Tag Archives: Sydney

Dr Fuh

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Topher

He was our family doctor for many years Before, we consulted Dr Tung he hung up his stethoscope, cheers My sister came up with the find He introduced himself as ‘Dr Fuh, Dr Pepe Fuh’ he had a corny mind … Continue reading →

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Easter Special: Ranking the Best Reading Apps

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Topher

Happening now: the Easter long weekend. Here in Sydney, the options are endless. The Easter Show. The rugby action. Blockbuster movies. The Sydney fish market…and a partridge in a pear tree. Upon closer inspection, these events are not for everyone. … Continue reading →

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The Process

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Topher

Writing a poetry collection is arduous The culmination of bits and pieces, months and years, make you cantankerous For me, writing poems began in sixth grade Got the highest marks in my Filo class though I did not pen a … Continue reading →

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‘Strange Nights’

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Topher

Note: This account is based on a past friendship. He lives with his mum in Fairfield, NSW. They’re neighbours with my auntie. Parents are long divorced. His younger brother, Clement, has since worked in the UK. Nerdy, he went to … Continue reading →

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The Hoarder of Chucky Street

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Topher

On the fringes of humanity, beyond the realm of decorum and sensibility As you fixate on typos, malapropisms, and tenses, before guzzling a calzone They’re shown foraging through mountains of trash Upon them a radical regression; yearning only to make … Continue reading →

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The Decline of a Payment Rose

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Topher

A decade ago, credit cards ruled the financial universe. You weren’t in unless you had a plastic payment. One could say that having these cards made or broke your pecuniary standing. You almost always needed a good credit rating to … Continue reading →

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The northwest nexus: Castle Towers

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Topher

The recent addition of the Northwest (NW) Metro has democratised travel to the region. Castle Hill is one of the main beneficiaries. The eponymous Metro stop sits adjacent to Castle Towers, a large shopping centre that is the Northwest’s drawcard. … Continue reading →

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Field Journal

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Topher

Well, the first thing I noticed about Auburn was the news agency in the train station. There was nothing remarkable about it; in fact, it could very well pass for your average Aussie newsstand. What particularly caught my gaze, in … Continue reading →

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An anvil autumn’s night in Newtown

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Topher

The dawn of autumn had just broken ground in Sydney when, early on a rainy night in Newtown, I climbed a narrow stairway into the unknown. I had been looking forward all day to this moment. Days ago, I saw … Continue reading →

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Saturdays worth sacrificing

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Topher

From unwitting places, art springs. This I fathomed early, once upon another lifetime. It came to me in the form of nothing more than a nuisance, a pesky mosquito that sucked the vigour out of me. It has everything to … Continue reading →

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