A sleazy chat-up line live on TV from T20 cricketer Chris Gayle to a female sports reporter was all the news this week, but in all the analysis, defensive and offensive, something seemed to be missing: a clear definition of the crime he was committing… Sexism. Sexism is prejudice, stereotyping or discrimination against women, on...Read More

“It’s not the cheating that got me, it was the feeling I had got away with it.” I’m not sure what movie that’s from (do please tell), but when I heard it I understood the meaning. The guilt, the knowledge that your victory had been sullied, that you had not played fair was all consuming....Read More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo] A poll last year asked people for their favourite comedy song of all time – way ahead atop the pack was Monty Python’s Always Look on the Bright Side of Life from the Life of Brian movie. Legend has it that the Python crew were holed up in Tripoli shooting the movie and...Read More

One of the silliest things people say when asked why things are done in a certain way: “Because we’ve always done it like that.” This is NEVER the answer, and always stifles creative thinking. Ban it from your workplace! Not just $1 in the cookie jar, ban people from saying it. Ever. Shift their thinking...Read More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exwn6fuF9y0] About as perfect as song as you can get – the fabulous Tim Minchin and ‘Not Perfect’. Saw him live in Perth (his hometown) with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, a brilliant performance. This song was the encore. Thought provoking, funny, touching. Excellent end to an excellent night.Read More

60 years ago yesterday, King George VI (as featured in last year’s Oscar winning King’s Speech movie) passed away, four days after waving goodbye to his daughter, who jetted off to a holiday in Kenya. The daughter, the current Queen, packed a black dress in her luggage, half knowing the worst might happen. At 25...Read More

Like millions of others across this sun-baked land, I am recovering from Australia Day. 26th January is a public holiday here, and traditionally it’s stinking hot (the mercury hit 40C yesterday), the cricket’s on the telly (the Aussies belting the Indians), the food, drink and merriment flow, and you tend to regret some of it the next...Read More

Gong Xi Fa Cai (Happy New Chinese New Year)! Yes, it’s that time again in our household, the place is spotless, inside and out, and chinese red packets hang from every garden tree or bush. The kids are excited about it, wife and mother in law are cooking up a storm, and I’m looking forward...Read More