Category Archives: COVID-19

Australia Day 2023

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Topher

This Thursday was observed as Australia Day. The date celebrates the coming of the First Fleet into Aussie shores. Though the day falls on a Thursday, it is marked as a national holiday. Call centres of most national and multinational … Continue reading →

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Our Yum Cha experience

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Topher

Recently, my Uncle invited my family for yum cha. This wasn’t my first such lunch, but I it had been a while. Many moons ago, I recall my Aunty Ade treating us at Rhodes Waterside. She was accompanied by her … Continue reading →

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Black Friday 2022

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Topher

25.11.22 Black Friday (BF) is in full swing here in Oz. The tradition, which originated from the US, marks the biggest shopping event in their calendar. This occurs during the weekend after Thanksgiving. Stores are known to significantly reduce their … Continue reading →

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Made in Wimbledon c. 2022

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Topher

Over almost the past fortnight, the action unfolded at tennis’s most prestigious tourney. Only a mere two years ago, the event was cancelled due to COVID concerns. The shadow of the pandemic still lingered on in last year’s edition, with … Continue reading →

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‘The Cold, Cold Ground’

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Topher

The past week or so has seen a cold snap hitting our city. Snow in Thredbo and country NSW. Daily showers across the state. Gale force winds making people duck for cover. Plummeting temps the new norm. The last weekend … Continue reading →

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Player profile: Woj Bombs

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Topher

The NBA is a business, and a cut-throat one at that. Today, you could be the franchise player for a small-market team. Tomorrow, you could end up as trade fodder. Change is ever constant in the league. The players, coaches, … Continue reading →

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Mid-autumn (2022) reads

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Topher

This month’s tally is a return to the tried and tested. Two fiction books comprise the list with a collection of anecdotes for good measure. I start off with Camus’s The Stranger, first published in 1942. A model on absurdism, … Continue reading →

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The Royal Easter Show: past and present

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Topher

This year marks the second staging of the Royal Easter Show since being shelved by COVID. Last year, despite a daily cap on visitors, the Show attracted the biggest post-COVID event numbers in the state. The annual Easter Show has … Continue reading →

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On Journalling

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Topher

Recently, I received a journal among a bag of birthday gifts. We had discussed the importance for any writer of recording their thoughts. I am a relatively late convert to this practice. I had only started last May but it … Continue reading →

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Late summer (2022) reads

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Topher

We are on the last month of summer and it’s time for another list. Another three books: two novels and one nonfiction title. I start off with Mitch Albom’s newest bestseller. The Stranger in the Lifeboat is his latest feel-good … Continue reading →

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