Most of my blogging tends toward my travel experiences, and diversity in media, but I will also discuss my own creative pursuits, which are generally in the film, writing, and performance fields. I'm also an editor at Solarwyrm Press. Performance: improv, acting, stand-up comedy. Filmmaking: screenwriting, directing, video editing, short films, music videos. Writing: speculative fiction, memoir, short stories. Though I consider myself a citizen of the world, with how many places feel like home to me, I was born and raised in Australia, to American parents. I'm a dual-national of both countries, lived in Malaysia for five and a half years, and now live in the US.
If you checked out my previous post, you’ll have noticed I went to Vietnam this past weekend for my birthday. However, the Cu Chi Tunnel experience was only an hour out of one day, and I have much more to share about the time I spent there. We arrived at our hotel in Saigon around … More A Weekend in Vietnam
I never learned about the Vietnam war in school. I decided I wanted to travel to Vietnam this past weekend, for my birthday, because I tried out a couple of Vietnamese restaurants while living in Malaysia and decided I loved their food. I also saw an example of their national dress here, and thought it … More The Cu Chi Tunnel Experience in Vietnam
If you don’t know me well, or you haven’t known me long, you would probably be unfamiliar with the fact I used to perform a bit of stand up comedy. I got into writing comedy at 15, when I was year 11 in high school, and started performing when I turned 16. My first public … More English-language stand up comedy in Malaysia
This past weekend saw the end of Ramadan on the Islamic calendar, and thus Monday and Tuesday were public holidays here in Malaysia. This gave Jeremy a couple days off from work, so we decided to venture into a neighbouring state, Negeri Sembilan. We didn’t have a specific plan or destination, though we knew there … More Venturing into Negeri Sembilan for Hari Raya
I came up with this recipe when I wanted to make use of my new electric oven, and I couldn’t decide between a pizza or cookies. So I asked on Facebook, and someone suggested a cookie pizza. I attempted just that, and ended up with a cookie with the texture of a pizza-base. It might … More Chocolate-chip & cherry chocolate pizza dough cookies
Ingredients 8x 10cm square puff pastry sheets 3 medium bananas, peeled 2 tsp vanilla essence 1 tsp cinnamon 50g flaked almonds 1/2 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup corn flour Method 1. Mash bananas in a bowl. Add vanilla, sugar and cinnamon and mix well. Mix in almonds, then mix in corn flour. 2. Add mixture … More Banana Puffs
Ingredients 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 red onion, chopped 350g minced mutton 425g red kidney beans 170g tomato paste 1 carrot, grated 1 green capsicum, chopped 28g taco seasoning mix 1/2 cup water Method 1. Fry garlic & onion in frying pan until browned. Add in mutton, cook until browned. 2. Drain fat from pan. … More Mexican Pasta Sauce
Ingredients 250g kuey teow flat noodle (or equivalent) 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 red onion, chopped 260g beef mince 3 eggs 2 tblsp sweet chili sauce 1 tblsp dark soy sauce 1 tsp tumeric 80g cashews 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tblsp sunflower oil 2 carrots, grated 1 tblsp water Method 1. Prepare noodles (if … More Multicultural Kuey Teow
Ingredients 105g butter at room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 1/4 cups plain flour 4 tsp baking powder 4 tblsp dark hot chocolate powder 1 cup light milk 1/2 cup dessicated coconut 80g glacé cherries, diced (or more, as desired) Method 1. Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat … More Cherry & Coconut Chocolate Muffins
Saturday 25th April 2009 Anzac Day today! I didn’t hear a noise when Kaye left, but I still woke up far too early for my liking because Doyle wanted some snuggle sleeping time and I couldn’t get back to sleep. At least I had enough time to pack up everything and finish off a heap … More Diary of Melbourne, 2009 part 3 (Apr 25-30)
