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What are the 10 Lessons Learned in a Funeral? Are you ready?

Attending a funeral is personal and emotional. Experiencing it in Australia gave me 10 lessons worth pondering about. It was a wakeup call for me. Friends come and go. The woman delivered a touching eulogy about our family friend about…

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Just Dance 2016

The boys excitedly handed out a  second-hand Just Dance 2016 game to me one Sunday afternoon. We tried to play the game out of curiosity. As a mother, here are my ten thoughts about the game. It is a game…

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10 Advantages of Having a Mums’ Night Out

The definitions of mums’ night out for me are the following: ⁃ going out on a Friday night with other mums in a restaurant that will offer excellent food and service while chatting to your heart’s content then go to…

Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art: An Eye-Opening Review 2013-2017

If you are going to Brisbane, Australia then I highly suggest you visit Gallery of Modern Art or GOMA for short. If you are an Art lover then you will certainly appreciate it.  I love GOMA and let me count…

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Open Colleges:Ten things to think about before enrolling an online course based from my experience as a mother

  I will give you my Top Ten things to think about before enrolling an online course.  These are based on my experience as a middle-aged mother. I enrolled at Open Colleges. 1.There are various ways to pay. There are…

Australian Words and Phrases I often encounter in everyday life: A quick read for migrants to Australia

These are the Australian words and phrases I encounter in everyday life. I learned them in everyday conversations, advertisements, newsletters and invitations. A Arvo – afternoon I encountered this in a text message. See you this arvo. B Barbie – barbecue…

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Wellington Point Recreation Reserve: The Place We Go To When I don’t want to face Mondays

“Let us go to Wellington Point.” is what I say to my family after attending Sunday mass. I do not want to drive yet to the grocery store. I do not want to go home and do the cooking and…