i originally saw this concept in my facebook news feed as a community page. the rules are simple: 30 days, 30 themes, 30 songs. i thought this ‘challenge’ would be a good test for me for 3 reasons: 1. it will motivate me to blog more frequently. 2. it will help me re-record that mixed tape that i threw out a…
secret wars.
Artist: Ken Taylor welcome to secret wars – the biggest live art battle in melbourne – or the world for that matter. indie, backstreet culture at its best, chances are you will only hear the hype through word of mouth. it’s where the banskies of today come to play: graffiti, wheatpasting, tagging, unsanctioned sketching, brick stenciling, postering,…
happy one year anniversary melbourne.
it is amazing to think that a year ago today i stepped off a plane, arriving in australia. although i did not realize it then i recognize it now upon reflecting on who i was a mere 12 months ago and where i am now: this writing exercise has been extremely empowering, reading back on insights and thoughts, being able…
hi, my name is nicole. it is nice to meet me.
my aspirations have always been consistent; from childhood to adolescence to the cusp of my formative years, i have been guided by the same principles and personal interests. i fondly remember my dreams of being a writer. i remember the first instance when i was inspired to help people. the former was when i wrote my first ‘love’ poem at…
in another lifetime….
…how would you want to live? perhaps a dramatically loaded question so let me rephrase: do you ever stop for a moment – pause in an utter standstill – and take stock of your life? what you fill it with, who you share your love with, where you are spending your days? are you happy? …
recycled emotions.
while cleaning up some old folders in my email account i found one barried underneath more recent correspondence. the folder was title ‘writing’ and in it was a draft that i had sent to myself with a note “journal entry”. i suppose this was a reminder to myself to start an online post of some…
flying lessons.
you don’t need to be a pilot to learn how to fly. nor do you need to be a bird with feathers to soar. all you need is courageous confidence, the will to exceed new heights and the bravery to understand that in the certainty of you falling your wings won’t tether; you will indeed mend. which is why…
“i don’t know my own mind.”
i read somewhere today: writing is sometimes a way of sorting out what you think. but if i am honest, in this case, i do not know my own mind. isn’t it funny how a writer often does not know her own mind? perhaps that is why she writes….
i heart melbourne.
it’s that time of the year when this city’s true character comes out. the buzz of festivals, the savoury taste of food and wine, the culture of art and music and the laughing relief of a comedic talent. even the french contributes to melbourne’s soulful life. march in melbourne is all about engaging in new experiences,…
ik hou van je.
i got to thinking about “being in love” today while listening to a new album ‘the people’s key’ by the bright eyes. there was something in particular in the lyrics that made my heart rewind – taking me back about 10 years to the one and only time that i would consider having been in love….. it…
static confusion. 