How to make a story go viral

In 2014, I began writing a story about my life so far in Melbourne. At that time, I had just completed 1 year of studies at University of Melbourne, with another year to go. I wanted to write about living in a new and unfamiliar country, and attempting to acclimatise in a completely new culture.…

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Female World Leaders in Asia

New year, new list – there are many female world leaders in the world, and I wanted to compile a list. Many European countries have embraced females for the country’s top positions (Finland just welcomed 34 year old Sanna Marin as Prime Minister!). But in the Asia Pacific region, women world leaders are still a…

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Chester Bennington’s 2nd year death anniversary tribute

Time flies by so fast, doesn’t it? I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since Chester’s suicide on 20 July 2017. I’ll always remember that day. And 2 years on, the pain hasn’t really subsided. I woke up to read tweets from Susan (Chester’s mother): And also another one from Talinda (Chester’s wife), which made…

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#Plastikophobia – Highlighting Plastic Waste at Marina Barrage

Plastikophobia is an immersive art installation held at the Sustainable Singapore Gallery. Artists Von Wong and Joshua Goh (Imaginator Studios) and Social Impact Strategist Laura Francois teamed up to build an experiential art piece in Singapore to illustrate the feeling of “Plastikophobia” – the fear of plastics. 18,000 plastic cups were collected from 26 hawker centres in…

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My Favourite Zen Pencils comics

This will be a long post but not because I have so much to write. It’s because I’ve attached my favourite comics, each of which are fairly long on their own. Zen Pencils is a website featuring comics with inspirational quotes from famous people. It’s by a homegrown Aussie talent Gavin, who comes from Perth and…

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Flower Festivals around the World

Photography by: Will Chao Photography My Columbian friend shared with me about a festival she celebrates, where they make flower arrangements and carry them on their backs. It sounded really exciting and beautiful but since she didn’t have a great command of English, she couldn’t really explain what it was about. I ended up googling about…

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James Bond: Spectre Movie Review

So Sony Pictures Australia invited me to the Melbourne movie premiere of Spectre, also known as James Bond 24. Digressing for a moment, can you believe there’s been 24 Bond movies made? The first one I knew was a Pierce Brosnan movie, and for a very long time I had thought that Pierce Brosnan was…

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Here’s How Twitter Changed the Internet

Photo Credit: Esther Vargas Do you remember what life was like before Twitter? Social media has really embedded itself into our everyday lives. It’s incredible to think how difficult society might function without social media. It’s not just likes, follows and shares, it’s about spreading information and keeping up to date with news going on around…

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Halal food guide in Melbourne CBD

Did you know that Melbourne was voted the most livable city for the last 6 years? I have lived in Melbourne for 4 years, and I’ve experienced it all firsthand. But even though Melbourne’s really good for vegetarian and vegan options, it’s not as easy when it comes to Halal food. So I’ve compiled a guide for…

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