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recently, I heard a story about a 2 year old toddler in China who somehow walked on the road and then was run over by a few vehicles. Yet, passersby were too afraid to help or do anything because apparently in China, a few people had been accused to be the ones at fault when all they were doing was just trying to help. This tragedy happened to this toddler until a brave person jumped in and took this toddler off the road. My heart broke when I heard the story... I couldn’t even bring myself to watch the video on YouTube! What has happened to our world? What has happened to society? Have we become so heartless? Please, don’t blame the Chi-nese people... but what if a crime is being done or a person is being hurt by another and we happen to be there to witness. Would we jump in to do something even if we risk ourselves being hurt and getting accused of something we didn’t do? or would we just walk away and pretend we didn’t see anything. I think, it is time for a “conscience check” everyone... What would you do? What would we do? What would I do? but let’s not go to that extreme. There are so many wrong things that are happening in our society, harming our children, our loved ones, even the entire nation and even planet. The wrong and harmful things that we have been desensitised to; in our culture, movies, televisions, magazines, music, internet... We know they are destroying whole generations, but we don’t really do anything about it. I’d like to put out a challenge to you... “Let’s do something about it!”. If your relationships need fixing, or your finances need adjusting, or internally you need healing, or you think our society is spiralling down out of control... Let’s do something about it!

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Hey, congrats on your first anniversary New city Magazine! What an accelerated year, have enjoyed each issue. One day would love to have one in my hands. that would mean I’m finally back in the land down under, but certainly love to “open” it on the in-ternet. Keep up the excellent work!! ::Karin

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The Problem with “No” “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try and please everybody.” (Bill Cosby)

I read that during the week and thought ‘Oops! could a tendency to over-commit could be putting me on a fast train ride to the failure station?’ Surely I am not the only chronic over-committer in the world though? Go on. think about it. Do you have the tendency to take on too much as-well? they say that if you need something done get a busy person to do it. this is all well and good if you are the asker of the favour, but it isn’t so good if you are the busy person!

they told us in Primary School – “Don’t talk to strangers. Say no if they ask you to go anywhere etc...” For the most part we found this easy enough. In Second-ary School it was ‘Say no to drugs. Say no to peer pressure, etc...” And many of us did pretty well with that. but right vs. wrong isn’t always so easy to decipher. When it comes to time, work-life balance and choosing our direction in life, the grey areas grow.

So old bill cosby got me thinking how well we do with the ‘n’ word and who we are really failing if we don’t say ‘no’ enough. turns out there are a few problems that can crop up when we try and say it though. It’s just one little word with two little letters but the implications can be very far reaching.

Imagine the following scenario:

A boss, co-worker, business partner or friend has approached you and asked you to do a favour for them. Inwardly, you cringed because you have a million things to do. you have family demands. you are busy. you are tired. you haven’t been to the gym in ages and you are gradually losing sight of your toes. you can see yourself saying ‘Sorry, I just can’t take that on right now.’ And yet somehow, when you looked into the enquiring eyes of the person asking the question, “Of course I can” is what you blurted out.

Hours later, you are muttering to yourself while you burn the midnight oil com-pleting the task after hours instead of doing other things that are important. you then chastise yourself for being so selfish and getting a bad attitude. Sometimes yeah, you should just suck it up and get the job done. but sometimes you will have said ‘yes’ for all the wrong reasons and for the chronic over-committer, you may be solidifying your position as a human doormat.

So, why did you say yes? there are some right reasons. It’s something you love. It’s part of your job de-scription. It’s an opportunity to progress into an area that you are interested in. It’s in the favour of a friend or colleague who needs a hand and you are in the position to give it. A lot of the time jumping in and offering a helping hand can be really enjoyable! but there are some wrong reasons. And here are the big ones in my book.

Guilt: yes guilt. you feel bad saying no. you think you owe a favour to the asker and even though you are incred-ibly busy and stressed, you still cannot bring yourself to just say ‘I would love to but I can’t do it right now.’ they might be higher on the organisational hierarchy than you or maybe just the bolder, more confident and outgoing friend. Guess what sunshine! your time is valuable too! you are valuable! Stop playing down your contribution! In a friendship, relationship or organisation, everyone’s contribution is important: Even yours. If taking on extra responsibility is going to cause you stress in other areas, you need to realise that this will be the price you pay. remember, doing one thing and doing it well = success. Over-committing, missing details, losing sight of the big picture or even burning out = pain and frustration. No one wants that.

The Backbone Malfunction: this is an interesting one. Imagine this scenario: you are all primed to say no. you know all the reasons why. And then the pause comes. they wait for a re-sponse. you start off well. “I would love to help out” you say. “but I just can’t do it right now.”

you started out so well! you could have stopped there. but then the awkward silence got to you, you got nervous and then realised that you were still talking. you were saying “but I understand that you are busy too, and I really, oh, well, I just wanted to... Okay I will do it.” cringe. What happened to your resolve?

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you need to realise that your body only has so much lingering in the energy reserves. you have twenty four energy coins to spend every day. Eight of them should be spent sleeping. What are you going to do with the other ones? It is GOOD to give of ourselves, our time and our resources. this can really add richness and enjoyment to our lives! but if we are taking things on because we feel pressured, our backbone gave-way or because we were too stressed to find another solution, we will be zapped rather than energized. No good!

yes this might sound like old fashioned prioritizing, but it is helpful to remember and rethink every now and then. there is only so much one person can handle! you get to a point where your time budget is all spent and then it can be so easy to let the important things slip. you don’t have to commit straight away either. you can say ‘let me go look at the time budget and get back to you on that.’

Small Details vs. Big Picture: A friend once told me this: ‘I said yes to a job that was a little bit outside of what I actually wanted to do with my career. two years later, I was so bored with it and had to move on. but my skills were now suited to this whole industry that I really wasn’t interested in so the new job took me even further away from where I wanted to be. three years in, I was bored out of my brain but feeling stuck and stressed! It was going to take a big change to get my career, and the enjoyment thereof, back on track.’ Anyone relate to this? It doesn’t just happen with our careers either. It can easy happen with the direction we want to take in life. Do we wait for the best? Or do we get scared and take the next best thing. Often it is these small details that gradually change formation of our life’s big picture.

I have imposed a few rules on myself that helped me kick the over-commitment issue

and master the use of the N word.

1) Enjoy life! you only get one! 2) love people! Family and friends are important too.

3) love your work. If you hate it, there is something wrong.

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The weaTher’s warming up, The magpies are swooping and iT’s now ThaT you’re probably

sTarTing To realise ThaT: 1. You may not be as fit as you used to be,

2. Not in your best figure, or...3. Not in your best headspace.

you are a three part being. you are a spirit, you have a soul and you live in a body. And in my opinion, it is your responsibility to keep the three parts of your being in good condition. your spirit, your soul, and your body. I also like to think of your soul, as your mind, will and emotions. And in most cases, mental illness affects your soul, and your spirit. recently we had the ‘r u OK?’ day to raise awareness for de-pression. Now why am I talking about this? because we can actually help our mental health and wellbeing through exercise and help boost our mood after a gloomy, dull winter!

these types of illnesses, like depression, are caused partly because of a chemical imbalance (as well as other factors) in the brain. So wouldn’t it be great to be able to boost those certain chemicals, or neuro-transmitters, in the brain that could help with a men-tal illness or even just your low mood and anxieties. I am very happy to tell you, that you can do this! through exercise and spending time with the sun and its vitamin D and endorphins; you gain!

certain types of exercise have been proven to boost the neurotransmitters and endorphins in the brain, (almost as high as your average antidepressant) in turn improving your mood. For instance, heavy weight training (and that’s heavy for you) has been tested with improving your mood and found that 15 minutes in to the heavy weight workout, the three neurotransmitters were boosted, another test was done 30mins in and they were found to be boosted more, they were then maintained at that level for a significant period of time.

there are also hormone-like substances that work together with the chemicals mentioned earlier, to im-prove and boost your mood to make you feel good in your soul (mind, will and emotions) and that is your endorphins which you can gain through exer-cise or certain activities or even certain foods. (you know those good old chocolate rumours... although it might be beneficial for your mood; too much may not be so good for the waistline.)

So, how do we keep ourselves feeling good in our body, spirit and also our soul (mind, will and emo-tions) in particular? One way is through exercise like we mentioned above. Now there are a few different types of exercise that is helpful and lots of different ways to engage in physical activity. First of all, it’s helpful to remember that any type of physical ac-tivity is helpful to the mood! So feeling lower than normal? Get physical! rumour has it that the most effective and beneficial way to train for your mood is aerobically. this happens to be your walking, jog-ging, running, sprinting, cycling, boxing, rowing etc. the more vigorous the aerobic activity, it is believed the more you gain in your mood or soul if you like! you will also gain results in your body, your strength, endurance and appearance, but you will also begin to lift your spirit which is who you are. All this just from going for a run! So a run every second day could actually be quite a holistic thing for you to do! because by aiming to improve the soul, we gain or grow in other areas also. like our body and spirit!

One thing to remember is, your level of ‘vigorous’ is going to be different from most people around you. So start slow, and keep challenging yourself a lit-tle so that you can get to the vigorous intensity and actually stay there rather than crash and burn and lose hope!

there is also another way which I strongly believe in which may attract the attention of a few of you! And

that is weight training! And like I mentioned above, lifting these weights heavy! If you have never lifted a single weight in your life, or been to a gym, have no fear! under the proper guidance and supervision, weight lifting is safe, and you can gain a lot, in all three parts of your being as well. Another name for weight training is resistance training. So if you are not up for weights, you can do some resistance train-ing, even in the comfort of your own home! think push ups, squats, lunges, squat jumps, chin ups, (if you have a bar) crunches, hovers, planks, Super-man’s and more! And even better than just choos-ing one of these types of exercising for your mood, you could one day do both! Aerobic exercise, as well as weights/resistance. the key is to start slow and work up. Anything is better than nothing and it will benefit your spirit, body and soul.

Please remember that exercise should never re-place any medication or supplement your doctor

has put you on. And always check with your doctor before starting any vigorous exercise. but I always say, “A walk a day keeps the doctor away!” cheers. (AH)

As sometimes winter tends to bring us a few low moods with the weather to match. but now things

are brightening up outdoors, let’s try to brighten things up indoors! your body I mean. let’s try to re-connect

with our body and give it what it wants - fun, fitness, happiness and more. but let’s look at our bodies with a holistic approach: body and soul. So we know what sunshine and exercise is, but what’s serot-

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Kimbra shot to stardom when she featured in Gotye’s smash hit ‘Somebody that I used to Know’ earlier this year. It’s great to see that Kimbra has finally released her highly anticipated debut album that topped the charts, produc-ing some great hits such as ‘Settle Down’. think beat boxing with lots of colour and lyrics that are both edgy and wild at the same time! It’s definitely clap and tap happy music at its best. Kimbra specialises in taking her listen-ers on a crazy journey. but what’s great is that you will want to take the trip over and over again for the sheer joy of it.

‘cameo lover’ is a sublime blend of Motown, funk and disco that’s not as cheesy as lollipop music but actually gives that authentic 70’s feel with an updated disco style that just makes you want to smile! ‘Good Intent’ is a no nonsense Jazz track with a catchy rhythm and haunting sounds, it would be great for a movie along the lines of ‘Pulp fiction’. ‘call Me’ is Old School Funk at its core and is really easy listening too. It reminds me of the soulful hits of the 90’s and surprisingly, has a real SWV feel to it too! Enough said, Kimbra is a star in her own right and proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that she’s here to stay. With such versatility and an innate ability to commu-nicate many different styles of music, I have to say that this New Zealand born, Melbourne grown artist is definitely top Shelf! ☺ (Mr)

Gotye: Making Mirrors

back in 2006 nobody really cared much for Gotye but now after the release of Making Mirrors his third studio album, critics and fans alike are raving about the Melbourne sensation! In particular his song ‘Somebody that I used to Know’ featuring Kimbra (New Zealand singer/songwriter who cur-rently resides in Melbourne too) was an instant hit and showed everyone that he is world class material. Still no 1 on itunes and charts around the nation, Gotye is excited about the international prospects his music is gar-nering. Gotye is pure Indie pop bliss and when speaking to the Abc about the significance of the title and artwork, how it symbolises the creative and introspective process of recording the album; Gotye said, “It’s more about reflection - the look at yourself that a mirror offers and also the way it gives you a different perspective on things around you.

So I guess, I feel a bit analogous to what these songs become to me - you know little ways for me to explore my record collection, explore the world of sound that I’m fascinated by, and also sometimes get a different perspec-tive on memories and emotions I’ve been mulling over that they find voice in these songs”. ‘I Feel better’ has a truly catchy sixties vibe, ‘Eyes Wide Open’ totally booms, ‘In your light’ has a real tribal feel, ‘State of the Art’ is a paradox as it features an old school organ sound. A beautiful album from a very talented artist! (Mr)

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MOVIE REVIEWMOVIE REVIEW

in time What would you do if you lived in a world in the not too distant future that was vastly overpopulated? because of this age restrictions were genetically engineered into every human being where you couldn’t live past the age of 25. therefore, making time the replacement of money as currency! you would have to buy more time if you wanted to live longer and replenish your clock before time runs out.

Justin timberlake (the Social Network, bad teacher) and Amanda Seyfried (Dear John, red riding Hood) headline this action thriller that has a very original twist and storyline, a breath of fresh air for this type of genre. ☺ Just imagine if it cost you 4 minutes for a coffee and 3

minutes for a cup of tea... would you still want a coffee??? So as you can see, you have to pay with time for luxuries and necessities.

With the rich living forever and the poor dying young, Will (timberlake) searches for a better way and to break free of the genetic jail he’s in. When given the chance by a mysteri-ous older man that adds 100 years to his clock, Will is then framed for murder and is forced to become a fugitive on the run from a corrupt FbI like group known as the ‘timekeep-ers’. A Mob group called the ‘Minutemen’ lead by a 75 year old that looks 25 named ‘Fortis’ (Alex Pettyfer) are also hot on his heels. A 21st century robin Hood story that definitely delivers! (Mr)

Moneyball Moneyball is like a crazy fusion of the Social Network mixed with an intriguing baseball twist. An incredible true story that has to be seen to be believed! What I thought would be just another run of the mill baseball flick along the lines of movies like ‘the Natural’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ pleasantly surprised me or should I say sucker punched me to say the least.

Moneyball is a behind the scenes look at what happened back in 2002, when the Oakland Athletics baseball team comprised of drafts that were purely computer picked from a list of rejected players, ended up becoming one of the most successful teams in the league that year! this was a milestone in baseball as no other team in baseball

league history had ever been chosen in such a radical way before. you have to love the stories heart though, a team of underdogs that become champions against all odds.

Its hilarious watching the interaction between brad Pitt’s character (billy beane: Manager of the Oakland Athletics) and his newly appointed assistant General Manager Peter brand (Jonah Hill) whose expertise is not in baseball but in computing. Especially when billy introduces Peter to the board for the first time... lOl ☺ If you’re after a smart and intelligent drama with a lot of heart and surprises, Money-ball is right on the ball and will delight fans of baseball and newcomers also. this is brad Pitt at the top of his game! (Mr)

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What is success?the brilliant hairdressing tycoon, Vidal Sassoon once said “the only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Suc-cess does indeed take hard work but there are also a four other things we need -

1. Passion – A passion to do what we love-let’s think about this for a minute. How many of us are pouring our heart and soul out in the workplace only for someone else to reap the rewards? When we are passionate about something, it is never a drag to go and do it. It’s usually that we can’t wait to get to it. Passion ignites our creativity.

2. Diligence – In the early days, it can become a little tough until we get going and find our feet and the way through the maze of ways and how to’s. A young reporter asked thomas Edison if he felt like a failure. Edison answered, “young man, why would I feel like a failure? And why would I ever give up? I now know definitively over 9,000 ways that an electric light bulb will not work. Success is almost in my grasp.” And shortly after that, and over 10,000 attempts, Edison invented the light bulb.

Don’t give up, but keep trying. If it doesn’t work one way, then try it another way. Seek out others who you admire and respect and gain their opinion and ideas which may be able to help you think of something that you haven’t yet thought of.

3. commitment – to be successful at any-thing we need to make a conscious decision to stay un-til the end and to see through what we have started. too many people give up just when they are on the verge of a breakthrough – if only they knew it.

4. a gooD sense of humor – the ability to laugh at yourself along the way. Everyone makes mistakes but being able to laugh at them and see the funny side, learn from them and move on are all keys to being successful. (DG)

Who’s For Seconds? …

As I was enjoying a meal with family the other day, I was watching my husband and youngest son head back for seconds – (always a pleasing thing when we are the cook!) yet as I watched them it occurred to me that so much of life is similar.

What we see and what we hear is our first portion, but if we want a second portion or a double portion as it were, we need to do something with what we have seen and what we have heard. It’s to put feet to it or to give it wings, otherwise what’s the use? We all get bombarded with information, teaching, training, and life skills these days in many and var-ied ways including through interpersonal contacts and media, but it truly is what we do with it that counts. to go through life with only a single portion would be like having a gift that is left unwrapped and placed on a shelf never to be used. We can miss out on so much.

If we think of it in terms of health we all know that we need to be healthy and to eat right and exercise – we get given this information on the right way to exercise, and how to eat healthy which is the first portion. the second portion is to get out and exercise and to cook and eat healthy meals and snacks and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

this is even true in the area of beauty. We are liter-ally ‘drowning’ in the first portion of how to dress, how to apply makeup and look after our skin, what

kind of hair styles suit what shaped face, what kind of clothes to have in our wardrobe…..

the second portion is to dress smartly and have a mix and match wardrobe. Wear sunscreen and hats when we go outside and cleanse and mois-turize our skin. Enjoy the rewards of a good hair-cut and the difference it can make when we apply makeup correctly.

How about in the garden? there are television shows, books, internet sites, and magazines all dedicated to inspiring and teaching us with the first portion of how and what. the second portion comes when we do something with that information and inspiration implementing some of the ideas and concepts into our own garden.

Not everyone can do everything, that’s not the point. the point is that we do something with what is im-portant to us. We do something with what has been

Most of us enjoy a second helping of something totally delicious, but have you ever thought about it in regards to life?

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given to us, rather than leave it to sit getting ‘dusty.’ For example, I love gardening and sitting flicking through gardening magazines and books and look-ing at other people’s gardens when I’m out walking and even talking to people about their gardens and ideas they have implemented. One inspired idea that really caught my attention was a dry stone wall in a garden I was visiting. the first portion was the inspiration and the knowledge of how to build one myself. My second portion came when I went home and began to build one in my own garden to suit my own needs. I took what had inspired me and the knowledge I had gained, made it my own and then did something with it. the wall looks fantastic and I have such a sense of achievement and satisfaction which always comes after a second portion. you can have that to as you enjoy a second portion of what inspires you and is meaningful to you. My next project (seconds) is a garden ruin…..So, who’s for seconds? (DG)


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As far as I’m concerned there aren’t really any good home style Italian restaurants out there in Sydney, now you might disagree with me and I hope I’m wrong, but I have yet to find a place that can really wow me, but Sapore Della Vigna situated in the Italian Forum in Leichhardt cuts the mustard, they might not do real traditional Italian, but to get me eating there more than once they do Italian well.

Sapore Della Vigna like most Italian restaurants has an extensive menu so much so that you could be over-whelmed by choice. I tend to get really picky about my pastas since going to Rome and Naples on holiday and I must say Sapore Della Vigna is a good place to eat and the atmosphere is buzzing especially on the weekends, the staff are more than helpful especially when trying to choose what’s good to eat on the menu.

Sapore Della Vigna is one of the restaurants where you definitely need to bring more than a few people to dine with only so you can pick off your friends plate.

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the Siam Paragon Aquarium is the ideal place to spend time with the fami-ly as well as check out the amazing un-derwater sea creatures bangkok has to offer. there are over 30,000 creatures to see from all over the world, including some world record holders. For those wannabe criminologists out there, the forensic museum in bangkok might be of interest to you. Exhibitions of weap-ons and corpses will allow you to gain an insight to thai history.

thailand provides a range of culinary dishes that satisfy and leave you want-ing more. Food carts are not uncom-mon on the streets of bangkok and the dishes are colourful and pleasant to look at. Fresh herbs and spices are used frequently in thai dishes, such as curries and soups. Fish sauce is another often used ingredient. No trip to thailand is complete without a serv-

ing of Pad thai, so make you sure you grab a bite. Khao niew ma Muang is another interesting dish consisting of sticky rice, coconut cream, sesame seeds and mango. Hungry yet? bang-kok also has an interest in contempo-rary art. the bangkok university Art Gallery displays the artwork of young, up and coming artists as well as re-nowned artists.

thailand’s main river is the chao Phraya river. Another activity you must do is have a dinner cruise along this river. there are many restaurants along this river that provide mouth-watering dishes and the sights you will see are definite Kodak moments.

So there we have bangkok - just one city among many that hold the myster-ies to the uniqueness that is thailand. (SF)

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For some of these questions, I’m sure that most of us still have room for improvement. So I for one am going to start being a little more careful with my hard earned cash. Are there areas where you can improve to and save yourself dol-lars that you have worked hard for? Just think how much we could save in a year by buying or rather spending smarter. We could go on that cruise..., take that holiday... (DG)

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