Hard and cold a solid fortification Proud and bold a peaceful demolition The Iron Curtain that split The East and The West The country's burden a never-ending identity quest You thought a wall could suppress a desire for sovereignty No, not at all It increased the pressure of liberty Feared and confused the …
Until…
Tell me why...I don't like Mondays...Tell me why This song came across my mind as I was contemplating on this amazing artwork at Carriageworks the other day. On 29 January 1979, 16 year old girl Brenda Ann Spencer opened fire at a school in San Diego killing two adults, injured eight children and a police …
Our gracious neighbour
After a short peaceful cruise across Lake Manapouri, the boat slowly approached the shore of West Arm, trying its best to minimize the disturbance to the serenity embraced by the surrounding mountains. As the boat came to a standstill, the calm water gradually restored its mirror-like surface that looked as smooth as a large piece …
Same but different (II)
I love listening to cover songs, especially the ones that are so different from the original. It's like experiencing something that is so familiar, and yet so fresh and exciting. Sometimes it's that sense of confusion that drives my curiosity to explore these cover versions. Some critics may belittle cover songs arguing that playing other …
If in doubt, leave it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DEc16dEMns&feature=youtu.be Given that today is World Environment Day, I think I'll write something relevant to this theme. So I found a takeaway coffee cup in the recycling bin the other night, because that morning my caffeine addicted flatmate went to a cafe nearby to get a coffee as Crista's home cafe's running out of milk. …
Is fate fluid?
What if the Nazis and the Japs had won World War II? What would that world be like? Based on a novel by Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle gives a glimpse into an alternate history, in which America was divided into two states, one ruled by the Nazis, the other by …
The bitterness concealed within the sweetness
"What is to become of this country?" Fred Smith cried out in anguish. Plot (Wikipedia - Sweet Country (2017 film)): Sam is a middle-aged Aboriginal farmer in the outback of Australia's Northern Territory. He is sent by a preacher to help a bitter war veteran named Harry to help renovate the latter's cattle …
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Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 8
For my previous posts on this trip: Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 1 & 2 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 3 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 4 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 5 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 6 (click here) Insight …
Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 7
For my previous posts on this trip: Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 1 & 2 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 3 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 4 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 5 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 6 (click here) Day …
Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 6
For my previous posts on this trip: Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 1 & 2 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 3 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 4 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 5 (click here) On Day 6, we visited a project located at the …
Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 5
For my previous posts on this trip: Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 1 & 2 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 3 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 4 (click here) On Day 5, we went back to Kiu to visit the mums and bubs. Remember that extremely bumpy road …
Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 4
For my previous posts on this trip: Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 1 & 2 (click here) Insight Trip to Kenya - Day 3 (click here) On Day 4, we visited a Maasai community in the remote area near Athi River. There are over 40 tribes in Kenya. The Maasai is seen to be …
Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 3
For my previous post on this trip: Insight Trip to Kenya - Day 1 & 2 (click here) Today was one of the best days in my life because I finally got to meet a very special girl - Mwelu. On Day 3, we drove 2 hours to Kiu, a rural area …
Insight Trip to Kenya – Day 1 & 2
I remember 8 years ago I wrote to you and told you that we would meet each other some day in the future, and now this day has finally arrived... This year I went on an insight trip to Kenya with Compassion Australia. For years, I had been thinking to travel to Kenya on my …
The whistleblower’s dilemma
What would I do if I were Edward Snowden? A question most of us might have asked ourselves after seeing this year's Oscar-winning documentary - Citizenfour. The film begins with encrypted correspondences between the filmmaker Laura Poitras and Citizenfour, the code name Edward Snowden used when he first contacted Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald with …
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