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FrancesHouwing

lmdo I wish I had Richard Gill as a music teacher growing up: amaze. #TEDTalentSearch 11:30 PM May 26th via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by FrancesHouwing and 3 others
@bigyahu your commentary between speakers is fantastic! Well done! #TEDtalentsearch 11:41 PM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone
Just having a sing-a-long with @mrpercivalrocks at #TEDtalentsearch. As you do.. 9:58 PM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone
What a great idea:to help students learn, present the potential misconceptions & help them to understand why they're wrong #TEDtalentsearch 9:36 PM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone
Wow! #TedxSydney yesterday and #TED@Sydney today! Ideas flying everywhere! 9:09 PM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone
@MlleBrooklyn I'm outside, to the left, near the bikes! 8:20 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to MlleBrooklyn
I'd heard about a bee's waggle dance but I'd never seen one dancing before! So Impressed #TEDxSydney 7:32 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
@MlleBrooklyn sounds like a great idea! 6:32 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to MlleBrooklyn
welcome2aussie Today we acknowledge that we live on what is, and forever will be, the land of the First Nations people of Australia. #sorryday 4:35 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by FrancesHouwing and 45 others
@MlleBrooklyn It would be great to catch up tomorrow at #TEDxSydney tomorrow! See you there! 5:57 AM May 25th via web in reply to MlleBrooklyn
JacobSokol It's not about *what's* important to you - it's about *why* it's important to you! #values #meaning 6:18 AM May 22nd via Facebook Retweeted by FrancesHouwing and 3 others
salvos If you'd like to give to the #RedShieldAppeal but didn't see a collector over the weekend, you can still donate online: bit.ly/JNdAjs 12:22 AM May 22nd via web Retweeted by FrancesHouwing and 17 others
@LiamDarmody The PhD is slowly being conceptualised... It's a bit like this: phdcomics.com/comics/archive… 2:34 AM May 14th via web in reply to LiamDarmody
@LiamDarmody Have you booked your flights for #TEDxSydney yet? I'm starting to really look forward to it! 2:28 AM May 14th via web
ByrneNick "Always remember the power of the simple smile, a helping hand, a listening ear and a kind word." - Don Ritchie RIP 1:17 AM May 14th via TweetDeck Retweeted by FrancesHouwing and 26 others
Rest In Peace Don Ritchie. Read more: "Death of the Angel of The Gap: the man who saved the suicidal from themselves" smh.com.au/nsw/death-of-t… 1:26 AM May 14th via web
Today I am trying to be The Little Engine that Could... I think I can, I think I can!! #hopefullyillgetoverthishill 5:58 PM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone
@lmdo Congratulations!! We knew that you had a good story to tell when we asked you to speak at #TEDxMacUni last year! Good luck!! 3:09 PM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to lmdo
Sometimes I wish people would listen to what the research has found... E.g. Smacking. #60mins 3:10 AM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone
Agreed!! RT @joshuastinton: Well done on the @TEDxMacUni video @kade_robinson! vimeo.com/33562164 #TEDX 3:58 AM Apr 29th via Twitter for iPhone