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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So close and yet so far
A few weeks ago, while jogging through a park, from afar I saw a young couple standing apart staring out at the lake under the setting sun. They seemed so close and yet so far from each other as if there was something there that hindered them from connecting with one another. The scene stirred …
The rebel who loved trees…
There were two powerful men in history who had made tremendous impacts on the world, Germany in particular. One is the most hated, the other is still being admired even after 500 years has passed. Escaping from the city filled with painful history caused by the most hated, with the hope of lightening my heavy …
The mountains have called on me…
It all began with an IMAX film which I saw in 2012... After a brief moment of darkness, the scene of a mountain top poking through a sea of clouds gradually emerged on the massive screen in front of the eyes. The vision is stupendously real and stunning that for a split second, reality seemed …
Everyone’s (still) waiting…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTk6QcX3uU If you are a fan of singers and songwriters like Sara Bareilles, Sarah Blasko and Sarah McLachlan, and always admire their talent in music and are highly impressed by their phenomenal and unique vocal skills, I think you will appreciate the following Australian artist I am about to introduce to you, and I am …
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 …
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