Being a panellist at LISTEN's inaugural conference. Performing for the first time as part of a dance showcase (shout out to Bey Dance!). Seeing Roxane Gay and Dr Cornel West speak. MTC's North By Northwest and a strong NEON Festival. Malthouse Theatre's Love And Information. Saltwater at Theatre Works. All Ears at Arts House. Melbourne Festival's stunning theatre line-up (special mention to YOUARENOWHERE and Bronx Gothic). A fun Fringe Festival (special mention to The Intelligent Design Of Jenny Chow). The euphoric experience that was seeing Sufjan Stevens at the Sydney Opera House. Tricia Miranda's fucked up cool chorey for Missy's WTF. Kiwi Parris Goebel's continuing dance domination and her Sorry vid for Biebs (I feel like the dance video contributed hugely to the song's likeability because Biebs remains a whiny manchild with a handful of catchy songs). Self-serve udon restaurant Udon Yasan opening up in the city. Pre-emptively: my coming trip to the US; all the food I will eat there; going to Disneyland; a white Xmas (fingers crossed).
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Malaysian food will be the new 'trendy' cuisine (it already is, but it'll boom); this will be a blessing and a curse. The line between what's considered commercial/mainstream and alternative/'indie' music will become even more blurred, which will annoy rockists and purists, much to my delight. SBS's Food Network will undergo major overhauls. The Family Law will be bloody excellent and hopefully pave the way for more diverse Australian TV shows.