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Sporting Bad Boys: Do We Punish Them Enough?

March 18, 2013 in Current Affairs, News, Sport

Everytime I hear one of these stories I wonder when will enough be enough? The story I’m referring to is the Canberra Raiders sacking of their star fullback, Josh Dugan. Most of us, well those who follow Rugby League anyway, would have seen the Instagram pic by now. It shows Dugan promptly giving the bird to the camera while drinking with his mate and fellow Raiders star, Blake Ferguson. Dugan has now been sacked by the Raiders but that doesn’t mean he can’t be recruited to another NRL team. Remember the last high-profile sacking made by Canberra? Todd Carney. He [...]

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9 Things You Must See and Do in Thailand

January 31, 2013 in Lifestyle, Travel

You may have been wondering where I’ve been hiding. Over the New Year I spent a week in Thailand at Patong Beach in Phuket. It was everything I imagined it to be and so much more. Was it hot? Boy, was it hot, but I love the chaos that surrounds you in Asia – it is just so different from our own back yard here in Australia. If you can forget the humidity for five minutes and just throw yourself into their busy lifestyle – literally, you take your own life in your hands as you cross their congested streets [...]

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Reality TV and Softcore Porn: is this the future? (SFW)

December 4, 2012 in Celebrity, Dating, Entertainment, Film & TV, People, Relationships, Self, Sex, Sexuality, Society

I am officially hooked on the The Real L Word, a Los Angeles reality TV show based on the everyday lives of a group of LA lesbians. There’s no shortage of hookups, fights, love and lust in each episode and the amount of drama that goes on between these girls makes you feel thankful for your somewhat drama-free life. As I watch some of the girls struggle with personal relationships it makes me wonder just how comfortable we’ve become sharing ourselves, warts and all, online or in a reality TV show. Is it important to keep a few skeletons in [...]

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What I Know (Or Don’t Know) About Men

November 26, 2012 in Family, Gender, People, Relationships, Self

The first thing I learnt about men was loss. It was a tough lesson to learn, especially in your first week at Kindergarten. My younger brother, Michael, had passed away from spinabifida. Grief was not an emotion that I recognised. I remember my kindergarten teacher carrying me around the classroom when I went back to school. She had the kindest heart and made me feel safe during a time of uncertainty. I remember Mr O’Brien used to come into our classroom and draw grand pictures on our blackboard and his handwriting was so neat. I wanted to be neat and [...]

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Why Does Getting Married Scare The Bejesus Out Of Me?

November 13, 2012 in Dating, Entertainment, Film & TV, Marriage, People, Relationships, Self, Wedding

I read a quote the other day which really resonated with me. “If you knew you were going to meet the love of your life in one year, how different would that one year be?” Growing up I always thought I would meet the right person, settle down and eventually get married. I’ve always wanted kids and it’s no lie that I have definitely been more career focused than marriage focused since I left high school. After finishing school it was all about what university I was going to enrol in and what course I was keen to major in. At [...]

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Kyle Sandilands: Most Hated Man or Misunderstood?

November 7, 2012 in Books, Celebrity, Entertainment

I’m just going to come out and say it. I like Kyle Sandilands. Which is why I was probably one of the first women in Australia to buy his memoir, Scandalands, which went on sale last month. If you were to make a list of the most hated men in Australia, Kyle Sandilands would probably top that list. Or perhaps Alan Jones has taken over that spot after his recent on-air comments about Julia Gillard’s father “dying of shame”. Whichever way you look at it there seems to be a lot of hate for Kyle. One such example would be [...]

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Are you watching Big Brother? I can’t switch it off

October 31, 2012 in Dating, Entertainment, Film & TV, Friendship, Home, Lifestyle, Money, People, Relationships, Society

I have something to admit to you: I’m somewhat of a reality TV addict. I’m pretty sure I’m lucky to not have pay TV as I most definitely wouldn’t have a social life. Reality TV ticks lots of boxes for me 1) I like to be a fly on the wall, 2) I like to see how people interact with each other and who falls in love or who goes crazy from constant interaction within the confine, 3) it’s a bit like life porn really… these people are in your living room every evening for 3 months you feel like [...]

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Why I Miss Being a Kid of the 90s

October 19, 2012 in Anecdotes, Books, Entertainment, Film & TV, Humour, Music, People, Self, Stories, Technology

I miss being a kid. I really do. I miss the feeling of not really knowing how the day was going to pan out and all the little things that made being a kid so much fun. But I won’t sell you a lie, I know being a kid can be terribly boring as well. One memory I have is sitting in my dad’s big green armchair; swiveling around during the commercial breaks of my favourite TV show screaming “boring! borrrrrinnnnggg!” over and over again. Charming kid, wasn’t I? There’s a scene in Puberty Blues where Debbie and her younger [...]

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Puberty Blues: Discussing The Dark Side of Teenage Sexuality

October 12, 2012 in Children, Entertainment, Film & TV, Friendship, Parenting, People, Relationships, Self, Sex, Sexuality, Society

Who knew a TV show could touch the hearts of so many Australians, old and young alike. Last week wrapped up the final episode of Puberty Blues which in my opinion is the best show on television this year, if you put Don Draper’s escapades in Mad Men to one side. Set in the 1970s, the series revolves around the family and friends of Debbie and Sue, two inseparable teenage friends who are growing up beside the backdrop of Sydney’s Sutherland Shire. When I was a teenager we had shows like Dawson’s Creek, Beverly Hills 90210 and Party of Five. [...]

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Is being called “full-figured” an insult?

October 10, 2012 in Body, Body Image, Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Health, News, Style

Kate Waterhouse has surely learnt a thing or two about how to interview this week after her one-on-one chat with Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks who plays Joan in the hit TV series went awry. I must admit I cringed during the 1 min and 36 sec interview but not just about Kate calling Christina “full figured”. It’s no secret that Christina Hendricks has one of the most talked about bodies in Hollywood. She’s curvy and that is quite a rare sight on the red carpet. But She’s sick of being asked about how she feels about her figure and frankly so [...]

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