Don’t you just love learning? It’s so cool when you discover something new or interesting. This week our talented writers took to their laptops and devices writing about something interesting that they were able to share with YOU! Our readers.
 
 
Hi fellow readers! How are you?
we are talking about something that we've learnt about this week?
Something that I learnt this week is how to cope with challenges.
You might ask "Angelina what challenges are you facing?"
A challenge that I'm facing is bullying, I will give you some tips on how to prevent any further bullying that i researched today, I dont want any bullying to come your way either at home or at school.
tip 1- Speak to someone who you trust.
tip 2- Walk away.
tip 3- Speak up to the bully. Be strong.
tip 4- Ignore.
 
Have you ever been bullied? If you are, you're not alone.
I feel bullying is often a natural part of high school, and its something most people have to learn how to process, or deal with. 
What have you done to stop the bullying?
 
Hopefully those 4 tips will help you for now and for the future.
I'm so happy that our readers take the time to read our blogs! :)
Thank you! - Angelina
 
 
I've researched today on toy poodles because I have a toy poodle.
My dog loves my mate Krystle but she wants to take my dog home. My dog is a miniature poodle she is a  little too old so I'm looking after her and she always in my room and sleeps on my bed. I make sure she is safe with me.
My toy poodle tries to talk to me she makes noise when she is talking.
I learnt today that poodles don't have fur like dogs she has hair and can brush it and style it like a person.
 
I love my dog – TJ
 
 
On Wednesday it was world otter day! Otters are such strange and wonderful creatures, especially the small clawed Asian river otter which is undoubtedly the cutest animal in the world. You wanna know why? Here are some fun facts about these mammals in their habitat.

The word Otter is from old English and stems from the root word for water and the river otters did almost go extinct but with the help from Indiana waters in 1995. It took them 10 years to get them off the endangered list, but they still need help as they are still vulnerable to poaching and habitat loss. They are often revered to ‘puppies of the river’ because of their playful and curious nature and funny enough, highly intelligent.

They can weigh from 2 to 5 kilograms and eat crustaceans and fish and sometimes cooked chicken as their diet, they are one of the most charismatic animals in the world using their squeaks for multiple social cues in their everyday life. Holly
 
 
Welcome to toy-world by Jess  

I volunteer on Tuesday and you can find me in the toy section at Vinnies. My job is to sort out donations. I clean and price all items that I have sorted on the day. 

This week I have learnt with the manager’s help to price the merchandise. It was a lot easier than I expected and I may be doing this more often over the next few weeks before I leave.

It was fun finding all the different animals and plush toys, especially the Builder Bears, they are my favourites. I just love them.

For me, Vinnies is a safe place to work and go to buy things. The staff are so friendly and helpful like a second family to me. If you are thinking of volunteering especially as last week was National Volunteers week please look at doing this at a Vinnie's store I have been with Vinnies for 23/10/2016 

Have you learnt anything new this week?
Love from TOY STORY JESS  
 
Dear readers this weeks topic was something I learnt this week.
To be honest I have another conundrum, however I just realised it’s 13 days to my birthday YAY!!!!!
 
Anyway, let me start by telling you about what I learnt this week I learnt that sometimes if you plan something it’s ok if that doesn't go the way you want and if you plan something else sometimes that plan can be a good back up and I also learnt that sometimes if you're sick then that's ok as well and the  positive is you will get better. I found a quote on Pinterest but I don’t normally put a quote into my blogs.

​What does the quote say? It  says “Never give up hope because your miracle could be right around the corner. Have faith, be patient and stay positive”.
 
What’s something you learnt this week?
Written by Charlotte
 
 
Hi fan club, today’s topic is something I learnt about my favourite animal. My favourite animal is snow leopards and I have learnt some interesting facts, which I will share with you. They like the cold weather and they live in mountains in Nepal their main prey is the blue sheep but they are not actually blue. Snow leopards can purr and meow like a cat.

They are closely related to tigers rather than leopards and another fact is that they are solitary animals only seen with company for mating or looking after their young, they have between two or four cubs.

Did you know they can kill other animals up to three times their own weight. They call this their PREY. That’s what I learnt this week.

I love snow leopards but they’re endangered animals and  need to protected. They are very gorgeous and they are known not to harm humans and they are extremely shy.
 
I have never seen one but I have seen lots of photos of them and I really like to research about them thank you for reading my blog I hope you enjoy the rest of your day,
Bethany.
 
 
How many different breeds of cows are there?  
Hello Friends, 
 
Today's topic is a mixture of your ‘favourite animal’ and ‘what I learnt this week’, now I love all animals big and small, so it is hard to pick just one. I need to be honest here and say that even though I suggested one of our blended topics I had no idea where to start or what to write.  
 
I enlisted the help of a good friend and asked what I should write about and learn about. She suggested ‘how many different breeds of cows are there?’ so let's get a moove on and get our learning hats on! I'm going to tell you how many breeds and then throw in something interesting about cows too.  
 
In Australia we have 50 different breeds of beef cows so to save time and writing space I'll name the most well-known breeds of the beef cows, which are Angus, Hereford, Brahman and Droughtmaster. I think the one you hear most about is Angus, it's the one I have heard most about. As for the Dairy cows we have in Australia there are 7 breeds, Holstein, Jersey, Aussie Red, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Illawarra, and Ayrshire cows.  
 
When I see cows, I've never really thought about their different breeds I just say ‘Hi Friends’ and admire the cow friends in passing. I do have a favourite kind of cow though. My favourite cow is the Highland cow (from Scotland), mainly because they are super fluffy but also because my sister and best friend love them. They are super cute and beautiful gentle cows.  
 
Let's get onto a cow fact; did you know that cows can have best friends! They are very social animals and like us will pick a best friend among their cow friendship group. They are even said to get stressed when separated from their best friend. I love that cows are such gentle creatures if you are kind to them.  
What do you love about cows?  
 
Thank you for joining us with another "Just Write" blog and have a wonderful day. 
Your friend  
Shan  
 
 
Welcome back to our cozy little corner of the internet, my dear lovely readers. Today, we’re discussing something we learned this week or what we have learned about our favourite animals.
 
The quote of the day:
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift that we can shape and mould to create the future we want”.
 
Discovering new things about yourself can be overwhelming. Today I'm writing about something that caught my attention this week, and it has been a subject of great interest to me. I have learned a lot about it and I plan to share my thoughts. 
 
In recent days, I have noticed a shift in my outlook and attitude and no one should ever tell you to change back to the person they wanted you to be again, because being yourself is the most beautiful thing you can be. I also have realised the reason why I have changed, is that I have started working and this has been a big change in my life. It affects my interaction with my family, my life has taken a big turn and so my attitude has caught up.  I didn't know this but I may have some built-up anger in me, I cannot vent to anyone because I feel like I will have a mental breakdown or just lose it at everyone.  (I am happy to share this information just so you know)! 
 
So I feel like writing about this in blogging, writing helps me to work past my attitude and how I'm feeling.  This is something I’ve learned this week and I’m glad I have.

Thanks you for taking the time reading my blog
Signing out my readers. See ya next yime 
Kathryn 
 
 
My most favourite animal are dogs because the are very beautiful in personality, they’re extremely funny, they get up to lots of mischief, they love to bark and look out the window. Dogs love lots of cuddles, they love a pat, and they always let you know when someone is at the front door or when they see someone.
 
Dogs also let you know when there is something wrong because they can sense it. 
Dogs are amazing, they can see things we can not see with our human eyes and they can hear things that humans cannot hear. As dogs have high senses. Dogs are very clever, they are loving and affectionate too. They can also bring you lots of happiness.
 
Every dog has different personalities and are also very highly intelligent.
Dogs have feelings and emotions and they feel physical discomfort like we do and like every other animal would.

I have five dogs that I love and adore so much, they are my everything and they are my whole world. I have three Pomeranians, one Tibetan Spaniel cross Pomeranian and one Chihuahua. They can be cheeky and playful. Each of my dogs are different in there personalities. My tiny Pomeranian Gracie is a grumpy bum, number two is my Chihuahua, Prince is grumpy bum number one, my Chihuahua is feisty as Chihuahuas can be. Little dogs are known for being feisty and my other three dogs are passive and calm.
 
​My three Pomeranians names are Snow white but I call her Snowy, Squeaky, Gracie, Prince and Lucky. I never get bored with my dogs, they keep me really busy and I would not know what I would do without them. I really love my dogs so much, they are the best in the whole world.
 
Last week I learnt that there are swans at Hastings forshore, I saw lots of black swans and my support worker said they are seen there all the time.
I love swans.
Thank you for reading my blog
Gipsy

​Let's get the conversation started... 
 
Hello my  friends,  
 
For the people who have never had a conversation with me I am not great at small talk, I will avoid conversations all together if I feel awkward or am talking to a stranger because of anxiety. However, if I get excited about a topic you better strap yourself in because I will talk your ears right off.  
 
I am in no way a social butterfly and I don't seek out conversation but if you want to talk about whale sharks and how they are not actually whales at all, or space and how Pluto not being listed as a planet enrages me, I’ll talk about all books until the cows come home, you should ask me about rainbows (I LOVE rainbows) and if given the chance I'll ask you all about your interests because you are important too my friend!  
 
I have lost myself in conversations on war history and how important it is to learn about the events of the past so that we do not repeat them, we need to learn from the past so that we can move forward as a society and make our earth a wonderful place for all. Because I'm all about learning and kindness! 
 
We can all share our differing opinions in conversations, as long as everyone is respectful in the conversation everything will be tickety-boo! Fun fact, Tickety-boo is another way to say it's all good or in good order. There’s another conversation starter, old time words and their meanings. The first step in a friendship is a good conversation and it can be the gateway to an everlasting friendship or in some cases the first step to finding your soul mate, if that's what you're looking for. (not me) .
 
What gets you going in a conversation? Do you enjoy talking to people or animals or plants or yourself or even the fridge? I'm not here to judge, I'll just be happy for you.  
Have a wonderful day filled with sunshine! 
All my love and kindness  
Shan  
 
 
Hi fellow readers! How are you? We all have conversations, and today we are talking about how we get conversations started and the topics we like to talk about.
 
A topic I love to bring up in conversation is the universe of Harry Potter.
Harry Potter is a fantasy based universe of movies and books that bring many people joy and happiness.
 
Harry Potter in the movies is played by Daniel Radcliffe and along with his friends Ron and Hermonie played by Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. 'm going to be honest with you all readers, I have only read one Harry Potter book because I find that reading and visualising is hard, so I choose to watch the movies instead, I find that is better.
What do you think ?
Do you think the same or different?
 
My favourite parts of the movies are:-
1. Sirius Black meeting Harry Potter.
2. Dobby is an elf, Harry gives Dobby a sock in order for his freedom.
3. The friendship between Harry, Hermonie and Ron.
4. Bellatrix's death.
5. Lord Voldemort's death
6. The memories of Professor Snape and Lily.
 
What about you? Are you a Harry Potter fan? If so, what are your favourite parts?
 
I've been to the Harry Potter experience and its awesome, it gives a behind the scene view of the stories.
 
Another fact, J.K Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter franchise and I am a fan of the Harry Potter films.
 
I am a big Harry Potter fan and I know lots of people love Harry Potter too, so I know its a great conversation starter.  Chances are someone you talk too will be a Harry Potter fan too. – Angelina
 
 
Hi my readers, this weeks topic is on how to get a conversation started, and mine is about holidays.
 
A topic I like to bring up in conversation is holidays. I've been on holidays many times and I get super excited about a new holiday.  The next big trip I'm going on with my family and neighbours is Bali.  I am already counting the days that is how happy this make me. I will be going in 5 months and 10 days.
 
The next holiday I will be going is in 1 month and 1 day and that is the Blues Festival in Echuca / Moama. I will go with my mum and her best friend. Katie my best friend is also going with her family so I probably will see Katie there too. The Blues festival is a 3-day event and it is going to be held on Thursday till Sunday. The Blues Festival is a live music event with different artists and at different venues, I can't wait to spend some time with my mum and my friends. 
 
Most people like to go on holidays so it is a great conversation starter. – Alannah
 
 
 
Hi friends, today's topic is conversation starters and my topic is going to be Morning
Melodies that happens every second Tuesday of the month at our local community hub
Balla Balla in Clyde North.
 
Morning Melodies is where people in our neighbourhood come to listen to live music and people of all ages come to share a cuppa with a delicious scone with their friends or make new friends.
I'm involved with Yumbrella and we serve scones to the people.
Let me tell you what we do when it comes to making the scones, we use a special
recipe and make them by hand under the guidance of Jessy, she is amazing and we
have lots of fun. Have you made scones?
 
When the scones are ready we serve them to the people with jam and cream, we must be very quiet as the singer is singing. After, we have to clean up the plates, cups
and cutlery and then it goes to the cleaning team in the back of the kitchen. Then we get to dance with the people, which is lots of fun and we have lots of laughs. It is so fun, everyone likes to have fun and I love to talk about having fun in conversations.
 
Thankyou for reading my blog, I hope one Tuesday you can join us at Morning Melodies, from your bubbly friend, Bethany. 
 
 
Dear readers this weeks topic is conversations.
To be honest I’m having a conundrum!
Let me start telling you about how I feel when I have conversation.
To me it means a lot when I have a good chat with someone for example like friends and family and how do I feel? I feel happy having a chat with someone and it makes me smile because I know not only I made myself, but I also made someone else happy.
Tips for a good conversation  make sure to make good eye contact  with other person  and  to listen to them and wait for your turn to talk.
Written  by Charlotte
 
 
 
How I get a conversation started.
 
Today I would like to talk about the unexplained, UFO’s and Aliens,  
 
I have a strong belief that alien life exists and they are out there in the universe and there are so many conversations you can have around alien life topics.
 
I really love to talk about abductions, underground alien bases and under water alien bases. Telepathic communication and other ways they communicate with people, human life and what alien life do to humans in their abductions and how alien life treat humans in their abductions.
 
I also love to talk about aliens technology and the technology how UFO’s work they are so much more advanced that human life could ever explain. 
 
The alien UFO’s topic mean the world to me and I feel very strongly about it. For me it is the best topic ever and once I start talking about aliens I can not stop.
 
There is so much more in the universe that we don’t understand and NASA are doing lots of research and exploring the universe. Now with all the research that NASA are doing we are now understanding more and more about the universe and what is out there.  They are very certain that there are other life on other planets, how can there not be. This is a great conversation starter because I’m sure lots of people find this fascinating, as do I.  – Gipsy
 
 
Today’s  topic is conversations and how to start them.
I love to talk to friends and friends about charities, there, are so many to talk about.  In fact in a Australia there are 60,000 registered charities. Wow!
I have chosen three to talk about.
I really love Vinnies where I work. They do amazing things, recently I researched about Vinnies history. Did you know they started in Melbourne at St Francis Church by a group of Catholics on the 5th March 1854 an interesting fact is one of our Umbrella workers Grandfather was a member of the founding group. Have you been involved in Vinnies in some way? I think they are amazing the help they give families.
Another Charity is Mullets for Mental health. Have you heard of this Charity? 
This charity started in 2020 and are involved with the Black dog Institute. A Charity formed to raise awareness about suicide in the 18 to 24 year group.
A family member this year grew a mullet to raise funds. He looks funky and a raised large amount of money. What a great way to raise awareness and money, do you agree?
Another Charity I like and you might have seen on TV was the Mother’s Day walk. It’s a great Charity was helps people with breast cancer and their families.
What is your favourite charity and why?
To me talking about charities is a great conversion starter as I love to give back to the community. 
Do you agree with me?  Love from Charity worker JESS 
 
News - Our daily dose of information regarding what is going on with the world, good news, bad news, the weather to the traffic report, it is an everyday life to watch the tv or listen on the radio for updates.
Notably, there is so much going on the world right now it is hard to keep up, so... let’s talk about conversation starters much like what I’m about to tell you now.
Recently there was a massive solar flare from the sun which caused around the world, disruptions with electrical and radio equipment but what came out of that solar flare came something beautiful and breathtaking. Around the world people got to witness firsthand experiences with this phenomenon, The Aurora Borealis and The Aurora Australis with their camera lenses.
Most people would have to go all the way to Iceland just this see this spectacular event but we are so fortunate to see this in our feeds but this is also a wake up call for us to make a change with our environment and clean up our planet and respect it, so many generations can do the same. – Holly

Choose your own adventure – May 2024
 
It’s that time again when we decided it was time to write about anything we wanted to! We love this week because it gives up complete freedom to explore any topic we like. We hope you enjoy reading our pieces this week as much as we enjoyed writing them.
 
I love playing on my Xbox, but I hang out with a lot of people to talk to. I love playing games with Cody and someone else too, my friends and I love to listen to music, and I love to hang out with friends at Umbrella and some at project kick it.  I love my new tattoo and now I’m too tired and I need coffee!!!!
I can’t wait to move house in the future and now in my life good luck. Chat to you next week blogging!  - TJ
 
 
Hello all! This week’s blog topic is a choose your own adventure, and I am going to tell you all about why I love sunsets.
 
The reason why I love sunsets is they are colourful, but always different colours, the colours can be vibrant or pale there are blues like a sky, oranges like a mandarin, and pinks like a marshmallow.  I love to take sunset photos whenever there is a sunset, my mum or dad say to me to go look outside at the sunset and I will always take a photo of them.  I put sunset photos as my background on Facebook and I post stories on my social media of the sunsets.
 
The one thing I am excited for is to take photos of the Bali sunsets when I go in November.  I will be posting a lot of photos.  The colours of the Bali sunsets are amazing. My mum is going in September for a girl's trip for a week so I will be asking her to try and take some photos of the sunsets for me.
 
If you can imagine the colours, they are stunning, there are shades of blue, orange, pink and white, yellow, sometimes even green but I've never seen a sunset with green in it. Maybe in Bali, I will. – Alannah
 
 

It's time for more travel adventures with everyone's favourite travel blogger, Me!
This time I'm going to talk about after the Disneyland trip to Orlando which is another adventure for me. This time I headed to Costa Rica with my Yaya.
 
Costa Rica is located down near the bottom of Central America and South America. 
We took a 4 hour flight from Dallas Texas to San Jose, the Capital of Costa Rica, and the night we stayed in the Sheraton in San Jose and had a big dinner while meeting everyone else on the trip and the tour guide on the first day, This was just the start of a big eight day adventure in Costa Rica. 
 
The very next day we headed off in a big bus going through twists and turns on the bus with narrow lanes and up mountains to our new hotel location for the next 2 nights at Laguna Lodge Tortuguero a beautiful lodge surrounded by lush rainforest and loud howling monkeys.
 
My next update will be in the next choose your own adventure, see you next time! bye bye! – Holly
 
 
Hi fellow readers! How are you?
 
Today I'm going to have a chat to you about moving location and how exciting it is.
 
Umbrella Support is moving to a new location for our upcoming media program! This is excellent news but may be a little tough of a transition from Balla Balla to our new location.
 
Cindy shared this news with us today and it is very exciting.  Cindy is a very, very good person to work with and her new program will teach us brand new skills to unlock and share with some of our future participants who join. We will be learning how to present to camera, research stories in the local area and other presentation skills.
Thank you, Cindy!
 
I unfortunately cannot participate in the media program this year, but next year I am hoping to join in. Further updates about me participating to come!
Thank you for following in my Umbrella journey. Toodles! and bye for now -Angelina
Xoxo
 
 
Hello for those who don’t know me my name Jess and I would like to tell you about myself especially for those that are new readers, I’m in my 30’s and engaged to a wonderful man named Robert. I have a disability but it does not stop me enjoying my life. 
 I work at St Vinnies every Tuesday and have been there since 23rd October 2016. And they are like my 2nd family. Recently I was promoted to cleaning and stocking the toys. Every Monday I will be at Umbrella Handmade, were we make crafts, amongst a group of 14 friendly caring supportive people lead by Cindy who has the biggest heart.

I have been a member of Umbrella since it started about 3 years ago. Some of the original group are still with us. Some people have come and gone but it’s always fun and we have a great time. This group is very important to me. 

Every Friday I do cooking and we make so many different foods that are always yummy, 
My fiancé Rob and I are moving into our home in a few months and I have been busy stocking the freezer we are so excited.

Finally my family is so special. My mum, and dad who has been suffering from cancer, my sisters, nieces and nephews are all so kind and very supportive of me and Rob . I love them so much.    

Hope you have learnt a little about me. – Jess
 
 
Hi loves, today's topic is a choose your own adventure and my adventure is getting my
nails done at a new place in Cranbourne. My nails are SNS glitter and are just gorgeous. I have got so many compliments and I love them but maybe I will get a brighter glitter next time.  

I am getting out of my comfort zone and hopefully starting a new program on Thursday
the 18th of July. I can't wait to do this because I know I have lots of help from my friends
and support from the Umbrella staff. I will be learning all about media and what to do. I am very excited and a bit nervous about it but I know that I am in a safe place and I am there to have fun. I will try not to make myself overwhelmed and not overdo myself.
Thank you for reading my blog, your bubbly friend Bethany.
 
 

I am starting the Umbrella media program in July, and I cannot wait.  I am really looking forward to it very much. I love hanging out with my Umbrella friends.
I have had lots of experience in front of the camera doing modelling, acting, dancing and singing. I have also had lots of experience on the catwalk which is now called the runway.  I am currently doing podcasting that I really love and before I do my podcast I get the opportunity to sing into the microphones. I am also currently doing singing lessons twice a week.
​
I have not had any experience behind the camera but I am really looking forward to learning more.  
I love acting which I have always had a real passion for.  My interest in this has never gone away, I still have those even today and I don’t care how old I am as I still think I am young.
I really miss modelling, dancing and acting I have always really loved the performing arts as I am very artistic. I am writing a script and a book, because I love it.
 
To my blog readers don’t hold back, do the things you love. – Gipsy
 
 
Dear readers this week topic was choose your own adventure and I chose to write about movies from 2000 all way until 2025
Let me start by talking about the list of some of the movies that came out.

The Twilight Saga
Shrek 2001
Harry potter 2001
Aladdin 2 - 2025
Zootopia 2 - 2025
How to train your dragon 2025
 
I have chosen these because they are my favourite and I watched them a few times. And I'm excited for the new movies coming out next year.
Do you have a favourite movie and do you watch it many times and are you excited for new movies coming out next year?
Written by Charlotte
 
 
Welcome back to our cozy little corner of the internet, my dear lovely readers. Today, we’re discussing choosing your own adventure. What would you do if you had the chance to create your own journey?

With this blog today I've been hiding a very big secret for a good two weeks and a half….

The quote of the day
“You are never too old to start over. Everyday is a chance to make changes to create the life we want.”

Imagine having the chance to choose your own journey.

Today I’m writing about what your own journey will be by choosing your own path. Remember, every day is a chance to make a positive change.

I took the first step by applying to Funtopia, and I received an email about a group interview after a few days. I confirmed I’II will be attending for the group interview at Funtopia on Tuesday of 30th April at 4:45pm. We spent an hour and a half touring Funtopia, which included group activities and interviews. I think I nailed my interview!
 
They said they’d be in touch soon, then a week later, I received a phone call and email from Funtopia saying they were impressed with my interview and the work I did with the group. They said they would love to hire me because they believe I will be a valuable addition to their team. I was thrilled to hear that my performance was good enough and
 I was excited to join the funtopia team. This will be posted a week later, when I started my first shift on Thursday of 9th May. 
 
Hope all mothers had an amazing Mother’s Day! I’m looking forward to a fantastic day at the office.
Thanks You For Reading My Blog 
Signing Out My loving Readers 
Kathryn


Cat lovers get excited!
 
Hello Friends, 

At the start of writing this blog I was like what am I going to write? Where do I find the inspiration for a topic when I'm suffering from what I think might have been writers block. I felt like I had hit a wall, and nothing was coming to mind. I took a break from staring at my computer screen and went for a quick walk. It was a bit of a brain break; it was a successful one because I came up with something to write about. YAY for me.  

There is a book called MEOW A Novel by Sam Austen and it is a novel for cats. Yes, that's right it's for cats, finally there is a book that you can read to your cat in the feline language. Oh, I forgot that bit it's not in English, no its written completely in cat. Just endless meows. There is also an audio book just in case you are not fluent and don't want to embarrass your feline child with how little you know of its language.  

I originally thought that this book wasn't real but then I found it on Amazon, the paperback is $44.84. You should go have a look too just to prove that i am not making this up. Honestly I might get this book even though I don't have a cat because it's wonderful and I love the idea that people might be getting this book to bond with their cats. I sincerely hope that the author Sam Austen (who according to Amazon is a feline linguist) makes this a whole series because the cats in your lives deserve it and probably demand it.  

I’m so excited about the existence of this book and I need to also say that the word meow is repeated 80,000 times in it.  
​
Anyway, that's the blog for today. I love you all! 
Thank you all for taking the time to read our blogs! 
From your friend,  
Shan

​

Imagine this, you can hang out with ANYONE you like. ANYONE! For an entire day.
 
 If it were me, I would have trouble choosing between Oprah Winfrey and Elvis Presley. Oh wait! There’s also Jerry Springer (does anyone remember him)? And Judge Judy!
 
This one is certainly a challenge. And, in addition, just because our team are getting so good at blogging, we decided to throw in a challenge of using the word BANANA! Why? Because we love doing something a little different!
 
Enjoy today’s read… Cindy
 
 

Today’s blog is who we would like to hang out with if we had the opportunity… Can you guess who?



I would love to spend a day with one of my favourite singers, Taylor Swift.  You guessed right! 
 
On the day we would sing all her songs together like “You belong with me” “Shake it off” and “Love Story” and many more.  I would show her some of Melbourne’s famous places like the Melbourne Zoo.  Here we will see all the animals and eat bananas while visiting the monkeys.  



I would love to show her many more places like the MCG which stands for Melbourne Cricket Ground where the AFL Grand Final is played every year.  I’m sure she would recognise it as that is where her concerts were this year.
 
I would like to verse her at a game of bowling and see if she is good at bowling. I think she would be. I would also take her to the National Gallery of Victoria and have a look at all the artwork there.  It’s important to take photos to remember the times we had together so I will take a lot.



Here is a fun fact about Taylor Swift. She got her name from the singer James Taylor.

Today's joke is related to Taylor Swift Why did Taylor Swift bring a ladder to the concert? Because she wanted to reach for the stars! – Scarlett
 
 
 
Hi fellow readers! How are you?
 
If you had the chance to spend time with a famous celebrity who would it be?
For me it would be Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! Heck yeah!
 
Dwayne is absolutely crazy, like a banana, and hardcore with his career. He's been wrestling for 30-odd years, like his dad.
 
I recently watched Wrestle mania XL and it was fantastic and wild! The Rock definitely cooked when he cooked Cody Rhodes on night 1 of Wrestle mania XL. Hahahahaha!
 
The rock is actually a father of two and they are girls so how cute! I believe that he is a great father, he sure is lucky. What about you readers, what do you think?
Do you like or dislike the Rock?  You either love him, or hate him, he's that kind of entertainer.
 
The Rock also acts, he is known for being Maui in Moana especially. He is in Rampage, and he communicates with the gorilla.  He is a comedic actor, with Kevin Hart in Central Intelligence, just to name a few.  
 
He also goes to the gym every day when he gets the chance. He would have his own gym at home, for sure.
 
I would like to have a day at home with him and chill. He would cook chicken wings for me, then we would go to the gym and watch a movie.
 
Some of The Rock's catchphrases are;
“The People’s Champ”
“If you smell… what The Rock… is cookin’, and
“Rock Nation” – Angelina
 
 
 

Today is a bit of a weird one but I do believe this is the best choice for what the topic is this time.
We were asked if we could meet a celebrity or fictional character who would it be and why and what would you do for the day, I was thinking long and hard about who could I possibly think to entertain that thought but then I remembered a big thing that happened during last week and it made me realize this may be easier than I thought.
I’m going to spend the day with the organizers for Cyclethon 3 in Japan for Immune Deficiency Foundation, Chris Broad from Abroad in Japan and Connor from CdawgVA YouTube channels. That week they spent 14 days traveling 12,000km to raise money for the foundation and together with a bunch of guests they raised over 1 million dollars! How crazy is that! Ahem anyway let me tell you how I would spend the day with these two goofballs.
So firstly, we’ll need to find a meeting point right since they both live in Japan is only natural to meet in the busiest intersection in the world, Shibuya Crossing at Shibuya Station
The station is bustling with people coming to and from work and tourist all over to see this famous crossing and since Chris like fried food I’ll suggest we’ll go to a yakatori place nearby and order a huge amount of chicken skewers, and since these lads have a busy time frame I’ll buy them a beer for the night and to be fair Shinjuku isn’t that far from Shibuya as they have the best yakatori and beer gardens in all of Tokyo, then I will probably challenge Connor to a crane game challenge as he’s known to do these ridiculous challenges, like 500 dollars to see you can win the most and possibly the best crane games prizes before the money ends,
Since Connor’s online name is literally Monke (with an e) I shall get him a Monkey with a banana plus! Heh he would be so disappointed, at the end I’ll thank both of them for their time and money and promise to talk about Immune Deficiency foundation and raise awareness about this terrible disease and raise money for this charity. – Holly
 
 
Welcome everyone, today is an who would I spend one day with blog.  I have chosen my cousin Bec, she is very cool.  I have chosen her as she is a hard worker, and a mother of 3 little princesses.  Although she lives local, we are busy.  When we were young we would dance to the Spice Girls. 
If we could have 12 hours to together I would start the day with a sleep-out, either at a nice hotel in the city or anywhere she likes.  After breakfast we would go to the hot springs spa for pampering and enjoy a long lunch where we will talk and remember our youth, with a few great laughs. 
Maybe we could go for a walk along the beach and enjoy a banana smoothie.  I would love to just spend time with Bec and enjoy time with her girls and Bec I have a message for you, I love you with all my heart.  Miss Bec and family love from Jess 
 
 
Hi friends, today's topic is, if you could hang out for a day with a celebrity or a singer
who would you choose. The celebrity that I would hang out with is Jessica Mauboy. She was popular at just the age of 14. Later she was on a TV show called Australian Idol. She was the runner up in 2006.
 
She is a singer, a songwriter and she was in a band. In 2021 she was a judge on The Voice.
 
I would love to meet her because she is one of my favourite singers and I really
appreciate all the songs she makes. If I could hangout for a day with her first I would
give her a big hug and tell her how amazing she is. I will ask what she likes to do in her spare time and I would ask if I could go to her concerts. We would go bowling with my friends and we would have nuggets and chips for lunch.
I would love to ask her if she could bring me on stage with her and if we could sing her song "Little Things" and "Never be the same" This would be a perfect day for me.
 
Thank you for reading my blog, your bubbly friend Bethany who is enjoying a banana
smoothie as you read this.
 
 
Dear readers, if we could spend the day with anyone who would you choose?
 
Let me start by telling you why I chose Eminem because in my opinion I think he is a good rapper and I like his songs, especially lose yourself.
 
We would spend the day with me asking a bunch of questions which would most likely drive him bananas.
 
We would meet in Seattle in a five-star hotel surrounded by luxury, talking about his life and how he gets his inspirations for songs and also his movie 8 mile.
 
And I would thank him for spending the day with me
Who would you choose to spend the day with and why?
Written by Charlotte
 
 

Welcome back to our cosy little corner of the internet, my dear lovely readers. Today, we are blogging about if you would like to spend time with a celebrity or a family member that’s not here anymore, what would you do?
 
The quote of the day
“It’s not where you came from. 
It’s where you’re going that counts. 
 
Imagine having the chance to choose to spend a day with a celebrity or a family member that is not here anymore. 
 
Today, we invite you to imagine having the opportunity to spend a day with a celebrity or loved one who is no longer with us. There is conundrum about our blog today we have to use the word banana. 
 
I would choose to spend the day with family members that are not here anymore, because you will never see them again. It would be good spending time with celebrities. I decided to spend the day with my family member, the activities we would do and that we both enjoyed watching a movie, shopping for clothes, and visiting a banana farm. The experience would be bittersweet but cherishable to spend a day with a family member that is no longer with you. 
 
Thank You For Reading My Blog 
Signing Out My loving Readers 
Kathryn 
 
 
 
If I could hang with any celebrity who would I choose. I would choose Taylor Swift because she is my favourite singer and song writer.
She is a real inspiration to me and she is so very down to earth, friendly, and really fantastically caring to all her fans.  Which I really love. I really love her music and every time I listen to her music I come up with my own ideas for my song writing.  I write my own songs and as I am listening to her music, my singing notes improve every time I listen to her.
 
Taylor and I would write and record songs together, and have some photos taken and go shopping.  We would have a banana for lunch and watch a movie. After dancing and building up a dance routine, we would have dinner.  Taylor and I would be laughing a lot, and talking about all our interests.  I'm sure Taylor and I have a lot in common and we have so much to talk about.  
 
When I listen and sing along to Taylor Swifts music it gives me a really calm feeling. I would tell Taylor how amazing she is and how she has a real inspirational impact on me.
 
Taylor has worked very hard since she was a little girl to get to where she is today.  
My favourite album is 1989 but I really love all her music.
I sing to Taylor Swift music all the time and she is all I am listening to at the moment. I really hope that Taylor Swift would be touched to read my blog. - Gipsy
 
 
 
 
Who here loves Bananas?  
 
Hello Friends,  
 
So just a heads up that this blog has absolutely nothing to do with Bananas. I just needed to use the word Bananas because it was a challenge given to us by Cindy.
 
By all means go ahead and answer the question if you like. Do I like bananas? If there are no other fruits, then I will eat them, but I prefer any other fruit.  
 
Right now, to the actual blog topic which is; If we could hang out with anyone for a day, who would it be?  I'm going to be honest, picking someone was something that I struggled with. Not because there aren't people that I could pick, but because there are many people that I would want to choose. I feel it would be a whole easier if it was a place that I could choose, then I could just say where we go after we pass, so I suppose most people would say heaven. Then I could spend the day with all the special, beautiful people, pets and plants of my life. A day wouldn't feel long enough but I would be grateful for that day regardless. 
 
I have recently answered a similar question which was; ‘if I could spend a day with a Disney character, I would choose...’ I have decided I'm going to go with what I answered for that question. Which was the Golden Retriever called Dug, from the Movie Up. This is what our day would look like.  
 
I would go get him from his house and have a chat with his human Dad, Carl. I would let Carl know our plans for the day. We would have breakfast at a local dog friendly cafe, he would have whatever makes him happiest for breakfast, we would go for a walk to the nearest pet store so he could pick out a yummy treat or two and a toy.
 
Lunch would be a picnic in the park with a dog bowl of water and the treats he picked out for himself. After lunch we would go watch ducks, play with his new toy, play fetch and say hello to some other dogs if dug would like to be social. It would then probably be a good time for Dug to take a nap under a shady tree while I sit with him and pat his fluffy golden head.  
 
After Dugs nap, we would have some water and go for a walk back to his house for some play time in his own backyard and we would bark at squirrels together until it was time for dinner which we would have with his human dad, Carl. I have no idea what we would have for dinner but I'm sure it would be yummy. After dinner we would all sit together and play with Dugs toys and maybe have a sneaky treat or five until it was time for me to go back to reality.  
 
Obviously, there would be endless cuddles with Dug because he is very huggable, and who doesn't want to cuddle with an adorable dog?  
 
Thank you to the lovely Haley for the inspiration behind this blog and for being a beautiful human.  
 
To our readers, I hope you are having a wonderful day and be kind to yourselves!  
Your friend  
Shan 
 
 
 
Hi my readers, this week topic's is about if you could spend a day with a celebrity or anyone you look up too.
 
If I could spend a day with Morgan Wallen what we would do?  I would listen to his songs with him, "Lies Lies Lies" is my new favourite.  His favourite meal is steak, Mexican and BBQ.  We would go out for lunch at a restaurant that serves all of them then we'd finish with fruit salad.  My favourite.  Our fruit salad would have strawberry's, banana, rock melon, watermelon, grapes, kiwi fruit and apples. 
 
We would take a lot of photos together during the day, go laser tagging, do an escape room and then finish off with more food.  I think it would be a fun day and we would make many memories. We would talk about his singing career, his family and where he grew up.  Morgan Wallen got famous during the blind audition for the judges on The Voice.
 
Thankyou for reading my blog this week , Alannah
 
 
 
There is one person I would like to see again and spend the day with.  It is Josh from school.  He was 17 or 18 when he was in the hospital and he passed away which is sad. 
We were good friends at the Victorian College for the Deaf.  We played games together and on our day we will play more games like online and show him how the online games are now.  I think he would like Fortnite and play the characters too.
We would watch a movie together, action movie, like Iron Man, Hawkeye and Hulk. He didn’t like to go out so we will get a DVD and watch it at home with snacks, such as fruit and banana. It is comfy for him.
He hasn’t been to Fortress and I would show him Time zone too.  We could play games there and he would have fun with me.  [I have miss him since he passed away].
 
Thank you for reading my blog, TJ