Tag: reflection
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Anxiety OJ
I’m sitting here in Kaffe Uut, the trendy Dili cafe chain with wooden-plank tables and abstract copper-sculpture light fittings and Four Pillars gin in the fridge, with my laptop open and a fresh orange juice dripping by my elbow. My hair’s scraped back off my face into what I believe is an elegant topknot, I’ve got…
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Things making me smile today
Small moments catching my attention. Read more here. Tasselled trousers in the office Checking off a to-do list Josefa’s chunky laceup sneakers Green-tree photos to look through A lunch date at Lili’s Secrets to share Sunshine, after a weekend of cold Red lipstick in my pocket Pin-up sunglasses Anticipating all of it
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How it feels returning home to Dili
This time last year, I had just returned to Melbourne, where I was living, from a Christmas trip across Australia to Perth, where I’m from. I thought I’d be excited to be back in my own little space: to ride my bicycle up Wellington Street and chatter with red wines at book club and work…
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Dili, from far away
I’ve been in Australia for three days now. Three days of craft beer and clanging trams and cool nights in denim jackets and ginger beer in lazy parks and water from the tap. From 3,789 kilometres away, I’m thinking of Dili. From here, I’m thinking of bright squinting sunlight and thick hot air. Of the…
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The last 12 months
Remember, remember, the end of November. Snatches of déjà vu this week, like trying to remember a dream upon waking but instead of chasing the thoughts they somehow find me. Looking back at it, last November was one of the most important months of my life so far. This week, I’ve been reflecting on everything…
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Things I miss, month #5
Things separate from people I miss about living in Australia: The Edinburgh Gardens Dolcetti cassateddis Feeling comfortable Things separate from people I don’t miss about living in Australia: Too many choices Deadlines Feeling comfortable
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This is why you moved to Timor
From the outside, we were four friends having lunch together in the food court. Later, as I walked down my street at sunset with a bottle of wine in my bag, I was a girl passing by her friend’s office to say hi. Then, I was a guest at a birthday party — smiling for…
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Just not normal
Today began like most other days. I rolled out of bed, killed the fan, stumbled to my bathroom, and waited for the spittling shower to start running hot. And waited. Aaand waited. As it dawned on me that the temperature wasn’t changing, I steeled myself for a quick-and-cold hair-washing session. In and out, dressed and…
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Top and bottom 10, month #4
My ten favourite things about living in Dili, at the end of my fourth month here: Climbing a mountain with some good new friends Eating kilos of cheese after descending a mountain with said good new friends Diving Adara Walking in Timor-Leste’s first-ever Pride march Two Manatuto trips (coffee festival, lazy beach day) Mail from…
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Adara dive trip
I was out of Dili again this weekend, on a diving trip to Atauro Island. About an hour’s fast boat ride away from Dili, Atauro is home to some of the world’s most biodiverse coral reefs, which sit beneath pebbly, palm-fringed beach under a sky seeming endlessly blue. It’s hopelessly indulgent to write this, but…
Sophie Rai Liur 