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this is ayshim
this is ayshim

writer, nutritionist, singer, anti-scam advocate

    life in sydney

    restaurant review: bliss & chips, newtown

    Ayshim, 12 October 20175 March 2024

    Update: Bliss & Chips reported closed in November, 2018. We have been wanting to try…

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    books & writing shitty first drafts

    shitty first drafts

    Ayshim, 12 October 20175 March 2024

    Shitty first drafts: we owe this technical term(!) shitty first drafts to Anne Lamott. It…

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    books & writing sadako

    sadako and the thousand paper cranes by eleanor coerr

    Ayshim, 23 September 20175 March 2024

    Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes was recommended by an author friend of mine whose…

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    books & writing the rosie project

    what i’m reading: the rosie project by graeme simsion

    Ayshim, 14 September 20175 March 2024

    I’ve been wanting to read The Rosie Project for some time. I even got myself…

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    life in sydney the gantry

    the gantry, pier one, sydney harbour

    Ayshim, 1 September 20175 March 2024

    We decided to try a new place to celebrate our birthdays this year. A new…

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    books & writing the ballad of reading gaol

    what i’m reading: the ballad of reading gaol and other poems by oscar wilde

    Ayshim, 19 August 20175 March 2024

    The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems by Oscar WildeRead on August 19 2017…

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    books & writing orhan pamuk

    the naïve and sentimentalist novelist by orhan pamuk

    Ayshim, 17 August 20175 March 2024

    Orhan Pamuk has always been one of my favourite Turkish authors. And I have something…

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    books & writing the metamorphosis

    what i’m reading: the metamorphosis by franz kafka

    Ayshim, 5 July 20175 March 2024

    Here’s what I wrote in my book journal after reading The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka:…

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    books & writing books

    second-hand book hunting

    Ayshim, 3 July 20175 March 2024

    I have this constant decluttering happening in my life. I may take a break for…

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    books & writing Lion

    what i’m reading: lion by saroo brierley

    Ayshim, 7 May 20175 March 2024

    I honestly cannot remember how I heard about this book called Lion but I remember…

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    life in sydney blossoming lotus

    blossoming lotus, newtown

    Ayshim, 17 April 20175 March 2024

    Your favourite vegan restaurant in Newtown may not be open for lunch on Easter Monday….

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    life in sydney

    manjit’s at the wharf, darling harbour – sydney

    Ayshim, 17 February 20175 March 2024

    Manjit’s at The Wharf is overlooking Sydney’s darling: Darling Harbour. They do a modern Indian…

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    life in sydney gigi pizzeria

    gigi pizzeria, newtown – sydney

    Ayshim, 10 February 20175 March 2024

    Gigi Pizzeria is one hip vegan pizza place we have been thinking about going for…

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    life in sydney chatkazz

    chatkazz indian street food and sweet shop, harris park

    Ayshim, 4 February 20175 March 2024

    I have been hearing about those places selling authentic Indian food in Harris Park but…

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    books & writing

    büyük insanlık: kendi sesinden şiirler by nazım hikmet

    Ayshim, 1 February 20175 March 2024

    I have recently read/listened Nazım Hikmet’s Büyük İnsanlık Kendi Sesinden Şiirler which lead me to…

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    books & writing

    after nanowrimo 2016

    Ayshim, 1 December 20165 March 2024

    On November 30, I typed in ‘The End’ and finished my new novel; Bonded in…

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    life in sydney the oaks

    the oaks in neutral bay, sydney

    Ayshim, 26 November 20165 March 2024

    The Oaks in Neutral Bay is just a walking distance from our place. Although, it…

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    books & writing scrivener

    scrivener writing software. using it, loving it

    Ayshim, 27 September 20165 March 2024

    I use Scrivener and I am absolutely loving it! It is the coolest, sexiest writing…

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