Calories calories calories – Please tell me I look fat in this!

Well maybe not ‘fat’, but hopefully BIG. As most of my friends are out on the town, I am at home about to get an early night for training tomorrow. See I’ve been given the task of bulking up, and bulking up quick. My life now consists of eating, training, and sleeping which makes me look very good, but requires me to be a little anti-social and gives me nothing to really talk about besides my training and diet. ‘Why put myself through this?’ you may ask. Well I’m not legally allowed to say just yet but I’ll be sure to break the news sooner or later. In the meantime I’ll give you a small breakdown of my routine and what I’ve learnt so far. (more…)

Australia and tall poppy syndrome

Looking at a few posts from my friends on Facebook, it seems that this ‘FACE I’D LIKE TO SLAP’ blog on tumblr has become  more of a popularity contest rather than a digital insult slap for specific Sydney social identities. Not long ago the site was under fire for using certain people, now people think that it’s only the ‘it’ crowd that can make it onto the site. Firstly, being ‘slapped’ on this site is not cool! Secondly, when did socialite become a profession?! I couldn’t help but notice a few people blaming Australia’s tall poppy syndrome for sites like this. Tall poppy syndrome does exist in Australia, but this is NOT tall poppy syndrome and I will explain why.

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Carnival Fashion – Flinders Lane (What I happily endorse)

As we are at the beginning of the Sydney Racing Carnival I see it as a cue for me to promote a brand that I’ve happily been associated with for the past year.

I was put in touch with the people at Flinders Lane through a friend of a friend and I’ve had such a wonderful time being a brand ambassador. They’ve done some great things for me, and as I head off to Rosehill Gardens for Flinders Lane Guineas Day I thought this is the right opportunity to talk about my fashion on the field . (more…)

In amongst the old school

Or at least ‘old school’ is how I refer to them, not so sure they would like that title! These are performers who are still at the top of their game after years in the business.

On Wednesday I had the privilege of attending the ACE (Australian Club Entertainment) Awards at the Juniors in Kingsford. The night celebrated the best performers in the country and honored the careers of some incredible talents in the only real ‘live’ entertainment medium that is left. Of course we are given reality TV shows to discover ‘talent’, but what the general public is given are real green kids that have not worked years to hone their skills. I will rant more about the current state of television in a later blog post, because prime time TV needs a good kick in the pants. Right now the focus is on a wonderful night that I was humbled to be a part of. (more…)