The Overnightscape Underground

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A lifetime of coaching

01:05:42 – Topics for this episode: The tiger mother, extracurricular activities and missed opportunities, being a disappointment, after school activities and non-activities, KUMON coaching college, Chinese tutors and how they mark, North Shore Coaching College, the OC class (Opportunity Class class?), the selective schools’ test and scholarship test for private schools, the SWOT Shop and almost being kicked out, report cards and being terrified, attitudes to receiving results, North Shore coaching for the HSC (Higher School Certificate), Asian family attitudes to sons, learning from the elder’s child’s experience, The Joy Luck club, home schooling and taking your own path.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released September 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

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Adventures purchasing eBooks

01:36:21 – This episode’s topics: $40 in iTunes Gift Cards, choosing eBooks over physical books, iBooks, reading in high school, The Pagan Chronicles by Catherine Jinks, Bram in Languedoc, Eoin Colfer, Double Exposure by Brian Caswell (writing technique, also Deucalion, The View from Ararat, A Cage of Butterflies), The Doomspell Trilogy by Cliff McNish (what/who got me into the series, why it attracted me, also the Silver Child), liking names, Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli (mispronouncing Philoctetes, Lemnos, getting my timelines right, also The Smile, Beast, Zel and reworkings of existing stories/histories), Earth’s Children series by Jean Auel (spirituality from Jean Auel’s take on the Ice Age period, the books in the series I prefer, people learning to get along, why the story was intriguing), Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce (when she visited when I was in year 5), Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan, Chanters of Tremaris by Kate Constable (why it intrigued me), Harlequin/Mills and Boon books, what makes a good ending, liking true crime and ‘anatomy of crime’ type books (Val McDermid), liking people’s ‘stories’, other types of books I like, books I choose to buy.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released September 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀) 多謝你！

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Past and Present, and how it changed.

39:34 – Creating ads for the Christmas period, differences in Christmas celebrations between my family and others, not celebrating Christmas and actually celebrating Christmas for once, the moment I realised Santa doesn’t exist, Boxing Day sales, destroying ornaments when you’re a kid, feeling left out of your partner’s Christmas celebrations, not feeling Australian or Chinese (the eternal dilemma of an ABC), difficulty getting presents and presents that don’t get used, some presents I got for Christmas as a kid.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released September 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀) 多謝你！

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Cherry Blossom Festival, cosplay etc. (guest appearance by Sebastian Hidalgo)

01:13:39 – Capitol Square, claw machines/UFO catchers, nemuneko, rigged machines at Capitol, UFO catcher strategy, rules in the past and present, manipulating friends, events on Saturday 29 August, TVB Australia Carnival, Auburn Cherry Blossom Festival, lolita outfits (guest appearance by Sebastian Hidalgo), sakura viewing in Australia and overseas (Japan, Canada), lack of blossoms in Australia, different blossoms in the Gardens, entry during the Festival, other areas in Auburn Botanic Gardens, BODYLINE, yukatas (wearing them folded the wrong way, real vs fake yukatas), hakama and haori, Sakura Shinguji from Sakura Wars, purchasing cosplay items off taobao vs ebay and other sites, buying cosplay vs making cosplay, modelling for photoshoots, pronounciation of ‘Mandarake’, English manga publishers and title localisations, (56:30) reading Chapter 1 of Orenchi no Furo Jijo while struggling to read Japanese characters fast enough.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released August 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀) 多謝你！

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The Trumpet

32:28 – Learned skills you never quite forget, coming back to an instrument, tuning, why I picked the trumpet, The Last Post and ANZAC Day ceremonies, the bugle, joining the orchestral band at high school, trumpet technique (arm and lip technique, playing high notes), hidden trumpets and disaster planning, practicing an instrument, fear of being singled out, why I quit, Sound! Euphonium, memories from those days, trumpet maintenance, (25:00) breathing, playing the trumpet for the first time in years (warning: you may need to turn down volume), university bands, music theory(?).

New format show! (?) Also correction: it’s not rust because it’s brass, it’s just oxidation.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released August 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts.and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀) 多謝你！

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Delving into artistic roots

01:45:42 – Topics for this episode: Getting off work early for a drink down at the pub (Aussie-style), not drinking alcohol, first drink deliberations, buying sweets, getting lost in Sydney, feedback from Eddie, a Lincraft shopping trip (sewing projects, choosing buttons, fabric pens, sewing patterns online, deliberating over minky and print fabric, knocking over scissors with a roll of fabric, zipper finding), appliquing with various fabrics, microwave sounds, stitching types, fabric types, lights going out at home from light bulbs exploding, origin of the snow bunny, fabric pen review, (59:11) ramblings while stitching the snow bunny (adapted from the usagi manju pattern) (sewing machine vs hand sewing, threading needles and thread tangling, dropping recorder bang, seams, taxidermy, stuffing plushies).

Recorded in Sydney, Australia over 21-22 August, 2015. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released August 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀) 多謝你！

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A new-format-turned-old-format episode.

49:26 – This episode’s topics: Messing up recordings again, considering a new episode format (but not following it properly), ‘premonition’ (my insecurities, unnecessary fulfillment quotas, finding meaning in podcasting, etc), enjoying recording Overnightscape Central contributions, health and fitness (experiences with food, fitness from the past, eating healthy and good eating habits, [not] feeling fit and the beep test, respiratory problems, the Jawbone UP2 pet-peeves and things I like, mindfulness in regards to your current habits, hidden calories and tracking difficulties), mooncake season.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released August 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

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Sleep deprived recording no. 3

01:07:22 – This week’s topics: Podcasting philosophies, manga translation and publishing (the significance of honorifics in indicating character relationships, flipping of pages to LTR format to cater for Western readers, unique character voice), addressing siblings in Cantonese, becoming a freelancer on the weekend and needing an ABN, voice acting talent (professional and amateur), gameplay and story delivery in Assassins Creed: Brotherhood on the Playstation 3 vs AC:Bloodlines on the Playstation Portable, obsessive cleaning, hoarding and the ‘it might be useful’ mindset, my parents rescuing things I’ve thrown away, a geisha’s lifestyle and careful manipulation, Humans TV series (feat. Katherine Parkinson of the IT Crowd) and its place among robotic/sci-fi shows, kids snake facts.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released August 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀)

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Mirai and Eric, Mackellar and Scott. (English Edition)

01:11:03 – This week’s topics: microphone issues resolved, doing customer support and customer service at SMASH! (Sydney Manga and Anime SHow), the appeal of the Artists’ Market, Danny Choo and his Smart Doll, the Iplehouse Eric, dealing with twitter complaints from an ivory tower, helping people by doing what is within your own power, my goat, attitudes to fellow customer support people (Adobe subscriptions), empty responses, Beijing hosts 2022 Winter Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics and leftover visages, Free! ~Eternal Summer~ and Sydney Aquatic Centre, school houses in primary and high school, missing school life, drawing legs on a snake.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse. Train and ordinary citizens played by themselves.

Released August 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀)

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Intoxication through sleep (or lack thereof). (English Podcast)

01:15:43 – This week’s topics: all nighters, failures in audio recording in public spaces, sleep deprivation and alcohol intoxication, microslipping, troublesome eLearning course defects, Sydney CBD, microphones and Australian dollar parity, the SONY ICD-PX440 sound recorder, surgical facemasks, Chinese names vs Western names, Avatar and its Chinese influences and portrayals, Cyril’s Deli and taking advice, Almond milk with not much almond or milk plus more milks, first CDs and concerts, online purchases (from Button Fox Crafts and Amiami), live unboxing.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Attribution: Clara Tse.

Released August 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts, and Nai Wong Bao Network, an independent network focusing on Asia Pacific matters.

Note: I really have no idea why it’s so quiet, and I couldn’t find a way to fix it. I apologise for the volume.
Thanks for listening to this podcast. (´∀｀)