Purple Things That Amuse MelMel #7

Hey hey~

Welcome to my new favourite stationery item - behold the "hot, new, smelly, reloader highlighter" (it's no joke - that's really what it's called - check it out here) in no what other colour but PURPLE!!

It's a nice addition to my desk at work.

Smiggle is definitely one of those stationery stores that feeds the true inner Asian in me. ^__^

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MelMel

They Were Right...

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Okay, so I was wrong... they (namely Jess and Sid) were right.

I would like to retract my former statement about dancing my last line dance.

Like they say, once an AIESECer, always an AIESECer... and sure enough at the trivia night hosted by RMIT...

Personally I blame the Snakebite (that's beer mixed with pink cream soda FYI ).


Thanks to Elo for being wonderful Elo and dancing along with me ^__^

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MelMel

PostSecret

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I've been following this for a while now and I still think this is such a fascinating online development.

It started out as a community art project, with a simple premise:

Send in an anonymously written secret on one side of a homemade postcard.

Since then its creator, Frank Warren, has received thousands of postcard secrets ranging from hopes, fears and confessions to forgiveness, regrets and dreams.

Every Sunday, 20 new secrets are uploaded to Postsecret.blogspot.com.

There is something truly voyeuristic, yet cathartic, about sharing in on these secrets and somehow connecting with the nameless faces behind these individual creations. It really makes you wonder how many of these secrets belong to the ordinary John or Jane Doe who, every day, just simply pass you by on the street.

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MelMel

I Start Work On Monday...

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So after over 3 interviews, the creation of a half a day session outline, a 30minute presentation and what felt like countless hours of waiting I finally got the job!

Yay!

I will be a Research and Training Coordinator at Diversity@work, a provider of consultancy services, resources and training for organisations engaged in strategic diversity management, workforce planning and cultural transformation

I start work tomorrow!!
(Ack! What am I gonna wear? =P)

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MelMel

Free Hugs Campaign

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Something that Gabi showed us at Jan Con 07 - cute!

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MelMel

Guggen-What?

Willem de Kooning - "…Whose Name Was Writ in Water", 1975

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I'm definitely not someone who confidently knows much about art - but I was pleasantly surprised about what I learned when I visited the Guggenheim Collection at the National Gallery of Victoria. The exhibition primarily consisted of postwar and contemporary art from the holdings of the Guggenheim Museum in New York, but there were also select pieces from other Guggenheim collections in Venice, Bilbao, and Berlin featured.

There were a lot interesting pieces ranging from the Andy Warhol's "Electric Chair" series, to Kelly's "Dark Blue Curve". It was definitely useful having roving tour guides on hand to provide context to some of the exhibition that required more interpretation than others.

In particular my two favourite pieces were contrastingly different. The action painting by de Kooning (above) was able to turn heads from all the way across the room with its vibrancy, but was also able to capture attention close up through it's patterned brush strokes.

Agnes Martin - "White Flower", 1960

The one above was almost on the opposite end of the spectrum that explored minimalism. At first I really wasn't impressed, but after listening to the tour guide I think there is a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to this concept. At first glance this piece looks like nothing more than tissue paper with extremely fine lines, but if you look closely there is in actual fact a white flower the size of the entire canvas embedded - intriguing stuff!

Thanks Dino for inviting me to join in on this exhibition and discussing with the answers to questions that this exhibition rose.

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MelMel

Another Week, Another Adventure...

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So my exploration of Melbourne continued this week - there is seriously so much to see and do in this city!

• J's on Exhibition Street - Ippei took Kyle and I to this delightful Japanese cafe where I got to experience a takoyaki sushi burger (!). One word: AWESOME!
  
• International Film Festival at the Regent Theatre - After waiting 2 years for the sequel to Nightwatch to come out I finally got to watch Day Watch in style at the glamourous Regent Theatre. (It's a pity that the film wasn't as good as its predecessor)
  
• Lygon Street - Italian food galore followed by a Belgian chocolate tray and a cinnamon hot chocolate at Koko Black - yummmy!
  
• Guggenheim Collection at the National Gallery of Victoria - I've been to the NGV before when I visited the Bollywood Exhibition last time I visited Melbourne. Along with Australian Centre for Moving Images, I've decided to subscribe to their mailing lists to keep up to date on all the upcoming programs. In truth this particular exhibition deserves a separate post all of its own!
  
• Ten Ren Tea on Swanston Street - This place is quite popular judging from the number of people at the cafe. Definitely what the doctor ordered on a cold Melbourne afternoon. After drinking both Honey tea and Earl Grey tea I'm even more determined to buy a teapot!
  
• ChongQing Lou on Elizabeth Street - Dino took us brave souls (me, Murad, Joachim and Kyle) to a traditional Sichuan Hot Pot of Fire! I'm not sure if it was a coincidence that the food was so spicy and the restaurant literally had all of its windows fogged up - hehe - Thank goodness there was lots of soybean milk to help cool down my tongue.

I wonder what adventures I will get up to next week...

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MelMel