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To celebrate Cultural Diversity Week, the Glen Eira City Council organised A Cultural Feast – a weeklong event showcasing Glen Eira’s diverse food culture – from 19-23 March this year. In Ormond, Israeli café Gili’s and health food store Healthwatch Foods joined in. Multiculturalism is one of the defining qualities of Australia and Victoria is …
people have always said comparison is some sort of evil. and i am inclined to believe that's true. from a young age, i loved to compare myself to others. my parents - bless their hearts - never compared me to anyone. which is very un-asian of them, to be honest. but i was always doing …
Continue reading "on inadequacies and “doing my thing for the King”."
for those who read this blog (to be honest, i'm not sure who does), you'll know that i haven't updated in awhile. in short, i've gone back to singapore for three months. then i came back to melbourne to ten days to move houses - say hello to a brand new apartment! and then i …
the last few weeks of a semester is hellish for most - if not all - tertiary students. for me, it's used for writing, editing, transcribing, and chasing up final interviews (which aren't always successful). when introducing myself to prospective interviewees, i usually say i'm a "student journalist". it's probably not an original phrase and …
it may come as a surprise to many that i had my first bowl of curry laksa in melbourne. thanks to a weak stomach when i was younger, my parents decide to do away with most foods containing coconut milk. and unfortunately for me, laksa was one of them. i guess you can't miss what …
my memories of food are almost always tied to people. it's the one thing that magically melts away the toll of a bad day and everyone's differences as we get together to eat. be it steak or japanese or thai, i light up at good food. and so does my family. it comes as no …
Continue reading "here’s one for dad: somboon thai food, lavender food square."
treatyourselftobrunch marks my fifth official blog. i remember blogging my way through a vast array of hosts - blogger, livejournal, and the now-defunct diaryland and diary-x were my favourites because of the function where one could lock their entire blog. each blog represents a different phase of life, and while some have been deleted, i've …
Diane Leow 