Tag: Victoria

• 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 […]

  Andrew Whalan

  November 5, 2014

  Personal

  Australia, cat cafe, cats, feline, Melbourne, Victoria

• Just Stick to the Stereotype And Everything Will Be Fine (Sorry Heidi Victoria)

  Recently here was a twitstorm over Heidi Victoria (the Victorian Minister for Women’s Affairs (Yes that is her real name!)) who made some comments  assuming that only women were nurturers. As a man I took some offence and added my two cent’s worth to the discussion with the following: Now it looks like I‘m a feminist. Or […]

  Andrew Whalan

  April 9, 2013

  Leadership, Personal, Politics

  Australia, China, Cultural Intelligence, Ethnic stereotype, Feminism, Heidi Victoria, nurturer, people, Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations, racism, sexism, Stereotype, Victoria, women

• 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 […]

  Andrew Whalan

  March 5, 2013

  Humour, Personal

  Australia, glen waverley, Glen Waverley Victoria, Melbourne, Public transport, Victoria

• 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 […]

  Andrew Whalan

  February 13, 2013

  Personal, Social Media

  British Columbia, Cooking, Dining With Strangers, Home, Lego, Melbourne, Mousse, Vancouver, Victoria

• 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 Whalan

  December 11, 2012

  Personal

  Australia, country pub, Greater Melbourne, guitarist, long trip, Melbourne, New South Wales, Oceania, Public house, Sydney, Victoria