Features
The Weird Plays
I am Apollo Tonight was the losing night for the Euripides Weird Plays. I managed to nail all my lines, although others weren’t so fortunate. Earlier in the day, I ran [more...]
From Cyrus to Alexander the Great
“Alexander: A military Genius, or a lucky man in the right place at the right time” The year is 336 BC, the Persian Empire is in decline, Greece is rising in [more...]
Andrew Kwok’s 21st Speech
I felt it was kind of strange being asked to give a speech for Andrew here today, I mean, I’ve only really known him for about two years. C’mon, hands up, who here has [more...]
Youth Summit Keynote
Hello everyone. First I would like to thank whoever it was who suggested that I speak here today for giving me this opportunity. Those here that know me know well that I love [more...]
NAGM Report
When I was a naive 13-year-old at my first ever Asian Roller Skating Championships (more on that here) I recall something that the Japanese coach said in somewhat broken [more...]
Event Organizing
Alice and Bob walk into a bar… Alice: So you want to run an event… Bob: Yes Alice, our Amnesty group wants to run an event. Alice: What kind of event do you want [more...]
SSLC Report for Metric Spaces
620-311 Metric Spaces is a third-year mathematics subject at the University of Melbourne taught by Kris Wysocki. The Staff Student Liaison Committee (SSLC) conducts surveys [more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]