This Week: Something New

March 2, 2013 in Meta, Self

Thought I’d try something different this week and give a bit of a roundup, an update, on the week that was for me, for KiKi & Tea, and for the rest of the world. Let me know what you think. Thought I’d kick it off with my week in pics: The pics are (top down, left to right): An unfiltered picture of the view from my lounge room one morning. I looked up Sunday morning from Bella beside my head to see Lionel peering at her through the slats of my headboard. He then stuck his paw through, smacked her [...]

Why Good Customer Service Is Important

January 25, 2013 in Lifestyle, Money, Self

Apart from the “be more active and eat healthy” new years resolutions everyone seems to make, another common one people make is to save more, cut down on spending and be in a better financial position. Right? We download budgeting apps to our phones or tablets, read as many things as we can about cutting back costs and say no to some social gatherings so that we can save an extra few dollars. Another thing we do is try to find out if there are things we can be paying less for. How do I know this? That’s what I’ve [...]

Opinions Are Like Assholes

January 22, 2013 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, News, People, Society

“Well, opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.” Harry Callahan I never thought use a quote from a Dirty Harry movie, but these are interesting times. I can barely keep up with the outrage in the news over a politician, celebrity or sports person who has stirred the hornet’s nest by sharing their opinion. The topics they share their feelings on range from the relevant to the ridiculous and should largely be ignored. But generally what they have to say is seized upon and dissected. Not always positively either. Today, poor Kochie bemoans his fate today as a privileged, white [...]

Who am I?

December 13, 2012 in People, Religion, Self, Society

I have been meaning to join KiKi & Tea as a contributor since the website was founded but one thing stopped me: share a little biographical information. I just sat there, staring at the blank field as if it was a semi-trailer hurtling toward me and I the deer; about to be squished. Who am I? It should be the easiest question to answer; all it requires if for me to know myself. And I know myself better than anyone else. And yet I can’t write a twenty word bio of myself that I am satisfied with. Every time I [...]

I Don’t Drink Alcohol

November 30, 2012 in Entertainment, Film & TV, Health, Lifestyle, People, Self, Society

I have a confession to make. Don’t fall off your seats now, but… I don’t drink alcohol. No, I’m not particularly religious. No, I’m not on antibiotics or pregnant or on anti-depressants. I just… don’t like it. I don’t quite understand why it appeals to everyone else either. It’s not even that I never drink alcohol – I feel like people may find that easier to accept. It’s more that I just don’t choose to drink it unless it happens to be right in front of me… Or it comes in the super sugary form of a strawberry and lime [...]

Social Media and the Mob Mentality

November 28, 2012 in Entertainment, Health, Mental Health, People, Society, Technology

With the popularity of social media platforms like Twitter it’s become easier than ever to get access to news as it happens. It seems as well as news being faster than ever to reach us, it’s also faster than ever to smack someone down publicly, jump on a bandwagon or submit to mob mentality, teasing, unnecessary rudeness and vitriol. We all watched it when Kristen Neel made the somewhat catastrophic error of tweeting “I’m moving to Australia, because their president is a Christian and actually supports what he says.” We all watched it unfold and go from funny to nasty [...]

Twitter vs Tumblr: A Kitchen Table Discussion

November 14, 2012 in Fiction, Humour, Technology

“Whatcha doin’?” he asked, placing a cup of coffee in front of her on the kitchen table. “Updating my Tumblr,” she said, ignoring the cup of coffee for the moment. “Isn’t that the thing 13 year old girls use to post pictures of One Direction to each other?” “Unfortunately, yes…but it’s also my favourite social media platform.” She took a sip of her coffee. “Pffft…I’m happy just using Twitter.” “Well, that’s the thing. There’s not that much difference between Twitter and Tumblr. They both use a follow-me, follow-you system you know.” “So, I can choose who I want to follow, and [...]

My Online Persona vs Real Life

November 1, 2012 in Entertainment, People, Self, Society, Technology

Last week I posted an article about pregnancy that got a lot of conversation going. The most interesting part of which, for me, was when the conversation became about my personality, rather than whether or not people should feel free to ask me if I’m pregnant. It was stated that this article was “another example of your dislike of casual interaction with office mates and strangers.” This got me thinking about your online persona vs real life persona, specifically in relation to blogs or opinion pieces. When you write an opinion piece, you’re putting your thoughts out there. But you’re [...]

Social Media Has Brought Back the Slide Show

October 25, 2012 in Dating, Friendship, People, Relationships, Society, Technology

I remember the old cliche of being shown someone’s holiday snaps, or worse still, a slide show, and it being a codeword for any awkward social obligation you wanted to get out of. A friend once came out and told me looking at other people’s pictures meant nothing and she refused to do it. Personally, I don’t mind them, if it’s not too long. Looking at a photo can give you an idea, an idea of what your friend likes, where you may want to go, anything, but I guess slide shows were the worst example, because you had to [...]

I’m Not Pregnant (but I am sick)

October 24, 2012 in Friendship, Gender, Health, Marriage, Parenting, Pregnancy & Birth, Self

I am nauseated, tired, have headaches, a metallic taste in my mouth, have gas and have been getting stomach cramps. I know where your mind is going, so let’s get this out of the way right now: No, I’m not pregnant. Yes, I did get married about 3.5 years ago. I am under 30, and my husband & I own a home. We have two cats and both have stable jobs… But I’m not pregnant. It didn’t take long after getting married for the pregnancy jokes to start. In fact I think a couple of people started before we were [...]