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Road Trip through Victoria: Coastal wonders and Hidden gems

Have you ever had that feeling where you need to just get away? Just get in a car and drive off to who know where? I did. And that is what I did, well almost. For the majority of 2024, my life has been basically taken over by work. Be it my day job or I’m hustling, selling plants or my own crafts on the side. In short. I’m always working and travelling (life of a FIFO worker). While I did enjoy…

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United Arab Emirates

Hello people! Guess who’s back? I know that it’s been a while, but then again. It’s also been a while since my last travel. Life has been work lately (how else can one go on a trip?). Although I guess this trip is a little of bit both work and pleasure. But first things first! Flight destination? Marhaba and welcome to the United Arab Emirates. “Wait! What do you mean it’s both work and…

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SwM: Princess Seam Summer Dress

This post has basically been in the back burner for months. I was going to do this at the first half of 2023 but life got in the way and my work has kept me busy. But sewing in 2023 started off with the Simplicity Pattern 2247 using Dress pattern B. As always, I made mock dress using cheap poplin fabric to check how it looks on me, what adjustments to be made and whether it’s worth making a final…

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Queenstown: Ski Holiday

Around this time of the year, June or July usually means beaches and warm weather. Summer dresses, short skirts and many flowers already in bloom. It’s the middle of the summer (basically). Meanwhile for those of us in the southern hemisphere it’s winter. Cold nights and chilly days, maybe snow (depending on where you are), sweaters and hot cocoa by the fire. Here in Queensland (Australia, where…

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The Legend of Lake Wakatipu

What is Lake Wakatipu? Lake Wakatipu is an S-shape lake located in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a glacial lake which was carved by ancient glaciers around 4000 years ago during the last ice age. The lake has an unusually large seiche (standing waves) which causes its water levels to rise and fall like a tide. The name Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Maori name Whakatipu…

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A Discovery of Witches

A Discovery of Witches

“It begins with absence and desire.It begins with blood and fear.It begins with a discovery of witches.”Deborah Harkness In a Nutshell When Diana (our witch protagonist) was able to call up a lost, rare and extremely valuable book from the Bodleian library in Oxford, it sets in motion a series of events, where powerful creatures would do just about anything to possess this book, and also set…

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Christmas Shop

It's that time of year, for everyone far and near. The time for presents and cheer, to fill your baskets with lots of gear. Be it for you or me, Or maybe the entire family. There's so many things to choose, There's really nothing to lose. Hello my dear people. We are close to that oh so festive time of the year again and for many, you might have already seen some merch being advertised around.…

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Wonders

There’s so often that I find myself. Thinking of yesteryears. Of days long gone past; Of months of laughter and tears. There’s so often that I find myself. Reflecting on past actions. On could’ve been and what if’s; Wishing for different directions. Or maybe some sort of guidance along the way. To get over hurdles and mountains. So often encountered. Numbering in dozens.

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Travel Plans: Post CV19

Travel Plans: Post CV19

It was hot and dry, I just came from the field and headed straight to my room (and the aircon). I was tired and homesick, so opening Messenger on my phone, I dialled the video chat with mum. After saying hello and how are you, she mentioned going to the travel agency recently (just for fun, she said). She went ahead and told me this travel deal for Fiji, of course knowing her tone of voice, I was…

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2022: The First Trio

2022: The First Trio

It has been a busy busy couple of months and beginning to the year. Recently I have traded my fiction books (which I enjoy oh so very much) for technical manuals and reports (tell me honestly! Who actually finds themselves enjoying reading these?). Since my days have been filled with nothing but work, there have been times where I long for just a couple of hours where I can enjoy a good fiction.…

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First Impressions: Perth

As I’ve mentioned in my previous post, I spent a little over a month in Perth (mainly work but I did make time being a tourist). First off, Perth CBD is smaller than Brisbane but there are still a lot of sights to see. In this COVID times, I spent the first two weeks in mandatory hotel quarantine, where I stayed at the heart of the CBD. That means, Netflix and Uber Eats all day long. One of the…

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Thoughts

I had often wondered how this life would turn out. If I had chosen a path due north instead of south. Would I still be here? The same job as my present life; Or be married somehow, Both a mother and a wife? And what of my career? Would it still be the same? Or perhaps a different route, One that leads to fame. How far would I have travelled? Across the continents and seas. Or maybe I just…

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

“No matter what difficulties people face, they will always have the strength to overcome them. It just takes heart.”TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI Picture a dimly lit café (in my head it has a little bit of a dark retro, somewhat European vibe) in the middle of Tokyo. It’s entrance is tucked in a little corner, that on a normal day, you’ll hardly even notice it’s there. But you hear stories (rumours, more…

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Moving On....

Moving On….

Hello, my dear people and I am back. It has been a great while since I was last here. It has been quite a busy and bizarre couple of years. Firstly, I’ve been finishing off university (adios to late nights finishing assignments, adios to ramen and coffee being my only nutrition and adios to wonderful 4-5 years of making friends and suffering with them). The pandemic practically threw a hammer (or…

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

At that moment, we were without doubt the greatest travellers in the world. And I was the world’s greatest travelling cat.Nana Is this worth reading? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. The Travelling Cat Chronicles is definitely a must read. The entire book is written on the viewpoint (mostly) of a cat, Nana, and it chronicles the journey he’s taking with his owner, Satoru, around Japan as they visit…

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Sound

I hear, I hear, A captain’s roar. A cry, a cry, It rises and soar. I hear, I hear, Birds are singing. A song, the song Of joy and weeping. I thought I heard A faraway cry. Alas it was only, A song of goodbye. I heard, I heard, Such wonderful things. With deaf ears I know these joyous rings.

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Me

I was a happy little blue bird, Singing tra-la-la-la-la. I was a joyful little sparrow, Hippity-hop, hoorah! I can be a little bunny, Going hop, hop, hop. I can be Mr lizard, Sunbathing upon a rock. I wish I was a dolphin, Swimming in the sea. Or a butterfly on a flower, Or a buzzing little bee. I am a fuzzy little kitty cat, That both hisses and meows. And a big ferocious stray dog, Standing…