Nature’s Hounds Daniel PopeJan 12, 20220 Ready to recycle more and drive less? A green lifestyle generally prompts a healthy one and taking care of yourself Read more
Do Not Pass Go Versions of Monopoly Daniel PopeApr 5, 2021July 9, 20210 The well-known board game Monopoly was released by Parker Brothers in 1935. In the game, players roll two six-sided dice Read more
A Christmas Pudding Daniel PopeDec 2, 2020July 9, 20210 I’ve met only one chimney sweep in my life. It was when visiting my aunt’s old-fashioned house some years ago. Read more
One in a Million Daniel PopeOct 7, 2020July 9, 20210 “Who wants to be a millionaire?” “She’s one in a million.” “I feel like a million dollars.” A million is Read more
Folding Phones, Lol Indonesia ExpatMay 23, 20200 In light of the recent introduction of folding phones which, like wireless charging, once sounded like a joke (and continued Read more
Top 10 Times Asterix was Relevant to Indonesia Kenneth YeungApr 29, 2020April 29, 20200 Kenneth Yeung looks at why Asterix is enduringly popular in Indonesia. French comic book hero Asterix was first translated into Read more
Beyond Conversation Daniel PopeJun 18, 2019June 18, 20190 It’s March 10, 1876 in Boston. Alexander Graham Bell is seated before his newly invented telephone. Surrounded by hushed witnesses, Read more
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Indonesia ExpatDec 19, 2018December 5, 20220 Christmas 1991 was my first in Indonesia and the first of my life outside England. I had not given any Read more
In Praise of Pedestrian Tastes Daniel PopeNov 21, 20180 Daniel Pope prods his proletarian fork at a few Indonesian favourites. “Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we’re Read more
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Daze of Summer Indonesia ExpatJul 4, 20180 The summer of 1976 was (and still is) the hottest and driest in the UK since records began, with the Read more
Going at Home and Going Away Daniel PopeJul 3, 20180 I had only been back in the UK for a day and already I was in a public lavatory watching Read more
Jakarta’s First Comedy Club Celebrates 17 Years Indonesia ExpatApr 11, 20180 April 21st, 2018 will mark 17 years of live international standup comedy in Jakarta. To celebrate, there will be an Read more
England’s Got Talent Too Eamonn SadlerFeb 28, 20180 While my friend Sean and I were touring northern France and Belgium in my Datsun 260Z, we found ourselves, for Read more
The Games Children Play Indonesia ExpatFeb 13, 2018November 10, 20210 I used to be a kindergarten teacher. Not on purpose of course. I graduated university with a degree in community Read more
Maid in Indonesia Indonesia ExpatNov 8, 2017November 10, 20210 One giant sweep for mankind… Maids, domestic helpers or pembantu as they are known in Indonesian can hold their mops Read more
Government Puts a Bounty on Local Rat Heads Leighton CosseboomOct 19, 2016October 28, 20160 In what might closely resemble a future dystopia in the capital, Jakarta provincial government has asked locals to kill rats Read more
Famous Beggar Benjamin Holst Arrested in Surabaya Caroline WinataSep 14, 2016September 14, 20160 World renowned beggar Benjamin Holst is a folk hero with an abnormally large leg. He has been able to travel Read more
Almost the Last Laugh Eamonn SadlerJan 25, 20160 Three British expats share a near-death experience on a trip to Kuala Lumpur… A few years ago I was hosting Read more
Health and Safety Indonesian-Style Eamonn SadlerJan 11, 20160 A few years ago my father told me that he would like to come and visit me in Jakarta. Wonderful, Read more
Coincidental Christmas Eamonn SadlerDec 15, 20150 As I write this I am sitting on a Cebu Pacific flight back from Manila, Philippines, having just attended Read more
Marching Orders Daniel PopeDec 15, 20150 An army marches on its stomach and so does an English teacher, as Daniel Pope found out. Despite my earning Read more