Perspectives on The Weird Plays from newbie, actor and deity – Daniel Yeow What man can claim to understand the manifestations of God? Who the hell knows, but I had to try [more...]
(Not that the other presents which I received weren’t cool, they were very cool. These ones just stood out…) Firstly, the 5x5x5 Rubik’s cube. Presented [more...]
The Age newspaper’s online edition has a fairly regular “your say” section in which people can write in with their opinions. I have posted once or twice in [more...]
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...]
“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...]
Melbourne This entry shold be titled “Murphy’s Law Case Study: Stand Up For Your Rights”. As I said many times to the crew during the course of the day, the [more...]
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...]
A pseudo-historical story which I have heard countless times before, retold with an all-star cast and with the help of Christopher Doyle’s cinematography, Hero is a treat [more...]
In 1982, when The Dark Crystal was released, it set a new benchmark for special effects, in particular its use of models and puppets. While today, in a world of [more...]
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...]
“For countless generations, the Kaffir tribesmen of South Africa used a ceremonial drink called ‘dop’ when engaged in war or athletic contests. Brewed from alcohol [more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]