo swaba, I see my producer Andi01 has went on air without the Host. 08:34 time for laughter.

Hlehle
16 Jul 2008 01:37

How ndaze ndajabula bandla ndakubona uNonny ukuba usaphila. Yebo sisi sisaphila.

babetm
18 Mar 2009 15:38

Laying on ur hubby chest after a powerful session and then he kisses u on the forehead softly bese athi Umhle in that calm yet sincere Voice ooh My,,! ohhhh! it feels so great. i wish he was here with me. damn! i miss him

Boikanyo
10 Jul 2009 08:37

Tis is the best articles I've ever read on Tvsa......................what happened to GQ??????

maddie
10 Jul 2009 11:23

Nothing beats the jealousy in me when you guys talk about your sons and daughters :(

I feel u cande, am going to write an article about babies soon

Loreal
07 Aug 2009 15:30

What an article just love it!!

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