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Welcome To Polite Island

May 17, 2013 in Entertainment, Featured, Fiction, Food & Recipes, Lifestyle, Money, People, Society, Stories, Travel

Welcome to Polite Island! You have been selected to live in this modern utopia because you embody the values of a considerate unselfish person. Polite Island was founded by a woman who was becoming increasingly frustrated with her considerate behaviour being met with inconsiderate behaviour. Instead of giving up on being a polite person and falling into pit of selfishness she came up with a plan to make the world fairer. Instead of eradicating those devoted only to themselves and who frequently engage in behaviours that can be classed as ‘douchebaggery’ we have simply excluded them from our society. This [...]

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Don’t Be Friendly or We’ll Take It the Wrong Way

May 13, 2013 in Gender, Human Rights, News, People, Society, Travel

I was casually scrolling through news.com.au one lunchtime, and came across an article entitled “Western women warned “friendliness’ confuses Indian men”. My first reaction was “huh?” which of course prompted me to read the article. In short, Indian men “often get the ‘wrong signal’ from female tourists who are simply being friendly”. Well that makes complete sense… In this day and age, women are constantly being told they can’t do things. We can’t expect to earn the same as men. We can’t expect to be treated with respect in our chosen career. We can’t expect other women to accept us [...]

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Politeness Gone Too Far

April 16, 2013 in Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, People, Self, Society, Travel, Work

Lately I’ve noticed I seem to be suffering from a case of politeness gone too far. I seem to have a fear of inconveniencing other people. This could be considered normal manners, I suppose, but in me it’s accompanied with such a paranoia it’s taken to extreme levels. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve leapt up from a train seat to let someone past so fast I drop my bags in the process and end up taking longer to retrieve them. Or the number of times I’ve had my name called in a waiting room and I’ve [...]

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First Day Back and I’ve Been Robbed!

March 26, 2013 in Anecdotes, Lifestyle, People, Society, Travel, Work

On Monday, I came back to work after having two weeks off. My break was fantastic. I caught up on sleep, gamed my little heart out, spent time with family and threw a going away party. There were some not so nice things too, but we’ll leave them be. All in all, it was a relaxing break, exactly what I needed, and I’ve come to work feeling all refreshed. I sit down at my desk, log on to my computer, and scan the surroundings while sipping my necessary cup of coffee. OH MY GOD I’VE BEEN ROBBED!! The box of [...]

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My Favourite Place: The Queen Victoria Building

March 14, 2013 in Family, Relationships, Travel

Studying the changing landscape of Sydney in year nine geography, we were shown two photographs of the buildings along York Street taken from the same angle but separated by a century in time. The views were unrecognisable. The teacher noted there was one building that stood in both photographs and asked us to name it. I put up my hand, “The Queen Victoria Building.” I knew it well. I was introduced to the Queen Victoria Building by the special Sunday shopping trips into ‘town’. Grandma would pick us up in her ruby red Celica, my sister and I would play [...]

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Taking Advantage Of Bad Luck and Boredom

February 5, 2013 in Anecdotes, Music, People, Society, Travel, Work

Recently on my way home, I got stuck on a bus in the middle of Sydney Harbour Bridge. There had been a 6 car pile-up and nearly all the north-bound lanes were blocked as emergency services cleared the wreckage and treated the injured. There’s nowhere to go once you’re on the bridge…we couldn’t step off and just walk to the footpath…there isn’t one. We were stuck! When I was younger, this would have been a difficult situation for me. I didn’t cope well with bad luck and boredom when I was in my 20s and 30s. I would have been angry with whoever had [...]

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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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Silent Night: A Warning to Drive Safely

December 6, 2012 in Lifestyle, News, People, Stories, Travel

Today’s guest post from Chantelle Dalgarno: “People say their heart misses a beat when they hear the sound of squealing brakes; when they hear the sound of someone screaming after an accident. Mine doesn’t. The screech and squeal of brakes show that there was time to react, to prepare, to brake, to brace. The screams of someone involved in a motor vehicle accident show that they’re alive, they’re conscious, they’re aware. When there’s only silence… when there’s nothing… that’s when my heart misses a beat.” It’s been a year since my baby’s first Christmas. It’s been a year of ups [...]

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What Do You ‘Fail’ At?

August 31, 2012 in Humour, Lifestyle, People, Self, Stories, Travel

I had a bit of an ‘episode’ the other day. I tend to have a lot of moments like this where simple things completely overwhelm me. In hindsight it’s quite funny but I always wonder why it takes me so long to figure it out in the first place! You see I’m not good at quite a few things – while I can string a sentence together; talk under water; reply to SMS’ promptly – I am hopeless with math; can’t reverse park and am terrible with remembering to defrost my dinner! I put this all down to the simple [...]

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Finally Understand The Appeal of Being a Tourist

August 22, 2012 in Anecdotes, Lifestyle, People, Self, Stories, Travel

For many years I had derided the idea of taking a tour. I had always LIVED places or visited friends. I always detested the idea of just doing whistle stop visits. Dropping in, taking pictures and driving off. I saw Europe through the eyes of my friends and Canada with relatives. I always wanted to know a place and understand its culture, something you could not do from a moving bus. I lived in London, learned the tube system, complained about going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark, and learned the joys of an English [...]

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