Tag: Melbourne
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From Melbourne to Sydney
One often says of oneself as a child, this is where I grew up. But to me, at least, one doesn’t realise that one has grown up until one leaves that place and returns. Yes I grew up in Canowindra (New South Wales). I grew up too in Kiama (New South Wales). And then Canberra…
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The Best of Enemies : Movie Review
It’s 1968 and America is in turmoil. Martin Luther King has been shot, riots have broken out across the country, the Vietnam War is faltering, Robert Kennedy has been assassinated and Richard Nixon is campaigning for President.
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Welcome Back to Melbourne
Another overheard conversation… This time I’m on the Port Melbourne tram heading into Melbourne. It’s full of people who have just gotten off the latest cruise ship. Opposite me is an older couple, bags in tow. The gentleman opposite them strikes up a conversation. My first impression is that he must be trainer. Immediately he…
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Walk By The Water
As a child, I lived in Kiama New South Wales, a small town by the sea. Occasionally walking to school,during the summer king tides, I would see the world famous Blowhole in action. Waves would break high and wide, the spray would envelop the lighthouse like smoke around a candle. Similarly, while living at New Farm in Brisbane, I would take the long walk…
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Serendipity of Co Working
Just a few weeks ago, on a whim and a prayer (I’ve always wanted to write that), I decided to attend another Third Place meetup. Third Place is a meetup for L&D professionals in cities across Australia. This particular meetup was to explore a new co-working space Queens Collective in Queen Street Melbourne. Despite being…
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Here Kitty Kitty Kitty (How I Got My Cat Mojo Back)
I’m not a cat person. And here are the sure-fire symptoms. I’m not the one walking down the street like the pied piper having cats follow me. When I walk up to cats and say hello they don’t say hello back. Quite the opposite. So it was with some reluctance that I let myself be…
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A Tropical Storm In Melbourne?
I’m woken by a small flash of light. It’s off to my right. Is it from my bedside table? It could be my phone. I’m half-awake now. My next thought is that flash was too long to be my phone. Perhaps it was car’s headlight through the window? It seemed more like a…
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Environment Victoria BreakThrough : A New Era of Climate Activism
Presented by the Sustainable Living Foundation, the National Centre for Climate Restoration BreakThrough 2014 October forum had a surprising thread of hope and optimism. So often climate change events have an overriding pessimism and a sense of acting against forces beyond our control (political, economic as well as the environment). Perhaps they took the view that…
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This Prerecorded Message is Having Mood Swings
I live in Melbourne and use public transport. Which means I am exposed to a female voice (I think it’s the same voice) announcing the next stop or train/bus route. I’m sure most people take no notice. Or they find it annoying and ignore it. Not me. I become emotionally involved. My mind tells me…
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Dining With Strangers (Eat With Me Melbourne)
It’s not speed dating! And it’s not dinner for five! It’s Eat With Me’s Dining With Strangers! For a small cost, I received one drink, two meal courses and way more than three introductions. All at The Sharing House South Wharf Melbourne. As it turned out, I almost turned up sopping wet. But I made…
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I’m Better Than I Looked
Last weekend I travelled from Melbourne to Nowra for my sister’s wedding. As the designated passenger I received a phone call. The news was my dad had fallen and was now in hospital. As I result my brother and sister in law altered course to see him. When we arrived Dad (in his eighties) looked…
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First Gig
It was a quick stop on the way from Melbourne to Sydney. We pulled off the highway near a small country pub. We parked and left the car then entered the pub. Of course, after the long trip most of the party had things to do. Except me. I was transfixed. At the back was…
Andrew James Whalan 