I can still remember the frustration I felt as Richard, that cheating b?@%&*d and generally sleazy dude (in my opinion) walked away with the dollar bills.

Now, a whole new BBA has started and I just don't know how to feel about it all.

It's almost as if I don't want to get too attached to them.

Call it what you wanna call it, I'm a BBA-holic and I guess I'm just a little sensitive about it all.

So let's start with the newly decorated house.

Oh my goodness, that house is a hot mess.

Rainforest-themed lounge, complete with grass sprouting from the floor.

Bright, loud colours - designed to drive you mad.

Can you imagine nursing a pounding headache with those colours blearing before your watery eyes.

It's just cruel, I tell you.

The bathroom is filled with clocks and not one of them tells the right time.

The only thing that alerts you to the fact that the kitchen is in fact a kitchen and not the canteen at Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory is the sink.

Even the stove could be mistaken for a piece of décor.

They want to work on housemates' very last defences and if doing so with mad, psychedelic colours will help create some drama between the housemates, then all the better for us, the voyeuristic viewers, intent on watching the housemates go as mad as possible.

Evil, I tell you.

SLEEP TIGHT Then there is the fact that the housemates sleep so close to each other.

The beds are positioned so close together that I seriously feel for anyone sleeping next to a snorer or someone who passes wind.

Anyone who has ever shared a room with a bunch of guys will know exactly what I am talking about.

Imagine if someone has to let a smelly one rip.

Gross, especially if you consider that there are no windows in the bedrooms, or anywhere else in the house for that matter.

Talking about outside, I have to say that it is the one thing that I love about the new house.

The pool is just the coolest thing and the couches look so comfy.

I wonder about the cushion-filled bath, is it functional or simply for decoration? As a bath, not shower girl, that kinda thing is really quite important to me.

And well, besides the house, the housemates themselves really are the thing I should be concentrating on, hey.

This new bunch, I must admit are very good looking, aren't they? Watching the housemates enter the house on Sunday night, an almighty roar went through La Dee Das, where the local launch took place, as Ricco walked in.

I can only surmise that 90 per cent of the women in the room felt the same as I did.

Cutie pie.

Hotness.

And with that wicked sense of humour to go along with his good looks, he's sure gonna break some hearts.

Munya too is pretty fly.

He is just so charming and confident that you can't help finding him attractive.

Sheila obviously does and that's why she seems to have developed an instant bond with the acting and directing student.

Described as a tall, cool chocolate milkshake, Uti is arguably one of the most handsome men in the house.

I like him a lot because he talks.

No wondering or guessing about what he is thinking, he will let you know exactly what makes him tick and what ticks him off.

Of the women, Sheila, Latoya, Hazel and Lucille seem to have guys across the continent hyperventilating, especially at shower hour.

SHOWER HOUR Yes, yes, yes - on to the all important personal hygiene matters.

I have been diligently watching shower hour (it IS my job, you know!) and I can report that Munya, Thami, TK and Ricco have all gone the full Monty in the shower and though this was a cold shower, I can definitely say that these dudes still have plenty going for them (if you know what I mean).

Shower hour has a new time slot - it's now at 22h00 local time (23h00, South African time).

Perhaps they are trying to avoid offending those inevitable self-righteous prudes out there who think that BB is immoral and blah and blah, blah blah...

One thing that surprised me is the speed and ease at which some housemates have reached the level of comfort that allows them, on day two, to shower naked together.

Most of the guys don't seem to have a shy bone in their bodies.

In past Big Brothers, it took quite a while longer before the housemates felt comfortable enough to strip down and soap up together.

Just the other night, Ricco even shaved his pubes right next to our innocent and shy Lucille, who does her showering in a bikini.

I could see shock register in her face but I guess she didn't want to seem like a prude.

She is really very endearingly wide-eyed.

I always thought that Africans were basically conservative by nature but these youngsters have proved that times are definitely a changin'.

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