Melbourne’s Cityscape My first impression of Melbourne: old. I am expecting new, modern buildings, lots of green, clean-cut grass, blue sky, lots of space. What I observe is vintage – Victorian-style housing, restaurants that are narrow, the old tram system, and Flinder Street Station. Maybe it is the warm, yellow, rustic tones of the cityscape that contributes to the worn look. …
A poem. Dedicated to Nadya, the poet whom I take literally too many times. Special thanks to Spirit Games of Ultimate Frisbee, and the Samurais of Werribee. in the depths of the Werribee forests fourteen warriors venture into unfamiliar lands they climb atop summits, drench in rivers as a clan, they stay but as darkness approaches so do the distances between them …
This weekend, while some friends engage themselves in mind-boggling and speed-racing activities, I decide to traverse the streets of Fitzroy to visit their galleries. It is nice to wander from gallery to gallery, soaking in the chatter between shops, feeling the drizzle come and go, deferring for a bite at the popular bakery, and observing what new craftwork is driving the latest …
I have been missing in hiking action for the past 2 weeks, but that does not stop me from being in action. I have attended some social gatherings, explored some good vegetarian restaurants (future post), and enrolled myself in Wing Chun Kung Fu. Lunch with Fellow Expats
My Beastie (in Canada) says I should enter some Australian contest because I’m totally promoting Australia with my blog. I agree, Tourism Australia, you should look into sponsoring me, or making me an ambassador of some sort. I like to think that about 7 or 9 of my friends and family will be visiting Australia because of …
On the topic of “Cute” Last week, I racked my brains to bring you what I thought was an excellent post. One of my friends described it as “cute”. Although my friend meant it as a compliment, the adjective “cute” always gets to me. It annoys me like a splinter; I need to pull it out. “Cute” is …
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