Notices by Joanna Holman (joannaholman@aus.social)

@skinnylatte many years ago now but this is my favourite Singaporean warning sign (other than the wildlife ones)

@skinnylatte oh man, people say this about plus sizes too but the plus size selection at thrift stores is even worse than normal stores because once you’ve found a decent item that fits in plus sizes, you wear it until it’s worn out most of the time.

@skinnylatte Slightly under packed for a recent trip to Singapore and that turned out to be the weirdest shopping experience I’ve ever had. One of the only places selling plus sizes I could find was in an otherwise abandoned dark mall in the basement of a hotel with intense back room vibes. Somehow almost everything was $2 and nothing in the store matched anything else

The Australian Open is back with more affordable dining and ticket packages this year

King parrots are very unusual in the northern suburbs of #melbourne so this was a nice surprise on my walk today. I think these should be the mascot of Christmas in Australia

#birds #birding #wildoz #wildlife

@csgraves @skinnylatte so many types of noodles, curries, Indian breads, a variety of meats plus all the western breakfast standards. All of it was amazing

RE: https://mas.to/@gabrielesvelto/117235800740913155

When talking about screen time and teens we should also blame the rest of society for not providing better options. If going to the bowling arcade with friends is too expensive, the skate park is poorly maintained, they aren’t welcome to loiter at the mall and the public transport to get all those places sucks anyway, what are they going to do that doesn’t involve screens?

There’s a gendered angle on youth and screen time I haven’t seen discussed much. Everyone is like OMG young women are getting their self esteem ruined on the internets!!! Okay, well can that tween girl safely travel alone at night to get to the activities she’s interested in? Will she be treated with respect and allowed uniforms she’s comfortable with if she takes up a sport? Can she experiment with fashion that makes her happy without getting leered at by strangers in public? Disappearing into the online world is a logical response by young women in a sexist world

Nice things I saw while going outside for 10 minutes in my lunch break:
- the local kindergarten takes the students for neighbourhood walks. They dress them in hivis so from a distance they look like a pack of tiny tradies
- my building’s front lawn is growing daisies attracting cabbage white butterflies
- red wattlebirds swaying in the breeze on tiny twigs logs amusing

No luck on the duck species I was looking for today but I did find some Superb Fairywren and red browed finch. There was also some royal spoonbills which are absurd looking birds but couldn’t get close enough for a good photo

One day you’re young and cool, the next you’re arriving at events early because the lake next to the event might have interesting ducks

Is there anyone saying to themselves “ohh that’s the bucket I saw on TV, I should buy it!”

Great initiative from the excellent Helping Hands Opshop (thrift store) in Airport West, #Melbourne. Many opshops throw out goods that aren’t quite saleable quality or bulk sell them to exporters who create problems in disadvantaged countries. Instead Helping Hands is encouraging people to take the stuff for free and upcycle it

Winston being more dignified about incline treadmills than I am

#cats #catsofmastodon #cat #britishshorthair

My feline nephew Winston has to do physiotherapy including hydro treadmill as part of his leg surgery rehab. I had a day off today so I invited myself to his appointment. He’s such a good boy about it that he sometimes helps train new pet physios.

#cats #catsofmastodon #cat #britishshorthair

@skinnylatte potentially slightly more normal than the Mandai Toy Doctor providing “Southeast Asia’s first integrated plush care centre”

https://www.mandai.com/en/see-and-do/toy-doctor.html

Bandcamp Friday where Bandcamp waives their revenue share is coming up again this week so if you wanna support indie artists without giving money to Bandcamp, this is your chance

#bandcamp #bandcampfriday

Would support city supermarkets and convenience stores that didn’t make me see headlines from The Australian and the Herald Sun while trying to get my breakfast. No one needs to start their day like that

Happy birthday if you happen to be a horse in the southern hemisphere

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-01/southern-hemisphere-horses-celebrate-birthday/7677546

Found a new scam in my work inbox I haven’t seen before. It’s a legit looking teams invite to join a meeting to sort out some issues with payroll. I assume they’re banking on most people not knowing who manages payroll in their org (I do)