How to set achievable goals!
Goal setting has been described as ‘the inner technology of success’. Establishing this list of achievable goals is to follow some basic principles so that the chance of any unrealistic goals are diminished in this process. Firstly you need to ask yourself – Is it achievable? Is it inspiring? Is it Measurable? Is it shared [...]
iPhone 4
It’s 1:50 on a Friday. Not like any other day… except this Friday is special. Yes, it’s iPhone 4 day, and I spent my entire lunch break waiting in internet lines to get my very own. Just like everyone else it seems. As my internet froze and I’m still phone-less. This just won’t do! These [...]
Shadowlands opens today at the Brisbane Powerhouse
Shadowlands, the controversial love affair drama of the Narnia chronicles author C.S Lewis and American poet Joy, is a moving and confronting play that has had many adaptations on theatre stages world wide. It’s also been filmed twice, for TV and the big screen. Today the Brisbane Powerhouse opens a short run of Shadowlands from: [...]
Hans Heyson retrospective opens at QAG this weekend!
This weekend, an impressive retrospective of one of Australia’s greatest artists opens at the Queensland Art Gallery. You can catch more than 100 works of Hans Heysen (1877-1968) from 31 July until 23 October 2010 in Gallery 4. Through his art, audiences are challenged how they view the Australian landscape. This Saturday, why not take [...]
RSPCA puts the ‘fun’ back into fundraising
It’s that wonderful time of year again! The time of year cooks of all ages whip out the flour, sugar, eggs and butter and the smell of cake, butter-cream and creativity fills the air. The time of year you can eat your weight in sweet goodness and not feel guilty about your gluttony as it [...]
The popular Art and Jewellery Market
It’s that time of the year again, the much anticipated Karuna Art and Jewellery Market. Held at 8am-3pm Saturday 7 August 2010 @ 27 Cartwright St Windsor Brisbane. Get there early to nab yourself a masterpiece and a treasure! There are several paintings, canvases, frames, jewellery and crafts to keep you wide-eyed The proceeds go [...]
My top 5 TIPs on giving a great speech
Here are my final 5 tips on how to make your speech fantastic. TIP 1 - Avoid death by Powerpoint (ideally max of 8 slides – if you have to). TIP 2 – Know how long you are speaking for and keep to that time. A good rule of thumb for knowing how long to make your [...]
Foodies will love Regional Flavours 2010
On the eve of the MasterChef finale, why not let your taste buds go wild today (24 July) with gourmet produce and boutique wines at Regional Flavours at South Bank from 10am to 3pm. Little Stanley, South bank will host more than 80 top food producers and wine makers from across South East Queensland. This [...]
Top 10 jQuery Plugins
After a lot of research and development and overlooking designs, i’m always looking for that perfect plugin! Well, here is a list of my top ten favourite jQuery plugins. 1. Easy slider 2. jQuery Cycle 3. Fancybox 4. jCarousel 5. jQuery UI Tabs 6. jQuery Accordion 7. LavaLamp jQuery 8. JQZoom 9. SpaceGallery 10. jQuery [...]
The art of paper
Originating in Japan, paper art becoming an exciting medium for communication for many designers. The work of one expert in this field, Jeff Nishinaka, caught my eye and I had to share it. Nishinaka has employed paper art in advertising for a range of clients, but the biggest fan of his work is actor, Jackie [...]
