https://www.takee.au/lab daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.takee.au/lab/eudaimonia monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://www.takee.au/lab/amor-fati monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/38cd5de1-bb67-40e4-9aea-f580b2af70c2/Amor+Fati.jpg Lab - Amor Fati - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.takee.au/lab/turntablism monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/0cd73396-4dea-448c-9f40-d000304d1c5d/Turntablism.jpg Lab - Turntablism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.takee.au/lab/kaizen monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://www.takee.au/lab/alchemy monthly 0.5 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/1ba8e131-fc16-451c-ac04-efeac7e857d9/ALCHEMY.jpg Lab - Alchemy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.takee.au/lab/sisu monthly 0.5 2026-03-27 https://www.takee.au/lab/yjvc3waqjmx7w1tc2eglesivjr1xg6 monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://www.takee.au/lab/wabi-sabi monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://www.takee.au/lab/object-writing-1 monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://www.takee.au/lab/priviledge monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://www.takee.au/lab/defining-your-own-success monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://www.takee.au/lab/ikigai monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://www.takee.au/lab/surrealism monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://www.takee.au/lab/object-writing monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/a64b6d69-915c-4416-8273-28eef554d2f5/tempImageZz5pXs.jpg Lab - Object Writing - Make it stand out Piece 1: Musician, Second Person: “Sitting on top of the hill, you stare at the sunrise. A golden skyline emerging from the distance. A cool breeze brushing against your face, your hair covering your eyes, golden just like the sun. The grass hooves left and right, next to the small rocks. Vast trees covering the terrain, birds screeching. some singing melodies, some flat out screaming. Chicken calling out their daily morning call. Books stacked on shelves, images pass by as you keep on writing. A whizzing fly passes by, cold water drips onto your skin as the rainwater flows out of the shower. Freshly made porridge wafting its way all the way up to the top of the hill. The ground beneath your feet smooth but comfy. A furry jacket keeping you warm as you enjoy the sunset. The screaming of birds get louder and louder, as more birds join the party. You run up and down the hill, increasing the red blood cells in your body. Wake up at 5 am and immediately write down your wild dream last night. Support from other musicians around you. Lengthy, flattish clouds cover a portion of the sky, as the stars fade away into light. The darkness is gone and is replaced by a flaming hot ball of fire. A strong, cold breeze sways the grass and moved your hair. A grey fence, a dead tree… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/5ede1f59-2b9f-49e3-a6eb-5ac38a64110c/IMG-4908.jpg Lab - Object Writing - Make it stand out Piece 2: Metaphor challenge - “Smooth Anxiety” Bones shaking, the cold starts kicking in. It gets harder to breathe as the smooth anxiety kicks in, and I fall to the ground. So much noise but I don’t hear a sound. Shaking in the knees as the words inside of me watches the room filled with teardrops from my eyes. No hope is kept alive as I loose more than just my mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/b7f96d6e-d0cd-471b-a7e4-f2e9ee9cb871/395482055_2041861336155912_5147342494200389128_n.jpg Lab - Object Writing - Make it stand out Me Holding “Writing Better Lyrics” and “Songwriting Without Boundaries” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/b8e1a456-939c-4875-bd6b-5868dda1492e/396709426_2041861522822560_2923898077822210377_n.jpg Lab - Object Writing - Make it stand out The lake in this photo is my favourite place to not only go for walks but also to sit down, stare at the water and listen to music. I sometimes do my object writing here whilst listening to classical music. Fun Fact: Classical music boosts creativity. https://www.takee.au/lab/dadaism monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://www.takee.au/lab/launching-takee-lab monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/e24fdac0-7194-488c-9a42-d1c9255bb206/IMG_5835.JPG Lab - Launching takee lab - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.takee.au/lab/elevate-your-success-notes-amp-summary monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://www.takee.au/lab/bangladesh monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/d8c037bf-7cb6-49f2-8cb2-ff404871316f/download+%284%29.jpeg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out Beautiful brick work, geometry, carvings, hundreds of rooms for students surrounding the monasteries and a central tower soaring out from the flat Bengal plain can be seen at the ruins of this building. Imagine what it would have looked like in its prime! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/6b6b8a36-9dbf-4a1d-8e3e-92b1556839e0/Adina-Masjid-Malda.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out This is the Adina Mosque, built in 1369 by Sultan Sikander Shah during the Bengal Sultanate. This structure is to date the largest Mosque ever built in South Asia. Sikander fought off an invasion from the Delhi Sultanate, and as revenge, he built an authentic Bengali styled mosque using ideas from Iran, The Palas and the Senas, ignoring all other North Indian styles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/1b5ec6c6-82ac-4c72-a597-1ef0372666e6/IMG-0016.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out This is a local diety called Dakshin Rai or “King of the South” located in the Sundarbans. This is an example of a combination of a Muslim saint who is also a Hindu god. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/7eae829a-40e1-48ab-b5f0-8e07eca2df92/61%2BYvMj3kxL.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out This is Rabindranath Tagore’s novel “Gora” It’s an incredible insight into Indian politics, feminism and nationalism. It also has a crazy twist about the Irish in it. Highly recommend reading this book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/a819967b-513e-4a8b-9f23-846447dbb332/tempImageyzSUBO.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out On May 2nd, 1971, with reports of genocide coming in, Nixon and Kissinger told their government “Don’t squeeze Yahya at this time.” The don’t was underlined three times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/ab3c03b0-8be0-441a-9d79-4c6468a7c02b/ajrxa7uelv2a1.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out This is a map of what Bengal looked like before the first partition of Bengal in 1905, enforced by the British. Despite being divided by borders since 1905 and 1947, Bengalis still share a common history, food, culture and language that they are immensely proud of and have literally died to protect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/a1a9b774-e799-4d46-93c9-7d64e0f1eaa5/bangladesh-map.gif Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out In Comparison, this a current map of Bangladesh’s borders. Much smaller than the previous map before partition in 1905. The rest of the region integrated with India after the British sparked conflict in the region over religion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/20961fc6-743c-48c7-941b-9c56e4ad6265/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out This is Bangladesh’s flag. The red on the flag represents the blood of everyone who died whilst fighting for their freedom and the green represents the lush, fertile interior of the land. If you look closely, The red circle is actually not centred. It’s positioned slightly to the left so it appears centred when the flag Is flying in the air. The first version of this flag which was established just after independence in 1971 had a map of Bangladesh within the red circle. However they later removed this as it was too hard to draw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/719da040-e360-4447-bfd0-2a17009ec5e6/7e.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out This building is the National Parliament House of Bangladesh, designed by architect Louis Khan. Louis Kahn’s National Assembly Building of Bangladesh in Dhaka is an extraordinary example of modern architecture being transcribed as a part of Bangali vernacular architecture. The National Assembly building, completed in 1982, stands as one of Kahn’s most prominent works, but also as a symbolic monument to the government of Bangladesh. The National Assembly Building was conceptually conceived in 1959 by the government of Pakistan as an extension to their parliamentary headquarters. It wasn’t until 1962 that Louis Kahn was commissioned to design the governmental headquarters. However, in March of 1971 construction was halted as Bangladesh had declared independence from Pakistan. Originally, Kahn had intended to make a building of monumental presence, but after Bangladesh had officially broke from Pakistani rule in December of 1971 the project became much more of a symbol of democracy and pride for the Bangali people. The building was finally completed in 1982 at more than double the initial estimated cost for completion at $32 million. Population There are roughly 300 Million Bengalis worldwide, making them the 3rd largest ethnolinguistic group in the world, just behind Arab (450 Million) & Han Chinese (1.4 Billion). Roughly 283 Million of these people live in Bengal - a small area of about 239 thousand square km (In comparison, just bigger tham the state of Victoria, Australia). About 170 Million of these people are in Bangladesh, and the remainder are in the Indian state of West Bengal. This makes Bangladesh the 8th most populous country in the world. If the Indian subcontinent were to reunite, the total population would spike up to nearly 2 Billion. Bangladesh is the 11th most densely populated country on earth, with a total land area of about 150 thousand square km. Every country above Bangladesh is a micro state. There are more people in Bengal than there are people in Russia, Brazil or Mexico, Bangladesh is roughly 86% Sunni Muslim, 12% Hindu & 2% Christian & buddhist. Religeon Bengal’s religious history can be found in its landscape in the form of mosques, temples, stupas and churches. About 67% of all Bengalis are Muslim, whilst 32% are Hindus. Buddhists and Christians make up the remaining 1%. Muslims make up 91% of Bangladesh whereas Hindus make up 70% of West Bengal. Hindus may be a minority in Bangladesh but there is still 13 Million of them there, which in comparison is more people than there are in Belgium. In West Bengal there are 24 Million Muslims, which means that they have a larger muslim population there than Syria or Mali. You can see the religious origins of Bengali people through their surnmes. Kaji, Alif and Mustafi are Muslim names, Bose, Roy and Gupta are Hindu names, Barua is a Buddhist name, whilst Gomez, D’silva and D’sousa are Christian names. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/9edb78d8-2dbe-4852-bdd8-340b79eace9b/Chickensneckindia.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out You can see the Chicken’s Neck in this map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654e4005cd65ab5f562f039c/05d2c261-28bb-419c-bfbb-87dc27ef8f98/387796418_2031730050502374_6543182145673291701_n.jpg Lab - Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music - Make it stand out Above is a picture of me riding a horse in Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong when I went to visit Bangladesh earlier this year. I know, it’s crazy! 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