constantly going through the motions of this emotional journey of self discovery: growing, playing, dreaming – living. i knew that my life had changed the moment i made the decision to come to australia. i just didn’t realize how much. i also knew that i would be leaving home for a while, a long while. i still do not know…
broken social scene.
a band like broken social scene makes me proud to be canadian. proud to be from a city like toronto where independent music is original, deep and renowned. it is amazing hearing from Australians how great the canadian music scene is. how our artists are international rockstars, considered to be brilliant musician with eclectic sound. i am slowly starting to become aware…
best buddies and the titantic.
i am not quite sure if it was the powerful impact of the titantic exhibition or finally hanging out with my best buddy but i was overcome with raw emotion today. best buddies. a cause that has been close to my heart since i was 20. th experience – and my friendship – with my buddy in university matured…
we’ll meet again.
a random though came to mind just now while thinking about meeting people again – crossing paths later on in life: you go this way and i’ll go that way. but no matter where we end up, i promise you, we will meet again … somewhere, somehow we will find our way … back to…
three reasons why i am here.
i had an epiphany of sorts today, or a minor realization at least of why i am in australia. yes, it is for self discovery but i have been wondering lately what is it about myself that i am trying to discover? what profound emotion was it that sparked the will to leave my home, my family, my…
four month anniversary.
today marks my 4-month anniversary in australia. i think it is safe to say that i am quite smitten with melbourne, a love affair that continues to grow with infatuation. i am taking care. i feel safe. i feel ultimately at peace.
run melbourne.
run melbourne: bring it on. and i brought it – all 2h 01m 29s of it too. it was a sensational feeling – running my first 1/2 marathon. partly because i ran 22km with little difficulty, training paying off. and partly because 18,000 people congregated to run – whether 22 or 10 or 5km. they showed…
nude drawing and new york, i love you.
today was a good day. mostly because i went to my first live drawing class. at first i was being too linear, contrived, aiming to be perfectly neat – in control of my portrait. it wasn’t until the instructor told me to be free. just let go. that drawing is as much poetic as it is philosophical. …
bittersweet nostalgic.
went to a gig last night (custom kings). was blindsided by bittersweet nostalgic of yesteryears from a decade ago. but in a good way. the band wasn’t famous but they had a good sound, a solid vibe. lyrics were inspired by heartbreak, loneliness and dreaming big – cornerstones of adolescent angst. and while sitting on…
two more reasons to fall in love with mlb.
1. gaining knowledgable insight into the city’s coffee culture. upon completion of a masters barista course, i will never take another cup of coffee – good coffee – for granted. over the past three months i’ve come to realize that canadians do not know anything about or appreciate quality espresso. or perhaps its just that our commercial dependency on tim…
static confusion. 