The Fam

  • Oizoioi. Build a bridge, start a conversation

    We are a third culture. Our parents were immigrants. We are seen as foreigners even though we were born here. We’re stuck between two worlds and still don’t quite know how we fit in Australia. Our fashion is a bridge.… Continue reading

    Oizoioi. Build a bridge, start a conversation
  • PODCAST: Bao Pham, founder Team Bliss Esports

    Bao Pham, a gamer, helped his friend build a team of PUBG gamers. He ended up creating an esports organisation called Team Bliss Esports. Now there are several Bliss teams competing internationally.  Brisbane-based Team Bliss HQ has become a training… Continue reading

    PODCAST: Bao Pham, founder Team Bliss Esports
  • Watercolour by Shinji Ogata. Thanks Shinji!

    I found this when clearing out some files! I was playing my friend Sophie’s piano, around 2015. Shinji Ogata is an artist in Brisbane. Here’s something about him. Continue reading

    Watercolour by Shinji Ogata. Thanks Shinji!
  • ‘Origins’ by EASTMODE

    ‘Origins’ is the first music video from EASTMODE, a collective of Brisbane-based Asian Australian rappers. I love that they’re writing, defining, collaborating, making an artistic statement. They care. They’re beautiful. They brought me into The Fam, and I’m humbled by… Continue reading

    ‘Origins’ by EASTMODE
  • Bao Pham, Founder, Team Bliss Esports

    This is an unexpected Fam story. I met Bao Pham at a recent music video shoot for Eastmode, and I really liked talking with him. He’s got a well-established flower business, and on the side he’s building a enterprise around… Continue reading

    Bao Pham, Founder, Team Bliss Esports
  • Eastmode video shoot – BTS

    EASTMODE is a collective of four Brisbane-based hip hop artists, and they are launching their EP ‘Origins’ with a music video. Art evolves over time and these seasoned rappers have come together to make music to please themselves rather than… Continue reading

    Eastmode video shoot – BTS
  • Chong Ali at the Flamin’ Galah

    Photography 📷 @le_akira Last year I reviewed Chong Ali at The Flamin’ Galah for Scenestr, but I never put it on my blog. In these Covid lock-down times I thought it would be good to relive some of that. I’ve… Continue reading

    Chong Ali at the Flamin’ Galah
  • I am Yang

    Above: From JACKS [2020] a Visul and 13th Street Films production. Cinematography: Trimedium This is my first time in a short film! My friend and actor Sen Shao called me and asked if I wanted to cast for the role… Continue reading

    I am Yang