As restrictions start to ease, I had the pleasure of going out for a picnic with a few friends at one of Sydney’s not so secret locations – Wendy’s Secret Garden, a superb picnic spot located behind Luna Park and a short walk from Milsons Point/North Sydney station. What I like most about the parkContinue reading “Picnic dates in Wendy’s Secret Garden // Sydney”
Author Archives: Christine
Cultivating good habits and breaking bad ones|| James Clear’s ATOMIC HABITS
As someone who struggles to finish personal projects and achieve long term goals (especially now in a time of crisis), I found this book’s deep dive into the formative process of habits particularly insightful and helpful. It reminds us that we build our everyday lives largely on habit and living meaningfully and enriching our self-worthContinue reading “Cultivating good habits and breaking bad ones|| James Clear’s ATOMIC HABITS”
Life lessons from a Roman Emperor || Marcus Aurelius’s MEDITATIONS, translated by Gregory Hays
Last year I had the pleasure of stumbling across a book that is exceedingly rare in its form – it was a journal and memoir of sorts from one of Rome’s most successful emperors, Marcus Aurelius, who reigned during the Pax Romana (a long period of peace in Rome) and was hailed as the lastContinue reading “Life lessons from a Roman Emperor || Marcus Aurelius’s MEDITATIONS, translated by Gregory Hays”
Making the most of staying at home // self quarantine tips
It’s a strange time we live in, where our most terrifying war is not one against humans, but one against a virus. Staying couped up in your abode may be the best way to fight the spread, but it might be hard to bear, as the days go past and you feel your motivation toContinue reading “Making the most of staying at home // self quarantine tips”
Shirakawa-go // Japan 2019
Shirakawa-go is one of Japan’s rural villages which has landed a spot on the World Heritage Site, and it is not difficult to understand why. The town has picturesque scenery, its surrounding mountains shrouded in white mists which evoke a sense of mystique. Easy to get to from Takayama (just a single bus trip fromContinue reading “Shirakawa-go // Japan 2019”
Hirayu Onsen // Japan 2019
While we didn’t see any snow travelling to Shirakawa-go, surprisingly, there was so much snow at Hirayu Onsen! With the sun so bright and the snow glistening white, it was truly the White Christmas I’d been looking for after living so many years in Australia (and yes, I arrived on Christmas Day!). Hirayu Onsen isContinue reading “Hirayu Onsen // Japan 2019”
Welcome to my blog
Sometimes it isn’t easy to navigate the terrain that is life. Perhaps you find yourself teetering at the cusp of adulthood, or aimlessly wandering through a new city while thinking to yourself – ‘what’s next?’ It is this fear of the unknown, of being stuck ‘in transit’ that drove me to create this blog, aContinue reading “Welcome to my blog”
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