Winner Announcement: Our First Birthday with Shoe Envy

March 18, 2013 in Meta

It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner of the KiKi & Tea First Birthday Shoe Envy competition. The winner is: NICOLE HANSEN! Nicole is the lucky recipient of one pair of high heels or flats of her choice from the Shoe Envy range. Nicole’s winning answer to the question “What was the worst present you have ever received” was: A piggybank to save up for what I actually asked for (a sewing machine). this was from my dad, I was 23. Our three lucky runners up will receive a $50 voucher to spend on any item in [...]

This Week: Internet Outrage, and Germicidal Kids With Cupcakes

February 8, 2013 in Health, Society

Here’s JJ & T with another weekly chat about life, the universe…and well, anything… JJ: So, T – what happened to last week’s chat! T: Um… A frog stole my shoes. JJ: My dog ate mine…oh, and we forgot… T: I blame the coyotes. JJ: Totes! T: I’ve been asked to stop saying that, even if I am saying it ironically… Oh, the shame. JJ: I’m 46…it’s totes ironic if I say it. T: Oh that’s how it works, is it? I see how it is… Haha. So what’s on your mind this week? JJ: The Internet…or more specifically, INTERNET OUTRAAAAAGE (ECHO Echo echo) [...]

This Week: Australia Day, Gay Teachers, and “Dumped”

January 25, 2013 in Current Affairs, Gender, Lifestyle, News, Politics, Sexuality, Society

Here’s JJ & T with another weekly chat about life, the universe…and well, anything… JJ: Hey T – looking forward to the long weekend? T: You have no idea! Packing a whole Summer holiday’s worth of activities into 2 weeks with a kid is pretty tiring! Are you doing anything for Australia Day? JJ: Shopping…ha ha…it’s just a normal Saturday for us…it’s weird having Australia Day on a Saturday…everything’s open. T: I know! And then it’s the whole thing of do you do the “traditional Australia Day” thing on the Saturday or the public holiday? JJ: Do you celebrate Australia Day? T: No, not really. [...]

This Week: Lingerie Football, and Sponsored Posts

January 18, 2013 in Body Image, Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Sport, Technology

Here’s JJ & T with another weekly chat about life, the universe…and well, anything… JJ: So, T – how’s your week been? T: It’s been alright. And yours? JJ: Kind of a “meh” week. Nothing much happened. I had a good rant about male-hair discrimination, but apart from that…nada T: I’ve been busy being a Stepmother. But I’m all riled up today about the Lingerie Football League! JJ: What have they done now? T: Well they’re now changing the name to Legends Football League and getting rid of the Lingerie. JJ: How can they claim to be legends? Legends of what? T: Gridiron. [...]

This Week: Bowie, and Sharing Your Life Online

January 11, 2013 in Comedy, Film & TV, Music, Self, Stories, Uncategorized

Monique has decided to take a break from her Weekly Celebrity Gossip post due to work commitments, so JJ & T have decided to replace it with a weekly chat about life, the universe…and well, anything… JJ: So, T. We had this silly idea about publishing a weekly chat because we think our readers might find it interesting. T: And we need a new Friday post! JJ: This will either be amazing, or a complete train-wreck. T: Oh well, either way it might be fun. Like a podcast, in text. JJ: Yes… For me, this week was all about Bowie! [...]

Halloween: Where Do You Stand?

October 29, 2012 in Celebrity, Children, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Lifestyle, People, Religion, Self, Society

Halloween is a polarising holiday. If “Holiday” is the right term. Here at KK&T we are as polarised as anyone. We had two posts submitted on the topic, in direct competition with each other. So we decided to post them both… together. From Maree Talidu: At this time of year, every year, I am subjected to name calling, such as ‘heretic’, ‘killjoy’, ‘bible basher’, and ‘racist’ and am accused of not having a sense of fun or adventure. You see, I don’t do Halloween. Never have, never will. This comes down to 3 main points for me. 1. I see Halloween [...]

Fighting Depression: This Place is Yours

June 21, 2012 in Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, People, Society

One of the things we’re most proud of at KiKi & Tea is giving voice to people who suffer from mental illness, especially depression. Many of our writers and readers have had direct experience with the consequences of living with “the black dog.” By sharing our stories and being open and honest about our problems, we lessen the stigma of mental illness and encourage others to talk about their experiences instead of keeping it to themselves in a bubble of isolation and self-doubt. That’s why we are proud to support the This Place Is Yours project. This Place Is Yours [...]

Best Australian Blog Award

April 16, 2012 in News

We are so excited that only a month and a half after launch (and over 20,000 hits) we have been nominated for the Best Australian Blog Award! The Best Australian Blogs Competition is an initiative of the Sydney Writers’ Centre one of Australia’s most prestigious competitions. We are honoured to be a part of it. We have been nominated as a Commentary blog and have entered the competition for Outstanding Funny Blog Post, Outstanding Advocacy Post and Best New Blog (under 6 months old). Now the nitty gritty – we’d like to ask you guys to lend us a hand. [...]

What Easter Means To Me Part 2

April 8, 2012 in Family, People, Religion, Self, Society

The idea behind KiKi & Tea was to provide a space for people to write, to read, to engage. To present a variety of opinions from different cultural backgrounds, different religions (including non-religious) and different ideas. With that in mind, we asked our readers to tell us what Easter means to them. We were overwhelmed by the response so decided to do a 2 part series of What Easter Means To Me. Here are some of the stories we received: Maree Talidu: Maree is a 31 yr old high school teacher. She is a tomboy who is passionate about music, [...]

What Easter Means To Me Part 1

April 6, 2012 in Family, People, Religion, Self, Society

The idea behind KiKi & Tea was to provide a space for people to write, to read, to engage. To present a variety of opinions from different cultural backgrounds, different religions (including non-religious) and different ideas. With that in mind, we asked our readers to tell us what Easter means to them. We were overwhelmed by the response so decided to do a 2 part series of What Easter Means To Me. Here are some of the stories we received: Inge-Lise Butler: Inge-Lise is a retired school teacher. Grew up in Denmark, but moved with the family to Australia at [...]