Another solo work trip. See you soon, Singapore! 🇸🇬 ❤️

As much as I prefer trains, living in Sydney and having an APAC-focused job means a fair bit of airplane travel. Recent I bought my first pair of compression socks. I tell myself they are TACTICAL and not dowdy, thank you very much… 🧦

It’s really hot in Sydney, so #frocktober Day 3 is a self-made Seamwork Moneta dress in a Hawaiian print. Today’s fact is that there is NO early detection test for ovarian cancer — a pap/cervical smear does not detect it! Donations to the OCRF help fund research into early detection. Link in bio… 👗🌴

#frocktober Day 2 – Marimekko/Uniqlo dress. Did you know 1800+ Australians are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year? Donate to the OCRF now to help fund research for early detection and treatment. Link in bio…

It’s been 5 years since my last #frocktober – far too long! I’m looking forward to pulling my dresses out of storage and seeing what sparks joy (and still fits!). Today was blisteringly hot in Sydney, so I started the month off with a ruffly floral sundress. 👗

For those who haven’t seen me do this before, Frocktober is a fundraising campaign for the @ocrf Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. I’ve set a goal of raising $1500 (though my all-time record is $2350), and I’ll be wearing a dress every single day of the month. Link to donate is in my bio…

Current view. ❤️ #sydney

Enjoying the final weekend of Oktoberfest at @2halfsbrewingdistilling in Alexandria… 🍺🥨 #oktoberfest #wiesn

The Istiqlal Mosque is the largest mosque in SE Asia. It’s very modern, featuring only two materials – local marble and stainless steel. I *loved * it. I don’t normally get this artsy with my photos, but every angle in this space was breathtaking. 🕌

I learned about the Dutch East Indies in school, but mostly in relation to Columbus and his “discovery” of America. It’s another thing entirely to actually visit them and learn about the history of these islands. I took the opportunity on my last morning here to see Jakarta on a private tour. My guide Nanda showed me Merdeka Square with the Indonesia National Monument (including the 50+ dioramas showing ID history), Jakarta Cathedral, Istiqlal Mosque (so gorgeous I’ll do a whole separate post for it), the Old Town (including the Town Hall of Batavia), a puppet studio (with traditional wayang puppets), and Sunda Kelapa Harbour. It was all fascinating, and I’m so glad I went! 🇮🇩

It’s all happening at the AWS Cloud Day Indonesia DevLounge today! We’ve had community sessions on building PaaS, k8s cost management, and deep learning, with more to come… #awsclouddayid