Vishi's Views

Hi everyone! I want to tell you about one of my favourite places, the Lindt Café in Martin Place. I go there every week on my days off and either get a hot chocolate or sit in and have a milkshake and while I'm sipping on it, I check my social media, read a book or magazine or just sit and watch everyone around me. To me, it's more than just somewhere to get coffee, hot chocolate etc. I go there to take a break from my busy schedule and forget about problems and anything that might be stressing me out. I would happily sit in there all day. Something about the café calms me down. All the staff are so kind and friendly. Someone is always at the door greeting the customers and welcoming them into the café. They know me so well now and know what I want before I even ask so I don't get a menu. I don't need one because I've memorised it! They take time to talk to customers, ask how they are and how their day has been. I don' know any other café where the staff...

Hello everyone, While scrolling through Instagram one night I came across a post about things you should not say to people living with chronic illnesses. It was posted by a beautiful young woman named Tayarra Smith and everything she said was spot on and with her permission, I am reposting it here. @taytay_100000 On a good day, a person with a chronic illness might not necessarily "look sick," often leaving those around to them to assume they're not. Well, here is a reality check for those folks. Unfortunately, living with chronic illnesses are an 'invisible illness' which means that you are always sick - some days are just better than others, or it could be continuing to get worse, but they hide it with makeup, with a smile, etc. These crazy chronic illnesses have a funny way of fooling people, which I have learned through the years and hundreds of inappropriate, creepy ignorant and just downright uncompassionate comments. Here are some comments I'v...

Hello! I am going to tell you all about the college I attended and the Journalism course. For months, I had been looking for a place to study Journalism but all I could see were online courses which I didn't want. I was almost ready to give up and keep going with the job I had at the time but then my friend Lauren invited me into her radio studio. While I was there she asked me what my dream job is and I said I would love to write or take photos for a magazine or newspaper. Then she told me about Macleay College where she had been studying Journalism. It sounded so good! That night I discussed it with my mum and registered to attend the college's open day. A few days later, I was called into the college for a meeting with the head of Journalism, Stephen Davis. That gave me the opportunity to ask all the questions I had. After speaking to him I was given a tour of the college which, to my surprise, was so small! After the meeting I still was not sure if I really wante...

Hello everyone! Wow, can you believe it's already September? I can't! This year is going so fast. The first day of spring was beautiful! It was actually so hot, it felt like summer. In this post, I am sharing a few spring and summer photos I have taken. I hope you like them. My front garden Hyde Park   Circular Quay Darling Harbour Pyrmont Bridge My backyard My backyard My backyard My backyard Martin Place  Toukley NSW I enjoy photography and plan to take my camera out to various locations to practise and improve my skills.  Vishi xoxo

Recently I have heard stories of racism in the news and witnessed it myself and I have a lot to say on this topic. I read an article about American girl group Fifth Harmony's member Normani being racially cyberbullied. A while ago I was at a young band's show working behind the scenes. This band's members are teenagers. After they performed they did a meet and greet where they signed autographs and took photos with their fans, who are mostly girls, and as I was watching I was appalled at what I saw. The band were so nice to the girls who were tall, fair skinned and what they considered pretty. They spent a few minutes talking them but completely ignored the girls and boys with darker skin. The look on those fans faces broke my heart. They left in tears. The article, that experience and other things I have seen and heard make me so angry. Racism is something none of us should tolerate. It has no place in the hearts of any human, it shouldn't. I don't underst...

Hello everyone! I hope you all have had a great weekend. I have been enjoying the Olympic games and in this post I am going to share with you a few of my favourite moments from the first week. 1. Australia walking into the Opening Ceremony, led by cyclist Anna Meares. 2. Swimmer Mack Horton winning the 400m freestyle, giving Australia it's first gold medal of the games. Photo: Herald Sun Photo: Herald Sun 3. The US women's gymnastics team winning gold in the team final. Two of the gymnasts, Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman were in the 'Fierce Five' team that won in 2012. There was so much hype and excitement over this team. As the US have done so well in past Olympic games, everyone expected them to win again and of course they did! Photo: guide.com Photo; Boston Globe 4. Kyle Chalmers winning gold in the 100m freestyle. At just 18 years old, he is one of the youngest, Olympic champions in swimming. This morning, I watched him comp...

Hello! The Rio Olympic games begin this weekend so in this post I am going to reflect on the Sydney 2000 Olympics and tell you all what events I'll be watching this year. The Sydney Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were held between 15th September and 1st October 2000. On the night of Friday, 15th September my whole family gathered in our lounge room to watch the opening ceremony which was spectacular! It showed many aspects of Australia and it's people - The great barrier reef and sea life, the indigenous occupation of the land, the arrival of the first fleet (the first European settlement in Australia) and the rural and constructions industries. The parade of athletes was one of my favourite moments of the ceremony. The Australian team arrived into the stadium to a standing ovation, thunderous applause and loud cheers from the spectators. It was a proud moment for all of them, in particular for basketball player Andrew Gaze who carried t...