Joanna

  • Australia Independent Film Festival (AIFF) 2019

    Opening Night for the three-day Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 (AIFF) in Brisbane was Friday Nov 1. It featured the festival’s best short films, or “Australian shorts” as they call it. I know almost nothing about film and wanted to… Continue reading

    Australia Independent Film Festival (AIFF) 2019
  • First koala sighting

    This is my first time seeing a koala in the wild, thanks to a friend who took me onto his property. I’m very grateful. Continue reading

    First koala sighting
  • Sen Shao, model & actor

    Sen Shao was born in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, famous for its terracotta warrior historical site. His parents moved to Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, a burgeoning technology hub of nearly 13 million residents, considered to be China’s equivalent of Silicon Valley,… Continue reading

    Sen Shao, model & actor
  • BuJo: Chihiro from Spirited Away

    Term 4 starts in the second week of October so it’s time to nurture my inner child! I’ve been learning a piece of music from an anime movie (more about that later) and it brought back memories of watching beautiful… Continue reading

    BuJo: Chihiro from Spirited Away
  • More Asian Creatives

    Met more Asian creatives on the weekend. The Fam grows ♥️. Continue reading

    More Asian Creatives
  • Chong Ali and Akira Le: growing the fam

    Photo of Chong Ali by Akira Le. A lovely thing has happened to me. I am meeting creative Asians in Queensland. You know, the ones who didn’t pursue STEM careers. There are a lot of them! I started meeting some… Continue reading

    Chong Ali and Akira Le: growing the fam
  • Review: Laughing Buddha by Chong Ali

    Laughing Buddha is a new single by Vietnamese Australian emcee Chong Ali, who hails from Brisbane. It premiered on Australian music portal Tone Deaf on July 23 2019. I love this. Chong Ali is a poet. With a big heart… Continue reading

    Review: Laughing Buddha by Chong Ali
  • Estampa @ Brisbane Jazz Club

    This review was first published in Scenestr and the Brisbane Jazz Club website. Fancy some wine at a Parisian brasserie, or sharing tapas at a café in Rio? We packed suitcases, headed for the Brisbane Jazz Club on Thursday July… Continue reading

    Estampa @ Brisbane Jazz Club