Vishi's Views

                                                          Image from Los Angeles Times The eyes of the world have been on Paris this past week since the 2024 Olympic games began in the French capital city last Friday. There are a few sports I like to watch and one of those is the gymnastics. I am in awe of the strong young women wearing beautiful leotards, flipping, tumbling and doing the most powerful and thrilling tricks on the vault, balance beam, bars and floor.  As an Australian, I of course support our home team, but I also enjoy watching the USA team who always do so well and dominate international competitions. This year is no exception, with Simone Biles winning the gold medal in the Women's all-around final for the second time and she is the first woman to win two Olympic all-around titles since Vera Caslavska in 1964 and 1968....

Here I am sharing some interesting books I have read. Home to Biloela by Priya Nadesalingam and Rebekah Holt The Nadesalingam family captured the hearts of Australians as they were taken from their home in Biloela and placed into detention in 2018, and fought with the government who made multiple attempts to deport them. With the support of a small group in Biloela and people around the country, they made it back home. In this book, Priya shares her story, from her childhood in Sri Lanka, to making a new life in Australia, her marriage to Nades and birth of their daughters, Kopica and Tharnicaa, and the efforts to prevent the family from being deported.  Charles III, The Inside Story by Robert Hardman  This book is an insightful and intimate look at the first year of King Charles' reign. Author Robert Hardman shares details of the last  few hours of Queen Elizabeth II life, what happened the day she passed away, new information about the state funeral, his first days as t...

Photo from ABC America and the world is in shock after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The presidential candidate was delivering a campaign speech when shots were fired, hitting him in the ear and causing the crowd to scream. Photos show him with a bleeding face and ear, raising his fist as Secret Service members surrounded him and escorted him off the stage.  I have been following the story and I am appalled, not only by the act of violence itself, but also by people's reactions and comments on it. Whenever I read news articles, I also read the comments and there are always a few negative ones and it is too much. Under articles about the shooting, I have seen quite a few people making jokes about it and wishing that the shooter had succeeded. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but that is taking it too far.  First of all, there is no place for any type of violence. It is never the answer and should be condemned. There is ...

Today, I am sharing an interesting post I read on Reddit about TikTok gifts. If you use TikTok and send gifts to creators in their live streams, definitely give this a read.  STOP GIFTING BIG CREATORS ON TIKTOK!!!!!! - Posted by Reddit user  Jhardill94 If you send gifts on Tik Tok to people who battle on Live all day, this is for you. Think to yourself, how much money do you make per year? What do you have to do in order to make that money? Do you have really nice things like expensive cars, big house, tons in savings while traveling the world on vacation? The people you gift do. If not, why are you sending gifts to 20 YEAR OLDS MAKING THEM RICH???For those of you who don’t know, every 100,000 coins a creator gets, they profit $500 while TikTok (owned by China) takes the other $500(50/50 split). Remember that math next time you’re on TikTok and click on “daily/weekly rankings” to see how many coins everyone has by the end of the night. If you take a look at the rankings each n...

Hello everyone!  I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far. It has been a while since I last wrote a news article, so, for today's post, I thought I would share a few things that have happened in theworld of entertainment.  I designed this image on Canva Wiggle Baby News Former Justice Crew member and now purple Wiggle John Pearce and  his wife Jessie are expecting a baby. The couple announced their happy news on Instagram on Friday. Alongside a beautiful video of the couple finding out about their pregnancy and the gender reveal, they wrote in the caption, "It has been along journey but our beautiful angel has finally been sent to us. We are so full of joy and can't wait to meet you." Their baby boy is due in December.  Royal Swifties It looks like Taylor Swift has  some Royal fans,with Prince William and his two oldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, attending her first Eras Tours show at the Wembley stadium. The outing was in celebr...

Trooping the Colour will be held on this weekend in London and today I am sharing some facts about this event, for anyone who does no follow the royals and may not know much about it.  Photo from Reuters Troopimg the Colour commemorates the King's birthday.   King Charles gets two birthdays. His actualy birthday is in November and it is celebrated on the second Saturday of June. The reason is because it is best to watch Trooping in June's better weather, rather than when it is no freezing cold or raining.  It is a ceremonial parade. Trooping the Colour is a parade in which thousands of soldiers, horses and musicians come together to parade around Buckingham Palace and show their military Precision, horsemanship and fanfare to the King, the Royal family and audience .  The event gets its name from the military.  In the 17th century, military flags were called colours. When all the regiments of the British Army came together with their different flags, people need...

If you are physically or emotionally exhausted, often feel like you are not accomplishing what you want, feel different and not enjoying being social or doing the fun activities you normally do, it is possible you have job burnout.  Stress and burnout are two very different things. Stress is a normal part of life and sometimes a bit of stress is good, but burnout is a much bigger problem. It is not something diagnosed by a doctor and you could see a doctor about it but you can identify and treat it yourself. You will definitely know if what you are feeling is burnout.  The symptoms of job burn out are :  Decreased productivity and concentration Dragging yourself to work and feeling stuck there Regular procrastination, leaving tasks to the last minute Constantly worrying and feeling stressed   Lack of sleep Weight gain or loss Headaches Constipation High heart rate Panic attacks It can be hard to recognize the symptoms and they come and go. Identifying what is ca...