Live aid
Most of us don't know how we'll react in a crisis until it happens.
Adult Education
Combing attractions
I take my haircuts seriously. It's taken trial and error, but here's what I've found.
Benjamin Law: The question on race that has never failed to stump me
At writers' festivals, one question never failed to stump me.
What I've learnt from being forgetful
Being forgetful has taught me valuable lessons.
Learning to meditate
I have reservations about meditation. Will I just fall asleep?
Stroke victim: learning to swim all over again
As a kid, my freestyle technique involved pretending I was a terrified windmill and crying.
On the write path
Time management is less about achieving everything you want and more like triage.
Adult Education: colour TV
if spotting non-white, non-heterosexual or non-able-bodied people on Australian TV was a drinking game, everyone would stay sober.
Surf's up
Asians and surfing didn't mix, I'd decided in year 12. But now I'm based in Sydney...
Public property
Asking about real estate is often code for, "How do you survive here?"
A sorry situation
We can say, "Sorry, my house is a mess" – but can't apologise for stuff that matters.
Sew, so tricky
For most of my life, no clothes have fit me. It'd help if I knew how to do my own alterations.
The New Commandments of communication
Anyone who breaks these laws should be barred from their smartphones and having hands in general.
Why skipping Game of Thrones doesn't make you cool
It's not a moral virtue to dismiss something just because the masses enjoy it.
Writing an obituary
Writing can be the pits, but it all pales in comparison to the sheer brutality of writing a tribute to a loved one.
Come fly with me
Any trip can be made infinitely better with the smallest hacks. Even in economy class.
Adult education: Lord of the dance
It has taken me a while to come to terms with this, but I'm a shithouse dancer. Munted, actually.
Gym etiquette
Some days, my gym seems to be a reservoir for the most reprehensible human behaviour.
We do democracy
My dirty secret: I've got a massive crush on Australian democracy.
Adult education: All trolled up
We’re told: don’t feed the trolls. Never respond; just ignore. However, I have a tendency to fight back in unfair situations.
When no means no
Like a lot of my friends in the media and arts, I work on a "freelance" basis.