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Using martial arts and education I will,
"...help create strong people with sharp minds and soft hearts."
Embedding parts of my learning journey creatively...
To my past, present and future self and hopefully to my kids one day.



A letter
Dear younger self, You didn’t have the ideal childhood so you tried to make up for it in your adolescence. But really that was just me...
Jan 7, 20241 min read

Dissolving the mould
I listened to the grandmother and granddaughter, playing piano. One played the left hand, the other played the right. Both in student...
Jan 7, 20241 min read


The boy and the chip
It was a hot day at the Manly wharf. "Dad, why don't some people write back?" my son blurts, staring at his hot chips. "We are taught to...
Dec 20, 20231 min read

The cloud above our heads
There is a cloud above our heads. Most of the time. Sometimes, a small white fluff, at times, a big pewter monstrosity and occasionally a...
Dec 20, 20231 min read


New situations awaken new parts of us
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb in his skin and walk around in...
Dec 20, 20232 min read

A conversation with life time artist
I love Simone Piccioni and our no filtered conversations. Today was one in his studio in Kirribilli, with my friend tagging along. Art is...
Dec 20, 20232 min read


We are ordinary people
The two common phrases I hear men reiterate are: Men are more likely to be born without value Men live day to day in quiet desperation...
Dec 14, 20232 min read


Confessions
From the sidelines, I crawled around as a small boy. Dreaming and living a meaningful and significant life. Tooless, I wandered, dreaming...
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Tired happiness
__________________ Close your eyes and nothing will hurt you... I think about the distant future sometimes. As life goes in waves, back...
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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