Next week will mark a new chapter in our lives as we say goodbye to what's left of our post-HSC break and head off to uni. I'll admit, it's daunting but exciting at the same time. Fortunately for me I get to make this transition with Jacqueline as we're both doing the same course at UNSW. We spent 3 out of 5 days at the orientation week exploring...

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For the past two weeks I've been attending a physics bridging course, with a friend, at the University of Sydney. It consists of a morning and afternoon session of a one hour lecture followed by a two hour tutorial with a one hour break for lunch at 12:30. This gave me the opportunity to have a taste of what's to come in the next four years and the chance...

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Tonight I found myself wishing a few of my friends luck because they're starting university tomorrow. It's finally hit me that we're actually becoming uni students and that we won't be taking the train together to the same place, and wearing the same uniform, and seeing each other everyday at lunch and sitting on the same bench gossiping about people we know. I realised that I won't get...

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Just south of Burwood is a small suburb called Croydon, and in this small suburb is a small bakery called 'Spoon and Fork', and in this quaint little shop there are sweet little treats, two of which I love to eat - cookies and cakes. Behind the counter was the work station, where all the magic that goes into creating these adorable little sweets happens. Despite being such...

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When I tell people I've been to 'High Tea', you'd be surprised at how many thought it was tea that you would drink to get you high. I've always thought it involved wearing bright, flowery clothing and pretentiously drinking tea with your pinky up and nibbling on tiny ass sandwiches that would get you no where near full, and I never thought I'd enjoy it, but I can...

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For my 18th birthday I wanted to do something memorable, so I decided to dine with 360 Bar and Dining (which is funny and ironic because I'm petrified of heights). It's situated up in Sydney Tower with amazing views of the city skyline. I chose this place because it literally rotates as you dine, so you get to see the entire city without having to move an inch....

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