MUMS President Speech
This is the speech that I delivered when I ran for the position of president of the Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society (MUMS). I was unsuccessful. I was, [more...]
Articles by Daniel Yeow
Letters From… Malta
This was one of many letters published in the Melbourne University Student Magazine – Farrago. It was part of a series on the various things people did during their [more...]
Joke Resolution
Resolution 24601: On resolutions. Preamble I once had the experience that that large number of resolutions were not necessarily necessary, especially considering the [more...]
Interview With Luca Presti
Ok, lets get started, for the record what is your full name? Full name? Luca Presti Ok, tell me a little bit about yourself, where were you born? where did you go to school? [more...]
Food: The Year in Review
I like my food. For about as long as I can remember, I have had somewhat expensive tastes. For a long time I was very picky about my food, then I was sent to boarding school. [more...]
Stand Up For Your Rights
It was a crisp cool morning, much like many of the other mornings in October in Melbourne. In fact, on waking up I could scarcely differentiate this morning from any other [more...]
Chariots of Fire
“All these men were honoured in their generation and were a glory in their day” In 1924 the Olympics were a very different kettle of fish compared to what they [more...]
World Championships
Wednesday 1st September Sitting in the lounge at Changi (Singapore’s International Airport). While, being a Hong Kong person, I have never been a big fan of Singapore, [more...]
Princess Mononoke
When one sits down to watch an animated feature film, one comes with certain expectations, certain assumptions and, inevitably, certain misconceptions about the genre. If [more...]
Drenched for Democracy
Hong Kong I step out of the car. I am instantly shrink-wrapped in the oppressive heat and humidity of the hot summer day. As I close the door I catch the announcement on the [more...]
Questions of Identity in Postcolonial Hong Kong
The world is changing. Nowhere else is this more apparent than in the pearl of the orient. In 1997 Hong Kong was thrust onto centre stage for the handover of sovereignty [more...]
Joke Flyer
Melbourne It’s election time once again here at Melbourne University and I’ve become increasingly disillusioned by the whole process. Student politics is a mucky [more...]
Interview with Michael Byrne
Mick collects his silver medal for the 1000m at 2003 World Championships in Venezuela ok, first of all, for the record, what is your full name? Michael Adam Byrne ok, tell me [more...]